Kangaroos First Wmk punctured Small 'OS' ½d 3d 5d 6d & 1/- all with 'RABAUL/NOV 18 1914' datestamp in violet, a second 1/- tied to small piece by a very fine complete strike of NOV 2 1914, and 1d tied to small piece by 'MADANG/6JE16' cds (a bit soiled).   (7) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Kangaroos ½d green horizontal pair with very fine almost complete strike of 'STEPHANSORT/----/13' frozen cds plus large-part strike alongside, also Engraved KGV 1d red & 6d Kookaburra with large-part strikes of 'RABAUL/NEW BRITAIN' triple-ring oval in violet, very fine. (3) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1915 social usage of local PPC of three topless maidens & message headed "Madang 5 1 1[5]", to Stephansort correctly rated but with by-now invalid Yachts 5pf tied by a largely very fine strike of the defaced 'KAISERLICHES BEZIRKSGERICHT/[eagle]/FRIEDRICH-WILHELMSHAFEN' court seal used before provision of the new 'MADANG' cds. A rare non-philatelic usage on a postcard. BPA Certificate (2011) states that the item is genuine but does not mention that it was used during the Australian Occupation, that the defacement was done by the Occupying Forces, or that the stamp was invalid. (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

1915 (June 8) envelope registered to England with unoverprinted Australia KGV 1d red x5 tied by two largely very fine strikes of 'RABAUL/NEW BRITAIN' oval datestamp in violet, endorsed registration number "1037X" at upper-left, censored locally with very fine 'PASSED BY CENSOR' handstamp in violet at lower-left, London transit and Leeds '4 AU 15' arrival backstamps, a few minor edge faults & blemishes. (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1916 (Dec 29) cover to Cheshire with scarce albeit philatelic franking of Kangaroo 6d blue punctured Small 'OS' tied by Australian-pattern 'KAWIENG' cds, manuscript "R324", Sydney (10.1.1917) & London (27.2.1917) transit backstamps, light spotting. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1914-15 6mm Spacing selection comprising '1d.' on 5pf mint & used x2 (one with superb straight-line 'Herbertshohe' cancel), '2d.' on 20pf used (aged), '2½d.' on 10pf single & pair *, '2½d.' on 20pf **, '3d.' on 25pf * & U and '3d.' on 30pf used, most with forme positions noted, Cat £2100.  (11) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1914-15 6mm Spacing '1d.' on 3pf olive-brown SG 1 [Stg 12 Pos B], very well-centred, unmounted, Cat £750+ for mounted. Superb. Briefmarkenprufstelle Basel Certificate (2009). (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1914-15 6mm Spacing '5d.' on 50pf black & purple/buff SG 10, minor hinge remainder, Cat £950. (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1914-15 6mm Spacing '5d.' on 50pf black & purple/buff SG 10, very well-centred, very lightly mounted, Cat £950. Superb. BPA Certificate (1991). (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1914-15 High Values with 3½-4mm Spacing  '1s.' on 1mk red SG 12, guarantee handstamp, unmounted, Cat £3750+ for mounted. Superb. RPSL (1976) & Briefmarkenprufstelle Basel (2004) Certificates. (Image1)

Estimate AU$4,000

1914-15 5mm Spacing selection comprising '1d.' on 3pf U, '1d.' on 5pf pair with 'STEPHANSORT' cds in blue, '3d.' on 30pf (fake cancel),  & '5d.' on 50pf with Surcharge Misplaced to Right *, also 'O.S.' Overprints '1d.' on 3pf mint x3 & used x2 (one with Sydney arrival cds) and '1d.' on 5pf *, most with plate positions noted, Cat £1050; plus Postal Cards No Wmk '2d.' on 10pf & Lozzenges Wmk '1d.' on 5pf, both very fine unused.  (13) (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

1914-15 5mm Spacing '1d.' on 20pf ultramarine Error of Denomination SG 19m [Stg 11], well-centred, very light partial oval Rabaul datestamp which has faded, a trifle aged, Cat £85,000. Ex the Marquess of Bute: Lot 100 in the 1959 catalogue, in which the datestamp is obvious; sold recently at a Swiss auction for SFr6600. RPSL Certificate (1966) as the then SG 19d. Bob Gibbs lists this error as 19g/gc/gd. Only two editions ago, the Gibbons price was £13,000. In the 2024 edition, it was revised to £85,000, an increase of 550% (we are unsure as to why, or whether this is an error). (Image1)

Estimate AU$12,500

1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels Town in Sans-Serif Type 'Rabaul/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 33 (Michel 16g), small hinge remainder, Cat £275 (€170). (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels Town in Sans-Serif Type 'Herbertshohe' SG 36, no gum, and Seriffed 'Kawieng' SG 42 [Pos A5], lightly mounted, Cat £550. (2) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels Town in Sans-Serif Type 'Herbertshöhe/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 36 (Michel 16c), unused without gum, Cat £300 (€250). (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels Town in Sans-Serif Type 'Kieta/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' SG 38 (Michel 16e), unused without gum, Cat £500 (€400). (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels Town in Sans-Serif Type 'Manus/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 39 (Michel 16f) marginal example from the base of the sheet, above-average centring, lightly mounted, Cat £325 (€280). (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels Town in Seriffed Type 'Friedrich Wilhelmshafen/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' SG 41 (Michel 16bII), unused without gum, Cat £275 (€170). (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels Town in Seriffed Type 'Käwieng/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 42 (Michel 16dII), marginal example from the right-hand side of the sheet, unused, Cat £250 (€170). (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1914 5mm Spacing on Marshall Islands selection comprising '1d.' on 3pf U x3, '1d.' on 5pf * x2 & U x3, '2d.' on 10pf U, '2d.' on 20pf U, '4d.' on 40pf * x2 (one with light bend, the other creased) & '5d.' on 50pf; plus Setting 2 [Pos 1-10] comprising '2d.' on 20pf x7 including No Stop after 'd ' SG 53e, '2d.' on 10pf pair & '1d.' on 3pf (rounded corner); a few blemishes, Cat £2000+.  (23) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1914 5mm Spacing on Marshall Islands '1d.' on 3pf brown SG 50 block of 4 [Stg 2 Pos 4-5], well-centred, unmounted, Cat £400+ for mounted singles. Superb. (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1914 5mm Spacing on Marshall Islands '2d.' on 10pf red with No Stop after 'G ' SG 52e, faint toning, very lightly mounted Cat £850. (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1914 5mm Spacing on Marshall Islands '2d.' on 10pf red with Overprint Double One Inverted SG 52g, oval Rabaul datestamp of JAN 7 1915 in violet, Cat £5500 (for unused: unpriced used). Ex the Marquess of Bute (1959) Lot 175. Peter Holcombe (1988) and Pascal Scheller (2018) Certificates both state that the upright overprint is [Stg 11 Pos 5] and that the inverted overprint is [Stg 10 Pos 1], and that this is the only recorded used example. Scheller has corrected Holcombe's misreading of the date of the cancel as JUN 7 1915. (Image1)

Estimate AU$5,000

1914 5mm Spacing on Marshall Islands '4d.' on 40pf black & carmine/buff with No Stop after '4d ' SG 56e and with Fractured Stops in 'R.I.', very lightly mounted Cat £425. (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1914 Marshall Islands High Values with 3½-4mm Spacing  '2s.' on 2mk blue SG 60, well-centred, unmounted, Cat £1900+ for mounted. Superb. RPSL Certificate (1983) - photocopy - for the marginal block of 4 from which it was removed. (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000