1916-31 Bicolours complete sheets of 40 (5x8) with imprints comprising Harrison ½d 1d & 6d (light toning) and Ash ½d 3d & 4d, the 4d & 6d with some separation, generally very fine and fresh with most units being unmounted, Cat £1500++ (for mounted singles).
(Qty 6 sheets)
POSTAL HISTORY: 1938 (July 22) OHMS cover with 'TREASURY/...' h/s at L/L to New York with Pictorials 1d Headdress & 6d Mother & Child strip of 3 tied by Port Moresby cds, the airmail label obliterated at London with jusqu'a bars in red, light vertical fold well clear of the stamps. [The rate was 1/6d per ½oz to GB + 1d for surface to the USA]
POSTAL HISTORY: 1938 (Dec 30) KPM Dutch shipping line cover with KGVI Coronation 5d 'solo' franking (surprisingly scarce on cover) tied 'PORT MORESBY/PAPUA' cds to England paying the Empire Air Mail Scheme reduced 'all-up' rate, by airmail to Australia with Townsville '31DEC' b/s (next day!) to join the QANTAS/Imperial Airways Flying Boat service to the UK.
(Qty 75)
POSTAL HISTORY: 1940 (Mar 27) commercial KPM airmail cover to Holland with Pictorials 2d Bird, 5d Dancer & 1/- Ceremonial Structure tied by Port Moresby cds, boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR' h/s largely struck off the cover as usual, large jusqu'a bars in red applied at London. [The rate was 1/6d to GB + an extra 1d for surface to unoccupied Europe]
POSTAL HISTORY: 1940 missionary's cover to GB with 1939 Airs 2d tied by 'DARU/PAPUA' cds, superb & complete strike of the large boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/["initials"] Asst Censor' cachet in violet. [Censored mail from anywhere other than Port Moresby or Samarai is very scarce]
POSTAL HISTORY: 1941 masonic cover by air to Brisbane with Pictorials 1d & 1939 Airs 2d x2 tied by Port Moresby cds, censored on arrival with red/white label with large numeral '1' tied by violet cachet.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1941 cover with inspection slits at the sides & 'CIRCULAR' h/s in violet, to GB from the Bishop of New Guinea with 1d 'STEVE SON OF OALA' in his enormous headdress tied by Samarai cds. Very scarce Printed Matter envelope.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1942 (Jan 22) Australian Forces cover to "AIF/Abroad" with very scarce franking of Pictorials 3d Dandy strip opf 3 tied by untidy strikes of the 'AIF FIELD POST OFFICE/020' cds (ERD in Papua), Army censor h/s unusually in magenta, minor blemishes. Excellent origin/destination cover.
