Great Britain and British Commonwealth Papua New Guinea
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 873
Symbol: */**O
Cat No: D1
Apparently complete collection mint from 1952 Pictorials with extra 10/- & £1 plus 'SPECIMEN' overprints, 1963 10/- Rabaul & QEII £1 'SPECIMEN' overprints x2 each and 1964-65 Birds set x2 plus 10/- 'SPECIMEN' overprint x3, then up to 1984 with duplicates mint/**/CTO including some blocks & plenty of thematic interest, also Postage Dues 1960 sets complete ** including 'POSTAL/CHARGES/6d' on 7½d blue SG D1 (minor toning, not expertised); plus New Guinea 1932-34 Undated Birds 10/- & £1 x2 and 'AIR/MAIL' overprints £1 all used; condition generally fine to very fine. Weighs 2½kg.
(100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 650.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 874
Symbol: **
1961 Native Police 5/- Patrolman complete sheet of 60 with the sheet number in red in the lower-right margin, a couple of trivial gum bends in the margins only, all units unmounted & very fine. Unissued & rare. The TPNG Post Office official bulletin of January 1962 stated that a forthcoming issue would feature "a Native Affairs patrol ..." It is believed the issue was abandoned in September 1962 and all but three (?) sheets of the stamps were destroyed. A lower-left corner block of 4 with sheet number (*/**) and a lower-right corner block of 4 (**; one unit creased) sold at our auctions of 12.2.2010 & 17.2.2012 respectively for $2415 each. Retail $45,000 for singles.
