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)

2½d. on 10 pfg., horizontal strip of five from the lower left sheet corner with full marginal inscription "Deutsch-Neu-Guinea", fresh color and good perforation, the stamps never hinged, margins reinforced by hinges, some perf separation, otherwise fine, an attractive multiple

2½d. on 20 pfg., block of four with right sheet margin, vertically partly separated, positions 9-10, fresh color, mint never hinged, fine

2½d. on 20 pfg., block of four, positions 5-6, fresh color, mint never hinged, lower left stamp short perf at bottom, otherwise fine

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

8d. on 80 pfg., position 2, fresh color and good perforation, unused, very fine

2d. on 20 pfg. with variety "1d. instead of 2d.", position 5, fresh color, good perforation and nicely centered, unused, an exceptional piece with only a few printed, this being the finest we have registered in ProFi, very fine, signed and certificate PF (1973)

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)

3d. on 25pfg., position 1, fresh color and good perforation, unused, very fine, signed

4d. on 40 pfg., with inverted surcharge, position 5, fresh color, good perforation and nicely centered, unused, a beautiful copy of this extraordinarily rare stamp with a total of only 5 printed, signed Holcombe with certificate (1993) and certificate BPA (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)

1.d on 3 pfg., position 11, fresh color and good perforation, with variety "I for 1", unused, tiny age spot, otherwise fine

3d. on 30 pfg., position 2, irregular block of four, the lower stamp with surcharge omitted, fresh color and good perforation, unused, some very minor aging on the lower right stamp, some light hinge reinforcements between stamps, a spectacular and extremely attractive unit, one of the great rarities with only four known pairs, signed Fields and certificate BPA (1989)

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

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

Reference: depicted in G.R.I. by Robert M. Gibbs, page 84

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

5d. on 50 pfg., fresh color and good perforation, with inverted surcharge, unused, very fine, an extraordinary stamp with no example in the Royal Collection and only one other unused example known, signed Miro a.o.

1d. on 5pfg., with variety "GRI without stops, but normal spaces", fresh color and good perforation, neatly used with part of blue cds. "STEPHANSORT", a very rare variety of which only one unused copy is known, this resides in the Royal Collection, signed Bothe BPP and certificate Holcombe (1996)

1s. on 1m. carmine, vertical pair with lower sheet margin, setting 4, position 3, fresh color and good perforation, unused, few perfs separated, a very fine, attractive and rare multiple, signed Holcombe with certificate (1988) and certificate A. Brun (1957)

Provenance: 53rd. Shanahan's Stamp Auction (1957)

1s. on 1m. carmine, with not exactly determinable surcharge, probably setting 7, fresh color and good perforation, used with cds. "BUKA 16.11. 14", few thins in upper perfs, otherwise fine, a rare and unusual item, extensive opinion Holcombe (1996)

2s. on 2m. blue, setting 2, position 3, fresh color and good perforation, regummed, certificiate RPSL (1981; as unused)

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)