Lakatois mint accumulation on Hagners duplicated range from BNG 2/6d Wmk Horizontal & Wmk Vertical x4 each plus 2½d Thin 'd' at Left in both formats (one no gum; the other aged) and Wmk Vertical 2½d block of 4, also includes Large 'Papua' Overprints 2d 2½d 6d & 1/ blocks of 4 and 2/6d singles x4, Small 'Papua' overprint 1/- block of 4 and 2/6d singles x10, Small 'PAPUA' Lithographs Wmk Upright 4d Perf 11 & Perf 12½ 4d Deformed 'd' at Left and Wmk Sideways Perf 11 2½d Thin 'd' at Left, 4d Deformed 'd' at Left, 4d Broken '4' and 1/- block of 4 (gum toning), Large 'PAPUA' Lithographs 2½d Thin 'd' at Left x4 and 2/6d block of 4 plus singles x10, then Monocolours & Bicolours noted 1½d & 6d 'POSTACE' varieties in se-tenant pairs, 5/- monogram single, 10/- imprint strip of 3 and single, blocks of 4 x2 (one no gum) and singles x4, Airmail overprints with 6d Plane 'POSTACE' in a block of 4, etc, condition variable but many are fine to very fine, substantial catalogue value well in excess of £15,000.   (many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000

Lakatois used accumulation on Hagners from BNG 1d block of 4, 2d blocks of 4 & 6 plus singles 4d x4, 6d x2 & 1/- x2, Large 'Papua' overprints 4d, 6d x2 & 1/-, Small 'Papua' overprints Wmk Horizontal 2½d x6 and 2/6d x6 and Wmk Vertical 6d, 1/- x2 & 2/6d x3, Small 'PAPUA' Lithographs Wmk Upright Perf 12½ 2½d bright ultramarine x2 & pale ultramarine x2, 4d Deformed 'd' at Left & 1/- x3 and Wmk Sideways Perf 11 4d Deformed 'd' at Left and Perf 12½ 2½d black & dull blue x3 & 1/- x2, Large 'PAPUA' Lithographs Perf 11 2/6d and Perf 12½ 1/- block of 4, Monocolors 4d, 6d & 1/- 'CA' & 'JBC' monogram strips of 3 plus 2/6d single, plus a smattering of later issues noted Bicolours 9d x3, 1/3d x2 & 5/-, etc, some postmark interest, condition variable but many are fine to very fine, Cat £4500+.   (175+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

Lakatois 'OS' officials accumulation on Hagners from punctured 'OS' BNG 2/6d used also including Small 'PAPUA' Lithographs Wmk Upright Perf 11 1/- used x3, Wmk Sideways Perf 11 2d, 2½d & 1/- * plus 1/- used and Perf 12½ 1/- used x2, Large 'PAPUA' Lithographs Perf 11 ½d * x2 & 2/6d used and Perf 12½ 2½d & 6d x3 * and 2/6d Type B used x2, Monocolours set mint (ex 4d; extra 1/-) & used, Bicolours 2/6d *, also 'OS' overprints set with both 2/6d shades * plus extra 2/6d x5 (one used), imprint strips to 6d & 9d block of 6, etc, condition variable but most are fine to very fine, Cat £3300+.  (175+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

Lakatois varieties accumulation mostly annotated on Hagners predominantly mint ranging from Small 'PAPUA' Lithographs 2½d Perf 11 Thin 'd' at Left x2, 4d Deformed 'd' at Left & Broken '4', and 6d Cross on Hill, through White Leaves, Unshaded Leaves, Rift in Clouds, Pole to Sale, and more 'spicks & specks', noted BNG 2/6d (one toned perf), Large 'Papua' overprint 2/6d x2 (one no gum), Monocolours ½d horizontal pair with Double Perforations Between, 'AIR MAIL' overprint 3d horizontal pair with Double Perforations Between, plenty of multiples including Bicolours 2/6d 'OS' overprint block of 4 the lower-left unit with Deformed '2' of '2/6d' (minor tonespots), 'TWO PENCE' on 1½d block of 10 with 'POSTACE' variety, also imprints, monograms, etc, condition variable but many are fine to very fine, substantial catalogue value. An excellent opportunity for further study.  (many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1901-05 British New Guinea ½d to 1/- matching set of corner blocks of 4 [21-22] from the lower-right of the imperforate imprimatur sheets of 30 (5x6) on ungummed horizontal-watermarked wove paper, margins large to enormous, each endorsed or handstamped at lower-right with dates between 17.9.1901 & 29.9.1901, 2½ to 3 months after the stamps were issued on 1.7.1901, some mostly minor blemishes/soiling largely confined to the reverse excepting the ½d & 1d which are noticeably soiled. Believed to be the only surviving set of blocks. The complete sheets are illustrated in 'The De La Rue Collection: Volume 2', edited by Frank Walton, between pages 2392 & 2404. Note that the 2/6d, issued in 1905, does not exist in this format. Absent from 'Besancon'. Tim Rybak's and Peter Troy's  sets of pairs sold for $4830 (2008) & $4895 (2009) respectively.  (7 blocks) (Image1)

Estimate AU$20,000

1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14 ½d to 1/- SG 1-7 blocks of 4, the 2d & 1/- in corner blocks, the others all marginal, all but the ½d with Printers' Guideline Crosses in the margins, most are quite well-centred with the lower units unmounted, a few with small hinge remainders, one 2d unit with a small aging mark on the gum otherwise generally very fine, plus Watermark Vertical Thick Paper Comb Perf 14 1d black & carmine SG 10 marginal block of 4, unmounted but with some gum tropicalisation, Cat £1400+ for mounted singles. Peter Troy's set of non-marginal blocks of 4 to the 1/- sold in 2009 for $1323.  (8 blocks) (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

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$1,000

1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thin Paper Line Perf 14 ½d black & yellow-green SG 1a, quite well-centred, lightly mounted, Cat £350. Rare & under-rated; most examples seen are misidentified. Submitted to Chris Ceremuga for expertising. (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thin Paper Line Perf 14 ½d black & yellow-green SG 1a, quite well-centred, central Port Moresby 1907 cds cancel, Cat £275. Rare & under-rated; most examples seen are misidentified. Submitted to Chris Ceremuga for expertising. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

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$1,000

1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14 2d black & violet SG 3 complete sheet of 30 (5x6) with Printers' Guideline Crosses in the margins and White Leaves at Right [Pos 20], Thin Oval at Upper-Left above Right '2' [Pos 26] & Unshaded Leaves at Left [Pos 27], also Watermark Cross between Rosettes [Pos 26], most units well-centred, some hinge remainders & minor aging marks in the margins only, the stamps all unmounted, Cat £900+ for mounted singles plus a significant premium for the varieties & complete sheet. 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 (cut down into six printing sheets), and of which he had seen only a handful of examples all on Watermark Vertical Thin Paper 2d. See also Lot 613127 below. (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14 2½d black & violet SG 4 complete sheet of 30 (5x6) with Printers' Guideline Crosses in the margins and Thin 'd' at Left [Pos 17] SG 4c (Cat from £425), White Leaves at Right [Pos 20], Unshaded Leaves at Left [Pos 27] & Sickle Flaw [Pos 28], most units well-centred, some hinge remainders in the margins only, a couple of units with small marks on the gum but all unmounted, Cat £1585+ for mounted singles plus a significant premium for the unlisted varieties & complete sheet. (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thin Paper Line Perf 14 2½d black & ultramarine SG 4a, well-centred, central Port Moresby 1906 unframed cds cancel, Cat £225. Rare & under-rated; most examples seen are misidentified. Submitted to Chris Ceremuga for expertising. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thin Paper Line Perf 14 2½d black & dull blue SG 4b, quite well-centred, facially very attractive but with an ironed-out diagonal crease, small hinge remainder, under-catalogued at £900. A distinctive & under-rated shade, which is often misidentified. A very fine example sold at our auction of 11.11.2022 for $3776. Submitted to Chris Ceremuga for expertising. (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thin Paper Line Perf 14 2½d black & dull blue SG 4b, quite well-centred, central Port Moresby 1906 unframed cds cancel, Cat £475. A very fine example of this distinctive & under-rated shade, which is often misidentified. The last example we offered sold at our auction of 25.3.2011 for $920 (Sale 163 Lot  ). Submitted to Chris Ceremuga for expertising. (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14 2½d black & ultramarine SG 4 horizontal strip of 3 the central unit with Thin 'd' at Left [Pos 17] SG 4c, quite well-centred, the two non-variety units with a couple of minor aging marks, all with hinge remainders, Cat £500+ for singles. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14 4d black & sepia SG 5 complete sheet of 30 (5x6) with Printers' Guideline Crosses in the margins and Deformed 'd' at Left [Pos 18] SG 5a (Cat £800), most units well-centred, one unit at right with a small tonespot on the marginal perfs, some hinge remainders in the margins only, the stamps all unmounted, a couple with minor gum 'bubbling', Cat £2685+ for mounted singles plus a significant premium for the complete sheet. Peter Troy stated in his exhibit that only two complete sheets of this value had been recorded. (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000

1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14 4d black & sepia with Deformed 'd' at Left [Pos 18] SG 5a, well-centred, hinge remainder, Cat £800. (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14 4d black & sepia with Deformed 'd' at Left [Pos 18] SG 5a, well-centred, light Samarai 1901 cds cancel well clear of the variety, Cat £550. A similar example sold at our auction of 11.12.2024 for $384. (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper 4d black & sepia with Deformed 'd' at Left SG 5a being the upper unit in a pair with light 'BNG' cancels overstruck with bold Rays '148' cancels of Thursday Island all well clear of the variety, Cat £585+. (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14 6d black & myrtle-green SG 6 complete sheet of 30 (5x6) with Printers' Guideline Crosses in the margins and an abberant diagonal line of perforations in the upper-right margin, most units well-centred, the upper-right unit with a diagonal gum bend & the upper-left unit with gum toning, some hinge remainders in the margins only, the stamps all unmounted, Cat £2100+ for mounted singles plus premium for the varieties & complete sheet. (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14 1/- black & orange SG 7, well-centred, unmounted & very fresh, Cat £85+ for mounted. Superb. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14 1/- black & orange SG 7 block of 4 from the upper-right corner of the sheet with Printers' Guideline Cross in the margin, two small hinge remainders in the margins only, the stamps unmounted, a couple with very minor gum 'bubbling', Cat £340+ for mounted singles. (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14 1/- black & orange SG 7 complete sheet of 30 (5x6) with Printers' Guideline Crosses in the margins and Unshaded Leaves at Left [Pos 28] & Weak Oval at Upper-Left above Left '1s' [Pos 29], a small mark on the face in the lower margin below this unit, most units well-centred, some light oxidisation as usual, hinge remainders in the margins only, a little very minor perf separation & two units at upper-right reinforced otherwise the stamps all unmounted, Cat £2550+ for mounted singles plus a significant premium for the varieties & complete sheet. (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1901-05 British New Guinea Rosettes Watermark Horizontal Thick Paper Line Perf 14 2/6d black & brown SG 8, very well-centred, a couple of tiny ink marks on the gum otherwise superb unmounted & rare thus, Cat £650+ for mounted. (Image1)

Estimate AU$600