New Guinea 1932-4 Air set of 16 to £1 (Bird of Paradise without dates). All fine excl 9d (thin & crease). SG 190-203. Cat £275. FU. (Image)

New Guinea 1932-4 Bird of Paradise (no dates) set of 15 to £1. SG 177-189. Cat £300. FU.

New Guinea 1944 WWII OAS regd air cover to Tattersall's in Hobart, with Australian 6d Kookaburra canc fair "FIELD P.O. 0140" cds 14 JA 44 (further fine strike on back). Also on front: boxed unit regn h/s ("Four Mile" in m/s), AMF censor No. 354 & censor's signature. This cds used at Dobodura, New Guinea, March 1943-Jan 1944. Also b/s good complete "ARMY P.O. 0111" cds (used by No, 7 Base P.O., Port Moresby). Fine.

New Guinea 1944 WWII OAS regd air cover to Tattersall's in Hobart, with Aust GVI 3d x 2 (1 damaged) canc fair "FIELD P.O. 0102" cds 1 JE 44. Also on front: printed "Aust. F.P.O. No. 0102"regn label & boxed AMF censor No. 1233 h/s (violet). Further fine strike of cds on back, with indistinct Base PO cds. FPO 0102 cds was used at Lae 20 May- 2 June 1944 only, then transferred to Wau. Rare usage.

New Guinea 1944 WWII air cover (with Aust 4d Koala) to soldier at "23rd Aust. Inf. Brig. HQ, A.I.F., Australia". Readdressed twice in red ink. With censor resealing strip tied by censor No. 133 h/s. B/s fine "FIELD P.O. 0102" cds 22 JE 44 & fair-good strike of similar "079(?) cds. FPO 0102 cds was used at Wau, June-Aug 1944. This date is 3 days earlier than Proud records. Very scarce cancel.

New Guinea 1945 WWII OAS printed OHMS air cover to Sydney, franked Aust GVI 3d pair, canc fair "FIELD P.O. 0136" cds (only "0136" is clear) 26 AP 45. No other markings. This cds was used at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain, Jan-Sept 1945. M/s "Certified official. H. Norris". Fine.

New Guinea 1945 WWII OAS air cover (with YMCA/ACF/SA logos) to Australia, franked Aust GVI 3d canc fine "FIELD P.O. 0136" cds 18 JY 45, with also boxed AMF censor No. 359 h/s (violet). This cds was used at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain, Jan- Sept 1945. Opened 3 sides. Fine.

New Guinea 1945 WWII OAS air cover to Australia, with Aust GVI 3d, canc fair-good "FIELD P.O. 0102" cds 15 AP 45 ("0102" is very clear). Also with good oval "R.A.A.F. CENSOR" h/s (violet). At this time (Sept 1944-April 1945), the FPO 0102 cds was at Green Island, Bougainville. Very fine.

New Guinea 1945 WWII OAS regd air cover to Tattersall's in Hobart, with Aust GVI 3d x 2 canc good "FIELD P.O. 098" cds 6 JE 45. Also on front: fine boxed unit regn h/s & light boxed censor h/s (number unclear), both in violet. Further fine strike of cds on back & good "No. 7 AUST BASE P.O./A" cds. Both cds used at Lae. Light creasing but otherwise nice cond.

New Guinea 1945 WWII OAS regd air cover to Australia (with logos of YMCA/ACF/SA), franked Aust GVI 3d pair, canc good/fine "FIELD P.O/. 098" cds 12 SE 45 & also with boxed unit censor h/s (violet). B/s further strike of cds & "No. 7 AUST BASE P.O./A" cds same day, both fine. Both used at Lae (Nov 1944-Oct 1945 & June 1944-March 1946 respectively). Fine cond.

New Guinea 1945 WWII regd air cover ex Sydney (posted 24 AP) with 3½d, 5½d Gloucester, addressed to "The Postmaster, Higgins Field, New Britain". On back, m/s "No postmaster at Higgins Field" & 11 cds, incl "FIELD P.O. 0123" (used at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain, Nov. 1944-Dec 1945) 28 AP 45 & 4 MY 45, similar FPO 094 cds (Thursday Island), & 2 diff Base P.O. cds (at Port Moresby). Also "Received damaged" m/s. Opened 3 sides. An extraordinary cover.