Worldwide Stamps and Covers NEW GUINEA 'G.R.I.' Overprints
Sale No: 236
Lot No: 1181
Symbol: CPS
Balance of the GRI covers a few with DNG but mostly with Marshalls frankings to 2d, also a few Postal Cards unused or CTO, condition a bit mixed but most are fine to very fine.
(20 items)
High quality range comprising Hut Airs, Dated Birds & Airs, Undated Birds & Airs and 1939 Bulolo Airs; also Papua Bicolours to 10/-, Pictorials to £1, 1938-41 Airs, & a few others; very lightly mounted, Cat £3200.
(130 approx)
1925-37 Issues largely complete on cover with Huts to 1/- including all shades of the 6d, Hut Airs to 5/-, Dated Birds to 2/- (pair), Dated Airs to £1, Undated Birds to 1/-, Jubilee & Coronation sets, 'OS' Huts to 1/-, and 'OS' Dated Birds low values & 5/-, mostly registered with good postmark content, generally very fine, Cat £1600++. A most unusual opportunity.
(55 covers)
The balance of William Pate's Mandated Territory covers with many useful items including better postmarks & registration cachets, Runner Mails, a wide variety of frankings with values to 10/- & several imprint pairs or blocks, airmails, etc, condition variable but most are fine to very fine. Inspection recommended.
(100+)
Oddments with Hut Airs mint set (5/- small fault), Huts 'OS' set, a few varieties, Huts 1½d with unauthorised manuscript cancels for various flights (4 items), 1944 US Forces cover from APO 322, and 'Paquebot Cancellations of the World' by Roger Hosking (2nd Edn).
Sale No: 236
Lot No: 1267
Symbol: F
Cat No: 163-176
1931 Dated Airs ½d to £1 SG 163-176 complete on five registered covers, values to 1/- with 'R RABAUL/No...' cachet & 2/- to £1 with mss "R WAU..." in red, Cat £500++.
(14)
Sale No: 236
Lot No: 1269
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: 188
1932-34 Undated Birds 10/- pink SG 188 complete sheet of 30 (10x3) with John Ash Imprint, some minor perf-crimping, most units are unmounted, Cat £1650++. A very scarce sheet.
Sale No: 236
Lot No: 1273
Symbol: V
Cat No: 212-225
1939 Bulolo Airs ½d to £1 SG 212-225 complete on two large registered covers (256x178mm) to the USA, 'RABAUL' cds & 'R RABAUL/No...' cachets, Cat £850++.
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POSTMARKS: All-different selection including 'DISTRICT OFFICE/AMBUNTI', 'BUKA PASSAGE' in violet, 'BULOLO' on Opening Day, 'BULWA' (a bit spotty), 'EDIE CREEK', 'GASMATA', double-circle 'POST OFFICE/ KAVIENG' small undated & large dated types, 'DISTRICT OFFICE/KAVIENG', 'POST OFFICE/KIETA', 'DISTRICT OFFICE/MADANG', 'MARIENBERG', 'POST OFFICE/TALASEA', etc, many are registered including with rubber cachets of 'AITAPE', 'BUKA PASSAGE' (two different), 'BULWA', 'MARIENBERG', 'SALAMAUA' (two different) and 'TALASEA', a few blemishes but most are fine to very fine.
(22 covers)
The balance of William Pate's airmail covers including a few better items & a few Papuan flights, condition variable but most are fine to very fine. Inspection recommended.
(29)
Sale No: 236
Lot No: 1278
Symbol: Ω
Cat No: Collection
Interesting group of Guinea Airways freight labels x7, Guinea Airways and Pacific Aerial Transport baggage labels, 1938 'Certificate of Safety of Aircraft' for "Puss in Boots" & three photographs.
(13 items)
1932-38 all-different group of pilot-signed covers including AAMC #P43, #P83 (a bit spotty), Kokopo Evacuation Flight #P112, Mai Mai-Wewak & Wewak-Salamaua #P114/a, #P115a, #P116c, Angoram-Wewak #P119, 4.12.1941 Rabaul-Sydney #P154 with the stamp manuscript-cancelled, etc, also a few Papuan flights, condition variable but most are fine to very fine.
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1933 (Jan 21) Kainantu-Lae-Salamaua #P53 endorsed "Per Aerial Mail/ex Ramu Goldfields/..." signed by the pilot "John A Jukes", Undated Airs 1d pair & 3d cancelled in transit at Lae, Cat $1000. Only 12 covers flown. [Kainantu, in the Eastern Highlands 170km E of Lae, had no post office until after WWII]
1934 (Feb 26) Bena Bena-Wau #P67 endorsed "Bena Bena Aerodrome/..." & signed by the pilot "CR Gurney", Undated Airs ½d & 3d cancelled on arrival at Wau, creased at left, Cat $1750. Only 3 covers flown.
1934 (Oct 11) Sydney-Port Moresby-Lae #P73 return flight of the Westland Widgeon III with Dated Airs 1½d & Undated Airs 2d cancelled on arrival at Lae, signed by the pilot "SD Marshall", Cat $600. [Alan Grey's example sold for $874]
1936 (Dec 1) Sydney-Port Moresby-Salamaua per Avro 642 #P109 with Undated Airs 2d cancelled on arrival at Salamaua, signed by the pilot "RO Mant" & his passenger/wife "H Mant", Cat $600. Only 5 covers flown. [Alan Grey's example sold for $609]
1937 (Feb 7) Guinea Airways Proving Flight New Guinea-South Australia per Lockheed Electra with Undated Birds 4d & 6d pair tied by Lae cds, Adelaide arrival b/s of 1937/10FEB, signed by the pilot "EH Chater", minor blemishes, Cat $500. Ex Tom Frommer: sold for $408.
1937 (June 29) Lae-Brisbane Charter Flight #P114b two Guinea Airways covers per Ford Trimotor, the first with New Guinea Coronation 2d pair & 3d block of 4 tied by Lae cds, Brisbane transit & Adelaide arrival b/s; the other with Australian KGVI 1d x3 & 2d x3 cancelled in transit at Brisbane with Adelaide arrival b/s; both signed by the pilot "AJ Turner", Cat $500. Ex Tom Frommer: sold for $552.
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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.
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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)
