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 367
By: Status International
Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 367
Status International – Sale 367 - Thursday 24th June 2021.
Auction 367 has a total of 7905 lots, with more than 17,000 photos. This auction includes many cheaper lots we are unable to run in our normal auctions and with reserve prices starting at just $5 to more than $25,000, there is something for everyone. Singles, covers, postal history, deceased estates, accumulations and specialist material are all well represented.
There are
222 Australian & Colonies collections and accumulations (lots 240 – 462)
337 World collections, accumulations and estates (lots 463 - 800) followed by 67 lots of collectibles.
The main section of the catalogue has more than 2200 lots of Australia & Colonies - singles, sets and covers.
311 lots of Kangaroos (lots 868 –1178) with all values to £2 in all watermarks, imprints, varieties, Specimens and more.
400 lots of KGV heads (lots 1178 – 1578) including die proofs, imprints, monograms, positional blk and varieties etc.
1600+ lots of other pre-decimals and decimals include die proofs, imprints imperfs and other major varieties, 400+ lots of booklets from earliest types plus a huge range of overprint types, postage dues, BCOF overprints, cinderellas, and covers including more than 170 lots of Flight covers
564 lots of Australian Colonies (lot 2569 – 3133) with all Colonies represented, plenty of both straight and specialist material as well as covers, postal stationery and revenues etc.
4700+ World lots (3134 – 7905). Something for every taste and pocket. Suffice to say the highlights are many and varied and any listing of the rarities could not hope to do justice to the wide variety of material on offer
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Lot #6885 - World papua
Lot #6886 - World papua
1901-05 BNG Lakatoi 6d black & myrtle-green, vertical wmk, thin paper, comb perf. F-VF fresh MLH. SG 14a cat £1200. Only 175 issued & cert can be obtained on request. (P)
Estimate A$1500
Lot #6887 - 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 #6888 - 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. (P)
Estimate A$4500
Lot #6889 - 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 #6890 - World papua
1906 Large Papua opt Lakatoi 2/6 black & brown, horiz wmk. Superb fresh M. SG 20 cat £170. (P)
Estimate A$170
Lot #6891 - World papua
1906 Large Papua opt Lakatoi 2/6 black & brown, horiz wmk. Superb U, 'Port Moresby Papua' cds. SG 20 cat £190. (P)
Estimate A$250
Lot #6892 - 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 #6893 - World papua
1907-10 Lakatoi small PAPUA 6d black & myrtle-green, wmk sideways, perf 12½. Superb MLH. SG 70 cat £5500. Extremely rare Mint as majority were punctured OS & CTO. 2019 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P)
Estimate A$6000
Lot #6894 - World papua
1911-12 Lakatoi mono-colour set ½d to 2/6. VFU. SG 84-91 cat £95. (8)
Estimate A$80
Lot #6895 - 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$150
Lot #6896 - 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$120
Lot #6897 - 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 #6898 - 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 #6899 - World papua
1932-40 Pictorial set ½d-£1, inc both ½d shades. VF fresh MNH. SG 130-45 cat £572 for M, should be at least double, £1144 MNH. (17). (P)
Estimate A$1200
Lot #6900 - 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 #6901 - 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 #6902 - 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 #6903 - 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 #6904 - 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 #6905 - World papua
1937-41 KGVI Used inc 1937 Coronation set, 1938 Airmail Anniv set to 1/-, 1939-41 Airmail set to 1/6. All diff. VFU. SG cat £134. (15)
Estimate A$110
Lot #6906 - 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 #6907 - 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 #6908 - 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
Lot #6909 - World papua
1935 FFC Daru-Port Moresby-Darwin franked Lakatoi 3d plane opt tied by 'Daru 1 SE 35' cds. Signed by pilot, Port Moresby transit cds, Darwin b/s. VF fresh. AAMC 90a cat $600. Very rare (P)
Estimate A$400
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