PAPUA (British New Guinea) continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1341 |
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 1929-30 'AIR MAIL' Overprints Harrison Printing 3d sepia-black & bright blue-green SG 113 TS Harrison Imprint block of 6 (3x2) from
the base of the sheet, quite well-centred, plus Cooke Printing SG 112 'CA' & 'JBC' Monograms block of 6 and Ash Printing SG 112 John Ash Imprint block of 6, all unmounted, Cat £380+ for mounted singles. All imprints/monograms from this issue are
scarce, the Harrison particularly.
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1342 |
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 1929-30 'AIR MAIL' Overprints Ash Printing 3d black & blue-green as SG 114 with Overprint Double (unlisted). RPSV Certificate
(2010) states "the lower overprint is a forgery". Sold at our auction of 25.3.2011 for $303 (Sale 163 Lot 452).
In his book on the Airmail Overprint Varieties, Ray Kelly illustrated this stamp - and two others showing the same characteristics - and stated at page 44 "...[they] are far more likely to be genuine than fakes". The book was published in May 2011,
and remains the key reference. It is telling that Ray also plated the three stamps as [Pos 1 2 & 3], with this stamp being [Pos 2] on the sheet, and showed them as a rejoined strip. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1343 |
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 1929-30 'AIR MAIL' Overprints Ash Printing 3d black & blue-green with the Overprint Omitted from the Upper Unit in a Vertical Pair
SG 114b, good colour & excellent centring, sensibly reinforced, Cat £7500. Rare. RPSL Certificate (1971). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$4,500
Currently Opening at...AU$3,400.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1344 |
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 1930 Aeroplane Overprints Harrison Printings 3d sepia-black & bright blue-green SG 115 corner block of 6 (2x3) from the upper-left
of the sheet, well-centred - especially the last pair - and of delightful facial appearance, characteristic light toning but more significant on the right-hand unit in the second row, unmounted, Cat £24,000+ for mounted singles. The largest surviving
multiple and one of the great rarities of Papua. Jerry Blair Certificate (2015). Tim Rybak's very fine single sold for $4140 (2008) and Peter Troy's toned pair sold for $5590 (2009). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$25,000
Currently Opening at...AU$19,000.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
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 1930 Aeroplane Overprints Harrison Printing 6d dull purple & pale purple with 'POSTACE' at Left SG 116a, well-centred, light Port
Moresby cds corner cancel well clear of the variety, Cat £160. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1346 |
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 1930 Aeroplane Overprints Harrison Printing 1/- sepia & deep olive as SG 117 but with the Overprint in Deep Carmine, lightly
mounted, minor gum tropicalisation. Still unlisted in Gibbons. Rosenblum states (page 43) 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. [The number of stamps we have seen with Deep Carmine Overprint suggests that the quantity overprinted in this colour was greater than the 10 sheets
(400 stamps) indicated by Rosenblum and repeated by Croaker, which supports the case for a separate listing in Gibbons] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1347 |
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 1930 Aeroplane Overprints Harrison Printing 1/- sepia & deep olive as SG 117 but with the Overprint in Deep Carmine TS Harrison
Imprint strip of 3 from the base of the sheet, characteristic minor gum tropicalisation, unmounted. Unlisted in Gibbons. See the previous lot and the next two lots. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1348 |
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 1930 Aeroplane Overprints Harrison Printing 1/- sepia & deep olive as SG 117 but with the Overprint in Deep Carmine TS Harrison
Imprint block of 6 (3x2) from the base of the sheet, characteristic minor gum tropicalisation, unmounted. Unlisted in Gibbons. See the previous two lots and the next lot. Rev Roger Lee's imprint block of 6 - one upper unit mounted - sold at our
auction of 29.6.2023 for $900 (Sale 252 Lot 1310). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1349 |
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 1930 Aeroplane Overprints Harrison Printings 1/- sepia & olive as SG 117 but with the Overprint in Carmine block of 4 [Pos
11-12/16-17], the upper-left unit with 'AI,R MAIL' Variety, a few minor aging marks on the gum, unmounted. Both the overprint colour & the variety unlisted by Gibbons. See the previous three lots. The variety occurred only once on each sheet: Tim
Rybak's example in a pair & Peter Troy's single sold for $1552 & $1610 respectively. A similar block in our most recent auction on 11.12.2024 sold for $1740 (Sale 258 Lot 953). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,500
Currently Opening at...AU$1,150.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1350 |
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 1930 Aeroplane Overprints Harrison Printings 1/- sepia & olive with the Overprint Inverted SG 117a, a few characteristic irregular
perfs, small hinge remainder, guarantee handstamps of Sanabria - who originally split the sheet of 40 - and Gibbons (New York), Cat £15,000. BPA Certificate (1995). A similar example sold at our auction of 1.3.2020 for $10,620. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$8,000
Currently Opening at...AU$6,000.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
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 1931 Surcharges 'TWO PENCE' on Mullett Printing 1½d cobalt & light brown SG 121 AJ Mullett Imprint block of 6 (3x2) from the base
of the sheet plus block of 4 from the upper-left corner of the sheet with 'POSTACE' at Right [Pos 1] SG 121a & Rift in Clouds [Pos 1/2], also Ash Printing SG 122 John Ash Imprint block of 6 (3x2) and block of 4 with 'POSTACE' at Right SG 122a & Rift
in Clouds, most units well-centred, one/two units in the upper rows of the blocks of 6 lightly mounted, the others including both blocks of 4 unmounted & very fresh, Cat £350+ for mounted singles.
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1352 |
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 1932 Bicolours Crown/CofA Watermark 9d black & violet and 1/3d black & pale greenish-blue SG 127-128 in marginal blocks of 10 (5x2)
from the base of the sheet with John Ash Imprints, most units are quite well-centred, each has one unit with a small aging mark on the gum but generally very fine & all unmounted, Cat £520+ for mounted singles. (2 blocks) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1353 |
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 1932 Bicolours 9d black & violet and 1/3d black & pale greenish-blue with 'SPECIMEN' overprints SG 127s & 128s, the 1/3d especially
well-centred, both with small hinge remainders, Cat £750. RPSL Certificates (now lost, but we have their numbers!). Very elusive. (2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1354 |
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 1932-40 Pictorials ½d to £1 complete set of die proofs in the issued colours on thin card, each cut-down to stamp-size with
generous margins except the 3d which is on a larger piece (45x55mm) signed and dated "19/7/32" in black ink at base. A delightful set that is both rare & superb. The EC Harris Archive set (with extra 2/6d; all badly toned) sold at our auction of
21.10.2012 for $10,925.
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Estimate AU$25,000
Currently Opening at...AU$19,000.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
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 1932-40 Pictorials ½d to £1 SG 130-145 plus ½d black & buff SG 130a, generally well-centred, some with mostly minor gum
tropicalisation, the lower values lightly mounted or with small hinge remainders, the 5/- 10/- & £1 unmounted, Cat £575+ for mounted.
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1356 |
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 1932-40 Pictorials ½d to £1 set SG 130-145 in matching marginal blocks of 4 from the upper-right corner of the sheets, generally
well-centred, characteristic light gum tropicalisation, unmounted, Cat £2200+ for mounted singles. Superb and rare multiples.
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Estimate AU$2,500
Currently Opening at...AU$1,900.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
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 1932-40 Pictorials ½d to £1 set SG 130-145 John Ash Imprint blocks of 4, the ½d, 1d, 1½d, 2d, 3d, 4d & 5d with both Clear Shiny Gum
and with Matte Brownish Gum (most - especially the 3d - in distinct shades), generally quite well-centred, some light gum tropicalisation, a few with the upper units lightly mounted, most including the values from 2/- to £1 unmounted, Cat £2400+ for
mounted singles. A rare & very desirable set.
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Estimate AU$4,000
Currently Opening at...AU$3,000.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
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 1932-40 Pictorials ½d to 5/- SG 130-143 John Ash Imprint blocks of 4, generally well-centred, some light gum tropicalisation, the
values to 1/3d all unmounted, the three highest values with one upper unit lightly mounted, the others unmounted, Cat £880+ for mounted singles. The higher value imprints are very scarce.
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1359 |
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 1932-40 Pictorials ½d to £1 SG 130-145, generally well-centred, all with cds cancels, the ½d with largely very fine complete
'IOMA/PAPUA' in red, Cat £450.
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
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 1932-40 Pictorials ½d black & buff, 1d black & yellow-green, 2d red & 4d olive SG 130a 131 & 134-135 WCG McCracken Imprint blocks
of 4, light gum tropicalisation, the ½d with the upper units lightly mounted, the 1d with a small hinge remainder on the upper units, the others unmounted, Cat £220+ for mounted singles. These are the only values printed by McCracken. Very scarce,
especially as a 'set'.
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Estimate AU$800
Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
