1960 'POSTAL CHARGES 6d. IXIXIXIXIX' opt on 7½d blue with Postage blocked. VF MNH, never hinged original gum which is much fresher than usual. SG D1 cat £850. Rare genuine example as only 800 printed (beware of forgeries sold as genuine by dealers!). Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1960 'POSTAL CHARGES 6d. IXIXIXIXIX' opt on 7½d blue with Postage blocked. VF fresh MLH. SG D1 cat £850. Rare genuine example as only 800 printed (beware of forgeries sold as genuine by dealers!). Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1960 'POSTAL CHARGES 6d. IXIXIXIXIX' opt on 7½d blue with Postage blocked out. Superb U. SG D1 cat £450. Rare genuine as only 800 printed & certificate can be obtained on request. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1960 'POSTAL CHARGES 6d. IXIXIXIXIX' on 7½d blue with POSTAGE blocked out, error opt DOUBLE, both equally strong & partly overlapping. Superb fresh MNH, with pristine never hinged original gum. SG D1a cat £3500+ & much undercatalogued. Only 3 sheets of 36 printed, of which on 2 sheets opts were well separated and were all CTO at Goroka, while the 3rd sheet had opt partly overlapping of which most were postally used & lost, and only several mint examples have ever been recorded. Extremely rare genuine MNH as only several exist as such (beware of forgeries often sold as genuine!). 1973 BPA photo-cert, while new AIEP certificate can be obtained on request. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$7,000

1960 'POSTAL CHARGES 6d. IXIXIXIXIX' on 7½d blue with POSTAGE blocked out, error opt DOUBLE, both equally strong & well separated. VFU, part Goroka cds. SG D1a cat £2500. Only 3 sheets of 36 printed. Very rare genuine example (beware of forgeries often sold as genuine!). 1982 BPA photo-cert, while new AIEP certificate can be obtained on request. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000

1960 'POSTAL CHARGES 6d.' opt 7½d blue, error opt DOUBLE, both equally strong with diff inking & well separated, LL cnr IMPRINT blk of 4. VF fresh MNH, with never hinged original gum. SG D4a cat £4800+++ as singles plus large premium for imprint blk which should be at least +50% premium so est £7200+. Very rare genuine as only 2 sheets of 36 printed (other sheet with one opt weaker) & this is the only recorded surviving imprint blk. 1978 RPSV photo cert while new AIEP certificate can be obtained on request. (4) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$7,500

1962 Native Patrol 5/- unissued. Printed in 1961 for release in 1962 but the design was rejected & vast majority of the stock was burnt, except about 3 sheets of 60 kept for archives. Superb fresh MNH. SG mentioned in footnote after SG 32 but unpriced. Rare & sought after item. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$700

1985 Ceremonial Structures set 10t-60t unissued 1st printing missing 't' after value & in smaller format, which was rejected & almost all stock officially destroyed, plus issued set to compare. VF fresh MNH. SG 496-99(var) mentioned in footnote but unpriced. (8) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1991 '10t STAMP DUTY' opt Land Shells 40t smaller type, positional blks of 10 (2x5) from each side with imprint. VF fresh MNH. SG 633(var). Bft 78 cat £700. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1994 Emergency opt set of 11, imprint cnr blks of 4. VF fresh MNH. SG 730-740(var) cat £800++ as singles, plus good premium for imprint blks. (44) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$450

2001 Surch 50t/25t Sydney 2000 Olympics, error opt DOUBLE, both opts equally strong & beside each other. Superb MNH. Mi 906DD, SG 904(var) est cat £600 based on others. Rare as only 1 sheet of 50 was discovered. 2005 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$450

Papua New Guinea: 1952-end 2006 MNH collection in 3 Seven Seas hingeless albums with matching green slipcases (retail $1500) with 1952 Defs set to £1 Fisherman, plus 10/-, £1 opt SPECIMEN, 1963 Pics to QEII £1, plus extra 10/- (2) & £1 all opt SPECIMEN. 1964 Birds to 10/-, plus extra 10/- opt SPECIMEN & 6d 'missing green colour' (unlisted SG), plus all other pre-decimal Pic Commem sets (retail $880). Decimals comp 1966-end 2006 inc 1966 Butterflies to $2, 1988 Ships to 3K, 1992-93 Birds to 10K, 1994 opt set to 11, 1995 Tourism opt missing 65t inc blk of 9, 1995 Birds 21t opt set of 10 (5 prs) inc very scarce 1992 small t imprint pr THICK BARS!, plus selection of Philatelic Exhibition or other M/Sheets. Retail $1550 1966- end 2000, plus another 800K FV 2001-206. Then MNH continuation Jan 2013-16 (FV 1470K) in 3rd vol with 32 MNH Pic/Commem sets & 62 high val M/S. Total retail/FV $5000 inc the 3 expensive near new slipcase hingeless albums. (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1953-1995 specialised collection in 3 thick albums inc 1966-93 issues VFU & 1975-95 issues MNH on illustrated Seven Seas pgs in 2 binders, loose leaf album with range of 1994/95 surch, inc 1994 surch set MNH, noted 1985 tourist issue 65t ommited on FDC & pmk, Birds 1992 Large T (SG 7576, 7586) & 1993 small T on covers (SG 755b & 756b). Range of 1953-60 Commercial covers to 2/6 inc Parcel Piece with 2/- = x2, 5/-, £1, few post WW2 Aust covers. Postmark interest with few relief cancels. VFU & VF MNH, covers VF. SG cat £1300+. (1100+, 5M/S, 80 covers). (Image1)

Estimate AU$700

Postal History - Postmarks: 1946 First day of re-opening of Civil POs mostly pieces inc registered with Port Moresby, Abau, Madang, Manus, Wewak, then other pieces inc Robes 5/- pr, range of singles, prs etc to 5/-. Also covers inc Abau & Lae FDC for Civil PO & more. Also 1952-59 range ½d to 1/- with various cds. (63 stamps, 2 covers) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Papua New Guinea: 1966-82 Registered Mail collection with 56 diff POs inc Relief pmks for 23 diff POs inc Afore (provisional label), Bogia, Buambub (provisional), Bwagaoia, Juma (provisional), Kabwum (provisional), Karkar (provisional), Kokoda, Kwikila (provisional), Panguna (provisional) & Rabaraba & 40 diff POs inc Pelipowai with Lorengau label, Alotau (6 diff), Arawa (provisional), Ihu, Kairuku, Magrida (provisional), Pomio (provisional), Sohano (provisional), Tinputz, Wakunai, Wards Strip & Vanimo. Generally fresh & clean with F-VF clear pmks. (75) (Image1)

Estimate AU$700

Postal Stationery: 1959-60s range with long Envelopes 5d, 5c & 7c, Registered Envelopes 1/0½d & 1/7, Aerograms 1959 10d & 1963 WHO opt UN & CTO special pmk. Superb fresh UN. ACSC cat $190, plus the 2 decimal envelopes. (8). (Image1)

Estimate AU$100