Great Britain and British Commonwealth PAPUA NEW GUINEA Papua New Guinea
Sale No: 229
Lot No:973
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Cat No:Collection
1952-2009 Collection in five expensive Lindner hingeless albums largely complete including M/Ss - missing most of the Emergency Surcharges & some minor issues - but including 10/- Bird 'SPECIMEN' & a few booklets, issues to 1979 are hinged, thereafter unmounted, also many used issues including from commercial mail. An exceptional lot for the thematic content, especially in the post-2000 issues.
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2001 Surcharges '50t' on Olympic Games 25t with the Denomination Omitted SG 904a marginal example with 'DESIGNER/JOHN KIPONG' Imprint, unmounted. Unpriced by Gibbons.
2013-2016 Year Albums with the stamps in place, packets of miscellaneous covers, 'Franklin's Guide to Stamps of Papua New Guinea' & 'Postal History of Papua' by Roger Lee.
STAMP DUTY: c.1989 'STAMP DUTY 20t' on 15t Cessna Barefoot #91 marginal example from the top of the sheet, unmounted, Cat £200. [John Barefoot states "About 15 known"]
1955 cover airmail from a Catholic missionary (endorsed on the flap) with rare solo franking of Pictorials 10/- Map - paying 2/- per ½oz airmail rate x5 - tied by 'WEWAK/PAPUA NEW GUINEA' cds, couple of minor blemishes.