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[Ted Proud at page 323 states that only the Diagonal Handstamps on 2c or GSTex GSTSymbol*ΩGradea/b Estimate$20,000StatusUnsold View details 1306 POSTAL HISTORY - KEDAH: 1943 (Jan) commercial registered cover with plain censor label & boxed Censor cachet in red, combination franking of 'DAI NIPPON/2602' Overprint on Kedah 4c SG J3 (Defective Overprint), General Issues on Perak 8c SG J248 pair & Japanese 3s green tied by undated rubber 'SUNGEI PATANI/ KEDAH/YUBIN KYOKU' h/s (Proud #JD3), date h/s '10JAN2603' & Penang arrival cds. A very good usage. GSTex GSTSymbolcGradea Estimate$600Price Realized$460StatusSold View details 1307 1922-26 Definitives ¼d to £1 SG 123-39 - missing only the two 1926 low values - with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, mostly minor hinge remainders, Cat £550 for the set of 17. (15) Symbol*Gradea- Estimate$300Price Realized$230StatusSold View details 1308 1921-26 Arms 50r dull purple & green SG 222 with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, Cat £400. Symbol*Gradea b1 Estimate$300Price Realized$280StatusSold View details 1309 1943 Jewish internee's cover to Tel Aviv with 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/KK/30130' label & light triangular Censor cachet in violet, minor faults. GSTex GSTSymbolcGradeb Estimate$150StatusUnsold View details 1310 ADEN: Commercial mail comprising 1955 uprated 50c Aerogramme to Germany, 1963 airmail covers from 'MUKALLA' to GB x2 (one registered), South Yemen Overprints 50f & 75f on airmail cover to Spain (!), ditto 25f Aerogramme uprated with 10f to Singapore, & PDR of Yemen 1974 formular aerogramme with 40f. (6) GSTex GSTSymbolcpsGradea/a- Estimate$200StatusUnsold View details 1311 DUBAI: 1963 airmail covers to "The Residency/Mukalla/Via Aden" with Red Cross 20np Dhow pair or Red Cross 40np Camels tied by hexagonal d/s, 'BRITISH POLITICAL/AGENCY/DUBAI/TRUCIAL STATES' cachet in violet, bilingual 'MUKALLA' arrival b/s. Very scarce. (2) SymbolcGradea Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 1312 DUBAI: 1964 Aerogramme 40np Scouting Wolf Pack commercially used to Pakistan with untidy Dubai cds, a bit aged & filing holes (not affecting the front panel). Very scarce. GSTex GSTSymbolpsGradeb Estimate$250StatusUnsold View details 1313 DUBAI: 1967 40d Goose Aerogramme with Dot on Frame in Front of Beak, commercial usage to Pakistan, filing holes not affecting the front panel. Very scarce. GSTex GSTSymbolpsGradeb Estimate$250StatusUnsold View details 1314 EGYPT: 1943 'LEGACION DE CHILE' pre-printed cover registered Clipper Mail to Chile with 392m in postage tied by '.../ R /PARLIAMENT' cds, superb '.../ 1 /CENSORSHIP/DEPT' & hexagonal '.../Postal Censor' cachets both in violet. GSTex GSTSymbolcGradea Estimate$150StatusUnsold View details 1315 EGYPT: Wide-ranging collection of PPCs mostly of Cairo & Alexandria but other towns noted, lots of temples & monuments, many cultural images, costumes, occupations etc, many real photo types, attractive artist cards including ancient inscriptions etc, beautifully printed & superb unused LL colour-tinted subjects x36 with French captions including six multi-views, some Undivided Backs, mostly unused but with some used including World War I content, condition variable but generally fine to very fi GSTex GSTSymbolc Estimate$450StatusUnsold View details 1316 IRAN (PERSIA): 1939 Rotterdamsche Lloyd cover by air to Holland with 50d x3 plus 'Iran' Overprints 10ch x3 & 15ch x4 (two on the reverse) tied by '.../9XII39/AHVAZ' cds, Palestinian red/pink 'H No 18/OPENED BY/CENSOR' label tied to the reverse by very fine boxed 'PALESTINE/OPENED AND/PASSED BY/CENSOR/No H 22' h/s in violet, minor peripheral defects. A very attractive cover. SymbolcGradeB Estimate$200Price Realized$150StatusSold View details 1317 KUWAIT: Commercial mail including 'KUWAIT' Overprints on airmail covers to GB (registered), Denmark, France & Holland, 1973 two formular Registration Envelopes to Germany, etc, generally fine to very fine. (11) GSTex GSTSymbolcGradea/b Estimate$350StatusUnsold View details 1318 OMAN: 1984 commercial usage of 50b Aerogramme with "Concorde" at upper-left, to Pakistan. Scarce. GSTex GSTSymbolpsGradea- Estimate$100StatusUnsold View details 1319 QATAR: 1952 (Nov 8) commercial airmail cover endorsed "Regestard" [sic] with sender's address "Dukhan" on the flap, 'BAHRAIN' Overprints on GB 2a x2 & 6a (torn before being affixed) tied to the reverse by single-circle 'BAHRAIN' cds, 'BAHRAIN - 7' registration label, minor blemishes. BPA Certificate (2014) erroneously states the sender's address is "Dukhar". [In 1937, the first significant oil discovery on the Qatar Peninsula was made at Dukhan & the first oil was exported in 1949. From 1950, th GSTex GSTSymbolcGradeb Estimate$2,000StatusUnsold View details 1320 QATAR: 1953 (Feb 14) commercial airmail cover with sender's address "Dukhan" on the flap, to Pakistan with rare combination franking of 'BAHRAIN' Overprints on GB 1½a x2 and Post Offices in Eastern Arabia 1a tied by double-circle 'BAHRAIN' cds. GSTex GSTSymbolcGradea- Estimate$2,500StatusUnsold View details 1321 QATAR: 1953 (Apr 23) commercial airmail cover with sender's address "Eastern Bank/Doha/Qatar" on the flap, to Pakistan with 'BAHRAIN' Overprints on GB ½a & 3a tied by double-circle 'BAHRAIN' cds, a little truncated at right. BPA Certificate (2014). [Although the Doha PO opened in 1950, it was only in 1957 that Qatar recieved its first stamps. Until then, stamps of Bahrain were typically used &, as demonstrated here, mail was sometimes still processed through Bahrain] GSTex GSTSymbolcGradea Estimate$1,750StatusUnsold View details 1322 QATAR: 1954 commercial cover to Pakistan with sender's address "Harmid Driver/PDQL/Qatar via Bahrain" on the flap, Bahrain Surcharges on GB ½a on QEII ½d, 2a on KGVI 2d & 3a on KGVI 3d tied to the reverse by 'BAHRAIN/23JA/54' cds, minor blemishes & a bit aged. GSTex GSTSymbolcGradec Estimate$800StatusUnsold View details 1323 QATAR: 1967-73 bundle of commercial airmail covers to Pakistan with an apparently all different array of mostly commemoratives plus 1968 Dual Currency franking of 20np Sheikh & 'Dirham' on 40np Falcon, mostly from 'DUKHAN'. A good lot. (21) GSTex GSTSymbolcGradea/b Estimate$600StatusUnsold View details 1324 QATAR: 1970-89 commercial usages of Aerogrammes 25f (repaired) with scarce '.../MIRQAAB' cds, 50d to India, 60d with Refinery & Agriculture on the Back to Bangla Desh & 1r with GPO on the Back to Holland. Scarce quartet. (4) GSTex GSTSymbolpsGradea/(b) Estimate$350StatusUnsold View details 1325 SAUDI ARABIA - HEJAZ: 1917 Zig-Zag Roulettes 1pa to 2pi Scott #L8-13 complete blocks of 4 x2 & blocks of 15, also the Postage Dues set #LJ1-3x23 sets in blocks including blocks of 15 with Plate Numbers, unmounted, Cat $US1250+. Ex Australian War Memorial archival sale (1995). Symbol**GradeA+ Estimate$300StatusUnsold View details 1326 TURKEY: 1909 PPC with Turkish 10pa green plus '5' Herzog label both tied by bilingual '.../SIRKEDJI' cds in blue, minor blemishes. Scarce Judaica item. GSTex GSTSymbolcGradeb Estimate$250Price Realized$280StatusSold View details 1327 1914 commercial cover "Per SS Canadian Transport" to Sydney with 20pf tied by fine Nauru cds of 18.5/14, Sydney machine arrival b/s, minor creasing & opened a little roughly. GSTex GSTSymbolcGradeb Estimate$250StatusUnsold View details 1328 1916-23 Overprints on Great Britain Seahorses De La Rue Printings 5/- bright carmine SG 22 marginal block of 4, the two right-hand units with Broken Left Foot of 'A', upper units lightly mounted, lower units unmounted, Cat £400++ (as mounted singles). A very attractive multiple. GSTex GSTSymbol**/*Gradea b1 Estimate$450StatusUnsold View details 1329 1916-23 Overprints on Great Britain Seahorses De La Rue Printings 10/- deep bright blue SG 23b, well centred, a couple of minor short perfs, 'PO PLEASANT ISLAND' cds, Cat £600. RPSofL Certificate (1991). SymbolfGradea- b2 Estimate$200Price Realized$160StatusSold View details 1330 1936 (c.) apparently commercial cover to a Frenchman (?) on Nauru, from Spain during the Spanish Civil War (!) with plain censor tape tied by large 'REPUBLICA ESPANOLA/CENSURA' cachet in green, horizontal fold at base. An amazing origin/destination cover! GSTex GSTSymbolcGradeb Estimate$250StatusUnsold View details 1331 Commercial mail including 1892 15c Envel GSTex GSTSymbolcps Estimate$400StatusUnsold View details 1332 1889 commercial cover to Germany with German 20pf x2 tied by two fine strikes of the 'FINSCHHAFEN/15 4/89' cds, 'TRIER/1 6/89' arrival b/s, a little aged with minor toning around the stamps & a few small repaired peripheral tears. [The sender was Neu-Guinea Compagnie employee Eugen Dollman, to his father. Dollman arrived in August 1888 & died at Finschhafen in October 1891] GSTex GSTSymbolcGradeb Estimate$1,000StatusUnsold View details 1333 1889 (Dec 28) inwards cover to Dr Weinland at "Stefansort' (sic) with Wurttemburg 10pf x2 tied by 'REUTLINGEN' cds, largely very fine 'FINSCHHAFEN/24 4/90' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. [A similar, slightly earlier, cover sold at our auction of 19.6.2015 for $2340] Dr Carl Weinland arrived in May 1889 as medical officer for the Neu-Guinea Compagnie. He died of malaria at Finschhafen in March 1891. SymbolcGradea- Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,150StatusSold View details 1334 1893 Neu Guinea Compagnie cover to Germany with three-colour franking of German 5pf green x2, 20pf blue & 50pf chocloate all tied by 'STEPHANSORT/ * ' cds, imperf registration label at upper-left, superb 'FRIEDRICH- WILHELMSHAFEN' transit cds on both sides & 'KIEL' arrival b/s, central fold, roughly opened & with a few repairs. A very early registered cover from German New Guinea. GSTex GSTSymbolcGradec Estimate$1,500StatusUnsold View details 1335 1895 commercial mail to Germany 1) usage of German 5pf Postal Card ('492d' at lower-right) uprated with 5pf green tied by 'STEPHANSORT' cds; 2) missionary's cover with German 10pf pair tied by 'STEPHANSORT/ * ' cds; 3) (to Sydney) with German 20pf tied by fine 'HERBERTSHOHE' cds, apparently missent via the Dutch Indies with 'WELTEVREDEN', 'BATAVIA' & 'NI AGENT SINGAPORE' transit b/s plus 'COLOMBO' transit & Sydney arrival b/s; 4) usage of German 10pf Postal Card ('693a' at lower-right) "By Engl GSTex GSTSymbolcpsGradea/b Estimate$1,000Price Realized$750StatusSold View details 1336 1914-15 High Values 3½-4mm Spacing '3s.' on 3m purple-black SG 14, large-part o.g. with minor hinge remainders, Cat £5500. A very attractive example of this rare stamp. Friedl (Bloch) Certificate (1952). GSTex GSTSymbol*Gradea b1 Estimate$6,000Price Realized$4,600StatusSold View details 1337 1914 Overprints on Marshall Islands '8d.' on 80pf SG 58 block of 4 (Setting 2; Positions 1 & 2, split vertically & skilfully rejoined with hinge reinforcement), Cat £1900+. A very scarce multiple. Brun/Shanahan (1957) & Holcombe (1995) Certificates. Symbol*Gradea b1 Estimate$1,750StatusUnsold View details 1338 Selection with Huts 5/- 10/- & £1, Hut Airs to 5/-, Undated Birds 5/- pair 10/- & £1 plus Unissued ½d (unusually fine), Undated Airs 10/- & £1, 1935 Bulolo £2, 1939 Bulolo set plus extra 10/- & £1 x2, Dated 'OS' set & Undated 'OS' 5/-, etc, some minor oxidisation & gum aging but generally very fine, most of those mentioned are very lightly mounted or unmounted, Cat £3300+ (mounted). (65) Symbol*/**Gradea/b Estimate$1,250Price Realized$1,500StatusSold View details 1339 Selection including Hut Airs & OS sets mint, Unissued ½d orange, Undated Birds set used, Undated Airs set mint & used, 1935 Bulolo £2 & £5 used, 1939 Bulolo set used, a page of Revenues, etc; also some NWPI issues. (300+) GSTex GSTSymbol*O Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,150StatusSold View details 1340 1931 Dated Birds 1d to £1 SG 150-162, most - including the 10/- & £1 - are unmounted, Cat £425 (mounted). (13) GSTex GSTSymbol**/*Gradea/a+ Estimate$300Price Realized$230StatusSold View details 1341 1932-34 Undated Birds ½d (unissued) to £1 SG 177-189, the 10/- & £1 are unmounted, Cat.£350 (mounted). (16) Symbol**/*Gradea b1 Estimate$200Price Realized$240StatusSold View details 1342 1935 Bulolo Airmails £2 bright violet & £5 bright emerald, well centred, unmounted, Cat £1100 (mounted). Symbol**Gradea b1 Estimate$1,250Price Realized$950StatusSold View details 1343 1935 Bulolo Airmails £5 emerald-green SG 205, well centred, Cat £750. Symbol*Gradea b1 Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 1344 WORLD WAR II: Forces group of mostly Australian & United States covers but also with 'RNZAF/ D /NZAPO' cds, and three very scarce Japanese Postal Cards, also 1945 registered mission cover to Hobart (not Tatts !) being a very scarce civilian mail item, & scarce "No Stamps Available" cover from Cape Torokina to Rabaul. (32) GSTex GSTSymbolcps Estimate$400StatusUnsold View details 1345 1908 real photo PPC of a very cute baby, to New York with New South Wales ½d green & 1d Arms tied by light but obvious strike of 'NEW HEBRIDES/DE12/1908/VILA' cds, Sydney transit b/s. GSTex GSTSymbolcGradea Estimate$900StatusUnsold View details 1346 1925 commercial cover to Malta (!) with French Idols 20c & '30c.' on 10c tied by French cds, black/yellowish 'VILA. N.H.' registration label, 'REGISTERED/MALTA' arrival b/s. A terrific origin/destination combination. SymbolcGradea Estimate$200Price Realized$160StatusSold View details 1347 1925 Dual Currency Arms ½d (5c) to 5/- (4fr25c) SG 43-51 plus the Postage Due set SG D1-5 all with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, Cat £400. (14) Symbol*Gradea b1 Estimate$300Price Realized$230StatusSold View details 1348 1970s array of used duplicates sorted in packets with 1977 Surcharges Paris Overprints English 500f Bull x20 and French 200f Shell x14 & 500f Bull x40, and Vila Overprints English 200f x5 & 500f x22 and French 200f & 500f x19, etc, condition rather mixed due to many having been used on parcels etc & many would benefit from a good bath! A most unusual opportunity. (100s) Symbolo Estimate$250Price Realized$360StatusSold View details 1349 FRENCH: 1925 Dual Currency Arms 5c (½d) to 5fr (4/-) SG 42-52 plus the Postage Due set SG FD53-57 all with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, Cat £500. (16) Symbol*Gradea b1 Estimate$350Price Realized$270StatusSold View details 1350 Three expensive KaBe hingeless albums for issues to 2003, with slipcases. Bargain! (3 albums) SymbolaGradea Estimate$100Price Realized$75StatusSold View details 1351 1864-71 Perf 12½ at Auckland 4d rose SG 119, very lightly cancelled, Cat £250. SymbolvGradea c1 Estimate$200StatusUnsold View details 1352 1882-1900 Second Sidefaces Original Values 1d to 1/- (plus extra 1d 2d & 6d) imperforate plate proof blocks of 4 in black on ungummed unwatermarked thick wove paper, even margins, several blocks annotated as having varieties. (10 blocks) SymbolPGradea Estimate$800StatusUnsold View details 1353 1931 Smiling Boys 1d+1d & 2d+1d SG 546-7, two sets, unmounted, Cat £300+ (mounted). (4) Symbol**Gradea Estimate$400Price Realized$420StatusSold View details 1354 1940 Centennial ½d to 1/- SG 613-25 blocks of four, unmounted, Cat £280+. (52) GSTex GSTSymbol**Gradea b1 Estimate$200Price Realized$150StatusSold View details 1355 1995-2005 Issues in two Lighthouse stockbooks comprising singles, pairs, sets, souvenir sheets, M/S, sheetlets with exhibition overprints, plus two Seven Seas albums with some earlier mint and used decimals, face value approx $NZ2000+. (100s) Symbol**/*OGradea Estimate$500Price Realized$420StatusSold View details 1356 1996 Pohutukawa (Tree) $1 booklet stamp Completely Imperforate CP #PE17aZ (SG 1991var) tied to commercial PPC to NSW by Auckland ink-jet cancellation, vertical fold well clear of the stamp, unpriced by Campbell Paterson. A rare error that is unlisted by Gibbons. SymbolgGradea Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 1357 1996 Health (Road Safety) 40c Teddy Bear sheet stamp CP #T68a (SG 2000a), unmounted, CP Cat $NZ2000 (£800). With the redrawn 40c for comparison. [A similar example sold at our auction of 30.9.2015 for $625] The proposed design caused an outcry because the baby should have been facing the rear of the car to comply with safety regulations. The stamps were immediately withdrawn & redesigned. However, some were sold by NZ Post "in error" - they make a lot of "errors" - and commercially used exampl Symbol**Gradea a1 Estimate$500Price Realized$500StatusSold View details 1358 1996 Health (Road Safety) 40c Teddy Bear sheet stamp CP #T68a tied to local Readers Digest cover by 'AUCKLAND/18JN96/NZ' cds, Cat £900 used but worth a large premium for being on cover. SymbolvGradea a1 Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,400StatusSold View details 1359 1996 Health (Road Safety) 40c Teddy Bear self-adhesive stamp CP #T68b (SG 2003a), "unmounted", Cat $NZ4500 (£1300). With the redrawn 40c for comparison. Symbol**Gradea Estimate$1,000Price Realized$825StatusSold View details 1360 1996 Health (Road Safety) (Teddy Bear) M/S as SG MS2002 but from the original printing with the Teddy Bear & Baby Facing Forwards and 'SC 439' at upper-left unmounted, Michel Cat €12,000. Unlisted by Campbell Paterson. [With the Joh Enschedé folder in which it was supplied by the printers; and a normal M/S for comparison] Gibbons, in a rather disingenuous footnote, state "There is no evidence to link these miniature sheets with New Zealand"!! which sounds like NZ Post "spin". According to our D Symbol**Gradea Estimate$1,800Price Realized$2,400StatusSold View details 1361 1999-2010 New Zealand Post Limited Edition Albums #15-48 all numbered 1704, each containing an imprint set, FDC and printer's colour separation proofs of the high denomination, a couple with faults and #22 missing the se-tenant strip, also 1984-1993 Year albums x23 plus 2013, and Stamp Packs x12 etc, some duplication. Very heavy. (71 items) Symbol**C Estimate$500Price Realized$600StatusSold View details 1362 POSTAGE DUES: 1939 stampless philatelic covers each with 'PORANGARAU/15AU39/NZ' cds & 'TO PAY/("2d")...' h/s, Second Type Postage Dues ½d strip of 4, 1d pair, 2d or 3d tied by 'WAIPURUKAU' cds of the same date. Last day of issue: the Third Type set was issued 16.8.1939. (4 covers) SymbolcGradea Estimate$200Price Realized$180StatusSold View details 1363 1894 cover from Victoria to Dunedin with largely very fine strike of the 'Saved from wreck of the/WAIRARAPA' handstamp in blue, Auckland & 'RPO-DNN' TPO transit backstamps, stained but with the stamps unusually still in position. [Proceeds to the Uniting Church] Brian Peace at page 187 records 14 covers from Victoria, all dated 22.10.1894. This cover is not listed in his census & is the only example dated 23.10.1894. SymbolcGradec Estimate$300Price Realized$230StatusSold View details 1364 1916 extraordinary usage of KEVII 1d Letter Card with 'SAMOA' Overprint with letter headed "Motuihi...25 Juli 16" & on the reverse "Prisoner of War.../Motuihi Island...", light but very fine 'FROM PRISONER OF WAR' h/s in rosine & superb 'PASSED BY THE/MILITARY CENSOR/NZ' h/s in violet, to Brazil (!) with Auckland cds, Rio de Janeiro two different transits & 'JOINVILLE/4OUT/1916/S CATHA MANHA' arrival b/s, insignificant opening defect at lower-right. A truly remarkable item to a most unusual dest SymbolpsGradea- Estimate$750Price Realized$1,800StatusSold View details 1365 1918 'PRISONER OF WAR' Envelope with boxed 'Postage/Free.' at upper-right & 'Internment Camp/Somes Island, Wellington' at lower-right, to Germany with enclosed Internment Camp letter in German datelined "24 September 1918". Unusually fine. (2 items) SymbolcGradea- Estimate$300Price Realized$550StatusSold View details 1366 1947-89 dealer's stock arranged in three binders with 10/- Bird x10 plus 'SPECIMENi x3, 1960 Surcharges x9 sets, 2/8d Local Government x10, Fish x18 sets, Ships x20 sets, Birds x20 sets, useful range of decimal definitive and commemorative sets, many blocks, majority unmounted plus some sets also CTO/FU. (many 100s) GSTex GSTSymbol**vGradea Estimate$1,000StatusUnsold View details 1367 1952 cover to South West Africa (!) with 5½d only tied by superb 'NORFOLK ISLAND/AUST' cds, very fine rubber '("8")/TO PAY' h/s, SWA 2d & 6d Postage Dues tied by superb 'AUS' cds. Superb! SymbolcGradea+ Estimate$250Price Realized$420StatusSold View details 1368 1960 airmail cover to the USA with scarce albeit philatelic franking of 1960 Pictorials 9d Flower & 10d Salt House plus Surcharges '1/1' on 3½d Gaol & '2/5' on 6½d Airfield. SymbolcGradea- Estimate$100Price Realized$75StatusSold View details 1369 Selection with 1895 No Wmk Arms to 3/- with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint plus 2/6d to £1 with 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp, 1897-1900 Redrawn Arms used 3/- & 4/-, 1898 'INTERNAL/POSTAGE' Imperf x3 & Perf 12 x3 (one on 1898 cover from 'BLANTYRE' with 'ZOMBA' b/s), 1950 Postage Dues mint (VLMtd), a few condition issues, also BCA Postal Cards x4 & Wrapper all with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint & very fine. (38 + covers) Symbol*ocps Estimate$800Price Realized$850StatusSold View details 1370 1896 Arms with Watermark 1d to £1 SG 32-40 plus the rare £10 & £25 (a few short perfs) SG 41 & 42 all with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, full unmounted o.g. (!), Cat £1150 (mounted). Remarkably fresh & rarely available as a complete set, in any condition. (11) Symbol**Gradea-/a+ Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,800StatusSold View details 1371 1897-1900 Redrawn Arms 1d to £10 SG 43-52 plus 1901 New Colours 1d 4d & 6d SG 57d-58 all with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, a few trivial blemishes, large-part o.g. & most are lightly mounted, Cat £815. (14) Symbol*Gradea/a- Estimate$500Price Realized$650StatusSold View details 1372 1903-04 KEVII 1d to £10 SG 59-67 all with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, the £10 with slightly aged gum otherwise fine to very fine, most are lightly mounted, Cat £925. (10) Symbol*Gradea/b Estimate$500Price Realized$650StatusSold View details 1373 Annotated range of John Ash Imprint strips of 3 or blocks of 4 from various issues including Bicolours & Officials, Overprints, Pictorials to 1/- & 1938 Airs set etc; also some New Guinea imprint pairs or blocks of 4 with Birds to 1/-, Coronation 5d block of 10 with Re-Entry, etc; condition variable but generally fine to very fine with many units being unmounted. (67 items) GSTex GSTSymbol*/** Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 1374 Small but handy collection with very fine 'NG' cancel on Queensland 1d, 1932 Pictorials set + extras to 5/-, 1935-41 Issues mint &/or used, and a few covers. (92 + 8 covers) GSTex GSTSymbol*oc Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 1375 1901-31 range in stockbook with values to 2/6d, lots of Bicolours low values, condition variable. (few 100) GSTex GSTSymbolO Estimate$200Price Realized$180StatusSold View details 1376 1907 Small 'Papua' 2/6d SG 37 or 45a on 1907 registered cover to Germany, Cairns & Brisbane transit & Dresden arrival backstamps. A rare albeit philatelic franking. GSTex GSTSymbolCGradea Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 1377 1910-11 Large 'PAPUA' ½d to 2/6d (both) SG 75-83 plus 4d block of 4, extra 2/6d Type B x2 & Type C superb unmounted upper-right corner block of 4 [4-5/9-10] & 1/- superb unmounted complete sheet of 30, Cat £975++ (mounted). (17 + sheet) Symbol*/**Gradea/a+ Estimate$850Price Realized$650StatusSold View details 1378 1916-31 Bicolours complete sheets of 40 comprising Harrison Printings ½d SG 93a, 1d SG 94c, 2d SG 96 x2, 2½d SG 97, and Ash Printings 2d SG 96, also 'ONE PENNY' on ½d yellow-green SG 106w, unmounted. Ex Dr Donald DeLong. [Notes of varieties included] (7 sheets) GSTex GSTSymbol**Gradea b1 Estimate$1,000Price Realized$750StatusSold View details 1379 1916-31 Bicolours 10/- green & dull ultramarine on 1929 registered cover to the United States. A rare albeit philatelic franking. GSTex GSTSymbolCGradea Estimate$500Price Realized$400StatusSold View details 1380 1932 Pictorials 1d Steve Son of Oala SG 131 McCracken Imprint block of 4, unmounted. Very scarce. [A similar block of 4 - the upper units very lightly mounted - sold at the Prestige auction of 24/4/2009 for $661] Symbol**Gradea c1 Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold View details 1381 1932 Pictorials 4d Mother & Child SG 135 McCracken Imprint block of 4, unmounted. Very scarce & superb! [Better centred than the superb block sold at the Prestige auction of 24/4/2009 for $604] Symbol**Gradea+ a1 Estimate$400StatusUnsold View details 1382 1932 Pictorials 5/- Policeman, 10/- Fire & £1 Delta House on 1938 registered airmail cover to NSW, Cat £355 as used stamps. A rare albeit philatelic franking. GSTex GSTSymbolCGradea Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 1383 Collection with frankings including 1901 BNG 2½d from Thursday Island & 1/-, Small 'Papua' Opts on 1/- + 2½d to Germany & 6d +1/- to the UK, a few 1907-11 values, 1911 Monocolours values to 1/-, 1916-31 Lakatois values to 2/6d, One Penny Surcharges, 1929-30 Airmails and Surcharges, 1932 Pictorials with values to 1/3d, 1934-41 range of issues some sets including FDCs, 'OS' Overprints with values to 9d pair, first flight covers, one signed by Charles Ulm, Postal Cards 1d and 1½d GSTex GSTSymbolC PS Estimate$7,000StatusUnsold View details 1384 1889 flapless cover to "Sir William MacGregor/Government House/British New Guinea" with Victorian 1d green pair tied by Melbourne duplex of SE25/89, Brisbane & Cooktown transit backstamps & a superb strike of the rare 'GRANVILLE/ OC18/89/B.N.G' arrival b/s (Lee #4; rated F), a couple of repaired opening tears. Ex Roger Lee. [This is the finest strike of only four examples of the 'GRANVILLE' cds recorded on cover] GSTex GSTSymbolcGradeb Estimate$5,000Price Realized$3,800StatusSold View details 1385 1897 double-rate cover front to England with Queensland Void Background 2½d rose-pink x2 tied by 8-bar 'BNG' cancel & very fine 'PORT MORESBY/24AP97/BRITISH NEW GUINEA' cds at lower-left. SymbolcGradeb Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 1386 1907 commercial cover with mixed issues franking of Large 'Papua' 2½d pair & Small 'Papua' 1d pair cancelled with two of three strikes of the 'REGISTERED/SAMARAI BNG' h/s (rated D), 'SAMARAI ED/19SEP07/PAPUA' cds below & Sydney arrival b/s of OC3/07, ironed-out vertical fold clear of the stamps. [The addressee, Sir Robert Bear, ran a "radical" bookshop but his main business was supplying pornography by mail order] SymbolcGradea- Estimate$650Price Realized$520StatusSold View details 1387 1911-20 Monocolour frankings on commercial mail comprising 1d on 1911 wrapper (faults) to "Mr A Clunas/Buna Bay", 1d on 1913 Burns Philp PPC ("Elevara Village from LMS Mission") to Victoria, 1914 1d x2 on double-rate cover to Bunbury WA, 1d on 1915 cover 'DARU' (in violet) to Ceylon with Brisbane censor cds in red & 'KAIKAWELA' arrival b/s, 2½d on 1915 cover to Japan with Singapore transit b/s & 2½d on 1920 cover to New Jersey. (6) Symbolc Estimate$300Price Realized$260StatusSold View details 1388 1926 commercial cover with 'J COWLING/MIBUE ESTATE/THURSDAY ISLAND/QUEENSLAND' imprint at upper-left, to Chicago with Bicolours 3d tied by 27mm 'DARU/PAPUA' cds in violet. [Daru is almost 200km NNE of Thursday Island. The cover was probably given to someone on a boat heading for PNG to post at the first port] SymbolcGradea- Estimate$200Price Realized$150StatusSold View details 1389 1927 PPC from Japan sent as Printed Matter with 2s stamp on the viewside, 'THURSDAY ISLAND' transit & 'SAMARAI' arrival cds, 'MISSENT' h/s & redirected to Cairns where 2d Postage Due affixed & cancelled with blue "X", a little soiled. A bit of an enigma. [The card is addressed to Samarai so our vendor ascribed the Missent h/s to Thursday Island. However, we are of the view that it was an irregular redirection usage at Samarai as both the handstamp & the cds are inverted. Roger Lee recorded diffe GSTex GSTSymbolcGradeb Estimate$200StatusUnsold View details 1390 1928 (c.) commercial cover to the USA with 1½d only & Port Moresby cds, at Sydney 'NSW/T/25' h/s in red applied & on the reverse the large boxed 'INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID LETTER/.../3D PER OZ, 1½d EACH ADDITIONAL OZ' h/s also in red being the only example of such a marking we have seen on a cover from Papua. GSTex GSTSymbolcGradeb Estimate$300Price Realized$240StatusSold View details 1391 1932 Burns Philp PPC of MV "Macdhui" to NSW with 'TWO PENCE' on 1½d tied by Samarai cds. 2d rate postcards are very scarce. SymbolcGradea- Estimate$100StatusUnsold View details 1392 1939 Archbold Expedition flight cover Hollandia-Port Moresby per "Guba II" with 'BIOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS/.../1938 NEW GUINEA EXPEDITION' imprint at upper-left AAMC #P144, some stamps with surface damage, Cat $1750. SymbolCLGradeb Estimate$400StatusUnsold View details 1393 POSTAL CARDS: 1907 philatelic usage of 1d red to Germany uprated with BNG ½d and 2d tied by 9-bar 'BNG' cancels of Samarai, 'REGISTERED/SAMARAI BNG' h/s. A rare albeit philatelic usage. GSTex GSTSymbolPSGradea Estimate$500Price Realized$460StatusSold View details 1394 POSTMARKS: Modest collection in stockbook, some better stamps to to BNG 1/- & Bicolours 5/-, condition variable. (300+) GSTex GSTSymbolO Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 1395 WORLD WAR II: Mostly Tatts covers from Australian Forces in Papua with various Army PO etc datestamps, 22 are registered including with manuscript registration endorsement, also a dozen missionary covers including inwards from within Papua & from Egypt and two reused OHMS covers, generally fine to very fine. (46) Symbolc Estimate$250StatusUnsold View details 1396 1952-71 annotated collection in two albums, many blocks of 4 from all sheet-corners including 1964 Birds, 1966-67 Butterflies & 1968-69 Shells, unmounted, also some used material & FDCs. Thematic wonderland. GSTex GSTSymbol**/*oc Estimate$600StatusUnsold View details 1397 1959-78 First Day Covers duplicated stock sorted into seven plastic tubs, strong in decimals and mostly unaddressed. (3000 approx) GSTex GSTSymbolc Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 1398 Collection largely complete mint &/or used with plenty of extras including all 'SPECIMEN' Overprints, Emergency Surcharges are used plus a few values on commercial covers, Tourism '65t' Omitted in CTO block of 12, Postal Charges mint pairs plus SG D1 forgery, a few Australia Used in TPNG covers & 1952 Pictorials 7½d on Mission cover to USA (a scarce item), etc, generally very fine. (100s) GSTex GSTSymbol*/**oc Estimate$1,000StatusUnsold View details 1399 1952-97 collection complete as per Seven Seas hingeless pages including 'SPECIMEN' Overprints & Emergency Surcharges, unmounted. (100s) Symbol**Gradea Estimate$350Price Realized$270StatusSold View details 1400 1976 Tropical Fish complete set of Courvoisier imperf colour separation proofs for unissued denominations 7t & 10t (issued as 30t & 15t respectively) plus 30t (issued as 40t) & 40t (issued as 5t) all affixed to the official archival album pages [#1600/41 & 1601/42]. Superb & unique. An important group. (23 proofs) GSTex GSTSymbolPGradea Estimate$2,000StatusUnsold View details 1401 1984 Marine Turtles complete set of Courvoisier imperf colour separation proofs affixed to the official archival album page [#1917/17]. Superb & unique. (33 proofs) GSTex GSTSymbolPGradea Estimate$3,000StatusUnsold View details 1402 REGISTERED COVERS: Extensive collection 'ABAU' to 'YOMBA' in seven albums with a few Papua and WWII covers; many with Australian stamps including 'BAININGS' (Ex John McNabb); PNG with numerous 'RELIEF' cds, a few with pictorial datestamps, some label errors including 'BIALA' (2001), 'GAROKA' (1948) & 'WAPENAMUNDA' (1964), also 'FINSCHAFEN' cds error; mostly philatelic but some useful commercial items noted, condition surprisingly mixed, virtually no duplication; also eleven complete "sheets" of Symbolc Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,300StatusSold View details 1403 AZORES: 1894 usage of 'ANGRA' 25r blue-green Envelope with local stamp dealer's imprint at upper-left, to NSW uprated with 25r & 100r tied by 'CORRo e TELLo/23JAN94/ANGRA do KEROIMAO' (?) cds, red/buff registration label - fault - with manuscript "Angra", New York & unusual 'SAN FRANCISCO CAL/FEB 7 1894/REGISTERED.' b/s, San Francisco exchange office registration label, Sydney transit b/s of MR8/94 & Bathurst arrival b/s, a couple of very minor defects. A truly remarkable origin/destination item SymbolpsGradea- Estimate$300Price Realized$280StatusSold View details 1404 MACAU: 1906 PPC "Opium and Pipe smokers" (a terrific photograph) with 'MACAO HOTEL/JUN 27 1906/MACAO CHINA' cachet at lower-left, to NSW with 4avo tied by 'DIRECCAO/DO CORREOS/MACAU' cds & 'VICTORIA/ HONG KONG' transit, 'MOLONG/NSW' arrival cds, minor blemishes. Very scarce origin/destination mail. SymbolcGradeb Estimate$200StatusUnsold View details Items per page 102550100 Previous|12345678910|Next Previous 12345678910 Next
