New Britain, 1914, G.R.I. 1s on German New Guinea 1m Carmine, "G.R.I." and value 4mm apart, o.g., hinge remnant, rich bright color, fresh and Very Fine, an attractive mint example of this scarce first issue high value; signed A. Diena, Scott Stamp Company. Scott No. 12 $3,500. SG No. 12  £3,500 ($4,980). $0 (Image)

New Britain, 1914, G.R.I. 1s on Marshall Islands 1m Carmine, second setting, position 2 with "I" missing serif at top left, violet "Rabul, Jan 11, 1915" oval date stamp cancel, rich color, Very Fine. SG No. 59 £5,000 ($7,120). Scott No. 39  $5,500. A RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE NEW GUINEA G.R.I. 1914 1S ON 1M ISSUE. $0 (Image)

New Britain, 1914, G.R.I. 2½d on German New Guinea 20pf Ultramarine, Fraction Bar Omitted, "G.R.I." and value 6mm apart (Gibbs type 6, overprint setting 9), Stephansort town cancel, strong color, Very Fine; with 2013 Gibbs certificate. Scott No. 6 var. SG No. 6a  £9,500 ($13,520). A GREAT NEW GUINEA RARITY WITH ONLY TWO EXAMPLES OF THE G.R.I. 1914 2½D ON 20PF WITH FRACTION BAR OMITTED KNOWN. This stamp was discovered by the Rumsey auction firm and confirmed by Robert Gibbs in the fall of 2013. $0 (Image)

New Britain, 1914, G.R.I. 2s on German New Guinea 2m Blue, "G.R.I." and value 4mm apart (Gibbs Setting 5A), full o.g., beautifully centered, fresh with bold color, Extremely Fine; signed A. Diena, Van Mozian, examined by R. Gibbs. Scott No. 13c $12,500. SG No. 13a  £12,000 ($17,080). A RARE MINT EXAMPLE OF THE G.R.I. 1914 2S ON GERMAN NEW GUINEA SHOWING THE LARGE "S" VARIETY. $0 (Image)

New Britain, 1914, G.R.I. 2s on German New Guinea 2m Blue, "G.R.I." and value 4mm apart, fourth setting, position 3, tied on small piece by violet Rabul oval date stamp cancels, deep bold color, attractively centered, Very Fine. SG No. 13 £4,000 ($5,700). Scott No. 13  $4,500. A CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE NEW GUINEA G.R.I. 1914 2S ON 2M HIGH VALUE. $0 (Image)

New Britain, 1914, G.R.I. 2s on Marshall Islands 2m Blue, o.g., never hinged, fresh with rich deep color, well centered, Very Fine and choice; signed Ebel and Richter, with 2002 B.P.B. certificate. SG No. 60 £1,900 for hinged ($2,700). Gibbs No. 11. Scott No. 40  $2,000 for hinged. AN EXCEPTIONAL MINT NEVER HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE G.R.I. 1914, 2S ON 2M ISSUE. $0 (Image)

New Britain, 1914, G.R.I. 3s on German New Guinea 3m Violet Black, "G.R.I." and value 4mm apart, full o.g., strong bold color, fresh and Very Fine; signed A. Diena, Van Mozian, Thier and others. Scott No. 14 $5,500. SG No. 14  £5,500 ($7,830). A RARE MINT EXAMPLE OF THE G.R.I. 1914 3S ON GERMAN NEW GUINEA 3M HIGH VALUE. $0 (Image)

New Britain, 1914, G.R.I. 5s on German New Guinea 5m Carmine & Black, "G.R.I." and value 4mm apart, full o.g., strong colors, F.-V.F.; signed A. Diena and others. Scott No. 15 $14,000. SG No. 15  £14,000 ($19,930). AN EXTREMELY RARE MINT EXAMPLE OF THE G.R.I. 1914 5S ON GERMAN NEW GUINEA 5M HIGH VALUE. $0 (Image)

New Britain, 1914, G.R.I. 5s on German New Guinea 5m Carmine & Black, No Period After "I", "G.R.I." and value 4mm apart (Gibbs type 5), blue-black Rabul straight line cancel, rich colors, Very Fine, ex-Bute; with 2013 Gibbs certificate. SG No. 15b £20,000 ($28,470). Gibbs No. 15b. Scott No. 15a  $21,000. A GREAT NEW GUINEA RARITY - THIS BEING ONE OF USED EXAMPLES OF THE G.R.I. 1914 5S ON 5M ISSUE WITH NO PERIOD AFTER "I". $0 (Image)

New Britain, 1914, G.R.I. 5s on Marshall Islands 5m Carmine & Black, full o.g., rich deep colors, F.-V.F.; signed A. Diena and others. Scott No. 42 $14,000. SG No. 62  £14,000 ($19,930). AN EXTREMELY RARE MINT EXAMPLE OF THE G.R.I. 1914 5S ON MARSHALL ISLANDS 5M HIGH VALUE ISSUE. $0 (Image)

New Britain, 1914, G.R.I. 8d on German New Guinea 80pf Black & Carmine on Rose, Surcharge Triple, "G.R.I." and value 5mm apart, tied on small piece by "Rabul, 20 NO 15" town cancel, wide margins, strong colors, Very Fine; with 2013 Gibbs certificate. SG No. 26g £10,000 ($14,240). Gibbs No. 26e. Scott No. 26c  $9,250. ONE OF TWO KNOWN USED EXAMPLES OF THE G.R.I. 1914, 8D ON 80PF WITH SURCHARGE TRIPLED - ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL NEW GUINEA VARIETIES. Only fifiteen of these varieties were ever produced (ten from Gibbs setting 2 and five from Gibbs setting 10). This stamp is the only recorded used example from setting 2 and is position 3. Only one other used example has been recorded and is printed from Setting 10. $0 (Image)

New Britain, 1915, G.R.I. 1d on 2d on Marshall Islands 20pf Ultramarine, "1" Inverted, setting 2, position 4, violet Rabul oval cancel, rich color, Very Fine, one of two known examples of this rare variety, with the other example unused; with 1989 Holcombe certificate. Scott No. 52a $20,000. Gibbs No. 31b. SG No. 64b  £19,000 ($27,050). THE UNIQUE USED EXAMPLE OF THE G.R.I. 1915 1D ON 2D ON MARSHALL ISLANDS 20PF WITH PROVISIONAL "1" INVERTED. $0 (Image)