Worldwide Stamps and Covers '3d.' Surcharge On German-type Registration Labels
Sale No: 236
Lot No: 1201
Symbol: F
Cat No: 33
'Rabaul/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 33 three examples - one misperforated & with a corner fault - on covers addressed to Sydney but apparently not sent, additional frankings of DNG '2d.' on 10pf pair, Marshalls '1d.' on 3pf & '2d.' on 10pf, or Marshalls 2d.' on 20pf strip of 3 from the base of the sheet; and 'Rabaul/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' SG 33d - corner fault - on cover to the USA with NWPI ½d to 2½d; Cat £1850+. BPA Certificate (1976) for the last.
(4 covers)
'Rabaul/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 33 plus DNG '2½d.' on 10pf SG 5 tied to cover to NSW by oval Rabaul d/s of MAR 1 1915 in violet, endorsed at left "From Lt Col FW Toll/...", 'HUNTERS HILL' arrival b/s, a few minor tonespots on the cover, Cat £525+. BPA Certificate (1983). [1.3.1915 was the date on which the Garrison Commander, Frederick William Toll, was promoted from Major to Lieutenant-Colonel, making this an unusual type of First Day Cover]
'Rabaul/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 33 on scarce '2d.' on 10pf Postal Card - Reply Half - uprated with Marshalls '2d.' on 10pf & '2d.' on 20pf plus NWPI 1d & 2½d all tied by oval Rabaul d/s of JAN 14 1915 in violet, the Postal Card endorsed "Garrison Duty/Rabaul" at U/L & "No 118/A Coy" at L/L, Sydney transit & Newtown arrival b/s, chatty if brief social letter. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2010) states "Extremely rare stationery card with only several [used examples] recorded & this being the only example with such a mixed [sic] franking usage".
'Rabaul/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' with Hyphen SG 33d plus NWPI First Wmk 6d ultramarine SG 78 block of 4 on local cover, 'STEPHANSORT/ * ' "frozen" cds, some faint toning around the perfs, Cat £1030++.
'Rabaul/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' with Hyphen SG 33d plus NWPI First Wmk 9d violet SG 79 block of 4 on local cover, 'STEPHANSORT/ * ' "frozen" cds, some minor toning around the perfs, Cat £810++. Briefmarkenprufstelle Basel Certificate (2004).
'Kawieng/(Deutsch Neu-Guinea)' SG 37b - minor surface abrasions - plus GRI 5mm '2½d.' on 10pf red SG 20 tied to Oswald Marsh cover by Rabaul cds of 20OC19, black/white Rabaul label, Sydney & London transits and Norwood arrival b/s, Cat £1000+. Odd!
Solo frankings mostly on locally addressed covers comprising '2d.' on 10pf, '3d.' on 25pf, '3d.' on 30pf, '5d.' on 50pf, and '8d.' on 80pf, plus 'O.S.' '1d.' on 3pf (on large-part local OHMS cover) & '1d.' on 5pf, a few problems with the covers but the stamps are very fine, Cat £1750+.
(7)
Sale No: 236
Lot No: 1198
Symbol: F/V
Cat No: 22-26
'3d.' on 25pf, '3d.' on 30pf (with the Overprint Misplaced to Base), '4d.' on 40pf, '5d.' on 50pf & '8d.' on 80pf SG 22-26 tied to local cover by oval Rabaul d/s of JAN 20 1915, central fold clear of the stamps, Cat £1750. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2011) states "all from 2nd setting".
'5d.' on 50pf black & purple/buff SG 25 tied to local cover by 'STEPHANSORT/ 13 ' "frozen" cds unusually in black, faint discolouration at left & the flap removed, Cat £400.
'5d.' on 50pf black & purple/buff SG 25 with the Overprint Signifcantly Misplaced to the Base tied to local cover by 'STEPHANSORT/ 13 ' "frozen" cds in blue, Cat £400+.
Solo frankings mostly on locally addressed covers comprising '1d.' on 5pf, '2d.' on 10pf, '2d.' on 20pf, '3d.' on 25pf (with American certificate), '3d.' on 30pf, '4d.' on 40pf and '5d.' on 50pf, plus '2d.' on 10pf vertical pair with Surcharges Misplaced to Left (with RPSofV Certificate) & '4d.' on 40pf pair, a few problems with the covers but the stamps are very fine, Cat £2650+.
(9 covers)
'1d.' on 5pf green SG 51 block of 4 tied to local cover by oval Rabaul d/s of FEB 26 1915 in violet, Cat £340+. Germany Philatelic Society (USA) Certificate (1975).
'4d.' on 40pf, '5d.' on 50pf (with the 'd' Omitted) & '8d.' on 80pf SG 56 57f & 58 tied by oval Rabaul d/s of JAN 8 1915 in violet, Cat £2950+ (the variety is unpriced used by Gibbons). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2016). NB: both Chris Ceremuga and Peter Holcombe have noted that all examples of SG 57f show fragmentary evidence of the 'd'.
'4d.' on 40pf black & carmine SG 56 x2 tied to local cover by 'STEPHANSORT/ 13 ' "frozen" cds, 'KAISERL DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR' wafer on the flap, vertical fold & a bit soiled, Cat £500++.
'4d.' on 40pf black & carmine SG 56 pair tied to local cover by oval Rabaul d/s of JAN 28 1915, 'KAISERL DEUTSCHE POSTAMT/RABAUL/(DEUTSCH NEUGUINEA)' wafer on the flap, horizontal fold at the base, Cat £500++.
'8d.' on 80pf black & carmine/pink and '2d.' on 10pf red SG 58 & 52 tied to cover to NSW by oval Rabaul d/s of JAN 5 1915, flap removed & some faint toning, Cat £750+.
'2s.' on 2mk blue SG 60 an exceptional example tied to unsealed cover to Queensland by oval Rabaul d/s of MAR 19 1915 in violet, Cat £4000+. Superb! [The 'Besancon' example on piece sold for SFr4356]
Sale No: 236
Lot No: 1183
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1 (Cat £850
FIRST DAY COVERS: '1d.' on 3pf brown SG 1 (Cat £850) on cover with 'RABAUL/Oct 13 1914' d/s in violet, typed on the reverse 'I hereby certify that the stamp attached to this envelope is one of the original stamps issued by the Military Government of New Guinea' & signed "Walter P Fry Capt/Treasurer". Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2017). A rare cover.
The certificate states "All such Oct 13 cancels were probably applied at a slightly later date, and this is the only such cover recorded with this value". We consider the first statement to be incorrect. The cancellation was created from a John Bull printing kit. We believe that this was the original state and, because it was shorter than the height of the stamps, it was decided to add the side ornaments, which was a simple operation.
FIRST DAY COVERS: '1d.' on 5pf green tied to cover by '-*RABAUL*-/NOV 14 1914*' d/s in violet, typed on the reverse 'I hereby certify that the stamp attached to this envelope is one of the original sixteen sets surcharged by the Military Government on the occupation of German New Guinea' & signed "Walter P Fry/Capt/Treasurer". The envelope, typewriting & signature all appear to be genuine. However, the canceller, which again appears genuine, is dated almost a month later after having had ornaments added, and the asterisk before the date having been lost. Our conclusion is that the stamp was originally uncancelled - see previous Lot - and that the date was added on 14.11.1914. Offered 'as is'.
FIRST DAY COVERS: '2d.' on 10pf, '2d.' on 20pf, and '3d.' on 30pf SG 3 4 & 8 tied to two covers by '-*RABAUL*-/*Oct 17 1914*' cancels in violet, the second with a vertical fold clear of the stamps, Cat £730++. 17.10.1914 was the official First Day of Issue.
(2 covers)
FIRST DAY COVERS: '3d.' on 30pf black & orange/buff SG 8 tied to cover with 'NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,FILIALE RABAUL' imprint at top by '-*RABAUL*-/*Oct 17 1914*' cancel in violet, cover trimmed above the imprint & the flap removed, Cat £500++.
FIRST DAY COVERS: '5d.' on 50pf black & purple/buff SG 10 tied to cover with 'NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,FILIALE RABAUL' imprint at top by '-*RABAUL*-/*Oct 17 1914*' cancel in violet, Cat £1000++. BPA Certificate (1984).
FIRST DAY COVERS: '1d.' on 3pf brown, '1d.' on 5pf green with '1' for 'I', and '3d.' on 30pf black & orange/buff SG 1 2a & 8 tied to philatelic local cover to Carl Weller by three very fine to superb strikes of the 2-line '-* RABAUL *-/*Oct 17 1914 *' handstamp. At a later time a surcharged registration label 'Rabaul/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 33 was added & cancelled with the straight-line 'Rabaul' h/s (Powell #51) unusually in violet, Cat £1775++. Sergio Sismondo Certificate (2007).
While this & the next two lots are doubly contrived covers, they do have redeeming features. 1) First Day Covers are scarce; and 2) because the surcharged registration labels were not issued until -/1/1915, it is a very late usage of #P51 which Powell notes was used only in -/12/1914, although Loughran's LRD is 15/1/1915. [The similar 'Ello' cover sold for $666]
FIRST DAY COVERS: '1d.' on 5pf green, '2d.' on 10pf red & '2d.' on 20pf ultramarine SG 2 3 & 4 tied to local cover to Carl Weller by three very fine to superb strikes of the 2-line '-* RABAUL *-/*Oct 17 1914 *' handstamp. At a later time a surcharged registration label 'Rabaul/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 33 was added & cancelled with the straight-line 'Rabaul' h/s (Powell #51) unusually in violet, Cat £665++. Germany Philatelic Society (USA) Certificate (1975).
FIRST DAY COVERS: '1d.' on 5pf green & '2d.' on 10pf red SG 2 & 3 tied to local cover to Carl Weller by two very fine to superb strikes of the 2-line '-* RABAUL *-/*Oct 17 1914 *' handstamp. At a later time a surcharged registration label 'Rabaul/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 33 was added & cancelled with the straight-line 'Rabaul' h/s (Powell #51) unusually in violet, horizontal fold well below the stamps, Cat £555++. BPA Certificate (1967).
'1d.' on 5pf (with Surcharge Misplaced to Left with part of 'G' Omitted) & 5mm Spacing '2d.' on 10pf SG 2 & 18 tied by Rabaul cds to cover to France, 'Rabaul/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' R label, no transit or arrival b/s, Cat £170++.
'2½d.' on 20pf SG 4 [Stg 1 Pos 9] + KGV 1d red x2 tied to cover to Sydney by straight-line 'Rabaul' h/s in dull blue, endorsed "Registered" but with no label & no arrival b/s. Peter Holcombe Certificate (1998) states "genuine" but doesn't note that the cover almost certainly never left Rabaul.
Sale No: 236
Lot No: 961
Symbol: */**O
Cat No: Collection
Extensive duplicated collection in 7 large stockbooks with a half-page of Lion forgeries, array of other primitives including 50+ native covers, pre-1960 with lots of shades, imperfs & perf varieties, offsets, tete-beche pairs & blocks etc, Parcel Post issues including 1929 3a sheetlet imperf between, 1960-64 Agency Issues including M/Ss with much CTO & many on FDCs and other local covers, later to 1981 with many plain FDCs, lots of postmark interest especially in the earlier material, also some unused & used Postal Stationery including primitive types, condition throughout - especially of the stamps - is generally fine to very fine but there is some toning from storage in Queensland so inspection is recommended. One of those collections that is more interesting than valuable and that offers lots of bang for your buck.
The collection was formed by a German resident of Kabul. Most of the 1960s-80s covers are self-addressed locally but there are many to his family in Germany including apparently legitimate usage of the Agency issues that are unlisted by Gibbons.
(1000s)
Sale No: 236
Lot No: 962
Symbol: *]
Cat No: Collection
Collection in two packed stockbooks with an array of primitives, 1914 Wilhelm von Wied set * & used to 50q, 1914 Austrian Currency Errors, 1918-24 Overprints range, 1925 Republic Overprints set * x2, Airs * x2, Zogu Imperf Pairs to 5g & perf Errors, 1927 Airs set * x2 and 'A Z' Overprints x3 sets mint or used, 1928 Air Service set unused, Assembly set * x2, Accession set unused & Kingdom set * x3, 1929 Birthday set unused, 1930 Airs set mint, Italian & German Occupation Issues, extensive post-WWII issues to 1976 including Miniature Sheets, also 1½ pages of Postage Dues plus a Korce array including blocks of 4, "Cinderellas" & "Phantoms", etc, STC £13,000+. [NB: the condition is generally fine to very fine but many apparently mint have had the gum removed, so personal inspection is recommended]
(1000+)
1913 Double Eagle Handstamp on Turkey selection including blocks of 4, Misplaced/Inverted Handstamps & six values on an unaddressed cover-front, STC €110,000++ (2005). If only a couple are genuine, the estimate will become irrelevant.
(63)
NEW ZEALAND: 1901 envelope with 'DISCOVERY ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1901/[penguin]' embossing in blue on the flap & Mount Cook ½d pair tied by 'PORT CHALMERS/23DEO1/ E - PC' duplex, to GB with Dunedin transit & Dover arrival b/s, minor blemishes; with the enclosed letter on matching notelet headed "At Sea/off Port Chalmers/.../Dec 23rd 1901" and signed "Reginald Koettlitz".
Prussian born but English educated, Reginald Koettlitz was physician & geologist with the Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition to Franz-Josef Land, physician & biologist with Scott's 'Discovery' expedition, & surgeon on Scott's ill-fated 'Terra Nova' expedition. He writes "...I am sending a few seeds from here...looking after botanical specimens collected upon Macquarie Island...tomorrow we shall start...and will certainly not be back for fifteen or more months..."
(2 items)
1915 cover to Melbourne with rare unauthorised franking of unpunctured 6d blue pair - some toned perfs - tied by oval Rabaul d/s, mss registration number & light 'PASSED BY CENSOR' h/s in violet.
1916 covers with Large 'OS' punctures comprising ½d strip of 4 to GB, 2d to GB with 'KAWIENG' cds & very fine 'PASSED-BY-CENSOR' h/s, 5d & 6d both registered & each with large 'Passed by Censor/RABAUL' h/s in violet, a few blemishes.
(4)
1916 covers with small 'OS' punctures comprising ½d x2 & GRI 2d on 10pf x2 tied to local cover by 'STEPHANSORT/ 13 ' "frozen" cds, 1d pair to GB with 'PASSED-BY-CENSOR' h/s, 2d strip of 3 registered to Melbourne with large 'KAISERLICHES BEZIRKSAMT' wafer across the flap, 3d - with German-pattern 'T.'-in-Octagon h/s - & 1/- both registered & each with large 'Passed by Censor/RABAUL' h/s in violet, a few blemishes.
(5)
1916 commercial cover to Queensland with 1d Roo punctured Small 'OS' (corner fault) tied by 'MADANG' cds, 'PASSED CENSOR/BRISBANE' cds in red, minor blemishes
1916 cover to GB with scarce albeit philatelic franking of Large 'OS' 5d pair & 6d tied by oval Rabaul d/s, mss "R 113" in lieu of 'R' label, straight-line 'CENSORED.' h/s in violet, Sydney & London transit b/s, central fold clear of the stamps & a few blemishes.
1916 cover to GB with Small 'OS' 3d tied by 'KIETA' cds, manuscript "Passed/Censor' h/s applied at Rabaul in red & light 'Passed by Censor' h/s, 'WARRINGTON' arrival b/s, minor blemishes.
Sale No: 236
Lot No: 966
Symbol: *O
Cat No: Collection
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: Extensive collection in four stockbooks with perfs, varieties, errors & postmarks, generally fine to very fine. Research potential.
(2000 approx)
Sale No: 236
Lot No: 967
Symbol: **/*/
Cat No: Collection
Extensive 1850s-1992 collection on Schaubek pages, the earlies mostly used with a few imperfs, 1863 Leopold I Perf set, 1893 Sunday Labels to 1fr, 1910 Exhibition Charity set plus some overprints, 1912 Albert I set (ex 2fr), some mint noted 1919 1fr orange, 1925 Stamp Anniversary set, 1928 Orval Abbey & TB Fund, reasonably complete from mid-1930s including 1936 Borgerhout M/S (thins) & Charleroi M/S **, 1940 Musical Foundation ** (SG states issued CTO only), 1952 Koekelberg Basilica M/S * and Cultural Fund * plus 4fr & 8fr with labels CTO, 1960 Refugee M/S **, early 1980s onwards unmounted, also booklets, sheetlets, Railway Parcel Stamps, Postage Dues, official overprints, etc, thematic interest, condition generally fine. Weighs 10kg.
(100s)
1856 stampless outer with superb 'DEVRIES-VERMYLEN/ANVERS' merchant's cachet in blue, to Melbourne "Par Royal Charter/Via Liverpool" with 'ANVERS/26/SEPT/3-4S/1856' cds & boxed 'PD' h/s on the face & 'ANGLETERRE PAR LA FRANCE' transit b/s, superb 35mm 'SHIP LETTER/[crown]/SP28/1856/LIVERPOOL' transit b/s plus light London cds & fancy '3' h/s on the face, light Melbourne arrival b/s in red, minor blemishes. A rare origin/destination cover. [The addressee, Gustav Jean-Baptiste Beckx, was a prominent woolbroker & the Belgian Consul-General in Australia]
1857-1900 QV Issues on leaves with a few nice imperfs plus 6d SG 1 professionally repaired & an impressive 8d that's been rebacked, five pages of perforated Perkins Bacon issues to 2/- x6 including a few unused, good range of DLR issues to 96c, 1885 Surcharges to 'One Rupee/Twelve/Cents' on 2r50c x2 with a few unused/mint including 5c on 96c, 20c on 24c, 20c on 32c x2 and the second set to '1R 12C' x2, 1899-1900 mint set, 'On/Service' Overprints to 1r12c (mint), etc, condition variable but many are fine to very fine, high catalogue value; also Foreign Bill stamps x24 including Surcharges, and some Postal Stationery including Envelope cutouts eight values to 1/9d.
(300+)
1903-62 Issues on leaves with mint including KEVII 1903-05 to 2r25c x2, 1904-05 & 1910-11 sets, KGV MCA to 50r (small thin spot), Script 100r purple & blue 'SPECIMEN' (superb!), KGV Pictorials, KGVI Pictorials to 5r x2 (one **) & 5r used strip of 3 with 'D&Co/LTD' perfins, etc, generally fine to very fine, also 'FOREIGN BILL' KEVII to 3r, KGVI Revenues 20r & a batch of covers with a couple of useful items, some postmark interest.
(few 100)
Sale No: 236
Lot No: 862
Symbol: CPS
Cat No: Collection
World covers mostly philatelic but including some better material such as Norfolk Island 10/- Bird on registered FDC, NWPI values to 1/-, GB KEVIII 1d on illustrated FDC, Cyprus-Palestine 1935 flight cover, New Zealand with FDCs & flight covers, Omnibus covers including Hong Kong UPU set registered to Brunei, etc; some commercial mail notably a group from Hong Kong including to Taiwan & Burma, WWI German POWs in Japan postcard, Denmark 1909 with Julen label underpaid to GB & taxed, GB 1925 underpaid to Palestine with Postage Due 2m & 8m, Dutch Indies 3½c Postal Card registered to Melbourne, China c.1948 airmail cover to Canada, etc; finally 1897 Canadian complete 'OFFICIAL PROGRAMME/DIAMOND JUBILEE/.../AT/VICTORIA BC/...'; condition variable but those mentioned are fine to very fine.
(250 approx)
