Lot 3371
German New Guinea 1915 (15 Jan.) parcel tag, bearing 4d on 40d second setting (Mi. 9 II) with Marshall Islands 20pf, 25pf, 50pf & 1mk yacht, all bearing the red handstamped seal of Japanese Naval Lieutenant Kobayashi, tied by Rabaul double oval; some creasing, affecting 20pf and 1mk, Japanese address on reverse removed, Fine and rare.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
Expertization: photocopy of 1984 B.P.A. Certificate.
Provenance: Gibbs
Stamps of Marshall Islands were found in Nauru and used in New Guinea during the Japanese occupation.
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