383rd Auction

1d. on 3 pfg., position 4-5, block of four, fresh color and good perforation, mint never hinged, minor perf separation at top, right upper stamp light bend, otherwise fine and attractive

1d. on 3 pfg. - 4d. on 40 pfg., fresh colors, all tied by oval "RABAUL FEB 22 1915" to envelope addresses to Brisbane, cover folded, 3d. on 25 pfg. minor bend at top, 4d. on 40 pfg. slightly applied over edge with corner fault, otherwise fine and scarce

3d. on 25pfg., position 8, fresh color and good perforation, unused, very fine, certificate APS (1995)

3d. on 25pfg., position 2, fresh color and good perforation, unused, very fine, 

3d. on 30 pfg., position 1, fresh color and good perforation, unused, very fine, signed Champion and A. Brun

3d. on 30 pfg., position 5, fresh color and good perforation, unused, fine, signed

3d. on 30 pfg., position 4, with faint "d", fresh color and good perforation, unused, fine, signed

4d. on 40 pfg., position 5 with variety "missing dot after d"., fresh color and good perforation, tied by oval "RABAUL" to small piece, fine

8d. on 80 pfg. with upper sheet margin, position 8, fresh color and good perforation, mint never hinged, fine and attractive

1d. on 2d. on 10 pfg., block of four from the lower right sheet corner, positions 9-10, fresh color and good perforation, the lower left stamp unused, the others mint never hinged, some aging especially in the margin, a scarce and attractive multiple, signed Kosack

1d. on 2d. on 10 pfg., small "1" in additional surcharge, fresh color and good perforation, almost mint never hinged, very fine, scarce with only 100 printed, signed with opinion Holcombe (1988)

1d. on 2d. on 20 pfg., position 5 with variety "no stop after d"., fresh color and good perforation, unused, a very rare stamp with only a few known, and out of those only one other unused copy, the one being offered here being the more attractive one, signed Holcombe with certificate (1991)

1d. on 3 pfg., position 1, fresh color and good perforation, unused, scarce from this printing, signed Holcombe with opinion (1992)

3d. on 30 pfg., position 1, fresh color and mostly good perforation, just two short perfs, unused, a scarce stamp from this setting, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke a.o.

4d. on 40 pfg., vertical pair, the upper stamp with double surcharge, position 6, fresh color and good perforation, unused, a very attractive and rare multiple with only about 10 double surcharges known, fine, signed Bartels

Provenance: 84th. Corinphila Auction (1992)

2d. on 20 pfg. with inverted surcharge, position 4, fresh color and good perforation, unused, a very rare stamp with only four known examples, two of them unused, signed Kilian BPP and certificate Holcombe (1988)

Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs (78th. Corinphila Auction, 1988)

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)

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,