382nd Auction

1 "Shilling" on 1m., fresh color and good perforation, unused, very fine, a very rare stamp with only 35 printed, certificate PF (1972)

1914, ½d. on 3 pfg. with overprint variety "Comma after I", unused, very fine, signed Holcombe with certificate (1988) (Gibbs 1c)

1914, ½d. on 5 pfg. with overprint variety "Comma after I", tied by cds "APIA 14.9.14" to small piece, fine

1914, ½d. on 5 pfg. with overprint variety "Comma after I", unused, fine (Gibbs 2c)

2½d. on 20 pfg. with inverted surcharge, unused, fine, scarce with only 8 printed, signed with opinion Holcombe (1987) (Gibbs 4e)

2½d. on 20 pfg. as tête-bêche pair, the left stamp with inverted overprint, tied by cds. "APIA" to small piece, fine, with only 10 double prints known as pair especially attractive and rare, certificate Holcombe (1990) (Gibbs 4e+4)

2½ on 20 pfg. with overprint variety "Comma after I", unused, fine and attractive, scarce with only 40 printed, signed (Gibbs 4c)

2½d. on 20 pfg., vertical pair with bottom sheet margin, the lower stamp with variety "comma after I", position 10 of the vertical Setting, tied by cds. "APIA 30.10.14" to small piece, fine, signed Bühler and certificate RPSL of Victoria (2007) (Gibbs 4c)

Provenance: 324. Heinrich Köhler-Auktion, 2005

2½d. on 20 pfg., with clear double print, tied by cds. "APIA 15.9.14" to small piece, fine and scarce, signed Kilian

2½d. on 20 pfg. with double overprint, one showing variety "no fraction bar", regummed, otherwise fine, scarce (Gibbs 4d/a)

3d. on 25pfg., vertical pair with clear double overprint, tied by cds. "APIA" to small piece, a fine multiple of this very rare stamp, certificate RPSL (1969) and (BPA (1978) (Gibbs 5b)

3d. on 40pfg., error 3d. instead of 4d., lightly used, a very fine and striking variety with only approx. 10 printed, signed and certificate PF (1959) (Gibbs 6a)

6d. on 50 pfg., block of four, lower stamps with variety "inverted 9 for 6", used with cds. "APIA", fine, 

6d. on 50 pfg., block of four from the lower left sheet corner, the upper stamps with variety "inverted 9 for 6", upper stamps unused, the lower never hinged, few perf separations at bottom, otherwise fine and attractive multiple, certificate BPA (1983) (Gibbs 8a,8)

6d. on 50 pfg., vertical se-tenant pair with upper stamp showing variety "inverted 9 for 6", tied by cds. "APIA 12.9.14" to small piece, fine (Gibbs 8,8a)

1 "Shillings" on 1m., fresh color and good perforation, used out of date with cds. "APIA" of the later New Zealand Administration, fine, certificate Holcombe (1993) (Gibbs 10)

2 sh. on 2m., fresh color and good perforation, unused, slightly toned, tiny thin, otherwise very fine and rare, signed Bothe BPP a.o. (Gibbs 12)

3 sh. on 3m., fresh color and good perforations, block of four from the upper right sheet margin, without gum, fine and scarce multiple, certificate PF (2001) (Gibbs 13)

5 sh. on 5m., fresh color and good perforations, tied by cds. "APIA 12.9.14" to small piece, very fine and attractive, signed Bloch and certificate APS (1981) (Gibbs 14)

5 sh. on 5m. with overprint variety "defective stop after I of GRI", position 3 of setting 4, fresh color and good perforations, tied by cds. "APIA 13.9.14" to small locally addressed envelope, stamp small crease with tear at top right, otherwise fine, certificate Holcombe (1987) (Gibbs 14)