PAPUA continued...
Postal History continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1161 |
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 Missionary mail mostly to GB but some internal and inwards items, good range of frankings, a few PPCs including 1905 'Rev WE
Bromilow, Dobu, BNG' with BNG 1d and superb unused 'Mrs Bromilow and Methodist Mission Nursery, Papua', 1907 with Small 'Papua' 2½d but overweight & mss "Tax 5D", 1938 EAMS cover unstamped but apparently still flown, the odd parcel piece & 1941
printed matter item with 1d Chieflet, Jan 1941 registered airmail to GB with 'THE BISHOP OF NEW GUINEA/...' handstamp and 1939 Airs 3d (on the reverse) & 1/6d, etc, condition variable but many are fine to very fine. Ex Rev Roger Lee, himself a
Methodist missionary.
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1162 |
D |
 1878 full letter headed "Port Moresby Anuapala July 28 1878" and signed on the reverse "Ruatoka", the letter believed written in
the Motuan language, some reinforcing along folding-splits but of strong colour & wholly legible, endorsed on the reverse "Letter written by a native of Rarotonga the son of a savage & cannibal". A very early and important social history document,
that predates by seven years the establishment of civil administration in BNG. Ex Rev Roger Lee.
Ruatoka was born in the Cook Islands to Christian converts. His mission work in Papua began in 1873. He also acted as an interpreter for the English missionaries & went on several expeditions into the interior. Ruatoka was one of four early
missionaries featured on PNG's 1972 Christmas stamp issue. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1163 |
PSE |
 1888 British 1d pink lettersheet with printed 'GOVERNMENT HOUSE' in blue on the flap & within where endorsed "British New Guinea"
and signed "Basil Thomson", to "The Archbishop of York" (the sender's father) carried per favor to England where placed into the mails with very fine London squared-circle of NO19/88 & 'YORK/NO20/88' arrival backstamp, very minor blemishes. Ex Rev
Roger Lee - acquired in 1983 for $800 - who states "Earliest known outgoing cover from BNG", making this an extremely important item.
The marvellous letter states: "...I arrived here...after a terrible passage...There is a rush of miners for Gold so fearing trouble with the natives we take an armed party inland tomorrow. I have the use of the Govt Camera a
beautiful...instrument...this letter will go from Downing Street. Do not be astonished if you receive one tame cassowary..."!!! Remarkably, the gold reference "inland" can't be to the recent discoveries on the islands to the east of Samarai, that are
generally believed to be the first in Papua. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,900.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1164 |
D |
 1888 seven-page letter headed "British New Guinea/Yacht Hygeia/17th December 1888" from Basil Thomson to his father, signature
excised otherwise very fine. The letter states "...On our arrival at Samarai we learned that a white man...had been murdered...after 3 weeks [we] suceeded in capturing 7 of the ringleaders who are now chained on deck...[Then a vivid account of a
skirmish with other natives]...the Governor shot a man who was just going to thrust an ugly looking spear through me...I hate having to shoot these poor savages even in self-defence...I received all your letters today forwarded from Fiji...". Ex Rev
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1165 |
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 1892 (Mar 29) Queensland cover with bishop's mitre on the flap, to "Sir Wm Macgregor/Government House/ British New Guinea" with
Queensland 2d tied by Brisbane duplex, 'COOKTOWN' transit backstamp of AP4/98 affected by opening tear. A rare early destination item. Ex Rev Roger Lee. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1166 |
PSE |
 1898 usage of Queensland 1½d Postal Card with message headed "Port Moresby BNG 23.6.98", to London cancelled with Rays '148' of
'THURSDAY ISLAND' (cds below), Brisbane transit & superb 'PADDINGTON W' arrival datestamp, redirected to Kent, faults but presentable. A rare item of ship mail. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1167 |
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 1898 stampless cover to "Sir Wm MacGregor/Lieutenant Governor/Port Moresby/British New Guinea" with light but obvious unframed
'SAMARAI/1SEP98/B N G' cds and very fine 'PORT MORESBY/6SE93/BRITISH NEW GUINEA' arrival backstamp, small piece of the flap missing otherwise superb. Ex Rev Roger Lee. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$1,250.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1168 |
D |
 1898 two-page letter headed "Samarai BNG/1st September 1898" to the Governor & signed "AD [?] Murray" who advises he has received
£50 in respect of which "...I have enclosed the gold and osmiridium in a small box...with a statement from Burns Philp & Co showing exactly how the fifty pounds were expended..." He also refers to "your successor", which confirms the addressee as Sir
William MacGregor, who retired 10.9.1898 and was succeeded by George Le Hunte. With the Burns Philp documentation. Ex Rev Roger Lee.
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1169 |
D |
 1916 handwritten letter headed "Port Moresby/1st June 1916" and signed "Teina Materua", to Admiral Davis diplomatically declining
his request for Papuan stamps punctured 'OS' and stating "...The mens in PO here are all new hands..." Materua was the adopted son of the renowned missionary Ratueka (see Lot 1162): he worked for the Papuan government for many years. Ex Rev Roger
Lee. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1170 |
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 1934 (July 6)cover to Northern Ireland endorsed "per Faith in Australia" with 'AIR MAIL/[Plane]' overprint on 6d tied by 'PORT
MORESBY' cds, 'FIRST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL' octagonal cachet & local 'TAX' handstamp endorsed "4d" in red pencil, GB '4d' handstamp and Postage Due 4d tied by 'HOLYWOOD/BELFAST' cds. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$170.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1171 |
/D |
 1938 (Nov 21) cover to "Five Dock/NSWales" with Possession Airs 2d tied by Port Moresby cds, very fine '__DG__/NSW' arrival relief
backstamp. With brief letter: "The mail by the Guba closes in about five minutes..." Rather nondescript, but social mail per the 'Guba' is rare. Ex Rev Roger Lee.
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$220.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1172 |
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 1942-45 WWII batch of commercial, official & mission covers including several with Papua stamps but military censors one with
superb 'PAGA BATTERY/...' cachet, stampless OHMS covers including three re-used one three times with 'SIGNALS' cds including '.../NG...', mission mail one with double-oval 'DISTRICT OFFICE/SOHANO' datestamp, Red Cross envelopes, US Forces, etc, many
registered with rubber registration cachets, two naval covers with '[crown]/WAK DAS OLI/MASIK LIM LIMBUR' motto of HMS 'Matafele' on the flap, condition variable. A very good lot. Ex Rev Roger Lee.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1173 |
PSE |
 POSTAL STATIONERY: Postal Cards 1d unused, First Day Usage x2 and commercial usage in 1905, 1½d unused, First Day Usage x2 (both
creased) and 1908 commercial usage from Catholic Mission on Yule Island to Belgium with letter in Flemish (?; faults), and Registration Envelope 4d smaller size unused (stained).
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1174 |
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 POSTMARKS: Per favor strikes on orange-buff x11, white, or pink x7 including 'PORT MORESBY/NEW GUINEA' (date slugs removed), light
'KOKODA/BRITISH NEW GUINEA', 'KUMUSI/BRITISH NEW GUINEA', 'BONAGAI/PAPUA' & 'BONAGAI SED/PAPUA' etc, also two-line 'REGISTERED/PORT MORESBY NG', and similar '/...POST MORESBY BNG' & '.../SAMARAI BNG', etc. Ex Rev Roger Lee.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1175 |
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 POSTMARKS: Bicolours 1d tied to piece by a faint mailbag seal in violet with a second largely fine strike
'...KAIRUKU/[coat-of-arms]/PAPUA' alongside. A rarity. Kairuku is at the southern tip of Yule Island. The seal indicates that it had a Free Bag service. Ex Rev Roger Lee: acquired post-1984 because it is not recorded in his book, and Kairuku is not
in the list of post offices at page 17, despite Imila & Vailala being included. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1176 |
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 Basic collection apparently complete 1952-1982 plus extra Cattle 1/7d x6 including an imprint block of 4 and the 'SPECIMEN'
Overprints (plus a few duplicates that are mounted), generally very fine unmounted.
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$240.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1177 |
/O |
 Mostly unmounted collection remainders including 1952 Pictorials plus used set & £1 used strip of 3, 1963 Pictorials plus £1 used
strip of 3, other long sets, Emergency Surcharges set plus extras including a few blocks, also 1997 Customs document with 'STAMP DUTY' K5 Overprint on Rattle pair affixed, 2000 address panel from a parcel to UK with K10 Mask x3 + Diana's Death M/S &
Customs Declaration for camping equipment, etc. Ex Rev Roger Lee.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1178 |
O |
 Small stockbook with 1952 Pictorials set ** plus a few imprint blocks to 1/- & ½d complete sheet of 72, and used to 10/- x4 & £1
x2, later issues to $2, 'SPECIMEN' Overprints on 10/- Rabaul, £1 Queen x2 & 10/- Bird, etc, generally very fine.
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1179 |
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 Collection to 1988 with some duplication to K5 Bird x2, 1952 'SPECIMEN' duo (10/- *), numerous blocks of 4 including 10/- Map, 1958
Pictorials with Imprints, Birds set x2, Butterflies pairs etc, and two Hagners of Emergency Surcharges including '21t' on Bird SG 649b blocks of 6 & 9, etc, unmounted.
(100s) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1180 |
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 1952-2010 former dealer's stock in carton with 1952 to £1 **, then heavily duplicated mint and used including M/Ss. Weighs 10kg.
(100s) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$1,000.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
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