Lot
290 
Papua, 1901, "British New Guinea", ½d black & yellow green, watermark vertical, block of four on cover canceled with Barred "BNG" plus scarce "Territory Papua" straight line in purple, Samarai 11 Mar, 07 cds at left, addressed to Palmerston New Zealand, backstamped with Sydney transit and Palmerston orb receiving cds's, opening tears at top and severely toned, still Fine, a very scarce early Lakatoi cover to New Zealand. SG No. 9.Scott No. 1 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $300