Stamps, Coins & Postal History (#459) Closed Auction Info PDF Prices Realized 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 1-50 of 50. Previous|1|Next Lot 892 PAPUA: QUEENSLAND USED IN PAPUA: 1885-1901 range comprising Lined Background 2d blue & 2½d carmine each with large part 9-Bars 'BNG' Type 25 cancels of Samarai; also Void Background 1d red & 2d blue Sidefaces rejoined piece with largely complete Type 6 'PORT MORESBY/13SE97' datestamp, plus partial Port Moresby strikes on Lined Background 2½d carmine and on Void Background 2½d purple/blue and on 6d yellow-green. (6 items) SymbolO View details Estimate$300 - $350Price Realized$220StatusSold Lot 893 PAPUA: 1901-15 mint varieties collection incl. BNG 6d SG.6 (2) one with "Vertical line below 'E' of 'NEW'", the other with "Vertical scratches in sky", 1/- SG.7 with "Horizontal scratches at top right", optd Large 'Papua' 1/- SG.19 "Dry ink", 1d SG.22 with "Broken 'U' in 'PAPUA' overprint", 1907-10 1/- SG.65 "Large 'P' in 'PAPUA', 1/- SG.71 (5) all with varieties, plus lots more of interest to specialists; generally fine, Cat. £1500+. (50+) Symbol* View details Estimate$750 - $1,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 894 1901-32 used collection incl. varieties with Small 'PAPUA' 1/- SG.71 "White dot in top of left spandrel", 2d on 1½d blocks of 4 (2) each with varieties on all four units SymbolO View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,600StatusCLOSED! Lot 895 1901-1930s mint selection with BNG Horizontal Wmk ½d to 2½d & 6d plus Vertical Wmk 1/-, 1932 9d & 1/3d positional pairs (toned gum) [1-2] each with "Scratch in Sky" [Pos 2], also New Guinea Undated Birds Airs ½d to £1 set mounted on album page plus unissued ½d "Without overprint" imprint pair (perf separations, few spots, Cat £220+), generally fine, Cat £700+. Symbol* View details Estimate$300 - $350Price Realized$340StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 896 PAPUA: 1901-30s mint & used range on hagners with Lakatois incl. 1910-11 Large Papua 2/6d Type C mint, 'OS' perfins to 6d used, also New Guinea with Huts to 6d, plus range of Birds incl. Undated £1 Air used, NWPI with Roos to 6d mint (2) & used and 9d mint (3); some duplication, condition variable but generally fine; plenty of pickings, possible postmark interest. (150+) Symbol* O View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$260StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 897 PAPUA: 1916-31 Lakatoi imprint strips of 3 with Bicolours to 1/- including 1½d Mullett, 4d Ash, 6d Ash & 1/3d plus 9d & 1/3d optd 'OS', 1917 Surcharges Double Monogram strips (ex 1d on 2½d), 1929-31 Surcharges plus 3d 'AIR MAIL' Double Monogram block of 10; also 1938 Declaration set in imprint pairs (MUH); condition somewhat variable. (31 items) Symbol** * View details Estimate$250 - $300Price Realized$240StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 898 PAPUA: 1916-36 mint selection with lots of varieties incl. Bicolours 1½d blk.6 (MUH) with 3 varieties, 2d "Wmk Crown to right of A" pair, both with varieties, 2/6d (3) all with varieties, 'ONE PENNY' on 2d blk.4, two units affected by "Heavy printing", 3d optd 'AIR MAIL' blk.4 lower left cnr unit & sheet margin showing lightly struck "Misplaced airmail overprints", also a few Officials incl. 2/6d opts 'OS', odd tone, generally fine. Symbol** * View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,600Price Realized$1,000StatusSold Lot 899 PAPUA: 1932-41 issues complete including 1932-40 Pictorials ½d to £1 set plus ½d McCracken printing corner block of 4 (MUH), fine mint with some stamps MUH, Cat. £700. (47) Symbol** * View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$180StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 900 PAPUA: 1901-05 (SG.8) BNG, Watermark Horizontal, Thick Paper, 2/6d black & brown vertical pair, upper unit faint flattened crease, complete 9-Bar Type 25 cancel of Samarai. Used multiples of this issue are extremely rare, Cat. £1100+. SymbolO View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,500Price Realized$900StatusSold Lot 901 PAPUA: 1901-05 (SG.9-15 & 16a) BNG, Watermark Vertical, Thick Paper ½d to 1/- plus Thin Paper 2/6d, fine mint, Cat. £750. Symbol* View details Estimate$600 - $750Price Realized$500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 902 PAPUA: 1901-05 (SG.16) BNG, Watermark Vertical, Thick Paper 2/6d black & brown, very well centred, unused, Cat, £6000. Rare! Symbol(*) View details Estimate$3,000 - $4,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 903 PAPUA: 1901-05 (SG.16a) BNG, Watermark Vertical 2/6d black & brown on Thin Paper, upper-left corner block of 6 (3x2), fine mint with four units unmounted. Believed to be the largest surviving multiple of a BNG 2/6d value. Ex John Du Pont, Prestige Sale No.183, Lot 1443 - $14,550. Symbol** * View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 904 PAPUA: 1906-07 (SG.20) Overprinted Large 'Papua', Watermark Horizontal, Thick Paper complete sheet of 30 with margins intact, accompanying album page identifying minor varieties. Believed to be the only complete sheet in private hands, Cat. £5100++. Provenance: Leski Auction 281, Lot 349 - $11,065. Symbol** * View details Estimate$9,000 - $12,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 905 PAPUA: 1907-10 (SG.48, 48a) Large 'PAPUA' 2/6d watermark sideways, perf 11, complete sheet (fifth column separated) with variety "POSTAGIE" at left [R1/5, Cat. £1700], some gumside blemishes and perf reinforcements, total Cat. £3875+. Symbol** * View details Estimate$3,500 - $4,500Price Realized$2,800StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 906 PAPUA: 1907-10 (SG.63) Small 'PAPUA' Wmk Sideways P.11 4d black & sepia variety "Damaged '4' in left value tablet" [Pos.11], mild even-toned gum, MUH. Symbol** View details Estimate$60 - $80StatusCLOSED! Lot 907 PAPUA: 1911-15 (SG.91w) 2/6 carmine-rose Lakatoi, with "watermark Crown to right of A" variety, corner example, superb MUH. Cat.£600+. Symbol** View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusCLOSED! Lot 908 PAPUA: 1917 (SG.111a) Surcharges 'ONE PENNY' on 2/6d rose-carmine [Pos.21] with WATERMARK UPRIGHT (INVERTED), very fresh MUH marginal example. Only one sheet of 40 discovered with no other upright watermarks recorded for the 'ONE PENNY' surcharge issue, Cat £2500+. Ceremuga Certificate (2002) Symbol** View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 909 PAPUA: 1929-30 (SG.114) Overprinted 'AIR MAIL' 3d black & blue-green with "ALBINO" overprint, overprint impression clearly visible on reverse, expertising handstamp and a normal stamp for comparison, MUH, Cat. £8,000 (as a missing overprint in pair with normal stamp). RPSofL Certificate (2007). Symbol** View details Estimate$6,000 - $8,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 910 PAPUA: 1929-30 (SG.117) Harrison Printings Aeroplane Overprint 1/- sepia & olive marginal block of 4 with "Overprint in deep carmine" the first unit with 'AI,R MAIL' overprint flaw, fresh MUH. This flaw not listed by Gibbons. [Variety occurred only once on each sheet, and as only 10 sheets overprinted in carmine, a maximum of 10 examples can exist. Only one other block (without selvedge) exists.] Symbol** View details Estimate$2,200 - $2,800StatusCLOSED! Lot 911 PAPUA: 1929-30 (SG.117) Harrison Printings Aeroplane Overprint 1/- sepia & olive with "Overprint in deep carmine" and with 'AI,R MAIL' overprint flaw, MVLH. Unlisted by Gibbons. RPSofL Certificate (1983). Ex Peter Gold. [Variety occurred only once on each sheet, and as only 10 sheets overprinted in carmine, a maximum of 10 examples can exist.] Symbol* View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,200Price Realized$900StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 912 PAPUA: 1929 (SG.117a) 'AIR MAIL' Overprints Harrison Printings 1/- sepia & olive OVERPRINT INVERTED, several dealer guarantee handstamps, fine mint, Cat £15,000. Rare, from the only sheet of 40 recorded with this overprint variety. Billig & Rich letter of guarantee (1953).Provenance: Prestige Sale 163, Lot 454 - $18,975. Symbol* View details Estimate$15,000 - $20,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 913 1930 (SG.117) 1/- AIR MAIL Aeroplane overprint Harrison Printing with OVERPRINT IN DEEP CARMINE, on 1930 Port Moresby registered cover to England; included for comparison is an Ash printing 1/- on cover with the normal carmine overprint. [Only ten sheets of 40 with deep carmine overprint were produced, this is the first example we have encountered on cover] (2 covers). SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $750StatusCLOSED! Lot 914 PAPUA: 1931 (SG.121) Surcharged 'TWO PENCE' on 1½d Mullett printing complete sheet of 40 with imprint at base, numerous varieties incl. 'POSTACE' flaw [Pos.1] and "Rift in clouds" [Pos.2], one stamp [Pos.20] officially substituted, the replacement stamp with "Break in line beneath 'O' of POSTAGE", usual tropicalised gum, MUH, Cat. £738++. Very scarce as a complete sheet. Symbol** View details Estimate$350 - $450StatusCLOSED! Lot 915 PAPUA: 1931 (SG.122) Surcharged 'TWO PENCE' on 1½d Ash printing part sheet of 30 (5x6) varieties incl. 'POSTACE' flaw [Pos.1] and "Rift in clouds - retouched" [Pos.2], gum crease through 4th row, minor gum tones, hinged on margins only, stamps MUH. Symbol** View details Estimate$80 - $100Price Realized$50StatusSold Lot 916 PAPUA: 1932 (SG.134) 3d Papuan Dandy, complete sheet (40) with Ash Imprint at base, MUH. Some perf. separation, not affecting the imprint. All the values in this attractive set are hard to find in complete sheets. Symbol** View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot 917 PAPUA: 1937 Coronation registered FDCs (9, all different) with Kokoda to Sydney with 'REGISTERED/KOKODA,PAPUA' Lee Type 71 handstamp, Buna Bay to Samarai with fashioned BUNA registration label, others with black/red registration labels from Ioma, Losuia, Samarai (2, one to England with 'FIRST DAY COVER' dealer's address label) and Port Moresby (3, two illustrated); also 3d imp.blk.4 (with plate dot) on Port Moresby plain FDC. (10 covers) SymbolC View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusCLOSED! Lot 918 PAPUA: OFFICIALS: 1930 (SG.O46-O54) ½d to 2/6d set punctured 'OS', few low values with gumside toning, otherwise fine mint with most values incl. key 3d & 2/6d values MVLH, Cat £650. Symbol* View details Estimate$350 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 919 PAPUA: REVENUES: 1908 1d carmine & black optd 'Stamp Duty' block of 4, superb used block of 4, each unit with a fine strike of Lee Type 74 'TAMATA N.D.' datestamp. Scarce multiple. SymbolO View details Estimate$300 - $350Price Realized$380StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 920 PAPUA - Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1926 (Oct.11) Pacific Islands Survey Flight (AAMC.P2a ) with Biplane over Map illustration in blue, addressed to NSW with Lakatois 1½d on face plus 1½d & 3d on reverse all cancelled by DARU '11OC26' datestamps. Flown by Group Captain Richard Williams internally to Port Moresby. A great rarity of Papuan Aerophilately with only six of the 50 covers carried bearing Papua frankings, Cat. $17,500. Ceremuga Certificate (2009). SymbolC View details Estimate$12,500 - $15,000Price Realized$10,000StatusSold Lot 921 PAPUA - Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1928 (Nov. 21) Port Moresby - USA Internal Airmail combination franking (AAMC.P1a) on registered cover to East Orange, NJ SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $600StatusCLOSED! Lot 922 PAPUA - Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1929 (May 9) Port Moresby - Salamaua - Lae - Wau (AAMC.P17) flown cover, endorsed "PER MORLAE AIRLINE/PORT MORESBY & LAE" with Lakatois 1½d (2) cancelled in large manuscript "9.5.29", carried by Ray Parer in a DH-9, fine condition. The only known cover carried on the flight, Cat. $2000. Ex Billy Houston & Roger Lee SymbolC View details Estimate$1,250 - $1,500Price Realized$1,000StatusSold Lot 923 PAPUA - Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 21 July 1930 (AAMC.P20) Port Moresby - Salamaua cover, flown and signed by Ray Parer for Morlae Airlines Ltd. Cat.$325. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 924 PAPUA - Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1930-37 group comprising 1930 (Aug.18) Wau-Rabaul (AAMC.P21) with Guinea Airways circular cachet, Cat.$350; 1935 (Aug.30) Port Moresby-Ioma (AAMC.P96) signed by pilot Orme Denny, Cat.$200; 1937 (Jan.4) Sydney-New Guinea return flight cover (light stain) flown by pilot R.O. Mant for Mandated Airways in a DH84 Dragon, returned to Australia by sea and cancelled on arrival with BRISBANE '27JAN/1937' paquebot cancel, Cat.$800; total Cat $1350. (3 covers) SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$550StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 925 PAPUA - Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 14 March 1931 (AAMC.P29) Port Moresby-Salamaua flown cover carried by Guinea Airways, adhesives tied by weak strikes of PORT MORESBY datestamp, Powell Type 106 POST OFFICE/SALAMOA arrival datestamp on face. Only 4 covers recorded, Cat. $1200. SymbolC View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusCLOSED! Lot 926 PAPUA - Aerophilately & Flight Covers: A lovely group of flown covers, mainly signed: 2 April 1934 (AAMC.P69a) Port Moresby - Australia, flown & signed by Sidney Marshall; 1 Sept.1935 (AAMC.P90a) Daru - Port Moresby - Darwin, flown & signed by Squadron Leader O. Hempel; 27 Nov.1935 (AAMC.P94) Port Moresby - Oroville Police Camp - Daru, flown cover; and, 20 Jan.1938 (AAMC.P124) Sydney - Port Moresby cover, flown & signed by Barbara Hitchins and her passenger, C.R. Roberts. (4 covers). Cat.$2250. SymbolC View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusCLOSED! Lot 927 PAPUA - Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1 Oct.1934 (AAMC.P73) Sydney - Port Moresby flown cover, signed by the pilot, Sidney Marshall in his Westland Widgeon III. [Only 5 covers flown]. Cat.$600. SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$340StatusSold Lot 928 PAPUA - Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 5-9 Nov.1935 (AAMC.P93) Port Moresby - Oroville Police Camp cover, flown and signed by Stuart Campbell in a Short Scoin Seaplane; also signed and dated on reverse by Cecil Cowley, the O.I.C. [89 flown]. Cat.$300. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$220StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 929 PAPUA - Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 5 Nov.- 1 Dec.1935 (AAMC.P94) Port Moresby - Oroville Police Camp - Daru cover, flown and signed by Stuart Campbell in a Short Scoin Seaplane; also signed and dated on reverse by Cecil Cowley, the O.I.C. DARU arrival cds on front. [Only 12 flown]. Cat.$700. SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 930 PAPUA - Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 17 Mar.1936 (AAMC.P97) cover flown Port Moresby - Daru on Second Archbold Expedition per flying boat "Kono", signed by pilot R. Archbold, Daru arrival 18.3.36 backstamp. [12 flown].The objectives of the expedition were to explore the Fly River and to collect botanical specimens. SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$420StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 931 PAPUA - Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 31 Oct.1937 (AAMC.P121) Lake Kutubu - Port Moresby, cover flown for Guinea Airways and signed by pilot, A.A Koch, endorsed by officer-in-charge 'Ivan Champion'. [17 flown]. This flight was intended to depart on October 11 (see P117) but was delayed by engine trouble until the 31st; the few covers carried being postmarked on arrival. SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $600StatusCLOSED! Lot 933 PAPUA - Postal History: 1909 (Dec.6) use of PPC headed "Ubuia/Dec 6th 1909" (Ubuia Island, Milne Bay Province) with Small 'PAPUA' 1d Lakatoi tied by Samaria datestamp addressed to Sydney, NSW; coloured view side shows assembly of tribal dancers titled "Gruss aus dem Bismarck-Archipel" (Greetings from the Bismarck Archipelago) and "Tanzergruppe (dance group) in Bo - Neu-Mecklenburg O.K. ". Most attractive. SymbolC View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusCLOSED! Lot 934 PAPUA - Postal History: 1911 (Apr.27) large (355x250mm) OHMS registered cover to San Francisco with attractive franking comprising Large 'PAPUA' 6d & 1/-, Small 'PAPUA' 4d and 1d Monocolour all tied or cancelled by well struck PORT MORESBY '27APR11' datestamps, on reverse REGISTERED/BRISBANE transit datestamps, SAN FRANCISCO 'MAY/30' & SAN FRANCISCO STN 'MAY/31' arrival datestamps on face, cover with edge blemishes as to be expected, fine condition overall. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 935 PAPUA - Postal History: 1921 (Aug.16) Department of Treasury registered cover (275x120mm) to Hawthorn (Vic) with ½d pair, 2d (2) & 4d cancelled PORT MORESBY '16AU21', black/red registration label, Territory of Papua address label, on reverse Melbourne transit and Hawthorn arrival datestamps, TREASURY/TERRITORY OF PAPUA' wax seals largely intact. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 936 PAPUA - Postal History: 1932 (Mar.15) registered cover to England with Bicolours 2d pair and single tied by Lee Type 77 BUNA BAY datestamps, scarce BUNA red/black registration label, Sydney transit backstamp. SymbolC View details Estimate$180 - $200Price Realized$140StatusSold Lot 937 PAPUA - Postal History: AIRMAILS: June 1932 usage of 6d Air Mail opt on cover from SAMARAI to GERMANY; carried by ship to Australia (Brisbane b/s), domestic airmail to PERTH; ship to Europe, then by German airmail to BERLIN (b/s) with LUFTPOST cachet in red; also, Oct.1938 usage of 1/- British Possession (SG.162) on commercial cover from Port Moresby (Island Exploration Co.) to Batavia, D.E.I. (2 covers). SymbolC View details Estimate$250 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 938 PAPUA - Postal History: 1939-42 civil censor covers earliest 1939 (Sept. 6) registered to Col The Hon M Bowes-Lyon (brother of the Queen Mother) with Lee Type C6 boxed censor handstamp, three other 1939-40 covers (two registered) all with type C6 boxed censor handstamps (two showing deterioration to the handstamp, with 'PASSED' partially worn away), all with printed initials "NR" separately handstamped within, 1941 cover to with Lee type C7 handstamp and 1942 military censor unstamped cover SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 939 PAPUA - Postal History: 1940 (July 28) commercial cover from Australian Petroleum Company sent surface mail to Oklahoma with 3d Dandy tied by PORT MORESBY '28JL40' datestamp, 'OPENED BY CENSOR' rouletted red/white censor label folder over at left (Lee type C5), trivial toning. SymbolC View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusCLOSED! Lot 940 PAPUA NEW GUINEA: 1952-1990s accumulation crammed into binder with 1952 Pictorial set to £1 MUH & used, 10/- Rabaul & £1 QEII MUH & used, 1964 Birds & 1968 Shells in MUH blocks of 4, many other MUH sets some in blocks of 4, plus surcharges, M/Ss and FDCs; also noted 1994 Departure Tax 15k on 7t Kingfisher; generally fine and inspection should delight. (many 100s) Symbol** * O C View details Estimate$250 - $300Price Realized$260StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 941 PAPUA NEW GUINEA: 1952-96 mostly MUH (few hinged items) collection incl. 1952 Pictorial set to £1, 1963 10/- Rabaul & £1 Queen, plenty of later definitive and commemorative sets plus surcharge multiples 1994 65t on 70t Anemone Fish block of 20 & 1998 25t on 65t Crab block of 25, plus a few M/Ss; generally very fine. Symbol** * View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$180StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 942 PAPUA NEW GUINEA: POSTAGE DUES: 1960 (SG.D1) 6d on 7½d blue, MLH, Cat. £850 (as MUH). Murray Payne Certificate. Symbol* View details Estimate$500 - $750StatusCLOSED! Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next