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  • Lot# : 6765 New Guinea

    Setting 3 / GRI and Value 3½-4 mm. Apart 1914 (Dec 16): 5 s. on 5 m. carmine & black, Setting 3, position 4, a fine used example, marginal from right of the sheet with "G" of G.R.I. also seen at the edge of the margin at right, used on 1915 cover within Rabaul and tied by RABAUL / NEW BRITAIN datestamp (Jan 9) in violet (Gibbs type 8). A beautiful and exceedingly rare usage of this stamp on cover Gi = £ 15'000 off cover.rnrnProvenance: Corinphila sale 49, April 1963, lot 856.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 9,500 CHF

    Lot# : 6766 New Guinea

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    Provisional Issue / GRI and Value 6 mm. Apart 1915: 1 d. on 3 pf. brown, rare Intermediate Setting, position 1B, a fine unused example of this extremely elusive stamp, fresh and fine, large part og. A very rare Setting and stamp: supplies of the 3 pf. ran out during the printing of the last Provisional issue. Signed Houtzamer. Cert. BPA (1958) Gi = £ 3'500.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6767 New Guinea

    Postal Stationery / GRI and Value 3½-3¾ mm. Apart 1915: Overprinted on New Guinea 1 d. on 5 pf. green and 2 d. on 10 pf. carmine cards, unused examples of 5 pf. from Setting A, position 1; 5 pf. + 5 pf. cards, Setting A, position 4, cancelled to order at Stephansort in blue, 10 pf. carmine card from Setting A, position 3 unused and used; and 10 pf. carmine card, Setting B position 3, cancelled with straight line 'Rabaul' in black; together with scarce 1 d. on 5 pf. green, Setting A, position 1, and 2 d. on 10 pf. of Marshall Islands surcharged Setting A, position 2 both unused. Scarce group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF
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