Kangaroos selection including First Wmk 2½d indigo Third Setting (types acccbc at base) complete forme of 30 [Pos 2L1-30], 3d abc strip of 3 */**, 1/- block of 8 */**, 10/- * & used x2 plus £1 with Hollow Stop after 'S' *, Second Wmk 9d * & used, 2/- used and 5/- abc strip of 3 * plus a single used, Third Wmk 1915-16 £1 used x2 (one with 'CANCELLED/NAURU' handstamp) and 1918-23 Fifth Setting 3d olive complete forme of 30 [Pos 1R31-60] plus a block of 4 */** including Die II unit ** and single Die II used, 1/- block of 6 & block of 4 */** and 5/- block of 4 * and used singles x4 one with very fine 'KAWIENG' cds, also Punctured 'OS' 2½d * (surface abrasion) & 2/- used, etc, condition a little variable but many are fine to very fine, Cat £7000+.   (175+ stamps)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

Interesting but somewhat haphazard collection predominantly mint with lots of better items including KGV 1d red 'RA' Joined (no gum) and 5d irregular block of 26 ** with abc strips x4, Kangaroos First Wmk 2d irregular block of 25 ** with abc strips x5 & block of 10 (5x2), 2½d irregular block of 27 ** with abc strips x5, 3d irregular block of 9 **, 6d x9, 9d x2, 1/- x3 plus abc strip & used single, 10/- x6 plus used (radio cancel), Second Wmk 2/- x3 and 5/- x6 plus used (radio cancel), Third Wmk £1 brown & blue * x2 & used (radio cancel) and 'One Penny' Surcharges mint & used plus KGV 5d abc strip (reinforced), Fifth Setting Kangaroos 5/- & 10/- and KGV 1d red Die II ** & 1d violet forme of 30 **, some annotated varieties, etc, plus Papua BNG 2½d & Large Overprint 2/6d * and New Guinea Undated Birds 2/- & 10/- *, condition quite variable but many are fine to very fine, Cat £8,000+.  (few 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

Mint selection on leaves including 1915-16 Kangaroos First Wmk 9d (type c), 1/- (type c), 10/- (type b) & £1 (type b; a couple of tiny tonespots) and 1918-22 Third Wmk 2/- & 5/- plus KGV group noted 5d 'One Penny' Surcharge, apparently most are lightly mounted, a few with minor aging marks, Cat £1400+.  (28) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

KGV Heads selection including 1915-16 1d red Die II type a * & with Thin 'G' of 'POSTAGE' used, 1918-22 Fifth Setting 1d red Thin 'G' of 'POSTAGE' single & in a block of 4 *, Colour Flaw in Right Frame *, White Line under Right Value Tablet * and 'N-Y' Joined used, 2d orange with Retouched 'LIA' of 'AUSTRALIA' *, 2d red with 'MOKARENG' cds, 4d orange with 'WITU' cds, 4d blue used, 5d brown complete forme of 30 */** (one unit damaged) and Large Multiple Wmk ½d green Watermark Inverted * x2, also Punctured 'OS' Rough Paper 1d rosine x3, 2d red with 'MANUS' cds (40), 4d orange Break in Upper Right Frame and 4d violet pair the right-hand unit with Weeping '4' all used, etc, condition a little variable but many are fine to very fine, Cat £2000+ plus numerous unlisted varieties. Ex Andrew Johnston. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1915-16 Overprints on KGV ½d bright green with the Watermark Inverted SG 65aw abc strip, the a & b units with small thins, light overall aging as usual for this vartiety, the c unit with full unmounted original gum, Cat £9000+, for a mounted strip of 3. A New Guinea rarity. RPSofL Certificate (2020). Illustration above Lot 2388. 

Grade B/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000

PUNCTURED 'OS': Kangaroos Third Wmk 6d greyish blue & 2/- brown SG O9 & O12 plus New Guinea Huts Overprinted 'OS' 2d claret pair all tied to parcel piece by 'RABAUL/22MY25/NEW GUINEA' cds, Cat £600+ for used. A wonderful combination franking in the first few weeks after the New Guinea 'OS' Overprints were issued (April 1925). 

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500