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  • Lot# : 3953 New Guinea

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    Registration Labels Surcharged for Postage 1915 (Jan): 'GRI / 3d.' on Käwieng labels (#967-966 / 962-961 / 957-956 / 952-951), Setting A, positions 5-6 repeated, an unused block of eight 'Deutsch Neu-Guinea', with the varieties "Double Surcharge - "3d." Only Doubled", on stamps 967 and 966, together with stamp 966 showing "No Hyphen between Neu and Guinea" (this being mentioned in Gibbs on page 101 as unique if located, and as yet unlisted by Stanley Gibbons), a splendid multiple, some blunting of the perforations at right, otherwise fresh and fine, unused without gum. Just five stamps with the "Double Surcharge" variety exist and label 966 is entirely unique. A splendid and very rare multiple for the connoisseur. Cert. Holcombe (1999) Gi = £ 17'950+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Marquess of Bute, RL, London, 29 April 1959, lot 256.
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold