35841925-29 KGV Giraffe & Elephant set ½d to 20/-. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 1-17 cat £550. Popular set. (17) (P) $400$550
NORWAY
35851855 Arms 4sk blue, imperf. Mint with original gum, expertly repaired LL cnr, superb appearance, 4 margins. Fa 1 cat Kr60,000, Mi 1 cat €8000, SG 1 cat £5000. Genuine M with gum examples of Norway no.1 are extremely rare (beware of removed pen cancels!). 2012 Scheller photo-cert. (P) $1000$2000
35861865-99 Bypost locals collection inc Aalesund 1880 Fish 3o on 3 diff colour papers, Arendal 1885 Ship 2o, Bergen 1865-66 Arms (2k), 1868 Numeral 2s & 1869 New design Numeral 2s, Christianssand 1879 Numeral 4s & 7s & 1879 Andressen set to 100, Dramen 1869 Arms 2s imperf & 1872 Arms 1o, Gremstad 1887 Ship 1o & 2o, Hammerfest 1888 View 4o & 10o, Levanger 1888 Pictorials to 10o, Namsos 1888 Fish set to 10o, Spitzbergen 1896 Polar Bear 10o, Stenkjaer 1888 Bear to 10o, Tonsberg 1884-88 Arms to 5o, Tromso 1881-96 Reindeer to 8o, Trondheim 1865 Initial (15) inc types, 1872-87 Numerals to 8o plus surch & Vardo 1888 Ship 4o. All diff M/U, usual mixed condition, but much nice F-VF. Scarce & attractive, plenty early thematics. (71). $450$700
35871870 Trondhjem-Storen-Jernbone Railway parcel local stamps set 2s blue & 4s red, showing a steam locomotive. The 1st Norwegian railway parcel stamps. VF fresh MUH. Seldom offered, especially so nice. (2) (P) $200$400
NYASALAND
35881913-21 KGV 10/- green & deep scarlet on green, variety "broken crown & scroll", wmk mult crown. VF fresh MUH, right marginal. SG 96eb cat £600 for M, should be at least £1200 MUH. (P) $800$1200
35891913-21 KGV £1 purple & black on red, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MUH. SG 98 cat £200 for M, should be at least £400 MUH. (P) $350$500
3590 1913-21 KGV £10 purple & royal blue, top value, wmk mult crown. Superb fresh MUH, pristine original gum, beautiful colours. SG 99e cat £3750 for M, should be at least double, £7500+ for MUH. Definitely the best possible quality example of this very rare top value. 1995 Toselli & 2013 Raybaudi photo-certs. (P) $7000 $10000
35911921-33 KGV 5/- green & red on yellow, variety "Nick in top right scroll", wmk script. VF fresh M. SG 112c cat £375. (P) $275$375
ORANGE FREE STATE
35921900 "V.R.I. 1d." opt Tree 1d brown, ERROR OF COLOUR opt on wrong stamp (should have been on the1d purple). VF fresh MUH, centring as always. SG 102a cat £600 for M, should be at least double, £1200 MUH. This important error is significantly undercatalogued as only around 60 printed. A major rarity as MUH. 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1200$2000
35931903-04 KEVII set ½d to 5/-, wmk crown CA. VF fresh M. SG 139-47 cat £225. (9) (P) $150$200
36011907 Lakatoi small Papua opt ½d, horiz wmk, thin paper sheet of 30 with margins, inc various opt varieties & 2 with opt alignment pinholes. Stamps MUH, 3 with sl gum tones, missing 1 margin piece, & many separations. Overall still quite fresh. SG 34a cat £2100 as M singles, should be at least £4200 as MUH singles. Extremely rare sheet! 2010 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $2000$3000
36021929-30 Air Mail opt Lakatoi 3d sepia-black & bright blue-green, Harrison printing, yellowish paper. VF fresh MUH. SG 113 cat £50 for M, should be at least double, £100 MUH. Copy of 2004 RPSL photo-cert for blk it came from. (P) $100$150
3603 1923-30 "AIR MAIL" opt Lakatoi 3d black & blue-green on white paper, Ash print, variety opt DOUBLE, one albino, equally strongly impressed. Superb fresh MUH with pristine original gum. Recently listed SG 114aa cat £2500 for M, should be double, £5000 for MUH. Offered at a very low reserve as per vendors request. 2013 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $2500 $4500
36041930 Airmail plane opt Lakatoi 6d dull & pale purple Harrison printing, horiz pr, right stamp with "POSTACE". VF MLH. SG 116/116a cat £78+ as singles, plus premium for pr. (2). (P) $80$120
36051930 Airmail plane opt Lakatoi 6d dull & red purple Ash printing full sheet of 40 with imprint & "Postace" variety & other positional varieties. F-VF MUH, bit tropicalised mainly along middle 2 rows, "Postace" fresh. SG 119/119a cat £410 as M singles, should be £820 MUH, plus premium for sheet. $350$500
36061930 Airmail plane opt Lakatoi 1/- brown & olive Ash printing full sheet of 40 with imprint & positional varieties. VF 36MUH/4MLH, a couple of stamps sl tone spots on gum. SG 120 cat £170 as M singles, should be £325 inc the MUH, plus premium for sheet. $250$350
36071931-32 OS opt Lakatoi set ½d-2/6. VF fresh MUH. SG O55-66 cat £130 for M, should be at least double, £260 MUH. Scarce so nice. (12) (P) $300$400
36081931-32 OS opt Lakatoi 1/3 UL cnr pr, variety "Rift in clouds". Stamps VF fresh MUH. SG O65 cat £60 as normal M singles, should be at least £120 MUH, plus large premium for variety. (P) $100$150
36091932-40 Pictorial set ½d-£1. Superb fresh MUH. SG 130-45 cat £500 for M, should be at least £1000 MUH. Scarce (16) (P) $1000$1300
36121934 Declaration set 1d-5d in sheets of 40 with Ash imprints. F-VF MUH. SG 146-49 cat £600 as M singles, should be at least double, £1200+ plus premium for full sheets. Retail $3600+ (160) $500$1000
36131935 Silver Jubilee 2d, 3d & 5d, sheets of 40 with Ash imprints, the 3d & 5d with "Accent" flaw, odd tone, mnr selvedge blemish. F-VF MUH. SG 151-54, 152a-53a cat £478 as M singles, should be at least double, £956+ plus premium for full sheets. Retail $1600++. (120) $350$500
36141895 Cover front (flts) franked Queensland QV 2d blue (cnr of sheet) lined background, tied by barred oval BNG pmk with "Port Moresby 12 OC 95" cds at LL. SG 188. Attractive. (P) $200$400
36151895 Cover front franked Queensland QV 1d vermilion red left marginal horiz pr, lined background, plus 2d blue vert pr, blank background, tied by barred oval BNG pmks, with "Port Moresby 2 OC 95" cds at LL. SG 187 & 210. Attractive. (P) $300$500
36161901 BNG Lakatoi Postcards 1d & 1½d. F-VF CTO "Port Moresby 5 JAN 10", 1½d bend & both with usual light spotting. H&G 1&2. ACSC PAP 1&2 cat $400 for CTO. (2). (P) $200$300
36171908 Registered cover to Mortlock Islands (German New Guinea) franked BNG Lakatoi opt Papua 2/6, 1/-, 6d, 2½d, 2d, 1d, Large Papua ½d & small Papua 4d "cloud rift flaw", all tied by "Registered Samarai BNG" h/s (4) with "Samarai 9 JUN 08" cds LL. "Registered Sydney" & "Herbertshohe Deutsche Neu-Guinea" transit b/s. Stains affecting several stamps (1/- damaged), roughly opened, reduced approx 10mm at left. SG cat £240 as stamps alone & on cover "from x5". (P) $350$500
3618Postal History: WWII 1941-42 Censor/Armed Forces Mail inc Registered (4) with "RAAF Port Moresby" (2), "Air Force PO No…" h/s & "Base Post office No 8" black label. Censor h/s (8) inc oval "RAAF Censor" (2) in black or violet & boxed "Military Censor" cachets (8) inc "OAS No Stamps Available" (2) & "Opened by Censor" label. Also late January 1942 Airmail cover to NSW (Civil Govt ceased Feb 42) with "RAAF Concession rate" cachet. One envelope with major opening flts, o/w F-VF. (13) $300$400
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
36191952 Pictorial set ½d-£1 on FDC plus 1958 new values Pics FDC. Both Pictorial reg covers to USA, various transit & arrival b/s. 1st from Port Moresby & 2nd from Konedobie. Retail $200++. $100$150
36201960 Postal Charges opt basic set 1d on 6½d to 3/- on 2½d. VF fresh MUH. SG D2-6. Retail $150. (5). (P) $70$100
36211960 "POSTAL CHARGES 6d" opt with Postage blocked out on 7½d blue. VF MLH, gum sl tropicalised as usual. SG D1 cat £850. Rare genuine example as only 8000 printed (beware of plentiful forgeries often sold as genuine by dealers!). Brandon photo-cert. $350$500
36221960 "POSTAL CHARGES 6d" with Postage blocked out on 7½d blue, error opt DOUBLE. VFU with part Goroka cds. SG D1a cat£2250. Only 3 sheets of 32 printed, of which only 1 sheet showed this relative positioning. Very rare genuine example (beware offorgeries often sold by dealers as genuine!) 2001 BPA & 2012 Ceremuga AIEP photo-certs. (P) $2000$3000
36231960 "POSTAL CHARGES 3d" opt ½d green, error opt DOUBLE. VF MUH, sl tropicalised gum as almost always. SG D3a cat £1000. Only 1 sheet of 60 printed. Very rare genuine example (beware of forgeries often sold by dealers as genuine!) 2012 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $1000$1500
36241960 "POSTAL CHARGES 6d" opt 7½d blue, error opt DOUBLE. VF MUH, sl tropicalised gum as almost always. SG D4a cat £1100. Very rare genuine example as only 2 sheets of 36 printed. 1999 Brandon photo-cert of pr it came from, while a new Ceremuga AIEP photo cert can be obtained on request. (P) $1100$1500
36251962 Native Patrol 5/-, prepared but unissued. VF fresh MUH. Printed in 1961 for release in 1962, but was rejected & most stocksburnt, except 2 or 3 sheets (120-180 stamps) kept for archives. Rare. (P) $600$800
3627ca1970s Asher & Co (Melbourne) Printers Essays of a "10" stamp showing a native mask in full sheet of 25, possibly for an unissued PNG stamp. Very rare & attractive. (25) (P) $250$350
3628ca1970s Asher & Co (Melbourne) Printers Essays of a "20" stamp showing a tropical bird in full sheet of 25, possibly for an unissued PNG stamp. Very rare & attractive. (25) (P) $200$300
36291985 Ceremonial Structures set 10t-60t rejected 1st printing was unissued, WITHOUT "t" & smaller format -o/w similar to issued set. VF fresh MUH. SG 496-99(e). Rare (4) (P) $300$500
36301987 Fish 17t IMPERF, UR cnr blk of 4 with blue shifted up. VF fresh MUH. SG 539(var). Only 1 sheet recorded. (4). (P) $150$250
36311987 Fish 17t IMPERF, bottom marginal, variety blue shifted up. VF fresh MUH. SG 539(var). Only 1 sheet recorded. (P) $50$70
36321991-93 Bird of Paradise 45t with May 1992 imprint. VFU. SG 643 (var). Retail $190. (P) $80$100
36331991-93 Bird of Paradise 90t with July 1993 imprint. VF fresh MUH. SG 646(var). Retail $290. (P) $100$150
36341991-93 Bird of Paradise 90t with July 1993 imprint. VFU/CTO. SG 646(var). Retail $250. (P) $80$120
36351991-94 Bird of Paradise 1K all 3 imprint types with 1992, July 1993 with 1 Kapul in margin, or no imprint from Hong Kong 94 strip. 1st 2 in imprint blks of 4, HK in double imprint strip of 4 values (blk of 4 does not exist in this printing). 1st 2 VF CTO, HK VF MUH. SG 647, 647(var) & 704a. Retail for the 1 Kapul cnr single alone is $290 M (unpriced U), another $285 for the other 3U July 1993 singles & HK strips - total $600 plus premium for imprint blks. (3 blks). (P) $200$300
36361995 Bird of Paradise 2nd printing thick surch set 21t/45t & 21t/90t, original stamps with large or small "T", all in imprint blks of 4, the 45t with 2 Kapul imprint & the 90t with 1 Kapul imprint. VF fresh MUH. SG 755b-58b. Retail $1800+ as singles plus large premium for imprint blks. (4 blks) (P) $500$700
36371993-95 "Departure Tax K15" opts on Bird 7t, the 3 diff opt types. All VF with appropriate boxed F/C. Rare group. (3). (P) $120$180
36391994 Provisional booklet being 1993 Bird of Paradise K4.50 booklet with hanger tab & additional pane of 5t/35t Dancer emergency surch to make 50t rate, both panes with imprints, cover price amended by hand. VF fresh MUH, with copy of PO docket for purchase of K5 booklets. SG SB7a(var). Extremely rare -1st we have ever offered. (P) $300$600
36401994 Emergency opt 5t/35t Musical Bow, error opt TRIPLE! with opt normal & 2 opts inverted & weak, blk of 4. F-VF MUH. SG 731(var). An important error of which only 1 sheet was discovered (we have previously sold singles for $475-$800+ each, so $1900+-$3200+ for blks of 4). 2011 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (4) (P) $1000$2000
36421995 Tourism set 21t-K1 in presentation pack & on FDC, both with error missing 65t from left stamp of pr, plus original PO brochure for issue showing stamps with correct values, not surcharged! VF. SG 747-54 & 751b at £58++ for the 2 error prs alone, while FDC & pack are rather rare. (3 items). $100$200
36431995 Bird of Paradise 21t surch 2nd printing basic set of 4 thick opts on 1992 & 1993 imprints. VF fresh MUH. SG 755b-58b cat £96, Mi 743 I.II/II.II & 746 I.II/II.II cat €160. Retail $275. (4) (P) $100$150
36441995 Bird of Paradise 21t surch, 2nd printing comp set of 6 thick opts, on 1992 dated large T set, 1993 small t & the rare 1992 dated small t set. VFU with "Unitech 14 SE 95" Lae cds. SG 755b-58b, 755b(var), 756(var), Mi 743I.II/II.II & I.II/1992, 746I.II/II.II & I.II/1992, cat €510+. Rare genuine set, only around 1200 sets printed -beware of forgeries of the 2 rare values! Key stamps with 2012 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (6) (P) $230$350
3645Booklets: 1970-94 with 50c Shell (pane CTO FDI?), 70c Shell, 1973 Telecom, 1992 Bird normal, plus "hanger" CTO, 1993 Bird K4.5 normal & hanger CTO, K6 hanger with & w/o imprint both CTO on cover, K9 normal with imprint, hanger with & w/o imprint -all 3 CTO on cover, both Cars inc K4.5 inverted pane. Total 3 CTO on panes, 5 CTO covers & 6M. VF fresh. Pf cat/retail $327. (14). $100$150
3646Postmarks: CDS cancels "Alotau" to "Tufi" on 1960s-70s Registered covers inc Badili, Kabwum, Kerema, Kerowagi (m/s name on Kundiava reg label). Kundiava, Lorengau, Marshall Lagoon, Minj, Saidor & Tari. Duplication appears to be diff types of labels. Also selection of registered Article Receipts. (41 covers) $100$150
3647Postal History-WW2: Covers all to same addressee with & w/o stamps, mostly 3d frankings but also inc registered, with various pmks inc Field PO, Army PO, AFPO, AIF PO etc inc Unit Postal Stn N/31 in violet & black. Mostly from PNG inc Lae, Aitape, 3 uses of Japanese army envelopes from Bougainville etc. Mixed fair-VF. (29) $200$300
36481952 Pictorial set ½d to £1 FDC (no 3½d black issued in 1958) tied by "Port Moresby 30 OC 52" cds on illustrated FDC. F-VF. Scarce. $70$100
36491957 use of 1/0½ Registered envelope uprated 1952 ½d & 9d from Port Moresby to Sydney with appropriate b/s. Minor tones on 9d, other “orange” marks are glue stains. VF & scarce. (P) $200$300
36501994 Emergency surch set of 11 on various covers in mostly mixed frankings with other surch on normal issues, does inc 2 single frankings. Also the K1.20 Ship & 25t Crab surch, a 21t/45t Bird, 45t Bird 2 Kapul imprint pr (cnr single alone retail $170). 6 are registered inc a large parcel piece (5 with town changed on label), all but 2 or 3 appear to be proper commercial/private use, the registered with various b/s. Destinations inc Australia, USA, UK, Indonesia & internal. Total 33 surch & 9 others. SG cat as stamps £160+, plus the 45t 2 Kapul another $170 & large premium for all these on cover. (11 covers & 1 piece). $200$400
36511994 Cover franked Bird of Paradise 1t, 5t (2) & 10t, tied by "Lae 18 MR 94" cds. SG 636-8(var). The 5t alone retail $150 as loose stamps, plus large premium on cover. $80$150
PERU
3652 1857 Pacific Steam Navigation Co 1R blue on blued paper, horiz pair. Superb fresh M, original gum, all 4 large margins & nice colour. SG 1 cat £3400++, Yv 1 cat €3000++. Beautiful genuine multiple of this rare classic. Behr AIEP photo-cert. (2) (P) $3800 $5000
3653 1857 Pacific Steam Navigation Co 2R brown on blued paper, horiz pair. Superb fresh MLH, original gum, 4 margins & bright colour. SG 2 cat £3800++, Yv 2 cat €5400++. Beautiful genuine multiple of this rare classic. 2012 Scheller photo-cert. (2) (P) $4500 $6000
36541857 Pacific Steam Navigation Co 1R blue on blued paper. VF fresh M, 4 large margins. SG 1 cat £1700, Yv 1 cat €1500. Beautiful genuine example of this classic. 2013 Roumet photo-cert. (P) $1200$1800
36551857 Pacific Steam Navigation Co 1R yellow, imperf, unissued colour. VF UN, 4 margins. Yv 1d, SG 1(var) see footnote. Only 800 were printed (P) $100$150
36561857 Pacific Steam Navigation Co 1R green, imperf, unissued colour. VFM, 4 margins. Yv 1e, SG 1(var) see footnote. Only 800 were printed. (P) $100$150
36571857 Pacific Steam Navigation Co 2R yellow, imperf, unissued colour. VF UN, 4 margins. Yv 2d, SG 2(var) see footnote. Only 800 were printed. (P) $100$150
36581899 Liberty set 5S orange-red & 10S blue-green, pearl ornaments at sides, plus 1899 Postage Due set 5S yellow-green & 10S purple- brown, opt SPECIMEN diag in red, ex American Banknote Co archives. VF fresh MUH. Yv 124-25s, T38-39s normal cat €2807 for M; Sc 158-59s, J34-35s normal cat US$2555 for M; SG 353-54s, D355-56s normal cat £2555 for M,should be at least double, £5110 MUH. (4) (P) $500$800
PITCAIRN ISLANDS
36591969 Pictorials 1st issue set 1c-40c IMPERF (this is a full set of 13 as other 2 vals issued years later & do not exist as imperfs) all in blks of 4. VF fresh MUH. SG 94-106(p). Very rare as only 1 imperf sheet of each existed, of which only half were in nice condition, & only 2 nice sets of blks exist. (52) (P) $1700$2500
36601985 Painting $2, error incorrectly dated "1835" instead of 1825. VF MUH. SG 267(var). First reported in "Stamp News" in Dec 1988. Retail $300+. (P) $110$150
36611935 Shipmail cover franked Australia Victoria Centenary 2d tied by "Pitcairn Island NZ Postal Agency 4 AP 35" cds, to USA with "Cristobal CZ Paquebot" duplex pmk, plus another cover franked Australia KGV 2d on 1½d red with similar Pitcairn cds. The cheapest for this pmk is £30 on loose NZ stamps. (2). (P) $130$250
POLAND
36621946 International Bureau of Education set 3+22zl - 11+19zl, in special M/Sheets of 12 with decorative borders. VF fresh MUH. Mi 445-47KLB cat €1800++, SG 571a-c cat £1800++, both as single stamps! Key post-war Poland items. (3 M/S) (P) $600$1000
PORTUGAL
36631895 St Anthony set 2½r-1000r. VFU. Mi 109-23 cat €1500, SG 327-41 cat £1800. Only 8044 set printed. (15). (P) $600$900
36641924 Camoens set 2c-20E. VF fresh MUH. Mi 316-46 cat €110; SG 600-630 cat £90 for M, should be at least £180 MUH. (31) (P) $80$120
PORTUGAL - COLONIES
3665Mozambique Company: 1917 Red Cross Fund opt Arms set 2½r-700r. VF M/MLH, 2 lower vals UN. SG 189-95 cat £450 Af 107-13 cat €535, both under-catalogued as a rare set. (7). (P) $250$400
36701905 Victoria Falls set 1d to 5/-, opt SPECIMEN ex 5d which is perf SPECIMEN, error INVERTED & REVERSED. VF fresh M. SG 94-99s cat £425, plus premium for rare 5d error. (6) (P) $350$500
36711910-13 Double Head £1 crimson & slate-black, perf 14. Superb fresh MLH. SG 166a cat £1800. Beautiful example of this popular top value. 2000 RPSL photo-cert. (P) $1400$1800
36721913-22 Double Head 5/- crimson & yellow-green, perf 14. VF fresh M. SG 160a cat £300. (P) $230$300
36731913-22 KGV ½d green, error IMPERF between stamp & lower gutter margin, die I, perf 14. VF fresh M, vert gum crease. SG 186 (var). Spectacular. (P) $70$120
ROMANIA
36741862 Arms handstruck 6p red, vert tete-beche pr. VF MUH, original gum, 4 margins. SG 33a cat £250++, Mi 9iak cat €220++ both for M, & has to be double or triple MUH. (2) (P) $150$300