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#50, 51, 61, 1911 1/2p Yellow green, 2p Light violet
and 1916 1p Rose red and black an attractive 1/2p pair, with the
remaining stamps as singles, tied by multiple strikes of a "Nepa/30 Nov
18/Papua" relief c.d.s. to registered cover, addressed to England via
Sydney, very fine and rare.(Image)
Est. 300-400
SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM
1902
51
#51, 1911 1p Light red, bright single tied by
"Daru W.D/1 Nov 15" c.d.s. to censored cover, addressed to England
(redirected internally) via Thursday Island and Singapore, violet
straight-line "Passed by Censor" h.s. adjacent, light edge wear, still very
fine for this; censored covers from Papua are scarce.(Image)
Est. 100-150
SOLD for $160.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM
1903
56
#56, 1911 1/- Yellow, cancelled by a centrally struck "Kokoda.
N.D/10 Jan 19" c.d.s. on registered cover to England via Sydney, shows
unframed "Registered/Kokoda, Papua" h.s. adjacent, very fine.
Est. 100-150
SOLD for $55.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM
1904
60,62,63
#60, 62, 63, 1916-31 1/2p Pale yellow green and
myrtle green, 1 1/2p Yellow brown and gray blue and 2 1/2p Red violet and
violet brown, each tied by unobtrusive strikes of an "Abau/20 JE
32/Papua" c.d.s. to registered cover addressed to U.S. via Brisbane, very
fine; a scarce cancellation.(Image)
Est. 200-300
SOLD for $210.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM
1905
O
71
#71, 1916-31 2/6p Rose and red brown, two bottom
sheet-margin imprint strips of three, each shows T.S. Harrison or John Ash
imprints, both cancelled by "Ioma" c.d.s., each with slight toning on the
gum side only, the fronts are fresh and very fine; scarce positional
pieces. (S.G. #103, 103a; £294+).(Image)
Est. 200-300
SOLD for $210.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM
1906
O
73
#73, 1916-31 10/- Gray blue and green, lovely
used block of four with a perfectly struck "Samarai.E.D./16 JA 32/Papua"
c.d.s., a very fine and scarce multiple (S.G. #105; £720+).(Image)
760.00+
SOLD for $280.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM
1907
89,90
#89, 90, 1931 5p on 1/- Olive brown and slate and 9p
on 2/6p Rose and red brown on two separate 1933-34 registered covers to
England, each tied by "Bwagaoia/Papua" c.d.s., the former in violet with
matching registration labels adjacent, fine-very fine.(Image)
Est. 200-300
SOLD for $220.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM
1908
91
#91, 1931 1/3p on 5/- Deep green and black left
sheet-margin single, tied by two strikes of a 1932 "Losuia/Papua" c.d.s. to
registered cover addressed to England via Melbourne and Perth, registration
label adjacent, cover has slight creasing at top, still very fine and an
appealing single franking.(Image)
Est. 150-200
SOLD for $150.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM
1909
92
#92, 1932 9p Deep violet and gray cancelled by
centrally struck "Kokoda. N.D/30 Dec 32/Papua" c.d.s. to registered cover
to England via Melbourne, matching strike and unframed "Registered/Kokoda,
Papua" h.s. adjacent to left, very fine.(Image)
Est. 100-150
SOLD for $130.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM
1910
94-109
#94-109, 1932 1/2p-£1 Pictorials cplt.,
fresh colors, o.g., 1/2p (cat. 20c) with tiny thin, very fine set (S.G.
#130-45; £350).(Image)
299.75
SOLD for $140.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM
1911
C1b
#C1b, 1929 3p Blue green and dark gray on yellowish
paper, overprinted "Air Mail", vertical strip of five from the top of
the sheet, bottom stamp has overprint omitted, well centered, o.g.,
color climatically changed, nevertheless of very fine appearance and a most
striking variety; 1991 Holcombe certificate (S.G. #112a; £2,750+).(Image)
3,000.00+
SOLD for $2,800.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM
1912
C1d
#C1d, 1929 3p Blue green and sepia black overprinted
"Air Mail", Harrison printing on yellowish paper block of ten
representing the two bottom rows of the sheet with full margins showing
"T.S. Harrison, Australian Note and Stamp Printer" imprint, bright colors,
o.g., horizontal rows of perfs. have some buckling, otherwise very fine and
fresh positional piece (S.G. #113; £500+).(Image)
500.00+
SOLD for $230.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM
1913
C1d var.
#C1d var., 1929 3p Blue green and sepia black on
yellowish paper, Harrison printing, "Air Mail" overprint doubled, left
sheet-margin strip of three showing a spectacular progressive double
overprint error, the two left stamps with normally applied overprint,
all three with a second slanting overprint, with the left stamp showing
traces of a third overprint, o.g., toning on reverse is barely discernible
from the front, very fine; a most impressive error which is possibly unique
with this permutation of varieties; 1964 PF certificate (S.G. #113 var.;
Sanabria #1b).(Image)
Est. 1,000-1,500
SOLD for $2,800.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM
1914
C1d var.
#C1d var., 1929 3p Blue green and sepia black on
yellowish paper, Harrison printing, "Air Mail" ovpt doubled, being the
bottom stamp in a vertical pair with normal ovpt., rich color, tied by
multiple strikes of a "Port Moresby/24 MR 31/Papua" c.d.s. to cover,
addressed to Cairns, Australia, very fine and rare; 1988 Bridger and Kay
certificate (S.G. #113 var.; Sanabria #1b).(Image)
Est. 1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,900.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM
1915
C1 var.
#C1 var., 1929 3p Blue green and dark gray on white
paper, Ash printing, "Air Mail" overprint doubled, mint block of ten
representing the bottom two rows of the sheet with full margins and
imprint, with the two overprints being closely spaced, o.g., the stamps are
n.h., light rust spotting, otherwise very fine; a much sought-after rarity
as only one sheet of forty was printed with this error; 1956 PF
certificate (S.G. #114 var.; Sanabria #3a).(Image)
Est. 1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,050.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM
1916
C4a
#C4a, 1930 1/- Olive green and olive brown on
yellowish paper, Harrison printing, "AIR MAIL" overprint inverted,
right sheet-margin single, deep bright colors, o.g., a very fine example of
this seldom seen error of which only 40 were printed; 1991 Holcombe
certificate (S.G. #117a; £4,250).(Image)
3,500.00
SOLD for $3,250.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM
1917
AAMC #10, September 28, 1932 Port Moresby to Kokoda
first flight and return covers, the first is combination franked with a
1931 2p on 1 1/2p (#88) and a 1930 3p air post (#C2), each tied by a Port
Moresby c.d.s. to cover addressed to Sydney, N.S.W., the second is the
return flight franked with a similar air post in combination with a Lakatoi
2p Red violet and violet brown (#63) and appropriately cancelled, fine-very
fine; the first flight carried 159 covers, while the return carried 107.(Image)
Est. 200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM
1918
AAMC #17, August 29, 1935 Port Moresby to Ioma first
flight and return covers, each bearing the 1935 Silver Jubilee set
(#114-17) and a 1930 3p air post (#C2), appropriately cancelled and with
arrivals, both signed by the pilot O. Denny, fine-very fine; only 95 and 54
pieces of mail carried respectively.(Image)
Est. 150-200
SOLD for $90.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM
1919
C2
AAMC #18, August 31, 1935 Daru to Fly River seaplane
first flight cover franked by a bright 3p Blue green and black (#C2),
tied by "Daru/31 Au 35/Papua" c.d.s. to Upper Fly River Police Camp, c/o
Oroville Gold Dredging Co., endorsed "First Flight Daru to Oroville
Dredging Co. Camp on Upper Fly River" at bottom, front signed by the pilot
S. Campbell and on reverse by the recipient Cecil F. Cowley,
Officer-in-Charge, very fine; only 81 pieces of mail carried on this
flight.(Image)
Est. 100-150
SOLD for $60.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM
1920
C2
AAMC #20, November 4/9, 1935 Port Moresby to Oroville
Police Camp seaplane first flight covers, franked with 1930 3p Blue
green and black (#C2) and tied by "Port Moresby/4 NO 35/Papua" c.d.s.,
return flight cover from Oroville Police Camp to Daru similarly franked,
tied by Cecil F. Cowley signature with "Daru/1 DE 35/Papua" transist c.d.s.
to left, backflap dated with November 27, 1935 departure, a fine-very fine
pair.(Image)