b'96856 857856C 1904 (Mar.23) cover to Germany with d to 6d Lakatois tied by PORT MORESBY 23MAR04 datestamps, R-in oval registration handstamp, on reverse SYDNEY transit and KENZINGEN arrival datestamp. Most attractive. $200250857C 1928 (Nov. 21) Port Moresby - USA Internal Airmail, combination franking (AAMC.P1a) on registered cover to East Orange, NJ with Lakatois d (14) & 2d pair tied PORT MORESBY/PAPUA datestamps, red/white registration label, cover carried by ship to Australia and then to the west coast of America, 5c Beacon Airmail tied by SAN FRANCISCO/JAN20/CALIF/1929 transit to the reverse paying the domestic airmail fee, fine condition, Cat. $800. Approx. 15 examples of Papua/USA combination frankings are known. Provenance: Tom Frommer.$500600858 Ex 859858C 13 Mar.1931 (AAMC.P29) Port Moresby - Salamaua, cover flown by Guinea Airways, arrival datestamp 14.3.31 at Salamaua. Ex Gill. [Only four examples recorded.]. Cat.$1200. $500750859C 1934-38 group of four flown covers, three signed: 2 April 1934 (AAMC.P69a) Port Moresby - Australia, flown & signed by Sidney Marshall; 1 Sept.1935 (AAMC.P90a) Daru - Port Moresby - Darwin, flown & signed by Squadron Leader O. Hempel; 27 Nov.1935 (AAMC.P94) Port Moresby - Oroville Police Camp - Daru, flown cover; and, 20 Jan.1938 (AAMC.P124) Sydney - Port Moresby cover, flown & signed by Barbara Hitchins and her passenger, C.R. Roberts. (4 covers). Cat.$2250. .$600800860C 29 Aug.1935 Port Moresby - Ioma flown cover (AAMC.P86) with Silver Jubilee set plus 3d Air tied by PORT MORESBY 29AU35 cdss, cover endorsed and signed by pilot Orme Denny, IOMA P.O. backstamp, fine condition. . $120150861C 1912 (Nov. 24) cover to Sydney with Queensland 1d Sideface tied by THURSDAY ISLAND 24NO12 cds with another superb strike alongside; KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ ship illustration on the cover flap and as part of the illustrated headers on two sheets of writing paper with letter written on board SS Van Waerwijck at the Gulf of Papua, giving details from a travellers diary noting that the natives are keen traders wanting one bob, two bob or sometimes one shilleen (sic) for articles, and Port Moresby is not much of a placeI saw a prison gang (native) working on the roads. The greater part of the European population seems to spend its spare time drinking. Evocative item. $300400862C 1931 (July 24) BUNA BAY cdss on TWO PENCE on 1d (SG.122) pair on cover to USA; another good strike alongside, typed address, very fine.$100125'