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Sale 281
The "Kamina" Collection
of French Occupation Stamps of Former German Colonies, 1914-18
| NEW BRITAIN - OVERPRINTS ON GERMAN NEW GUINEA - FIRST SETTING |
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Lot 62 |
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New Britain, 1914, 4d on 40pf black and carmine, variety surcharge double (SG 9e), Setting I, position 2, on piece tied by "Rabaul/ Oct 2? 1914" d.s. in violet. Extremely Fine. only 20 stamps printed. Michel 9DD.
SG £1,600 ($2,040)
Expertization: Signed Bothe BPP, Calves, and 1979 B.P.A. certificate.
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 63 |
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New Britain, 1914, 1s on 1m carmine (SG 12), on piece, tied by part "Rabaul, New Britain" oval d.s. in violet. F.-V.F. only 63 stamps printed. Michel 12I.
SG £2,000 ($2,550)
Expertization: 1981 Bothe Certificate.
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Lot 64 |
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New Britain, 1914, 1s on 1m carmine, variety large "s" (SG 12a), Setting I, position 4, an outstanding example from the right of the sheet with complete "Rabual/ Nov 11 1914 " straight-line handstamp in violet. Very Fine and desirable. Illustrated in Gibbs, page 71. Michel 12 var.
SG £4,750 ($6,060)
GIBBS RECORDS ONLY TWO UNUSED AND TWO USED EXAMPLES OF THIS VARIETY.
Expertization: 1983 R.P.S. certificate.
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 65 |
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New Britain, 1914, 3s on 3m violet-black (SG 14), from the right of the sheet, o.g. Selvedge split and reinforced. Very Fine. only 35 or 48 stamps printed. Michel 14I.
SG £3,250 ($4,140)
Expertization: Signed Bothe BPP and Calves.
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Lot 66 |
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New Britain, 1914, 3s on 3m violet-black (SG 14), tied by "Rabaul, New Britain/ Jun 18 1915" oval d.s. in violet on envelope to Sydney, the cover is slightly irregular at top left and flap at back missing. Very Fine. Rare single use on cover. Michel 14I.
SG £4,250+ ($5,420)
Expertization: Signed D. Field, 1930 B.P.A. and 1955 Certificates.
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Lot 67 |
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New Britain, 1914, 3s on 3m violet-black, variety large "s" (SG 14a), Setting I, position 4, with part selvedge at right, o.g. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. A great rarity. Illustrated in Gibbs, page 71. Michel 14I var.
SG £6,000 ($7,650)
ONLY TWO EXAMPLES, BOTH UNUSED, HAVE BEEN RECORDED.
Expertization: Signed Bothe BPP and 1978 B.P.A. Certificate.
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 68 |
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New Britain, 1914, 5s on 5m carmine and black (SG 15), of very fine and fresh appearance unused, imperceptibly repaired, nevertheless a highly collectible example of this rare stamp. only 30 or 35 stamps printed. Michel 15I.
SG £6,500 ($8,290)
Expertization: Signed Bothe BPP.
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Lot 69 |
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New Britain, 1914, 5s on 5m carmine and black (SG 15), deep colors, complete straight-line "Rabaul" handstamp (type 5) in blue. F.-V.F. And much rarer used than mint. Michel 15I.
SG £6,500 ($8,290)
Expertization: Signed Bothe BPP.
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Lot 70 |
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New Britain, 1914, 5s on 5m carmine and black, variety no stop after "I" (SG 15b), and additionally no stop after "R", Setting II, position 4, bright colors, well centered, o.g. Extremely Fine. And very rare. Illustrated in Gibbs, page 71. Michel 15IF.
SG £9,500 ($12,110)
Expertization: Signed Bloch and 1970 R.P.S. certificate.
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs
Gibbs records only five examples of the no stop after "I" variety- four unused and one used on piece. Of these, one is in the Royal collection, thereby making only four stamps available to private collectors. Of these four stamps remaining in private hands, two additionally are the no stop after both" R" and "I". This variety shows minute traces of the stop after "R", and the above example is one of these two properly certified examples.
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Lot 71 |
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New Britain, 1914, 5s on 5m carmine and black, error of surcharge 1s (SG 15c), a wonderful example of this famous rarity, from the foot of the sheet, rich color, well centered, o.g. Extremely Fine. And irrefutably the most elusive and spectacular variety of New Guinea. Michel 15I.
SG £21,000 ($26,780)
THE UNIQUE ERROR OF SURCHARGE ON THE WRONG VALUE.
Expertization: Signed Kilian BPP.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute
This was lot 47 in the Bute sale (Robson Lowe, 29 April 1959, lot 47). It realised £540, which was the highest price for any New Guinea item.
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