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Melville Island: ‘Melville Island Alligator [sic] NT’ postcard (F. Birtles photo) showing White Hunter with Crocodile on Boat alongside Group of Aboriginals, sent to Germany with message in German and South Australia QV 1d red tied ‘PT. DARWIN/DE13/08/S-A squared circle, ‘SINGAPORE/DE24/08’ transit cds alongside, couple of minor blemishes. [There are no ‘Alligators’ in Northern Australia, but plenty of Salt-Water & Fresh-Water Crocodiles, this one a ‘Salty’ around 2m in length]