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NEW GUINEA continued...

'G.R.I.' Overprints continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

821

1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels Town Name in Seriffed Type 'Kawieng/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 42 block of 4, no gum as usual, Cat £1000+, for singles.

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

822

1915 on Marshall Islands with Additional Surcharge '1' on '2d.' on 10pf red SG 63, oval Rabaul d/s in violet, Hoffmann-Giesecke guarantee handstamp, Cat £275. [The illustration is above Lot 815]

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$200.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

823

PICTURE POSTCARDS: WWI-era real photo card of New Guinean dancers, the reverse with an illustrated & perforated St George & the Dragon label twice inscribed 'NEW GUINEA' in place of a stamp, unused. A very scarce card, and we have not previously seen the label.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

824

Interesting but somewhat haphazard collection with lots of better stamps including 'One Penny' Surcharges complete abc singles, high denominations mostly with telegraph cancels (a 10/- & £1 have bogus cancels), some abc strips & larger multiples including ½d block of 15 (3x5) & forme of 30, 1d red block of 12 (3x4), 9d block of 6 (3x2), Fifth Setting 2d block of 12 (3x4) & forme of 30, also 'OS' perfins x7 (not expertised) and forged overprints x7, condition variable but much is fine to very fine. Ex David Hopper. (few 100)

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Estimate AU$1,500

SOLD for AU$3,200.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

825

Basic collection with values to 10/- x2 including 1d Die II, 3d Die II, 'One Penny' Surcharges and KGV New Colours, condition a bit variable, Cat £1300+. (54)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$725.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

826

Useful range with mint to 5/- x2 & 10/- x2, used with 4d violet pair on official piece, £1 spacefiller with bogus cancel, and 'OS' 1d violet 2d orange 2d scarlet & 4d violet, 'One Penny' Surcharges mint & used, a few abc strips, generally fine to very fine. (99)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

827

1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos First Watermark 5/- grey & yellow SG 83 type a overprint, small-part 'MADANG/----17' cds, quite well-centred, some short/uneven perfs at top & left, Cat £3750. A very scarce stamp, especially used. Ex Andrew Johnston. Peter Holcombe Certificate (1994).

Grade B B2 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

828

1915-16 Overprints on Kangaroos First Watermark 5/- grey & yellow SG 83 type c overprint, part 'MADANG/--JA17' cds, quite well-centred, a few perforation issues including a pulled perf at lower-left & a perf tip added at upper-right, Cat £3750. A very scarce stamp, especially used. Ex Andrew Johnston. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2007) "genuine in all respects, contemporary cancel".

Grade B B3 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$550.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

829

1918-22 Fifth Setting on KGV Heads 1d carmine-red Die I Substituted Cliché SG 103a, well-centred, light but legible '[MO]ROBE/-7AP20' cds cancel, Cat £650. Ex Andrew Johnston.

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

830

1918-22 Fifth Setting on Kangaroos 6d blue Die IIB SG 110b mint & used examples with very similar centring, Cat £1100. Our vendor states "Although the characteristic break above 'ST' of 'AUSTRALIA' is over-inked, they are defintely Die IIB". [The catalogue prices are interesting. In the 2023 edition, Gibbons priced mint at £800 and used was unpriced. In the new edition, mint is £350 and used is at £750] (2)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

831

1918-22 Fifth Setting on KGV Heads Large Multiple Watermark ½d green with the Watermark Inverted SG 119w block of 6 (2x3), the upper-left unit with Eight Wattles at Left [Pos 4L3], five units with small hinge remainders, the variety unit unmounted, £840+ for mounted normal singles. Ex Andrew Johnston.

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

832

V/F

PUNCTURED 'OS': Three pieces 1) with 2d orange, 3d olive, 4d ultramarine, 6d grey-blue & 1/- blue-green SG O18 O8 O21 O9a & O10 tied by 'RABAUL/9AP23/NEW BRITAIN' (normal 'N') and with rubber R cachet; 2) with 2d orange, 3d olive & 6d grey-blue SG O18 O8 & O9a tied by 'RABAUL/2JL23/NEW BRITAIN' cds (Reversed 'N'); and 3) with 1d violet & 6d ultramarine (perfs at top impacted by the 'OS') SG O17 & O9 tied by 'RABAUL/11JE24/NEW GUINEA' cds; Cat £1450, for loose stamps. A very scarce trio. (10) (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$2,000.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

833

PUNCTURED 'OS': 1919 KGV Heads 1d rosine Rough Paper Die II SG O16b with prominent spur, light but indistinct cds cancel, Cat £950. Ex Andrew Johnston. [The illustration is above Lot 829]

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$1,000.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

834

POSTAL HISTORY: 1916 (Aug 22) cover with 'Church of England/(Home Mission)/Men's Room/Expeditionary Forces/Rabaul, New Britain' imprint at upper-left and sealed on the reverse with 'KAISERL DEUTSCHES POSTAMT/[eagle]/RABAUL/(DEUTSCH-NEUGUINEA)' blue/white wafer, registered to Western Australia with NWPI 6d blue type a solo tied by slightly smudged 'RABAUL' cds, German-pattern 'Deutsch-Neuguinea' black & red/white R label tied by manuscript "Sargt E Collins/On Active Service" endorsement, large-part 'Passed by Censor/RABAUL' handstamp in violet on face, Perth transit & 'GUILDFORD/SP20/16/WA' arrival backstamps, a few mostly minor aging marks. A rare envelope. Ex Andrew Johnston.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$1,350.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

Mandated Territory

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

835

Collection on stockpages with Huts 5/- rare commercially used & £1 'mint' forgery, Huts 'OS' set x2, Huts overprinted 'STAMP/DUTY' 2d & 6d, Dated Birds set (the 5/- 10/- & £1 are unmounted, and very scarce thus), Dated 'OS' set to 2/-, Undated Birds mint & used sets, Undated Airs mint & used sets, Undated 'OS' 5/- used x2, 1935 Bulolo £2 plus used £2 & £5 and 'mint' £2 & £5 forgeries, 1939 Bulolo to 2/- & £1 plus used 2/- to 10/-, etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat £4500+, and the forgeries are worth $1000+. (280 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16)

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Estimate AU$2,500

SOLD for AU$3,400.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

836

Mostly mint collection on leaves with Huts to £1 plus used 10/- & £1, Hut Airs to 10/-, Undated Birds to 10/- plus used £1, Undated Airs to 10/- plus used 5/- & £1, Bulolo to 2/- & £1 plus used to 1/-, Officials Huts set, Dated Birds set & Undated Birds to 2/-, etc, also some imprint blocks, condition a bit variable but generally fine to very fine, Cat £2500+. (300+)

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Estimate AU$800

SOLD for AU$1,200.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

837

1931 Hut Airs ½d to £1 SG 137-149, mainly marginal examples & mostly from the first position on the sheet with the Vertically Challenged 'I' in 'MAIL', unmounted & rarely available thus, Cat £250++, for mounted normal stamps. (13)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$440.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

838

PANELLI / ONEGLIA FORGERIES: 1935 Bulolo Airs £5 as SG 205 in dull green, quite well-centred, minor gum blemishes and a small hinge remainder.

Grade B B1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

839

PANELLI / ONEGLIA FORGERIES: 1939 Bulolo Airs £1 die proof in dull olive-green on wove paper (67x52mm) with guide-marks at the sides & showing the full size of the die. Superb. Ex Rev Roger Lee.

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

840

PANELLI / ONEGLIA FORGERIES: 1939 Bulolo Airs £1 in bright olive-green, exceptional centring, full unmounted original gum. Superb. Ex Rev Roger Lee. [A similar example sold at our auction of 29.6.2023 for $456]

Grade A+ A1 (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM