1918-22 Fifth Setting Large Multiple Watermark ½d green with the Watermark Inverted SG 119w block of 4, well centred, the lower units very lightly mounted, the upper units are unmounted, Cat £520++ (for mounted singles).
POSTAL HISTORY: 1916 registered philatelic cover to California with very scarce black/white 'PASSED CENSOR RABAUL' label (a couple of repaired tears) folded to the back, minor blemishes.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1916 cover to Melbourne endorsed "Registered" & "36" in red with ½d pair & 1d strip of 3 all type a tied by 'MANUS/5JL16' cds straight-line 'Passed by Censor/["initials"]' on 1916, superb strike of the rare boxed 'Manus' h/s with 'Kaiserliche Station' removed (Powell #83; rated F) on the reverse & Melbourne arrival b/s of 9SE16, minor spotting mostly on the face.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1918 Blatter cover to Switzerland with Second Wmk 5/- type c tied by Rabaul cds, German-pattern R label & Treasury cachet. RPSofV Certificate (2007).
POSTAL HISTORY: 1919 cover to GB with scarce albeit philatelic franking of Kangaroos 2½d abc strip tied by Rabaul cds, 'Deulon' R label obliterated with small 'RABAUL' h/s, light water-stain at the base.
