Great Britain and British Commonwealth Papua New Guinea
Sale No: 1
Lot No: 681
Symbol: V
Cat No: 904a
2001 (Dec) Surcharges '50t' on 2000 Olympics 25t with the Surcharged Value Omitted SG 904a, rounded corner at U/L, 'PORT MORESBY/ SMK /...' cds, on remnant from cover, unpriced by Gibbons. The only commercially used example we have seen.
POSTAGE DUE: 1966 Posts & Telegraphs foolscap page listing postal charges to various Baptist & Lutheran missionaries in the Highlands, fees paid with 1960 'POSTAL CHARGE' 1d strip of 6 & an impressive 1/- block of 54 (6x9, partly affixed on the reverse) and 'MOUNT HAGEN/10FE66/...' cds, a few folds & minor blemishes. [Probably the last such pre-decimal item from this office: Decimal Currency was introduced 14.2.1966]
REVENUES: post-Independence Impressed Duty Stamps inscribed 'STAMP DUTY/.../5c', 'STAMP DUTY/5t/...' singles, '.../PNG/STAMP DUTY/PAID' two impressions each from the "Worn Die" & the "Redone Die", photographic proofs in black. Most unusual.
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