Papua comprises the south-eastern portion of the island of New Guinea. It was formerly known as British New Guinea and issued its first stamps in 1901. Prior to this the stamps of Queensland were used. The island was occupied by the Japanese from 1942 until 1945. After the war, stamps of Australia were in use up until 1953. In 1952 Papua became a combined territory with New Guinea as an Australian Trust Territory.
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Item: 559
1901-05 KEVII 6d black & myrtle-green. A very fine mint copy of this scarce stamp printed on thin paper with wmk vertical. BPA Cert (1999). SG 14a. Tiny tone spot which does not detract.
Price: £350.00
Item: 563
1909 KEVII 6d small "Papua" perf 12½ with "OS" perfin. A superb used copy of this rare stamp canc by Port Moresby cds of 26 NOV '09. BPA Certificate 1998. One of the rarest OS perfins. SG O25.
Price: £850.00
Item: 564
1907-10 KEVII 4d black & sepia. A very fine mint copy showing the RIFT IN CLOUDS variety. Stamp # 23 and recorded in Rosenblum's book. SG 52 var.
Price: £20.00
Item: 565
1907-10 KEVII ½d black & yellow-green. A very fine mint copy showing the RIFT IN CLOUDS variety. Stamp # 23 and recorded in Rosenblum's book. SG 59 var.
Price: £12.00
Item: 567
1916-31 KGV 1½d cobalt & light brown. A fine mint NW horizontal corner pair, row 1/1 shows the "POSTACE" variety. Small tone mark on reverse. SG 95d.
Price: £22.00
Item: 568
1916-31 KGV 1½d cobalt & light brown. A very fine used copy from the Mullett printing showing the row 1/1 shows the "POSTACE" variety. SG 95d.
Price: £34.00
Item: 569
1916-31 KGV 1½d pale grey-blue & brown. A fine used copy from the 1925 printing showing the row 1/1 shows the "POSTACE" variety. SG 95d.
Price: £28.00
Item: 570
1916-31 KGV 6d dull purple & red-purple (1927 printing). A mint marginal block of four with some tone marks on reverse, one copy showing the row 6/2 "POSTACE" AT LEFT variety. SG 101c.
Price: £34.00
Item: 571
1916-31 KGV 6d dull purple & red-purple. A very fine used copy from the 1927 printing showing the row 6/2 "POSTACE" AT LEFT variety. SG 101c.
Price: £75.00
Item: 572
1917 KGV 1d on 2s 6d rose-carmine (SG 111) in a very fine used block of four each cancelled by a full strike of the scarce POST OFFICE RIGO C.D. cds dated 12 JUN '19. Lee Type 83 rated D (scarce) and only in use for 6 years.
Price: £50.00
Item: 573
1930 KGV 1s sepia & olive. A very fine mint copy with usual toned gum showing the aeroplane overprinted in a deep carmine shade instead of the usual carmine-red shade. Only 400 copies printed and recorded in Rosenblum's book p44. SG 117 var.
Price: £60.00
Item: 574
1930 KGV 3d black & blue-green. A very fine mint copy showing the row 1/2 LIGHTNING FLASH variety. Recorded in Rosenblum's book. SG 118 var.
Price: £10.00
Item: 575
1930 KGV 6d dull & pale purple. A very fine mint pair, one copy showing the row 1/2 LIGHTNING FLASH variety. Recorded in Rosenblum's book. SG 116, 116 var.
Price: £26.00
Item: 576
1931 KGV 1d intense black & red with OS ovpt in a u/m never hinged NW corner pair, row 1/2 showing the RIFT IN CLOUDS variety found on first printing. SG O56a, O56a var.
Price: £22.00
Item: 577
1931 KGV 2d brown-purple & claret with OS ovpt in a u/m never hinged NW corner pair, row 1/2 showing the RIFT IN CLOUDS variety found on first printing. SG O58, O58 var.
Price: £22.00
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