Great Britain and British Commonwealth Papua New Guinea
Sale No: 252
Lot No:1527
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Cat No:Collection
Useful group including 1952 10/- & £1 **, 1994 Emergency Surcharges set (11) **, 1995 Birds with Surcharge variants, also many blocks of 4, etc, condition fine to very fine.
(100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Jun-28-2023, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 252
Lot No:1528
Symbol:E
1972 Christmas (Missionaries) preliminary artwork for a vertical Bishop Verjus design in watercolour & oil with Chinese white highlights (160x230mm) on thin artboard (255x332mm), various artist's notations including "The Original Design for the Missionary Series for PNG. Graham Wade designer 1972", plus 'Papua/New/Guinea' acetate (157x83mm) endorsed "...used to produce the final lettering in Gold ink/Graham Wade". Ex Roger Lee. [Henri Stanislas Verjus was among the first non-British missionaries in Papua. In the mid-1880s, he engaged in exploration of Papua's eastern coastal & inland regions]
1994 Emergency Surcharges '21t' on 80t Shell SG 734 complete sheet of 50 (10x4) with Imprints at the four corners, a couple of trivial blemishes on the reverse, unmounted, Cat £2250+.
1994 Moths 21t SG 741 with Grossly Misplaced Perfs resulting in 'PAPUA NEW GUINEA' at the Top, tied to commercial cover by 'KIMBE' cds, minor fault at upper-left but the stamp is very fine..
2007 Personalised Stamps (Orchids) K3.35t sheetlet of 20 (4x5) with Woodlark Island Cuscus labels, and a second sheetlet on which the Cusus & Inscription are Printed Double One Inverted which is especially noticeable in the vertical bands at right of each Orchid, unmounted. Not previously seen by us.
(2 sheets)
2014 Emergency Surcharges 'K1.30' on Cooking Pots Madang Province SG 1673, on Grey Cuscus #1676, and on Orchids #1679 (listed but unpriced by Gibbons) & #1680, unmounted. Very scarce.
POSTAL CHARGES: 1960 (Mar) '3d.' on ½d Tree Kangaroo with Double Overprint SG D3a, well centred, unmounted, Cat £1100. RPSV Certificate (2022) " ... is genuine". [Plus '6d.' on 7½d SG D1 forgery]
POSTAL CHARGES: 1960 'POSTAL/CHARGES/6d./IXIXIXIXIX' on 7½d Yam House SG D1, light Goroka cds, Cat £450; plus a dangerous mint forgery exhibiting a shinier & lighter shade of ink. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2007) for the forgery. (2)
POSTAL CHARGES: 1960 'POSTAL/CHARGES/6d./IXIXIXIXIX' on 7½d Yam House SG D1, commercially used example with smudged cds, Cat £450. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2008).
POSTAL CHARGES: 1960 'POSTAL/CHARGES/6d.' on 7½d Yam House with the Overprint Double as SG D4a but a forgery, unmounted, Cat £1200 for the genuine stamp. RPSofL Certificate (1998). Useful reference.