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  • Lot# : 1828 Papua New Guinea

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    Papua (British New Guinea) 1888 (Sept. 22): Cover from Granville - Port Moresby to Surbiton Surrey bearing Queensland 4 d. yellow, creased before being affixed, tied by superb strike of scarce "N.G." obliterator (Lee fig. 2, rated 'D'), very fine strike of the rare "GRANVILLE SP 2. 88 B.N.G." cds (Lee fig. 4, rated 'F') alongside, second day slug omitted, reverse with "COOKTOWN SP 25 88 QUEENSLAND" and "KINGSTON - ON - THAMES NO 27 88" transit cds's. Some cover corner soiling and small repaired tear on top do not distract from the extreme rarity of this elusive Papua cover.rnVery few pre-1891 covers from British Guinea have been recorded. Only three examples of the Granville datestamp are described in Lee to be known with this being the oldest known. The second outgoing cover shows a messy Granville strike from 1889 and was part of the Tom Rybak collection.rnThe envelope includes full original four page letter dated in manuscript "B.N.G. Portmoresby Sept 16 1888" and was signed by "WC English / Post office Portmoresby BNG" who was an early exlorer and hunter in BNG. He is writing to a former colleague, a Mr. Bucher. English was only semi-literate and his letter contains many oddities. The lot includes a transcript of the letter.
    Starting bid : 15,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1829 Papua New Guinea

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    1905: Lakatoi first issue 2 s. 6 d. black & brown in unused left marginal block of four, fresh and fine with original gum. A scarce multiple, cert. Ceremuga (2005).
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1830 Papua New Guinea

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    1901/05: Lakatoi 4 d. black & sepia, wmk. vertical, perf. 14, a used example with variety "Deformed "d" in 4d." at left (Row 4/Stamp 3), somewhat heavily cancelled by BNG barred obliterator in black. A rare stamp Gi = £ 800.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1831 Papua New Guinea

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    1901/05: Lakatoi 4 d. black & sepia, wmk. vertical on thin paper, comb perf., a lower left corner block of 4, the right-hand stamps showing a curving plate scratch from below 'T' of 'BRITISH' on upper stamp to above '4' at right of lower stamp, a fresh multiple with unmounted og., especially desirable with this major flaw Gi = £ 1'400+ for unused.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1832 Papua New Guinea

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    1905: Lakatoi 6 d. black & myrtle green, wmk. vertical on thin paper, comb perf., the upper left corner block of 4, all stamps fresh and very fine with superb og. A rare multiple.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1833 Papua New Guinea

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    1905: 2 s. 6 d. black & brown, vertical wmk., thin paper, comb perf. 14, a superb well centred used example, cancelled by central 'Port Moresby / British New Guinea' cds (Oct 10, 1906) in black. A very rare stamp Gi = £ 1'400.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1834 Papua New Guinea

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    1906 (Nov): 1 s. black & orange, vertical wmk., medium paper, line perf. 14, a superb well centred used example, cancelled by central 'Port Moresby / British New Guinea' cds (Dec 7, 1907) in black. A very rare stamp. Cert. Sismondo (2013) Gi = £ 1'400.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1835 Papua New Guinea

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    1907 (May-June): 2½ d. black & blue, wmk. horizontal, thick paper, line perf., a superb used example with variety "thin d" in 2½d." at left (Row 4/Stamp 2), lightly cancelled by 'Port Moresby / Papua' cds (July 29, 1908) in black. An exceptional example of a rare stamp Gi = £ 850.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 1836 Papua New Guinea

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    1907 (May-June): 4 d. black & sepia, wmk. vertical, thin paper, a superb used example with variety "Deformed "d" in 4d." at left (Row 4/Stamp 3), lightly cancelled by 'Port Moresby / Papua' cds (May 28, 1908) in black. An exceptional example of a rare stamp - just 171 examples can exist Gi = £ 850.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1837 Papua New Guinea

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    1907 (May-June): Lakatoi 1 s. black & orange, overprinted small 'Papua' in black, wmk. vertical, line perf. 14 on thick paper, the upper left corner block of twelve (3 x 4) with crntre guides and varieties: position 16 showing 'Inverted 'd' for second 'p' in 'Papua' overprint, position 17 with 'dropped 'pua.'. A fine and fresh multiple with brilliant original gum, trace of hinging on one stamp only, otherwise unmounted og. A desirable and extremely scarce item.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1838 Papua New Guinea

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    1909/10: Small Papua 4 d. black & sepia, wmk. sideways, perf. 11, a used block of four with fourth stamp showing variety "Deformed 'd' in 2d." at left (Row 4/Stamp 3), lightly cancelled at Port Moresby in black with part blue cds at upper right of the block. An attractive positional multiple Gi = £ 200+.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1839 Papua New Guinea

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    1909/10: Small Papua, 2½ d. black & dull blue, wmk. sideways, perf. 12½, a fine used example with variety 'Thin ''d' in 2½ d.' at left, lightly cancelled in black leaving the variety clear. Scarce Gi = £ 300.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 1840 Papua New Guinea

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    Papua plate proof 1916: 10 s. green & dull blue perf. 14, a left marginal example on unwatermarked and ungummed wove paper. Very fine and scarce.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1841 Papua New Guinea

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    1929/30: Lakatoi Airmail 3 d. black & bright blue-green, Ash printing, a fine unused upper left corner block of four from pos. 1-2 & 6-7 showing 'rift in sky' variety in the upper pair and double AIRMAIL ovpt, one of them albino, 2 mm above the regular one in the lower pair. A fresh multiple in unmounted og. condition. Cert. Ceremuga (2019) Gi = £ 5'000 for a hinged multiple.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1842 Papua New Guinea

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    1930 (Sept 15): Airmail 1 s. sepia & olive, overprint in the rare deep carmine-lake shade, a fine unused block of four from pos. 11-12 & 16-17 showing varieties: 'AI,R' comma in pos. 11 and 'AI.R' dot in pos. 12.  A fresh and very fine multiple of this ovpt rarity as only a small first part of the printing were overprinted in the deep carmine-lake shade instead of the normal carmine one, the varieties occured only in this printing and was then corrected. A superb multiple, the upper two stamps hinged unused, the lower pair unmounted og. Cert. Ceremuga (2015).
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1843 Papua New Guinea

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    1930 (Sept 15): Airmail 1 s. sepia & olive, overprint in the rare deep carmine-lake shade, bottom right stamp with 'tail flaw' variety, a fine unused block of six from pos. 32-34 & 37-39 with lower sheet margin showing imprint 'T. S. HARRISON, AUSTRALIAN NOTE AND STAMP PRINTER'. An Airmail rarity as only a small first part of the printing were overprinted in the deep carmine-lake shade instead of the normal carmine one, a fine multiple in unmounted og. with some slight gum ageing. Cert. Ceremuga (2010).
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1844 Papua New Guinea

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    1908/10: Lakatoi Small Papua 2½ d. black & dull blue, perf 11 wmk. horizontal, perf. 'O S ', a right marginal example showing variety: imperforate between stamp and margin, cancelled by "PORT MORESBY / PAPUA / 24 AU 10" cds. A fresh and very fine stamp, all known examples with this imperforate right variety are cancelled in Port Moresby. Extremely rare as only three error sheets believed to have existed, thus 18 error stamps only, cert. Ceremuga (2012).
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1845 Papua New Guinea

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    1908/10: Lakatoi 'small PAPUA', line perf. 11, watermark horizontal, 4 d. black & sepia in a hor. pair showing the perforation 'O S' only on the left stamp, fresh and fine, only the official stamp cancelled by "PORT MORESBY / PAPUA" cds as usual, the right not perforated stamp with inappropriate later addition of an "...AUR..." cds.. Cert. Ceremuga (2019) Gi = unlisted combination.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1846 Papua New Guinea

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    1908/10: Lakatoi 'small PAPUA', line perf. 12½, watermark sideways, 6 d. black & myrtle green, perforated 'O S', fresh colour, cancelled by "PORT MORESBY / PAPUA / 26 NOV 09" cds. One nibbed tooth but a very rare stamps, cert. Ceremuga (2019) Gi = £ 1'400.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1847 Papua New Guinea

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    1910/11: Large Papua Official 2 s. 6 d. black & brown, wmk. vertical, perf. 12½, a used vertical pair, perforated "OS", the lower stamp with "OS" inverted, each cancelled by 'Port Moresby / Papua' cds (Aug 23, 1911) in black. Slightly bluented perforations at base do not detract, unlisted by Stanley Gibbons and very rare. Cert. Ceremuga (2013).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1848 Papua New Guinea

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    1901/05: Lakatoi, first issue, wmk. horizontal, thick paper, line perf. 14, the used collection on leaves with complete set incl. 2½ d. on thin paper and an example with 'thin 'd' at left, rare 2½ d. black & dull blue, 4 d. black & sepia with deformed 'd' at left, and very fine 2 s. 6 d. black & brown; also a fine used example of Oct 1908 Official 2 s. 6 d. A scarce and generally fine collection (13 items) Gi = £ 2'000+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 1849 Papua New Guinea

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    1901/05: Lakatoi, first issue, wmk. vertical, medium to thick paper, line/comb perf. 14, the used collection on leaves with ½ d. on both papers, fine 4 d. black & sepia with 'Registered / Samarai' handstamp, 6 d. black & myrtle used with 'Samarai' datestamp and 1 s. black & orange used at Port Moresby (9 items) Gi = £ 320+.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1850 Papua New Guinea

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    1906 (Nov 8): Lakatoi optd. large Papua, the small used collection on leaves with horizontal wmk. 4 d, 6 d., 1 s. and superb 2 s. 6 d., wmk. vertical wmk. with values to 6 d. black & myrtle incl. 2 d. black & violet cancelled by rare "Bonagai" circular datestamp (Feb 4, 1908). A scarce and generally fine group Gi = £ 725+.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1851 Papua New Guinea

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    1907 (May-June): Lakatoi optd. small Papua in Brisbane, the small used collection on leaves with horizontal wmk. ½ d., 2½ d. black & ultramarine used in daruand further example in dull blue, 1 s. black & orange and 2 s. 6 d. fine used, a scarce group (5 items) Gi = £ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1852 Papua New Guinea

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    1907 (May-June): Lakatoi optd. small Papua in Brisbane, the small used collection on leaves with vertical wmk., the set of eight values complete to 2 s. 6 d. black & brown with additional 1 s. black & orange on thin paper (comb perf.), fresh and fine with some cancellation interest (9 items) Gi = £ 375+.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1853 Papua New Guinea

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    1907/09: Large and Small Papua, the collection on leaves with Large Papua 2 s. 6 d. used, 1907/08 set perf. 11 fine used, scarce 2 d. black & ultramarine used perf. 12½ with both shades, 4 d. used with 'Deformed 'd' variety' and the 1 s. used, 1907/11 Official issue with wmk. upright set of six used with both shades of 2½ d., wmk. inverted wmk. with 2 d. to 1 s. values fine used and additional 2½ d. showing 'Thin d.' variety, perf. 12½ set of four used (36 items) Gi = £ 1'350+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1854 Papua New Guinea

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    1907/10: Used collection of the Lithographed issues on leaves with all stamps showing the "Spot on the Hill" variety found on position 11 of the small Paua series, with 1909/10 wmk. sideways, perf. 11 with ½ d. (both shades), 2 d, 4 d. and 6 d.; 1909/10 perf. 12½ with ½ d. (both shades), 1 d., 2 d., 2½ d. and 1 s; 1908/10 Official wmk. sideways perf. 11 6 d.; perf. 12½ with ½ d. and 2 d., generally fine, nearly all with the variety showing clearly. A very difficult selection to assemble (14 items) Gi = £ 280+ as normals.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1855 Papua New Guinea

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    1907/10: Used collection of the Lithographed issues on leaves with all stamps showing the "Comet Flaw" variety found on position 28, with 1907/08 perf. 11 set of six complete (6 d. is a 'Stamp Duty' example), 1907/09 perf. 12½ 2 d. and the scarce 2½ d. and 1 s. values; 1909/10 wmk. sideways, perf. 11 with all values from ½ d. to 6 d. excl. the 2½ d, 1909/10 perf. 12½ with ½ d. (both shades), 1 d., 2 d. and 1 s; 1908/10 Official perf. 11 2 d., 2½ d and 4 d., 1908/10 wmk. sideways perf. 11 4 d. and 6 d.; 1910/11 4 d., generally fine, nearly all with the variety showing clearly. A very difficult selection to assemble (21 items) Gi = £ 700+ as normals.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1856 Papua New Guinea

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    1907/10: Used collection of the Lithographed issues on leaves with all stamps showing the "Rift in Clouds" variety found on position 23, with 1907/08 perf. 11 set of six complete, 1907/09 perf. 12½ 2 d. and the scarce 2½ d. and 1 s. values; 1909/10 wmk. sideways, perf. 11 with all values from ½ d. to 6 d., 1909/10 perf. 12½ with ½ d. (both shades), 1 d., 2 d. and 1 s; 1908/10 Official perf. 11 1 d. and 2 d., perf. 12½ 2 d., 1908/10 wmk. sideways perf. 11 2 d., 6 d.; perf. 12½ 1 d. and 2 d., generally fine, nearly all with the variety showing clearly. A very difficult selection to assemble (27 items) Gi = £ 575+ as normals.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1857 Papua New Guinea

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    1908/10: Officials, used  selection with 2½ d. perf. 11 showing 'Rift in Cloud' flaw and ½ d. black & yellow green, perf 12½ in a block of six showing both "Rift in Clouds" and the "Comet" flaws, 2½ d. black & dull blue in a block of four showing both "Rift in Clouds" and the "Comet" flaws, 1 s. orange in a sheet marginal block of four showing both "Rift in Clouds" and the "Comet" flaws. Scarce group of positional pieces.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1858 Papua New Guinea

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    1909/10: Small Papua, wmk. sideways, perf. 11, the small collection with the set of eight used (both ½ d. shades), 1909/10 perf. 12½ set of six (excl. the 6 d.) used, Official issue wmk. sideways, perf. 11 complete set used incl. both ½ d. shades and 2½ d. with "Thin d" variety and 4 d. with "Deformed d" variety; Official issue perf. 12½ used set excl. the rare 6 d. and the 1910 ½ d. and 2 s. 6 d. values. A scarce and generally fine group (32 items) Gi = £ 1'200+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1859 Papua New Guinea

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    1910/11: Large Papua from new Stones, the set of eight values used with additional 2 d. black & dull purple with PCSTAGE error, 2½ d. with 'Thin d' variety, 4 d. with 'Deformed d' variety and both types of the 2 s. 6 d. black & brown; also Officials with complete set of eight values and additional 4 d. with 'Deformed d' variety and both 2 s. 6 d. black & brown; generally fine, a scarce group (22 items) Gi = £ 1'100+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1860 Papua New Guinea

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    1901/10: Cancellations, a group of eight items with 1901/05 ½ with '148' starburst and Thursday Is. cds, 1 d. and 2 d. values with LOOSE / SHIP / LETTER handstamps, later issues with 1 d. and 4 d. values showing "Sydney" arrival datestamps, 1 d. black & carmine with superb SOERABAJA cds (1910) etc.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF
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