Lot 115
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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