Great Britain and British Commonwealth PAPUA Papua
Sale No: 236
Lot No: 1328
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collection
Modest collection with BNG to 1/-, Litho 2/6d, 1932 Pictorials very fine set to £1 plus extras to 5/- including 2/6d imprint pair (**), Jubilee blocks of 4 (**), Airs 1938 set & 1/6d all **, etc; also PNG unmounted including 1952 Pictorials three sets plus extra £1 x3 (one 'SPECIMEN'), Cattle 1/7d x3, Postal Charges ex SG D1; generally very fine but the BNG stamps are regummed & the PNG 10/- Bird 'SPECIMEN' has minor toning.
(200 approx)
1910 Large 'PAPUA'Type C 2/6d black & brown SG 83 complete sheet of 30, minor toning, virtually full o.g. with most units being unmounted, Cat £2250++. A very scarce sheet.
1929 'AIR MAIL' OverprintAsh Printing 3d black & blue-green block of 24 (3x8) comprising three complete columns with the Ash Imprint and with the six units on the third & fourth rows all with Overprint Inverted resulting in no fewer than six Tête-Bêche Pairs, a very minor blemish on unit [32] & folded along the perforations between the fourth & fifth rows, otherwise superb unmounted, Cat £27,000++. BPA Certificate (1989) for the complete sheet of 40. Ex Tim Rybak - sold at the Prestige Philately auction of 26.4.2008 for $94,875 which is still the world record price for any item of Papuan philately - and 'Tatiana'.
Only the one sheet was discovered, meaning that six of the ten possible tête-bêche pairs are offered here. One of the "Crown Jewels", of Papuan philately. Illustrated by Ray Kelly in 'Papua: Airmail Overprint Varieties' at page 24.
Queensland Stamps Used in British New Guinea comprising 'N.[G]' on 2d & forged 'NG' on 1d, 'BNG' tied to 'PORT MORESBY', 'SAMARAI' & 'TAMATA' on large pieces, the rare 'PORT MORESBY/NEW GUINEA' on 4d yellow & two others.
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