REST OF THE WORLD, PAPUA

Lot 838		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1907-10 small 'PAPUA' Wmk sideways P11 ½d to 6d with 'Comet flaw' and 'OS' opts to 1/3d, toning in places (17)
Lot 839		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $750 1916-31 Lakatoi Perforated Plate Proof for 1½d in issued colour on ungummed thick paper. Fine and scarce
Lot 840		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $100 1929-30 3d Air Mail Cooke printing, SG 112, complete sheet of 40 with Monograms, varieties annotated in pencil in margins, some re-inforcing
Lot 841		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $60 1930 Air Mail opt on Harrison printing 6d variety '"POSTACE" at left', SG 116a
Lot 842		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 Punctured 'OS': 1908-11 Wmk Sideways Perf 11 ½d Black & Green, SG O14, marginal pair with variety 'OS perforated sideways' and upper unit 'Deformed "d" of ½d at right', CTO. Ex Mackey
Lot 843		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $115 1931-32 optd OS ½d to 2/6d, both printings of latter, SG O55-66 (13)
Lot 844		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $150 1931-32 optd OS set to 2/6d, 9d few short perfs, used/CTO at Port Moresby (12). Scarce
Lot 845		Estimate: $200T 1931-32 optd OS 9d 'JOHN ASH' imprint strip of three, few blunt perfs on one, cancelled at Port Moresby
Lot 846		Estimate: $200T 1931-32 optd OS 1½d, 2d (2), 3d, 5d, 1/- and 2/6d tied to individual pieces by Port Moresby datestamps, also stamps ½d, 1d and 1½d cancelled at Bwagaoia, Daru and Samarai respectively (10)
Lot 847		Estimate: $250T 1931-32 optd OS on ½d, 1d, 6d, 9d, 1/3d and 2/6d, few on pieces including 2/6d, cancelled by Daru datestamps
Lot 848		Estimate: $80T 1931-32 optd OS on 1d, 1½d, 4d, 5d and 6d on individual pieces cancelled by Samarai datestamps
Lot 849		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $575 1907 (22nd Jun) registered cover (350x125mm) bearing 1901 1d SG 2 block of eight and 2d SG 23 large 'Papua' opt strip of three cancelled at Port Moresby, mss. registration number and endorsed at lower left 'The Post Office/Port Moresby Papua/21st June 1907', reverse with superb and intact crowned wax seal in red 'POST OFFICE/ GRANVILLE BNG' on flap which is folded over clear of markings and stamps, transit and arrival backstamps
Lot 850		Estimate: $50 1920 (15th Mar) cover to Switzerland bearing Bicolour Lakatois ½d (3, one pair) and 1d tied by individual strikes of Samarai type 31 cds, Hotgen arrival backstamp
Lot 851		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1925 (12th Jan) cover to England bearing multicolour Lakatois 4d, ½d, 2d, 3d and 2½d cancelled by Samarai datestamps. Attractive five different colour franking
Lot 852		Estimate: $80 1925 (12th Jan) cover to England bearing 1d (SG 94), 2½d (SG 87) and 1d on ½d (SG 106) tied by Samarai #31 cds's. Attractive example of three different issues
Lot 853		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1928 (Dec) cover to Philippines bearing 1½d Lakatoi tied by Port Moresby cds, 'TAX' handstamp in black, mss.'3', readdressed on arrival at Tabaco Albay to Davao where violet backstamp was applied. Scarce destination
Lot 854		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1933 (28th Jun) envelope to Cayman Island bearing 1916-31 ½d pair cancelled by Lee #47 cds, handstruck 'TAX' and mss. '2d' and with Caymans Centenary 2d affixed in taxing and tied by Georgetown cds
Lot 855		Estimate: $500T 1934 (26th Jul) Papua-Australia return First flight cover with octagonal 'JUNE' error and corrected 'JULY' handstamps, also with 'O.H.M.S.' and 'TAX' handstamps applied at Port Moresby and Australian Postage Due 1d affixed on reverse and tied by Whitton (N.S.W.) cds. AAMC 395d [See also Lot 551]
Lot 856		Estimate: $2,500T Realised Price : $1,900 Cancellations: Collection annotated on leaves from Abau, Bwagaoia, Daru, Ioma, Kokoda, Losuia and Tahira from 1901-34 issues, some covers, pieces, strength in stamps with some multiples, values to 5/-, few tax, relief markings, etc. Generally clean lot (few 100)