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Lots (1008)
1915-16 Vertical strips of three fine mint for ½d green, 1d red, 2½d indigo, 3d yellow-olive, 6d ultramarine each showing the three different overprint settings A, B, C, fine. (5 strips).
1915-16 Wmk 6 2s brown showing watermark inverted variety, couple of clipped perf and corner cds. Setting a.
1931-1932 Bird of Paradise All four printings mint and used on two album pages including 1931 10th Anniv. set to 5s, Air set to 5s, 1932-4 Redrawn set to £1 mint (£1, 5d & 2d used), 1932-34 Air fine used 10s & £1, 5d-5s mint. Useful lot with good cat value. (54).
1939 (1 Mar) Airmail ½d, 1d, 1½d & 2d on slightly toned airmail cover to Mombasa tied RABAUL First Day of Issue cancel 11AM 1 MR 39 cds. Hinges on front and typed First Day Cover. Queensland and Alexandria backstamps. Scarce as FDC.
1939 AIR MAIL POSTAGE 5s olive-brown hinged mint, very fine, SG 223.
1939 AIR MAIL POSTAGE Set of 11 values to 2s fine used, SG 212/222.
1939 AIR MAIL POSTAGE Set of 11 values to 2s hinged mint, very fine, SG 212/222.
1939 Bulolo Goldfields Mint set to 4d, 6d & 9d. Fine used 5d, 1s & 2s. Fine. (11).
1941 Censored cover to Tasmania bearing New Guinea 5d Goldfields tied BULOLO cds cancel with OPENED BY CENSOR label affixed and tied 6 PASSED / BY / CENSOR / 6 in red on obverse and GEO ADAMS 11 dated arrival h/s alongside, SALAMAUA transit cds on reverse. Small faults.
Australian Occupation: Officials 1915 German New Guinea OS surcharge 1d on 3pf, 1d on 5pf green hinged mint, minor marks, SG O1/2. Cat £135.
Officials: 1932 Without dates fine used cto example for 2s dull lake, very fine, SG O53.
1857-63 1s blue-green Imperf No wmk neatly cut with three close to good margins and light barred oval cancel, heavy thinning but does not detract, SG 17 Cat £1900.
