383rd Auction

3d. on 30 pfg., position 2, fresh color, good perforation and nicely centered, unused, tiny surface blemishes at the "S" and "L" of "Marschall", otherwise very fine and rare with only 5 printed, signed Kilian BPP with certificate (1983)

8d. on 80 pfg., position 2, fresh color and good perforation, unused, scarce from this setting, signed and certificate BPA (1990)

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)

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

1897/1914 (approx.), used collection incl. small stamp part on almost all stamps with better stamps, colours, stamps with margins, multiples and other specials, including Mi.-Nr. 2 II (FB Jäschke-L. BPP), Mi.-.Nos. 5bII and 6 II on covers (variety II, each FB Jäschke-L. BPP resp. FA Philatelic Foundation), twice Mi.-Nr. 7a ZS (each with FB Jäschke-L. BPP) and four values Mi.-Nr. 19 (2x on pieces, these signed Bothe BPP) as well as interesting part Atollpost with a.o. five letters. Mostly in good condition, many better stamps signed resp. with KB, photo findings and certificates, ex Nagel

1897/1919, unused and mint never hinged collection with complete and better issues, colours, multiples, stamps with margins and other specials, including Mi.-Nr. 1Ia and 1Ib unused (certificate R. Steuer BPP and Lantelme BPP), Mi.-.No. 1IaU unused (certificate Bothe BPP), three times Mi.-Nr. 7b unused (2x with FB R. Steuer BPP resp. Jäschke-L. BPP), Mi.-Nr. 22 in complete sheet with plate number "1" and Mi.-Nr. 27AI mint never hinged (certificate R. Steuer BPP). Mostly in good condition, better stamps often signed resp. with photo findings/photo certificate, ex Nagel BPP

1897/1912, over 40 covers and mostly unused GSK incl. private GSK and Incoming Mail, including 10 registered covers with mostly colourful postage paid and defective forerunner cover with vertical pair Mi.-Nr. V48d, ex Nagel

1889/1900, interesting collection including multiples with pairs, multiples and colours, including three times Mi.-Nr. V41b in pair on piece, two blocks of four Mi.-Nr. 48d on pieces (once with blue cancellation, signed Bothe), defective pair Mi.-Nr. 50d on piece (certificate Jäschke-L. BPP) and Mi.-Nr. 46c on printed matter envelope. The condition is partly somewhat defective, better often signed resp. with two photo findings/certificates, ex Nagel

1914/15, excellent and substantial, mainly unused/mint never hinged collection, with some used values, all neatly mounted on pages and very competently determined by setting and fields, including upper margins, multiples and other specialities, furthermore some not platable overprints, mostly good condition, partly competently signed,