1915/1939, used and mint balance of apprx. 690 stamps (thereof apprx. 310 "N.W.PACIFIC ISLANDS" surcharges on Australia), well sorted up to high denominations incl. better stamps (acquired as single lots), airmails, etc., slightly mixed condition, mainly fine.
Opening EUR 600.00
Sold...EUR 2,400.00
Closed..Mar-15-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2400
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 10269
Symbol: Brief
1916/1939, assortment of 31 covers, incl. "N.W. PACIFIC ISLANDS." surcharges, nice airmail, censored internee's mail to Holland, etc.
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 800.00
Closed..Mar-15-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 800
New Guinea - Australian Occupation
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6736
Symbol: Geste
Cat No: 1, Michel 1I
1d. on 3pfg. brown, fresh color and good perforation, position 7, used with clear Gibbs Type 2 straight-line "RABAUL Oct. 17 1914", fine
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6737
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 1-4,7-9, Michel 1
1. on 3-5 pfg., 2d. on 10-20 pfg., 3d. on 25-30 pfg. and 4d. on 40 pfg., fresh colors and good perforation, tied by Gibbs type 2 cancel "*RABAUL * *Oct. 22 1914*" to registered letter with handwritten r-label "Reg'd J.D.M.", with endorsement "on active service" to Sydney, a fine and interesting letter, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke with certificate (1970) and certificates BPA (1980) and Holcombe (1991)
Reference: depicted in G.R.I. by Robert M. Gibbs, page 95
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6738
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 7, Michel 7I
3d. on 25pfg. black and red/yellow, fresh color and good perforation, position 8, tied by Gibbs Type 2 straight-line "RABAUL Oct. 17 1914" to small piece, fine
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6740
Symbol: Geste
Cat No: 8, Michel 8I
3d. on 30pfg. black and orange/buff, block of four, fresh color and good perforation, positions 8-9, used with Gibbs Type 2 straight-line "RABAUL Oct. 17 1914", upper right one slightly pulled perf and tiny shallow thin, otherwise a very fine and attractive multiple, certificate BPA
Reference: depicted in G.R.I. by Robert M. Gibbs, page 68
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6741
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 8, Michel 8I
3d. on 30pfg. black and orange/buff, fresh color and good perforation, position 2, tied by Gibbs Type 2 straight-line "RABAUL Oct. 17 1914" to small piece, fine, signed Kosack
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6742
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 8e, Michel 8IDD
3d. on 30 pfg. black and orange/buff, fresh color and good perforation, minute margin tear at left, clear double surcharge, position 4, tied by Gibbs type 2 violet "*RABAUL* *Oct, 17 1914*" to cover front addressed to Apia, Samoa. A major rarity with a total of just 10 printed with only 5 recorded, three unused and two used, both on cover(front) (folded), certificate Holcombe (1992)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6744
Symbol: Geste
Cat No: 9, Michel 9I
4d. on 40pfg. black and carmine, fresh color and good perforation, position 2, used with Gibbs Type 2 straight-line "RABAUL Oct. 17 1914", fine, certificate BPA (1980)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6745
Symbol: Ungeb
Cat No: 9e, Michel 9IDD
1914, 4d. on 40 pf. black/carmine, with clear double print, position 2, unused with small part original gum, a little soiled, a very rare stamp with only 20 printed, signed with Opinion Holcombe (1992)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6746
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 10, Michel 8I
5d. on 40 pfg. black and purple/buff, fresh color, position 5, some short perfs at top, tied by rare Gibbs Type 1 pre-first day cancel "RABAUL Oct. 13 1914" to cover addressed to Mrs. R.J.A. Travers sent by her husband Captain Travers who played an important part in the action on the Bitapaka Road, reverse with typewriter text "I hereby certify that the stamp...one of the original stamps of the 16 issued...", a very interesting and rare cover with only 9 similar covers recorded, certificate BPA (1982)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6747
Symbol: Ungeb
Cat No: 10a
5d. on 50 pfg. black and purple on buff, fresh color and good perforation, with variety "1 for I", position 10, mint never hinged, very fine and scarce, signed A. Brun and certificate RPRSL (1999)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6749
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 19h, Michel 4IIDD
2d. on 20 pfg. ultramarine with clear double surcharge, position 1, tied by oval "RABAUL JAN NEW B(RITAIN) to piece, a very attractive example of this rarity with only 1 row believed to be printed from this setting, certificate Ceremuga (2014)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6750
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 26, Michel 10II
8d. on 80 pfg. black and carmine/rose, fresh color and good perforation, position 6, tied by Gibbs type cancel "RABAUL NEW BRITAIN JUN 18 1915" to addressed envelope (small part missing at upper left), fine and scarce, signed Holcombe with opinion (1994)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6752
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 50c,50, Michel 1I
1d. on 3 pfg. brown, two marginal singles tied by oval "RABAUL NEW BRITAIN JAN 28 1915" to small piece, positions 1 and 10 showing varieties "1 with straight top serif" and "broken top serif", fine and attractive, certificate Ceremuga (2001)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6753
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 52e,O1
2d. on 10 pfg. carmine, position 1, showing variety "no stop after G", together with Kangoroo ½d. green with OS punch, tied by two strikes of oval "RABAUL JAN 5 1915" to small piece, horizontal crease not affecting adhesives, a scarce and attractive piece, certificate RPSL of Victoria (2001)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6755
Symbol: Postf
Cat No: 54,54e, Michel 5I
3d. on 25pfg. black and red/yellow, horizontal pair with upper sheet margin, position 4-5, position 5 showing the variety "missing stop after d", mint never hinged, very fine and attractive
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6757
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 55, Michel 6I
3d. on 30 pfg. black and orange/buff, fresh color and good perforation, position 4, tied by oval "RABAUL NEW BRITAIN JAN 22 1915" to small piece, very fine, signed Bothe BPP and certificate GPS (1983)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6758
Symbol: Ungeb
Cat No: 55e, Michel 6I PF
3d. on 30 pfg. black and orange/buff, fresh color and good perforation, position 5 with variety "no stop after d", unused, very fine, certificate Gibbs (2002)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6760
Symbol: Postf
Cat No: 56,56e, Michel 7I
4d. on 40 pfg. black and carmine, horizontal pair, fresh color and good perforation, position 4-5 with position 5 showing variety "no stop after d", mint never hinged, very fine and scarce with only 112 varieties possible, as pair especially attractive, certificate Ceremuga (2012)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6761
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 57,18,33,51
5d. on 50 pfg. black and purple/buff, position 1, 2d. on 10 pdf. carmine, position 2 and horizontal pair 1d. on 5 pfg, positions 1-2 in combination with 3d. on Rabaul (Setting A, pos. 4), all fresh colors and good perforations, tied by Gibbs type 8 cancel "RABAUL JAN 22 1915" resp. "RABAUL FEB 22 1915" to large format cover (reduced, opened out) to Boston Spa, Yorkshire with red manuscript "Passed by Censor" at upper left and vignette "KAISERL. HAUPTKASSE RABAUL" and lower left, an attractive and interesting mixed franking with the oddity of two different date cancellations, certificate Holcombe (1988)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6763
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 63, Michel 14
1 on 2d. on 10 pfg. carmine, horizontal pair, fresh color and good perforation, positions 1-2, tied by oval "RABUL NEW BRITAIN JAN 7 1915" to small piece, fine
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6766
Symbol: Ungeb
Cat No: 64, Michel 15
1915, 1 on 2d. on 20 pfg. ultramarine, position 9, fresh color and good perforation, erroneously marked "falsch" by Kilian, otherwise very fine, a rare stamp, certificate Holcombe (1988)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6767
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 64
1915, 1 on 2d. on 20 pfg. ultramarine, fresh color and good perforation, position 4, tied by part of oval "(RABAUL) NEW BRITAIN" to small piece, fine example of this scarce stamp, signed A. Brun and Kilian and certificate BPA (1990)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6768
Symbol: Postf
Cat No: 5, Michel 5I
6mm Spacing: 2½d. on 10 pfg. carmine, block of 25 from the upper right sheet corner, positions 6-10, mint never hinged, a fine and scarce large multiple
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6770
Symbol: Postf
Cat No: 6, Michel 6I
2½d. on 20 pfg. ultramarine, block of four with lower sheet margin with part of the inscription "Deutsch-Neu-", positions 7-8, mint never hinged, fine, signed Kilian
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6773
Symbol: Ungeb
Cat No: 11, Michel 11I
6mm Spacing: 8d. on 80 pfg. black and orange/rose, fresh color and good perforation, position 3, unused, a very rare and fine stamp showing the wide spacing, signed Holcombe
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6777
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 2,2c, Michel 2,2v
6½mm Spacing: 1d. on 5pfg. green, horizontal strip of three and pair, showing "1 with straight Serif on top" at position 3, used with cvds. "STEPHANSORT" on small piece, a fine positional multiple showing the complete rare setting, fine, opinion Holcombe
Reference: depicted in G.R.I. by Robert M. Gibbs, page 36
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6778
Symbol: Ungeb
Cat No: 6a
6½mm Spacing: 2½d. on 20 pfg. ultramarine with variety "no fraction bar", unused with small part original gum, slightly soiled and one pulled perf at top, tiny corner bend, in any case completely insignificant, a very rare stamp, we have not registered another piece in unused condition
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6779
Symbol: Ungeb
Cat No: 22g, Michel 7IID
3d. on 25 pfg. black and orange/yellow, fresh color and good perforation, inverted surcharge, position 2, unused, a very fine example of this rare and sought-after stamp with only four known unused examples, certificate BPA (1992)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6780
Symbol: Ungeb
Cat No: 52h, Michel 3IK
2d. on 10 pfg. carmine inverted surcharge, fresh color and good perforation, position 3, unused, a very attractive example of this major New Britain rarity with a total of only 5 printed, this is the finest example we have registered, certificates BPA (1992) and Holcombe (1993)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6781
Symbol: Ungeb
Cat No: 54g, Michel 5IDD
3d. on 25 pfg. black and red/yellow, double surcharge, fresh color and good perforation, position 4, unused, a fine and very rare stamp certificate RPSL of Victoria (2001)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6783
Symbol: Ungeb
Cat No: 52f, Michel 3IDD
2d. on 10 pfg. carmine with clear double print, fresh color and good perforation, position 3, unused, a very attractive and rare stamp, with only very few from this setting recorded, signed Holcombe with certificate (1993)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6785
Symbol: Ungeb
Cat No: 8, Michel 8I
3d. on 25pfg black and red/yellow, fresh color and good perforation, unused, showing the very late stage of position B with the I in G.R.I. partly missing, a fine and very rare stamp, signed Kosack a.o.
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6786
Symbol: Ungeb
Cat No: 64k, Michel 7II
6mm Spacing: 4d. on 40 pfg. black and carmine, fresh color, good perforation and nicely centered, position D, lightly hinged with original gum, only very few examples are thought to exist, we have registered 5 unused copies including one with faults, a very fine and choice example of this major rarity
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6787
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: 12, Michel 12I
1s. on 1m. red (Setting 3, position 2) fresh color and good perforation, tied by part oval "(RABAUL) NEW BRITAIN" to small piece, fine, certificate Bothe BPP (1981)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 6790
Symbol: Ohne
Cat No: 15, Michel 15I
5s. on 5m. carmine and black (Seventh Setting), fresh very deep and rich color, good perforation, unused without gum, a very fine example of this rare stamp from the seventh setting, certificate BPA (1993)