1932-40 Pictorials ½d (both printings) to £1, SG 130-45, few small faults, otherwise fresh mint (17). Cat £480
Lot 1787
Estimate: $175
Postal History: 1915 (26 May) cover from Australia addressed to Colombo franked Kangaroo 1d, re-addressed in blue crayon, 'Daru/Papua'
Lot 1788
Estimate: $120
Postal History: 1933 (28 Jun) cover Port Moresby to Cayman Islands bearing 1918 1d on ½d with handstruck 'TAX' in black, mss. '2d', Caymans Centenary ½d and 1½d affixed for deficient postage and tied by Georgetown datestamps
Lot 1789
Estimate: $1,000
Inwards Mail: 1911 (30 Jan) inwards cover from Canada to Port Moresby franked QV ½c (small), ½c Centenary and KEVII 5c tied by Halifax datestamps, 'R' within oval, endorsed 'Via England', reverse with London registered cachet in purple, Brisbane transit in blue and Port Moresby arrival (9 Apr). Believed to be the only known registered use from Canada to Papua