380th Auction

5d. on 50 pfg. black and purple/buff, position 1, 2d. on 10 pdf. carmine, position 2 and horizontal pair 1d. on 5 pfg, positions 1-2 in combination with 3d. on Rabaul (Setting A, pos. 4), all fresh colors and good perforations, tied by Gibbs type 8 cancel "RABAUL JAN 22 1915" resp. "RABAUL FEB 22 1915" to large format cover (reduced, opened out) to Boston Spa, Yorkshire with red manuscript "Passed by Censor" at upper left and vignette "KAISERL. HAUPTKASSE RABAUL" and lower left, an attractive and interesting mixed franking with the oddity of two different date cancellations, certificate Holcombe (1988)

8d. on 80 pfg. black and carmine/rose, fresh color and good perforation, position 3, unused, very fine, certificate PF (1994)

1 on 2d. on 10 pfg. carmine, horizontal pair, fresh color and good perforation, positions 1-2, tied by oval "RABUL NEW BRITAIN JAN 7 1915" to small piece, fine

1915, 1 on 2d. on 10 pfg. carmine, small "1" (4mm), position 8, mint never hinged, fine

1915, 1 on 2d. on 10 pfg. carmine, small "1" (4mm), position 7, mint never hinged, fine

1915, 1 on 2d. on 20 pfg. ultramarine, position 9, fresh color and good perforation, erroneously marked "falsch" by Kilian, otherwise very fine, a rare stamp, certificate Holcombe (1988)

1915, 1 on 2d. on 20 pfg. ultramarine, fresh color and good perforation, position 4, tied by part of oval "(RABAUL) NEW BRITAIN" to small piece, fine example of this scarce stamp, signed A. Brun and Kilian and certificate BPA (1990)

6mm Spacing: 2½d. on 10 pfg. carmine, block of 25 from the upper right sheet corner, positions 6-10, mint never hinged, a fine and scarce large multiple

2½d. on 20 pfg. ultramarine, block of twelve, positions 2-5, mint never hinged, one stamp small natural inclusion, a fine and scarce multiple

2½d. on 20 pfg. ultramarine, block of four with lower sheet margin with part of the inscription "Deutsch-Neu-", positions 7-8, mint never hinged, fine, signed Kilian

6mm Spacing: 4d. on 40 pfg. black and carmine, fresh color, position 7, unused, tiny short perf at lower right, otherwise fine, a very rare stamp showing the wide spacing, only few known, signed Champion and Hoffmann-Giesecke

6mm Spacing: 3d. on 30 pfg. black and orange/buff, fresh color and good perforation, position 5, unused, tiny short perf at upper left, a very rare and fine stamp showing the wide spacing, signed Holcombe

6mm Spacing: 8d. on 80 pfg. black and orange/rose, fresh color and good perforation, position 3, unused, a very rare and fine stamp showing the wide spacing, signed Holcombe

5mm Spacing: 4d. on 40 pfg. carmine and black, fresh color and good perforation, position 2, unused, very fine and scarce, signed A. Brun and Thier

5mm Spacing: 8d. on 80 pfg. black and carmine/rose, fresh color and good perforation, position 1, unused, very fine and scarce

5mm Spacing: 8d. on 80 pfg. black and carmine/rose, fresh color and good perforation, position 3, unused, very fine and scarce, certificate PF (1969)

6½mm Spacing: 1d. on 5pfg. green, horizontal strip of three and pair, showing "1 with straight Serif on top" at position 3, used with cvds. "STEPHANSORT" on small piece, a fine positional multiple showing the complete rare setting, fine, opinion Holcombe

Reference: depicted in G.R.I. by Robert M. Gibbs, page 36

6½mm Spacing: 2½d. on 20 pfg. ultramarine with variety "no fraction bar", unused with small part original gum, slightly soiled and one pulled perf at top, tiny corner bend, in any case completely insignificant, a very rare stamp, we have not registered another piece in unused condition

3d. on 25 pfg. black and orange/yellow, fresh color and good perforation, inverted surcharge, position 2, unused, a very fine example of this rare and sought-after stamp with only four known unused examples, certificate BPA (1992)

2d. on 10 pfg. carmine inverted surcharge, fresh color and good perforation, position 3, unused, a very attractive example of this major New Britain rarity with a total of only 5 printed, this is the finest example we have registered, certificates BPA (1992) and Holcombe (1993)

3d. on 25 pfg. black and red/yellow, double surcharge, fresh color and good perforation, position 4, unused, a fine and very rare stamp certificate RPSL of Victoria (2001)

5d. on 50 pfg. black and purple/buff, fresh color and good perforation, position 2, unused, fine and scarce, signed Bühler a.o.

2d. on 10 pfg. carmine with clear double print, fresh color and good perforation, position 3, unused, a very attractive and rare stamp, with only very few from this setting recorded, signed Holcombe with certificate (1993)

3d. on 30 pfg. black and orange/buff, fresh color and good perforation, position 3, unused, tiny spots gum toned, a fine and scarce stamp from this rare setting, signed Sismondo

3d. on 25pfg black and red/yellow, fresh color and good perforation, unused, showing the very late stage of position B with the I in G.R.I. partly missing, a fine and very rare stamp, signed Kosack a.o.