Postal History continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1393 |
PSE |
 1905 (Jan 10) BNG 1d red Postal Card to Australia with message headed "Dobu" ordering "½ doz cricket bats ..." & signed "WE Bromilow",
slightly untidy 9-Bars 'B.N.G' cancel & largely very fine 'SAMARAI/B.N.G' cds (Lee #28) alongside. The Methodist Missionary Rev William E Bromilow and his wife established a mission on the small island of Dobu, some 100kms north of Samarai. [The
illustrations are on our website]
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1394 |
PSE |
 1905 (March 25) BNG 1d red Postal Card with pressed leaves & ribbon affixed to the reverse & covered with a flimsy paper overlay with
superb 'PRINZ WALDEMAR' ship's handstamp in blue, to Germany uprated with BNG ½d tied by 'SAMARAI/B.N.G' cds (Lee #28), light 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/NEU-/GUINEA/ZWEIGLINIE/ 10/4/05' transit on the face, minor blemishes. A quite extraordinary usage.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
Get Market Data for [Papua New Guinea 28)] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1395 |
 |
 1906 (April) two British Snap-Shots humorous postcards from Percy John Money to his daughter in NSW, each with BNG 1d, the earlier
headed "Buna Bay" tied by 9-Bars 'B.N.G.' cancel of Samarai with message including "am going ... on an expedition to Mt Albert Edward with Mr Monckton", the later headed "Ioma" tied by a good strike of the rare 'TAMATA/B.N.G' cds (Lee #48A; rated E)
with message including "We will be leaving here in a few days now to skip up that hill (1300-1400 feet)", each with very fine to superb strikes of 'SAMARAI/BRITISH NEW GUINEA' unframed cds (Lee #29) on face, minor aging/toning. Percy Money worked as
a gymnastics instructor with the Anglican Mission education program, and was also involved in official exploration of uncharted parts of the Territory. Roger Lee states that postal facilities were transferred from the Tamata mining village to Ioma in
mid-1905, the datestamp continuiing in use at the new office.
(2)Grade A-/B (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
|
Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1396 |
|
 1906 (July 28) to England with BNG ½d black & green single plus two vertical pairs tied by six very fine to superb strikes of 'PORT
MORESBY/BRITISH NEW GUINEA' unframed cds, 'CAIRNS/2AU06/ QUEENSLAND' transit and 'PULBOROUGH/SP17/06' arrival backstamps. Very attractive.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$480.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1397 |
PSE |
 1907 (March 19) usage in the Papua Period of BNG 1d red Postal Card to England with lengthy message signed "Montagu" [Bishop Montagu
Stone-Wigg] requesting sponsorship of a Papuan girl by the Anglican Girls Friendly Society, superb 9-Bars 'B.N.G' cancel and largely very fine strike of 'SAMARAI E.D./PAPUA' cds (Lee #30), London "MY17' arrival on face, light vertical fold. British
New Guinea was formally incorporated as an external territory of Australia under the name 'Papua' on 1.9.1906.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Papua New Guinea 30)] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1398 |
= |
 1907 (Aug 19) large-part newspaper wrapper to England endorsed "Per Makambo via Cairns" with Small 'Papua' Overprints ½d black & green
x2 and 1d black & red tied by 'PORT MORESBY' cds, minor blemishes. The SS 'Makambo' was acquired by Burns Philp in 1907 and worked their island routes - mainly to the New Hebrides - until 1935. For newspapers published in British New Guinea, the rate
was 1d for the first 4oz plus ½d per additional 2oz. The Small 'Papua' Overprints were prepared at Brisbane and issued in May-June 1907; this is a very early use.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$725.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1399 |
|
 1908 Rev AK Chignell envelope with superb strike of 'WANIGERA.' straight-line handstamp in blue on reverse & endorsed "Aug 24/08" in
red, to a relative in England with Small 'Papua' Overprints 2d black & violet tied in transit by a light 'SAMARAI E.D./30AUG08' cds with a very fine strike alongside, 'HULL/OC 12/08' arrival backstamp, minor blemishes. Wanigela or Wanigera was the
location of an Anglican Mission station on Collingwood Bay between Cape Nelson & Baniara: see Lee at p97. [See also Lot 1408]
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
|
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$850.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1400 |
|
 1908 (Oct 8) commercial cover to "Herbert Rumsey/Seed Merchants/Dundas/NSW" with Small 'Papua' Overprints 2d black & violet tied by a
light 10-Bars 'B.N.G.' cancel (Lee #60?) with fine 'BONAGAI S.E.D/-8OCT08' cds (Lee #73; rated E) 'relief' usage at Kulumadau (2) alongside, 'DUNDAS/OC24/08/NSW' arrival backstamp, back flap missing. Lee does not record any use of a 'B.N.G.'
canceller in conjunction with a Bonagai cds; this may be a worn strike of #60, but looks more similar to that used at Sudest Island (Lee #55) which closed in 1903. Kulumadau (Woodlark Island) Receiving Office -.7.1896; PO 19.12.1899; replaced by
Bonagai -.6.1905; replaced by Kulumadau (2) late-1907. [Gold Mining]
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1401 |
= |
 1908 (Nov 25) small parcel piece (117x82mm) registered to Sydney with Litho 1/- black & orange tied by 'SAMARAI' cds and largely very
fine strike of 'REGISTERED/SAMARAI.B.N.G' handstamp alongside, minor bends one slightly affecting the stamp. Parcel Post rates were 8d for the first 1lb plus 6d per additional 1lb, but registration was not available. The package was probably sent as
Merchandise at 1d per 2oz x9 + 3d registration.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1402 |
|
 1909 (Oct 8) to "Rev AR Chigwell/Wanigela/via Cape Nelson/NE Division" with Litho 1d black & red and 4d black & brown unusually tied
by superb 'REGISTERED' straight-line handstamp, 'SAMARAI E.D' cds and red/white R label (thick ornate 'R'; number also in red) alongside, very minor blemishes. Roger Lee states that this is the earliest known use of a registration label in Papua, and
that only two examples are known.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$800
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1403 |
|
 1910 (March 15) Munro's Whiskies advertising envelope with 'WHITTEN BROS, SAMARAI , PAPUA' local agent's imprint at top and House of
Lords 'seal' in red & green on the face, the reverse with all-over illustrations of 'Dalwhinnie Glenlivert Distillery', 'Head Office, Leith' and 'Gordon Bonded Warehouses', to England with Litho 2d black & violet tied by 'SAMARAI E.D' cds, Sydney
transit & 'THORNTON- HEATH/AP23/10' arrival backstamp, two small repaired edge tears & a couple of minor blemishes. A magnificent item that is the pre-eminent Papuan advertising envelope.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
|
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$525.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1404 |
|
 1910 (Aug 14) Queensland National Bank Limited envelope to Port Moresby with Queensland Void Background 3d brown solo tied on arrival
by light 'PORT MORESBY' cds, a couple of minor blemishes. Presumably posted directly onto a ship: the letter rate was 2d with an additional 1d paid (although the late fee was 2d). Roger Lee states that no special paquebot or ship letter markings were
used at Port Moresby, and that few such inwards covers are known.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1405 |
|
 1910 (Oct) Union Bank cover inwards to "Papua/New Guinea" with Victoria 3d orange cancelled by dumb bars obliterator, superb Sydney
'13OC10' transit & very fine 'PORT MORESBY/28OCT10/PAPUA' arrival backstamps. The letter rate was 2d per ½oz and the late fee another single rate of postage, so the rate here is problematic.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1406 |
|
 1911 (Nov 2) commercial usage of New Zealand Insurance Co long-format advertising envelope (240x108mm) with Maori illustration and
Townsville (Qld) office imprint at top which has been crossed-out & endorsed "Per S.S. Wakefield", to "Messrs Whitten Bros/Samarai" with Litho 2d black & violet pair (both faulty) tied by 'PORT MORESBY' cds, light vertical fold & a few minor
blemishes. The internal rate was 2d per 1oz x2. The S.S. 'Wakefield' was owned by the British New Guinea Development Co, but was in service with them for only a year or two.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1407 |
|
 1912 (March) Bird & Company Inc envelope with their pre-printed address, to USA posted directly onto ship with Queensland
'LOOSE/SHIP/LETTER' oval handstamp (Hosking #1358; rated E) & Monocolours 1d rose-pink & 2d mauve pair (one with corner fault) cancelled in transit with 'BRISBANE/-2MR12/T.C.' [Telegraph Counter] cds, Seattle transit backstamp, a few opening tears on
reverse.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1408 |
= |
 1912 (May 25) registered parcel piece (183x94mm) endorsed "Printer's ms without letter/from AK Chignell Wanigera" with very scarce
franking of Monocolours 1d pink overprinted 'Stamp Duty.' block of 4 & vertical strip of 4 tied by 'SAMARAI' cds with red & black/white R label (trimmed) alongside, two light bends & a couple of stamps with minor faults. An outstanding authorised
postal usage of Revenue stamps. The printed papers rate was 1d per 2oz x5 + 3d registration. [See also Lot 1399]
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1409 |
|
 1912 (July 2) internal cover with Monocolours 1d pink & 2d violet x2 tied by two largely fine strikes of the 2-line
'REGISTERED/WOODLARKS B.N.G' handstamp (Lee #61; rated D) and another largely very fine strike plus 'KULUMADAU S.E.D' cds (Lee #64) alongside, 'SAMARAI' arrival backstamp, upper-left corner clipped & part of back panel removed. Kulumadau was on the
north-east coast of Woodlark Island [Gold Mining].
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1410 |
|
 1913 (March) official envelope with '[Crown]/PAPUA' on the flap, to "Colonial Office/Downing Street/London" with Monocolours ½d green
pair cancelled with very fine straight-line ' * VAN LINSCHOTEN * ' Dutch ship's cachet in violet overstuck by Brisbane machine cancel of 5FEB13, London 'MAR14' machine backstamp, a couple of minor blemishes. The Netherlands KPM Line SS 'van
Linschoten' came into service on the Netherlands East Indies & Australia route in 1910. She was sold to an Indo-Chinese line in 1939, seized by the Japanese in 1942, and sunk near Hong Kong in an American air raid in 1943.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1411 |
|
 1914 (June) to Batavia posted on board ship with Monocolours ½d green & 2d violet tied by largely very fine strike of 'S.S. HOUTMAN'
Dutch ship's cachet in violet overstuck with Dutch Indies 'SOERABAJA/4.6.14' cds, small 'T' boxed tax handstamp at lower-right, slightly trimmed at left not affecting stamps or markings; plus a PPC of the ship. The Netherlands KPM Line SS 'Houtman'
came into service in 1913, operating on the Netherlands East Indies & Australia route.
(2 items)Grade A- (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
|
Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1412 |
|
 1914 (June) to England with Monocolours 1d pink x2 tied by Sydney '-1JE14' cds & largely very fine strike of rounded-boxed 'PAQUEBOT'
handstamp (Hosking #1500; rated B) alongside, a couple of minor blemishes.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
