REST OF THE WORLD, NEW GUINEA

Lot 605		Estimate: $60 1914 G.R.I. Surcharges (6mm setting) 2½d on 20pf Ultramarine, lightly hinged and very fine. SG 6, cat £110
Lot 606		Estimate: $120 1914 G.R.I. Surcharges (5mm Setting) 2½d on 10pf Carmine, lightly hinged and very fine, German dealer's guarantee mark on reverse. SG 20, cat £225
Lot 607		Estimate: $100 1915 'O.S./G.R.I.' Surcharges on German New Guinea 1d on 3pf Brown strip of 3 and single and 1d on 5pf Green, one stamp in strip almost detached, large part OG and very fine. SG O1/2, cat £228 (5)
Lot 608		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $105 N.W.P.I.: ½d, 1d, 4d and 5d KGV and 2d, 2½d, 3d, 6d, 9d and 1/- Kangaroos used on 1917 (26 Jun) philatelic cover to Berne, Switzerland tied by Rabaul cds, with German type Rabaul registration label, and 'PASSED CENSOR/RABAUL' crowned oval ds in violet, very fine and attractive
Lot 609		Estimate: $600 N.W.P.I.: 1915-16 First Watermark £1 Brown and Ultramarine Type C well centred, lightly hinged and with large part OG. SG 85, cat £550
Lot 610		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $135 N.W.P.I.: 1915-16 Second Watermark 5/- Grey and Yellow Type C philatelic franking on 1918 (14 Feb) registered cover to Berne Switzerland, tied by Rabaul cds and with German type Rabaul registration label, and 'THE TREASURY/RABAUL' triple circle handstamp in violet, very fine
Lot 611		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $125 1925-27 'Huts' Definitives ½d to £1, fresh colour but some with gum toning or spots, and mixed MUH or lightly hinged, and 10/- and £1 no gum. SG 125-136, cat £400 (13)
Lot 612		Estimate: $150 1931 'Huts' Air Mail Overprints ½d to £1 part OG and generally lightly hinged, odd tone spots (some gum toning on £1), the 6d with variety 'Short I in MAIL'; also the same variety on additional examples of the 2/- (no gum) and 5/- (MUH). SG 137-149, cat £250+ (15)
Lot 613		Estimate: $350 1932 Undated Birds 1d to 2/- in Ash imprint blocks of 4, MUH or lightly hinged, some typical gum creases and a few minor tone spots otherwise very fine. SG 177-186 (48)
Lot 614		Estimate: $3,500 1932 Sunken Die Proof of 2d Undated Bird in Red on sunken card with manuscript \'11/3/32.\' minor flap fault otherwise a superb item free of tone spots. The only recorded example, and a superb item for a \"Bird\" or New Guinea exhibit
Lot 615		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $460 1935 Bulolo Goldfields £2 Bright Violet and £5 Emerald-green, well-centred and lightly hinged. SG 204-5, cat £1100
Lot 616		Estimate: $400 1935 Bulolo Goldfields £2 Bright Violet superb MUH. SG 204, cat £350+
Lot 617		Estimate: $300 1935 Bulolo Goldfields £2 Bright Violet fine MUH, some gum toning. SG 204, cat £350
Lot 618		Estimate: $800 1939 Bulolo Goldfields ½d to £1 very fine and lightly hinged, some small gum thins caused by hingeing. SG 212-225, cat £1100 (13)
Lot 619		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $290 1939 Bulolo Goldfields ½d to £1, 2/- with significant thin, otherwise fine used and generally well-centred. SG 212-225, cat £850 (14)
Lot 620		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $800 1939 Bulolo Goldfields duplicated mint selection with ½d (4), 1d (5), 1d ()5), 2d (5), 3d (2), 4d (3), 5d (2), 6d (2), 9d (2), 1/- (2), 2/-, 5/-, 10/- and £1, plus 1½d and 2d ash imprint blocks of 4, and ½d and 3d sheets of 30. Few small faults but mostly very fine and MUH or lightly hinged (10/- and £1 very fine) (104)
Lot 621		Estimate: $40 Officials: 1925-31 'Huts' optd 'OS' 1d to 2/-, large part OG and lightly hinged. SG O22-30, cat £70 (9)
Lot 622		Estimate: $140 Realised Price : $105 Officials: 1932-34 Undated Birds optd 'OS' large part OG and lightly mounted, fine. SG 042-54, cat £275 (13)
Lot 623		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $60 1933 (2 May) cover from Wau to Sydney bearing AIR MAIL overprint ½d pair (Dated) and 2d (Undated), a fine example of the airmail service connection between Wau goldfields and Port Moresby, destined for Australia (rate was 3½d but underpayment undetected)