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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 - SECOND SETTING |
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Lot 72 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 1d on 3pf brown, variety surcharge double and short "1" (SG 16b, 16eb/ Gibbs 16da), Setting II, position 4, the double surcharge being the middle stamp in a vertical strip of three, fresh, o.g., perfs. between 1st and 2nd stamps split and reinforced. Extremely Fine. A remarkable and noteworthy variety. Illustrated in Gibbs, page 74. Michel 1DD var.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THIS VARIETY.
Expertization: Signed D(avid) F(ield).
Provenance: Ferrary, The Marquess of Bute and Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 73 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 1d on 3pf brown, variety surcharge double (SG 16e), Setting, II, position 2, perfectly centered, o.g. Extremely Fine. Michel 1DD.
SG £475 ($610)
Expertization: 1982 B.P.A. Certificate.
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 74 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 1d on 3pf brown, variety surcharge double (SG 16e), Setting II, position 5 + later Setting, imperceptibly cancelled in lower right corner. Very Fine. Michel 1DD.
SG £475 ($610)
Provenance: E.G. Creed and Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 75 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 1d on 3pf brown, variety surcharge double, one inverted, "I" for "1" in inverted surcharge (SG 16fa var./ Gibbs 16fc), Setting XI, position 1 + Setting X, position 5, perfectly centered, fresh, o.g. Extremely Fine and choice. Illustrated in Gibbs, page 74. Michel 1DK var.
Estimate 4,000 - 6,000
THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THIS VARIETY.
Expertization: 1951 and 1980 B.P.A. Certificates.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute and Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 76 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 1d on 3pf brown, variety surcharge inverted and straight serif to "1" (SG 16gc/ Gibbs 16eb), Setting X, position 4, on piece, tied by oval d.s. in violet. Very Fine. Illustrated in Gibbs, page 74. Michel 1K var.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THIS VARIETY.
Expertization: Signed Kilian BPP and 1988 Holcombe certificate.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute and Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 77 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 1d on 5pf to 2d on 20pf, and 3d on 30pf to 8d on 80pf (SG 17-19,23-26), well centered, o.g. F.-V.F. Michel 2II-4II, 8II-11II.
SG £745 ($950)
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Lot 78 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 1d on 5pf green (SG 17, 17b-c), Setting II, positions 1-6, block of thirty-six (6x6), position 4 the short "1" and position 6 is "1" with straight top serif, each repeated six times in the block, fresh, o.g., split in various places and rejoined. F.-V.F. Michel 2II, FI, var.
SG £1,302 ($1,660)
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Lot 79 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 2d on 10pf carmine, variety surcharge inverted, one double (SG 18h), on piece, tied by partial "Rabaul, New Britain/ ? 6 1915" d.s. in violet. Extremely Fine and exceptional variety. Illustrated in Gibbs, page 75. Michel 3DK.
SG £3,250 ($4,140)
ONLY THREE EXAMPLES OF THIS VARIETY HAVE BEEN RECORDED.
Expertization: 1982 B.P.A. Certificate.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute and Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 80 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 2d on 10 pf carmine, error surcharged "G.R.I. d1." (SG 18k var.), well centered, o.g. Fine. A striking variety. Michel 3FII var.
Estimate 5,000 - 6,000
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS UNIQUE SEQUENCE OF VALUE ERROR.
Expertization: Signed Champion and 1985 Kilian Certificate.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute
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Lot 81 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 2d on 10pf carmine, error surcharged ".G R.I. 1d" with missing stop (SG 18ke var./ Gibbs 18ea), on piece, tied by "Stephansort" c.d.s (rare thus). Very Fine. An outstanding variety. Michel 3FII.
SG £3,250+ ($4,140)
ONLY THREE EXAMPLES (ALL USED) HAVE BEEN RECORDED.
Expertization: Signed D(avid) F(ield) and 1982 Kilian Certificate.
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Lot 82 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 1d on 10pf carmine, error surcharged "G.I.R. 3d." (SG 18l), bright color, excellent centering, o.g. Very Fine. A marvelous variety of the utmost desirability. Michel 3FI.
SG £4,750 ($6,060)
ONLY FIVE EXAMPLES (ALL UNUSED) HAVE BEEN RECORDED.
Expertization: 1981 Bothe Certificate.
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Lot 83 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 2d on 20pf ultramarine and 4d on 40pf black and carmine (SG 19, 24), horizontal pairs from the lower left corner of the sheet, fresh, o.g., the latter creased. Otherwise Very Fine. Michel 4II, 9II.
SG £256+ ($330)
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Lot 84 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 2d on 20pf ultramarine, variety surcharge double (SG 19, 19h), Setting XI, position 4, se-tenant with normal in a vertical pair, fresh, o.g., the variety never hinged. Extremely Fine. Rare, only 25 printed. Michel 4, 4DD.
SG £1,028+ ($1,310)
Expertization: Signed D(avid) F(ield) and 1983 B.P.A. Certificate.
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 85 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 2d on 20pf ultramarine, variety "R" inverted (SG 19g), on piece, cancelled by part Stephansort c.d.s. in blue. Very Fine and unusual variety. Michel 4II var.
SG £3,500 ($4,460)
ONLY FIVE EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN RECORDED. ALL ARE USED, OF WHICH TWO ARE ON PIECE.
Expertization: 1982 Kilian Certificate.
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Lot 86 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 2d on 20pf ultramarine, variety surcharge double (SG 19h), Setting VI, position 1, well centered, fresh, o.g. Very Fine, only 25 printed, Illustrated in Gibbs, page 80. Michel 4DD.
SG £1,000 ($1,280)
Expertization: Signed Hoffman-Giesecke, Bloch, 1959 Friedl Certificate, and 1929 and 1981 B.P.A. Certificates.
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 87 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 2d on 20pf ultramarine, variety surcharge double, one inverted (SG 19i), fresh, o.g. Very Fine and an appealing variety of which approximately only 15 examples are believed to have been printed. Michel 4DK.
SG £1,600 ($2,040)
Expertization: Signed D(avid) F(ield), 1967 B.P.A., and 1980 Bothe Certificates.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute
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Lot 88 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 2d on 20pf ultramarine, variety surcharge inverted (SG 19j), Setting X, position 4, on piece, cancelled by part "Rabaul, New Britain" oval d.s. in violet. Extremely Fine. And a great rarity, Illustrated in Gibbs, page 80. Michel 4K.
SG £3,750 ($4,780)
ONLY FIVE EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED, OF WHICH FOUR ARE UNUSED. THIS IS THE UNIQUE USED EXAMPLE.
Expertization: 1988 Holcombe Certificate.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute and Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 89 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 2d on 20pf ultramarine, error surcharged "G.R.I. 1d." (SG 19m), well centered, o.g. Light facial yellowing of the paper not affecting Fine overall appearance of this rare stamp of which only 15 examples are believed to have been printed. Michel 4FII.
SG £4,750 ($6,060)
Expertization: Signed D(avid) F(ield)and 1982 Kilian Certificate.
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Lot 90 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 2d on 20pf ultramarine, error surcharged "G.R.I. 1d" with additional variety no stop after "d" (SG 19me var.), a fresh example of this remarkable variety, o.g., minute thin spot. Otherwise Very Fine. Michel 4FII var.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE WRONG VALUE OF SURCHARGE WITH NO STOP AFTER THE "D".
Expertization: Signed D(avid) F(ield).
Provenance: Ernest Brown
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Lot 91 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 2½d on 20pf ultramarine (SG 21), Setting V, position 6, boldly cancelled by central "Rabaul, New Britain" oval d.s. of June 30 in violet. Extremely Fine. only 50 stamps printed with the 5mm spacing. Michel 6II.
SG £1,800 ($2,300)
Expertization: 1981 Bothe Certificate.
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Lot 92 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 3d on 25pf black and red on yellow, variety "G.R.I." only, "3d" albino (SG 22 var./ Gibbs 22c), Setting XI, position 1, the 3d applied to small piece of selvedge which was adhering to the stamp (now detached and hinged back), brilliant and perfectly centered, o.g. Extremely Fine and truly exceptional variety, Illustrated in Gibbs, page 80. Michel 7 var.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
ONLY TWO EXAMPLES OF THIS EYE-CATCHING VARIETY HAVE BEEN RECORDED.
Expertization: Signed D. Field.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute and Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 93 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 3d on 25pf black and red on yellow, variety surcharge inverted (SG 22g), Setting X, position 3 (same "G" as Setting VI, position 5), wonderful color, o.g. Extremely Fine and choice example of this outstanding rarity, Illustrated in Gibbs, page 80. Michel 7K.
SG £3,750 ($4,780)
ONLY FOUR EXAMPLES- THREE MINT AND ONE USED- HAVE BEEN RECORDED.
Expertization: 1979 B.P.A. Certificate.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute and Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 94 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 3d on 30pf black and orange on buff, variety surcharge on sheet margin (SG 23 var./ Gibbs 23c), Setting V, positions 8-10, horizontal pair from the lower right corner of the sheet with position 10 in right margin, o.g., diagonal crease in selvedge at right as well as some reinforced splitting in sheet margins. F.-V.F. Exceedingly rare and striking, Illustrated in Gibbs, page 85. Michel 8II var.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 95 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 3d on 30pf black and orange on buff, variety surcharge double (SG 23, 23g), Setting X, position 2, being the top stamp in a vertical pair se-tenant with a normal, on piece, tied by "Rabaul, New Britain/Jan 7 1915" oval d.s. in violet. Extremely Fine. Rare and appealing, only 20 examples are believed to have been printed. Michel 8II, 8DD.
SG £1,290+ ($1,640)
Expertization: Signed Kilian BPP and 1988 Holcombe Certificate.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute and Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 96 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 3d on 30pf black and orange on buff, variety surcharge double, both inverted (SG 23i), Setting XI, position 1, rich colors, o.g. Extremely Fine. Michel 8KDD.
SG £3,750 ($4,780)
ONLY FOUR EXAMPLES OF THIS VARIETY ARE RECORDED.
Expertization: Signed D(avid) F(ield) and 1979 B.P.A. Certificate.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute and Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 97 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 3d on 30pf black and orange on buff, variety surcharge double, both inverted (SG 23i), Setting XI, position 3, deep color, o.g., light staining at lower left corner confined to margin. Otherwise Very Fine and handsome example of this rarity of which only four stamps have been recorded. Michel 8KDD.
SG £3,750 ($4,780)
Expertization: Signed D(avid) F(ield).
Provenance: Ernest Brown
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Lot 98 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 4d on 40pf black and carmine, variety broken "4" resembling "1" (SG 24 var./ Gibbs 24b), Setting VI, position 1, fresh, o.g., a few lightly gum soaked perfs. at top left. Nevertheless Very Fine. An interesting variety. Michel 9II var.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 99 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 4d on 40pf black and carmine, variety surcharge double (SG 24e), Setting VI, position 3, perfectly centered, fresh, o.g. Extremely Fine. Rare, only 20 stamps printed. Michel 9DD.
SG £1,000 ($1,280)
Expertization: Signed HRH(armer) and Kilian BPP.
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Lot 100 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 4d on 40pf black and carmine, variety surcharge double (SG 24e), Setting VI, position 2, barely perceptible soiling at lower left. Otherwise Very Fine, only 20 stamps printed. Michel 9DD.
SG £1,000 ($1,280)
Expertization: Signed Hoffman-Giesecke and 1982 B.P.A. Certificate.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute and Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 101 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 4d on 40pf black and carmine, error surcharge "G.R.I. Id" and "I" for "1" (SG 24i var./ Gibbs 24gb), Setting XI, position 1, excellent color, o.g. Very Fine. A great rarity. Michel 9F var.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS VARIETY.
Expertization: 1984 Kilian Certificate.
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Lot 102 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 4d on 40pf black and carmine, error surcharge "G.R.I. 3d" double (SG 24j / Gibbs 24h), Setting XI, position 4, fresh, bright color, o.g. Extremely Fine. One of the great errors of surcharge of New Guinea. Illustrated in Gibbs, page 75. Michel 9II var.
SG £7,000 ($8,920)
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE 3D SURCHARGE ERROR. NO NORMAL SINGLE SURCHARGES ARE KNOWN WITH THIS SURCHARGE ERROR.
Expertization: 1988 Holcombe Certificate.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute, E.G. Creed, and Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 103 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 5d on 50pf black and purple on buff (SG 25), well centered, cancelled by oval d.s. in violet. Extremely Fine. Michel 10II.
SG £190 ($240)
Expertization: Signed Bothe BPP.
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Lot 104 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 5d on 50pf black and purple on buff, variety thin "5" (SG 25a), Setting II, position 7, on piece, tied by practically complete "Rabaul, New Britain/ Jan 9 1915" d.s. in violet. Very Fine. An elusive variety. Michel 11II var.
SG £1,300 ($1,660)
ONLY THIRTEEN EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED- TEN UNUSED AND THREE USED. OF THESE, THREE UNUSED EXAMPLES ARE IN THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL MUSEUM AND ONE USED EXAMPLE IS IN THE ROYAL COLLECTION, THEREBY LEAVING ONLY NINE STAMPS OF THIS VARIETY AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS.
Expertization: 1989 Holcombe Certificate.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute
The "5" is from a different fount. The Australia War Memorial Museum has a block of thirty (10x3) with position 7 in each row showing this rare type of "5".
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Lot 105 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 5d on 50pf black and purple on buff, variety surcharge on sheet margin (SG 25 var./ Gibbs 25b), Setting II, positions 2-3, a remarkable example from the left of the sheet, position 2 in the selvedge, o.g., faint trace of thinning at top. Otherwise Very Fine, Illustrated in Gibbs, page 88. Michel 10II var.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE.
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Lot 106 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 5d on 50pf black and purple on buff, variety surcharge double (SG 25f), deep color, perfectly centered. Very Fine. only 20 stamps printed, Illustrated in Gibbs, page 88. Michel 10DD.
SG £1,500 ($1,910)
Expertization: 1983 Kilian Certificate.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute and Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 107 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 5d on 50pf black and purple on buff, variety surcharge double, one inverted (SG 25g), a splendid example of this rarity from the top of the sheet, bright color and paper, o.g. Extremely Fine. Michel 10DK.
SG £3,250 ($4,140)
ONLY FOUR UNUSED EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN RECORDED.
Expertization: 1959 B.P.A. Certificate.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute and Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 108 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 5d on 50pf black and purple on buff, variety surcharge double, both inverted (SG 25h), Setting XI, position 3, distinctly centered just to top, o.g. Very Fine. A significant rarity. Illustrated in Gibbs, page 88. Michel 10KDD.
SG £3,750 ($4,780)
ONLY THREE EXAMPLES OF THIS VARIETY ARE RECORDED- TWO ARE UNUSED AND THE THIRD IS ON COVER.
Expertization: 1988 Holcombe Certificate.
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Lot 109 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 8d on 80pf black and carmine on rose, variety surcharge double (SG 26e), Setting II, position 10, deep color, fresh, o.g. Extremely Fine. only 15 stamps printed. Michel 11DD.
SG £2,500 ($3,190)
Expertization: 1981 Bothe Certificate.
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Lot 110 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 8d on 80pf black and carmine on rose, variety surcharge double, one slanting downwards to right and the other albino (SG 26e var.), showing offset of both surcharges on reverse, o.g. Very Fine. Unique variety probably resulting from paper adhering to stamp and then the row surcharged a second time while misaligned. Michel 11DD var.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: 1981 Bothe Certificate.
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Lot 111 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 8d on 80pf black and carmine on rose, variety surcharge triple (SG 26g), Setting X, position 1, a stupendous example from the top left corner of the sheet showing three complete impressions of the surcharge and part of a fourth impression at right, bright fresh color, o.g. Very Fine. Rare, only 15 stamps printed, Illustrated in Gibbs, page 90. Michel 11DDD.
SG £2,750 ($3,510)
Expertization: Signed Kilian BPP and 1988 Holcombe Certificate.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute and Robert M. Gibbs
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New Britain, 1914-15, 8d on 80pf black and carmine on rose, variety surcharge inverted (SG 26h), Setting X, position 2, lightly cancelled. Extremely Fine and choice. Unique. Michel 11K.
SG £4,000 as unused, unpriced used ($5,100)
ONLY THREE UNUSED AND ONE USED EXAMPLE ARE RECORDED.
Expertization: 1988 Holcombe Certificate.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute and Robert M. Gibbs
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Lot 113 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 1s on 1m carmine (SG 27), bright color, o.g., light vertical crease. Otherwise Very Fine. Rare, only 63 stamps printed for both spacings. Michel 12II.
SG £2,500 ($3,190)
Expertization: Signed Bothe BPP.
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Lot 114 |
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New Britain, 1914-15, 2s on 2m blue (SG 28), Setting II, position 1, sheet margin at left, deep color and perfect centering, on piece, cancelled by "Stephansort" c.d.s. in blue. Extremely Fine and choice. Rare, only 57 or 75 stamps printed for both spacings. Michel 13II.
SG £4,250 ($5,420)
Expertization: Signed Bothe BPP and 1934 B.P.A. Certificate.
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Lot 115 |
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New Britain, 1915, 1 on 2d on 20pf ultramarine and Marshall Islands 1 on 2d on 20pf ultramarine pair (SG 32, 33d), Setting II, position 10 and Setting II, positions 1-2, tied by "Rabaul, New Britain/ Jan 7 1915" oval d.s. in violet on local registered envelope, with surcharged 3d Rabaul (Deutsch-Guinea) No. 420 registration label (#64) similarly tied on reverse. Very Fine. An extraordinary mixed franking with the two rare Provisional surcharges of the same value on New Guinea and Marshall Islands. A wonderful cover of the highest exhibition calibre, Illustrated in Gibbs, page 93. Michel B15I, 16g, 15.
SG £13,375+ ($17,050)
ONLY SIX EXAMPLES OF THE 1 ON 2D ON NEW GUINEA 20PF ARE RECORDED.
THIS IS THE ONLY COVER KNOWN BEARING THIS VERY RARE PROVISIONAL.
Expertization: 1970 Friedl and B.P.A. Certificates.
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute and Robert M. Gibbs
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