Worldwide Stamps and Covers NEW GUINEA Australian Stamps Used in New Guinea
Sale No: 7
Lot No: 1241
Symbol: F
Kangaroos First Wmk 1d red Punctured 'OS' Die II pair (the R/H unit with Frame Break at L/L not listed in the ACSC) with oval Rabaul d/s in violet, and strip of 3 tied to piece by 'MADANG/7JA16' cds.
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Kangaroos First Wmk 5d chestnut marginal block of 4 on slightly larger piece with superb central strike of the 'RABAUL/MAY 17 1915/NEW BRITAIN' d/s in violet. Scarce albeit philatelic unauthorised usage. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2008).
Sale No: 7
Lot No: 1244
Symbol: *V
Cat No: 17c (used
Mostly mint selection comprising 6mm Setting '2d.' on 10pf and '2d.' on 20pf marginal block of 4 with a few problems, 5mm Setting '1d.' on 5pf with Flat Top on '1' SG 17c (used), and Marshalls '2d.' on 20pf with No Stop after '2d ' in pair with normal, Cat £550+.
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1914-15 6mm Spacing '1d.' on 5pf green, '2d.' on 10pf red & '2d.' on 20pf blue SG 2 3 & 4, each with linotype '-* RABAUL *-/* OCT 17 1914 *' cancels in violet being the First Day of Issue, Cat £340+.
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1914-15 6mm Spacing '2d'. on 10pf [Stg 1 Pos 2], '2d.' on 20pf [Stg 1 Pos 4] and '2½d.' on 10pf [Stg 4 Pos 8] & '2½d.' on 20pf [Stg 4 Pos 3] SG 3-6, well centred, a couple of very minor blemishes, lightly mounted, Cat £385.
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1914-15 6mm Spacing '3d.' on 30pf black & orange/buff with 'I' for '1' SG 8a [Stg 1 Pos 10], well centred, small professionally repaired tear at L/R, oval Rabaul d/s in violet well clear of the variety, Cat £1500.
1914-15 High Values with 3½-4mm Spacing '2s. on 2mk blue SG 13, light toning, Cat £3500. RPSofV Certificate (2006). [Two rather similar examples sold at our auction of 3.12.2021 for $2035 each].
Sale No: 7
Lot No: 1250
Symbol: V
Cat No: 16 & 19 + 'O
1914-15 6mm Spacing '1d.' on 5pf green (rounded corner) & '2d.' on 20pf blue SG 16 & 19 + 'O.S.' '1d.' on 3pf brown SG O1 - the last with straight-line 'Rabaul' h/s in blue, all hinged to a small piece & tied by Rabaul cds of 22SE15, Cat £195+. A curious conversation-starter.
1914-15 5mm Spacing '2d.' on 20pf blue SG 19 two examples being [Stg 4 Pos 8] & [Stg 2 Pos 5], both well centred, tied to piece by oval Rabaul d/s, Cat £140+. [Robert Gibbs at page 30 states that Stg 4 is "rare on 5mm stamps" & he didn't record this setting on the '2d.' on 20pf]
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1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels 'Rabaul/(Deutsch Neuguinea) SG 33, oval Rabaul d/s of 'JAN 4 1915' being the First Day of Issue, Cat £325+.
1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels 'Kawieng/ Deutsch Neu-Guinea (No Brackets) SG 37b, well centred, one short perf at the top, unused, Cat £325.
1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels Town Name in Seriffed Letters 'Kawieng/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 44 marginal example from the base of the sheet [Stg A3], large-part lightly mounted o.g., Cat £250.
1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels Town Name in Seriffed Letters 'Kawieng/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 44 block of 4 from the U/L corner of the sheet [Stg A1-2], unused, Cat £1000+.
Sale No: 7
Lot No: 1262
Symbol: *
Cat No: 50-53 56 & 57
1914 5mm Spacing on Marshall Islands '1d.' on 3pf brown, '1d.' on 5pf greem, '2d.' on 10pf red, '2d.' on 20pf blue, '4d.' on 40pf black & carmine, and '5d.' on 50pf black & purple/buff SG 50-53 56 & 57, varying degrees of aging/toning on the gum, Cat £700+.
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1914 5mm Spacing on Marshall Islands '1d.' on 5pf with Straight Top Serif on '1' in '1d.' SG 50c, excellent centring, oval Rabaul d/s in violet, Cat £300.
1914 5mm Spacing on Marshall Islands '1d.' on 5pf green SG 51 six examples being [Stg 4 Pos 1 2 3 5 6 & 9], all with oval Rabaul d/s the last on small piece, Cat £510+. [Robert Gibbs at page 30 states that Stg 4 is "rare on 5mm stamps": he knew of this setting on the '1d.' on 5pf]
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1914 5mm Spacing on Marshall Islands '1d.' on 5pf green Spaced '1 d.' SG 51e being the central unit in a horizontal strip of 3 [Stg 3 Pos 7-9] from the base of the sheet with the complete 'Marshall-Inseln' imprint, well centred, perf separation/reinforcing between the first two units, faint aging, Cat £460+. Ex 'Ello' (Erich Schlieper): sold at our auction of 14.3.2009 for $315.
1914 5mm Spacing on Marshall Islands '1d.' on 5pf green Spaced '1 d.' SG 51e, unusually late usage with Rabaul cds of 11FE18, Cat £325. [This variety occurs only on the Marshalls '1d.' on 5pf]
1914 5mm Spacing on Marshall Islands '1d.' on 10pf red SG 52 fragile block of 5 (2x3, missing the last unit) [Stg 2 Pos 4-5] showing Progressive Shift of the Overprint to the Right from Top to Base, well centred, the last unit creased, unmounted, Cat £135++ for mounted singles. An unusual specialist piece.
POSTMARKS: '2d.' on 20pf with part-strike of the defaced Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen court seal; 'O.S.' '1d.' on 3pf with part-strike of the large boxed 'RABAUL/[date]' h/s in blue; and Marshalls '1d.' on 10pf + Kangaroo ½d punctured Small 'OS' tied to small piece by oval Rabaul d/s in violet; stamps Cat £255.
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1897-99 Overprints 3pf bistre-brown to 50pf chocolate Mi 1b-6 (SG 1-6) blocks of 4, mostly central 'MATUPI' cds of various dates, each with 'PFENNINGER' guarantee h/s on the L/L unit only, Cat €840+ (£680+). Very scarce multiples.
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1898-1900 Overprints set + 3pf yellow-ochre, No Wmk Yachts to 5mk (minor blemishes; BPA Certificate) and Lozenges 5mk x3, & a few others, generally fine to very fine, Cat €600.
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1888 2mk red/grey 'Packetadresse/Parcel Address' Card, light but largely fine strike of the rare 'NEU GUINEA COMPAGNIE/[lion]/DEP [?] GENERAL-DIRECTEUR' cachet in blue, vertical fold & hinge marks on the reverse, unused. Very scarce. [It has been speculated that this & other similar cachets were applied as some form of control mark]
1901 Yachts 3pf to 5mk Mi 7-19 (SG 7-19), the 3mk & 5mk - exceptional centring & superb - on small pieces, minor defects on the four low values, postmarks of various towns, the 1mk to 5mk each with 'PFENNINGER' guarantee h/s on the reverse, Cat €1000 (€1100).
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POSTAL HISTORY: 1901 philatelic cover to Germany with Overprints 3pf olive-bistre to 50pf tied by 'FRIEDRICH-WILHELMSHAFEN' cds, 'Friedrich-/Wilhelmshafen' R label, part-'HALENSEE' arrival b/s, horizontal crease clear of the stamps & minor blemishes.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1904 coloured PPC 'Kakadutanz der Papuas' to Germany "via Sydney" with 5pf tied by one of two superb strikes of 'MATUPI/7.8/04' cds, 'HALLE (SAALE)/ 2 /ANKUNFT' arrival cds
POSTAL HISTORY: 1913 Austral-Japan-Linie sepia PPC 'Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen Am Pier' to Germany with 20pf tied by Rabaul cds, full message in German. Very scarce PPC.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1914 plain postcard with 'FELD.../nur für die Wehrabteilung und/für die Expeditionstruppe' handstamp & large-part very fine strike of the Rabaul mailbag seal both in violet, a bit knocked-about with overall soiling, minor bends & a heavy central fold that has been reinforced, unused. [When War was declared, no suitable military stationery was available so this provisional expedient was resorted to. This card appears to have folded to fit in a soldier's breast-pocket. Tim Rybak's very fine example sold at our auction of 26.4.2008 for $604]
POSTMARKS: 'STEPHANSORT/2 4/97' on 2mk carmine rejoined pair (Cat €1000+), plus a modest range of other cds including large-part 'NAMATANAI' & '.../SEEPOST/AUSTRALIASCHE/HAUPTLINIE/ b ' cds on piece, Yacht values to 80pf x2; also 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/NEU-/GUINEA-/...' forgery on contrived Russo-Japanese War propaganda PPC to NSW.
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Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Feb-24-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 7
Lot No: 1237
Symbol: PS
POSTAL CARDS: 1906 usage of 10pf with 'FRIEDRICH-WILHELMSHAFEN' cds & 'HANNOVER' arrival cds, full message about postcards.
POSTAL CARDS: Postal but philatelic usages of Overprints 5pf & 10pf x2, Yachts 5pf x2 & 10pf, and German 3pf on 2pf uprated with German 3pf adhesive, a few blemishes.
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POSTAL CARDS: Stamped To Order Overprints 5pf with 'GRUSS AUS STEPHANSORT' & 10pf with 'GRUSS aus NEUGUINEA' & chromolithographed illustrations, from the same sender with superb 'STEPHANSORT/ * * * ' or 'HERBERTSHOH' cds, the first with Berlin arrival cds, minor blemishes.
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1931 Hut Airs 1d to 5/- (small thin) SG 137-147 (ex 4d) each from Pos 1 on the sheet of 30 with Short 'I' in 'MAIL', a few blemishes, Cat £150++.
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