Lot 189
New Britain, 1914-15, 2½d on 20pf ultramarine and 2½d on 10pf carmine, both unusual spacings, with fraction bars omitted (SG 6var., 20 var.), the former 3mm spacing between "G.R.I." and value, and the latter 7½mm spacing, on green piece, tied by" Rabaul, New Britain/ Nov 3 1915" oval d.s. Very Fine. Unique combinatin of these mysterious settings. Michel 4I var., 5I var.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
Expertization: 1978 B.P.A. Certificate.
Provenance: Ernest Brown and Robert M. Gibbs
Robson Lowe, Peter Holcombe, and the B.P.A. classified the 2½d on 20pf as being from the potal stationery setting, while Robert Gibbs called these anamolies Setting 13A. According to him, these were poorly printed and inked, and appear to have been made from worn type. The "R" in "G.R.I."on the 10 pf resembles position 5A from Setting XII, while the absence of fraction bars is reminiscent of Setting IX.
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