Auction #123 - Specialized British Empire Public Auction

45b, 45 (102g, 102) 1900 1d on 1d purple Orange Tree^, "V.R.I." surcharge with level stops, ERROR - "I." and stop after "R" omitted (row 2, pos 3), in horizontal pair with normal, OG, HR, F-VF
SG $415

45O (102a) 1900 1d on 1d deep brown Orange Tree^, "V.R.I." surcharge with level stops, a sheet of the old 1d deep brown (which had been replaced by the 1d orange) was handed in for overprinting, a rare and difficult stamp, well centered, lightly canceled, SUPERB
Net Est $1200

52j (121a) 1900 1' on 1' orange-yellow Orange Tree^, "V.R.I." surcharge with raised stops (SG Type 32), the rare error of color (this overprint was normally applied to the 1' brown), undercatalogued as probably only one pane was printed, this example, as usual, shows the full offset on reverse, OG,LH, F-VF, with BPA certificate
Net Est $2925

1888-1906 Stamps of Queensland used in Papua^, forerunner lot of 7 singles and 1 2½d strip of three stamps, values represented include ½d, 2d, and 2½d, "BNG" bar-oval cancels (Robson Lowe Types C5 and C6), very scarce, fine
Net Est $600

17 (19) 1906 1' black and orange British New Guinea Lakatoi^, wmk Multiple Rosettes horizontal, overprinted "Papua" SG Type 3, with rare "BONAGAI" S.E.D. \ 17 FEB 08" used at "KULUMADAU" between 1907-12, according to Lee this cancel (E) is very scarce with less than 250 examples known, VF
Net Est $695

94-109 (130-45) 1932 ½d-£1 recess-printed Pictorials^, unwmkd, perf 11, cplt (16), a popular issue, exceptional, the pick of many sets for choice centering, rare thus!, OG,HR, SUPERB
Net Est $1240

J3a (D4a) 1960 6d on 7½d blue Kiriwana Yam house Postage Due^ surcharged SG Type D2 in red, ERROR - SURCHARGE DOUBLE, rare, a very fresh, well centered example with no traces of the usual toning associated with this error, OG, NH, XF, with RPSL certificate
SG $1800

J6 (D1) 1960 6d on 7½d blue Postage Due^ surcharged SG Type D1 in red, this is a very unusual, perfectly centered example with none of the severe brown gum staining which seriously affects the vast majority of mint copies, one of the choicest examples of this rare stamp in existence!, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Net Est $2550

2b (6) 1902 1d carmine Commerce of New Zealand^ overprinted "PENRHYN ISLAND.", with brown surcharge, perf 11x14, (formerly Scott no. 4), a seldom encountered stamp missing from most collections, fresh color, VG-F, OG,VLH,
SG $1800

23 var, 23 (26ab, 26a) 1918 6d carmine K George V^ recess printing horiz strip of three, ERROR - no stop after "ISLAND" on middle stamp (only 97 of this variety were printed, row 10, pos 7-9), a fresh example of an undercatalogued stamp, error is OG, HR, others are OG, NH, F-VF
SG $690

20-23 (14-17) 1892 ½d on 6d-8d on 1' Coat of Arms^ provisional overprints SG Type 3, unwmkd, perf 14, 14½, cplt (4), OG,HR, F-VF
SG $975