Queensland used in Papua: 1895 Long OHMS cover (addressee excised) precursor franking QLD 2½d red lined background pr tied by barred oval BNG pmk, with 'Port Moresby British New Guinea 20 JY 95' cds. To London with b/s of 'Thursday Island' transit & London arrival. SG 191. Rare precursor usage. (P)
Estimate A$1200
Stamps & Covers Public Auction 369
By: Status International
Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 369
Status International - Sale 369 - October 21st, 2021.
Auction 369 has 7,995 lots, catering for all types of collectors & dealers - from bulk accumulations and intact collections to desirable single items. This auction offers a huge range of material, with special emphasis on lotting stamps to cater for collectors with varying types of interests and budgets. Items range from $30 to $40,000 so there's something for everybody. This auction offers strong representation of Australia & Colonies, strong British Empire material of all areas & periods, as well as General Foreign including small and large collections. There are almost 200 lots of Australian Collections (Lots 332 -508) and over 400 lots of World collections (Lots 509-949).
Following on there is almost 2200 lots of Australia which consist of singles, sets and covers including Australian colonies (Lots 1028-3311). The Australian lots cover all periods, from the Kangaroo issues up to Decimal and contains numerous number of mint & used £1 & £2 top values. This auction includes a First Watermark £1 Red-brown & blue variety 'white flaw in Gulf of Carpentaria'. VF fresh MUH, nice never hinged original gum. SG 15(var) cat £3000 for M, should be at least triple for 1st wmk MUH so £9000+. ACSC 51B(D)g cat $17,500, plus large premium for the variety. Very rare genuine MUH.(Lot 1098). There are almost 4,700 lots of World stamps, covers and single country collections (Lots 3312 - 7995). Numerous other British Empire, European, The Americas and Asia.
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Lot #6835 - World papua
Lot #6836 - World papua
1901-05 BNG Lakatoi ½d to 1/-, horiz wmk. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 1-7 cat £318. (7) (P)
Estimate A$275
Lot #6837 - World papua
1901-05 BNG Lakatoi 2/6 black & brown, horiz wmk. Superb fresh M. SG 8 cat £650. Exp Brun. (P)
Estimate A$600
Lot #6838 - World papua
1901-05 BNG Lakatoi 6d black & myrtle-green, vert wmk thin paper. VF fresh MLH. SG 14a cat £1200. Very rare, only 150 sold. 2007 Ceremuga photo cert. (P)
Estimate A$1500
Lot #6839 - World papua
1901-05 BNG Lakatoi 1/- black & orange, wmk vertical, thin paper, comb perf. F-VF fresh MNH. SG 15a cat £950 for M, should be at least double, £1900 MNH. Only around 180 issued. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P)
Estimate A$1800
Lot #6840 - World papua
1901-05 BNG Lakatoi 2/6 black & brown, vert wmk THICK PAPER, line perf. F-VF M, sl gum thins. SG 16 cat £6000. Very rare stamp & new AIEP expert certificate can be obtained on request. (P)
Estimate A$4500
Lot #6841 - World papua
1901-05 BNG Lakatoi 2/6 black & brown, wmk vert, thin paper. VF U/CTO light cds can not be expertised. SG 16a cat £1400. (P)
Estimate A$600
Lot #6842 - World papua
1906 Large Papua opt Lakatoi 2/6 black & brown, wmk horiz. VF U/CTO light cds. SG 20 cat £190. (P)
Estimate A$180
Lot #6843 - World papua
1907 Small Papua opt Lakatoi 2/6 black & brown, error opt VERTICAL reading DOWN, horiz wmk. Stamp superb fresh MNH, pristine never hinged original gum, UL cnr marginal. SG 37a cat £7500 for M, should be at least double, £15,000 MNH, plus premium for cnr marginal. Great rarity as only 1 sheet of 30 existed & due to vert vs horiz format some stamps only had partial opts while this is most desirable in having a full opt in middle....
Lot #6844 - World papua
1911-12 Lakatoi mono-colour set ½d to 2/6. VFU. SG 84-91 cat £95. (8)
Estimate A$80
Lot #6845 - World papua
1911-12 Lakatoi monocolour ½d, 2d & 2½d, perf OS. VF MLH, some tropicalised gum. SG O38, 40-41 cat £113 & under-catalogued. (3)
Estimate A$70
Lot #6846 - World papua
1911-15 Lakatoi monocolour ½d green perf OS, LL cnr JBC & CA monograms blk of 8 (4x2). VF 2M/6MNH, tropicalised, separations re-enforced. SG cat as singles. SG O38 cat £240++ M as singles, plus premium for monograms, plus premium for the MNH stamps.
Estimate A$100
Lot #6847 - World papua
1930 Airmail opt on 1/- sepia & olive, Harrison printing, error opt INVERTED, from position 23. VF fresh MLH, nice original gum. SG 117a cat £15,000+. Only 1 sheet of 40 printed & the 'inverted aeroplane' is the most famous error of Papua. Exp Sanabria, plus copy of 2016 PF/NY photo cert, while new AIEP expert photo cert can be obtained on request. (P)
Estimate A$15000
Lot #6848 - World papua
1931-32 OS opt Lakatoi 2/6 maroon & pale pink. Superb fresh MNH. SG O66 cat £48 for M, should be at least double, £96 MNH. (P)
Estimate A$120
Lot #6849 - World papua
1932-40 Pictorial set ½d-£1 BLOCKS OF 4. VF MNH in ea blk lower 2 stamps have horiz line of sl darker gum colour. SG 130-45 cat £2200 for M singles, should be at least double, £4400 MNH, plus premium for extremely rare set of blks -1st we have ever seen. (16 blks) (P)
Estimate A$5000
Lot #6850 - World papua
1932-40 Pictorial set ½d-£1, plus ½d shade. VF MNH. SG 130-145 cat £572 for M, should be at least double, £1144 MNH. (17) (P)
Estimate A$1000
Lot #6851 - World papua
1932-40 Pictorial set ½d-£1, inc both ½d shades. VFU, selected nice examples. SG 130-45 cat £500. (17) (P)
Estimate A$450
Lot #6852 - World papua
1934 British Protectorate set 1d-5d as large DIE PROOFS in issued colours, on chalk-surfaced paper, with approval initials & dates in the LR cnrs. Overall F-VF, stamp areas & surrounding margins are nice condition & all nice colours, & while there are some faults well away from the stamps these could be trimmed off if that is preferred (The die proofs were solidly glued on both sides of margins using inorganic adhesive in...
Lot #6853 - World papua
1935 KGV Silver Jubilee opt Pictorial 1d variety 'accent flaw' on LL stamp of Ash imprint blk of 4. VF MNH, gum sl tropicalised. SG 150a cat £192 for M singles, should be at least double, £384 MNH premium for imprint blk. (P)
Estimate A$300
Lot #6854 - World papua
1935 KGV Silver Jubilee opt Pictorial 5d variety 'accent flaw' on LL stamp of Ash imprint blk of 4. VF MNH. SG 153a cat £400 for M singles, should be at least double, £800 MNH, plus premium for imprint blk. (P)
Estimate A$700
Lot #6855 - World papua
1937-41 KGVI Used inc 1937 Coronation set, 1938 Airmail 50th Anniv set to 1/-, 1939-41 Airmail set to 1/6. All diff. VFU. SG cat £134. (15)
Estimate A$110
Lot #6856 - World papua
1937-41 KGVI MNH sets with 1937 Coronation set 1d-5d (plus blks of 4-2d imprint blk), 1938 50th Anniv Air set 2d to 1/- & 1939-41 Air set 2d-1/6. VF fresh MNH. SG 154-157, 158-162 & 163-168 cat £105+. (31).
Estimate A$120
Lot #6857 - World papua
1930s-52 'STAMP DUTY / £100 £100' overprint Lakatoi 2/6 maroon & pink, with '31/3/52' m/s cancel on original page 'Statement of Nominal Capital' (£200,000) of the Companies Ordinance document for registration of Gibbes Sepik Airways Ltd. Bft 18. Great rarity with only several recorded, which actually makes it rarer than any of the rarest overprint errors or paper varieties of the postage stamps of Papua. This is the highest denomination...
Lot #6858 - World papua
1920 use of Lakatoi 4d orange on bluish long Registered Envelope uprated Lakatoi 1d on ½d pr, tied by 'Samarai 18 MAR 20' cds, with reg label. To Sweden, with 'Sydney 6 AP 20' b/s. VFU, overall in unusually nice condition. ACSC PAP4 cat $3000+. Extremely rare envelope & probably unique destination. (P)
Estimate A$2500
Lot #6859 - World papua
1933 FFC Port Moresby-Salamaua franked Lakatoi plane opt 3d & Pictorial ½dpr & 1d, tied by 'Port Moresby 28 AU 33' cds, with Salamaua arrival b/s. VF, minor edge tones. AAMC P66 (Salamaua) cat $300. Rare (P)
Estimate A$150
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