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LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

3401

1914 (4 Jan) registered cover from Kieta to Adelaide, franked with pair of 3d Kangaroos overprinted N.W.P.I, tied by violet departure pmks, with Shortland, British Solomon Islands transit cds alongside, sent via Tulagi (13 Jan) and Sydney (28 Jan), little toning, otherwise fine and highly unusual routing via British Solomon Islands (Image)

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

3402

1915 (11 Apr) Netherlands Indies 5c stationery card sent from Hollandia to a trooper in Rabaul, redirected to Brisbane, with O.S. G.R.I. 1d on 3pf added, tied by oval Rabaul departure datestamp, card handstamped "3rd Batt. N. and M. Forces Trop.Unit" (3rd battery Naval and Military Forces tropical unit, led by Brigadier Pethebridge), violet "Passed by Censor" and "Passed Censor Brisbane" (27 May) arrival cds, all markings on front, unusual incoming mail from the Dutch Indies to Rabaul, with G.R.I. franking (Image)

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

3403

1915 (2 Oct) "Garrison Duty Rabaul" endorsed cover to Sydney, franked with G.R.I.1d on 5pf, tied by a provisional two-line cancel, cover with backflap faults and scattered toning, otherwise fine example of the two-line cancel which was in use for a very short time (Image)

SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction

3404

1915 (10 Apr) O.H.M.S. Australian Expeditionary Force, legal size cover to South Brisbane, franked with O.S. G.R.I. 1d on 3pf, tied by indistinct datestamp, with red "Passed Censor Brisbane" (16 Ap 15) arrival cds alongside, minor cover flaws at right, otherwise v.f. example of an official cover paying 1d Empire letter rate to Australia. The Official Service stamp on cover is extremely rare, less than five recorded (Image)

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

3405

1915 cover to Rabaul, franked with G.R.I. 2d on 10pf, used in combination with Australia 1/2d Kangaroo perforated "O S" (Official Service), canceled and tied by "Stephansort" pmks, fine and unusual mixed franking cover, signed Bloch (Image)

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

3406

1915 (17 July) registered cover to Sydney, franked with 1p N.W.P.I, used in combination with the G.R.I. 3d "Raubaul" Registry label, both tied by oval Rabaul New Britain departure datestamps, "Passed by Censor" handstamp, repeated on back, with "Sydney Registered" (31 July) backstamp, filing folds away from the stamps, some toning, scarce early usage of the N.W.P.I. overprint, together with the left-over German Registration label (Image)

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

3407

1915 (18 June) cover to England, with 1p N.W.P.I, tied by oval "Rabaul New Britain" departure datestamp, with "3rd Batt. N. and M. Forces Trop.Unit" (3rd battery Naval and Military Forces tropical unit, led by Brigadier Pethebridge), violet "Passed by Censor", transit Sydney (28 June), with Worcester Park (4 Aug) arrival, part of backflap missing, filing fold away from the stamp, fine (Image)

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

3408

1915 (4 Jan) cover endorsed "On Active Service", franked with G.R.I.2d on 10pf, tied by oval "Rabaul New Guinea" datestamp, addressed to a Naval Base at Herbertshohe, fine (Image)

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

3409

1915 (2 Sep) cover from Kokopo to East Melbourne, franked with 1d N.W.P.I George V, oval "M.E.F. No.5" Censor handstamp below, fine (Image)

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

3410

1916 (16 Mar) cover to Melbourne, franked with 1p N.W.P.I, tied by Rabaul departure cds, with rare two-line "Passed Censor Rabaul" handstamp at bottom, minor cover flaws, fine (Image)

SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction

3411

1916 (1 Nov) cover to England, franked with pair of 2 1/2d N.W.P.I. overprints, tied by Manus departure cds, with straight-line "Passed by Censor" handstamp. Also a registered cover sent 31 May, 1919 from Morobe to London, franked with pair of 2d overprints, old German Registry label and oval "Passed by Censor" cachet (Image)

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

3412

1917 "On His Britannic Majesty's Service" cover to England, "Nauru Island, 2 Jan 1918" endorsement at bottom, oval "Official / Postage / Free" and Pleasant Island departure cds below, minor cover tears, fine example of official mail which could be sent free from the island with the appropriate endorsement (Image)

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

3413

1917 (June) "Church of England Expeditionary Forces Rabaul New Guinea" corner card envelope provided by a service organization, franked with pair of 1/2p green N.W.P.I., tied by departure pmk, addressed to Georgetown, British Guiana, oval "Passed Censor Rabaul" handstamp, transit roller of Sydney and Georgetown (15 Aug) arrival pmk on back, some hinge stains on back, otherwise fine and extraordinary example of a service envelope to uncommon destination (Image)

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

3414

1918 (31 Jan) O.H.M.S. cover to Switzerland, franked with 1/2p and 2d Kangaroo N.W.P.I. (paying the 2 1/2p UPU rate), tied by Rabaul departure cds, with rare oval "Passed Censor Rabaul" datestamp, also two different censor labels at left, backstamped on arrival in Berne (7.IV.18), fine (Image)

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

3415

1918 (19 Dec) registered cover from a missionary in Namatanai to his bishop in Switzerland, franked with N.W.P.I 2 1/2p (2) and 3p, tied by violet departure pmks, corresponding German "Namatanai Deutsch-Neuguinea" Registry label, Zurich (4.VIII.19) arrival pmk on back, fine. The village of Namatanai was located on the island of New Mecklenburg and was still using the old German registration labels after the war (Image)

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

3416

1916-20 balance of the collection, eight covers and cards, written-up on exhibit pages, showing usages from Rabaul, Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen, Kawieng, Eitape, Herbertshohe and "Station Kieta" straight-line handstamps (Kieta is located on the former German Island of Bouganinville in the Solomons) also Madang, with Australian "O S" perfins, censor markings, official cover, used mostly to Sydney, Brisbane, also to USA and Switzerland (Image) (image 3416a) (image 3416b) (image 3416c)

SOLD for $10,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

3417

Prisoner of War Mail. 1915 (10 Dec) cover from a German POW in New Guinea to Red Cross in Geneva, franked with pair of 2 1/2d N.W.P.I, tied by Rabaul departure cds, "Opened by Censor" and resealed, endorsed in red "Censored Rabaul", additional "Passed Censor Rabaul" label on reverse, arrival in Geneva (2.II.1916) (Image)

SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction

3418

Postal Stationery. 1915 G.R.I. 2d on 10pf stationery postal card, unaddressed, but canceled by "Rabaul" handstamp, fine (Image)

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction

GERMAN SOUTHWEST AFRICA

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

3419

1897 "Deutsch Sudwest-Afrika" 25pf bright orange, used with 5pf green on registered cover to Germany, canceled "Swakopmund 19/8/01", with corresponding Registry label alongside, v.f., with Kiel (6.10.01) arrival pmk on back, signed Ernst Stock, with 2024 Jaschke-Lantelme certificate. A rarity, only a few used examples recorded, this one was first offered in 1928 (37th Stock auction) (Mi.Ib, Euro 35,000, catalogued as used off cover) cat. $27000 (Cat No. 5) (Image) (image 3419a) (image 3419b)

SOLD for $13,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

3420

1897 "Deutsch Sudwest-Afrika" 50pf red brown, tied by "Keetmanshoop 9/8/01" cds on registered cover to Germany, corresponding Registry label alongside, filing crease well away from the stamp, v.f., with 15.9.01 Berlin arrival pmk on back, signed Ernst Stock, with 2024 Jaschke-Lantelme certificate. A rarity, only a few used examples recorded, this one first offered in 1928 (37th Stock auction) (Mi.II, Euro 35,000, catalogued as used off cover) cat. $27000 (Cat No. 6) (Image) (image 3420a) (image 3420b)

SOLD for $10,000.00
Will close during Public Auction