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Mr R P started the topic Micahel Ryan papua catalogue now available in the forum PPS Members Forum 4 months, 3 weeks ago
To keep the promise made by Mark Robinson (Cahirman’s Message) in the last PNG Calling, the Library now includes Michael Ryan’s Papua catalogue. It’s a great summary of much of the available research, his notes on specific stamps and prices based on actual auction results (it doesn’t get more ‘real’ than that!).
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Sid started the topic PNG Wesley Covers in the forum PPS Members Forum 5 months ago
Help – I’m trying to establish the earliest use of a Wesley cover, with or without WCS logo, in Papua New Guinea.
The 1958 – 60 issue ie.SG.18 – 24, issued 2.6.58 seems to be it. However I have a Wesley Covers not showing the logo, with an earlier issued stamp SG.16, but with a later postmark ie.13th.Dec 1959.
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Mr R P replied to the topic Bainings post office in the forum PPS Members Forum 5 months, 1 week ago
Nothing definite to offer – the only clue may be that it was an agency office. Whatever company/firm had the agency may have closed at that time (I suspect it was likely to be one of the large trading firms – say, Burns Philp, Carpenters, etc).
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Mr Frank J. Wilson started the topic PPS AUCTION in the forum PPS Members Forum 5 months, 1 week ago
If the members of the PPS want another auction in 2019, I will soon be needing some material to offer. I cannot ‘magic’ it out of thin air. I have nothing at present to offer. Anything accepted. Frank (PPS Auctioneer)
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Mr Frank J. Wilson started the topic Bainings post office in the forum PPS Members Forum 5 months, 1 week ago
I am just doing some research on the Australian period of PNG and was wondering why Bainings post office was closed in 1953 after only being open two years? Does anyone know why?
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