Balance of the GRI covers a few with DNG but mostly with Marshalls frankings to 2d, also a few Postal Cards unused or CTO, condition a bit mixed but most are fine to very fine. (20 items)

Estimate AU$1,000

High quality range comprising Hut Airs, Dated Birds & Airs, Undated Birds & Airs and 1939 Bulolo Airs; also Papua Bicolours to 10/-, Pictorials to £1, 1938-41 Airs, & a few others; very lightly mounted, Cat £3200. (130 approx)

Grade A/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1925-37 Issues largely complete on cover with Huts to 1/- including all shades of the 6d, Hut Airs to 5/-, Dated Birds to 2/- (pair), Dated Airs to £1, Undated Birds to 1/-, Jubilee & Coronation sets, 'OS' Huts to 1/-, and 'OS' Dated Birds low values & 5/-, mostly registered with good postmark content, generally very fine, Cat £1600++. A most unusual opportunity. (55 covers)

Estimate AU$850

The balance of William Pate's Mandated Territory covers with many useful items including better postmarks & registration cachets, Runner Mails, a wide variety of frankings with values to 10/- & several imprint pairs or blocks, airmails, etc, condition variable but most are fine to very fine. Inspection recommended. (100+)

Estimate AU$1,000

Oddments with Hut Airs mint set (5/- small fault), Huts 'OS' set, a few varieties, Huts 1½d with unauthorised manuscript cancels for various flights (4 items), 1944 US Forces cover from APO 322, and 'Paquebot Cancellations of the World' by Roger Hosking (2nd Edn).

Estimate AU$250

1931 Dated Airs ½d to £1 SG 163-176 complete on five registered covers, values to 1/- with 'R RABAUL/No...' cachet & 2/- to £1 with mss "R WAU..." in red, Cat £500++. (14)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1931 Hut Airs ½d to £1 SG 137-149 complete on eight registered covers, values to 1/- & 5/- with 'R RABAUL/No...' cachet & 2/- 10/- & £1 with mss "R WAU..." in red, Cat £500++. (13)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1932-34 Undated Birds 10/- pink SG 188 complete sheet of 30 (10x3) with John Ash Imprint, some minor perf-crimping, most units are unmounted, Cat £1650++. A very scarce sheet.

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1933-34 underpaid Panton covers to Cayman Islands with various tax h/s & various Cayman values between ¼d pair & 2½d in lieu of Postage Dues. (7)

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1939 Bulolo Airs ½d to £1 SG 212-225 complete on two large registered covers (256x178mm) to the USA, 'RABAUL' cds & 'R RABAUL/No...' cachets, Cat £850++. (14)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

'OS' OVERPRINTS: 1925-31 Huts including 6d shade, Dated Birds & Undated Birds plus 2/- complete sheet of 30 (10x3) with John Ash Imprint, Cat £1500+. (34 + sheet)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

POSTMARKS: All-different selection including 'DISTRICT OFFICE/AMBUNTI', 'BUKA PASSAGE' in violet, 'BULOLO' on Opening Day, 'BULWA' (a bit spotty), 'EDIE CREEK', 'GASMATA', double-circle 'POST OFFICE/ KAVIENG' small undated & large dated types, 'DISTRICT OFFICE/KAVIENG', 'POST OFFICE/KIETA', 'DISTRICT OFFICE/MADANG', 'MARIENBERG', 'POST OFFICE/TALASEA', etc, many are registered including with rubber cachets of 'AITAPE', 'BUKA PASSAGE' (two different), 'BULWA', 'MARIENBERG', 'SALAMAUA' (two different) and 'TALASEA', a few blemishes but most are fine to very fine. (22 covers)

Estimate AU$800

The balance of William Pate's airmail covers including a few better items & a few Papuan flights, condition variable but most are fine to very fine. Inspection recommended. (29)

Estimate AU$500

Interesting group of Guinea Airways freight labels x7, Guinea Airways and Pacific Aerial Transport baggage labels, 1938 'Certificate of Safety of Aircraft' for "Puss in Boots" & three photographs. (13 items)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

1932-38 all-different group of pilot-signed covers including AAMC #P43, #P83 (a bit spotty), Kokopo Evacuation Flight #P112, Mai Mai-Wewak & Wewak-Salamaua #P114/a, #P115a, #P116c, Angoram-Wewak #P119, 4.12.1941 Rabaul-Sydney #P154 with the stamp manuscript-cancelled, etc, also a few Papuan flights, condition variable but most are fine to very fine. (22)

Estimate AU$1,000

1933 (Jan 21) Kainantu-Lae-Salamaua #P53 endorsed "Per Aerial Mail/ex Ramu Goldfields/..." signed by the pilot "John A Jukes", Undated Airs 1d pair & 3d cancelled in transit at Lae, Cat $1000. Only 12 covers flown. [Kainantu, in the Eastern Highlands 170km E of Lae, had no post office until after WWII]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1934 (Feb 26) Bena Bena-Wau #P67 endorsed "Bena Bena Aerodrome/..." & signed by the pilot "CR Gurney", Undated Airs ½d & 3d cancelled on arrival at Wau, creased at left, Cat $1750. Only 3 covers flown.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

1934 (Oct 11) Sydney-Port Moresby-Lae #P73 return flight of the Westland Widgeon III with Dated Airs 1½d & Undated Airs 2d cancelled on arrival at Lae, signed by the pilot "SD Marshall", Cat $600. [Alan Grey's example sold for $874]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1936 (Dec 1) Sydney-Port Moresby-Salamaua per Avro 642 #P109 with Undated Airs 2d cancelled on arrival at Salamaua, signed by the pilot "RO Mant" & his passenger/wife "H Mant", Cat $600. Only 5 covers flown. [Alan Grey's example sold for $609]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1937 (Feb 7) Guinea Airways Proving Flight New Guinea-South Australia per Lockheed Electra with Undated Birds 4d & 6d pair tied by Lae cds, Adelaide arrival b/s of 1937/10FEB, signed by the pilot "EH Chater", minor blemishes, Cat $500. Ex Tom Frommer: sold for $408.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1937 (June 29) Lae-Brisbane Charter Flight #P114b two Guinea Airways covers per Ford Trimotor, the first with New Guinea Coronation 2d pair & 3d block of 4 tied by Lae cds, Brisbane transit & Adelaide arrival b/s; the other with Australian KGVI 1d x3 & 2d x3 cancelled in transit at Brisbane with Adelaide arrival b/s; both signed by the pilot "AJ Turner", Cat $500. Ex Tom Frommer: sold for $552. (2)

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

The balance of William Pate's philatelic NWPI covers mostly from Rabaul with frankings to 2/- - with the Watermark Inverted - including 4d abc strip (faults), mostly to the standard destinations but noted covers to Samarai & Guatemala !, also a patriotic front, most are registered, condition variable but most are fine to very fine. (48 covers)

Estimate AU$4,000

aabcc strips of 5 comprising KGV Heads ½d & Kangaroos Third Wmk 2d on registered cover to GB, and KGV 4d & 5d on registered cover to Melbourne with 'PO PLEASANT ISLAND/(NAURU)' cds & mss "R Nauru No..." in red. Rare if kooky frankings. (2 covers)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

Registered covers with all-different censorship comprising Kawieng censored in Sydney, Kieta 'PASSED CENSOR.', Morobe 'PASSED/by/CENSOR', and Rabaul 'PASSED BY CENSOR' on plain label, 'PASSED-BY- CENSOR', & '[crown]/PASSED CENSOR/30NOV17/RABAUL', a few blemishes. (6)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

Covers with all-different registration from Kaewieng with black/white label, Morobe & Namatanai with German-pattern labels (the latter with 'NAMATANAI/QUEENSLAND' cds in violet), and Rabaul x7 different labels or cachets, condition variable. (10 covers)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000