Papua New Guinea Lakatoi Postage Stamps

Large and small Papua SG 79 & SG 63

In addition to the large and small Papua inscription, if you are using the Stanley Gibbons catalogue, you will also need to determine the difference between a horizontal and vertical rosette watermark. It took me a long time to figure out that the size of the rosette determines whether it is horizontal or vertical. Measure the rosette and the wider version is what counts. So a horizontal rosette will have the widest portion running horizontally.

In the image below the rosette would be considered vertical.

KGVIStamps ;thanks;I am aware of the WMK positions.I Don't have the plating guide for these stamps.
Any clue as too their respective positions ?

No. Sorry no plating, it took me 10 years just to figure out that the rosette was different widths. LOL

I did see that there is a book on this issue. It is for sale on Glen Stephens Stampboards site, and probably some others. It might include the plating information.

I don't run across too many of these because I buy them in collections and resort them for my web site. Papua is not one of the items you find as frequently as other countries - especially at a good price. But they are interesting to work on.

I have this 6d stamp with Large "Papua".It is perf.11. With wmk sideways (CrownA).I am not sure if this would go under SG.64..The heading indicates Small "Papua"...

Correction: it is a Small "Papua" Stamp blindness !

Cover Papua; Daru/London Sg 93 & 94. Some plate flaws in the right 1/2d. stamp.