1925-31 OS Opt Hut set 1d to 2/-. VF MNH. SG O22-33 cat £75 for M, should be at least double, £150 MNH. (9) (P)

Estimate AU$180

1931 Dated Bird £1 olive-grey. VF fresh M. SG 162 cat £250. (P)

Estimate AU$300

1932-34 Undated Bird £1 olive-grey. VF MNH bottom marginal with part imprint. SG 189 cat £120 for M, should be at least double, £240 MNH. (P)

Estimate AU$250

1932-34 Undated Bird ½d orange unissued w/o Airmail opt. VF MNH, sl tropicalised gum. SG footnote cat £110 for M, should be at least double, £220 MNH. (P)

Estimate AU$200

1932-34 Undated Bird ½d orange unissued w/o Airmail opt. VF MNH, sl tropicalised gum. SG footnote cat £110 for M, should be at least double, £220 MNH. (P)

Estimate AU$250

1932 Undated Birds Airmail ½d orange comp sheet of 30 with full margins & imprint. VF CTO 'Rabaul 12 JAN 38' cds, full UH gum. SG190 cat £45+ as singles. Very rare as CTO sheet.

Estimate AU$100

1932-34 Undated Birds OS set 1d to 5/-. VF MNH. SG O42-54 cat £275 for M, should be at least double, £550 MNH. (13) (P)

Estimate AU$700

1935 Bulolo Airmail £5 green. Superb fresh MNH, with pristine never hinged original gum. SG 205 cat £750 for M, should be at least double, £1500 MNH. Rare so nice. (P)

Estimate AU$1,800

1937 Parcel tag franked Bulolo Airmail £2 plus Undated Bird 10/-, 9d & 2d tied by 'Salamaua 21 DE 37' cds. Crayon address stupidly erased, while reverse is endorsed 'This tag took first gold brick by air to Sidney (sic) New South Wales from Bulolo Goldfields'. VFU. SG 204, 188, 184, 179 cat £250+ as loose stamps alone. The £2 extremely rare on any postal article & unpriced in SG as such, & would have to be several times the value of loose stamps. (P)

Estimate AU$1,000

1947 QANTAS FFC Rabaul-Sydney with Pic vignette, franked Emu 5½d tied by 'Rabaul/New Guinea' cds with 'GPO Sydney 18 JA 47' arrival cds. Signed by pilot. AAMC P167 cat $125 & vastly under-rated. (P)

Estimate AU$180