Sale No: 112
Lot No: 8633
Symbol: */**/
Cat No: Collection
1901-41 in a 16pp German stock book, starting scattered/duplicated used 1901-05 BNG to 2½d (18), and disorganised */U Papua oprts to 1/- (15), then in presentation order, */**/U 1907-10 bi-colour perf/wmk orientations to 6d with duplication in places (32), */**/U duplicated 1911-15 mono-colours to 1/- (38), */**/U duplicated 1916-31 bi-colours to 1/- plus 2/6d MUH, 5/- MLH & 10/- used (175), scattered/duplicated */**/U surcharges, airmails, and officials. The 1932-40 Pictorials set SG #130-45 used is present (the 10/- has a small corner tear), plus variably duplicated */U extras to 2/- (inc. ½d shade SG #130a MLH) and an extra used 5/-, these Cat £760 alone (60), then duplicated */**/U 1934 50th Anniversary sets SG #146-9, MUH 1935 Silver Jubilee sets, and MUH KGVI Coronation sets through to the */** 1939 Airmail set SG #163-7. Careful viewing is needed to the check the gum condition as there is much fine MUH throughout the */** pre-1937 */** content, along with the typical tropicalised gum of the period, total Cat £3,800+. (c540) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 500.00
Sold...AU$ 650.00
Closed..Mar-22-2026, 20:45:00 EST
Sold For 650
Official Stamps
Sale No: 112
Lot No: 8631
Symbol: **
1930 Bi-Colours Perf 'OS': SG #O52a 6d dull & pale purple with POSTACE at left, MUH, Cat £450 (for hinged) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 160.00
Sold...AU$ 160.00
Closed..Mar-22-2026, 20:45:00 EST
Sold For 160
PAPUA
Sale No: 112
Lot No: 8626
Symbol: V
1907-10 Small 'PAPUA' Watermark Upright P11 SG #52a 4d black & sepia block of 4, variety Deformed 'd' at left on lower right unit, fine used, Cat £338+. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 200.00
Closed..Mar-22-2026, 20:45:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 112
Lot No: 8628
Symbol: F
1916-31 Bicolours SG #85 1d black & carmine-red JBC' & 'CA' twin monogram marginal block of 10, few mild tonespots, perf separation in margins, stamps MUH. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 120.00
Closed..Mar-22-2026, 20:45:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 112
Lot No: 8629
Symbol: **/*
1929-30 'AIR MAIL' Overprints SG #113-4Harrison printing (yellowish paper) 3d sepia-black & bright blue-green corner block of 6, usual lightly aged gum, stamps MUH; also Ash printing 3d black and blue-green part Ash imprint single MLH. (2 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 120.00
Closed..Mar-22-2026, 20:45:00 EST
Sold For 120
Postal History
Sale No: 112
Lot No: 8634
Symbol: c
1905 (Mar 17) real photo card of native drummer & dancer used to USA, franked with Queensland ½d & 1d tied by BN '336' with 'THURSDAY ISLAND' cds alongside. Message states "New Guinea [ie British New Guinea] drummer & ghostman. Drum in lap". (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 80.00
Sold...AU$ 105.00
Closed..Mar-22-2026, 20:45:00 EST
Sold For 105
Sale No: 112
Lot No: 8635
Symbol: c
1909 (Oct 18) registered local cover to Whitten Bros (agents) in Samarai with Small 'PAPUA' 1d & 4d cancelled with straight-line 'REGISTERED' handstamp (Lee #100B, Rated E), with fine Type 31 'SAMARAI E.D./18OCT09/PAPUA' cds beneath, imperforate Samarai registration label in red (Lee #R1, Burt #AP1, used Samarai only, Rated 3R). 'NORTH EAST DIVISION' wax letter seal on reverse. Extremely rare Papua registered cover, showing 'REGISTERED' handstamp used as canceller, illustrated by Lee at page 48. (Image1)
Estimate AU$675
Opening AU$ 550.00
Sold...AU$ 625.00
Closed..Mar-22-2026, 20:45:00 EST
Sold For 625
Postmarks
Sale No: 112
Lot No: 8638
Symbol: s
1905: ' /23MY05/BRITISH NEW GUINEA' (blank at top, A1, Lee #80) on BNG 1d. [Pre-dates supposed recutting of first Bonagai cds. This is likely a separate cds used as a "relief" datestamp at various offices. Query if same cds as that used at Nepa in 1910.] (Image1)
Estimate AU$70
Opening AU$ 55.00
Sold...AU$ 55.00
Closed..Mar-22-2026, 20:45:00 EST
Sold For 55
Sale No: 112
Lot No: 8639
Symbol: s
Cat No: Collection
1890s-1930s Collection: with a few Queensland stamps inc a largely superb 'N.G' on 2d, part 'Registered Port Moresby' on 4d yellow, 1899 cover front to Cooktown with 'BNG' on 2d pair & 'Samarai BNG' cds, 'BNG' of Kulumadau on 1d pair, then Port Moresby with 1939 rubber double-circle arrival backstamp, 'Daru BNG' x2, part '(T)AMATA (BNG)' on BNG 1d, 'Registered Woodlarks BNG' on BNG 2½d pair, 'Registered Kokoda Papua' on 2d pair, 'Tamata ND' used at Ioma (2), 'Ioma' in violet on 1934 registered cover, 'BUNA BAY' in red-violet (2), 'Cape Nelson ND' on 2/6d, Kanosia' (2), huge oval 'Assistant Resident Magistrate Rigo, CD' on 1939 PO form, 'Bwagoia' (error) & 1923 'Bwagaoia' (2) & later type on 1931 Reg cover, 1923 'Abau', 'Hisiu', 'Loose Ship Letter' in oval (9) incl on BNG 2d, 'Ship Letter' in circle, '… Neu Guinea Zweiglinea', a good range of mostly QLD arrival cancels from shipboard mail etc; some better stamps noted incl Pictorials 5/-, etc. Valuable lot (few 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,600.00
Sold...AU$ 1,600.00
Closed..Mar-22-2026, 20:45:00 EST
Sold For 1600
PAPUA NEW GUINEA PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Sale No: 112
Lot No: 8640
Symbol: Δ
Cat No: Collection
1989 Surcharged 20t on 17t Anemone Fish SG #602(Var) Selection on piece comprising Surcharge double (SG #602a, Cat £180), plus 4 others with Misplaced or Defective Surcharges one showing Obliteration bars only (without '20t' surcharge), another Without obliteration bars and broken '0' of '20'; also 1987 15f on 12t Coral Misplaced surcharge. (6) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 125.00
Closed..Mar-22-2026, 20:45:00 EST
Sold For 125
Sale No: 112
Lot No: 8641
Symbol: **
1994 Overprints SG #730-40 set of 11, fine MUH, Cat £225. (11) (Image1)
Estimate AU$80
Opening AU$ 85.00
Sold...AU$ 85.00
Closed..Mar-22-2026, 20:45:00 EST
Sold For 85
Sale No: 112
Lot No: 8642
Symbol: F
1994 Emergency Surcharges SG #730-40 5t to 1K set of 11, fine used, under-catalogued at £55. (Image1)
Estimate AU$80
Opening AU$ 65.00
Sold...AU$ 65.00
Closed..Mar-22-2026, 20:45:00 EST
Sold For 65
Sale No: 112
Lot No: 8643
Symbol: **
1995 Surcharges SG #755-61 Birds & Fish surcharges sets in sheets of 50 with Bates/Leigh-Mardon marginal imprints, all folded centrally, fresh MUH, Cat £862.50. (5 sheets) (Image1)
