Great Britain and British Commonwealth PAPUA NEW GUINEA Issued Stamps
Sale No: 4
Lot No: 1114
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Cat No: 708
1994-95 Surcharges selection including '21t' on 35t Anemonefish SG 708, '5t' to '1K' set (11) SG 730-740, Tourism set SG 747-754 in se-tenant pairs plus '65t' with Overprint Omitted SG 751 in L/L corner block of 12, and Birds of Paradise '21t' on 45t & 90t complete 'set' of types SG 755-758 and 755b-758b, very fine unmounted, Cat £380+.
(Qty 46 stamps)
Sale No: 4
Lot No: 1116
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Cat No: 755-758
1995 Surcharges on Birds of Paradise '21t' on 45t & 90t complete 'set' comprising both Large 't' and Small 't' surcharges on original printings with denominations expressed in both lower-case 't' and upper-case 'T' SG 755-758 and 755b-758b, very fine unmounted, Cat £126.
(Qty 8)
2001 (Dec) Surcharges '50t' on 2000 Olympics 25t with the Surcharged Value Omitted SG 904a, rounded corner at U/L, 'PORT MORESBY/ SMK /...' cds, on remnant from cover, unpriced by Gibbons. The only commercially used example we have seen.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1947 piece from a large envelope with very scarce franking of Kangaroos 2/- marginal pair & Robes Thick Paper 5/- John Ash Imprint strip of 3 tied by 'PORT MORESBY/29NO47/PAPUA NEW GUINEA' cds.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1950 real photo PPC of Port Moresby airmail to England with lengthy social message including "...the photo is the flying-boat base from which we do most of our travelling" and Australia KGVI 3d brown & 6d Kookaburra tied 'PORT MORESBY/22FE50/[PAPUA &] NEW GUINEA' cds, minor blemishes. [The airmail postcard rate was 9d (half the 1/6d first ½oz letter rate); Australian stamps were in use until the first PNG stamps were issued in 1952]
Sale No: 4
Lot No: 1120
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Cat No: Collection
POSTAL HISTORY: 1965 commercial piece from a parcel with remarkable & irregular franking of Postal Charges 9d & 3/- two strips of 3 plus 10/- Bird used in lieu of Postage Due all tied by Samarai cds of 11AU65. 3/- was the highest denomination in the Postal Charges set: it appears that in making up the amount due of £1/4/9d, the 3/- stock was heavily depleted requiring the Postage 10/- to be used for that purpose.