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| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
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 1907-10 Small 'PAPUA' Watermark Upright Perf 12½ & Watermark Upright Inverted Perf 12½ 'sets' SG 55 56 56a 57 & 58, most are
well-centred & lightly mounted, one of the 2½d SG 56 and one of the 1/- are unmounted, Cat £760 for mounted.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2572 |
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 1907-10 Small 'PAPUA' Watermark Sideways Perf 11 'set' SG 59-65 all with the variety Rift In Clouds plus an extra ½d (not the
deep-green shade), most are well-centred & lightly mounted, Cat £137 for normal. [In the footnote below SG 83 it is suggested that these are worth "about three times the normal price", which we consider to be quite conservative]
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2573 |
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 1907-10 Small 'PAPUA' Watermark Sideways (Crown to Right of 'A' as seen from the reverse) Compound Perf 11 and 12½ 2d black & purple
SG 73 (Perf 11x11x11x12½), very fresh facial appearance & quite well centred, the gum a little disturbed from multiple hinges with a small hinge remainder, Cat £1700. RPSofV Certificate (1978) signed by JRW Purves & Peter Jaffe. [Stated to be Pos
[R3/5]; see next Lot]
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2574 |
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 1907-10 Small 'PAPUA' Watermark Sideways (Crown to Right of 'A' as seen from the reverse) Compound Perf 11x12½ 2d black & purple SG 73
marginal example from the right of the sheet (Perf 11x11x11x12½) with varieties Spot in Sky & White Leaves at Right, very fresh facial appearance & quite well centred, the gum a little disturbed from multiple hinges with a small hinge remainder, Cat
£1700. [Stated to be Pos [R4/5] being the stamp immediately below the previous Lot from the same sheet; the perforations certainly seem to match and bear this out] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$1,600.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2575 |
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 1911-15 Monocolours 4d die proof in black on thick highly-surfaced paper (47x41mm, double-thickness). An exceptional proof. Ex Estate
of Samuel Reading, Paul Simonson (1981) and Peter Troy: sold at our auction of 28.7.2009 for $6990. [Only four examples have been recorded]
Grade A (Image1)
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Estimate AU$8,500
SOLD for AU$6,500.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2576 |
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 1911-15 Monocolours 5/- die proof of Reading's second essay with improved value tablets in black on thin wove paper (52x51mm). Unique
& superb! Ex Estate of Samuel Reading (1952), Paul Simonson (1981), Tom Belknap (1987) & Tim Rybak (2008): sold at our auction of 26.4.2008 for $11,500. [While it might appear that this was a proof for the 1916 Bicolour issue, in fact 3d & 5/- die
proofs were prepared with the intention of them being additional values in the Monocolour series. Of course, they were not issued thus]
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Estimate AU$10,000
SOLD for AU$7,500.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2577 |
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 1911-15 Monocolours collection on leaves predominantly mint including Perf 12½ & Perf 14 issues complete SG 84-92 then 'JBC' Monogram
blocks of 4 for the 2½d 4d 6d ** & Perf 14 1d rose-pink (CTO), 'CA' Monogram blocks of 4 for the 1d 2½d & 1/- ** and 'JBC' & 'CA' Monogram strips of 3 */** for ½d 2½d (plus a Punctured 'OS' block of 6) & Perf 14 1d rose-pink, also noted 6d Watermark
Sideways Reversed (Crown to Right of 'A' as seen from the back) SG 89w *(well-centred; minor gum aging) and Perf 14 1d pale scarlet marginal block of 15 ** (some gum aging & disturbance), also 1d 'Stamp Duty' overprint * plus 1917 'ONE PENNY'
Surcharges set * x2 and used/CTO and a ½d green complete sheet ** with JBC' & 'CA' Monogram, etc, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine, Cat £2000+ (for mounted/used).
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Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2578 |
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 1916-31 Bicolours mint collection on leaves including the complete set simplified plus Cooke printings 'CA' Monograms 1d block of 6 **
& 3d pair **, Harrison printings ½d imprint block of 6 */**, 1d imprint strip of 3 * and Punctured 'OS' pair ** & single *, 6d 'POSTACE' at Left in pair with normal * and Punctured 'OS' block of 4 ** and 2/6d Punctured 'OS' *, Mullett printing 1½d
POSTACE' at Right single * and in pairs ** x2 both with Rift in Clouds on adjacent unit, Ash printings ½d Punctured 'OS' imprint block of 20 **, 1½d 'POSTACE' at Right single, in pairs x2 & in block of 4 all **, Punctured 'OS' block of 9 ** &
Overprinted 'OS' imprint block of 6 */**, 2d complete sheet of 40 including an official repair */**, Crown to Right of A single * and Punctured 'OS' pair **, 5d imprint strip of 3 **, 6d 'POSTACE' at Left x2 in a block of 4 and a pair */** (both
variety units unmounted) plus in a Punctured 'OS' pair ** (toned gum), 1/- Punctured 'OS' block of 4 ** and 2/6d Misplaced Vignette *, lots more annotated varieties, 1d 'STAMP DUTY' curved sans-serif overprint *, etc, condition a little variable but
most are fine to very fine, Cat £5500+ (for mounted) plus a significant premium for varieties on scarcer printings.
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2579 |
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 1929-30 Airmail Overprints mint collection on leaves including 'AIR MAIL' 3d Cooke printings 'CA' & 'JBC' Monograms block of 10 **
(minor toning) and Harrison imprint strip of 3 */**; Plane Overprint 3d Ash imprint strip of 3 ** & block of 6 */**, 6d Harrison complete sheets ** x2 each with imprint and including one unit with the 'POSTACE' variety (one sheet with the top two
rows CTO with 'SAMARAI' cds, the other stated to be on White Paper), 1/- Harrison Deep Carmine Overprint * from the first trial printing (unlisted by Gibbons) and Ash imprint complete sheet **; some gum tropicalisation, Cat £1700+ (for mounted) plus
a premium for the imprint & monogram pieces and the 1/- Deep Carmine Overprint.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2580 |
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 1930 Aeroplane Overprints Harrison Printing 1/- sepia & deep olive as SG 117 with the Overprint in Deep Carmine, marginal example from
the top of the sheet, lightly mounted, minor gum tropicalisation. Unlisted in Gibbons. [Regarding the overprint colour, Rosenblum states at p43 that "At first, a deep carmine was selected, but after only about 10 sheets of the 1/- had been printed
therewith, the colour was found to be too dark, and for all subsequent printings the colour was a lighter carmine-red". With a normal stamp for comparison]
Grade A- B1 (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2581 |
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 1930 Aeroplane Overprints Harrison Printing 1/- sepia & deep olive as SG 117 with the Overprint in Deep Carmine and 'AI,R MAIL'
Variety, marginal example from the left of the sheet, unmounted, minor gum tropicalisation. Both the overprint colour and variety are unlisted in Gibbons. [From the rare first printing of around 10 sheets only, with only one variety unit per sheet]
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2582 |
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 1930 Aeroplane Overprints Harrison Printing 1/- sepia & deep olive as SG 117 with the Overprint in Deep Carmine marginal pair from the
left of the sheet, the left-hand unit with 'AI,R MAIL' Variety unmounted, the other unit lightly mounted, minor gum tropicalisation. Both the overprint colour and variety are unlisted in Gibbons. [Tim Rybak's similar pair (mounted) sold for $1552 at
our auction of 26.4.2008] (Image1)
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2583 |
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 1930 Aeroplane Overprints Harrison Printing 1/- sepia & deep olive as SG 117 with the Overprint in Deep Carmine imprint block of 6
unmounted except the central top unit which is lightly mounted, some gum tropicalisation/toning. Unlisted in Gibbons. [Only 10 such imprints can exist]
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2584 |
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 1931 Surcharges mint collection on leaves including 'TWO PENCE' on 1½d Mullett printings pair ** with 'POSTACE' & Retouched Cloud Rift
varieties and single * with Cracked Vignette variety plus imprint block of 6 */**, Ash printings complete sheets x2 both with imprint and 'POSTACE' & Retouched Cloud Rift varieties plus the varieties in a pair & block of 4 all **, '5d/FIVE PENCE' on
1/- Ash imprint block of 6 */**, '9d/NINE PENCE' Harrison imprint block of 20 ** (toning), '1s3d/FIFITEEN PENCE' Monogram 'CA' & 'JBC' pairs **, etc, some gum tropicalisation, Cat £1200+ (for mounted).
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2585 |
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 1932-40 mint collection on leaves complete with lots of extras, includes Pictorials set with McCracken printings * (10/- **) plus
imprint blocks of 4 */** to 1/- including McCracken ½d 1d & 4d, also 1934 Declaration blocks of 4, 1935 Silver Jubilee 2d complete sheet ** with imprint and 3d (tone spot) & 5d Accent Flaw varieties ** in imprint blocks of 4, 1937 Coronation set in
complete sheets ** the 1d including the Halo Flaw variety, 1939 Airmails blocks of 4, etc, condition a little variable with some gum tropicalisation/toning, Cat £2300+ for mounted.
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2586 |
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 PHILATELIC LITERATURE: 'The Lakatois of Papua 1901-1932' Peter Troy Gold Medal Exhibit softbound with CD, plus Collectors Guide Series
'De La Rue Lakatoi', 'Small PAPUA & Large PAPUA' and 'The Lakatoi Mono-colour & Bi-colour Typograph Issues' all with CDs.
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
Official Stamps
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 2587 |
F |
 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)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2588 |
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 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]
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2589 |
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 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]
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
| 2590 |
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 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]
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Nov-09, 06:00 PM |
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