Coins, Banknotes, Stamps & Postal History 09 29, 2015 View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBidsViews Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 801-900 of 943. Previous|12345678910|Next Image Lot # Item Title Quantity Time Left Your Bids 1066 ADEN: Seiyun: 1946 Victory 2½a with the Overprint Inverted SG 13a, unmounted, Cat £1200. Alfredo Fiecchi Certificate (1964). An important item for the Omnibus collector. Symbol**Gradea b1 Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,000StatusSold View details 1067 EGYPT: Single-volume collection with better mint material including 1914 Pictorials plus plate proof pairs of 1m to 10m, 1921-22 Pictorials, 1922 Monarchy Overprints, 1925 Congress, 1926 Agriculture, 1926 50p, 1926-29 Airs, 1927-37 Fuad set, 1931 Zeppelin Overprints x2 sets, 1933 Railways Congress, 1933-38 Airs, 1933 Aviation Congress, 1934 UPU Congress to 100m, lots of Overprints, useful "back of the book" issues, etc, generally very fine, Cat £2000+. (100s) Symbol*o Estimate$750Price Realized$950StatusSold View details 1068 SAUDI ARABIA: 1977 King's Second Anniversary original artwork for the 80h with the corrected Arabic date, in watercolour on art paper (150x220mm). With the issued stamps SG 1199-1200. Ex "Whiskers". SymboleGradea Estimate$250StatusUnsold View details 1069 YEMEN: Extensive collection in three large albums with Kingdom 1930 set with 'SPECIMEN' h/s (inverted on the 1b), 1939 Arab Alliance Perf 12½ **&U and imperf *, 1940 set **, 1946 Hospital Perf 12½ & Imperf **, 1947-58 set U, 1951 Pictorials **, 1952 Ahmed & Palace Imperfs **, 1960 Refugee Year M/S **, etc; Mutawakelite Kingdom array; Republic 1963 Freedom from Hunger M/S **, lots of Overprints, 1963 Astronauts Perf 13 Imperf & M/S **, lots of colourful thematics including imperfs & M/Ss; and Sou Symbol**vGradea Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 1070 Collection in Seven Seas hingeless album with Overprints on Great Britain both sets (**) plus ½d & 1d both with Double Overprint One Albino (**) & 1/- 'SPECIMEN' (no gum), Seahorses 2/6d x3 (one **, with Certificate), 5/- x2 (both **) & 10/- x3, Ships Shiny Paper set (**, a couple of minor tonespots), then issues to 2008 apparently complete including M/Ss, unmounted. (100s) Symbol**/* Estimate$1,000Price Realized$950StatusSold View details 1071 1916-23 Overprints on Great Britain Seahorses De La Rue 2/6d (very lightly mounted) to 10/- SG 20 22 & 23, above-average centring, a couple of minor characteristic bends, unmounted, Cat £420+ (mounted). (3) Symbol**/*Gradea/a- Estimate$300Price Realized$230StatusSold View details 1072 1924-48 Ships Shiny Paper ½d (both perfs) to 10/- SG 26B-39B, well centred, unmounted, Cat £200+ (mounted). (15) Symbol**Gradea b1 Estimate$250Price Realized$190StatusSold View details 1073 1852-2000 collection in four Davo hingeless albums with slipcases, virtually complete used to 1888 then mostly mint, 1891-94 Queen Wilhelmina mint or used to 5g with paper varieties, 1913 to 10g mint, 1920 Surcharges on 10g used SG 236 & 237 x2, 1928 Interrupted Perfs to 60c, 1946 to 10g, 1942 Legion Fund M/Ss, German Occupation issues, Postage Dues, modern issues include sheetlets, self adhesives etc, many unmounted, high catalogue value. (100s) Symbol*/**O Estimate$2,000Price Realized$2,800StatusSold View details 1074 POSTMARKS: Hagners with German New Guinea selection including superb 'DEULON', NWPI including straight-line 'Herbertshöhe', Territory including small double-circle undated 'POST OFFICE/KAVIENG' & double-circle 'POST OFFICE/PO KOKOPO', etc, condition variable & many are part-strikes only. (71) SymbolsΔ Estimate$300Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 1075 1889 (Nov 19) cover to "Stephansort/Deutsch-Neuguinea" with Wurrtemburg 10pf pair tied by 'HALL/In WURTTMBG' cds, transit b/s of 'MUENCHEN II', Italian 'GENOVA/21/11-89/(FERROVIA)', Austrian Italy 'F.P.A. No 29/22/11/89', Italian 'AMBTE PONTE BR--- BOLOGNA/22/NOV/89/(No 2)' & faint 'BRINDISI', then 'COOKTOWN/DE23/89/ QUEENSLAND', 'BATAVIA/11/1/1890' & 'SOERABAJA/15/1/1890' and 'FINSCHHAFEN/28 4/90' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. A very early inwards cover. The order of the transits is our "best GSTex GSTSymbolcGradea- Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,500StatusSold View details 1076 1914 plain postcard with 'FELD.../nur für die Wehrabteilung und/für die Expeditionstruppe' handstamp & fine strike of the Rabaul mailbag seal both in violet, minor blemishes on the back, unused. Ceremuga Certificate (2012) that states "Very rare". [When War was declared, no suitable military stationery was available so this provisional expedient was resorted to. Tim Rybak's similar card sold at the Prestige auction of 26/4/2008 for $604] SymbolpsGradea- Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 1077 PARCEL CARD: Neu-Guinea Compagnie 2mk Lion 'Packetadresse.' Card, unused. SymbolpsGradea Estimate$400StatusUnsold View details 1078 Selection of plated singles to '3d.' on 30pf including 'O.S./1d.' on 3pf x9 (one used) & a complete reconstruction on Marshalls with values to '2d.' on 20pf x3 [Stg 2 Pos 1-10], also Marshalls '2d.' on 10pf x62 mostly in blocks constituting a complete reconstruction of [Stg 2 Pos 1-10], condition very mixed but presentable, Cat £2800+. (90) Symbol*ΩGradeb/c Estimate$750Price Realized$900StatusSold View details 1079 1915 'G.R.I./3d.' on German Registration Labels Office Name in Sans-Serif Letters group comprising Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen SG 35 [Stg B Pos 1], Herbertshöhe SG 36 [Stg B Pos 3], Käwieng SG 37b [Stg A Pos 2], Manus SG 39 [Stg C Pos 3] and Office Name in Seriffed Letters Käwieng SG 42 [Stg A Pos 1], unused, the last two with large-part o.g., Cat £1450. SymbolΩ*Gradea Estimate$1,000Price Realized$900StatusSold View details 1080 1915 'G.R.I./3d.' on German Registration Labels 'Rabaul/(Deutsch Neuguinea) SG 33 tied to small linen-lined piece by oval Rabaul d/s of 'JAN 4 1915' in violet. the First Day of Issue, Cat £325+. SymbolfGradea c1 Estimate$250Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 1081 1915 'G.R.I./3d.' on German Registration Labels 'Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' SG 35f vertical pair [Stg B Pos 2], unused, Cat £550+. Symbol*Gradea b1 Estimate$500Price Realized$480StatusSold View details 1082 1915 'G.R.I./3d.' on German Registration Labels 'Manus/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 39 three singles that were originally a vertical strip [Stg C Pos 3], the upper unit with corner fault at upper-left, large-part o.g., Cat £975. Symbol*Gradea/b Estimate$600StatusUnsold View details 1083 1915 'G.R.I./3d.' on German Registration Labels Office Name in Seriffed Letters 'Käwieng/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 42 [Stg B Pos 3], unused, Cat £250. SymbolΩGradea b1 Estimate$200Price Realized$150StatusSold View details 1084 1915 'G.R.I./3d.' on German Registration Labels 'Käwieng/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 42 block of 4 [Stg B Pos 4-5], the left-hand units both with No Stop after '3d ' SG 42a, ironed-out crease in the upper margin, the first unit with a staple-hole at the base, unused, Cat £1450++. SymbolΩGradea/b Estimate$800Price Realized$850StatusSold View details 1085 1914 Overprints on Marshall Islands '2d.' on 20pf ultramarine SG 53 block of 4 [Stg 2 Pos 9-10] & vertical strip of 3 [Stg 2 Pos 10] with the margin at right largely detached, and '4d.' on 40pf SG 56 horizontal pair [Stg 2 Pos 8-9], unmounted, Cat £540++. (3 items) Symbol**Gradea b1 Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold View details 1086 1915-16 Kangaroos First Watermark 1/- blue-green SG 81 complete forme of 30 from the Fourth Setting (Hollow Stops) [2L31-60] with Break in Arnhem Land Coast BW #30(2)k, hinge remainders but four of the abc strips are unmounted, Cat £2160++. A rare forme. Symbol*/**Gradea/b Estimate$1,250Price Realized$1,800StatusSold View details 1087 1915-16 Kangaroos Second Watermark 6d blue SG 88 complete forme of 30 from the Fourth Setting (Hollow Stops), unidentified position but with marginal watermark lines at lower-right, a few hinge remainders but most units - including the abc strips - are unmounted, Cat £360++. Symbol*/**Gradea/a- Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 1088 1935 Bulolo Airmails £5 die proof in deep violet on wove paper (66x56mm) with instrument number '128' (reversed) & endorsement "13/[initials]/20.2.3(5)" at lower-right, stained - well clear of the impression - where previously affixed in recessed mount which is included & similarly endorsed on the reverse, the face of the mount with pencil endorsement "£2". GSTex GSTSymbolPGradea- Estimate$12,500StatusUnsold View details 1089 1935 Bulolo Airmails £5 emerald-green SG 205, unmounted (slightly tropicalised gum as usual), Cat £750 (mounted). Symbol**Gradea b1 Estimate$750StatusUnsold View details 1090 1939 Bulolo Airs ½d to £1 SG 212-225, variable centring, 10/- & £1 very lightly mounted otherwise unmounted, Cat £1100. (14) Estimate$400Price Realized$320StatusSold View details 1091 JAPANESE OCCUPATION: 1945 (Dec 1) inwards postcard to a Japanese soldier captured at Rabaul with Imperf 5s Aeroplane, American interpreter censorship 'CCOJ - U3' shield h/s. A very rare & desirable item. [Addressed to Hamada Kaname, South Sea Despatch, Eighth Army Unit 1468] SymbolcGradea- Estimate$250Price Realized$150StatusSold View details 1092 Attractive collection in two Davo hingeless albums with Pictorials No Wmk 5/- SG 259 (regummed), KGV Recess set (ex 3d & 8d brown), 1925 Dunedin Exhibition set, 1929 Nurse, 1935 Jubilee set, 1935 Pictorials, 1940 Centennial set (1/- tiny tonespots), QEII Pre-Decimals complete simplified including '2d' on Stars 1½d (Ceremuga Certificate) but without the Health M/Ss, Decimals to 1996 complete simplified with all M/Ss to 1984 & from 1990-96, "Back of the Book" including Decimal Arms set, Officials Symbol**/* Estimate$1,200Price Realized$1,300StatusSold View details 1093 Handy used collection with a few Chalons, Sidefaces to 1/- x3, useful 1898 Pictorials to 1/- x3 + fiscal 5/-, Smiling Boy 2d+1d, QEII to 10/- x2 (one mint with hinge remainder), 1960 & 1967 Pictorials, Arms values to £1 etc, condition variable. (few 100) Symbolo Estimate$250Price Realized$190StatusSold View details 1094 Pre-decimal array with 6d red Kiwi Imperf at Top, a few KEVII, KGV Recess set plus 7½d ** block of 4 & 'OFFICIAL' Overprints, Victory, Dunedin set x3, Faith in Australia 7d x3, Admiral 1d colour trials x4 (**), Jubilee set x4, Centennial set x2, QEII set & Officials, 1960 Pictorials (**), Health M/Ss, some Small Lighthouses, Arms '11/-' on 11/- & £1 (both **), etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine with many being unmounted. (many 100s) Symbol*/** Estimate$1,000Price Realized$900StatusSold View details 1095 Decimals collection on a stack of Hagners largely complete to the 1990s including some Health M/Ss & many other M/Ss including Cook x4, also 1990 Wildflowers Imperforate M/S, a few Frama errors & QEII Setenant 40c-$2 Imperforate block of 18 (presumably a "freebie" for Standing Order customers), etc; generally very fine, the 1967 Pictorials are mounted, otherwise mostly (all?) unmounted; also a modern CTO array including M/Ss. (many 100s) Symbol**/*v Estimate$500Price Realized$650StatusSold View details 1096 Duplicated Decimal array with strength from 1980s to 2000, many better sets, values to $10 & setenant issues, about 70 mostly decimal booklets including some "prestige" types, also 1979-99 Collectors' Packs complete, "Best of 1996" to 2000 folders, unmounted. Attractive postage, or would suit a would-be retailer. (many 100s) Symbol**bGradea Estimate$400Price Realized$550StatusSold View details 1097 Handy selection of used Imperf Chalons mostly attractive including very fine full-margin examples of No Watermark 2d, Wmk Star 1d x2, 3d, 6d red-brown, 6d black-brown & 1/- and Pelure Paper 6d black-brown; also KGV Typo ½d proof block of 27 (3x9) being three booklet panes, a few minor bends, full unmounted o.g.; and 2011 Royal Wedding pack with Prince William's birth date wrongly noted in the outer brochure x2. SymboloP/PR Estimate$1,000StatusUnsold View details 1098 Large carton with NZ Post year albums for 1984, 1988, 1993-1999 & 2001 plus pre-packaged collections "Heritage", "Emerging Years", "Millennium" & "Lord of the Rings Trilogy"; also Australia Post year albums for 1999 2000 & 2001. Glorified postage. (17 items) Symbol**Gradea Estimate$100Price Realized$140StatusSold View details 1099 1855-58 Blue Paper Imperf 2d blue SG 5 two examples in slightly different shades, margins just clear to large & one with a fragment of the adjoining unit at left, light BN '1' cancels of Auckland, Cat £600. SymbolfGradea Estimate$200StatusUnsold View details 1100 1862-64 Watermark Star Rouletted 7 at Auckland 1d vermilion & 2d deep blue SG 48 & 49, rouletting largely clear of the designs (especially on the 1d), Cat £1275. SymbolgGradea Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 1101 1906 Christchurch Exhibition ½d to 6d SG 370-3, unmounted, Cat £275 mounted (CP $NZ1500). (4) Symbol**Gradea Estimate$400Price Realized$420StatusSold View details 1102 1906 Christchurch Exhibition ½d to 6d SG 370-3, 'EXHIBITION/NZ/CHRISTCHURCH' cds, Cat £375. (4) SymbolfGradea Estimate$250Price Realized$280StatusSold View details 1103 1907-08 Small Birds 3d, 6d (characteristic rough perfs) & 1/- between SG 375 & 385, unmounted, Cat £200 minimum mounted (CP $NZ1600 minimum). (3) Symbol**Gradea Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold View details 1104 1909-16 KEVII ½d to 1/- SG 388-394 plus 4d yellow, a few tiny tonespots, unmounted, Cat £165 mounted (CP $NZ2000). (9) Symbol**Gradea/a- Estimate$300Price Realized$230StatusSold View details 1105 1913 Auckland Exhibition ½d to 6d SG 412-5, the 6d exceptionally well centred, unmounted, Cat £300 mounted (CP $NZ2050). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2002) states "never hinged gum". [NB: when expertised, all stamps had attached margins. These were removed from the 3d & 6d to fit in a hingeless album!!!] (4) Symbol**Gradea/a+ Estimate$600Price Realized$460StatusSold View details 1106 1915-30 KGV Recess 1½d (2) to 1/- Two Perf Pairs complete SG 416b-430d, Cat £675. (15 pairs) Symbol*Gradea Estimate$350Price Realized$460StatusSold View details 1107 1940 Centennial 2d Abel Tasman marginal imperforate block of 4 from the right of the sheet, margins large to huge, some scuffing of the gum. Ex "Whiskers". Symbol*Gradea Estimate$200StatusUnsold View details 1108 1958 Kingsford Smith original artwork by JE Lyle for an alternative horizontal design of the "Southern Cross" & a modern turbo-prop plane in shades of blue & Chinese white highlights (228x150mm) on thin artboard (310x257mm). SymboleGradea Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,100StatusSold View details 1109 1967-2001 Issues virtually complete in three Seven Seas hingeless albums, unmounted. High thematic content & postage value. (many 100s) Symbol**Gradea Estimate$500Price Realized$400StatusSold View details 1110 1967-2010 Issues ex-dealers stock in three stockbooks with up to four copies of each issue including M/Ss, annotated with SG numbers. Stated retail $9700+. (many 100s) Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,200StatusSold View details 1111 1967-2010 Issues the companion stock of fine used or CTO in three stockbooks. Stated retail $6400+. (100s) Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 1112 1969 Law Society 3c 10c & 18c imperforate proof singles affixed to a Bradbury Wilkinson presentation card. Ex Bradbury Wilkinson Archives. SymbolPGradea Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 1113 1996 Health (Road Safety) 40c Teddy Bear sheet stamp CP #T68a, unmounted, CP Cat $NZ2000. With the redrawn 40c for comparison. [The Teddy Bear stamps were supposed to not be issued because the design indicated the baby was facing forwards in the car, which is contrary to safety regulations] Symbol**Gradea b1 Estimate$500Price Realized$525StatusSold View details 1114 1996 Health (Road Safety) 40c Teddy Bear self-adhesive CP #T68b, "unmounted", Cat $NZ4500. With the redrawn 40c for comparison. Symbol**Gradea Estimate$1,200Price Realized$900StatusSold View details 1115 POSTAL FISCALS: 1931-58 Arms 1/3d x3 different to £1 complete plus £2 £2/10/- £3 & £5, the watermarks not checked, generally well centred, a few with some characteristic irregular/fluffy perfs, the 1/3d lemon 4/- 6/- 7/6d 10/- & 15/- are very lightly mounted, all the others are unmounted, Cat £1800+ minimum (CP $NZ4850 minimum). (19) Symbol*/**Gradea b1 Estimate$1,500StatusUnsold View details 1116 POSTAL FISCALS: 1940-58 Arms '3/6' on 3/6d to '22/-' on 22/-, the watermarks not checked, well centred, the '5/6' on 5/6d & '11/-' on 11/- are very lightly mounted, the others are unmounted, Cat £640+ minimum (CP $NZ1280 minimum). (4) Symbol**Gradea b1 Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 1117 OFFICIALS: 1891-1906 'O.P.S.O.' Handstamp on 1898 Pictorials No Watermark Perf 11 5d Otira Gorge with the Handstamp in Magenta SG O20a, characteristic rough perfs, large-part o.g., Cat £1100 for violet handstamp used; unpriced unused. David Brandon Certificate (1990) as the then SG O17 with violet handstamp. Symbol*Gradea Estimate$1,500StatusUnsold View details 1118 OFFICIALS: 1907-27 'OFFICIAL' Overprints comprising KEVII ½d to 1/-, KGV Typo set of 6, Recess 3d to 1/- & Admirals 2/- between SG O73 & O112, generally well centred, unmounted, Cat £340+ minimum (CP $NZ2700 minimum). (18) Symbol**Gradea b1 Estimate$600StatusUnsold View details 1119 OFFICIALS: 1954-63 QEII New Denominations imperforate plate proofs of the 2½d in scarlet, deep violet, orange-brown & slate-green - the last selected for the issued 3/- - and of the 3/- in turquoise-blue, olive-green, deep brown & crimson - the second selected for the 2½d - affixed to two Bradbury Wilkinson presentation cards with various endorsements. Ex Bradbury Wilkinson Archives. SymbolPGradea Estimate$5,000StatusUnsold View details 1120 POSTAL HISTORY: 1861 flapless cover to "Hackney/Adelaide" with scarce franking of Chalons Imperf No Wmk 6d pale brown SG 14 horizontal pair (full margins except where a little cut-into at the base, Cat £600+ x2+ on cover), light & illegible cancel & 'AUCKLAND/6NO6/1861/ B /=NEW-ZEALAND=' b/s, similar 'GPO/NO25/1861/ADELAIDE SA' arrival cds on the face, minor defects & repaired fault at upper-left. [Mark Benvie had only one imperf Chalon cover to South Australia, 1856 with Imperf 2d, that sold at SymbolcGradeb Estimate$450Price Realized$600StatusSold View details 1121 1947-2013 Issues apparently complete in two Seven Seas hingeless albums with all setenants & M/Ss, self-adhesives & booklets, unmounted, STC £1800+. (100s) Symbol**Gradea Estimate$500Price Realized$550StatusSold View details 1122 1947-2009 Collection in two Seven Seas hingeless albums apparently complete including M/Ss - ex 1994 Kingfishers - & booklets plus Ball Bay White Papers, 10/- Bird 'SPECIMEN' x3 settings, 1983 Christmas imperforate pairs, bar-coded Framas, etc unmounted. (many 100s) Symbol**bGradea Estimate$750Price Realized$750StatusSold View details 1123 1994 usage of '$3.45' on 41c Education-Science Envelope with 'Foenkaad Bureau' imprint & 'Receipted/Delivery' label, light cds. Only the second example we have seen of this rare provisional issue of Postal Stationery prepared specifically for mailing phone card orders. The other sold at the Prestige auction of 8/11/2013 for $437. SymbolpsGradea- Estimate$150Price Realized$120StatusSold View details 1124 Mostly mint collection with BCA Overprints to 10/- plus £1 (reperforated), £2 & £10 (with Papermaker's Watermark), 1895 Arms to £1 (the £1 with BPA Certificate), 1896 Arms to £1, 1897 Arms to £1, 1908 KEVII to £1 (rubbed), KGV 1913-18 Keyplates to £1 plus fiscally used £10, KGVI & QEII issues complete, etc; also Rhodesia & Nyasaland issues complete; condition generally very fine but there are question marks over some of the early issues, Cat £9000+ as mint. (300+) Symbol*ΩO Estimate$2,000Price Realized$3,400StatusSold View details 1125 Mostly mint selection on Hagners with BNG to 1/- (used), Small 'Papua' Overprints simplified set & a used 2/6d, Large 'PAPUA' set, 1932 Pictorials (very fine) etc, condition variable, Cat £1200+. (150+) Symbol*o Estimate$500Price Realized$460StatusSold View details 1126 1907-10 Large 'PAPUA' 2/6d black & brown Type A with the rare 'POSTAGIE' variety SG 48a, well centred, very lightly mounted, undercatalogued at £1400. Only 136 sheets were printed, on which basis alone this variety must be very scarce. However, the flaw developed during the printing and therefore did not occur on all sheets. Absent from the Rybak, Troy & Banwell collections. Tony Williams' and John Williams' (no, they're not related) very fine mint examples sold for $1610 & $2530 at the Prestig Symbol*Gradea b1 Estimate$1,250Price Realized$2,400StatusSold View details 1127 1916-32 Bicolours die proof of Reading's first essay for the 5/- in black on thin wove paper (52x48mm). Ex Estate of Samuel Reading (1952), Hamilton Croaker (1998), Jerry Blair (private sale) & Peter Troy: acquired at the Prestige auction of 28/7/2009 for $6612. Unique & superb! [This version was rejected because of the cutting of the '5/-' values] GSTex GSTSymbolPGradea+ Estimate$6,000Price Realized$4,800StatusSold View details 1128 POSTMARKS: Selection on Hagners with a few better types including double-circle Port Moresby (Lee #23), small 'DARU/BNG', 'REGIST[ERED]/WOODLARK[S BNG]', '[K]UMUSI', 'KANOSIA', 'TAHIRA', etc, also superb straight-line 'SS Morinda' in violet, a few better stamps noted including Large 'PAPUA' 4d with Thin 'd' SG 79a, condition variable & many are part-strikes only. (70 items) SymbolsΔ Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 1129 1930 (Mar 11) Port Moresby-Sydney-United States - see AAMC #P1a - with combination franking of Papua 'AIR MAIL' 6d + United States 5c Beacon pre-paying the trans-USA portion of the journey, Cat $800. Ex Ray Kelly. [The AAMC states "15 covers reported to exist from Papua"] Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 1130 1931 (May 1) Salamaua-Port Moresby-New Zealand AAMC #P30 cover per Lionel Shoppee for Papuan Airways, Cat $750. [Only 12 flown. The small mail connected at Port Moresby with the mailboat to Cairns (8 May cds); from Brisbane they were flown by ANA to Sydney (11 May) and then by sea to Christchurch] Estimate$250Price Realized$360StatusSold View details 1131 1931 (Sep 14) Salamaua-Samarai-New Zealand AAMC #P31 per PH Moody to connect with the mailboat for Australia and thence New Zealand, Cat $650. Ex Ray Kelly. Estimate$250Price Realized$360StatusSold View details 1132 1931 (Sep 24) Port Moresby-Samarai AAMC P32 per PH Moody on the inaugural flight, Cat $900. Ex Ray Kelly. [Only 10 flown] Estimate$300Price Realized$230StatusSold View details 1133 1931 (Oct 1) Wau-Lae AAMC #P33 cover per E Mustar for Guinea Airways on the third flight to bear the company's cachet, Cat $375. Estimate$150Price Realized$140StatusSold View details 1134 1936 (Mar 17) Port Moresby-Daru per "Kono" amphibian AAMC #P97, signed by the pilot "Russell Rogers", Cat $700. [Only 12 flown. The purpose of the Second Archbold Expedition was to explore and collect specimens along the Fly River] Estimate$250Price Realized$190StatusSold View details 1135 1936 (Mar 28) Daru-Port Moresby per "Kono" AAMC #P98b, Cat $500. Estimate$250Price Realized$240StatusSold View details 1136 1936 (Apr 16) Port Moresby-Daru per "Kono" AAMC #P100 cover, signed by the pilot "Russell Rogers", Cat $500. Estimate$250Price Realized$190StatusSold View details 1137 1937 (Oct 11) Port Moresby-Lake Kutubu per Guinea Airways in a Junkers W34 AAMC #P117, signed by the pilot "AA Koch", Cat $600. [Only 17 flown. This was a delivery flight to the police camp then under construction] Estimate$250StatusUnsold View details 1138 1937 (Oct 24-31) Lake Kutubu-Port Moresby AAMC #P121, signed by the pilot "AA Koch" & on the reverse by "Ivan Champion" the Officer in Charge, Cat $600. [Only 17 flown] Estimate$250StatusUnsold View details 1139 1938 (Jun 29-30) Port Moresby-Samarai-Losuia-Port Moresby "boomerang cover" per Stinson Reliant (seaplane) AAMC #P136a, signed by the pilot "K Garden", Cat $280. The emergency flight to pick up a sick man who needed urgent transport to Port Moresby hospital, was the first flight to the remote, sparsely populated Trobriand Islands] Estimate$200StatusUnsold View details 1140 1938 (3 Oct) Buna Bay-Port Moresby per Ken Garden in a Stinson Reliant AAMC #P139, Cat $325, [Bad weather forced an unscheduled landing at Buna Bay. OJ Atkinson, the Resident Magistrate at Buna, took the opportunity to send a few covers, that were cancelled on arrival] Estimate$200StatusUnsold View details 1141 1938 (Oct 14) Port Moresby-Cairns per "Guba II" AAMC #P140, Cat $1750. [It is believed that only 6 covers were flown] Estimate$750Price Realized$950StatusSold View details 1142 1938 (Nov 21) Port Moresby-Sydney per "Guba II" AAMC #P140a, Cat $1750. [Only 6 flown. The flight was necessary because of the requirement for repairs to the automatic pilot] Estimate$750Price Realized$950StatusSold View details 1143 1938 (Dec 14-17) Melbourne-Port Moresby per "Guba II" AAMC #P141, signed by the navigator "Lewis A Yancey", Cat $1750. Estimate$750Price Realized$950StatusSold View details 1144 1939 (12 Jan) Hollandia-Port Moresby per "Guba II" AAMC #P141a, addressed by Richard Archbold to his wife in California, Cat $1750. Ex Ray KJelly. [Illustrated in the AAMC 8th Edition at page 246] Estimate$750Price Realized$950StatusSold View details 1145 1939 (May-July) Archbold Expedition per "Guba II" AAMC P144a over-size cover with stamps of the various countries/colonies visited on the return to the United States and signed by "Richard Archbold", "Richard Rogers" & members of the crew, self-addressed by Harry Ramm, Cat $1500. [The flight departed from Hollandia and flew to New York via Port Moresby, Sydney, Port Hedland, Batavia, Cocos Islands (Cable & Wireless backstamp), Diego Garcia, Seychelles, Mombassa, Kisimu and Coquilhatville (Belgia Estimate$500Price Realized$950StatusSold View details 1146 1940 (4 Jan) Goilala Police Camp-Port Moresby AAMC P150 cover flown and signed by Tommy O'Dea for Guinea Airways. This was the first airmail flight from the camp, Ex Ray Kelly, Cat $400. Estimate$150StatusUnsold View details 1147 1952-2013 Issues apparently complete in three large albums with all setenants & M/Ss, 1990s Emergency Surcharges and the Postal Charges (ex SG D1), unmounted, STC £5000+. (Qty) Symbol**Gradea Estimate$1,200Price Realized$1,400StatusSold View details 1148 Seven Seas hingeless album with 1966-86 issues apparently complete, plus an album of duplicates on Hagners with some useful pre-decimal issues (mostly mounted), booklets & 'STAMP DUTY' Overprints, unmounted. (100s) Symbol**/*b Estimate$250Price Realized$200StatusSold View details 1149 Ex-dealer's stock with mint issues to 2010 including M/Ss, noted 10/- Map ** and CTO block of 4, £1 Fisherman block of 4 ** plus 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, 1994 Emergency Surcharges set **, etc, much unmounted. Retail stated to be $5500+. (100s) Estimate$600Price Realized$650StatusSold View details 1150 1952-94 Issues complete as per Seven Seas hingeless pages including 'SPECIMEN' Overprints, 1985 Ceremonial Structures unissued small format set, 1994 Emergency Surcharges plus '10t' on 35t Birds with the Overprint Slightly Misplaced, and Postal Charges (ex SG D1), unmounted. (100s) Symbol**Gradea Estimate$1,250Price Realized$1,100StatusSold View details 1151 1985 Ceremonial Structures Smaller Format & without 't' after the Value '10' (instead of 15t) to '60', unmounted. Unissued: see note in Gibbons after SG 499. With a normal set for comparison. [This is a weird situation. The unissued stamps were printed by Leigh Marden in Melbourne while the issued stamps were printed by the Spanish firm Heraclio Fournier] (8) Symbol**Gradea a1 Estimate$250Price Realized$190StatusSold View details 1152 1987-88 Ships Lithographed on Ordinary Paper Perf 13½ 45t "Eendracht", 70t "Neva", 80t "San Pedrico" & K2 "Merrie England" (with Turquoise Border), unmounted. Very scarce. These stamps were not "officially issued" but were sold by PNG's New York agent "in error": see footnote below SG 557. Shades of New Zealand's Kapa Haka debacle! For the issued stamps - printed in photogravure on "granite" paper Perf 11½ - designs for the 45t & 70t were transposed; no 80t was issued, the design being used fo Symbol**Gradea a1 Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,100StatusSold View details 1153 1994 Surcharges 'K1.20' on 40t "L'Astrolabe" with the Surcharge Double SG 709var, unmounted. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2002) states "Only one pane of 25 was discovered". Absent from John McNabb's exceptional collection. Symbol**Gradea b1 Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 1154 1994 Emergency Surcharges 5t on 35t Musical Bow with Triple Overprint (Two Inverted) corner example, 10t on 35t Cassowary/Kiwi with the Surcharge Slightly Misplaced, and 21t on 80t Shells with Surcharge in Grey instead of Black block of 4, unmounted. Unlisted by Gibbons. Chris Ceremuga Certificates (2002) for the first & last items. ( ) Symbol**Gradea b1 Estimate$500Price Realized$400StatusSold View details 1155 1994 Emergency Surcharges 5t on 35t Musical Bow complete sheet of 50 (5x10), several units with Defective Overprints including [R5/5] with 't' Largely Omitted & [R4/5] with '5t' Almost Totally Omitted SG 731a, unmounted. The major variety is listed by Gibbons but unprinced. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2002) states "The Missing 5t occurred only in part of the printing". [Absent from John McNabb's exceptional collection] Symbol**Gradea a1 Estimate$1,000StatusUnsold View details 1156 1994 Emergency Surcharges 10t on 35t Casowary & Kiwi SG 733 with the Overprint Double (& appearing as '100t'), light contemporary rubber cds. Unlisted by Gibbons. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2002) states "Only one sheet (or part only) printed & all used up on mail. This is currently the only example recorded." SymbolvGradea b1 Estimate$500Price Realized$900StatusSold View details 1157 1994 Emergency Surcharges 50t on 35t Headdress with the Overprint Inverted SG 736a, unmounted, Cat £600. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2002) states "Only one sheet of 50 believed printed". Symbol**Gradea a1 Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 1158 1995-2010 Issues virtually complete as per Seven Seas hingeless album with all setenant pairs & M/Ss, missing just a few minor issues, unmounted. Obscene face value. Thematics galore! (100s) Symbol**Gradea Estimate$500Price Realized$750StatusSold View details 1159 1995 Beatification 21t+90t setenant pair with 'K1.00' Omitted from the 90t Pope SG 746a, unmounted, Cat £120. ( ) Symbol**Gradea a1 Estimate$100StatusUnsold View details 1160 1995 Tourism 21t SG 747a plus 45t 60t & 90t setenant pairs, unmounted. Unlisted by Gibbons. With a normal set of pairs for comparison. Very scarce: apart from the 21t, these stamps were issued only with higher surcharged values. (8 pairs) Symbol**Gradea a1 Estimate$750StatusUnsold View details 1161 1995 Tourism '65t' on 60t two se-tenant imprint blocks of 12 (4x3) each with one unit '65t' Omitted SG 751b, plus 1995 Surcharges on Fish SG 759-761 sheets of 50, unmounted, Cat £175+. (5 items) Symbol**Gradea Estimate$75Price Realized$50StatusSold View details 1162 1995 Emergency Surcharges on Birds of Paradise '21t' Thin Type on '45t', '45T', '90t' & '90T' SG 755 755a 756 & 756a, & '21t' Thick Type on '45T' & '90t' SG 757 & 756b complete sheets of 50 (10x5), unmounted, Cat £1300++. A very scarce group of sheets. (6 sheets) Symbol**Gradea Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 1163 FIRST DAY COVERS: 2007 (Aug)-2010 Issues apparently complete on unaddressed official FDCs - mostly long or oversize covers - with high thematic content & significant face value; also 1952 Pictorials set on a single long FDC registered at Port Moresby, and 1995 Surcharges on Fish SG 759-761 on two plain covers with Port Moresby FDI cds of 20JUN1995 or 19.05.95 (the day before the official issue, but the date that was originally advised). We expect that the recent covers are extremely scarce. (130 Symbolcl/coGradea Estimate$200Price Realized$500StatusSold View details 1164 POSTAL HISTORY: Australian Imperial Reply Coupon 3d amended by hand to "4d" in red with 'POSTAL DEPT C3/2MR53/PNG' relief cds, central fold. Very scarce. SymbolcGradeb Estimate$100Price Realized$75StatusSold View details 1165 POSTAL HISTORY: 1959 commercial airmail cover to Germany with scarce franking of 3½d black Headdress x2 & 7d Plymill x3 tied by 'RABAUL' cds, minor blemishes. The rate was 2/3d so the cover was overpaid 1d. GSTex GSTSymbolcGradeb Estimate$200Price Realized$150StatusSold View details Items per page 102550100 Previous|12345678910|Next Previous 12345678910 Next
