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New Guinea

AUSTRALIAN STATES & AUSTRALIA 1850-1960
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  • Lot# : 3991 New Guinea

    Officials: GRI and Value 3½ mm. Apart 1915 (Feb 27): 'O.S. / GRI' 1 d. on 5 pf. green, Setting 3, an unused strip of five from top right corner of the sheet positions 6-10, showing on position 8 the variety "1 and "d." spaced", fresh and fine but for splitting between second and third stamp, unmounted og. Scarce positional multiple Gi = £ 600.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 3992 New Guinea

    Officials: GRI and Value 3½ mm. Apart 1915 (Feb 27): 'O.S. / GRI' 1 d. on 3 pf. brown, Setting 3, position 6 (with surcharge shifted to left), used on local envelope written by Captain Fry and mailed within Rabaul, tied by RABAUL / NEW BRITAIN datestamp (17 Oct 1915) in violet (Gibbs type 8). Straight line CENSORED at left also in violet. An extremely scarce issue on letter. Signed Holcombe. Cert. BPA (1980).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3993 New Guinea

    1914 (Oct): The collection with October 1914 1 d. on 3 pf. to 8 d. on 80 pf. unused, 2 d. on 20 pf. pair on small piece used on first day of issue in Rabaul, December 1914 1 d. on 3 pf. unused (one with Holcombe opinion), 1 d. on 5 pf. green unused (5), 2 d. on 10 pf. carmine unused, 2½ d. on 10 pf. carmine unused (4) and used (2); overprinted on Marshall Islands Dec 1914 set of nine values from 1 d. on 3 pf. to 8 d. on 80 pf. (ex Harmers, November 1994) fine unused, 1 d. on 5 pf. green with unused (4, one with BPA cert.) and used, 2 d. on 20 pf. ultramarine unused (Opinion Holcombe), 3 d. on 25 pf. used (signed Kilian), provisional Jan 1915 1 d. on 2 d. on 10 pf. carmine unused and used. Generally fine, a scarce assembly (48 items).
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF
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