Worldwide Stamps and Covers NEW GUINEA 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints
Sale No: 236
Lot No: 1216
Symbol: C
The balance of William Pate's philatelic NWPI covers mostly from Rabaul with frankings to 2/- - with the Watermark Inverted - including 4d abc strip (faults), mostly to the standard destinations but noted covers to Samarai & Guatemala !, also a patriotic front, most are registered, condition variable but most are fine to very fine.
(48 covers)
aabcc strips of 5 comprising KGV Heads ½d & Kangaroos Third Wmk 2d on registered cover to GB, and KGV 4d & 5d on registered cover to Melbourne with 'PO PLEASANT ISLAND/(NAURU)' cds & mss "R Nauru No..." in red. Rare if kooky frankings.
(2 covers)
Registered covers with all-different censorship comprising Kawieng censored in Sydney, Kieta 'PASSED CENSOR.', Morobe 'PASSED/by/CENSOR', and Rabaul 'PASSED BY CENSOR' on plain label, 'PASSED-BY- CENSOR', & '[crown]/PASSED CENSOR/30NOV17/RABAUL', a few blemishes.
(6)
Covers with all-different registration from Kaewieng with black/white label, Morobe & Namatanai with German-pattern labels (the latter with 'NAMATANAI/QUEENSLAND' cds in violet), and Rabaul x7 different labels or cachets, condition variable.
(10 covers)
1915-16 Overprints on KGV Heads 4d orange SG 70 abc strip, the first unit with Line through 'FOUR PENCE' SG 70c (Cat £730+) on registered cover to India with German-pattern label, Calcutta arrival b/s & redirected to Gangowlie. A rare franking. RPSofV Certificate (2001).
1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos Third Wmk £1 chocolate & dull blue SG 99 type c on local cover with 'KOKOPO/14AP19/____' cds ('QUEENSLAND' excised). A rare solo franking.
Sale No: 236
Lot No: 1234
Symbol: V/F
Cat No: 102-118
1918-23 Fifth Setting ½d to 10/- SG 102-118 plus Third Wmk £1 chocolate & dull blue SG 99 type c on unaddressed cover which has some creasing that does NOT affect the 10/- & £1.
Sale No: 236
Lot No: 1235
Symbol: V/F
Cat No: 102-118
1918-23 Fifth Setting ½d to 10/- SG 102-118 with extra 4d 5/- & 10/-, the 2/- creased before being affixed, plus Third Wmk £1 chocolate & dull blue SG 99 type a single & types bc pair on local cover with 'NEU GUINEA COMPAGNIE, RABAUL' imprint at the top. An amazing franking.
ADDRESSEES- Australian Collectors & Dealers: Registered covers with various frankings including KGV 5d pair, Roos Second Wmk 2/-, Fifth Setting to 1/- (with black/white 'RABAUL/ B ' label), and New Colours 1d & 2d, or 4d violet x3 & 4d blue x4.
(6 covers)
ADDRESSEESBritish Collectors & Dealers: Registered covers with various frankings including KGV Heads to 5d, Kangaroos to 2/- (Second Wmk, with 'Passed by Censor/RABAUL' h/s), etc.
(7 covers)
ADDRESSEESSwiss Collectors & Dealers: Registered covers mostly to Herr Blatter with all values to 1/-, with Second Wmk 5/-, Third Wmk 2/- with the Watermark Inverted, 5/- & £1, also with GRI on Marshalls '1d.' on 5pf, '2d.' on 10pf & '2d.' on 20pf. Nice lot.
(5 covers)
TOWNSHerbertshohe: 1915 with all values to 1/-, not registered; 1916 possibly commercial to USA with ½d 1d & unauthorised unoverprinted 2d punctured 'OS' x2, the cover trimmed at the top; and 1917 with 1/- & 2/-; the last two with German-pattern registration labels.
(3 covers)
TOWNSKieta: 26mm cds on ½d & 2½d in violet; on 1d abc strip & 2d horizontal strip of 3, registered with mss "K 34a"; and on Solomons stamps plus Australian 2d Roo & Papua Lithos 1/- Bisects.
(3 covers)
TOWNS Kokopo: 1920 (Oct) cover to Germany with Third Wmk £1 brown & blue SG 99 tied by heavy 'KOKOPO/___' cds ('QUEENSLAND' excised), heavy central fold & minor repaired tear that do not affect the stamp.
TOWNSManus: Wilson covers with ½d & 1d pairs or 4d (the cover discoloured), both with mss "R73" ! in blue, and 1922 Iremonger cover with 2½d & 4d violet (a couple of toned perfs), black/white R label.
(3 covers)
TOWNSMorobe: Wilson covers with Second Wmk 9d & 1/- (rounded corner) or Third Wmk 2/- with the Watermark Inverted, & cover to the USA with ½d 1d 2d & 6d, all with German-pattern R labels.
(3 covers)
TOWNSRabaul: 1916-25 covers with all-different registration comprising German-pattern labels x3 sub-types (one with large 'Passed by Censor/RABAUL' h/s), 'Deulon' label with 'RABAUL' h/s, the same h/s in violet over "Reg..." in red, large 'PostOffice/Rabaul.No' (not previously seen by us), mss "Reg" in blue (possibly commercial), black/white labels x2 (one with 'B' at L/R), and 'R RABAUL/No...' cachet, various frankings to 1/- x2 & 2/-. Interesting lot.
(10 covers)
