Lot# 3736 - Auction 222-226
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Lot# : 3736 New Guinea
Registration Labels Surcharged for Postage 1915 (Jan): 'GRI / 3d.' on Deulon (Deutsch Neuguinea) label (#636), Setting I, a fine unused example, without gum, an extremely scarce and elusive stamp: just 8 examples (all without gum) are recorded by Gibbs on page 99 of the handbook. A rarity of British Colonial philately in superlative condition. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 26'000.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 25 Sept 1996, lot 801.Starting bid : 7,500 CHFHammer price : 32,000 CHF