1938 (30 May) First Flight registered cover AUSTRALIA to PORT MORESBY bearing 4 diff Australia defins and commems tied REGISTERED SYDNEY NSW CDS's and on arrival 5 diff Papua adhs tied 4 June CDS cancels. 31 May Port Moresby arrival backstamp. Very fine and pretty cover.

1952 (30 Oct) Illustrated FDC with ½d to 3d values (5 diff) cancelled first day of issue Port Moresby CDS cancels. Printed address to Brisbane x 36.

1952-58 £1 deep brown Fisherman top value overprint Specimen CTO CDS used with gum, hinged, very fine, SG 15s.

Emergency printing: 1994 5t on 35t Musical Bow the highly coveted emergency surcharged issue unmounted mint vertical top marginal R J Bates imprint, these were surcharged using local printers with 490,350 issued, rare positional pair, retail A$120 as mint singles. Rare opportunity. (2). ASC 626a.

Emergency printing: 1994 eleven different values unmounted mint, each bearing emergency surcharges including 50t on 35t Gogdala Mask (only 45,000 produced), 50t on 35t Rouna Waterfall (only 50,000 produced), retail U/M A$541. (11). ASC 626a, 620a, 633a, 619a, 539a, 608a, 610a, 613a, 615a, 617a. The highest price paid for a set of 11 was A$740 in 1995.

Emergency printing: 1995 (20 Jun) Philatelic unaddressed FIRST DAY COVER cover bearing set of 3 Freshwater Fish emergency surcharged issue, these were prepared at PORT MORESBY by collector's on the spot!, rarely seen as FDC. ASC 685a/687a.

Emergency printing: 1995 (20 Jun) Philatelic unaddressed FIRST DAY COVER cover bearing set of 3 Freshwater Fish emergency surcharged issue, these were prepared at PORT MORESBY by collector's on the spot!, rarely seen as FDC. ASC 685a/687a.

Emergency printing: 1995 commercial airmail cover sent locally to LAE from MAIL CENTRE LAE bearing 21t on 90t Bird of Paradise, tied 7 Sept 1995 CDS, seldom seen on cover, ASC 649a.

Emergency printing: 1995 commercial airmail cover to Australia from MAIL CENTRE LAE bearing three emergency surcharged issue 1994 5t on 35t musical bow, 21t on 45t Bird of Paradise & 21t on 90t BOP, seldom seen on cover, retail used A$56. (1). ASC 626a, 647a, 649a.

Emergency printing: 1995 commercial airmail cover to Australia from MAIL CENTRE LAE bearing three emergency surcharged issue 1994 5t on 35t musical bow, 21t on 45t Bird of Paradise & 21t on 90t BOP, seldom seen on cover, retail used A$56. (1). ASC 626a, 647a, 649a.

Emergency printing: 1995 two commercial airmail covers to Australia from MAIL CENTRE LAE bearing the highly coveted emergency surcharged issue 1994 50t on 35t Gogdala Mask and 50t on 35t Rouna Waterfall with only 45,000 and 50,000 issued, seldom seen on cover, retail used A$200. Rare opportunity. (2). ASC 615a & 608a.

Extensive collection in a well filled ring binder on black stockpages with better throughout including NW Pacific ovpts 2½d roo mint (2), 1d mauve mint, New Guinea Bird of Paradise vals to 2s m & u, Airmail to 1s m & u, Papua Lakatoi single and dual colours to 1s, 2½d blue and myrtle with TS Harrison imprint margin mint, surcharges, airmails, officials, then PNH to £1, hereon various defins and commems from 1970s to 2000s in sets m & u etc. Useful and colourful lot.

Stockpages with a useful mint / unmounted mint duplicated stock incl better noted 1952 defins to 5/- (6), 3½d black blk of 4 u/m, 1s7d in blk of 4, 1964 Birds set to 10/- (4), 1966 Butterflies set to $2 (8), good range of 1960s-1990s commem sets up to 10 of each, various others to 1994 etc, useful collection & cat value.