Kangaroos First Wmk punctured Small 'OS' ½d 3d 5d 6d & 1/- all with 'RABAUL/NOV 18 1914' datestamp in violet, a second 1/- tied to small piece by a very fine complete strike of NOV 2 1914, and 1d tied to small piece by 'MADANG/6JE16' cds (a bit soiled).
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Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 500.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1119
Symbol: F
Kangaroos ½d green horizontal pair with very fine almost complete strike of 'STEPHANSORT/----/13' frozen cds plus large-part strike alongside, also Engraved KGV 1d red & 6d Kookaburra with large-part strikes of 'RABAUL/NEW BRITAIN' triple-ring oval in violet, very fine. (3) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 270.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1120
Symbol: C
1915 social usage of local PPC of three topless maidens & message headed "Madang 5 1 1[5]", to Stephansort correctly rated but with by-now invalid Yachts 5pf tied by a largely very fine strike of the defaced 'KAISERLICHES BEZIRKSGERICHT/[eagle]/FRIEDRICH-WILHELMSHAFEN' court seal used before provision of the new 'MADANG' cds. A rare non-philatelic usage on a postcard. BPA Certificate (2011) states that the item is genuine but does not mention that it was used during the Australian Occupation, that the defacement was done by the Occupying Forces, or that the stamp was invalid. (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1121
Symbol: C
1915 (June 8) envelope registered to England with unoverprinted Australia KGV 1d red x5 tied by two largely very fine strikes of 'RABAUL/NEW BRITAIN' oval datestamp in violet, endorsed registration number "1037X" at upper-left, censored locally with very fine 'PASSED BY CENSOR' handstamp in violet at lower-left, London transit and Leeds '4 AU 15' arrival backstamps, a few minor edge faults & blemishes. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 280.00
Sold...AU$ 700.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1122
Symbol: C
1916 (Dec 29) cover to Cheshire with scarce albeit philatelic franking of Kangaroo 6d blue punctured Small 'OS' tied by Australian-pattern 'KAWIENG' cds, manuscript "R324", Sydney (10.1.1917) & London (27.2.1917) transit backstamps, light spotting. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
'G.R.I.' Overprints
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1123
Symbol: */**F
1914-15 6mm Spacing selection comprising '1d.' on 5pf mint & used x2 (one with superb straight-line 'Herbertshohe' cancel), '2d.' on 20pf used (aged), '2½d.' on 10pf single & pair *, '2½d.' on 20pf **, '3d.' on 25pf * & U and '3d.' on 30pf used, most with forme positions noted, Cat £2100.
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Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,250.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1250
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1124
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1
1914-15 6mm Spacing '1d.' on 3pf olive-brown SG 1 [Stg 12 Pos B], very well-centred, unmounted, Cat £750+ for mounted. Superb. Briefmarkenprufstelle Basel Certificate (2009). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 1,300.00
Sold...AU$ 2,000.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1125
Symbol: *
Cat No: 10
1914-15 6mm Spacing '5d.' on 50pf black & purple/buff SG 10, minor hinge remainder, Cat £950. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 290.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1126
Symbol: *
Cat No: 10
1914-15 6mm Spacing '5d.' on 50pf black & purple/buff SG 10, very well-centred, very lightly mounted, Cat £950. Superb. BPA Certificate (1991). (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 950.00
Sold...AU$ 950.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1127
Symbol: **
Cat No: 12
1914-15 High Values with 3½-4mm Spacing '1s.' on 1mk red SG 12, guarantee handstamp, unmounted, Cat £3750+ for mounted. Superb. RPSL (1976) & Briefmarkenprufstelle Basel (2004) Certificates. (Image1)
Estimate AU$4,000
Opening AU$ 4,200.00
Sold...AU$ 4,200.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 4200
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1128
Symbol: *OPS
1914-15 5mm Spacing selection comprising '1d.' on 3pf U, '1d.' on 5pf pair with 'STEPHANSORT' cds in blue, '3d.' on 30pf (fake cancel), & '5d.' on 50pf with Surcharge Misplaced to Right *, also 'O.S.' Overprints '1d.' on 3pf mint x3 & used x2 (one with Sydney arrival cds) and '1d.' on 5pf *, most with plate positions noted, Cat £1050; plus Postal Cards No Wmk '2d.' on 10pf & Lozzenges Wmk '1d.' on 5pf, both very fine unused.
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Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 700.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1129
Symbol: V
Cat No: 19m [Stg 11]
1914-15 5mm Spacing '1d.' on 20pf ultramarine Error of Denomination SG 19m [Stg 11], well-centred, very light partial oval Rabaul datestamp which has faded, a trifle aged, Cat £85,000. Ex the Marquess of Bute: Lot 100 in the 1959 catalogue, in which the datestamp is obvious; sold recently at a Swiss auction for SFr6600. RPSL Certificate (1966) as the then SG 19d. Bob Gibbs lists this error as 19g/gc/gd. Only two editions ago, the Gibbons price was £13,000. In the 2024 edition, it was revised to £85,000, an increase of 550% (we are unsure as to why, or whether this is an error). (Image1)
Estimate AU$12,500
Opening AU$ 9,500.00
Sold...AU$ 13,500.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 13500
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1130
Symbol: *
Cat No: 33
1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels Town in Sans-Serif Type 'Rabaul/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 33 (Michel 16g), small hinge remainder, Cat £275 (€170). (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 125.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 125
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1131
Symbol: #*
Cat No: 36
1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels Town in Sans-Serif Type 'Herbertshohe' SG 36, no gum, and Seriffed 'Kawieng' SG 42 [Pos A5], lightly mounted, Cat £550. (2) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 625.00
Sold...AU$ 625.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 625
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1132
Symbol: #
Cat No: 36
1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels Town in Sans-Serif Type 'Herbertshöhe/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 36 (Michel 16c), unused without gum, Cat £300 (€250). (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 420.00
Sold...AU$ 420.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1133
Symbol: #
Cat No: 38
1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels Town in Sans-Serif Type 'Kieta/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' SG 38 (Michel 16e), unused without gum, Cat £500 (€400). (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 525.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1134
Symbol: *
Cat No: 39
1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels Town in Sans-Serif Type 'Manus/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 39 (Michel 16f) marginal example from the base of the sheet, above-average centring, lightly mounted, Cat £325 (€280). (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 210.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1135
Symbol: #
Cat No: 41
1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels Town in Seriffed Type 'Friedrich Wilhelmshafen/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' SG 41 (Michel 16bII), unused without gum, Cat £275 (€170). (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 950.00
Sold...AU$ 950.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1136
Symbol: #
Cat No: 42
1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels Town in Seriffed Type 'Käwieng/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 42 (Michel 16dII), marginal example from the right-hand side of the sheet, unused, Cat £250 (€170). (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 135.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 135
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1137
Symbol: *O
Cat No: 53e
1914 5mm Spacing on Marshall Islands selection comprising '1d.' on 3pf U x3, '1d.' on 5pf * x2 & U x3, '2d.' on 10pf U, '2d.' on 20pf U, '4d.' on 40pf * x2 (one with light bend, the other creased) & '5d.' on 50pf; plus Setting 2 [Pos 1-10] comprising '2d.' on 20pf x7 including No Stop after 'd ' SG 53e, '2d.' on 10pf pair & '1d.' on 3pf (rounded corner); a few blemishes, Cat £2000+.
(23) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 1,000.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1138
Symbol: **
Cat No: 50
1914 5mm Spacing on Marshall Islands '1d.' on 3pf brown SG 50 block of 4 [Stg 2 Pos 4-5], well-centred, unmounted, Cat £400+ for mounted singles. Superb. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 400.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1139
Symbol: *
Cat No: 52e
1914 5mm Spacing on Marshall Islands '2d.' on 10pf red with No Stop after 'G ' SG 52e, faint toning, very lightly mounted Cat £850. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1140
Symbol: F
Cat No: 52g
1914 5mm Spacing on Marshall Islands '2d.' on 10pf red with Overprint Double One Inverted SG 52g, oval Rabaul datestamp of JAN 7 1915 in violet, Cat £5500 (for unused: unpriced used). Ex the Marquess of Bute (1959) Lot 175. Peter Holcombe (1988) and Pascal Scheller (2018) Certificates both state that the upright overprint is [Stg 11 Pos 5] and that the inverted overprint is [Stg 10 Pos 1], and that this is the only recorded used example. Scheller has corrected Holcombe's misreading of the date of the cancel as JUN 7 1915. (Image1)
Estimate AU$5,000
Opening AU$ 3,800.00
Sold...AU$ 8,000.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 8000
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1141
Symbol: *
Cat No: 56e
1914 5mm Spacing on Marshall Islands '4d.' on 40pf black & carmine/buff with No Stop after '4d ' SG 56e and with Fractured Stops in 'R.I.', very lightly mounted Cat £425. (Image1)
Estimate AU$350
Opening AU$ 270.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1142
Symbol: **
Cat No: 60
1914 Marshall Islands High Values with 3½-4mm Spacing '2s.' on 2mk blue SG 60, well-centred, unmounted, Cat £1900+ for mounted. Superb. RPSL Certificate (1983) - photocopy - for the marginal block of 4 from which it was removed. (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 2,200.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 2200
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1143
Symbol: =
Cat No: 62
1914 Marshall Islands High Values with 3½-4mm Spacing '5s.' on 5mk carmine & black SG 62 tied to small piece by very fine oval Rabaul datestamp of JAN 1 1915, Cat £16,000. Superb. Hoffmann-Giesecke Certificate (1970) states "Marke, Aufdruck und Stempel sind echt und einwandfrei" (= the stamp, overprint and postmark are all genuine and without faults). (Image1)
Estimate AU$12,500
Opening AU$ 9,500.00
Sold...AU$ 16,000.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 16000
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1144
Symbol: **
Cat No: 64
1915 Marshall Islands Additional Surcharges '1' on '2d.' on 20pf blue SG 64, unmounted, Cat £4500 for mounted. Superb. RPSL (1983) and Pascal Scheller (2018) Certificates. (Image1)
Estimate AU$5,000
Opening AU$ 6,750.00
Sold...AU$ 6,750.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 6750
General Lots
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1112
Symbol: CPS
POSTAL HISTORY: Bundle with German New Guinea 10pf Postal Card with message to Hanover; 'GRI' Overprints 1d on 5pf & 2d on 10pf unused Postal Cards; Mandated Territory mostly philatelic including with rubber registration cachets of Angoram Kavieng Marienberg & Wewak and adhesives including Hut Airs 5/- & 10/-, commercial covers from Manus Wau & Kieta and another with huge 'PAQUEBOT' handstamp of Tulagi, 1937 two stampless OHMS with 'POSTAGE PAID/RABAUL' cds, generally fine to very fine, plus a rare but tragically defective circa 1940 Note Printing Branch parcel label at 11/11d rate including Robes 5/- x2.
(39) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1113
Symbol: S=
POSTMARKS: Range on Hagners including very fine 1898 'FINSCHHAFEN' on German 50pf olive, 1893 'HERBERTSHOH' on German 20pf blue pair, superb straight-line 'Herbertshohe' on NWPI 2½d on-piece, undated 'POST OFFICE/KAVIENG' in black violet (on Dated Birds 'OS' 5/-) & magenta, 'ANGORAM' in violet on Dated Birds 5/-, 'NAMATANAI' on NWPI KGV 1d 'OS', 'MARIENBERG' in violet on Huts 2/- strip of 3, 'GASMATA' in violet on Undated Birds 9d imprint pair, etc, some duplication of mostly Territory issues on-piece.
(150 items approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 950.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 950
German (Deutsch) New Guinea
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1114
Symbol: C
POSTAL HISTORY: 1899 PPC to Germany (code 'b'), 1911 commercial cover to Sydney (code 'a'; minor toning) & 1913 superb unused PPC (code 'b') all with 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/NEU-/GUINEA/ZWEIGLINIE' cds; and Marshalls 1907 commercial registered part-cover to Germany (minor stains & R label defective) & 1908 Gruss aus Jaluit PPC social usage to NSW (corner creases) both with '.../JALUIT/LINIE/ b ' cds.
(5) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1115
Symbol: C
POSTAL HISTORY: 1902 (Apr 1; April Fools Day) cover to Germany with scarce albeit philatelic franking of Yachts 3mk corner example from the upper-right of the sheet tied by 'BERLINHAFEN' cds, red & black/white R label alongside, 'Bestelt/von/Charlottenburg 5/27.5.02/...' arrival backstamp, horizontal fold at the base. (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1116
Symbol: C
POSTAL HISTORY: 1902 (Sep 28) cover to Germany with Yachts 10pf tied by one of two strikes 'KAIS DEUTSCHE/MARINE-/SCHIFFSPOST/No 7/28.9/02' cds in use aboard SMS 'Moewe', 'GARZ/10.11.02/ (ODER)' arrival backstamp. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1117
Symbol: C
POSTAL HISTORY: 1904 (Feb 2) commercial linen-lined cover (202x152mm) endorsed on the flap "Abs [absender = sender] FE Hellwig/Matupi BA [= Bismarck Archipelago]/DNG", to Saxony with Yachts 10pf & 30pf (marginal) tied by two of three strikes 'MATUPI' cds, red & black/white R label (damaged before being affixed), 'RADEBEUL/19.3.04/OBERLUSSNITZ a' arrival backstamp, minor imperfections but not folded & unusually fine for an oversize cover. (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 575
Mandated Territory
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1168
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 125-225
Mandated Territory issues SG 125-225 & O22-54 virtually complete missing only the Undated Birds £1, Silver Jubilee & Coronation but also including Native Huts 6d two additional shades, Native Huts 'OS' Overprints with eight additional values including 6d sepia on Coarse Toned Paper and Undated Birds ½d orange (unissued), a couple with mostly very minor blemishes but generally very fine lightly mounted or with small hinge remainders, a few unmounted noted, Cat £4700+ for mounted.
(147) (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 2,800.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 2800
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1169
Symbol: *O
Selection with Huts mint to 2/- + used 10/-, Hut Airs mint to 10/- (the 5/- with Short 'I' in 'AIR'), Dated Birds 10/- *, Undated Airs to 5/- *&U, Bulolo Airs mint 6d imprint pair & £1 plus used pairs of the 2/- 5/- & £1, etc, generally fine to very fine.
(180 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 320.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1170
Symbol: F/V
Cat No: 125-136
1925-27 Native Huts ½d to £1 set SG 125-136 plus extra shades of the ½d & 4d both with very fine 'EDIE CREEK' cds cancels, the 2d and 6d bistre & 6d yellow-brown SG 130a & 130b, the former with largely very fine 'TALASEA' cds cancel, centring variable as usual, the 9d with a couple of aged perf tips otherwise fine to very fine, Cat £750+.
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Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1171
Symbol: F
Cat No: 137-149
1925-27 Native Huts 'AIR MAIL' Overprints ½d to £1 set SG 137-149, Cat £500. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1172
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 150-157
1931-34 John Ash Imprint blocks of 4 comprising Dated Birds 1d to 9d SG 150-157 plus 1932-34 Undated Birds 10/- & £1 SG 188-189 and 'AIR MAIL' Overprints 5/- & £1 SG 201 & 203 (both with even gum tropicalisation), Cat £1475+ for mounted singles.
(12 blocks) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 1,000.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1173
Symbol: F/CTO
Cat No: 177-189
1931 Dated Birds 'AIR MAIL' Overprints 1d to £1 set SG 177-189, centring well above-average, a few CTO with large-part gum, Cat £600.
(14) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 420.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1174
Symbol: **
Cat No: 189
1932-34 Undated Birds ½d orange John Ash Imprint block of 4, very well-centred, a couple of nibbled perfs, characterisic light tropicalisation, unmounted, Cat £440+ for mounted singles (as it has been forever), in a footnote below SG 189. Unissued: imprint blocks are rare. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1175
Symbol: F/CTO
Cat No: 177-189
1932-34 Undated Birds 1d to £1 set SG 177-189, centring well above-average especially on the higher values, a few CTO with large-part gum, Cat £375.
(15) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1176
Symbol: F
Cat No: 188
1932-34 Undated Birds 10/- pink SG 188 block of 4 commercially used with central 'POST OFFICE/ 24AP33/SALAMAUA' cds, a couple of slightly uneven perfs, Cat £300+ for singles. Scarce multiple. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1177
Symbol: F
Cat No: 190-203
1932-34 Undated Birds 'AIR MAIL' Overprints ½d to £1 set SG 190-203, Cat £325.
(16) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1178
Symbol: F
Cat No: 201-203
1932-34 Undated Birds 'AIR MAIL' Overprints 5/- olive-brown, 10/- pink & £1 grey SG 201-203 blocks of 4 commercially used, the 10/- especially well-centred with a small surface mark on one unit, a couple of slightly uneven perfs, Cat £940+ for singles. Scarce multiples. (3 blocks) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 440.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1179
Symbol: **
Cat No: 204
1935 Bulolo Airs £2 bright violet & £5 emerald-green SG 204 & 205 marginal blocks of 4 from the right-hand side of the sheets, the £5 being from the upper-right corner, well-centred, exceptional rich colours, full unmounted gum with characteristic light even tropicalisation, Cat £4400+ for mounted singles. Sold at our auction of 25.3.2021 for $5192 (Sale 243 Lot 1125). (2 blocks) (Image1)
Estimate AU$4,000
Opening AU$ 3,000.00
Sold...AU$ 3,000.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1180
Symbol: V
Cat No: 204 & 205
1935 Bulolo Airs £5 emerald-green SG 205 marginal single from the base of the sheet with partial John Ash Imprint, two light small-part strikes of 'WAU' cds cancel, Cat £450+. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1182
Symbol: *
Cat No: 212-225
1939 Bulolo Airs ½d to £1 set SG 212-225, well-centred, characteristic light even gum tropicalisation, lightly mounted (the 1d with a small hinge remainder), Cat £1100.
(14) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1183
Symbol: **
Cat No: 212-225
1939 Bulolo Airs ½d to £1 set SG 212-225, well-centred, full unmounted gum with characteristic light even tropicalisation, Cat £1100+ for mounted.
(14) (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 625.00
Closed..Mar-25-2025, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 625
Sale No: 259
Lot No: 1184
Symbol: F/V
Cat No: 212-225
1939 Bulolo Airs ½d to £1 set SG 212-225 plus 1935 £2 violet SG 204, well-centred, all with neat cds cancels, Cat £990.
(15) (Image1)
