Small group from 1906 British comic postcard to NSW with Lakatoi 1d with 'BNG' cancel (not tied), 1931 with Lakatoi Bicolours 1½d block of 4 and 'KULUMADAU' black & red/white R label, 1934 Australia-Papua First Flight 'boomerang' covers x3, 1937 Coronation set FDCs x11 all registered including from 'ABAU' (makeship R label manuscript on stamp selvedge), 'BUNA' (manuscript R 'label'), 'BWAGAOIA', 'DARU', 'IOMA', 'KOKODA' (with 'REGISTERED/KOKODA PAPUA' handstamp) & 'LOSUIA', 1938 First Direct Flight 'boomerang' covers x2, 1938 Jubilee set FDCs x3, etc, condition a little variable.
(35) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 980
Symbol: #NAME
Half a carton of miscellaneous covers including useful frankings notably Bicolours to 10/- (rare on any sort of cover), postmark interest, registered and official covers, inwards mail including 1909 from Thursday Island with 'DARU WD' arrival backstamp, etc, a few small correspondences, 'WOODLARKS/[crown]/BNG' wax seal x4 probably not contemporary, etc, condition very mixed but much is fine to very fine.
(few 100 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 1,900.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 981
Symbol: C/CL
Consignment remainders of commercial covers including 1899 large-part front with Queensland 4d yellow tied by superb 'SAMARAI/BNG' cds, 1903 & 1906 to GB with BNG 2½d, 1908 with BNG 2d pair, 1908 with Small 'Papua' Overprints 2d x2, 1909 parcel piece with Litho 1d pair & 2d x2, 1916 to British Forces in Aden (damaged on the face), 1915 with Monocolour frankings to Japan x4 (one with Brisbane censor label & one with 'PBC' cachet in chamfered box) and to Hong Kong, 1917 front to New Zealand, 1919 to Scotland & 1920 to England both assessed at London as overweight & taxed, 1925 & 1926 handmade wrappers to USA with Bicolours ½d pair or 1d, 1927 to Samoa, 1936-41 three Esperanto covers one to Colombia and one to USA with huge censor cachet of Port Moresby, etc, and about a dozen part-covers, postmark interest including 1909 & 1911 'BONAGAI SED', 1917 'BUNA BAY', 1913 'DARU WD', 1932 'KOKODA ND', 1915 'KULUMUDAU SED', etc, condition very mixed but many are fine.
(94) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,250
Opening AU$ 950.00
Sold...AU$ 1,000.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 982
Symbol: C/CL
Philatelic registered covers, many overfranked with values to 2/6d x2 (one overprinted 'OS'), the first four with manuscript endorsements, 1910 & 1929 with straight-line 'REGISTERED' from Buna Bay or Ioma, a batch with a variety of Port Moresby R labels and others from 'BONAGAI' (with 'KULUMADAU SED' cds), 'KULUMADAU' and 'SAMARAI' x2, 1937 Coronation sets from eight offices one with 'BUNA BAY' cds and manuscript "BUNA/747", 1950 from 'DARU' with Australian stamps and manuscript R endorsement, condition variable but many are fine to very fine.
(38) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 850.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 983
Symbol: D
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$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 984
Symbol: C/CL
Commercial and official registered covers comprising 1902 to Queensland with BNG 1d & 2d x2 and 'REGISTERED/SAMARAI BNG' handstamp, 1909 large-part linen-backed OHMS front to GB with Litho 1d & 4d x2 tied by straight-line 'REGISTERED' of Samarai, 1916 to Scotland with Monocolours ½d x6 & 1d x3, 1917 to NZ with Monocolours 1d pair & Bicolours 3d, 1918 (Nov 14) to WA with Bicolours 1d & 3d but not paying the recently introduced ½d War Tax, 1922 to Brisbane with Bicolours 1d & 4d, 1933 to USA with Bicolours 6d, 1935 to South Australia with Pictorials 5d plus Declaration 1d & 2d, 1935 to GB with Pictorials 6d (1d convenience overpayment), and 1938 (Nov 2) to England with Pictorials 3d & 5d being a rare Empire Air Mail Scheme registered cover; good to fine.
(10) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 985
Symbol: D/C
1890-1923 Inwards mail to Lieutenant-Governor Sir William Macgregor comprising 1889 8pp 8vo letter headed 'Museum of Archaeology/Cambridge' and signed "Anatole von Hugel", no envelope; 1890 (fault on the face) & 1891 covers from 'CAMBRIDGE - 158' apparently both in von Hugel's hand, the first with backstamps of 'PENANG TO SINGAPORE' mail sorter, 'SINGAPORE', Sydney & 'COOKTOWN/QUEENSLAND', the other with 'BRISBANE/MR10/91' & 'THURSDAY ISLAND/MR20/91'; 1890 3pp 8vo letter asking Macgregor his advice whether it would be safe for the writer to visit!; and 1897 from London with Brisbane & 'PORT MORESBY/6SE97/BRITISH NEW GUINEA' backstamps, flap removed. A very early and desirable group.
(5 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 900.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 986
Symbol: S=C/C
1891-1900 Queensland Stamps Used in British New Guinea group of mostly commercial covers x4 and fronts x7 with various frankings from Port Moresby or Samarai, very mixed condition; also a group of pieces with Queensland values to 1/- x3 including ½d pair, 2½d rosine & 4d yellow all with BNG cancels or datestamps including some very fine to superb strikes.
(11 + pieces etc) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 1,600.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 987
Symbol: C
Cat No: 24 ERD)
1892 social cover to Sydney with Queensland Lined-Background 2d pair (partly excised) and two fine strikes of the 9-bar 'BNG' cancel & superb backstamp of the first 'SAMARAI/13FEB92/B. N. G.' cds (with fleurons; Lee #24 ERD), the reverse also with 'COOKTOWN' transit & 'MANLY/FE27/1892/NSW' arrival backstamps, the vice-regal insignia excised from the flap & significant staining mostly on the reverse. Ex Evan Gill and Roger Lee: sold at our auction of 9.11.2002 for $1065. The earliest recorded cover from Samarai; in the hand of Governor MacGregor, to his wife. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 988
Symbol: S
1905 usage of BNG 2d with manuscript "Tamata/19-10-05" sideways. 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". Roger 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$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 989
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$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 990
Symbol: C/CL
1908-38 commercial, official and philatelic registered covers all from Port Moresby, the first two with numerator handstamp (the second also with manuscript "Port Moresby/Papua" below), then with an all-different selection of R labels including imperf, perforated & rouletted types, one of 1927 to Sarawak with provisional label & '[P]ORT MORESBY' handstamp, mostly fine to very fine. A good lot for the specialist.
(16) (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 991
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) and 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$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 992
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$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 993
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$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 994
Symbol: CO
1928 linen-backed envelope used from England to France at 9½d including PUC ½d & 1½d strip of 4, later the same year registered from 'LLANTHONY' (Wales) to "Rev SRM Gill/Anglican Mission/Mamba River/ Samarai/Papua", and two years later re-used by Rev Gill to his brother in England with Bicolours ½d 1d & 1½d tied by 'SAMARAI SED' cds, a bit knocked-about but a truly remarkable item. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 995
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$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 996
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$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 997
Symbol: CL
OFFICIAL MAIL: 1907-08 with frankings comprising BNG ½d block of 4 (surface damage) or 2½d pair, and Small 'Papua' Overprints 1d pair, 2½d pair, 6d (Cat £50 x10+ on cover) registered, 6d (Cat £50 x10+ on cover) & 1d registered with two British 'E [crown] R' resealing labels, or with ½d & Large 'Papua' 2d, to England x4, USA x2 or France, condition variable. Very scarce selection.
(7) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 998
Symbol: CL
OFFICIAL MAIL: 1908-34with Lithograph frankings punctured 'OS' comprising 2d, 2d to USA with rare '10/CTMS/ T ' handstamp of Port Moresby, 2½d x2, Monocolours ½d & 1d, ½d block of 4, 2d x2 (one a front only) or ½d pair & Bicolours 2d, lastly 'OS' Overprints ½d block of 4; to England x5, New Guinea, USA x3 or France, some variety in flap ornaments, condition variable. The earlier usages of 'OS' punctures are very scarce.
(10) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 999
Symbol: CL
OFFICIAL MAIL: 1916-19 quartet with 'OFFICIAL/FREE' printed at upper-right & different imprints at lower-left, the first internal to Samarai, the second registered to Canada with Monocolours ½d pair & 4d partly obscuring 'FREE', the third with 'OFFICIAL/FREE' crossed-out registered to Victoria with Bicolours 3d pair, that & the fourth both also with 'OFFICIAL FREE' on the reverse the latter with addressing label and Monocolour 1d on the reverse, then 1939 & 1942 stampless to Sydney or GB with unboxed or boxed 'OFFICIAL FREE' handstamp in violet, condition variable. A very scarce and desirable group.
(6) (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 600.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 1000
Symbol: CL/CO
OFFICIAL MAIL: 1908-12 group with Lithographs frankings of 2½d x2 to Germany or USA, 6d tied by 'KOKODA ND' cds with double-ring 'POSTMASTER/KOKODA' cachet at lower-left to GB, 1/- linen-lined registered to USA, or 2/6d linen-lined registered to Austria, also with Monocolours 1/- registered to Austria, condition variable. The last four are rare solo frankings, the 2/6d Type C (Cat £80 x8+) especially so. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 1001
Symbol: CL/CO
OFFICIAL MAIL: 1918-41 mostly registered, the earliest (opened-out) with 'ONE PENNY' on ½d x6 underpaying 3d rate to USA plus 3d registration, 1924 to USA with Bicolours 1d & 6d with Harrison Imprint paying short-lived 4d foreign rate + 3d registration, 1925 to Costa Rica with Bicolours 6d, 1927 to Sarawak with Bicolours 1½d & 4d, 1930 to Victoria with 'AIR MAIL' 3d pair, 1931 to USA with Airmail Overprints 3d & 6d, 1941 to "Toimaonapu/TNG" with 3d Dandy & 1939 Airs 8d (rarely seen on commercial mail), etc, condition variable.
(9) (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 1002
Symbol: C
PICTURE POSTCARDS: Selection of early real photo x5, photo-mechanical cards x9 and a collotype (defective) featuring native groups, housing, cermonies, etc, six with BNG frankings and all postally used from Port Moresby x5 or Samarai x10, generally fine to very fine. A very scarce and desirable lot.
(15) (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 1003
Symbol: C
PICTURE POSTCARDS: Group of mostly collotype cards but with a few real photo & photo-mechanical types, mostly indigenous subjects, several postally used but a few have had the stamps removed (19); also unused French missionary cards x29, generally fine to very fine.
(48) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 1004
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS: 1901 BNG wholesale lot approximately half 1d red some uprated & half 1½d blue, all CTO or with brief messages, destinations include Italy, Hungary, Hong Kong and Philippines, some very fine 'BNG' cancels & datestamps, condition variable but all presentable to fine.
(80 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 800.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 1005
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS: 1901 BNG 1d red x21 and 1½d blue x10 all postally used with full social or commercial messages, mostly to Australia or Great Britain but a few others to Italy, Germany, Netherlands or Sumatra and three locally used at Port Moresby (one to Yule Island but uncancelled), condition variable with some creasing and other minor problems.
(31) (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 1,600.00
Sold...AU$ 1,600.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 1006
Symbol: PS
REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: 1917 4d size G on NSW Stock with Red Star on the Flap, seven unused, one CTO, two used with additional stamp & R labels neatly removed, good to very fine.
(10) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 1007
Symbol: PS
REGISTRATION ENVELOPES: 1917 4d size G on NSW Stock with Red Star on the Flap used to Germany in 1926 & uprated with Bicolour 2d for 3d foreign letter rate + 3d registration, red/white Port Moresby R label. Superb. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 400.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 400
PAPUA (British New Guinea) PAPUA (British New Guinea)
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 934
Symbol: #*O
Cat No: F1
Extensive collection remainders in a carton with a basic collection including BNG to 2/6d used, Large 'Papua' Overprints including 4d x3 & 2/6d x2, Small 'Papua' Overprints including a range of constant varieties, thereafter largely complete simplified mint or used but missing the Pictorials above 1/-, Bicolours 1d Substituted Cliché in pair (RPSL Certificate), 1932 9d & 1/3d with 'SPECIMEN' Overprints (not expertised but they appear to be genuine), 'OS' Overprints to 2/6d, a good range of monogram and imprint blocks, etc, and a strong section of 'Stamp Duty.' Overprints with mint including Monocolour 1d SG F1 corner block of 12 (one thinned), Litho 1d largely complete reconstruction [29 of 30 positions] and curved 'STAMP DUTY' on Bicolours 1d block of 20 (5x4) all these with toning but also SG F1 superb unmounted corner block of 6, Litho 6d x11 (one apparently postally used), Monocolours 6d x2 (one with gum adhesions), quality variable - many unused with no gum - but much is fine to very fine, also a large quantity of duplicates and Hesshaimer BNG ½d facsimile.
(2500 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 2,800.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 2800
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 935
Symbol: F/CTO
Cat No: D1
Hingeless album with issues virtually complete on a simplified basis (no Large 'Papua' Overprints) including BNG to 2/6d, most of the Lithographs to 1910 & a few others with fake cancels, very fine; also PNG complete to 1974 including Postal Charges and SG D1 (not expertised).
(350+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 950.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 936
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: 9 x3
Useful range of Lakatois including SG 9 x3, 15 & 54, a few blocks of 4, condition variable but most are unmounted, Cat £550+.
(66) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 937
Symbol: *OCPS
Collection mint & used from British New Guinea Lakatois to 1940s with lots of extras/duplicates, officials, multiples, annotated varieties, etc, includes Large 'Papua' Overprints Wmk Horizontal 6d, 1/- & 2/6d * and Wmk Vertical 4d *, Bicolours to 10/- *, Pictorials to £1 *, Coronation 1d Halo Flaw in a block of 4 CTO, a few imprints, etc, also lots of postmark interest including superb 'BNG' 8-bar cancel on Queensland QV 4d yellow and very fine 9-bar of Samarai on BNG 1d, datestamps of Rigo, Tahira, Tamata, Kanosia, various Loose Ship Letter markings, etc, plus a couple of Postal Cards unused and a few covers, condition variable but many are fine to very fine. Ex Hans Proebsting.
(100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 400.00
Sold...AU$ 1,800.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 938
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 1-7
1901-05 British New Guinea Lakatois Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14 ½d to 1/- SG 1-7 marginal blocks of 4 from the upper corners of the sheets with various minor varieties, fresh colours except the 1/- with some oxidisation, generally well-centred, most with small hinge remainders on two units, the other units unmounted, Cat £1340+ for mounted singles.
(7 blocks) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 650.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 939
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: 1
1901-05 British New Guinea Lakatois complete sheets of 30 (5x6) comprising Rosettes Watermark Horizontal ½d black & yellow-green SG 1 and 1d black & red SG 2 x2 sheets, and Rosettes Watermark Vertical ½d black & yellow-green SG 9 x3 sheets one with complete Plate Number '1' in the lower-left corner (scarce: these were supposed to have been trimmed off; Jerry Blair's block of 4 sold at our auction of 26.3.2025 for $552 (Sale 259 Lot 1230); horizontal creases through the second & fifth rows) and 1d black & red SG 10 (small piece of lower margin missing), various varieties including the ½d sheets each with White Leaves at Right [Pos 20] & Unshaded Leaves at Left [Pos 28], some aging marks and other generally minor blemishes but mostly fine to very fine, most units unmounted, Cat £4800+ for mounted singles.
(7 sheets) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 940
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 1
1901-05 British New Guinea Lakatois 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 upper units, the others all unmounted, a couple of very minor aging marks, Cat £720+ for mounted singles plus a significant premium for the varieties. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 941
Symbol: **
Cat No: 2
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)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 942
Symbol: **
Cat No: 5
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)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 943
Symbol: *
Cat No: 8 block of 4
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)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 4,600.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 4600
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 944
Symbol: F
Cat No: 8
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). (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 945
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Cat No: 12
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". (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 946
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Cat No: 13b
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)
Estimate AU$1,200
Opening AU$ 900.00
Sold...AU$ 900.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 947
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Cat No: 13d
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)
Estimate AU$4,000
Opening AU$ 3,000.00
Sold...AU$ 4,400.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 4400
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 948
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Cat No: 16a
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)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 420.00
Sold...AU$ 420.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 949
Symbol: CTO
Cat No: 20 block of 4
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)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 950
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 'one of a kind' sheet. (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 951
Symbol: **
Cat No: 39
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.
(6 sheets) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 850.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 952
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Cat No: 41
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)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 953
Symbol: **
Cat No: 43
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)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 625.00
Closed..Mar-24-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 625
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 954
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Cat No: 44
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)
