REST OF THE WORLD, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Lot 693		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $230 1952-1996 dealer's stock in stockbook, higher values are sparse, but 1/7d Cattle, 10/- Rabaul MUH noted, also £1 Queen optd 'SPECIMEN'. Very high catalogue value (1000s)
Lot 694		Estimate: $650 1952-1990 MUH collection in S.S. hingeless album, lacking the Postal Charges
Lot 695		Estimate: $500 1952-1994 collection in KABE hingeless album, missing only D1. The album has been kept in PNG and some pre-decimal issues are affected by rust, or have had the gum removed. The 1952 set is lightly hinged and fine; all decimal issues appear fine MUH
Lot 696		Estimate: $300 1952-1994 the companion used collection in two Seven Seas hingeless albums, lacking the postal charges stamps, the pre-decimal issues of variable quality, and a small number of the decimal sets are mint rather than used
Lot 697		Estimate: $125 1982 Native Pottery, Food/Nutrition (50 sets each), ANPEX Games (100 sets) in sheets (600). Retail AU$480
Lot 698		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $380 1994-95 Provisional Surcharges: 1994 5t on 35t - K1 on 70t set of 11, 1995 21t on 45t and 21t on 90t sets of four with large and small 't'. Also 1994 5t on 35tMask, 65t on 70t Fish, 65t on 70t Fish, K1 on 70t Mask, and 1995 21t (small 't') on 90t Bird, all in blocks of ten. SG 730-740, 755-758b, retail AU$600+
Lot 699		Estimate: $150 Stamp Duty: 'Stamp/Duty/1d.' with bar obliterating 6½d Hut, marginal block of four, cancelled by 'KEREMA/4 JA 63' datestamp
Lot 700		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $400 The following 22 lots comprise a collection of Post World War II Airmails formed by Raymond Kelly, FAP. Ray has produced an annotated, spiral bound copy of this collection, comprising many AAMC listed and unlisted flights, maps and aircraft photos, with descriptive text providing background data to complement the envelope illustrations. It comprises 57 pages, mostly in colour, and has a limited print run. This useful reference for the PNG aero philatelist is available on request for AU$40 plus postage. 1949 (2 Jun) envelope franked 5½d endorsed 'FIRST FLIGHT COVER SAMARAI TO PORT MORESBY' but cancelled at Losuia, pilot-signed Capt. Hugh Birch, with enclosed letter written by Mrs Frank Clune (wife of well-known PNG author/historian) on board MV 'Laurabada', official yacht of the Administrator His Honor Col. J.K. Murray. An AAMC unrecorded intermediate first flight and very seldom seen ship letter from the 'Laurabada' (2 items)
Lot 701		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $300 1949 (20-21 Jun) cover franked 2½d endorsed 'FIRST OFFICIAL AIRMAIL FLIGHT RABAUL - BUIN BY CATALINA FLYING BOAT' cancelled Rabaul June 20, Buin arrival June 21 backstamp, signed by pilot Hugh Birch and addressed to Hudson Fysh, AAMC P185
Lot 702		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $300 1949 (20-21 Jun) cover franked 2½d endorsed 'FIRST OFFICIAL AIRMAIL FLIGHT RABAUL SOHANO BY CATALINA', cancelled Rabaul June 20 and with Sohana arrival June 21, signed by pilot Hugh Birch and addressed to Hudson Fysh, AAMC P183
Lot 703		Estimate: $1,000 1949 (21 Jun) New Britain District 'Catalina' first flights. The complete set comprising flights from Rabaul to Jacquenot Bay, Kandrian (Gasmata) and Talasea, all signed by pilot Hugh Birch and addressed to Hudson Fysh, AAMC P180-182 (3 covers)
Lot 704		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $360 1949 (20-21 Jun) A.H. Voyce air mail cover franked 5½d endorsed 'First Flight New Britain - Bougainville Service Sohano - Buin', cancelled at Sohano June 20, with Buin arrival backstamp June 21. This is an intermediate flight not recorded in AAMC
Lot 705		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $270 1949 (21 Jun) A.H. Voyce air mail cover franked 5½d endorsed 'First Flight New Britain - Bougainville Service Kieta - Buin' cancelled Kieta June 21 with Buin arrival backstamp of the same date. This is an intermediate flight not recorded in AAMC
Lot 706		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1949 (21 Jun) A.H. Voyce air mail cover franked 5½d endorsed 'First Flight New Britain - Bougainville Catalina Service Buin - Sohana' cancelled at Buin June 21 and backstamped at Sohano, day of month missing. This is an intermediate flight not recorded in AAMC
Lot 707		Estimate: $650 Realised Price : $500 1949 (22-23 Aug) QANTAS Catalina 'Island Chieftain' VH-EBC extension first flight Kikori - Lake Kutubu (and return), pilot-signed Hugh M. Birch, reverse endorsed by ADO S. Smith O/C Lake Kutubu, with Kikori backstamp 23 August - a 'boomerang' cover; also Feb 1957 QANTAS envelope endorsed 'via Daru/Lake Kutubu/Kikori/ Kerema/Yule Island/Port Moresby - not a first flight, unrecorded. Two very scarce flights, underrated in AAMC (2 covers)
Lot 708		Estimate: $1,250 Realised Price : $1,000 1949 (8-9 Nov) QANTAS flights to Northern District by QEA 'Dragon' VH-AQW, pilot W.F. Hosking. A complete set of flights Port Moresby to Kokoda and Higaturu plus return flights Higaturu to Kokoda and Port Moresby, all addressed to Hudson Fysh. To date these are the only recorded covers, endorsed and pilot signed on reverse (AAMC P186a-d). Fine and rare, undercatalogued (4 covers)
Lot 709		Estimate: $600 1949 (7 Dec) Tasman and Mortlock Islands flights: Sohano - Nukumanu and Sohano - Tauu covers, both franked 5½d and cancelled 7 December, both with ornate hand-illustrated maps of the route to the isolated islands, addressed to Hudson Fysh (AAMC 188-188) (2 covers)
Lot 710		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1951 A.H. Voyce air mail cover franked 6d Kookaburra cancelled Charters Towers 17 Sep, underpaid ½d and with mss 'TAX 1d' (not collected), also endorsed 'Per Amphibious Airways 'Walrus' First Flight Rabaul - Buin 6.10.51' with Buin arrival 6 Oct. A very scarce cover (AAMC P192), grossly undercatalogued at AU$125
Lot 711		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $200 1951 (10 Oct) A.H. Voyce registered cover franked 9d cancelled at Kieta endorsed 'Per Catalina Kieta - Buin 10/10/51', with oval 'S.DISTRICT OFFICER KIETA' oval used as registration handstamp signed by Postmaster, with MV 'MALAKUNA' cachets. A very scarce and colourful combination ship letter/air mail Voyce cover, and very rare registered (AAMC P195)
Lot 712		Estimate: $550 Realised Price : $440 1953 QANTAS Lae - Hollandia - Sydney flights: Complete set of four sections bearing special vignettes, signed by pilots and with appropriate backstamps. A very scarce set (P202-209) (4 covers)
Lot 713		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1955 A.H. Voyce cover to New Zealand franked 9½d cancelled at Goroka 17 February, on QANTAS envelope with cut-down 1952 label, endorsed 'First commercial Flight 'Beaver' Aircraft in New Guinea'. Not recorded in AAMC
Lot 714		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $440 1955 (Feb) A.H. Voyce covers (2) to New Zealand cancelled at Samarai 22 February, and at Madang 25 February, each on QANTAS Empire Airways Ltd. company envelopes endorsed 'FIRST FLIGHT OF 'CATALINA' TAKING OVER FROM 'SANDRINGHAM' '. NB: Sandringham flights are not recorded in AAMC (2 covers)
Lot 715		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $180 1955 (19 Apr) air mail envelope franked 3½d to Buin via Rabaul endorsed 'Qantas Empire Airways Carried by 'Sandringham' Flying boat Port Moresby to Esa'ala 19.4.55'. Stamp cancelled at Esa'ala and cover signed by crew M. Burgess (Capt), K. Gordon (E/O) and J. Haylock (F/O). 'Sandringham' flights are not recorded in AAMC
Lot 716		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $160 1956 Postal Rates Change: Super Constellations (VH-EAR and VH-EAO) flight covers, first franked 6½d and endorsed 'LAST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL AT CURRENT RATES' and other franked 7d and endorsed 'FIRST OVERSEAS AIRMAIL REVISED POSTAL CHARGES'. Both with QANTAS labels and cancelled at Rabaul October 29 and November 1. Genuine, scarce covers (2 covers)
Lot 717		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $125 Combination Police Runner Service/Air Mails: 1957 (10 Dec) Buin - Port Moresby franked 3d, with 2d tax paid by 2d Native Boy (as postal charge); 1956 (Apr and Jun) envelopes franked 3½d from Rev. Carter (Keseku Mission), one by Police runner with Sohano cds, other 'Bagged' mail ex Cape Teopasina to Rabaul, thence Port Moresby. All were commercial mail from Bougainville collector missionaries. (Lot includes photocopy of article by H. Gisburn on Police runner services) (3 covers)
Lot 718		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1957 'Carsair Air Service' per favour envelopes all variously pilot signed (J. Kingma, R. Carswell, C. Marsden, and M. Kaufmann) carried Goroka to Port Moresby and thence to Buin. Philatelic but genuine use and uncommon air mails (3 covers)
Lot 719		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $180 1959 (23 Jan) QANTAS envelope with colourful 2/- franking for Port Moresby - Sydney inaugural Super Constellation service, signed by pilot R.A. Bruce and addressed to Sir Hudson Fysh (AAMC 213)
Lot 720		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $60 1960 (7 Jul) QANTAS last flight 'Bird of Paradise' service, franked 5d, sent from Rabaul to Queensland (NB TAA and Ansett flights commenced 8 July). Philatelic, but a scarce air mail
Lot 721		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $60 1960 (11 Jul) cover from Rabaul to Queensland franked 5d, endorsed 'FIRST ANSETT-ANA GOLDEN ORCHID FLIGHT LAE-MOR-BNE-SYD 12th JULY, 1960'. fine, and grossly undercatalogued at AU$20 (AAMC 1439)