Range with BNG to 1/- plus used 2/6d with repaired corner, Large 'Papua' Overprints 2/6d, Large 'PAPUA' to 2/6d, Bicolours set plus 'OS' Overprints set, Pictorials set, 1938 & 1939-41 Airs, etc, generally fine to very fine. (120)

Estimate AU$600

Colourful selection with BNG to 1/-, Large 'Papua' 2½d with Thin 'd' at Left SG 24a (a bit aged), Small 'Papua' Opts to 1/- x2 & 2/6d, 1907 Large 'PAPUA' ½d & 2/6d, Small 'PAPUA' series largely complete to 1/- x3, Large 'PAPUA' set to 2/6d (both), 'OS' Overprints set to 2/6d (both), generally very fine, Cat £1700+. (61)

Estimate AU$800

- companion lot with BNG 4d with Deformed 'd' at Left SG 5a (small defects), Small 'Papua' to 2/6d, Large 'PAPUA' set to 2/6d (both), Bicolours set with most listed shades, punctured 'OS' Lithos to 1/- (much scarcer than mint), generally very fine, Cat £1500+. (54)

Estimate AU$750

1901-07 British New Guinea issues with BNG 6d mint x5 & used x2, 1/- mint x4 & used & 2/6d unused (no gum), Large 'Papua' Overprints including 4d mint and 2/6d mint & used (faults), Small 'Papua' Overprints to 2/6d mint x5 & used x2, also 1½d Postal Card, condition variable. (86)

Estimate AU$750

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Horizontal ½d to 2/6d SG 1-8, well centred & lightly mounted, Cat £850. A premium-grade set. (8)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$700

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Horizontal ½d to 2/6d SG 1-8, mostly well centred, Port Moresby or Samarai cancels, Cat £650. (8)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Vertical 2½d black & ultramarine with Thin 'd' at Left SG 12a [17], rich colour & very well centred, lightly mounted, Cat £400.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Vertical 4d with Deformed 'd' at Left SG 13a, exceptionalll centring, Cat £650.

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Vertical 6d black & myrtle-green Thin Paper SG 14a, lightly mounted, Cat £1200. A rare stamp. Jerry Blair Certificate (2018).

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Vertical 2/6d black & brown Thick Paper SG 16, a little aged - as is often the case with this stamp - & the gum somewhat disturbed, Cat £6000. A rare stamp. Jerry Blair Certificate (2018).

Grade C C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

1906 Large 'Papua' Overprints Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper 4d to 2/6d SG 17-20, cds cancels, Cat £450. (4)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1906 Large 'Papua' Overprints Watermark Vertical 1/- black & orange SG 27, excellent centring, the orange a little oxidised as is often the case with this stamp, Port Moresby cds, Cat £1400. A rare stamp. Jerry Blair Certificate (2018).

Grade C A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1907 Small 'Papua' Overprints Watermark Horizontal 2½d black & ultramarine with Thin 'd' at Left SG 35ab [17], well centred, a little aged/toned, Cat £750.

Grade B B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1907 Small 'Papua' Overprints Watermark Vertical 2½d black & ultramarine with Thin 'd' at Left SG 41a [17], very lightly mounted, Cat £200.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1907-41 duplicated issues in large stockbook mostly mint with Large 'PAPUA' to 2/6d x5, Bicolours to 10/- x2 plus shades, 'OS' punctures to 6d & 'OS' Overprints set, Pictorials to 2/- & £1 (unmounted) plus used 2/6d & 5/-, 1938 & 1939-41 Airs, etc, some varieties blocks & imprint strips, also a few Stamp Duty Overprints, some postmark interest, condition variable. (few 100)

Estimate AU$800

1907-10 Small 'PAPUA' Watermark Upright Perf 11 2½d with the Watermark Upright Reversed SG 51(var) [Pos 15].

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1907-10 Small 'PAPUA' Watermark Upright Perf 11 4d with the Watermark Upright (Inverted) Reversed SG 52(var) [Pos 22], unused (no gum). [Only six mint/unused examples have been recorded]

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

1907-10 Small 'PAPUA' Watermark Upright Perf 12½ 4d with the Watermark Upright (Inverted) Reversed SG 57(var) [Pos 8], excellent centring, large-part o.g. [Only two examples, both mint, recorded]

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1907-10 Small 'PAPUA' Watermark Sideways Perf 11 2½d black & dull blue with Thin 'd' at Left SG 62a [17], hinge remainder; the same variety on Perf 12½ SG 69a, tiny blemishes; & on Large 'PAPUA' SG 78a, very fine; Cat £350. (3)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1907-10 Small 'PAPUA' Compound Perfs 2d black & purple SG 73 horizontal pair Perf 12½ between & at right resulting in the left-hand unit being Perf 11x12½x11x11 & the right-hand unit being Perf 11x12½, minor tropicalisation of the gum & a couple of tiny tonespots, lightly mounted, Cat £3400++. A remarkable pair, including the only Perf 11x12½ stamp we have seen. Ex Paul Zatulove. RPSofV Certificate (2012).

Grade B B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,750

1932 Pictorials original India ink & watercolour design for the ornamental frame by FE Williams on art paper (184x247mm), affixed in the central void are a rough sketch of a portion of the border & a typed advice: "The shading should be deepened a good deal...", a few insignificant blemishes. Unique and one of the most important pieces for this issue. Ex EC Harris Archive: sold at the Prestige auction of 12.10.2012 for $1552. [With a typed note: "...the Committee thought that it would be advisable to embody some of the Broadside or horizontal designs & are of the opinion that Mr Williams's border can be so adapted..." In fact, it was used only for the 11 vertical designs]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1908-10 Small 'PAPUA' Watermark Sideways Perf 12½ 2½d black & dull blue with Thin 'd' at Left SG O24a [17], Port Moresby cds, Cat £180.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$120