Auction No. 36 Saturday, 4 October 2025 / 12:30 pm start
1962 5/- Patrol complete sheet of 60 from the ...
Realised: $4,000 plus premium
Category: Commonwealth & Foreign > Papua New Guinea
Lot Details
1962 5/- Patrol complete sheet of 60 from the first Melbourne experimental printing later that same year with the sheet number now at the bottom right as per the NPB request & a return of the cutting crosshairs. Endorsed in the left margin, "FOR DESTRUCTION" in pen & "13255 TO TPG" again in selvedge at bottom right. With this sheet numbered "013260", this suggests that sheet number "13255" went to PNG indicating that at least 6 sheets were printed with a similar Melbourne sheet numbered "013257" without annotation was offered in SG Auctions, London with an estimate of £10,000 while another numbered "013256" sold in Abacus Sale 257 for $8500.
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