Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1551
Symbol: *
Cat No: Collection
Selection on stocksheets with Small 'Papua' Overprints simplified set, Lithographs to 1/-, Monocolours set, 'ONE PENNY' Surcharges set, 'AIR MAIL' & Aeroplane Overprints, Surcharges, 1934-41 Commemopratives & Airmails, a few minor problems but generally fine to very fine, Cat £500+.
(Qty 64)
Queensland Stamps Used in British New Guinea: 'N.G.'-in-bars part-strike on Lined Background 1d, various 'BNG' cancels x8 including on 6d green pair, most of the strikes are fine to very fine.
(Qty 9 items)
Queensland Stamps Used in British New Guinea: 'N.G.'-in-bars superb strike on Lined Background 2d blue & 6d green, minor faults. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2001). [Peter Troy's similar complete strike on 1d & 6d sold at the Prestige auction of 28.7.2009 for $512]
1901-05 British New Guinea ½d to 2/6d simplified set between SG 1 & 16a, well centred, the 1/- a little oxidised otherwise very fine, Cat £750.
(Qty 8)
1901 Multiple Rosettes Watermark (Horizontal) 4d black & sepia Thick Paper with variety Deformed 'd' At Left SG 5a, well-centred, a couple of tiny surface abrasions, lightly mounted but with some adhesions on gum & two minor gum thins, Cat £800.
1901 Multiple Rosettes Watermark (Vertical) 2/6d black & brown Thin Paper SG 16a, quite well-centred, hinged with a couple of minor blemishes on gum side, Cat £600. A very attractive stamp.
1906 Large 'Papua' Overprints ½d to 2/6d simplified set between SG 17 & 26, well centred, the 1/- a little oxidised & a few other minor blemishes, Cat £450.
(Qty 8)
1906 Large 'Papua' Overprints on Multiple Rosettes Watermark (Horizontal) 2/6d black & brown Thick Paper SG 20, well-centred, lightly hinged, couple of minor aging marks, Cat £170.
1907-10 'PAPUA' Large ½d & 2/6d SG 47-48, Small Wmk Upright Perf 11 ½d to 1/- plus 2½d shade and Wmk Sideways Perf 11 ½d to 1/- and Perf 12½ ½d to 1/- (ex the rare 6d) between SG 49 & 71, generally well centred & mostly lightly mounted, Cat £400.
(Qty 21)
1907 Large 'PAPUA' 2/6d black & brown SG 48 with the unlisted constant frame variety Thin First 'A' of 'PAPUA' [Position 30] with the L/R sheet corner margin including perforation guide cross, hinge remainder, gum very lightly tropicalised, Cat £75 for normal. Beautifully written-up with photographic colour enlargement. (Image1)
Estimate AU$80
Opening AU$ 65.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..May-20-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1563
Symbol: *O
Cat No: Collection
1907-10 Small 'PAPUA' group all with the variety Rift In Cloud comprising Watermark Upright 1d Perf 11 SG 49 * & used and Watermark Sideways ½d Perf 11 SG 59 * & Perf 12½ SG 66 *, 2d Perf 11 SG 61 * & used, 2½d Perf 11 SG 62 * x2 (different wmk positions), 4d Perf 11 SG 63 *, 6d Perf 11 SG 64 * and 1/- Perf 12½ SG 71 *, condition a little mixed, Cat £135 for normal. [In the footnote below SG 83 it is suggested that these are worth "about three times the normal price", which we consider to be quite conservative]
(Qty 11)
1907-10 Small 'PAPUA' 1d black & rose SG 49 complete sheet of 30 (5x6) with full margins showing perforation guidelines, includes varieties Pole To Sail [Pos 7], Line Through 'P' Of 'POSTAGE' At Left [Pos 9], Lobster Flaw (Red 'Y' Above Leaves At Right) [Pos 14], White Dot Inside Upper Right Frame [Pos 15], Dot In Sky At Right [Pos 20], Rift In Clouds [Pos 23], Comet Flaw [Pos 28], etc, some hinge remainders & minor blemishes in margins only with the stamps unmounted, Cat £225+ for mounted 'normals'.
1907-10 Small 'PAPUA' Watermark Sideways Perf 11 2½d black & dull blue with Thin 'd' in '2½d' at Left SG 62a, lightly mounted, undercatalogued at £110.
1910-11 Large 'PAPUA' 2½d black & blue-violet with variety Thin 'd' At Left SG 78a, lightly tropicalised gum with a couple of minor blemishes & small hinge remainder, Cat £160.
1910-11 Large 'PAPUA' 2/6d black & brown Type B SG 82 and Type C SG 83 both with the unlisted constant vignette variety White Flaw In Lower Right-Hand Sail, plus the same variety on 6d SG 80 and 1/- SG 81, all lightly hinged but with more or less tropicalised gum, plus the same variety on 2d SG 77 used and on 2½d SG 78 unused, Cat £185+ for normals. Beautifully written-up with photographic colour enlargements.
(Qty 6)
1911-15 Monocolours 1d rose-pink with Sideways Watermark Reversed (Crown to right of 'A' from back of stamp) SG 85w horizontal pair with two strikes of 'SAMARAI E.D/11FEB14/PAPUA' cds, couple of uneven perfs & very minor aging marks, Cat £150+.
1911-15 Monocolours 2d bright mauve with Sideways Watermark Reversed (Crown to right of 'A' from back of stamp) SG 86w, unmounted, gum lightly tropicalised, Cat £225 for mounted.
1911-15 Monocolours 2/6d rose-carmine with the Watermark Sideways Reversed (Wmk Crown to Right of A as seen from the reverse) SG 91w, well centred, light ironed-out diagonal crease, contemporary Port Moresby datestamp, Cat £900. Very scarce. RPSofV Certificate (2021).
1916-31 Bicolours ½d to 10/- complete with all listed shades except SG 98a but including 1½d 'POSTACE', 3d Trial Printing with Aniline Ink and 1d Die II (Substituted Cliché), generally well centred, lightly mounted, Cat £450+ plus the last two mentioned.
(Qty 34)
1917 'ONE PENNY' Surcharges 4d olive with the Watermark Sideways Reversed (Wmk Crown to Right of A as seen from the reverse) SG 109w block of 4 with 'CA' Monogram, well centred, minor wrinkling & horizontal crease across the upper units, unmounted, Cat £900++ (for mounted singles). A rare monogram block. RPSofV Certificate (2021).
1929-30 'AIR MAIL' Overprints Ash Printings 3d SG 112 block of 6 (3x2) from the base of the sheet with 'CA' and 'JBC' Monograms, well centred, all but the second unit unmounted.
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1579
Symbol: F
Cat No: 117 var.
1930 Aeroplane Overprints Harrison Printings 1/- sepia & olive with the 'AIR MAIL' Overprint in Deep Carmine SG 117var, excellent centring, light cds. [This is from a trial printing of only 10 sheets (400 stamps), that were issued. This shade should be listed by Gibbons as SG 117a & the inverted overprint as 117b]
1930 Aeroplane Overprints Harrison Printings 1/- sepia & olive as SG 117 but with the Overprint in Deep Carmine and additionally with the variety Comma between 'I' & 'R' of 'AIR' Overprint, unmounted but with tropicalised gum. Unlisted by Gibbons. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2001) states "Only the small first part of the printing received overprints in the dark carmine color, instead of the normal carmine color".
1930 Aeroplane Overprints 6d dull purple & red-purple marginal block of 9 (3x3) with John Ash Imprint and top-left unit with variety 'POSTACE' At Left SG 119a, the top-left & top-right units with small hinge remainders, the others unmounted, Cat £152+ for mounted.
1932 CofA Watermark 9d lilac & violet SG 127 marginal block of 12 (4x3) from the top-right corner of the sheet, well-centred & very fresh, a couple of slightly uneven perfs at base, unmounted with just a tiny gum mark on one unit, Cat £156+ for mounted.
1932 Lakatois 9d & 1/3d SG 127-8 overprinted 'SPECIMEN', well centred, a couple of short perfs as usual, the 1/3d is very lightly mounted, Cat £750. Separate RPSofV Certificates (2010). [Superior to & better centred than Peter Troy's duo that sold at the Prestige auction of 28.7.2009 for $990. He also had an unexpertised set with no gum that sold for $844]
(Qty 2)
PUNCTURED 'OS': 1911-15 Crown over Single-Lined A Watermark Monocolours 2d bright mauve with Sideways Watermark Reversed (Crown to right of 'A' from back of stamp) SG O40w, unmounted, overall aging & tropicalised gum, unpriced mint (£150 used). Not expertised and offered strictly 'as is'.
POSTAL CARDS: 1901 Lakatoi 1d orange & 2d blue each posted to Rev FW Walker on First Day of Issue with 'BNG' killer and 'PORT MORESBY/-1JY01/BRITISH NEW GUINEA' cds at L/L, no messages on back, light overall spotting hardly detracts.
(Qty 2)
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.
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1589
Symbol: **/*O
Cat No: Collection
Two stockbooks well-filled with issues up to early 2000s mostly used, strong in the Pre-Decimal material with duplicated 1952 Definitives including 10/- Rabaul x6 (2 *) & £1 Fisherman x4 (1 *), 1964 Birds set ** plus plenty of used, reasonably complete to 1980s with range of later issues, some multiples, lots of thematics, etc, also a little bit of Great Britain modern used, condition generally fine to very fine. Weighs 3kg.
(Qty 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 320.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..May-20-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1590
Symbol: **
1987 Anemone Fish 17t Nemo Imperforate corner block of 4 from the U/L of the sheet, 'HARRISON STUDIO' and 'FORMAT' imprints at top, unmounted.
1991-93 Birds of Paradise 5t inscribed 'JULY 1993' at the base First Kapul Reprint block of 4 from the upper-left corner of the sheet with 'R.J. BATES' and 'LEIGH-MARDON' imprint at top, unmounted. Coffs Harbour retail $1000+. [Sold at the Prestige auction of 24.4.2009 for $221]
1991-93 Birds of Paradise 5t inscribed 'JULY 1993' at the base First Kapul Reprint block of 4 from the L/L corner of the sheet with 'R.J. BATES' and 'LEIGH-MARDON' imprints at base, CTO at Port Moresby 21APR1994 being the First Day of Issue of the reprint, unmounted.
1991-93 Birds of Paradise 21t Second, Third & Fourth Kapul Reprints from the upper-right corner of the sheets with 'LEIGH-MARDON' imprint at top, the last two inscribed 'MAY 1992' at the base, unmounted.
(Qty 3)
1991-93 Birds of Paradise 45t First Kapul Reprint inscribed 'MAY 1992' at the base, from the L/L corner of the sheet with 'RJ BATES' and 'LEIGH-MARDON' imprints at base, unmounted.
1991-93 Birds of Paradise 90t First Kapul Reprint inscribed 'JULY 1993' at the base, from the U/L corner of the sheet with 'RJ BATES' and 'LEIGH-MARDON' imprints at top, unmounted. Rare. Coffs Harbour retail $3800. [Sold at the Prestige auction of 24.4.2009 for $757]
1991-93 Birds of Paradise K1 First Kapul Reprint inscribed 'JULY 1993' at the base, from the U/L corner of the sheet with 'RJ BATES' and 'LEIGH-MARDON' imprints at top, unmounted. Coffs Harbour retail $1100. [Sold at the Prestige auction of 24.4.2009 for $268]
1991-93 Birds of Paradise K10 First Kapul Reprint inscribed '1991' at the base, from the U/R corner of the sheet with 'LEIGH-MARDON' imprint at top, unmounted. Rare. Coffs Harbour retail $950. [Sold at the Prestige auction of 24.4.2009 for $489]
