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Condition
0Catalogue no.43
3d. on Manus (serif), fresh color and good perforation, position 3, mint never hinged, two almost invisible creases, as often encountered on this stamp with just approx. 25 printed from this setting, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke BPP
Provenance: 208th. Heinrich Köhler Auction (1973)
Condition
3Catalogue no.40
3d. on Stephansort (No. 970), fresh color and mostly good perforation, used with cds. "STEPHANSORT", very minor toning, attractive and rare, certificate BPA (1983)
Condition
2Catalogue no.36
3d. on Herbertshöhe, fresh color and good perforation, position 5 with additional damage to the "R", without gum, small imperceptible tear at top, otherwise fine. Probably only one sheet from Herbertshöhe (no. 701-750) was overprinted with this setting, a "Kieta" stamp from the same field is illustrated in the handbook of Robert M. Gibbs from page 60
Condition
1Catalogue no.33b
3d. on Rabaul, fresh color, no bracket before "Deutsch", unused, somewhat tropicalized, few short perfs, still quite attractive, a scarce variety, signed Holcombe with opinion (1994)
Provenance: "Fontane" (23. HBA 1994)
Condition
6Catalogue no.
"No stamps available" endorsedment on cover with adjacent Gibbs type 8 cancel "RABAUL MAY 7 1915 NEW BRITAIN" addressed to New-South-Wales, on upper left with further endorsedment "Garrison Duty Kaewieng" and "Captain M..." at lower left, small parts overwritten, opened out for display, vertical fold and light aging, an interesting and rare cover
Reference: depicted in G.R.I. by Robert M. Gibbs, page 137
Condition
6Catalogue no.O1a
1d. on 3 pfg. brown, fresh color and good perforation, position 8 with variety "1 and d spaced", tied by cds. "STEPHANSORT 13" to Captain J.P. Frey (who was responsible for the Treasury) in Rabaul, fine and scarce, opinion Holcombe (1994)
Condition
6Catalogue no.O1
1d. on 3 pfg. brown, fresh color and good perforation, position 8 with variety "space of approx. 1 1/3mm between 1 and d.", tied by Gibbs type 8 cancel "RABAUL NEW BRITAIN MAY 25 1915" to cover addressed to The Assistant Postmaster, fine
Condition
0 4Catalogue no.O2
1d. on 5 pfg. green, block of six, fresh color and good perforation, positions 2-4, mint never hinged, some perf seperation first vertical row, a fine and attractive multiple
Condition
6Catalogue no.101
1914, ½d. on 3 pfg., horizontal pair tied by cds. "APIA 18.9.14" to wrapper to Germany, small spot at left, otherwise fine and scarce usage, signed Bothe BPP a.o.
Condition
1Catalogue no.101a
1914, ½d. on 3 pfg. with clear double print, unused, very fine and scarce, signed Bothe BPP a.o. (Gibbs 1d)
Condition
1Catalogue no.101c
1914, ½d. on 3 pfg. with overprint variety "Comma after I", unused, with almost invisible hinged remainder, very fine, certificate BPA (1975) (Gibbs 1c)
Condition
5Catalogue no.101c
1914, ½d. on 3 pfg. with overprint variety "Comma after I", tied by cds. "APIA 15.9.14" to piece, fine, certificate BPA (1994) (Gibbs 1c)
Condition
1Catalogue no.102d/e
1914, ½d. on 5 pfg. with double overprint with variety "1 to the left of 2 in ½", unused, slightly toned, otherwise very fine, according to Gibbs only one printed, certificate BPA (1984) (Gibbs 2eb)
Condition
0 1Catalogue no.102c
1914, ½d. on 5 pfg., vertical pair from the lower left sheet margin, the lower stamp with overprint variety "Comma after I", the variety mint never hinged, the upper unused, very fine, certificate BPA (1984) (Gibbs 2c)
Condition
5Catalogue no.102c
1914, ½d. on 5 pfg. with overprint variety "Comma after I", tied by cds "APIA 15.9.14" to small piece, fine
Condition
3Catalogue no.103a
1d. on 10 pdf. with clear double overprint, used with cds. of Apia, thinning at upper left, otherwise fine, scarce variety, certificate RPSL (1968) (Gibbs 3a)
Condition
6Catalogue no.104,117
2½d. on 20 pfg. in combination with Samoa 2d. mauve, tied by german cds. "APIA" to registered official envelope bearing red printed "seal" "POST AND TELEHGRAPH DEPt. NEW ZEALAND" on reverse, to Melbourne with "REGISTERED SYDNEY" transit mark, small abhrasion at right, a very fine and scarce entire with only a few registered items known in that period
Condition
1Catalogue no.104c,104
2½d. on 20 pfg. as tete-beche pair, the left stamp with inverted overprint, unused, the normal stamp upper left perf small thin, otherwise fine, with only 10 double prints known as pair especially attractive and rare, signed Kilian BPP with certificate (1983) (Gibbs 4e+4)
Condition
5Catalogue no.104c,104
2½d. on 20 pfg. as tete-beche pair, the left stamp with inverted overprint, tied by cds. "APIA 15.9.14" to small piece, with slightly toned perf tips, otherwise fine, with only 10 double prints known as pair especially attractive and rare, signed Grobe and certificate BPA (1978) (Gibbs 4e+4)
Condition
1Catalogue no.104d
2½ on 20 pfg. with overprint variety "Comma after I", unused, slightly shortened perf at right, otherwise fine and attractive, scarce with only 40 printed, signed Zumstein and opinion Holcombe (1994) (Gibbs 4c)
Condition
5Catalogue no.104d
2½ on 20 pfg. with overprint variety "Comma after I", tied by cds. "APIA 15.9.14" to small piece, very fine and attractive, scarce with only 40 printed, certificate RPSL (1990) (Gibbs 4c)
Condition
2Catalogue no.104e
2½d. on 20 pfg. with clear double overprint, unused, affixed to small piece, very fine, certificate BPA (1982) (Gibbs 4d)
Condition
3Catalogue no.104e
2½ on 20 pfg. with clear double print, the first impression with variety "no fraction bar", used with cds. of Apia, small thinning at upper left corner, otherwise fine and very rare, certificate RPSL NZ (2000) (Gibbs 4d)
Condition
3Catalogue no.105
3d. on 25 pfg. with variety "Value 3d. above GRI" due to major overprint shift, used with small part of Apia cds., minor thin at top and pulled perf at bottom, otherwise fine and striking variety of which only 1 column (= 9 such stamps are believed to have been printed), certificate Ceremuga (2001) (Gibbs 5 Note 2)
Condition
5Catalogue no.(105a)
3d. on 25 pfg. with clear double overprint, tied by cds. "APIA 15.9.14" to small piece, fine, this overprint was printed as presumably part of the "Unofficial Issue" of Jimmy Ah Sue, executed with the original printing types, an interesting item
Condition
1Catalogue no.105a
3d. on 25 pfg. with clear double overprint, unused, very fine and scarce with only 10 printed, opinion Holcombe (1988) (Gibbs 5b)
Condition
1Catalogue no.106a
3d. on 30 pfg., variety error "3d. instead of 4d", fresh color and good perforation, unused, very fine and rare with only 10 examples believed to be printed, certificate PF (1972) (Gibbs 6a)
Condition
2Catalogue no.107a
4d. on 40 pfg., variety error "4d. instead of 5d", fresh color and good perforation, without gum, very fine and rare with only 10 examples believed to be printed, certificate Holcombe (1992) (Gibbs 7a)
Provenance: Collection Marquess of Bute (Robson Lowe, 1959)
Condition
6Catalogue no.108
6d. on 50pfg. tied by english cds. "APIA MR 15 -9 " to registered local cover with straight-line censor mark "Passed by Censor", cover with vertical fold, otherwise fine
Condition
1Catalogue no.108a
6d. on 50 pfg. with clear double overprint, unused, very fine and scarce with only 9 printed, signed and certificate BPA (1978) (Gibbs 8b)
Condition
0Catalogue no.108b
6d. on 50 pfg., vertical se-tenant pair with lower stamp showing variety "inverted 9 for 6", mint never hinged, fine (Gibbs 8,8a)
Condition
5Catalogue no.108b
6d. on 50 pfg., vertical se-tenant pair with lower stamp showing variety "inverted 9 for 6", tied by cds. "APIA 12.9.14" to small piece, fine (Gibbs 8,8a)
Condition
5 4Catalogue no.109
9d. on 80 pfg., marginal block of four with marginal unscription "SAMOA", tied by four strikes of cds. "APIA 12.9.14" to piece, fine and attractive, signed Kilian (Gibbs 9)
Condition
1Catalogue no.110
1 "Shillings" on 1m., fresh color and good perforation, unused, tiny thin at top, otherwise fine, a scarce stamp, signed Diena and Champion (Gibbs 10)
Condition
1Catalogue no.111
1 "Shilling" on 1m., fresh color and good perforation, unused, very fine, a very rare stamp, signed A. Brun and certificates PF (1961) and Holcombe 1993) (Gibbs 11)
Provenance: 48th Corinphila (1962)
Condition
1Catalogue no.112
2 sh. on 2m., fresh color and good perforation, unused, very fine and rare, signed Kosack and Bothe BPP with certificate (1981) (Gibbs 12)