Lot 191
New Britain, 1914-15, 2d on 10pf carmine postal stationery card, variety surcharge double (Gibbs PS3a), Setting A, cancelled by "Rabaul, New Britain/ Jan 30 1915"# oval d.s. in violet, locally addressed to Commander Bates, the Assistant Postmaster. Very Fine. Major rarity, Illustrated in Gibbs, page 113.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE.
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs
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