Worldwide Stamps and Covers NEW GUINEA 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints - "Letter for En
Sale No: 232
Lot No:2678
Symbol:C
NETHERLANDS: 1916 cover with ½d type a + unoverprinted 2d Roo punctured 'OS' tied by 'MADANG' cds, Sydney boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD' cachet in violet, Rotterdam arrival b/s.
NETHERLANDS: 1916 cover with superb 'RHEINISCHE MISSION' cachet in violet, 2½d type c tied by fair 'MADANG' cds, Sydney boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD' cachet in rosine, Rotterdam arrival b/s.
NETHERLANDS: 1916 cover endorsed "Manuscript without letter/Missionary matter only!/(for enemy country enclosed)" with mission cachet at U/L, combination franking KGV ½d type c plus unoverprinted Kangaroo 1d punctured 'OS' x2 tied by 'MADANG' cds, Sydney violet/white censor labels tied by Rotterdam arrival b/s, minor repaired tear at the top.
NETHERLANDS: 1916 quadruple-rate cover with 2½d types a x2 b & c tied by 'MADANG' cds, Sydney violet/white censor labels, Rotterdam postman's h/s 'B149' on the reverse, a bit knocked-about. Remarkable commercial franking of the three overprint sub-types.
Sale No: 232
Lot No:2683
Symbol:C
Cat No:Collection
SWEDEN: 1916 cover endorsed ".../Neu Guinea/Finschhafen" at L/L with ½d type c & 1d types a & c tied by 'MADANG' cds, faint Sydney boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD' cachet in violet, Stockholm arrival b/s.
Sale No: 232
Lot No:2684
Symbol:C
Cat No:Collection
SWEDEN: 1916 stampless cover endorsed on the flap ".../Kapsu, Kaewieng New Ireland/German New Guinea" and on the face "Insufficient postage" & "Reg No 423/Kaiwieng" [sic] in lieu of a registration label, Rabaul transit cds on the face & Stockholm arrival b/s. Stampless mail in this period, and especially registered, is most unusual.
Sale No: 232
Lot No:2685
Symbol:C
Cat No:Collection
SWEDEN: 1916 cover endorsed ".../Kapsu, PO Kaewing via Rabaul" on the flap, 1d types b x2 (both stained) & type a block of 4 tied by 'KAWIENG' cds, manuscript "540" in lieu of a registration label, Sydney black/white censor label, Stockholm arrival b/s. [Kapsu is on New Ireland, SE of Kavieng]
Sale No: 232
Lot No:2686
Symbol:C
Cat No:Collection
SWEDEN: 1917 cover with 'Hernsheim & Co AG/Filiale Kaewieng' imprint on the flap, ½d type c & 2d type b tied by 'KAWIENG' cds, Sydney violet/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label & superb boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD' cachet in violet, Stockholm arrival b/s, minor blemishes.
Sale No: 232
Lot No:2687
Symbol:C
Cat No:Collection
SWEDEN: 1919 cover with Fifth Setting 1d red x3 - one a Die II SG 103b - paying 2½d rate + ½d war tax tied by light 'KAWIENG' cds, Stockholm arrival b/s.
SWITZERLAND: 1916 cover with Finschhafen Mission cachet at U/L & most unusually with the full address in Germany of the intended recipient, 2½d type b tied by 'MADANG' cds, largely superb 'BASEL/KREIS-POST-DIR' (= District Postal Director) b/s in blue, minor blemishes.
SWITZERLAND: 1916 cover to the Red Cross with ½d type a and 1d types b & c tied by Rabaul cds, Sydney transit b/s & black/white censor label, Geneva arrival backstamp, minor defects. [Boxed 'Vendu par:/L'AGENCE INTERNATIONALE/DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE' b/s indicates the cover was sold to raise funds for POW relief]
SWITZERLAND: 1919 cover to the Bureau International de la Paix with 'R Spangenberg/Matupi/.../Deutsch-Neu-Guinea' imprint on the flap amended to "Rabaul" & "NW Pacific Isl" with Fifth Setting 1d red & 2d grey tied by Rabaul cds.