THE STUART LEVEN NEW GUINEA 1888-1942, 1925-1942 MANDATED TERRITORY, POSTAL HISTORY, MILITARY
Lot 1581
Estimate: $300T
Realised Price : $340
1939-41 selection of covers used from Rabaul, mostly to Australia, includes two to USA, one 1939 (Sep) cover with fair strike of type 1 rectangular \'PASSED BY/(mss initials)/ CENSOR\', other covers mostly bearing 4d Airmail, three covers with civilian and military censor cachets, numbers include \'38\', \'60\', \'340\', \'362\', \'856\', one illustrated cover, mixed condition (13 covers)
Lot 1582
Estimate: $350T
Realised Price : $270
1939 (27 Aug) cover Rabaul to Canada bearing Undated Birds \'OS\' 1d and 2d (damaged corner), censor tape at left, weak strike of type 1 rectangular \'PASSED BY/(mss initials/ CENSOR\' , private arrival cachet of 23.10.39 on reverse, minor blemishes. Scarce
Lot 1583
Estimate: $500T
Realised Price : $380
1939 (28 Oct) airmail cover Rabaul to London bearing Undated Bird 6d (faults) and 1/-, censor tape at left and very fine strike of type 1 rectangular \'PASSED BY/(mss)8/ CENSOR\' in violet, Townsville transit backstamp
Lot 1584
Estimate: $350T
Realised Price : $270
1939 (9 Nov) cover Rabaul to England bearing Air 2d, censor tape at left and fine strike of type 1 rectangular \'PASSED BY/(mss)8/CENSOR\' in violet, slight soiling
Lot 1585
Estimate: $200T
Realised Price : $150
1940 cover and PPC to USA and cover to New Zealand, each showing rectangular \'Passed By Censor/T.N.G. No.8\' in violet, the covers with censor tape at left
Lot 1586
Estimate: $150T
Realised Price : $180
1940 (15 Feb) inwards airmail cover England to Rabaul bearing 3d pair and 9d, rectangular \'Passed by Censor/T.N.G. NO. 10\' in violet, partly covering censor tape at left, Rabaul arrival 9.3.40 backstamp
Lot 1587
Estimate: $150T
Realised Price : $115
1940 (23 Aug) inwards cover USA to Kavieng bearing 5c tied by New York World\'s Fair datestamp, rectangular \'Passed by Censor/T.N.G. NO. 8\' in violet, censor tape at left, Kavieng arrival 23.9.40 backstamp, re-addressed to Brisbane
