383rd Auction

2s. on 2m. blue, setting 1, position 2, fresh color and good perforation, tied by clue cds. "STEPHANSORT 13" to small piece, very fine and attractive, scarce with only 113 printed, signed Bühler and Hoffmann-Giesecke

2s. on 2m. blue from the lower left sheet corner, setting 3, position 1, fresh color and good perforation, with oval "RABAUL JAN 6 - 1915" on small piece, very fine and attractive, signed Champion a.o.

3s. on 3m. violet-black, setting 3, position 2, with variety "no stop after I of G.R.I", fresh color and good perforation, unused, a fine and very rare stamp, signed and certificate PF (1972) and RPSL (1968)

Provenance: Collection Marquess of Bute (Robson Lowe, 1959)

                    49th. Corinphila Auction (1963)

5s. on 5m. carmine and black, right marginal single, setting 3, position 4, fresh color and good perforation, tied by oval "RABAUL JAN 9 1915" to piece, some minor aging at few perf tips, otherwise fine and fresh, and attractive and rare stamp, certificate PF (1989)

2s. on 2m. blue, setting 7 with 6mm spacing, excellent fresh color and good perforation, unused, a magnificent example of this extremely rare stamp in the foremost quality, signed with certificate Holcombe (1995)

3d. on Käwieng, vertical pair, positions 5, fresh color and good perforations, unused, very fine

3d. on Käwieng, block of four, positions 2-3, fresh color and good perforations, without gum, fine and attractive multiple

3d. on Herbertshöhe, block of four from the lower right sheet corner, positions 4-5, left stamps with variety "no stop after d"., without gum, lower right stamp corner fault, otherwise fine and scarce multiple

3d. on Kieta, block of four, positions 1-2, fresh color and usual perfs, without gum, fine and attractive multiple, certificate Ceremuga (2001)

3d. on Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen, block of four, positions 4-5, fresh color, left stamps with variety "no stop after d", right stamp with interesting paper fold, upper stamps with short/pulled perfs, otherwise fine and attractive multiple, certificate BPA (1998)

3d. on Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen, vertical pair, position 1, fresh color and usual perforation, the upper stamp with variety "no bracket after Neuguinea", fine and attractive multiple

3d. on Manus, positions 1 and 3-5, fresh colors, unused, some minor toning and small imperfections, position 4 signed (showing through) and position 3 with certificate RPSL (1970)

3d. on Manus, block of four with left sheet margin, position 1-2, fresh color and usual perforations, without gum, fine and attractive multiple, certificate Ceremuga (2002)

3d. on Rabaul, positions 1-5, mostly fresh colors, used with oval "RABAUL", resp. position 3 used with "RABAUL" cds., positions 2 and  4 with variety "missing bracket before Deutsche", some toning and minor imperfections, a scarce group, opinion Holcombe for position 4 (1990)

3d. on Rabaul (999), position 2, with variety "missing bracket before Deutsche", in combination with NWPI 1d. red, tied by oval "RABAUL JUN 8 - 1915" to cover to New York, reverse with transit and arrival mark, very fine and rare

Postal Stationery Card 1d. on 5 pfg., used with oval "RABAUL MAR 5- 1915", fine, certificate BPA (1978)

1914, Reply Card 2d. on 10 pfg. red, Setting A, some light toning, otherwise fine, a rare card, certificate Ceremuga (2000)

1914, ½d. on 3pfg. - 9d. on 80 pfg., fresh color and good perforation tied by cds. "APIA 12.9.14" to large part of envelope, fine, signed JF Brun

1914, ½d. on 3 pfg., horizontal strip of five, all with variety "no fraction bar", tied by cds. "APIA 12.9.14" to piece, on vertical fold, not affecting adhesives, fine

½d. on 5 pfg. and horizontal pair 1d. on 10 pfg. tied y cds. "APIA -8.9.14" to registered cover with pre-printed senders address "Pflanzer-Verein von Deutsch-Samoa Apia" to Cochabamba, Bolivia. Chile registration label applied in transit, reverse with transit and arrival mark, some minor wear, a very rare and attractive entire

1914, ½d. on 5 pfg. with overprint variety "Comma after I", tied by cds "APIA 18.9.14" to small piece, fine 
 

½d. on 5 pfg. showing large part of second surcharge showing "G" and "½" at right, tied by cds. "APIA 16.9.14" to small piece, fine, signed Holcombe with opinion (1997)

1d. on 10 pfg., upper marginal single with shifted surcharge, tied by cds. "APIA" to small piece, fine and interesting variety

1d. on 10 pfg., fresh color and good perforation, tied by cds. "APIA 9.9.14" to local cover addressed to the Central Hotel, fine

2½d on 20 pfg. and 6d. on 50 pfg., both tied by cds. "APIA 23.10.14" to registered cover to Auckland, fine

2½d. on 20 pfg. with additional franking tied by cds. "APIA 10.11.14" to registered cover to Bern, Switzerland with "OPENED BY CENSOR" label at left, reverse with transit and arrival mark, some transportation wear, but scarce and attractive usage

2½d. on 20 pfg. with right sheet margin and additional franking, all tied by cds. "APIA 13 OC 16" to registered cover to Bern, Switzerland with adjacent boxed "PASSED BY CENSOR 2 SAMOA", reverse with transit marks of London, Vancouver and Montreal and arrival mark "BERN", fine

1914, 2½d. on 20 pfg. and George V. ½d. green, both tied by cds. "APIA 16.10.14" to cover adressed to Cambridge, fine

2½d. on 20 pfg. with inverted surcharge, unused, slightly unfresh, otherwise fine, very rare with only 8 printed, signed A. Brun a.o.

2½d. on 20 pfg. as tete-beche pair, the left stamp with inverted overprint, unused, the normal stamp small imperfections, otherwise fine, with only 10 double prints known as pair especially attractive and rare, signed Holcombe with certificate (1993) (Gibbs 4e+4)

2½d. on 20 pfg. blue with second, inverted, partially visible surcharge "G" and "2", together with 1d. on 10 pfg., tied by cds. "APIA 12.9.14" to small piece, the stamp being the right of a former tête-bêche pair, the majority of which show an overprint shifted onto the normal stamp, very fine and rare, signed Bühler with certificate (1978) and certificate PF (1973)

Provenance: 60th Corinphila Auction (1978)

2½ on 20 pfg., vertical pair with lower sheet margin showing large part of inscription "Samo(a)", the lower stamp with variety "Comma after I", position 10 of the vertical Setting, mint never hinged, fine and attractive, scarce with only 40 printed, signed and certificate BPA (1978)

2½d. on 20 pfg., with variety "comma after I", position 10 of the vertical Setting, used, fine, signed Kilian with certificate (1987)

2½ on 20 pfg. blue, with clear double surcharge, used with clear cds. "APIA 15.9.14", fine and scarce, signed Holcombe with opinion (1992)

Provenance: 84th Corinphila Auction (1992)

6d. on 50 pfg., two singles, one showing variety ""inverted 9 for 6" tied by cds. "APIA 12.9.14" to locally addressed envelope, fine, signed Holcombe with opinion (1994)

2s. on 2m. blue with variety "broken period after I", fresh color and good perforation, unused, signed, very fine