Literature: 'Lakatoi I' (cover soiled) and 'Lakatoi II and III' by Croaker, also 'The Postal History and Postal Markings of Thursday Island' by Turnbull. Scarce
Lot 767
Estimate: $1,000
Realised Price : $1,300
Range in two small stockbooks and stockcards including Lakatois to 1/-, opts to 2/6d, large types to 2/6d, 1916-31 to 10/- (3), range of shades and values, quantity of 'POSTACE' variety on 1½d, 6d (14), 2d on 1½d, 1932 Pictorials to £1 (3), later issues etc, few Officials, useful quantities of some, mixed condition (100s)
Lot 768
Estimate: $400T
Realised Price : $460
Range on stocksheets incl 1901-05 Lakatois to 2/6d, small and large 'Papua' opts to 2/6d, later types to 2/6d, 1916-31 to 10/-, Surcharges, 1932 Pictorials to £1, few punctured 'OS', 1d Postal Card CTO, mixed condition poor/fine (approx 130)
Lot 769
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $115
1906-07 large 'Papua' opt on Wmk horizontal, thick paper 2/6d Black and Brown, SG 20, fine
Lot 770
Estimate: $125
Realised Price : $95
1916-31 6d Lakatoi, both shades in pairs, one unit in each ‘ ‘POSTACE' at left', SG 101c
Lot 771
Estimate: $400
Realised Price : $300
1917 'ONE PENNY' Surcharge selection comprising ½d (120), 2½d (25), 4d (30), 2/6d (30), 1931 2d on 1½d Ash (78) incl 'POSTACE' at right (2), in complete or part sheets with Monograms and imprints, mostly fine (283)
Lot 772
Estimate: $600
Realised Price : $460
1929-30 Airmail issues on leaves incl 3d optd 'AIR MAIL' Cooke prtg (64) with monogram blocks, etc, Ash prtg (49) with imprints; plane opt Harrison prtg 6d (14, incl imprint strip), 1/- (7), Ash prtg 3d (16), 6d (21), 1/- (19), some varieties, few used, mostly mint
Lot 773
Estimate: $1,250
1930 Harrison Printing 1/- Plane opt, variety 'Comma after 'I' of AIR' in marginal pair with normal, variety unit unmounted, usual evenly toned gum
Registered Envelope: 1917 (5 Nov) use of 4d Orange (RE2) uprated with 1d Lakatoi cancelled by Port Moresby datestamp, addressed to the purser aboard 'S.S. Tasman'. Only 1000 issued
Lot 777
Estimate: $350T
Postal History: 1930 (11 Mar) cover Port Moresby to USA, combination 3d 'AIR MAIL' and USA 5c Air franking, cancelled at Sydney 19.3.1931 for the internal air service, framed 'INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID/FOR AIR MAIL SERVICE'. About 15 such covers recorded
Lot 778
Estimate: $600
1931 (17 Sep) cover flown by P.H.Moody in a DH80A seaplane 'Puss in Boots', Port Moresby to Salamoa, forwarded by sea for delivery to Victoria, the same addressee as illustrated in Eustis as AAMC P32. Only 10 carried. Cat AU$900
Lot 779
Estimate: $150T
Realised Price : $220
1943 (25 Feb) use of formular Air Mail Letter Card with circular printed 'POSTAGE/1d/ PAID' cancelled by Field P.O./038 cds then in use at H.Q. A.A. Group Port Moresby, a few small tears from rough opening although scarce used within Papua
