1888-90 precursor use of Germany Numeral 2Mk mauve (grey-lilac) tied by 'Finschhafen 9 10 90' cds (missing 1 month digit in 10). GU on linen parcel piece, bit discoloured. SG Z1 cat £3500. Mi V37d cat €3000. Extremely rare shade from early usage. Exp Dr Lantelme BPP. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

1888-90 precursor use of Germany Numeral 5pf violet blk of 4 tied by 'Finschhafen 22/1 90' cds. F-VF U on linen envelope piece. SG Z3 cat £2800. Mi V40 cat €2400 both as singles, plus premium for blk. Extremely rare multiple. Exp Dr Lantelme BPP. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1888-90 precursor use of Germany Eagle 20pf blue with 'Stephansort 20 9 91' cds. VFU. SG Z5 cat £300+. Mi V42c cat €250+. Exp Bothe BPP. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1888-90 precursor use of Germany Eagle 50pf dull olive (2 prs) with 'Finschhafen 22 1 90'? cds. VF U on linen parcel piece. SG Z7 cat £1900. Mi V44b cat €1600, both as singles, plus premium for multiple. Rare franking. Exp Bothe BPP. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1890-98 precursor use of Germany Eagle 10pf carmine (mittel-(karmin)rot) tied to piece by 'Herbertshoh 10/4 95' cds. VFU. SG Z10a(var) cat £70+++, plus premium for this shade. Mi V47c cat €300, plus Dr Steuer valued at 'x1.5 Mi' with this pmk = €450. Exp Bothe BPP. (2) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1890-98 precursor use of Germany Eagle 10pf carmine (mittel-(karmin)rot) tied to piece by 'Herbertshoh 10/4 95' cds. VFU. SG Z10a(var) cat £70+++, plus premium for this shade. Mi V47c cat €300, plus Dr Steuer valued at 'x1.5 Mi' with this pmk = €450. Exp Bothe BPP. (2) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1890-98 precursor use of Germany 2Mk deep claret (dunkelrotkarmin) tied to piece by 'Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen 2/10 93' cds. Superb U. SG Z1a cat £600+. Mi V37e cat €500+. Beautiful quality. Exp Dr Steuer BPP. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$450

1890-98 precursor use of Germany 2Mk deep claret (dunkelrotkarmin) tied by 'Matupi 22 10 99' cds. VF U on linen parcel piece. SG Z1a cat £600. Mi V37e cat £500, plus Dr Steuer valued at 'x1.5 Mi' with this pmk = €750. Exp Bothe BPP. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1890-98 precursor use of Germany 2Mk deep claret (dunkelrotkarmin) & 20pf blue (violettultramain) tied to piece by 'Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen' 1894 cds. VFU. SG Z1a & Z11a cat £670. Mi V37e & V48d cat €540. Exp Bothe BPP. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$275

1890-98 precursor use of Germany Numeral 3pf brown (gelbichbraun) tied to piece by 'Stephansort 18/4 98' cds. Superb U. SG Z8 cat £180+. Mi V45a cat €150+. Exp Mansfeld BPP. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1890-98 precursor use of Germany Numeral 5pf yellow-green (gelbich- grun) tied to piece by 'Stephansort 13/5 94' cds. Superb U. SG Z9a cat £120+. Mi V46b cat €100+, plus Dr Steuer valued at 'x1.5 Mi'. Exp Dr Lantelme BPP. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1890-98 precursor use of Germany Eagle 10pf carmine (lebhaft-lilarot) tied to piece by 'Stephansort 25/4 98' cds. Superb U. SG Z10a cat £70+. Mi V47d cat €60+. Exp Bothe BPP. (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

1890-98 precursor use of Germany Eagle 20pf dull blue (mittelblau) tied to piece by 'Stephansort' cds. FU. SG Z11a cat £70. Mi V48b cat €60. Exp Bothe. (Image1)

Estimate AU$30

1890-98 precursor use of Germany Eagle 25pf orange-yellow (gelb- orange) with 'Matupi 2/4' cds. VFU. SG Z12 cat £475+. Mi V49a cat €400, plus premium for this combination which is listed but unpriced in Dr Steuer handbook. Exp Grobe etc. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1890-98 precursor use of Germany Eagle 50pf chocolate (lebhaft-braunrot) tied to piece by 'Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen 23/12 92' cds. VFU. SG Z13a(var) cat £95+, plus premium for scarcer shade. Mi M50b cat €280. Exp Kohler & Bothe BPP. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1890-98 precursor use of Germany Eagle 50pf chocolate (lebhaft-braunrot) vert pr tied to piece by 'Stephansort 29/9 93' cds. VFU. SG Z13a(var) cat £190+. Mi M50b cat €560+. Exp Schulze Infla, Mansfeld Kohler & Bothe. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1890-98 precursor use of Germany Eagle 50pf chocolate (lebhaft- braunrot), 1 stained, plus 20pf blue (mittelblau), 1 damaged (2 of ea), tied to piece by 'Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen 24/12 92' cds. VFU. SG Z11a & Z13a cat £330+. Mi V48b & V50b cat £680+. Exp Bothe BPP. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1897-99 opt set 3pf-50pf, plus extra shades of 3pf (2), & 20pf-50pf. VFU, range of diff pmks, most expertised. SG 1-6 cat £800. Mi 1-6 inc 1b, 1c & 5b cat €730. (11). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1897-99 opt 3pf reddish-brown (lebhaftbraunocker). VF fresh MNH. SG 1b cat £200 for M, should be at least double, £400 MNH. Mi 1c cat €500. Very rare MNH. 2017 Hartung BPP photo-opinion. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1897-99 opt 3pf reddish-brown (lebhaftbraunocker). VFU, 'Matupi 23 4 00' cds. SG 1b cat £350. Mi 1c cat €300. Rare shade. Exp Bothe BPP. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$220

1897-99 opt 25pf yellow-orange. VFU, tied to piece by 'Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen 8/8 00' cds. SG 5 cat £80. Mi 5a cat €65. Exp Richter. (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

1897-99 opt Eagle 25pf yellow-orange sheet of 100 with gutter, all margins with all 4 opt varieties, & Reichpost damaged 'I' variety (2). VF CTO 'Stephansort 30/9 01' cds. SG 5 cat £8000++ as U singles. Mi 5a, 5aZS, 5a II, 5aX/XI/XII & XIII cat €7700+ for U singles or would cat €13,000+ MNH inc gutters, plus premium for full sheet. Spectacular item for specialist, of significant rarity. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,500

1897-99 opt Eagle 25pf yellow-orange gutter blk of 4. VFU, vertical perfs reinforced 'Stephansort 30/9 01' cds. SG 5(var) cat £320 as singles. Mi 5aZS cat €680 as 2 MNH gutter prs, plus premium for used is much scarcer. 2003 Jaschke-Lantelme BPP photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1897-99 opt 25pf dark orange. Superb fresh MLH. SG 5(var) cat £40+. Mi 5b cat €45. Exp Bothe BPP. (Image1)

Estimate AU$40

1897-99 opt Eagle 25pf orange, error opt INVERTED. Superb fresh MLH. SG 5(var), Mi 5bk cat €2800. Only 1 sheet printed, which was discovered before it was sent to the colony. Important New Guinea rarity. Pauligk BPP photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,800