PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1501 |
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 Extensive collection to mid-1970s apparently complete unmounted with lots of extras from 1952 Pictorials set in Authority Imprint
blocks of 4 the 10/- Map x2 and the £1 Fisherman x3 plus a single unusually on small illustrated FDC, 10/- & £1 'SPECIMEN' overprints, 6½d 1/- and '7d' on 1/- complete sheets of 30 and Postage Dues 'POSTAL CHARGES' overprints Authority Imprint blocks
of 4, 1958-60 Pictorials 1/7d Cattle corner block of 8 & imprint blocks of 4 x3, 1961-63 Pictorials 1/- & 2/- Dancers, 3/- Policeman and 8d Ship & 2/3d Plane complete sheets of 30, 1963 10/- Rabaul block of 15 and FDCs x2 different, QEII £1 complete
sheet of 50 and 'SPECIMEN' overprints x2 each, 1964 Birds blocks of 4 ** & CTO plus 10/- 'SPECIMEN' overprint single, the later issues in blocks of 4 including Butterflies, Headdresses, Panorama, Ships, 5k Bird, etc, many with imprints or sheet
numbers, condition generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$750
Currently Opening at...AU$575.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1502 |
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 Duplicated range of mostly Pre-Decimal issues on stockcards apparently all unmounted or used/CTO from 1952 Pictorials set, 10/- Map
& £1 Fisherman 'SPECIMEN' overprints, £1 Fisherman used x3, and Postage Dues 'POSTAL CHARGES' set x3 plus '6d/XIXIXIXI' on 7½d overprint SG D1 with minor toning as usual (not expertised), 1958-60 Pictorials 1/7d Cattle block of 4 x2, etc, condition a
little variable.
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1503 |
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 1963 Photogravure Pictorials £1 QEII imperforate single mounted on Harrison and Sons Limited presentation card, 'Superintendent
Operations/("No 7")' handstamp in violet and small-part 'Dr. T.P. LIM/...' cachet on the reverse, a little minor foxing. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1504 |
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 1961 Native Police 5/- Patrolman very fine unmounted. Unissued. Announced in January 1962, it is believed the issue was abandoned
in September 1962 and most of the sheets were destroyed. See also next lot. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1505 |
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 1961 Native Police 5/- Patrolman complete sheet of 60 with the Sheet Number in Red in the lower-right margin, all units unmounted &
very fine. Unissued. The TPNG Post Office official bulletin of January 1962 stated that a forthcoming issue would feature "a Native Affairs patrol ..." It is believed the issue was abandoned in September 1962 and most of the sheets were destroyed.
The only other complete sheet we have offered - "minor gum bends" - sold at our auction of 22.2.2024 for $7800 (Sale 255 Lot 874). Retail $45,000+ for singles. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$8,000
Currently Opening at...AU$6,000.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1506 |
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 1985 Ceremonial Structures unissued values '10' '20' '30' & '60' in smaller-size than the issued set SG 496-9 which had the values
15t 20t 30t & 60t, unmounted.
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1507 |
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 1985-1992 Yearbooks plus extra 1989 as issued. Weighs 4kg.
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1508 |
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 POSTAGE DUES: 1960 'POSTAL/CHARGES/6d./IXIXIXIXIX' Overprint on Pictorials 7½d Yam House SG D1, well-centred, small-part corner cds
cancel, Cat £450. RSPV Certificate (2010). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1509 |
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 POSTAGE DUES: 1960 'POSTAL/CHARGES/6d./IXIXIXIXIX' Overprint on Pictorials 7½d Yam House Authority Imprint block of 4 from the
lower-left corner of the sheet as SG D1 but with Forged Overprints, a few minor aging marks mostly on the reverse, Cat £3400+ for genuine singles. Friedl Certificate (1981) as genuine annotated by Chris Ceremuga (2004) "overprints are definitely
forged"; RPSV Certificate (2010) as a forgery. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1510 |
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 POSTAGE DUES: 1960 'POSTAL/CHARGES/6d./IXIXIXIXIX' Overprint on Pictorials 7½d Yam House SG D1 vertical pair, quite well-centred, a
couple of very light aging marks on a few perfs, the upper unit uncancelled, the lower unit CTO with Port Moresby cds, both unmounted, Cat £1300+ for singles. Submitted to Chris Ceremuga for expertising. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
Currently Opening at...AU$575.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1511 |
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 POSTAGE DUES: 1960 'POSTAL/CHARGES/6d./IXIXIXIXIX' Overprint on Pictorials 7½d Yam House with Double Overprint SG D1a marginal
example from the right of the sheet, quite well centred, CTO with small-part 1960 cds cancel, Cat £2500. Tim Rybak's and John McNabb's CTO examples sold at our auctions of 26.4.2008 and 12.10.2012 for $2796 & $3145 respectively. RPSV Certificate
(2010).
Geoff Kellow stated that three sheets of 36, readily distinguished by placement of the overprints, had been identified. He was able to account for 42 used examples, of which 24 - including this example - are from the First Sheet, on which the second
overprint is positioned upwards and to the left. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
Currently Opening at...AU$1,500.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1512 |
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 POSTAGE DUES: 1960 'POSTAL/CHARGES/6d./IXIXIXIXIX' Overprint on Pictorials 7½d Yam House SG D1, quite well-centred, tied by
'KONEDOBU/14MR60/PAPUA-NEW GUINEA' cds to local philatelic cover with Pictorials 2d blue tied by the same cds of the same day, taxed with 'T "6d"' circular handstamp in violet on the face, very fine. Submitted to Chris Ceremuga for expertising. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
Postal History
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1513 |
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 Handy little group including 1946 air to GB with 1/6d & 'ABAU' cds, 1957 Surcharges plain FDC (superb) & 7d on 1/- on air cover to
Victoria, 1958 apparently commercial air to USA with 1d 4d & 1/7d Cattle, 1962 double-rate air to GB with 2½d pair 1/7d Cattle & 2/6d Herdsman, 1950s OHMS air to Egypt with Egyptian censor cachet, 1959 unsealed local cover with Chief 3½d black paying
the Printed Matter rate with Seabelle advertising label on the face, and a couple of others, generally fine to very fine,
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1514 |
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 Australian stamps used in the Territory including 1945 with 'P.M.G'S DEPT C.1/QLD-AUST' relief cds used at Port Moresby, 1948 to NZ
with 'BUKA PASSAGE' cds & 'SOHANA' mis-spelled R label, 1949 from Sohano (cds mis-spelled 'SOHANA' but the R label spelled correctly) with scarce 'MONEY ORDER OFFICE/RABAUL' backstamp, 1952 registered x2 both with black/white emergency-printing
airmail labels, 1953 (3 March) KGVI Registration Envelope 1/0/½d combination franking uprated with PNG 1/- Lakatoi for "Comp 1/6" (Compensation) two days after the Australian stamps became invalid but accepted, also items from 'KAVIENG' (cds in
violet) & 'HIGATURU', other postmark interest, a couple of registration receipts, etc, plus New Guinea 1937 OHMS with 'POSTAGE PAID/RABAUL' cds, 1938 with 2d tied by Brisbane cds & 'PAQUEBOT' alongside, 1938 registered air to "The Rt Hon J Lyons
Prime Minister/Canberra" with Dated Airs 2d & 9d, 1939 air to Germany with 3d & 6d and 'AIR/MAIL' 1/-, and Papua 1942 Pictorials 1d x2 & 2d tied by Australian 'FIELD POST OFFICE/020' cds used at Murray Barracks, etc, mostly fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1515 |
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 1950s-90s box of commercial mail with many pickings including Pictorials 1d from Wewak to Buin Methodist Mission with Army
concession rate handstamp, 4d Cacao pair and 5d Cacao on South Pacific Post wrappers to Germany, 7½d Huts plus 9d Copra registered to Holland, 1/- Lakatoi on airmail postcard to Sweden, 1/- Dancer airmail to Solomons, 2/- Mask solo underpaid for air
to East Germany, 2/- Dancer uprating Map 5d green long-format stationery envelope registered to Victoria, 2/3d Plane solos to Czechoslovakia, Germany & Switzerland, 2/6d Sheep airmail to Sweden (3d overpaid), 1/6d Rubber x2 plus 5/- Coffee (rare on
cover) on oversized envelope airmail to Solomons, 1962 Malaria 1/- pair plus 3d airmail to USA, 1963 Election 2/3d airmail to UK, 1963 Games 1/- airmail to Solomons, 1964 Masks 2/5d on OHMS envelope from HMAS Tarangau, 1966 Butterflies 20c airmail to
USA and 25c airmail to Germany, 1972 Shells 10c airmail to New Hebrides, a range of 1990s surcharges, etc, also 'POSTAGE PAID AT LAE' 1956 in black & 1961 in red, Port Moresby Librarian OHMS postcards x4 one with 'RELIEF NO.3' used at Samarai another
from 'GOILALA', advertising, ship endorsements and plenty more, generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1516 |
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 1959 (Nov) homemade wrapper endorsed "Printed Matter" to Illinois with rare franking of Native 3½d black tied by Port Moresby cds &
Sydney parcel roller. Rodney Perry's census of PNG covers included only six frankings of this stamp. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
| 1517 |
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 1961 (June 6) oversized parcel wrapper (270x150mm) airmail to USA with rare franking of 5/- Coffee + Pictorials 1/- Lakatoi tied by
Port Moresby cds, 'Douane/(Customs)' label declaring "Stamps" on reverse, San Francisco 'PASSED FREE/US Customs SF Calif' datestamp in purple, light vertical fold clear of the adhesives. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..Mar-25, 05:30 PM |
AUSTRALIAN PICTURE POSTCARDS
AUSTRALIAN PICTURE POSTCARDS
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1518 |
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 Original oldtime family collection with a quality group from Victoria including a 1908 court-size but divided back card
"...Kerang/National Bank', 1908 Maypole Dancing (at Bendigo?), several real photo types with women playing croquet, c.1910 Empire Day at Beringa School & 'Frankston Rd, Chelsea...', a couple of better 1908 Visit of the US Fleet cards; useful oddments
from other States & some Australiana; also Britain including small villages & a nice range from Cornwall, Scotland with Perth group including 1911 Coronation Procession, 1916 Irish Rebellion x2 etc; condition variable but most are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 1519 |
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 Small box of mostly Golden Age cards from NSW x34 (including Dibley's Parramatta x8), South Australia x30 (including 1909 Port
Pirie real photo multiview of six pioneer scenes), Tasmania x7, Victoria x6 & Western Australia x4 (including 1909 Wreck of SS 'Pericles'), then Australiana x4 including of the 'Tantanoola Tiger', KGV 1d Letter Card with scarce 'BILLABONG' view, plus
World cards including Japanese NYK Shipping Line x5 (gorgeous), Italy USA & Canada etc, condition variable but many are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$350
Currently Opening at...AU$270.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 1520 |
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 Mostly mounted selection with strength in Victoria including real photo cards & two early Walhalla types, also attractive nostalgic
Rose views, Trams, good range from South Australia including VSM "stamps" cards with inset views of Adelaide x4, Western Australia WA 'Trafalga [sic] VFB 1909' (= Volunteer Fire Brigade), attractive Australiana, etc, WWI views & soldiers, novelty
types & several "wallets", generally fine to very fine.
(200, + moderns) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$750
Currently Opening at...AU$575.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
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