Formerly known as New Britain, New Guinea comprises a group of islands north-east of Australia. It was part of the former German Colony and German issues were in use from 1888 until 1914 when Australian forces occupied the islands. The first stamps were issued in 1915 by surcharging German New Guinea and Marshall Islands stamps and registration labels. These were later replaced by by overprinting Australian stamps N.W. Pacific Islands. In 1921 a civil administration for the Mandated Territory of New Guinea was established.
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Item: 462
1914 KGV 2d on 20pf ultramarine. A very fine mint copy showing the NO STOP AFTER "d" variety. SG 53e.
Price: £38.00
Item: 463
1915 KGV Kieta (Deutsch-Neuguinea) registration label ovpt GRI 3d. A very fine unsed example. Scarce. SG 38.
Price: £250.00
Item: 177361
1915-16 KGV ½d green in a very fine mint vertical strip of three showing the Gibbons 'a,b & c' overprint types. SG 65 var.
Price: £10.00
Item: 464
1915-16 KGV 1d carmine-red. A superb u/m never hinged horizontal strip of three with the Gibbons Type 'c' ovpt, the right hand pair being Die II with the left hand stamp Die I. Scarce in a se-tenant strip. SG 67b, 67c x 2.
Price: £150.00
Item: 177362
1915-16 KGV 2d grey in an u/m never hinged vertical strip of three showing the Gibbons 'a,b & c' overprint types. SG 73 var.
Price: £60.00
Item: 465
1915-16 KGV 2½d indigo in a very fine mint vertical strip of three showing the Gibbons 'a, b & c' overprint types. SG 74 var.
Price: £12.00
Item: 177363
1915-16 KGV 1s green in a superb mint vertical strip of three showing the Gibbons 'a,b & c' overprint types. SG 81 var.
Price: £150.00
Item: 466
1915-16 KGV 6d ultramarine in a very fine mint vertical strip of three showing the Gibbons 'a, b & c' overprint types. SG 88 var.
Price: £40.00
Item: 177364
1915-16 KGV 2d grey in a very fine used vertical strip of three showing the Gibbons 'a,b & c' overprint types. SG 94 var.
Price: £60.00
Item: 177365
1918-23 KGV 3d greenish-olive Die I in a superb u/m never hinged block of four. SG 109.
Price: £80.00
Item: 706716
1925-28 KGV 1d green "Huts" issue in a complete u/m never hinged sheet of thirty. SG 126.
Price: £50.00
Item: 706717
1931 KGV ½d orange Air Mail overprint in a complete u/m never hinged sheet of thirty. Row 1/1 shows the "I" in "MAIL" normal. SG 137.
Price: £30.00
Item: 706718
1931 KGV 1d green Air Mail overprint in a complete u/m never hinged sheet of thirty. Row 1/1 shows the SHORT "I" in "MAIL" variety. SG 138.
Price: £30.00
Item: 706719
1931 KGV 1½d orange-vermilion Air Mail overprint in a complete u/m never hinged sheet of thirty. Row 1/1 shows the SHORT "I" in "MAIL" variety. SG 139.
Price: £25.00
Item: 706720
Price: £25.00
Item: 468
1932 KGV 3d & 6d Air Mail overprints (SG 167,170) on registered airmail cover to England cancelled by POST OFFICE WAU cds with 'WAU' registration number in manuscript. Inscribed at top 'Per Air Mail Wau - Salamaua'.
Price: £35.00
Item: 69431
1932-34 KGV ½d orange "Bird of Paradise" issue. An u/m never hinged top marginal copy with light overall gum toning WITHOUT THE AIRMAIL OVERPRINT. This stamp was unissued. See footnote in Gibbons after SG 203. SG 190 var.
Price: £80.00
Item: 473
1937 KGVI Coronation 5d green in a u/m never hinged SW corner block of four, one copy showing the MAJOR RE-ENTRY variety. Row 5/2 Plate 2a. SG 210, 210a.
Price: £44.00
Item: 474
1937 KGVI Coronation 5d green in a u/m never hinged block of ten being the complete lower two rows. One copy shows the MAJOR RE-ENTRY variety. Row 5/2 Plate 2a. SG 210, 210a.
Price: £46.00
Item: 177359
1939 (13 Mar) registered airmail cover to Australia, franked with Air 10s pink (SG 224) tied by KAVIENG/NEW GUINEA cds with violet 'R KAVIENG' registered handstamp lower left endorsed 'First Day of issue/at Kavieng'. Transit and arrival marks on reverse. Attractive and very scarce on cover.
Price: £300.00
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"NO QUIBBLE, FULLY REFUNDABLE"
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