PUNCTURED 'OS': 1907-10 Small 'PAPUA' Watermark Sideways (Crown to Right of 'A' as seen from the reverse) Perf 12½ 6d black & myrtle-green SG O25 with variety Spot in Sky [Pos R4/5], two small violet ink marks on the reverse, 'PORT MORESBY/27NOV09/PAPUA' cds clear of the variety, Cat £1500+. [The cds pre-dates Croaker's issue date of December 1909, and is one day later than Peter Troy's example which sold at our auction of 28.7.2009 for $2185]

Grade A- B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1911-15 Monocolours Watermark Sideways Reversed (Crown to Right of 'A' as seen from the back) ½d yellow-green SG O38w marginal block of 6 from the left of the sheet, unmounted but the gum tropicalised with a couple of minor tonespots, Cat £510+ for used; unpriced mint (let alone unmounted). [See also next Lot]

Grade C B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1911-15 Monocolours Watermark Sideways Reversed (Crown to Right of 'A' as seen from the back) ½d yellow-green SG O38w marginal corner block of 6 from the L/L of the sheet with 'JBC' Monogram below the central lower unit, unmounted but the gum tropicalised with a couple of very minor tonespots, Cat £510+ for used; unpriced mint (let alone unmounted with Monogram). [This block originally adjoined the base of the previous Lot]

Grade C B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1911-15 Monocolours Watermark Sideways (Crown to Left of 'A' as seen from the reverse) 2½d bright blue as SG O41 but on Thin Paper block of 4, unmounted, minor toning mostly on the perf tips at left, the U/R unit very fine. With a Thick Paper 2½d ultramarine for comparison. [Rosenblum states at p29 regarding printings on Thin Paper that "A very few sheets of this stamp were issued, O.S. only, about 1918 ... They are unknown without the O.S. puncture and even in that condition are extremely rare" (our emphasis); he also mentions that the Thin Paper being whiter resulted in "greater clarity of the inks" which in turn produced distinctive shades]

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1911-15 Monocolours Watermark Sideways (Crown to Left of 'A' as seen from the reverse) 6d bright chestnut as SG O43 but on Thin Paper, lightly mounted, minor toning on a couple of perf tips at right. With a Thick Paper 6d brown for comparison. [Rosenblum states at p29 regarding printings on Thin Paper that "Again, a very few sheets were issued, O.S. only, about 1918. They are probably accounted for in exactly the same way as the 2½d and are equally rare" (our emphasis); he also mentions that the Thin Paper being whiter resulted in "greater clarity of the inks" which in turn produced distinctive shades]

Grade B B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1916-31 Bicolours 6d dull purple & pale purple with 'POSTACE' at Left variety on the right-hand unit in a pair with a normal stamp SG O52/52a, unmounted, the non-variety unit with tone mark on gum, Cat £490+ for mounted.

Grade A- C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

OVERPRINTED 'O. S.': 1931-32 Bicolours mint range on leaves with two complete sets including both 2/6d's * plus a set in horizontal pairs including 1½d & 6d pairs with 'POSTACE' at Left variety **, also 6d 9d & 1/3d Retouched Cloud Rift varieties in pairs ** with normal, etc, condition a little variable but mostly fine to very fine, Cat £1100+ (for mounted).  (70+ stamps) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

Collection on Hagners with BNG to 2/6d SG 8 (well centred, a bit aged but possibly unmounted), Large 'Papua' set, Small 'Papua' to 2/6d x2, Lithos to 2/6d x2, Monocolours set, Bicolours set with some shades & extra 5/- with 'CA' Monogram, Pictorials set, 1938 & 1939-41 Airs, 'OS' Overprints set & a few others, condition rather mixed with toning/aging affecting many stamps & lots with hinge remainders, Cat £3000 approximately.  (180+)

Grade B/C (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

Lakatois mint & used collection from 1901 BNG issues onwards lightly duplicated with plenty of extras & better items including British New Guinea Vertical Wmk mint set to 2/6d (creased), 6d & 1/- fine used & 2/6d - repaired tear - with scarce 'DARU/BNG' cds, Large 'Papua' Overprint Horizontal Wmk 2/6d * x3, Small 'Papua' Overprint Horizontal Wmk 2/6d Punctured 'OS' * (a bit aged) & block of 4 CTO and Vertical Wmk 4d 6d 1/- (both papers) & 2/6d fine used, Small 'PAPUA' Wmk Upright Perf 12½ & Wmk Sideways Perf 11 * (toned gum) 4d both with Deformed 'd' at Left *,  Monocolours punctured 'OS' set used, Bicolours set used, 1½d 'POSTACE' at Right x3 (one used), 3d Harrison imprint block of 20 **, punctured 'OS' set * (the 1d & 1/- used) and overprinted 'OS' set *, 1930 'AIR MAIL' 6d 'POSTACE' at Left * x2 and 1/- Overprint in Deep Carmine * (from the trial printing; unlisted in Gibbons), 1931 'TWO PENCE' on 1½d 'POSTACE' At Right * x2, etc, condition a little variable with some gum tropicalisation/toning, substantial catalogue value in excess of £9000 but there are a number of mis-described or obviously faulty items and dubious cancels that we have not included in the valuation. Close inspection recommended.  (many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,500

Lakatois mint & used accumulation including British New Guinea ½d x30+ */used (one with very fine 'BNG' 9-bar cancel of Samarai), 1/- * x2 & used x2 and 2/6d *, Large 'PAPUA' 2/6d * x5 & used x2 plus 4d Deformed 'd' at Left used, Monocolours 2/6d Punctured 'OS' * & used, Bicolours set * plus extra 10/- *, 2/6d punctured 'OS' used, Overprinted 'OS' set * x2 & 2/6d used, Surcharges 'TWO PENCE' on 1½d 'POSTACE' At Right *, etc, a few Monogram & imprint pieces and other multiples, lots more annotated varieties & postmarks including 'KOKODA ND', 'TAMATA ED' & 'Morinda' straight-line ship's cancel in violet, also BNG Postal Cards 1d & 1½d unused and 1935 Southampton Flying Boat first flight cover signed by the pilot AE Hempel, condition quite mixed, substantial catalogue value. A little disorganised and mis-identified in places, but careful inspection is sure to reward.  (many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1901-05 British New Guinea mint selection including Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper sets to 1/- x2 and Watermark Vertical Thick Paper sets to 1/- x2 plus Thin Paper 4d 1/- & 2/6d (redistributed gum) SG 13b 15a & 16a, also annotated varieties noted White Leaves, Unshaded Leaves, etc and ½d complete sheet (aged gum) with [Pos 2/2] Hole in Sail transient flaw, a few are unmounted, also 1d Postal Card unused, condition a little variable with some gum aging/tropicalisation but many are fine to very fine, Cat £5000+ (for mounted).  (90+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14  ½d to 2/6d set SG 1-8, most including the 2/6d are exceptionally well-centred, all very fine unmounted, Cat £980 (for mounted). As fine a set as we have seen.  (8)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper LIne Perf 14  ½d & 2d with White Leaves at Right [Pos 4/5] SG 1var & 3var in marginal blocks of 4, plus blocks of 4 of the 1d, 2½d (two diagonal creases), 6d (one unit with light bend) & 1/- all marginal except the 1d, the centring mostly very good, all unmounted, Cat £1060+ (for mounted) plus a premium for the varieties.  (6 blocks)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Horizontal Thin Paper LIne Perf 14  ½d black & yellow-green (hinge remainder) and 2½d black & ultramarine (lightly mounted) SG 1a & 4a, Cat £750. Rare & under-rated; most examples seen are misidentified. Separate BPA (1968) Certificates as the previously listed SG 14c & 14d. (2) 

Grade A/A- B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Horizontal Thin Paper LIne Perf 14  2½d black & dull blue SG 4b, well-centred, lightly mounted, Cat £900. BPA (1968) Certificate as the previously listed SG 14e.

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper LIne Perf 14  4d black & sepia with Deformed 'd' at Left SG 5a being the U/R unit in a block of 4, the L/L unit with a couple of natural gum bends mentioned for accuracy only, well-centred, very fine unmounted, Cat £995+ (for mounted). An exceptionally fine multiple.

Grade A/A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14  2/6d black & brown SG 8, quite well-centred, minor gum discolouration where mounted, Cat £650.

Grade A- B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper LIne Perf 14  2/6d black & brown SG 8, very well-centred, light partial Samarai unframed cds, Cat £550.

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Vertical 6d black & myrtle-green on Thin Paper SG 14a, minor black adhesions on the reverse, Cat £1200. [The paper measures .0035" thick]

Grade A- C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Vertical 1/- black & orange on Thin Paper SG 15a, very fresh & lightly mounted, Cat £950. [The paper measures .0039" thick]

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Vertical Medium to Thick Paper LIne Perf 14  2/6d black & brown SG 16, a little aged - as is often the case with this stamp - and the gum tropicalised, Cat £6000. A rare stamp. 

Grade C C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Vertical Thick Paper 2/6d black & brown SG 16, excellent centring, light 'PORT MORESBY/BRISIH NEW GUINEA' cds, Cat £4000. A superb & beautiful example of this rare stamp. BPA Certificate (1997) as the then SG 14b. Absent from Tim Rybak's collection. More attractive than the Paul Simonson/Tom Belknap/Peter Troy example that sold for $7280.

Grade A+ A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000

1901 British New Guinea 2/6d black & chocolate as SG 16 but a forgery by Jean de Sperati, a few short perfs at upper-right, superb part-strike of Sperati's bogus 10-bars 'BNG' cancel with the tell-tale short top bar & characteristically struck away from the vignette. Ex Paul Simonson (1981), Sir Gawaine Baillie and Peter Troy: sold for $2330. BPA Certificate - a "pinky" for a forgery! - (2001). [Roger Lee at page 100 states "I have seen only two examples..." However, Peter Troy accounted for seven examples: his two other examples each sold for $2680]

Grade A- C2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

1906 Large 'Papua' Overprints mint selection including a simplified set of 8 plus extra Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper 4d 6d 1/- & 2/6d SG 17-20 x3 each and Watermark Vertical 6d SG 26 x2, also ½d 2d & 2½d marginal blocks of 4 **, a couple with White Leaves & Unshaded Leaves varieties, etc, condition a little variable with some gum aging but many are fine to very fine, Cat £3000+ (for mounted).  (59 stamps) (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

1907 Large 'Papua' Watermark Horizontal 4d to 2/6d SG 17, well centred, very fresh & lightly mounted, Cat £510.  (4)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$350