380th Auction

4d. on 40 pfg. black and carmine, block of four, fresh color and good perforation (somewhat separated vertically), positions 7-8, unused, very fine

4d. on 40 pfg. black and carmine, horizontal pair, fresh color and good perforation, position 4-5 with position 5 showing variety "no stop after d", mint never hinged, very fine and scarce with only 112 varieties possible, as pair especially attractive, certificate Ceremuga (2012)

5d. on 50 pfg. black and purple/buff, position 1, 2d. on 10 pdf. carmine, position 2 and horizontal pair 1d. on 5 pfg, positions 1-2 in combination with 3d. on Rabaul (Setting A, pos. 4), all fresh colors and good perforations, tied by Gibbs type 8 cancel "RABAUL JAN 22 1915" resp. "RABAUL FEB 22 1915" to large format cover (reduced, opened out) to Boston Spa, Yorkshire with red manuscript "Passed by Censor" at upper left and vignette "KAISERL. HAUPTKASSE RABAUL" and lower left, an attractive and interesting mixed franking with the oddity of two different date cancellations, certificate Holcombe (1988)

8d. on 80 pfg. black and carmine/rose, fresh color and good perforation, position 3, unused, very fine, certificate PF (1994)

1 on 2d. on 10 pfg. carmine, horizontal pair, fresh color and good perforation, positions 1-2, tied by oval "RABUL NEW BRITAIN JAN 7 1915" to small piece, fine

1915, 1 on 2d. on 10 pfg. carmine, small "1" (4mm), position 8, mint never hinged, fine

1915, 1 on 2d. on 10 pfg. carmine, small "1" (4mm), position 7, mint never hinged, fine

1915, 1 on 2d. on 20 pfg. ultramarine, position 9, fresh color and good perforation, erroneously marked "falsch" by Kilian, otherwise very fine, a rare stamp, certificate Holcombe (1988)

1915, 1 on 2d. on 20 pfg. ultramarine, fresh color and good perforation, position 4, tied by part of oval "(RABAUL) NEW BRITAIN" to small piece, fine example of this scarce stamp, signed A. Brun and Kilian and certificate BPA (1990)

5mm Spacing: 4d. on 40 pfg. carmine and black, fresh color and good perforation, position 2, unused, very fine and scarce, signed A. Brun and Thier

5mm Spacing: 8d. on 80 pfg. black and carmine/rose, fresh color and good perforation, position 1, unused, very fine and scarce

5mm Spacing: 8d. on 80 pfg. black and carmine/rose, fresh color and good perforation, position 3, unused, very fine and scarce, certificate PF (1969)

3d. on 25 pfg. black and orange/yellow, fresh color and good perforation, inverted surcharge, position 2, unused, a very fine example of this rare and sought-after stamp with only four known unused examples, certificate BPA (1992)

2d. on 10 pfg. carmine inverted surcharge, fresh color and good perforation, position 3, unused, a very attractive example of this major New Britain rarity with a total of only 5 printed, this is the finest example we have registered, certificates BPA (1992) and Holcombe (1993)

3d. on 25 pfg. black and red/yellow, double surcharge, fresh color and good perforation, position 4, unused, a fine and very rare stamp certificate RPSL of Victoria (2001)

5d. on 50 pfg. black and purple/buff, fresh color and good perforation, position 2, unused, fine and scarce, signed Bühler a.o.

2d. on 10 pfg. carmine with clear double print, fresh color and good perforation, position 3, unused, a very attractive and rare stamp, with only very few from this setting recorded, signed Holcombe with certificate (1993)

3d. on 30 pfg. black and orange/buff, fresh color and good perforation, position 3, unused, tiny spots gum toned, a fine and scarce stamp from this rare setting, signed Sismondo

6mm Spacing: 4d. on 40 pfg. black and carmine, fresh color, good perforation and nicely centered, position D, lightly hinged with original gum, only very few examples are thought to exist, we have registered 5 unused copies including one with faults, a very fine and choice example of this major rarity

5s. on 5m. carmine and black, very nice and fresh color and good perforation, unused, seventh setting, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke BPP. A very fine example of this exceptionally rare and hardly ever offered stamp, one of the great rarities of New Guinea, certificate BPA (2001)

1s. on 1m. carmine, fresh color and good perforation, setting 3, position 1, unused, some light gum toning, otherwise fine, a scarce stamp, signed Köhler a.o. and certificate Holcombe (1994)

1s. on 1m. carmine, fresh color and good perforation, setting 3, position 2, tied by oval "RABAUL NEW BRITAIN JAN 6 1915" to small piece, a fine and attractive example of this rare stamp, signed Bartel

3s. on 3m. violet-black, fresh color and good perforation, setting 3, position 3, unused, some light gum toning, otherwise fine, a scarce stamp, certificate Holcombe (1992)

3d. on Rabaul (No. 1000) with missing hyphen between "Deutsch Neuguinea", fresh color and good perforation, position 1, tied by Gibbs type 5 straight-line "Rabaul" to locally addressed cover, fine

3d. on Käwieng (sans serif) with bottom sheet margin and inscription "C 35 Blatt 5", fresh color and good perforation, position 5, without gum, two unobtrusive creases, one perf tiny toned, attractive marginal single, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke

3d. on Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen (sans serif, without hyphen), block of four, positions 4-5, left stamps with variety "no stop after d", without gum, right stamp small corner crease each, a fine and attractive, certificate BPA (1991)

3d. on Käwieng (sans serif), block of four "Deutsch Neu-Guinea", fresh color and good perforation, without gum, an attractive multiple, fine, certificate Ceremuga (2001)

3d. on Kieta, fresh color and good perforation, position 1, unused, very fine, signed Hofmann-Giesecke BPP

3d. on Kieta, block of four, positions 4-5, left stamps with variety "no stop after d", without gum, right stamp small corner crease, a fine and scarce multiple, signed Holcombe with certificate (1992)

3d. on Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen (serif), block of four, position 1-2, fresh color and good perforation, fine and attractive multiple, certificate Ceremuga (1999)

3d. on Käwieng (serif), block of four, fresh color and good perforation, positions 1-2, without gum, few age spots, left stamps small wrinkles, slight perf separation at left, an attractive and scarce multiple, certificate Fulpius (1946)

3d. on Käwieng (serif), fresh color and good perforation, position 4, with variety "missing stop after d"., unused, fine

3d. on Manus (sans serif), fresh color and good perforation, position 2, unused, very fine, signed and certificate Ceremuga (2002)

3d. on Manus (sans serif) (No. 387), fresh color and mostly good perforation, with clear double surcharge, showing the complete surcharge "G.R.I. 3d", unused. Only 5 examples of this stamp with double overprint are known, this is the only stamp which shows the overprint completely double, one of the great rarities, signed Kilian BPP (slightly showing through) and certificate Holcombe (1988)

Reference: depicted in G.R.I. by Robert M. Gibbs, page 98

3d. on Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen (serif), fresh color and good perforation, position 5, with variety "comma like dot after 3", without gum, small corner crease, otherwise fine

3d. on Rabaul, fresh color and good perforation, straight edge at left, position 1, tied by cds. "STEPHANSORT 21" to small piece, tiny wrinkles as usual, fine, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke