THE STUART LEVEN NEW GUINEA 1888-1942, NORTH WEST PACIFIC ISLANDS, TOWN AND VILLAGE CANCELLATIONS, NAMATANAI
Lot 1481
Estimate: $200T
Realised Price : $525
Selection of stamps/pieces, Powell type 76 and 77 datestamps, comprising KGV ½d (9), 1d Red (4), 1d Violet, 2d Orange, 4d Orange; Kangaroo 6d punctured \'OS\' and 9d, few with minor varieties, all legible strikes, some in violet
Lot 1482
Estimate: $500T
Realised Price : $380
1916 (10 May) cover to Switzerland bearing KGV 1d Red (3), printed on flap \'ALFONS PRATSCH/PREDIGER./...\', with mss Namatanai replacing deleted \'Vatnabara, Ulu/via Rabaul\', unlisted violet \'OPENED BY CENSOR\' printed twice on tape (125x77mm) at left, Geneve backstamps, framed cachet \'Vendu par:/L\'AGENCE INTERNATIONALE/ DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE\', minor blemishes. No Namatanai datestamp was in use during this period
Lot 1483
Estimate: $1,000T
Realised Price : $800
1917 (15 Mar) registered cover to Switzerland bearing KGV ½d and 1d, Kangaroos 2d and 3d, tied by Powell type 76 datestamps in violet, German type registration label, Italian censor tapes overlapping Australian tapes, partly covering adhesives, Milano and Bern backstamps
Lot 1484
Estimate: $200T
Realised Price : $230
KGV 1d and 4d with partial strikes of \'Post Office./NAMATANAI\' (Powell type 75) in violet
Lot 1485
Estimate: $250T
Realised Price : $190
1918 (18 Jul) registered \'Wilson\' cover to England bearing Kangaroo First Wmk 1/- type b tied by Powell type 76 datestamp in violet, German type registration label (damaged), Sydney and Liverpool backstamps