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1854/57, POST PAID intermediate impression, 1 d. bright vermilion, pos.1, clear at upper right, otherwise good margins, tiny scatch in neck overpainted by black ink, otherwise very fine and fresh.

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1854/57, POST PAID intermediate impression, 2 d. blue, pos.11, clear to good margins, tiny thin in the left margin, otherwise very fine and fresh.

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1879/80,  8 c. blue, used with central clear "B65" of Rodrigez, vf

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1855/2002 (ca.), unused and used collection in two albums, some early issues, better items such as Mi. 145 "SPECIMEN", fine to very fine

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1916/73, small collection with Mi.-Nr. 1-11 unused, Mi.-Nr. 13-14 II unused and Mi.-Nr. 28II used, mostly good condition

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1d. on 3pfg. brown, fresh color and good perforation, position 7, used with clear Gibbs Type 2 straight-line "RABAUL Oct. 17 1914", fine

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1. on 3-5 pfg., 2d. on 10-20 pfg., 3d. on 25-30 pfg. and 4d. on 40 pfg., fresh colors and good perforation, tied by Gibbs type 2 cancel "*RABAUL * *Oct. 22 1914*" to registered letter with handwritten r-label "Reg'd J.D.M.", with endorsement "on active service" to Sydney, a fine and interesting letter, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke with certificate (1970) and certificates BPA (1980) and Holcombe (1991)

Reference: depicted in G.R.I. by Robert M. Gibbs, page 95

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3d. on 25pfg. black and red/yellow, fresh color and good perforation, position 8, tied by Gibbs Type 2 straight-line "RABAUL Oct. 17 1914" to small piece, fine

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1914, 3d. on 30 pf. black and orange/buff, fresh color and good perforation, position 3, unused, very fine

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3d. on 30pfg. black and orange/buff, block of four, fresh color and good perforation, positions 8-9, used with Gibbs Type 2 straight-line "RABAUL Oct. 17 1914", upper right one slightly pulled perf and tiny shallow thin, otherwise a very fine and attractive multiple, certificate BPA

Reference: depicted in G.R.I. by Robert M. Gibbs, page 68

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3d. on 30pfg. black and orange/buff, fresh color and good perforation, position 2, tied by Gibbs Type 2 straight-line "RABAUL Oct. 17 1914" to small piece, fine, signed Kosack

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3d. on 30 pfg. black and orange/buff, fresh color and good perforation, minute margin tear at left, clear double surcharge, position 4, tied by Gibbs type 2 violet "*RABAUL* *Oct, 17 1914*" to cover front addressed to Apia, Samoa. A major rarity with a total of just 10 printed with only 5 recorded, three unused and two used, both on cover(front) (folded), certificate Holcombe (1992)

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1914, 4d. on 40 pf. black/carmine, fresh color and good perforation, position 7, unused, very fine, signed Stolow

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4d. on 40pfg. black and carmine, fresh color and good perforation, position 2, used with Gibbs Type 2 straight-line "RABAUL Oct. 17 1914", fine, certificate BPA (1980)

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1914, 4d. on 40 pf. black/carmine, with clear double print, position 2, unused with small part original gum, a little soiled, a very rare stamp with only 20 printed, signed with Opinion Holcombe (1992)

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5d. on 40 pfg. black and purple/buff, fresh color, position 5, some short perfs at top, tied by rare Gibbs Type 1 pre-first day cancel "RABAUL Oct. 13 1914" to cover addressed to Mrs. R.J.A. Travers sent by her husband Captain Travers who played an important part in the action on the Bitapaka Road, reverse with typewriter text "I hereby certify that the stamp...one of the original stamps of the 16 issued...", a very interesting and rare cover with only 9 similar covers recorded, certificate BPA (1982)

Provenance: "Creed Collection", Uncommon Market (1966) 

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5d. on 50 pfg. black and purple on buff, fresh color and good perforation, with variety "1 for I", position 10, mint never hinged, very fine and scarce, signed A. Brun and certificate RPRSL (1999)

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8d. on 80 pfg. black and carmine/rose, fresh color and good perforation, position 6, unused, very fine, signed Bela Sekula a.o.

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