Collection on pages & Hagners with German issues mint to 5mk x2, extra Overprint sets mint & 'used' with fake cancels, 1897 piece with German 20pf pair tied by 'APIA/.../POSTAGENTUR' cds & mourning stamp x2; range of Palmtrees including bisected 1/- on piece & Surcharges; 'G.R.I.' Overprints mint or used to '6d.' on 50pf including '2½d.' on 20pf with Double Overprint (probably a forgery); Overprints on New Zealand including QV Rough Perfs to £1 & Clean-Cut Perfs to 10/- x2, KEVII 6d Two-Perfs Pair, Victory set including 1½d with Inverted 'V' for Second 'A', Admirals & Arms to 30/-; later issues to Independence including Huts; generally fine to very fine. (Qty 200+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1914 'G.R.I.' Overprints '2 Shillings.' on 2mk blue SG 112 upper-right corner block of 4, unused, Cat £14,000+, as it has been since at least 2012. A marvellous & superb showpiece! Ex Marquess of Bute (Part One: Lot 343, then in a complete sheet of 20) & Gernot Reiners: sold at the Prestige auction of 30.3.2012 for $7280. Philatelic Foundation Certificate (2001). [Position 3 - the upper-left hand stamp in the block - usually shows the Shaved Stop after 'I' variety. It is not present here, indicating that this was from one of the first sheets printed]

Grade A+ C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$7,500

1914 'G.R.I.' Overprints '3 Shillings' on 3mk SG 113, well centred, creased corner perf at upper-right, unused, four guarantee handstamps including of Richter and J&H Stolow on the reverse, Cat £1400, as it has been since at least 2006. [Sold at the Prestige auction of 1.9.2007 for $700]

Grade A- B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1914 'G.R.I.' Overprints '3 Shillings' on 3mk SG 113 tied to small piece by 'APIA' cds, Champion, Roumet & Kilian guarantee handstamps, Cat £1200, as it has been since at least 2006. Ex Gernot Reiners: sold at the Prestige auction of 30.3.2012 for $610. Jurgen Kilian Certificate (1984).

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1914 'G.R.I.' Overprints '3 Shillings' on 3mk SG 113 well centred marginal example from the top of the sheet tied to small piece by 'APIA' cds, Champion, Roumet & Kilian guarantee handstamps, Cat £1200, as it has been since at least 2006. Ex 'Ello' (Erich Schlieper): sold at the Prestige auction of 5.5.2009 for $1105. RPSofNZ Certificate (1980).

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1914-15 'SAMOA.' Overprints on New Zealand KEVII 2d mauve SG 117 marginal block of 4 from the base of the sheet with Four Plate Dots in the Margin, unmounted. Superb! Ex John Williams (UK): sold at the Prestige auction of 6.3.2010 for $785. [Campbell Paterson lists unoverprinted Two Plate Dots and Four Plate Dots blocks of 4 for $NZ2500 each]

Grade A+ C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$650

1914-24 'SAMOA.' Overprints on New Zealand QV Postal Fiscals £2 bright violet Scott #126 marginal example from the right of the sheet, unmounted, Cat $US400. Pristine! [Four mounted mint examples - various printings - offered in the Prestige auction of 12.2.2010 sold for an average of $694] Previously listed as SG 133 but the current footnote states "We no longer list the £2 value as it is doubtful this was used for postal purposes". This is simply incorrect: Prestige has sold at least three postally used examples. By this reasoning, hundreds of British Empire high value stamps should be delisted. Perversely, Samoa SG 175 & 176 are listed but unpriced used!

Grade A+ C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1925-28 'SAMOA.' Overprints on New Zealand QV Postal Fiscals Cowan Paper 5/- with Overprint Misplaced at Top SG 166ba block of 4, the gum a little aged as usual, some perf separation & reinforcement, Cat £8000+, as it has been since at least 2012. Unique: believed to be the only recorded block of 4. Ex Floyd Fitzpatrick (Lot 1290) & Gernot Reiners: sold at the Prestige auction of 30.3.2012 for $3560.

Grade B C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,500