Sale No: 245
Lot No: 1024
Symbol: *O
Cat No: Collection
Scott pages with a smattering of German Period, NWPI group to 5/-, Territory mint with Huts to 10/- plus Airs & 'OS' sets, Dated Birds to 10/- and Airs set, Undated Birds to 10/-, 1939 Bulolo £1 etc, used with Undated Birds £1, Undated Airs set, 1935 Bulolo £2 & £5, 1939 Bulolo 2/- to 10/-, etc, generally fine to very fine.
(Qty 150 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,400
Opening AU$ 1,050.00
Sold...AU$ 1,250.00
Closed..Aug-05-2021, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 1250
Sale No: 245
Lot No: 1025
Symbol: *O
Cat No: 110a
New Guinea selection with NWPI including 6d SG 110a, New Colours 4d violet on face of PPC 'Mending his net', punctured 'OS' 3d Kangaroo & KGV 2d scarlet x2; Territory of New Guinea including Undated Birds mint 5/- 10/- & £1 plus 4d imprint block of 4; Papua ranges of Lakatois & Pictorials; and Australian duplicated low values used in TPNG; condition variable.
(Qty 250+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 270.00
Closed..Aug-05-2021, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 245
Lot No: 1026
Symbol: S=C
POSTMARKS: Selection arranged chronologically as usual from German Period to Mandate, mostly part-strikes but many fine to very fine & a good number on piece, some very scarce including German 'DEULON', 'MARON' & 'NAMATANAI', straight-line 'Rabaul', small-part boxed 'RABAUL', several double-circle types, etc, quality of the strikes is quite variable, stamps STC £550+ not including the German Period or Engraved 6d Kookaburra; also three commercial & six philatelic covers in rather mixed condition.
(Qty 83 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Aug-05-2021, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 245
Lot No: 1027
Symbol: **
Cat No: 4a
1914-15 6mm Spacing '2d.' on 20pf ultramarine with 'I' for '1' SG 4a [Stg 1 Pos 10] with margin at right, very well centred, unmounted, Cat £375+ for mounted.
1914-15 6mm Spacing '3d.' on 30pf black & orange/buff with 'I' for '1' SG 8a [Stg 1 Pos 10], well centred, oval Rabaul d/s in violet well clear of the variety, Cat £1500.
Sale No: 245
Lot No: 1031
Symbol: *
Cat No: 11 [Stg 12B
1914-15 6mm Spacing '8d.' on 80pf SG 11 [Stg 12B, with Defective 'G' & 'I'], very lightly mounted, Cat £1000. Peter Holcombe Certificate (1991) states "Stamps from Setting 12 are extremely scarce (Gibbs x25)..."
1914-15 High Values with 3½-4mm Spacing '1s.' on 1mk SG 12, a couple of very minor blemishes on the reverse otherwise very fresh with large-part o.g., Cat £3500. Briefmarkenprufstelle Basel (Martin Eichele) Certificate (2010).
1914-15 High Values with 3½-4mm Spacing '1s.' on 1mk red SG 12 from the top of the sheet [Stg 4; Pos 3], very well centred, faint tonespots, full unmounted o.g., Cat £3500+ for mounted. Signed by Peter Holcombe & identified by him as "Ex Colonel Green". RPSofL Certificate (1982). [The margin - which is heavily toned & hinged - has been detached but is included in the lot]
1914-15 5mm Spacing '1d.' on 5d green with Inverted 'd' in '1d.' SG 17e [Stg 2 Pos 7?], well centred, a little aged, on small piece with 'STEPHANSORT/13/ * ' "frozen" cds in blue, Cat £3750. An underrated error. Holcombe Certificate states "I have recorded only 8 copies [sic] of this variety...They appear to come from two differing positions on the setting. All are used. A rare variety." [Sold at the Prestige auction of 13.6.2009 for $2210. The very fine "Ello" example - also on a small piece - sold at the Prestige auction of 14.3.2009 for $3910]
1914-15 5mm Spacing '2d.' on 20pf SG 19 upper-left corner block of 10 [Setting 2 Pos 1-5], minor perf separation/reinforcing between the first two units at the base otherwise unmounted, signed on the reverse by Peter Holcombe, Cat £500++ (as mounted singles). Superb! Ex "Ello": sold at the Prestige auction of 14.3.2009 for $805]
1914-15 3½mm Postal Stationery Spacing on German New Guinea '2d.' on 10pf [Stg B] Gibbs #32B, small faults, the upper-left corner almost detached & reinforced, oval Rabaul datestamp in violet. A great rarity. Unlisted by Gibbons. Ex "Ello": sold at the Prestige auction of 14.3.2009 for $2675. BPA Certificate (2001).
Robert Gibbs states at page 94 "A few of these rarities were overprinted with the postal stationery setting, which was applied to one item at a time". He records four examples, three mint & one used, this example being a later discovery. Better centred than the similarly defective example Ex Robert Gibbs that sold at the Prestige auction of Tim Rybak's collection on 26.4.2008 for $4370.
1914 'G.R.I./3d.' on German-Pattern Registration Labels 'Herbertshohe/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' with No Stop after 'd ' SG 35a [Stg B Pos 4], two short perfs at left, unused, Cat £500.
1914 'G.R.I./3d.' on German-Pattern Registration Labels 'Kieta/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' with No Stop after 'd ' SG 38b [Stg B Pos 4], extraordinarily well centred for these issues, unused, Cat £850. Superb!
1914 'G.R.I./3d.' on German-Pattern Registration Labels 'Kieta/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' with No Stop after 'I ' SG 38e [Stg E Pos 5], large-part o.g., Cat £1300. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (1999) states "...and only minute remains of Stop after R".
1914 'G.R.I./3d.' on German-Pattern Registration Labels Seriffed Town Name 'Kawieng/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' with No Stop after 'd ' SG 42a [Stg B Pos 4], a few short perfs, unused, Cat £475.
1915 German Registration Labels Overprinted 'G.R.I./3d.' Town Name in Seriffed Letters 'Manus/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 43, well centred, large-part o.g., Cat £4500. Superb! A very rare stamp. Ex Robert Gibbs. RPSofL Certificate (1979).
1914 Surcharges on Marshall Islands '1d.' on 5pf green with Wider Space between '1' & 'd' SG 51e [Stg 4 Pos 8], well centred, lightly mounted, Cat £300.
1914 Surcharges on Marshall Islands '1d.' on 5pf green with Wider Space between '1' & 'd' SG 51e [Stg 4 Pos 8], well centred, light oval Rabaul d/s in violet, Cat £325.
1914 Surcharges on Marshall Islands '4d.' on 40pf black & carmine with No Stop after 'd ' SG 56e [Stg 2 Pos 5], well centred, minor shallow thin at U/L, oval Rabaul d/s in violet, Cat £650. Robert Gibbs Certificate (2010).
1914 Surcharges on Marshall Islands High Values with 3½-4mm Spacing '1s.' on 1mk SG 59 [Stg 3 Pos 1], signed by Alberto Diena & with Hoffmann Giesecke handstamp, very lightly mounted, Cat £4000. Superb!
1914 Surcharges on Marshall Islands High Values with 3½-4mm Spacing '3s.' on 3mk violet-black SG 61 [Stg 3 Pos 1], small faults at top, lightly mounted, Cat £6500. Ex 'Ello' (Erich Schlieper): sold at the Prestige auction of 14.3.2009 for $1398. Holcombe Certificate (1993) states "A scarce stamp". [Tim Rybak's well centred example - small thin & hinge remainder - sold at the Prestige auction of 26.4.2008 for $4830]
Sale No: 245
Lot No: 1048
Symbol: *
Cat No: 64oa [Stg 5B]
1914 Surcharges on Marshall Islands High Values with 5½mm Spacing '2s.' on 2mk blue with Large 'S' from a Different Font in '2s.' SG 64oa [Stg 5B], two nibbled perfs at left otherwise superb!, very lightly mounted, Cat £19,000. Stamps from the 5½mm Setting are all extremely rare. BPA Certificate (2000). Robert Gibbs, writing in 1987, stated at page 127 "The variety Large 'S' from a differnt fount [sic] may well exist on this stamp, but it has not been recorded to date". [Fun fact: 'font' and 'fount' have the same meaning in general speech. However, in printing, it should always be 'font']
Sale No: 245
Lot No: 1049
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 70c
1915-16 Overprints on KGV 4d orange block of 25 (missing the first vertical column) with major varieties Line through 'FOUR PENCE' SG 70c, Horned Emu, White Scratch behind Emu & 'PE' Joined ACSC 110(2)h j L & m, well centred, some perf separation/reinforcing but some units are unmounted, Cat £525++. Ex Barry Gribble: sold at the Prestige auction of 25.3.2011 for $930.
1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos 2½d indigo SG 74 Plate 2 complete forme of 30 from the base of the left-hand pane [2L31-60] with ACSC-listed varieties Thick Upper-Right Frame [31], Scratch over 'W' of 'TWO' [32], Thick WA Coastline [43] & Retouch to Upper-Right of Value Circle [55], with full sheet margins at left & base and 'JBC' Monogram, variable centring, a few tonespots on the gum that don't affect the fresh appearance, most units unmounted. A key NWPI rarity. Ex Barry Gribble: sold at the Prestige auction of 25.3.2011 for $5825. [Only the KGV 1d & the Kangaroo 2½d from the first printings were issued with selvedge. In every other case, the margins were removed from the formes of 30]
Sale No: 245
Lot No: 1051
Symbol: *
Cat No: Collection
1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos First Wmk 5/- grey & chrome-yellow SG 83 type c lightly mounted, two guarantee handstamps, Cat £2750. One of the finest examples we have seen of this rare stamp. Philatelic Foundation (USA) Certificate (1968). [Missing from most NWPI collections]
Sale No: 245
Lot No: 1052
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: 84 abc strip
1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos First Wmk 10/- grey & pink SG 84 abc strip, well centred, the a & b units are unmounted, Cat £600+ (for mounted). Very scarce. [Tim Rybak's similar strip with only the b unit unmounted sold at the Prestige auction of 26.4.2008 for $1106]
Sale No: 245
Lot No: 1053
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 92v
1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos Second Wmk 5/- grey & chrome-yellow SG 92v abc strip with the Overprint in Purple, well centred, the b & c units are unmounted, Cat £300++ (for mounted). Very scarce.
Sale No: 245
Lot No: 1055
Symbol: *
Cat No: 96a abc strip
1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos Third Wmk 3d olive Die II SG 96a abc strip, well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat £440++.
The rather modest catalogue value - £110 x4 for an abc strip - is somewhat misleading. In a sheet of 120 stamps, there are only 15 Die II units, arranged somewhat capriciously across the lower half of the left-hand pane from the upper plate (Plate 1). Because of this arrangement, abc strips comprising three Die II units can be derived only from the first three columns of the lower left quarter-sheet. [Far superior to Tim Rybak's similar strip - a little aged with some faint toning - that sold at the Prestige auction of 26.4.2008 for $932]
Sale No: 245
Lot No: 1056
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: 96ab
1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos Third Watermark 3d olive complete forme of 30 from the L/L of Plate 2 [31-36/55-60] with fifteen Die II units including six Die I-Die II Pairs SG 96ab, generally well centred, Units 31 & 37 (Die II) with trimmed perfs at left otherwise very fine, three Die I units are mounted otherwise unmounted, Cat £3000++ for mounted singles & the six Die I-II pairs. A rare pane. Ex Colonel Harrie Evans. RPSofV Certificate (2001). (Image1)
Estimate AU$5,000
Opening AU$ 3,800.00
Sold...AU$ 3,800.00
Closed..Aug-05-2021, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 3800
Sale No: 245
Lot No: 1057
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collection
1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos Third Wmk £1 brown & blue SG 99 abc strip, exceptional centring, the b & c units are unmounted, Cat £1400+ (for mounted). Rare. Ex Colonel Harrie Evans. RPSofV Certificate (2001). [Absent from Tim Rybak's collection: his hinged a b & c singles - the last with a hinge remainder - sold at the Prestige auction of 26.4.2008 for $1048] (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00
Closed..Aug-05-2021, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 245
Lot No: 1058
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 100-101
1918 Surcharges 'One Penny' on KGV 5d & on Roo 1/- SG 100-101 abc strips, very lightly mounted or unmounted, Cat £760+ (mounted). Very scarce. Ex Barry Gribble: sold at the Prestige auction of 25.3.2011 for $930. Separate RPSofL Certificates (1969). [Tim Rybak's strips - the b units unmounted - sold for $1437] (2 strips)
Sale No: 245
Lot No: 1059
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 102
1918-22 Fifth Setting Overprints on KGV ½d green SG 102 Electro 4 complete formes of 30 from three sheet positions 1) U/L [4L1-6/25-30] with varieties ACSC #63(4)d/e/f/g/h/L, minor overall toning but unmounted; 2) U/R [4R1-6/25-30] with Extended Bar in Left Value Tablet #63(4)n & unlisted variety White Spot on Roo's Tail [4R13] but without #63(4)m; and 3) L/R [4R31-36/55-60] with #63(4)o p & q; also to complete the four sheet positions 4) Electro 7 L/L [R31-60] with varieties #63(7)d & e; a few minor blemishes & some minor perf separation/reinforcing but most units are unmounted. [Sold at the Prestige auction of 10.4.2010 for $745]
(Qty 4 formes) (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Aug-05-2021, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 245
Lot No: 1060
Symbol: F
Cat No: Collection
PUNCTURED 'OS': 1919-23 Fifth Setting Kangaroos 5/- grey & yellow SG O13, excellent centring, a few short perfs at the base, Cat £1700. Ex Barry Gribble: sold at the Prestige auction of 25.3.2011 for $785 (when it was Cat £750). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2010) states "very rare". [Absent from Tim Rybak's collection].
Boxed Leuchtturm album with Huts used set with extra 10/-, Hut Airs mint set & 'OS' Overprints duplicated array *&U, 1939 Bulolo Airs mint set, etc, condition a bit variable, Cat £2000+.
(Qty 100 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 1,200.00
Closed..Aug-05-2021, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 245
Lot No: 1062
Symbol: **
Cat No: 205
1935 Bulolo Airs £5 bright emerald SG 205 marginal example from the base of the sheet, well centred, unmounted, Cat £750+ (for mounted). Superb!
