383rd Auction

2½d. on 20 pfg. blue with second, inverted, partially visible surcharge "G" and "2", together with 1d. on 10 pfg., tied by cds. "APIA 12.9.14" to small piece, the stamp being the right of a former tête-bêche pair, the majority of which show an overprint shifted onto the normal stamp, very fine and rare, signed Bühler with certificate (1978) and certificate PF (1973)

Provenance: 60th Corinphila Auction (1978)

2½ on 20 pfg., vertical pair with lower sheet margin showing large part of inscription "Samo(a)", the lower stamp with variety "Comma after I", position 10 of the vertical Setting, mint never hinged, fine and attractive, scarce with only 40 printed, signed and certificate BPA (1978)

2½d. on 20 pfg., with variety "comma after I", position 10 of the vertical Setting, used, fine, signed Kilian with certificate (1987)

2½ on 20 pfg. blue, with clear double surcharge, used with clear cds. "APIA 15.9.14", fine and scarce, signed Holcombe with opinion (1992)

Provenance: 84th Corinphila Auction (1992)

6d. on 50 pfg., two singles, one showing variety ""inverted 9 for 6" tied by cds. "APIA 12.9.14" to locally addressed envelope, fine, signed Holcombe with opinion (1994)

2s. on 2m. blue with variety "broken period after I", fresh color and good perforation, unused, signed, very fine 

2s. on 2m. blue with variety "broken period after I", fresh color and good perforation, used with clear cds. "APIA", signed Köhler, very fine 

3s. on 3m. black-violett with variety "broken period after I", fresh color and mostly perforation, two short at lower right, tied by cds. "APIA" to small piece, scarce, signed and certificate BPA (1964)

5s. on 5m. carmine and black, with variety "broken period after I", fresh color and good perforation, used with clear cds. "APIA", fine and scarce, certificate RPSL of New Zealand

1915, Postal Stationery reply card ½d. on 5pfg. with additional franking Samoa on NZ 1d. carmine, used from "APIA 8MY 15" endorsed "via Sydney" to Rabaul, censor mark "Passed by Censor" on front and Sydney transit mark on reverse, minor imperfections and light corner bend, otherwise fine, a very attractive item

1914, Postal stationery card ½d. on 5 pfg. with additional franking George V. ½d. green from "APIA" to England with straight-line "Passed by Censor" alongside, reverse with long message dated "Malua Oct. 28 1915", vertical fold and some transportation wear, still fine and attractive usage, signed Bothe BPP

Postal Stationery card ½d. on 5 pfg., with clear double print, used with cds. "APIA 13.9.14" and addressed locally, scarce, some light rubbing on reverse, otherwise fine

1900/14 (ca.), used collection incl. small cancellation collection with complete and better issues, colours, stamps with margins, multiples and further specials, including Mi.-Nr. 16 (9x), Mi.-Nr. 17 (9x), Mi.-Nr. 18 (6x) and Mi.-Nr. 19 (7x, signed resp. with FB/FA) as well as interesting part with foreign cancellations. Mostly in good condition, better often signed resp. with KB, FB and certificates, ex Nagel

1900/19, unused and mint never hinged collection with complete and better issues, colours, stamps with margins, multiples and other specials, including Mi.-Nr. 3d unused (FB Jäschke-L. BPP), margin Mi.-Nr. 17 with plate number "2", Mi.-Nr. 19 mint never hinged and Mi.-Nr. 23IA mint never hinged (KB Jäschke-L. BPP). Mostly in good condition, partly signed resp. with photo findings, ex Nagel

1891/1914, approx. 80 covers, picture postcards and quite a few unused and used GSK, including commercial mail from forerunner issues with, among others, commercial cover 1891 to Hawaii (stainspots), two registered covers and three unused GSK with handstamp "ULTRAMAR", ex Nagel.

1888/1900, interesting collection incl. with a.o. defective block of four Mi.-Nr. V40II (three values well signed R. Steuer BPP), two single stamps Mi.-Nr. 42c with purple boxed cancel "BEZAHLT Kaiserl. Deutsche Postagentur Apia - 26-2-1889" on piece, vertical pair V44d on piece (signed Bothe BPP) and souvenir sheet of 6 V50d on piece (signed Bothe BPP). The condition is partly somewhat defective, but mostly in good overall condition, better often signed, ex Nagel

1914, excellent and substantial, unused/mint and used on pages collection, all neatly mounted and with specialities extremely competently described, including multiples and better overprint variants such as "comma instead of dot" and "inverted 9 instead of 6", also Mi.-Nr. 1 DD as middle stamp in strip of three (Mgl.), two used postal stationary, as well as a part new/reprints Samoa Express, partly competently signed, mostly in good condition

1914/19, interesting group of 19 letters (on face) and 27 postal stationary, including better values, censorship, Incoming Mail, "STAMPS NOT AVAILABLE" etc., mostly good condition