Lot 477
| | | Estimate: $150T | Realised Price : $180 |
1915-16 NWPI opt on Kangaroo Third Wmk 3d Olive Die I, vertical block of six showing the 'abc' types, SG 96, cancelled at Rabaul. Scarce used multiple
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Lot 478
| | | Estimate: $200 | Realised Price : $260 |
1918-23 NWPI opt on KGV ½d Green, SG 102, complete sheet of 30 from electro 4, with varieties 'White flaw on emu's back', 'White spot after '2' in right value tablet', 'Eight wattles at left', 'Retouched shading behind kangaroo', 'Retouched S.W. corner' and 'Retouched shading behind kangaroo', mostly unmounted
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Lot 479
| | | Estimate: $150 | Realised Price : $140 |
1935 Air, £2 Violet, SG 204, corner example. Superb
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Lot 480
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1937 Coronation set affixed to piece, handstamped 'SPECIMEN' in green, soiling around the perfs of the three lower values, the 1/- fine (4)
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Lot 481
| | | Estimate: $75 | Realised Price : $60 |
Officials: 1925-31 Huts optd 'OS' 1d, 2d, 3d and 9d in blocks of four (16). Scarce multiples
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Lot 482
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Officials: 1931 Birds Dated optd 'OS' 1d to 5/- (11)
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Lot 483
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Officials: 1932-34 Birds Undated optd 'OS' 1d to 5/-, odd tone (13)
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Lot 484
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1916 (20 Jun) cover addressed to England bearing Kangaroo First Wmk 2d Grey punctured 'OS' tied by Kieta cds (Powell #66), handstamped 'Passed by Censor/(RAB)AUL' in violet and additionally endorsed 'Passed Censor' in red ink. Rare and attractive
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Lot 485
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1918 (14 Feb) registered cover to Switzerland bearing NWPI opt on 5/- Kangaroo 2nd watermark, tied by Rabaul datestamp, oval 'THE TREASURY/RABAUL' handstamp, minor toning, Sydney transit and Berne arrival backstamp
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Lot 486
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1918 (22 Dec) registered cover to Sydney using remainder stock of the rare 'Deulon' registration label, bearing NWPI 4d tied by Rabaul cds, backstamps of Sydney and Chatswood, few minor blemishes
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Lot 487
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1919 (12 Oct) registered cover to England bearing NWPI opt on 2½d (2) tied by Rabaul cds's, manuscript 'Registered' above registration label in black, Sydney transit and London backstamps
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Lot 488
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1931 (6 Nov) cover sent by mailboat from Rabaul to connect with the First All-Australian airmail Australia to England aboard the 'Southern Sun', cachet in violet, arrival backstamp, minor toning, AAMC P36
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