Group of Post Office forms comprising 'Addresses of Registered Letters' x3 (one a crude Army Postal Services type), 1932 black/blue 'WAY BILL', WWII 'Coupon Acknowledging Registered Letter List' x10, Registration Receipt x4 including 1909 from 'DARU WD' (stated to be the only recorded example from this office) & 1909 from 'BONAGAI SED', 1946 TPNG 'Pacels Despatch List', Postage Due dockets x3 each with Bicolours 1½d pair, and a 1935 rare 'FOUND OPEN/OFFICIALLY SEALED' label, postmarks including double-ring 'POST OFFICE/PORT MORESBY, PAPUA' in violet x4 (three different), double-oval 'ASSISTANT RESIDENT MAGISTRATE/RIGO C.D.', undated 'A.N.G.A.U./Post Office' (not previously seen by us), superb 'FIELD POST OFFICE/042', etc, condition a little variable. A scarce & desirable group.
(23 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2486
Symbol: D
1898 two-page letter headed "Samarai BNG/1st September 1898" to the Governor & signed "AD [?] Murray" who advises he has received £50 in respect of which "...I have enclosed the gold and osmiridium in a small box...with a statement from Burns Philp & Co showing exactly how the fifty pounds were expended..." He also refers to "your successor", which confirms the addressee as Sir William MacGregor, who retired 10.9.1898 and was succeeded by George Le Hunte. With the Burns Philp documentation. Ex Rev Roger Lee.
(3 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2487
Symbol: C
1900 (June 25) MJSW mission envelope with Bishop's Mitre in violet on the back flap, to Sydney with Queensland QV Sidefaces White Background 2d blue solo tied by largely very fine 'BNG'-in-Bars canced and similar 'SAMARAI/B.N.G' unframed cds with fleurons (Lee Type 24) alongside, light Cooktown, Qld & fine Sydney transits and Milson's Point 'JY 6/1900' arrival backstamps, a couple of annotations on the reverse, some repaired edge faults & minor aging/soiling. (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2488
Symbol: C
1901 commercial cover with printed address of a Sydney bookseller, BNG 2d cancelled with poor strike of the 10-bars 'BNG' cancel (Lee #60; rated E) of Kulumadau (1) and almost fine strike of the rare unframed 'WOODLARK/SP8/----/BNG' cds (Lee 59 with inscription error (no 'S'); rated F; year slugs omitted) alongside, poor Samarai transit backstamp & very fine Sydney arrival of SP27/01, horizontal & vertical folds and all-over aging. Kulumadau was on the north coast of Woodlark Island. PO late-1899; replaced by Bonagai 1.7.1905. Ex Roger Lee: sold at our auction of 9.11.2002 for $840. This is probably the earliest recorded cover from Kulumadau with a BNG franking. Sir Robert Bear ran a legitimate bookshop but was also Sydney's most prominent purveyor of pornography. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 440.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2489
Symbol: CL
1902 commercial linen-lined cover-front to Perth (WA) with rare franking of BNG 1/- pair (exceptional centring, a little faded but not oxidised, Cat £150+ x15+ on cover) tied by 8-bar 'B.N.G' cancel, fine 'PORT MORESBY/20MY02/BRITISH NEW GUINEA' cds at lower-left, red registration lines but not obviously registered, crease at lower-right and minor blemishes. Very rare: one of the highest non-philatelic BNG Lakatois frankings known.
In February 1902, Robert Bunning established a stamp business called Hamilton Macrae, in Perth, specialising in granting loans secured against stamp collections, at exorbitant rates of interest. In 1910, one of his victims sued. The local 'Sunday Times' commented on "the smellful & highly malodorous affairs of Hamilton Macrae..." We have not previously encountered this 'dealer'. The huge hardware retailer Bunnings, now owned by Wesfarmers, was founded in Perth in 1907 by brothers Arthur and Robert Bunning. This seems like too much of a coincidence. (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2490
Symbol: PS
1902 (Aug 12) usage of British New Guinea Postal Card 1d red from with message headed "Samarai" & signed "Lionel PB Armit" to his sister (?) in Sydney with a superb strike of 'SAMARAI/BRITISH NEW GUINEA' unframed cds (Lee #27) and 'COOKTOWN/AU 15/02/QUEENSLAND' transit on the face, a couple of very minor marks. The message states "I have given Mr Bayldon the box of shells and the envelope of seeds ... [he] is the chief officer of the Moresby". Lionel Armit - son of police commander William Edington Armit, infamous for his massacres of Australian & New Guinea indigenes - was a government administrator. Francis Joseph Bayldon was an Australian master mariner and served on the Burns Philp 'Moresby' 1901-02. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 160.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2491
Symbol: C
1903 (Jan 23) double-rate cover to "Walter A Hull/Stamp Dealer/.../Sydney" with BNG ½d pair & 2d x3 (one folded-over at right) tied by very fine 9-bar 'BNG' cancels, very fine 24mm 'SAMARAI/BRITISH NEW GUINEA' cds alongside & largely very fine 'REGISTERED/SAMARAI BNG' (Lee #26; rated D) on the reverse, Cooktown (FE13) transit & Sydney (FE20) arrival backstamps, a few faults but attractive. Sold at a Sydney auction in 2005 for $310. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2492
Symbol: C
Cat No: 49; rated F)
1905 real photo PPC ('Native Constabulary at Cape Nelson') to NSW with BNG 1d tied by 10-bars 'BNG' of Tamata (Lee #49; rated F), two strikes of the 'TAMATA/2P/JY22/5/BNG' cds (#48; rated F) plus transit cds of Samarai & Port Moresby, minor aging. Sold at our auction of 14.8.2010 for $775 (Sale 157 Lot 803). Roger Lee states that postal facilities were transferred to Ioma in "mid-1905". This is the latest item we have recorded from Tamata. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2493
Symbol: C
1905-06 four Dana Gibson social commentary postcards to NSW each with BNG 1d tied by 'BNG' cancel with 'SAMARAI/BNG' cds of OC2/1905 or DE16/1905 (LRD) or 'SAMARAI/BRITISH NEW GUINEA' cds of 16JA06 (ERD; a gap between types of only one month) or 22FE06, social messages two headed "Mukawa", some minor soiling/toning. Mukawa is on the mainland in Milne Bay Province.
(4) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2494
Symbol: cx
1906 (Apr 17) unusually long cover (355x127mm) endorsed "OHMS" at top & at lower-left "The Post Office/Port Moresby/Brit New Guinea", to the GPO in Switzerland with unique franking of very well-centred BNG 2/6d (believed to be the only recorded usage on commercial cover; Cat £5500 minimum on-cover) & 6d tied by two of three strikes of the unframed 'PORT MORESBY/BRITISH NEW GUINEA' cds, 'REGISTERED/PORT MORESBY BNG' handstamp at upper-left, the reverse with Italian squared circles of Naples & MILANO-FERROVIA' and Swiss 'BERN/25.VI.06/BRF DISTR' arrival cds, unobtrusive central vertical fold & some creasing/wrinkling impacting the 6d but the 2/6d is remarkably fine. The contents may have been documents relating to the upcoming Postal Union Congress held in Rome in May 1906. (Image1)
Estimate AU$12,000
Opening AU$ 9,000.00
Sold...AU$ 9,000.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 9000
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2495
Symbol: CL
1906 (Apr 20) London Missionary Society cover (embossing on the flap) to Scotland with BNG 2½d only tied by very fine Port Moresby cds & equally fine strike of the extremely rare boxed 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE/ FINE ("5d")' handstamp (Lee #103A; rated G) but obliterated - probably at Brisbane (backstamp) - because it was intended for use on internal/Australian mail only, light but fine strike of the '15/CTMS/T' h/s applied & overstruck at London with '3D/I.S./M.' handstamp, Glasgow arrival cds & redirected with 'KILMA[COLM]' (Renfrewshire) arrival backstamp, vertical fold at left & some minor soiling. A rare cover. Ex Ray Kelly and Tim Rybak: sold at our auction of 26.4.2008 for $920 (Sale 135 Lot 376). (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 480.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 480
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2496
Symbol: C
1909 (Jan 14) registered cover from England with KEVII 3d tied by 'CROYDON' cds, to a missionary at "Kokoda/Papua" via Brisbane (19.2) & Port Moresby (8.3) with 'KOKODA ND/20MAR09/...' arrival backstamps, held for five months then returned as unclaimed with Two Issue franking of Small 'Papua' ½d x2 & Small 'PAPUA' 4d overlapping & tied by 'KOKODA ND/18JUN09/...' with further backstamps of Samarai (5.7) & Sydney (12.7) and London arrival of 16AU09, opened-out for display. A remarkable & colourful cover. (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 600.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2497
Symbol: =
1909 (May 22) parcel piece (155x108mm) almost certainly to England with Small 'PAPUA' 2d x3 (one damaged) 4d & 6d tied by 'SAMARAI ED' cds, part-'INLAND PARCEL POST/QUEENSLAND' endorsed "4" (pounds weight) with another strike of the cds, minor defects. A rare parcel item that proves use in Papua of Queensland Parcel Post labels. The sender was Rev Arthur Keith Chignell, from the New Guinea Mission. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2498
Symbol: C
1910 large-part internal cover (reduced at left) to merchants at Buna Bay with rare franking of Small 'PAPUA' 1d pair & 6d x2 tied by 'SAMARAI ED/26JAN10/PAPUA' cds, vertical fold clear of the stamps & minor blemishes. Roger Lee states at page 14 that until 31.10.1912, the internal letter rate was 2d per half-ounce, meaning this article weighed between 3 & 3½oz. This is one of the highest-rated pre-WWI domestic commercial covers. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2499
Symbol: CL
1912 (circa) OHMS cover from the Government Entomologist to the US Department of Entomology in Washington DC with Monocolours 2½d tied by poor Port Moresby cds, overweight with superb 'TAX ("5d")' (Lee #102A; rated D) & American 'T COLLECT/("10") CENTS' handstamps, light staining. Most covers with the 'TAX' markings are much later &/or overtly philatelic. The sender was George Moffatt Carson & the recipient was Leland Ossian Howard, who is credited as the driving force behind establishing the Bureau of Entomology. Sold at our auction of 2.9.2006 for $345 (Sale 123 Lot 1235). (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2500
Symbol: C
1912 internal commercial large-part cover to Samarai with Monocolours 1d x4 (one folded-over at left) paying the correct rate of 1d + 3d registration tied by 'KULUMADAU SED/18DEC12/PAPUA' cds, very fine 'REGISTERED/WOODLARKS BNG' handstamp (& a lesser strike on the reverse, opened-out & part of the back panel removed. Kulumadau (2) replaced Bonagai late-1907 & continued using the original registration handstamp from Kulumadau (1) - on Woodlarks Island - into the 1920s. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2501
Symbol: CL/D
1918 (Nov 28) OHMS cover with Treasury imprint at lower-left to Connecticut with Litho 2½d tied by Port Moresby cds, light blemishes. With the typed enclosure re availability of stamps to 5/- (revenue?) & postal stationery at face value, etc, signed by the Chief Postmaster "RWT Kendrick".
(2 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2502
Symbol: CO
1920 (Sep 11) commercial cover (195x126mm) to Washington State with remarkable Three-Issue franking of Monocolours 6d, 'ONE PENNY' on ½d and Bicolours ½d & 3d tied by 'SAMARAI ED' cds, red/white R label (faults), the reverse with transits of Sydney & Seattle and Spokane arrival, redirected to Seattle with "fickle finger" 'RETURNED/TO/WRITER/UNCLAIMED' cachet in purple with Seattle & 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE/ 15JA21/SYDNEY NSW' backstamps, opened-out for display & affixed to backing paper, some creasing. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2503
Symbol: C
1928 mission cover to "Kikiri/Gona Bay Via Samarai" with Bicolours 1½d x2 (both obviously aged) & 2d tied by Port Moresby cds, red/white R label, horizontal fold & light toning on the reverse. Internal registered covers are very scarce. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2504
Symbol: C
1929 cover with vice-regal '[crown]/PAPUA' embossed in black on the flap & endorsed "Card only", to England at the 1d Printed Matter rate with inspection slits at both sides. A very scarce concessional rate item from Papua. Sold at our auction of 15.8.2014 for $253 (Sale 193 Lot 816). (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Postal Stationery
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2479
Symbol: PS
REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: 1926 4d small format with official address label & very fine 'TREASURY' handstamp in violet, Bicolours 2d tied by Port Moresby cds of 23FEB26, red/white R label, superb Sydney transit & 'BERLIN/9.4.26/STEGLITZ' arrival backstamps. Very attractive and unusually fine. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2480
Symbol: PS
REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: 1926 4d linen-lined long format on bluish paper, to Devon with Bicolours 3d added & tied by 'SAMARAI ED/3NOV21/PAPUA' cds, red/white R label, the reverse with Sydney transit & very fine 'REGISTERED/25DE21/ 28 /LONDON' datestamp (Christmas Day) in red, minor repaired flap fault & minor blemishes. Very scarce. As was the case with the Australian 4d Kangaroo issues, the long format was unpopular and very few used examples have been recorded. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Postmarks
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2481
Symbol: S=
Duplicated array of 'BNG' cancels on BNG Lakatois noted as comprising types from Port Moresby x7, Samarai x18, Tamata x2, Daru x3, Kokoda x8, Woodlarks x16 & Nivani (40% strike; rated G), many very fine strikes. Ex Ray Kelly, with his notes, sold at our auction of 24.6.2006 for $390. Also 'BNG' with Sperati Forgery backstamp, '____/BRITISH NEW GUINEA' ('BONAGAI' removed, two strikes on 1910 piece), 'NEPA' x2, 'BWAGOIA' error x4, 'HISIU', 1902 'SAMARAI' in violet, 'KANOSIA' x4, unframed 'TAMATA/BNG', 'KUMUSI', etc, some shipboard cancels & transit/arrival cancels including rare 'TPO No 7 S&W R/ QUEENSLAND', condition of the stamps & strikes is variable, still a very good lot.
(140 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2482
Symbol: S=
Selection on Hagners including 'BWAGOIA' (error), 'POST OFFICE RIGO CD' in violet, 'CAPE NELSON NED' on Litho 2/6d, large unframed 'SAMARAI/BNG' on BNG 1/-, 'KOKODA ND' in violet on 3d block of 4, straight-line ship cancels of 'SS MORINDA' & 'TASMAN' both in violet, 'TAX' handstamp x5, 'LOOSE/SHIP/LETTER' markings, superb '148' Thursday Island cancel on BNG 1d, datestamps from Australian ports, etc.
(41 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2483
Symbol: =
Port Moresby: oval 'POST OFFICE/[crown]/GRANVILLE BNG' mailbag seal superb impression in red wax on large registered piece with 'PORT MORESBY/16JUN08/PAPUA' cds on the face. Ex Roger Lee: sold at our auction of 9.11.2002 for $310. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2484
Symbol: S
Tamata: manuscript "Tamata/19-10-05" sideways on BNG 2d. Ex Ray Kelly & Tim Rybak: sold at our auction of 17.10.2008 for $299 (Sale 135 Lot 419). Illustrated by Hamilton Croaker in his postmarks monograph where he states "...I have no reason to believe it is otherwise than genuine" and notes it is the only such Papuan marking he has recorded. Lee states that Ioma replaced Tamata mid-1905 so any mail posted from Tamata after that date might well have received a manuscript cancellation. Goldmining. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
PAPUA (British New Guinea) PAPUA (British New Guinea)
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2439
Symbol: *CTO
Cat No: 18
Untidy collection on Hagners with Large 'Papua' 6d SG 18 mint block of 4, Lithographs to 2/6d x8 including a mint block of 4, Monocolours set used, Bicolours mint set & 10/- with a fake cds, various Monogram and Imprint pieces, many annotated varieties (not confirmed by us), etc, some postmarks including 'BNG'-in-bars group, also New Guinea & PNG oddments, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. Inspection recommended.
(500+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,800.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2440
Symbol: *
Modest collection with BNG to 1/-, Small 'Papua' Overprints to 2/6d, Large 'PAPUA' to 2/6d x3 (one creased), Monocolours set, Bicolours to 2/6d, Pictorials to 5/-, 'OS' Overprints to 1/3d, etc, condition variable but many are fine to very fine.
(112) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 440.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2441
Symbol: *O
Study of 1910-11 Large 'PAPUA' issues on pages with annotated watermark positions & plated varieties including ½d block of 15 (5x3) being the lower half of a sheet and 2/6d * x4, also Punctured 'OS' noted 6d * x3 and a range of other issues including 1901-05 BNG ½d, 1d & 2d *1911-15 Monocolours set *, 1932 Pictorials 10/- *, etc, potential postmark interest, condition a little variable but mostly fine to very fine, plus Hamilton Croaker Lakatois I and Lakatois II & III reference books.
(few 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2442
Symbol: */**F
Small 'PAPUA' ½d complete sheet of 30 (minor perf separation) with varieties noted on 7 units; 1916-31 Bicolours unmounted mint to 2/6d including extra shades, and a fine used complete set to 10/-.
(47 + sheet) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2443
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 1
1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14 ½d black & yellow-green SG 1 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], most units well-centred, some hinge remainders mostly in the margin just affecting two units in the upper row, the others all unmounted, a couple of very minor aging marks, Cat £720+ for mounted singles plus a significant premium for the varieties & complete sheet of Number One. The variety Diagonal Dash below 'P' of 'POSTAGE' at Right on [Pos 1] is not apparent. (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2444
Symbol: **
Cat No: 2
1901-05 British New Guinea 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 mounted singles plus premium for the varieties & complete sheet. (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2445
Symbol: *
Cat No: 12
1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Vertical Medium to Thick Paper Comb Perf 14 2½d black & ultramarine as SG 12 but Comb Perforation (not listed separately in 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". (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2446
Symbol: F
Cat No: 13b
1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Vertical Thin Paper Comb Perf 14 4d black & sepia SG 13b, central 'PORT MORESBY/1-AUG08/PAPUA' cds cancel, Cat £1300. The Thin Paper 4d 6d 1/- & 2/6d were made available only to the Queensland Agent-General in London. A few used examples are recorded, presumably having been sent to Port Moresby with requests for per favour cancellations. The date on this stamp is the day before that on Tim Rybak's example which sold in 2008 for $1323. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2025) states “contemporary cancel ... only around 270 sold without the Papua overprint, and extremely rare in used condition”. (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 600.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2447
Symbol: F
Cat No: 16
1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Vertical Thick Paper Line Perf 14 2/6d black & brown SG 16 with Watermark Cross between Rosettes, central Port Moresby '-3DE06' unframed cds cancel, a couple of minor marks & a very small thin at right, Cat £4000+ for normal. Quite likely the only known example of this rare stamp with a 'Watermark Cross'. See Croaker at page 17-18 for an explanation of the rarity of the 'Watermark Cross' used to signify the centre of the Papermarker's sheet (each of which were cut into six printing sheets), and of which he had seen only a handful of examples all on the Watermark Vertical Thin Paper 2d. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2025) states “very rare stamp & the only recorded example with this watermark combination”. (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,700.00
Sold...AU$ 1,900.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2448
Symbol: **
Cat No: 21
1906 Large 'Papua.' Overprints Rosettes Watermark Vertical Thin Paper Comb Perf 14 ½d black & yellow-green SG 21 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], centring variable but the units in the lower half mostly well-centred, some light overall gum aging, unmounted, Cat £390+ for mounted singles plus a significant premium for the varieties & complete sheet. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2449
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: 22
1906 Large 'Papua.' Overprints Rosettes Watermark Vertical Thin Paper Comb Perf 14 1d black & carmine SG 22 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 Hairline through Clouds at Left (Diagonal Coloured Line Retouched ?) [Pos 24], centring variable but the units in the lower half mostly well-centred, small gum (?) stain on the face of the upper-left unit & one unit with minor adhesion on reverse otherwise unmounted, Cat £630+ for mounted singles plus premium for the varieties & complete sheet. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2450
Symbol: *
Cat No: 34a
1907 Small 'Papua.' Overprints Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14 ½d black & yellow-green SG 34a with characteristic Streaky Matt Gum, quite well-centred, very small hinge remainder, Cat £5500 (2023). Gibbons has inexplicably deleted this listing in the 2024 & 2025 editions, although the footnote under SG 45a still states that "Nos 34a 35b and 41a derive from small quantities of sheets from the original thick paper printings (in bright shades) which were still available at Port Moresby and were then included in the stock sent to Brisbane for overprinting". SG 35b has similarly been deleted, but SG 41a remains listed. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2025) states “Very rare with probably only 2 sheets of 30 printed ... superb & fresh”. (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2451
Symbol: *
Cat No: 37a
1907 Small 'Papua.' Overprints Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14 2/6d black & brown with the Overprint Vertical (Reading Down) SG 37a vertical pair with two complete impressions of the overprint across both units at left & right plus two further small-part impressions at the top of the upper unit, well-centred, facially very fresh, the upper unit with a small hinge remainders & a few small aging marks on the gum, the lower unit lightly mounted with a characteristic slight gum bend, Cat £15,000+ for singles. RPSL Certificate (1963) as the then SG 37b. Ex 'Dr Gyp' (Perrazzo). Rare: only one sheet of 30 was affected. This is believed to be the largest multiple known of this error, and the upper unit unique in that it is the only one to show parts of four separate impressions of the overprint. (Image1)
Estimate AU$6,000
Opening AU$ 4,600.00
Sold...AU$ 4,600.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 4600
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2452
Symbol: #
Cat No: 38
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 truly 'one of a kind' sheet. (Image1)
Estimate AU$3,000
Opening AU$ 2,300.00
Sold...AU$ 2,300.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 2300
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2453
Symbol: CTO#
Cat No: 39a
1907 Small 'Papua' Overprints Watermark Verical Thin Paper 1d black & carmine with the Overprint Misplaced Vertically (Reading Upwards) SG 39a vertical strip of 4 from the base of the sheet, the upper three units CTO with Port Moresby cds of '10JAN08' and the base unit unused, gum removed, Cat £21,500+ for singles. The equal-largest recorded multiple of this marvellous BNG/Papua rarity. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012).
Two sheets of 30 were affected. Hamilton Croaker cites a description of a complete sheet as having 16 of 30 units with a complete overprint - as is the case here for the upper unit. On the pattern evident here, only 15 units would have a complete overprint, so this item may be from the other sheet. Many examples have the overprint under-inked, which is often referred to as "light grey". This strip has well-inked overprints. Fresher than Jerry Blair's similar but slightly aged strip of 4 that sold at our auction of 26.3.2025 for $12,200 (Sale 259 Lot 1276). (Image1)
Estimate AU$12,000
Opening AU$ 9,000.00
Sold...AU$ 9,000.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 9000
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2454
Symbol: *
Cat No: 41
1907 Small 'Papua.' Overprints Watermark Vertical 2½d black & ultramarine SG 41 lower-left corner block of 6 [16-17/21-22/26-27], [16] with Retaining-Pin Hole, [21] with Inverted 'd' for 'p' and [27] with White Leaves at Left, lightly tropicalised, Cat £138+. Nice positional piece. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 210.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2455
Symbol: *
Cat No: 43a
1907 Small 'Papua' Overprint Rosettes Watermark Vertical Thin Paper Comb Perf 14 6d black & myrtle-green with the Overprint Double SG 43a marginal horizontal pair from the left-hand side of the sheet, both overprints on the left-hand unit with Inverted 'd' for second 'p' in 'Papua' [Pos 21] and on the right-hand unit with Dropped 'pua' [Pos 22], very fresh, lightly mounted, Cat £14,000+ for singles. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012) states "... only one sheet of 30 believed printed ... unique pair with two positional varieties". Sold at our auction of 2.12.2021 for $10,620 (Sale 246 Lot 947). (Image1)
Estimate AU$6,000
Opening AU$ 4,600.00
Sold...AU$ 4,600.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 4600
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2456
Symbol: CTO
Cat No: 44ba
1907 Small 'Papua' Overprints Wmk Vertical 1/- black & orange with Overprint Double One Diagonally SG 44ba corner block of 4 from the lower-left of the sheet, the upper-left unit also with Inverted 'd' for 'p' on both impressions, generally strong colour with just hints of oxidisation, light Port Moresby cds of 10JAN08, Cat £56,000+ for singles plus a significant premium for the 'd' for 'p' variety (which is unique). Ex William Frazer and 'Tatiana': sold at a Swiss auction house in 2015 for £38,400. David Brandon Certificate (2003).
Only 24 stamps from one sheet of 30 (5x6) were affected by the double overprint, of which five remained uncancelled. Of the 19 cancelled stamps, this is the only block in existence. As can be seen from our illustration, each unit has a differing configuration of the two overprints. (Image1)
Estimate AU$60,000
Opening AU$ 45,000.00
Sold...AU$ 45,000.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 45000
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2457
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: 55
1907-10 Small 'PAPUA' Lithographs Crown/Double-Lined 'A' Watermark Upright Perf 12½ 2d black & violet SG 55 complete sheet of 30 (5x6) with Printers' Guideline Crosses in the margins and Pole to Sail [Pos 7], Black Moon [Pos 20], Rift in Clouds [Pos 23], Unshaded Leaves [Pos 27] & Comet Flaw [Pos 28], the lower-right corner margin piece missing, a couple of aging marks mostly in the margins and on two units in the bottom row, minor gum reinforcing between the lower margin & bottom row, the other units all unmounted, Cat £1500+ for mounted singles plus a substantial premium for the varieties & complete sheet. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2458
Symbol: **
Cat No: 57a
1907-10 Small 'PAPUA' Lithographs Crown/Double-Lined 'A' Watermark Upright (inverted) Perf 12½ 4d black & sepia with Deformed 'd' at Left [Pos 18] SG 57a well-centred, light even gum tropicalisation, unmounted, Cat £200+ for mounted. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 220.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2459
Symbol: **
Cat No: 59
1907-10 Small 'PAPUA' Lithographs Crown/Double-Lined 'A' Watermark Sideways (Crown Pointing Right) Perf 11 ½d black & yellow-green SG 59 complete sheet with Printers' Guideline Crosses in the margins and Pole to Sail [Pos 7], Cross on Hill [Pos 11], Black Moon [Pos 20], Rift in Clouds [Pos 23], Unshaded Leaves & Comet Flaw [both on Pos 28], a couple of aging marks in the upper-right margin slightly affecting two units, unmounted, Cat £90+ for mounted singles plus a substantial premium for the varieties & complete sheet. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 100.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2460
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 77
1907-11 Large 'PAPUA' Lithographs Crown/Double-Lined 'A' Watermark Upright Perf 12½ 2d black & violet SG 77 complete sheet with Printers' Guideline Crosses in the margin and 'C' for 'O' in 'POSTAGE' SG 77a (Cat £160) & Wedge Flaw below Sails [both on Pos 18], perf reinforcing between the second & third rows, a few minor aging marks mostly in the margins, 20 units including the variety unit unmounted, Cat £348+ for mounted singles plus a substantial premium for the unlisted variety & complete sheet. As a constant & obvious vignette flaw, we believe the Wedge Flaw deserves to be listed by Gibbons for all values. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2461
Symbol: *O
Cat No: 86a
1911-15 Lakatois Monocolours Crown/A Watermark annotated study on pages including the basic set * plus a selection of extra shades not listed by Gibbons and 2/6d aniline bright rose-carmine * x5, a few annotated varieties noted 2d violet Crown to Right of 'A' Watermark SG 86a horizontal pair **, also 1917 'ONE PENNY' Surcharges set * plus on 2d violet Double (Kiss) Print used, on 4d olive Crown to Right of 'A' Watermark SG 109a CTO, and on 6d brown pair the right-hand unit with Inverted 'C' of 'O' in 'ONE', etc, condition generally fine to very fine, Cat £1200+ for those items listed. Ex Mark Robinson.
(50+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 550.00
Sold...AU$ 600.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2462
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 98a error
1916-31 Lakatois Bicolours Crown/A Watermark annotated study on pages predominantly mint including the basic set as well as Surcharges & 'OS' Overprints, then by printings & shades one stated to be the 3d black & aniline green SG 98a error, various Crown to Right of 'A' Watermark examples, 'POSTACE' Flaw 1½d Harrison, Mullet & Ash Printings x2 each, 'TWO PENCE' on 1½d Mullet & Ash Printings and 6d 'Harrison & Ash Printings, plus plated frame & vignette flaws, etc, condition generally fine to very fine. An excellent basis from which to start on the fascinating issue. Ex Mark Robinson.
(200+) (Image1)
