Modest mostly mint collection with BNG to 1/-, Large 'Papua' Overprints to 1/- (no 4d), Small 'Papua' Overprints to 2/6d, Lithographs to 2/6d x2, Monocolours set, Bicolours to 5/-, a few 'OS' perfins to 2/6d plus Bicolours to 6d, etc, generally fine but some minor problems noted. (Qty 93) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Oddments including BNG 6d mint (small stain), Large 'Papua' ½d to 6d - no 4d - used, Bicolours 5/- used, punctured 'OS' 2/6d SG O1 with Chris Ceremuga Certificate, etc, a few useful postmarks, Cat £350+ (Qty 20)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Horizontal 4d black & sepia with Deformed 'd' at Left SG 5a, excellent centring, bold BNG cancel just intrudes on the variety, Cat £500.

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Vertical ½d to 1/- SG 9-15, various cancels, Cat £250+. (Qty 7)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$125

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Vertical 2/6d black & brown on Thin Paper SG 16a, exceptional centring, rounded corner at L/L, superb unframed 'PORT MORESBY/10NO06/BRITISH NEW GUINEA' cds, Cat £1400. A very scarce stamp.

Grade B A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Vertical 2/6d black & brown on Thin Paper SG 16a, large-part o.g., Cat £600.

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1906 Large 'Papua' Overprints Watermark Horizontal 4d to 2/6d SG 17-20, well centred, Cat £460. (Qty 4)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1906 Large 'Papua' Overprints Watermark Horizontal 4d black & sepia SG 17, excellent centring, lightly mounted, Cat £250.

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1906 Large 'Papua' Overprints Watermark Vertical 4d black & sepia SG 25, well centred, Port Moresby cds, Cat £160..

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1907 Small 'Papua' Overprints Watermark Vertical ½d to 2/6d (minor surface abrasion) SG 38-45a, various cancels, Cat £250. (Qty 8)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1916-31 Bicolours 1d intense black & red SG 94c complete sheet of 40 with Harrison Imprint, unmounted, Cat £100++.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

1916-31 Bicolours 10/- green & dull ultramarine SG 105, exceptional centring, central Port Moresby cds, Cat £190.

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1929-30 'AIR MAIL' Overprints Harrison Printings 3d sepia-black & bright blue-green SG 113 U/L corner block of 4, well centred, 'SAMARAI ED/26OCT29/PAPUA' cds, Cat £300+.

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

OFFICIALS - PUNCTURED 'OS': 1908-10 Lithographs comprising ½d SG O21 block of 6, 2½d SG O17, 2½d SG O24 block of 4 & 1/- SG O26 block of 4 from the base of the sheet, Cat £230+. (Qty 4 items)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

OFFICIALS - PUNCTURED 'OS': 1908-10 Small 'PAPUA' ½d to 1/- simplified set between SG O4 & O26, some minor gum blemishes, Cat £550 minimum. (Qty 7)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

OFFICIALS - PUNCTURED 'OS': 1910-11 Large 'PAPUA' ½d to 2/6d Type C SG O29-37, the 1/- with toned perfs, Cat £750. (Qty 8)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

OFFICIALS - PUNCTURED 'OS': 1911-12 Monocolours ½d to 1/- SG O38-44, the 4d with 'suntanned' gum, Cat £390. (Qty 7)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$175

OFFICIALS - OVERPRINTED 'OS': 1930 Bicolours 1d intense black & red SG o47 complete sheet of 40 - separated into two blocks of 20 - with Harrison Imprint, a few minor blemishes & a stain affects the imprint, unmounted, Cat £1900++. A very scarce sheet. (Qty 2 blocks)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

OFFICIALS - OVERPRINTED 'OS': 1931-32 Bicolours ½d to 2/6d SG O55-66, a few very minor blemishes, Cat £130. (Qty 12)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

1927 cover with 4-line Kwato Extension Association imprint at upper-left, to GB with Bicolours 1½d addressed in the hand of Rev Charles Abel. Rev Charles William Abel served in Papua 1900-30, establishing a mission on Kwato Island near Samarai. His practical methods were at odds with other local missionaries & in 1917 he persuaded the LMS directors to lease the Kwato Mission to him personally, from where he oversaw as many as 27 outstations.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

1938 (July 22) OHMS cover with 'TREASURY/...' h/s at L/L to New York with Pictorials 1d Headdress & 6d Mother & Child strip of 3 tied by Port Moresby cds, the airmail label obliterated at London with jusqu'a bars in red, light vertical fold well clear of the stamps. [The rate was 1/6d per ½oz to GB + 1d for surface to the USA]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$220

1938 KPM Dutch shipping line cover to England with Coronation 5d solo franking (surprisingly scarce on cover) tied by 'PORT MORESBY/30DE38/PAPUA' cds, by airmail to Australia with Townsville '31 DEC' b/s (next day!) to join the Qantas/Imperial Airways trunk route service. [Papua was not directly served by the Australia-England route, but was included in the Empire Air Mail Sceme (EAMS) at the prevailing Australian rate of 5d per ½oz]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1939 commercial airmail cover to Surrey with scarce franking of 1939 Airs 5d green & 1/- violet tied by 'SAMARAI ED/PAPUA' cds, very fine & complete strike of the large boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/["initials"] Asst Censor' cachet in violet, Brisbane transit of 20NO39 & Croydon arrival b/s of 4DEC/1939, redirected locally, small piece of the flap missing. [Underpaid 1d but not taxed. The 1/- is scarcer on cover than is the 1/6d]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1939 commercial cover to GB with Pictorials ½d McCracken Printing SG 130a & 1½d Tree Houses tied by 'SAMARAI ED/PAPUA' cds, very fine & almost complete strike of the large boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/["initials"] Asst Censor' cachet in violet.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1940 (Mar 27) commercial KPM airmail cover to Holland with Pictorials 2d Bird, 5d Dancer & 1/- Ceremonial Structure tied by Port Moresby cds, boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR' h/s largely struck off the cover as usual, large jusqu'a bars in red applied at London. [The rate was 1/6d to GB + an extra 1d for surface to unoccupied Europe]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300