PAPUA (British New Guinea) continued...
| LotNo. |
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Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 941 |
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 1901-05 British New Guinea Lakatois Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14 1d black & carmine SG 2 complete sheet
of 30 (5x6) with Printers' Guideline Crosses in the margins and Dot on Frame Line below 'N' of 'NEW' [Pos 1], Dot in Frame above Maltese Cross [Pos 13] & Diagonal Line of Colour in Clouds at Left [Pos 24], most units well-centred, some hinge
remainders & minor aging marks in the margins only, the stamps all unmounted, Cat £660+ for normal mounted singles. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 942 |
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 1901-05 British New Guinea Lakatois Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14 4d black & sepia SG 5 block of 4 the
upper-right unit with Deformed 'd' at Left SG 5a, the lower-left unit with a couple of natural gum bends mentioned for accuracy only, well-centred, very fine unmounted, Cat £995+ for mounted singles. Sold at our auction of 11.11.2022 for $1239 (Sale
249 Lot 2551). (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,000
Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 943 |
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 1901-05 British New Guinea Lakatois Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14 2/6d black & brown SG 8 block of 4, very
well-centred especially for a multiple, a couple of natural gum bends mentioned for accuracy only, lightly mounted, Cat £2600+ for singles. Rare: no complete sheets are known, and our vendor states that probably fewer than five blocks of 4 exist. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,500
Currently Opening at...AU$1,150.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 944 |
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 1901-05 British New Guinea Lakatois Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14 2/6d black & brown SG 8 vertical pair,
well-centred, light Samarai 'BNG'-in-bars cancel leaving most of the designs clear, Cat £1100+ for singles. Rare multiple. RPSL Certificate (2025).
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 945 |
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 1901-05 British New Guinea Lakatois Rosettes Watermark Vertical Medium to Thick Paper Comb Perf 14 2½d black & ultramarine as SG 12
but Comb Perforation (not listed separately by Gibbons), light aging, small hinge remainder. Gibbons state simply that the Watermark Vertical Medium to Thick Paper issues are found "line or comb perf". Hamilton Croaker lists only the ½d 1d 2d & 2½d
occurring with Comb Perforation, and states of the 2½d that "I have only seen this stamp overprinted either large or small Papua".
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 946 |
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 1901-05 British New Guinea Lakatois Rosettes Watermark Vertical Thin Paper Comb Perf 14 4d black & sepia SG 13b marginal block of 4
from the lower-left corner of the sheet, the two right hand units with Curving Plate Scratch from Below 'T' of 'BRITISH' (on upper stamp) to Above '4' at Right (on lower stamp), the two left-hand units a couple of natural gum bends mentioned for
accuracy only, unmounted, Cat £1400+ for normal mounted singles. Ex Leask (1953 - Lot 103: when a block of six 2x3), Jerry Blair (private sale) and Peter Troy: sold at our auction of 28.7.2009 for $1553 when catalogued at £900+ (Sale 149 Lot 2093). A
rare & desirable multiple, especially with having the Major Vignette Flaw. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,200
Currently Opening at...AU$900.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 947 |
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 1901-05 British New Guinea Lakatois Rosettes Watermark Vertical Thin Paper Comb Perf 14 4d black & sepia with Deformed 'd' at Left
SG 13d, well-centred, minor gum tropicalisation, lightly mounted, Cat £6000. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2025) states "extremely rare combination ... only around 9 examples". (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$4,000
Currently Opening at...AU$3,000.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 948 |
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 1901-05 British New Guinea Lakatois Rosettes Watermark Vertical Thin Paper Comb Perf 14 2/6d black & brown SG 16a, very lightly
mounted, Cat £600. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
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 1906 Large 'Papua' Overprints Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper 2/6d black & brown SG 20 block of 4, well-centred, four
very fine strikes of 'PORT MORESBY/22JUN07/PAPUA' cds cancel, Cat £800+ for singles. A superb & very scarce multiple. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 950 |
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 1907 Small 'Papua.' Overprints Rosettes Watermark Vertical Thin Paper Comb Perf 14 ½d black & yellow-green SG 38 complete sheet of
30 (5x6) with Printers' Guideline Crosses in the margins and White Leaves at Right [Pos 20] & Unshaded Leaves at Left [Pos 28] additionally with the Overprint Progressively Misplaced to Right on the right-hand two columns and the units in the
second-from-left & centre columns all with Kiss Prints (or Double Prints SG 38a; £2500 each) ranging from the barely-visible to the clearly-pronounced on [Pos 3, 7, 12, 17 & 23], some perf reinforcing and a few light aging marks, without gum. Chris
Ceremuga Certificate (2025) states “some stamps with portions of overprint doubled due to a kiss print or shift” but does not expertise it as SG 38a.
Presumably caused by missing or broken positioning pins, which either led to the overprint form 'bouncing' or not being struck properly on the first pass requiring a second strike. All examples of Double Prints we have seen have two almost coincident
impressions. In their unpublished work Peter Troy & Jerry Blair note "Few examples known". Sir Gawaine Baillie's 'Double Print' single sold in 2007 for £3450; Peter Troy's single sold in 2008 for $3450 (when catalogued at £2750; it reached £4250 in
the 2023 edition, only to be cut back to the current £2500 the following year). A remarkable 'one of a kind' sheet. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
Currently Opening at...AU$1,500.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 951 |
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 1907 Lakatois Small 'Papua.' Overprints Rosettes Watermark Vertical complete sheets of 30 (5x6) 1d black & red SG 39 x2 sheets and
2d black & violet SG 40 x3 sheets each with overprint varieties Inverted 'd' for Second 'p' [Pos 10, 16 & 21] and Dropped 'pua.' [Pos 17] as well as Overprint Guide Pinholes in Rosette [Pos 4 & 16], also 1906 Large 'Papua.' Overprints ½d black &
yellow-green SG 21 (gum tropicalisation; extensive perf reinforcing), various varieties including the ½d & 2d sheets with White Leaves at Right [Pos 20] & Unshaded Leaves at Left [Pos 27], some aging marks and other generally minor blemishes but
mostly fine to very fine except as mentioned, most units unmounted, Cat £1770+ for mounted singles.
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
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 1907 Lakatois Small 'Papua.' Overprints Rosettes Watermark Vertical Thin Paper Comb Perf 14 2½d black & ultramarine SG 41 complete
sheet of 30 (5x6) with Printers' Guideline Crosses in the margins and Thin 'd' at Left [Pos 17] SG 41b (Cat from £250), White Leaves at Right [Pos 20], Unshaded Leaves at Left [Pos 27] & Sickle Flaw [Pos 28] plus overprint varieties Inverted 'd' for
Second 'p' [Pos 10, 16 & 21] and Dropped 'pua.' [Pos 17] as well as Overprint Guide Pinholes in Rosette [Pos 4 & 16], centring variable but the units in the central rows including the major variety generally well-centred, the units in the upper row
and the right-hand unit in the second row affected by gum tropicalisation, Cat £900+ for mounted singles plus a substantial premium for the unlisted varieties & complete sheet. Jerry Blair's similar sheet sold at our auction of 26.3.2025 for $720
(Sale 259 Lot 1277). (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 953 |
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 1907 Small 'Papua.' Overprints Watermark Vertical Comb Perf 14 6d black & green SG 43 complete sheet of 30 (5x6) with Printers'
Guideline Crosses in the margins and Overprint varieties Inverted 'd' for Second 'p' [Pos 10, 16 & 21] and Dropped 'pua.' [Pos 17] as well as Overprint Guide Pinholes in Rosette [Pos 4 & 16], most units are well-centred, light diagonal crease at
upper-right in the margins only, light even gum tropicalisation, unmounted, Cat £1800+ for normal mounted singles (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$800
Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
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 1907-10 Lakatois Small 'Papua' Overprints Rosettes Watermark Vertical Thick Paper Line Perf 14 1/- black & orange SG 44 marginal
block of 12 (3x4) from the upper-left corner of the sheet with minor printing varieties plus overprint varieties Inverted 'd' for Second 'p' [Pos 16] and Dropped 'pua' [Pos 17], exceptionally fresh and well-centred especially for such a large
multiple, the lower-right unit lightly mounted, the other units all very fine unmounted, Cat £1080+ for mounted singles. Superb. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 955 |
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 1907-09 Lakatois Large 'PAPUA' Lithographs Crown/Double-Lined 'A' Watermark Sideways (Crown Pointing Left) Perf 11 2/6d black &
chocolate Type A with 'POSTAGIE' at Left [Pos 1/5] SG 48a, Cat £2000. Note that all stamps from this position also have a White Diagonal Hairline at Upper-Right. Only 136 sheets were printed, on which basis alone this variety must be very scarce.
However, the flaw developed during the printing and therefore did not occur on all sheets. Absent mint or used from the Rybak, Troy & Banwell collections. A superb example sold at our auction of 6.8.2021 for $2515 (Sale 245 Lot 1098). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,250
Currently Opening at...AU$950.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
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 1907-10 Lakatois Small 'PAPUA' Lithographs complete sheets of 30 (5x6) comprising Crown/A Watermark Upright Perf 11 1d black & red
SG 49 x2 sheets (one with vertical perf separation resulting in two blocks) and 2½d black & pale ultramarine SG 51a with Thin 'd' at Left [Pos 17] SG 51ab the unit above with Broken 'd' at Right [Pos 12] (a couple of minor aging marks one lightly
affecting the major variety), Watermark Sideways Perf 11 ½d black & yellow-green SG 59, 2½d black & dull blue SG 62 with Thin 'd' at Left [Pos 17] SG 62a the unit above with Broken 'd' at Right [Pos 12] (minor gum disturbance & perf reinforcing not
affecting the varieties), and 4d black & sepia SG 63 with Deformed 'd' at Left [Pos 18] SG 63a (a number of units including the major variety with small aging marks), and Watermark Sideways Perf 12½ ½d black & yellow-green SG 66 the three upper-right
units with Double Perforations at Top (aging marks affecting most units including these) plus a normal sheet, ½d black & deep green SG 66a, 2d black & purple SG 68, and 2½d black & dull blue SG 69 with Thin 'd' at Left [Pos 17] SG 69a the unit above
with Broken 'd' at Right [Pos 12] (a number of units including the varieties with small aging marks), various other varieties including Pole to Sail [Pos 7], Black Moon [Pos 20], Rift in Clouds [Pos 23], Unshaded Leaves [Pos 27] & Comet Flaw [Pos
28], some other generally minor blemishes but mostly fine to very fine except as mentioned, most units unmounted, Cat £4200+ for mounted singles. Excellent research material.
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Estimate AU$1,000
Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 957 |
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 1907-10 Lakatois Small 'PAPUA' Lithographs Crown/Double-Lined 'A' Watermark Upright Perf 12½ 1/- black & orange SG 58 complete
sheet of 30 (5x6) with Printers' Registration Crosses in the margins, remarkably well-centred, two units with tiny aging marks on a couple of perf tips not affecting the very fine facial appearance, small hinge remainders in the margins only, the
stamps with characteristic light gum bends otherwise very fine unmounted, Cat £2400+ for mounted singles. A very scarce complete sheet.
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Estimate AU$1,200
Currently Opening at...AU$900.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
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 1911-15 Lakatois Monocolours complete sheets of 40 (5x8) comprising ½d yellow-green SG 84 unmounted, 1d rose-pink SG 85 unmounted
(minor creasing at base affecting one unit; perf separation), 6d brown SG 89 CTO each unit 'socked-on-the-nose' with forty light but fine strikes of 'SAMARAI E.D./19SEP30/PAPUA' cds cancels (no gum; perf reinforcing), and 1917 'ONE PENNY' Overprints
on ½d yellow-green SG 106 with full unmounted gum CTO with twelve good to very fine strikes of 'BWAGOIA/5FE21/PAPUA' cds cancel (error for 'BWAGAOIA'; ex Roger Lee; rated C) in violet, all with JB Cooke 'CA' & 'JBC' Monograms, minor blemishes as
noted otherwise fine to very fine, Cat £640+ for (mounted) singles.
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
| 959 |
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 1916-31 Lakatois Bicolours complete sheets of 40 (5x8) comprising ½d myrtle & apple-green SG 93 with TS Harrison Imprint (minor
aging marks & perf reinforcing) and ½d myrtle & olive-green SG 93a with John Ash Imprint, 1d intense black & red SG 94c with TS Harrison Imprint, 1½d grey-blue & brown SG 95 with TS Harrison Imprint and 'POSTACE' [Pos 1] SG 95d plus unlisted
varieties, 2½d myrtle & ultramarine SG 97 with TS Harrison Imprint, 3d black & blue-green SG 98 with JB Cooke 'CA' & 'JBC' Monograms, 4d light brown & orange SG 99a with John Ash Imprint (aging marks on reverse), plus 1931 Surcharges 'TWO PENCE' on
1½d blue & brown SG 122 with John Ash Imprint and 'POSTACE' [Pos 1] SG 122a plus unlisted varieties, a few light aging marks and/or minor blemishes but generally fine to very fine except as noted, most units unmounted, Cat £1800+ for mounted singles.
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
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 1916-31 Lakatois Bicolours 1d black & carmine-red SG 94c complete sheet of 40 (5x8) with TS Harrison Imprint at base and the
so-called Substituted Cliché with Retouched (Doubled) Lower Frame above Rosette & Damaged Rosette [Pos 28] and Cracked Electro (Vertical Line to Right of Left Value Tablet) extending over Two Units [Pos 32 & 37], most units well-centred, one unit
lightly mounted, the others all very fine & fresh unmounted, Cat £140+ for mounted singles plus a substantial premium for the unlisted varieties.
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..Mar-24, 05:30 PM |
