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PAPUA continued...

OFFICIAL STAMPS - 1911-12 Monocolours Punctured 'OS' continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1353

2½d bright blue as SG O41 but on Thin Paper block of 4, unmounted, minor toning mostly on the perf tips at left, the upper-right 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 OS puncture and even in that condition are extremely rare" (our emphasis) and that the Thin Paper being whiter resulted in "greater clarity of the inks" which produced distinctive shades]

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM

1354

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, OS only, about 1918. They are probably accounted for in exactly the same way as the 2½d and are equally rare"]

Grade B B1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM

1355

2/6d rose-carmine SG O45 horizontal strip of 3 from the base of the sheet with Cooke 'CA' & 'JBC' Monograms in the lower margin, CTO with 'SAMARAI/11MR1917/PAPUA' cds, the usual slightly uneven perfs, no gum, Cat £420+ for single stamps without monograms.

Grade A B2 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM

OFFICIAL STAMPS - 1930 Bicolours Punctured 'OS'

LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1356

½d to 2/6d SG O46-O54 set, centring variable as usual, lightly mounted or with small hinge remainders, the 1d with a couple of small tonespots, a few others with very light aging marks, the 1/- unmounted, Cat £650+. (9)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM

1357

1d black & red horizontal pair the right-hand unit with Puncture Omitted creating an unlisted se-tenant pair of SG O47 & 94c (the unpunctured stamp), lightly mounted. Croaker states at p52 that the puncturing "was done, I feel sure, before sending to Port Moresby. As far as I know, there are no varieties of this OS perforation".

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$290.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM

1358

2½d myrtle & ultramarine SG 97 unlisted by Gibbons with 'OS' puncture, tiny paper inclusion at upper-right, very fresh gum with two small hinge remainders. Ex Roger Lee. The Gibbons listings are presumably based on Croaker who did not include this value in his punctured 'OS' list. The Colonel Harrie Evans example - with irregular perfs and offered 'as is' - sold at our auction of 6.10.2001 for $187. We have no reason to doubt their genuineness, but must offer this 'as is'.

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM

1359

2½d myrtle & ultramarine SG 97 unlisted by Gibbons with 'OS' puncture in a vertical pair the lower unit with Puncture Omitted creating an unlisted se-tenant pair with SG 97 (the unpunctured stamp), the upper unit lightly mounted with large-part original gum, the lower unit unmounted. Offered 'as is' [See previous Lot]

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Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$1,000.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM

1360

3d black & blue-green SG O50 horizontal strip of 3 from the base of the sheet with John Ash imprint in the lower margin, small gum residue mark on face, a couple of minor aging marks on the reverse, large-part original gum, Cat £390+ for single stamps without imprint.

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$525.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM

1361

3d black & blue-green SG O50 tied to piece by very fine 'PORT MORESBY' cds, minor gum residue around a few perfs, Cat £150+. Scarce commercial usage.

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Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM

1362

3d black & blue-green SG O50 horizontal strip of 3 from the base of the sheet with John Ash imprint in the lower margin, CTO with 'SAMARAI' cds, slightly uneven perfs, Cat £450+ for single stamps without imprint.

Grade A- B2 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM

1363

4d light brown & orange SG O51 horizontal strip of 3 from the base of the sheet with John Ash imprint in the lower margin, the usual uneven perfs, a couple of tiny aging marks, very lightly mounted, Cat £195+ for single stamps without imprint.

Grade A C2 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$260.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM

OFFICIAL STAMPS - 1930 Bicolours Overprinted 'OS'

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1364

1931-32 'O S' Overprints ½d to 2/6d SG O55-O66, variable centring, unmounted & very scarce thus, Cat £130+, for mounted. (12)

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Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM

1365

1d black & red SG O56 complete sheet of 40 (5x8) with TS Harrison imprint and Double Perforations Vertically at Right through the right-hand margin, minor gum blemishes but unmounted, Cat £400+ for mounted singles.

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$400.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM

1366

9d lilac & violet SG O63 complete sheet of 40 (5x8) with John Ash imprint, ten upper-right units CTO, minor gum blemishes but unmounted, Cat £1380+ for mounted/used singles.

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$850.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM

1367

1/3d lilac & pale greenish blue SG O65 complete sheet of 40 (5x8) with John Ash imprint, ten upper-right units CTO, minor gum blemishes but unmounted, Cat £1400+ for mounted/used singles.

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$900.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM

Stamp Duty Overprints

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1368

IMPRESSED STAMP DUTY: Colourless horizontal crowned-oval '[crown]/PAPUA/ONE/PENNY/STAMP DUTY' embossed sideways at upper-right of 1939 illustrated cheque for Steamships Trading Co Ltd (Port Moresby), payee's endorsement on the reverse & Victorian Stamp Duty 2d cancelled '2MAY1939' and - after return to Papua - with 'BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES/22MAY1939/PORT MORESBY, PAPUA' cachet in violet, Elsmore Online Cat $400. A beautiful item of Revenue Stamped Paper. Ex David Hopper. [Dave Elsmore records usage 1952-1964 only, that is in the 'Territory of Papua & New Guinea' period only. This is 13 years earlier and is stated by our vendor to be the only pre-WWII example recorded]

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM

1369

POSTAL NOTES: 1932 (circa) 'TERRITORY OF PAPUA/POSTAL NOTE' with Five-Digit Serial Numbers in Green & John Ash Imprint at the Base 20/- black & green + 3d Poundage with 'BUNA BAY/4JAN34/PAPUA' cds, punctured 'PAID/14 2 34/A' & returned to Port Moresby with '1MAR1934' handstamp, defaced with two triangular punches, soiled & some foxing, Elsmore Online Cat $500: this is the note illustrated there. Ex David Hopper who believed it was the only Papuan Postal Note recorded. However, Elsmore lists the 5/- (Cat $300), we have sighted a 10/-, and an example of the 5/6d sold at our auction of 14.11.2014 for $699.

Grade C (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM

1370

MINER'S RIGHT: 1939 'MINER'S RIGHT' with printed 'Fee: Ten Shillings per Annum' at upper-left, dated "20.11.39" & issued at "Bwagaoia" with 'WARDEN/LOUISIADE GOLDFIELD' cachet in violet at the base, 'FEDERAL TAXATION DEPARTMENT/3JUL1941/BRISBANE' cachet on the reverse, remarkably fine for such items, Elsmore Online Cat $200. ['Book B71' is printed at the top & the printer's imprint at left reveals that ten books were produced at Port Moresby in March 1938. The Louisiade Archipelago lies ESE of Samarai. The largest island is Misima, & Bwagaoia is the principal town]

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$260.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM

Postmarks

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1371

Selection on Hagners including 'REGISTERED/WOODLARKS BNG' on Monocolours 2½d pair, 'BONAGAI SED' used at Kulumadau x2, 'KANOSIA', 'NEPA' x2 (one used at Tiveri), 'POST OFFICE RIGO CD', etc. (63 items) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$625.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM

1372

Bar Cancellers on Queensland stamps comprising Port Moresby 'N.G' (Lee #2; rated D) large-part strike on Lined Background 1d and 'B.N.G' (8-bars) on Lined Background 2d blue and 2½d carmine, Samarai 'B.N.G' (9-bars) x7 including a superb strike on Void Background 2½d rose and a large-part strike on German New Guinea Yachts 20pf blue. (10) (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$360.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM