29191914-15 "GRI 3d" 5mm opt DNG Yacht 25pf black & red on yellow, setting II, pos 9. VFU, on piece, with "Rabaul JAN 4 1915 New Britain" oval violet pmk (1st day of use for this pmk). Mi 7II, SG 22 cat £250+. Only 869 printed. (P) $220$350
2920 1914-15 "GRI 3d" 5mm opt DNG Yacht 30pf black & orange on buff, blk of 4, setting II, pos 1-2. VF fresh 1MLH/3MUH, left marginal. Mi 8II, SG 23 cat £680 for M singles, MUH should be at least double, £1190 for this blk, plus premium for rare multiple. Only 661 printed. 2011 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1000 $1500
29211914-15 "GRI 3d" 5mm opt DNG Yacht 30pf black & orange on buff, setting VI, pos 5. VF fresh M. Mi 8II, SG 23 cat £170++. Only 661 printed, & there are very few from this setting. 2013 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $300$500
29221914-15 "GRI 3d" 5mm opt DNG Yacht 30pf black & orange on buff. VF fresh MUH. Mi 8II, SG 23 cat £170 for M, should be at least double, £340 MUH. Only 661 printed. (P) $300$450
29231914-15 "GRI 4d" 5mm opt DNG Yacht 40pf black & carmine. VF fresh M. Mi 9II, SG 24 cat £180. Only 888 printed. (P) $150$250
29251914-15 "GRI 4d" 5mm opt DNG Yacht 40pf black & carmine, setting II, pos 7. VFU, on piece, with part Rabaul oval pmk in violet. Mi 9II, SG 24 cat £275. Only 888 printed. Exp Champion & Holcombe. (P) $220$300
29261914-15 "GRI 5d" 5mm opt DNG Yacht 50pf black & purple on buff. VFU, on piece with part violet oval New Britain 1915 pmk. Mi 10 II, SG 25 cat £400. Only 569 printed. 2017 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $350$500
29271914-15 "GRI 8d" 5mm opt DNG Yacht 80pf black & carmine on rose, setting II, pos 8. VF fresh MLH. Mi 11II, SG 26 cat £425. Only 643 printed. 2012 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $400$60
2928 1914-15 "GRI 8d" 5mm opt DNG Yacht 80pf black & carmine on rose, error opt DOUBLE one INVERTED. VFU, on piece with part Rabaul New Britain 1915 oval violet pmk. Mi 11IIDK, SG 26f cat £8000++. Great rarity with only several recorded. BPA photo-cert. (P) $7000 $10000
29291915 "GRI/3d" opt Rabaul (Deutsch Neuguinea) registration label, no.345, variety opt shifted downwards. VFM. Mi 16g(var), SG 33(var) cat £275 plus premium for variety. (P) $250$400
29301915 "GRI/3d" opt Rabaul (Deutsch Neuguinea) registration label, no.762 (setting A, pos 4). VFU, on piece with "Rabaul MAR 23 1915 New Britain" violet oval pmk. Mi 16g, SG 33 cat £325+. (P) $300$500
29311915 "GRI/3d" opt Rabaul (Deutsch-Neuguinea) registration label, no.905 (setting D, pos 1). VF fresh MUH, LL cnr marginal. Mi 16g,SG 33d cat £425 for M, should be at least double, £850 MUH. 2017 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $800$1200
2932 1915 "GRI/3d" opt Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen (Deutsch Neuguinea) sans serif registration label, blk of 4, no.2, 3, 7 & 8, right 2 stamps variety no stop after "d" in "3d". VF UN. MI 16bI(var), SG 35/35a cat £1400++ for singles plus premium for blk. 2017 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $1300 $2000
29331915 "GRI/3d" opt Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen (Deutsch-Neuguinea) sans serif registration label, blk of 4, no.59, 58, 54 & 53. VF UN. Mi 16bI, SG 35f cat £1100 for singles plus premium for blk. 2017 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $900$1300
2934 1915 "GRI/3d" opt Herbertshohe (Deutsch Neuguinea) registration label, blk of 4, no.907, 908, 912 & 913, variety right 2 stamps no stop after "d" in "3d" (setting B, pos 3-4). VF UN. Mi 16c(var), SG 36/36a cat £1600 for singles plus premium for blk. 2000 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $1300 $2000
29351915 "GRI/3d" opt Herbertshohe (Deutsch Neuguinea) registration label, no 452, variety no stop after "d" in "3d" (setting B, pos 4). VFM. Mi 16c(var), SG 36a cat £500. 2017 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $450$650
2944 1915 "GRI/3d" opt Kawieng (Deutsch Neuguinea) serifed registration label, blk of 4, nos 22, 23, 27, 28, right 2 variety no stop after "d" in "3d" (setting B, pos 3-4). VF UN. Mi 16dII(var), SG 42/42a cat £1450, premium for blk. 2017 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $1300 $2000
2945 1914 "GRI 1d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 3pf brown, right marginal blk of 6, setting II, poss 8-10. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 1I, SG 50 cat £660 for M, should be at least double, £1320 MUH, plus premium for rare multiple. Only 2675 printed. 2012 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1000 $1500
29461914 "GRI 1d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 3pf brown & 5pf green & "GRI 2d" 5mm opt 10pf carmine & 20pf ultramarine. VF fresh M. Mi 1I-4I, SG 50-53 cat £244. Only 2308 5pf printed. (4). (P) $180$250
29471914 "GRI 1d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 3pf brown. VF fresh M. Mi 1I, SG 50 cat £110. Only 2675 printed. (P) $80$110
29481914 "GRI" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 1d/3pf brown & 2d/20pf ultramarine, both with variety almost no stop after "d", both setting II, pos 5. VFM. Mi 1I, 4I(var), SG 50(var) & 53e cat £180++. (2). (P) $200$300
29491914 "GRI 1d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 3pf brown, variety straight serif to "1", setting VI, pos 5. VF fresh MLH. Mi 1I(var), SG 50c cat £180. Only 2675 in total printed. Exp Hoffman-Giesecke. (P) $140$200
29501914-15 "GRI 1d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 5pf green, variety "1" with straight top serif. VFU, part Rabaul oval pmk. Mi 2I(var), SG 51c cat £160. Only 2308 printed in total. Exp Ceremuga AIEP. (P) $130$180
29511914 "GRI 1d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 5pf green, blk of 4, all stamps variety "1" with straight top serif, setting II, pos 1-2 from laterstate. VFU, "Rabaul 2 MAR 1915 New Britain" violet oval pmk. Mi 2I PF1, SG 51c cat £640++ plus premium for rare multiple. Only 1308 printed & only about 261 of variety. 2012 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert (P) $600$900
29521914 "GRI 1d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 5pf green, variety "1" & "d" spaced, setting IV, pos 8. VFU, part violet oval 1915 pmk. Mi 2I(var), SG 51e cat £325. Only 2308 in total printed. Brandon photo-cert. (P) $300$450
29531914 "GRI 2d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 10pf carmine & 20pf ultramarine, blks of 4 (20pf bottom marginal), setting II, 10pf pos 2-3 & 20pf pos 6-7. VF fresh 2MLH/2MUH. Mi 3I, 4I, SG 52, 53 cat £216 for M singles, the MUH should be at least double, so £324 for these blks plus premium for rare multiples. (2 blks of 4). (P) $250$400
29541914 "GRI 2d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 10pf carmine & 20pf ultramarine, 10pf variety strong opt offset. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 3I var, 4I, SG 52(var), 53 cat £54 for M, should be at least £108 MUH, plus premium for variety. (2). (P) $100$150
29561914 "GRI 2d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 20pf ultramarine, horiz pr, right stamp variety no stop after "d", setting II, pos 4-5. VF fresh MLH/MUH. Mi 4I(var), SG 53/53a cat £97+. (P) $80$120
29571914 "GRI 3d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 25pf black & red on yellow, setting VI, pos 1. VF fresh MLH. Mi 5I, SG 54 cat £450+ plus premium for rare setting. Only 299 printed. 2017 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $400$600
29581914 "GRI 3d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 25pf black & red on yellow, setting II, pos 4. VFU, on piece with part "Rabaul 1915" violet oval pmk. Mi 5I, SG 54 cat £550. Only 299 printed. 2017 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $500$700
29591914 "GRI 3d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 30pf black & orange on buff, setting VI, pos 2. VF fresh M, sl shortish perf. Mi 6I, SG 55 cat £475. Only 263 printed. 2017 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $425$625
29601914 "GRI 4d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 40pf black & carmine. VF fresh MLH. Mi 7I, SG 56 cat £170. Only 1120 printed. (P) $140$180
29611914 "GRI 5d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 50pf black & purple on buff, setting II, pos 8. VF fresh M, tiny thin. Mi 8I, SG 57 cat £300. Only 599 printing. (P) $150$250
2962 1914 "GRI 5d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 50pf black & purple on buff, variety "d almost totally omitted", setting II, pos 6. VFU, on piece with "Rabaul 26 JAN 1915 New Britain" violet oval pmk. Mi 8I(PFI), SG 57f unpriced U, mint cat £2000. Only 600 in total printed so only 60 in this pos, possibly UNIQUE used. Holcombe photo-opinion & 2013 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $2500 $4000
29631914 "GRI 8d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 80pf black & carmine on rose, setting II, pos 3. VF fresh MUH. Mi 9I, SG 58 cat £475 for M, should be at least double, £950 MUH. Only 490 printed. BPA photo-cert. (P) $900$1300
2964 1914 "GRI 1s" 3½-4mm opt Marshalls Yacht 1Mk carmine, setting III, pos 2. Superb MLH. Mi 10I, SG 59 cat £4000. Very rare genuine example as only 133 printed. BPA photo-cert. (P) $3500 $4500
2965 1914 "GRI 2s" 3½-4mm opt Marshalls Yacht 2Mk blue. VFM. Mi 11I, SG 60 cat £1900. Rare genuine example as only 246 printed. RPSL photo-cert. (P) $1700 $2500
2966 1914 "GRI 2s" 3¾mm opt Marshalls Yacht 2Mk blue, variety almost no stop after "R" & "I" (which qualifies as the variety), setting III, pos 2. VFM. Mi 11I PFI, SG 60b cat £3500. Only 245 in total printed & only tiny fraction of that had the variety. 1991 Holcombe & 2017 Ceremuga AIEP photo-certs. (P) $2700 $3700
2967 1914 "GRI 3s" 3¾mm opt Marshalls Yacht 3Mk violet- black, setting III, pos 3. VF MLH. Mi 12I, SG 61 cat £6500. Extremely rare genuine example, only 88 printed. 2010 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $6000 $9000
2968 1915 "1" on "GRI 2d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 10pf carmine blk of 4, setting II, pos 8-9. VF fresh 2MLH/2MUH. Mi 14, SG 63 cat £800 for M singles, the MUH should be at least double, so £1200 for this blk, plus premium for rare multiple. Only 480 printed. 2017 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $1000 $1500
2969 1915 "1" on "GRI 2d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 20pf ultramarine, setting II, pos 2. VFU, violet oval Rabaul pmk. Mi 15, SG 64 cat £2500. Only 50 printed. 2011 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert (P) $2000 $3000
29701915 "OS GRI 1d" opt DNG Yacht set 3pf brown & 5pf green. VF fresh MLH. Mi D1-2, SG O1-2 cat £135. (2). (P) $110$150
29711915 "OS GRI 1d" opt DNG Yacht 3pf brown, variety "1" & "d" spaced, setting III, pos 8. VF fresh M. Mi D1(var), SG O1a cat £85. (P) $70$100
29721915 "OS GRI 1d" opt DNG Yacht 5pf green, blk of 4. Superb fresh 2MLH/2MUH. Mi D2, SG O2 cat £400 for M singles, the MUH should be at least double, so £600 for this blk, plus premium for rare multiple. Only 1681 printed. 2017 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $500$800
29731915 "OS GRI 1d" opt DNG Yacht 5pf green, group of 8, from 8 diff of the 10 opt positions. F-VF M/MLH. Mi D2, SG O2 cat £800. Only 1681 printed. Useful plating group. (8). (P) $500$700
29741915 "OS GRI 1d" opt DNG Yacht 5pf green. Stamp VF fresh MUH, top marginal. Mi D2, SG O2 cat £100 for M, should be at least double, £200 MUH. Only 1681 printed. (P) $150$250
29751914 "GRI 1d" opt Marshalls Yacht 5pf green Postcard. VF UN. HG 1, Gibbs PS1. Much scarcer than the corresponding "New Guinea" card. (P) $180$250
29771914-15 Provisional use of Australian KGV 1d red engraved horiz pr with "Rabaul New Britain APR 27 1915" violet oval pmk. VFU. SG 17. Extremely rare on this stamp. (P) $100$200
29781914-15 cover franked DNG Yachts 5pf (4), 10pf (3) & 40pf, plus Kangaroo 1d red perf small OS, tied by provisional use of District Court 34mm seal inscr "Kaiserliche Bezirksgericht" above & "Friedrichs Wilhelmshafen" below, plus Imperial Arms -the upper line & arms defaced, addressed locally. SG 8, 9, 13 & O7d . Amazing use. (P) $700$1000
NEW GUINEA - NWPI OPTS
29791915-16 opt KGV ½d Green Electro 3 variety "clubbed fraction bar at left" (pos 3 R11) type a opt. VFM. SG 65(var). ACSC 63(3)j cat $3000 w/o opt. Extremely rare specialist item. (P) $400$800
29801915-16 opt KGV 4d yellow-orange opt type a, variety "line through Four Pence". Superb M. SG 70c cat £425. (P) $250$400
29841918 'One Penny' opt KGV 5d brown type 'a'. VFU on piece 'Rabaul 1 MY 18' cds. SG 100 cat £80+, retail higher at $200. (P) $80$100
29851918 'One Penny' opt Kangaroo 1/- green type 'b'. VFU on piece 'Rabaul 1 MY 18' cds. SG 101 cat £100+, retail higher at $400. (P) $120$160
29861918-23 opt KGV 1d carmine-red, variety "substituted cliche die I". FU with part Madang cds. SG 103a cat £650. Rare. (P) $250$400
29871918-23 opt KGV 1d carmine-red, variety "substituted cliche die II". Superb U with crisp 1919 Rabaul cds. SG 103ba cat £650. Rare. 1984 RPSV photo-cert. (P) $350$500
29881918-22 opt Kangaroo 10/- grey & bright pink, 3rd wmk. VF fresh MUH. SG 117 cat £170 for M, should be at least double, £340 MUH. (P) $275$400
29891918-23 opt KGV ½d green, LM wmk inverted. F-VF fresh MUH. SG 119w cat £130 for M, should be at least £260 MUH. (P) $100$150
29901915 Soldiers part cover franked opt KGV 1d red opt type b, tied by "Rabaul New Britain JUN 18 1915" violet oval pmk. To Australia with Passed-By-Censor", & "3rd Batt N & M Forces Trop Unit" cachets, "Sydney 28 JE 15" arrival b/s. SG 67. Attractive. (P) $250$400
29911916 registered cover franked opt KGV set ½d-5d (½d opt type b, others c), & Kangaroos 2½d-3d 1st wmk, 2d, 6d, 9d & 1/- 2nd wmk (3d opt b, others c), tied by "Rabaul 16 NO 16" cds, with German Rabaul reg label & censor h/s to Switzerland with Bern b/s. SG 65-72, 74, 76, 86 & 88-90 cat £217 & "from x5" on cover. Very attractive. (P) $375$500
29921918 Cover franked opt KGV ½d pr, opt type b & 1d pr, opt type c, tied by "Kokopo 16 FE 18" cds, to England. Marked registered with reg lines but under-paid by 1d hence registered has been crossed out by postal clerk. SG 65 & 67. (P) $100$150
29931918 Use of OHMS PO envelope from NSW with "Rabaul" added at LL & "Rabaul 6 AU 18" cds, to Melbourne. Superb fresh U. Very rare usage. (P) $300$500
29941918 Stampless cover with "Rabaul 19 NO 18" cds, to Queensland. Assumed to be official mail as not taxed! (P) $200$400
2995Postal History: 1915-20s with a variety of frankings inc opt Kangaroo 2d, 2½d blk of 4, 3d, 6d, 9d & 1/-, plus KGV frankings of ½d, 1d red inc abc strip, 1d violet, 3d blue, 4d violet, 5d brown pr, mixed frankings, some registered from Rabaul, Morobe, Kieta, Madang. To various destinations inc USA, GB, Sweden, India etc on covers, fronts, parcel pieces etc. Condition quite mixed poor-VF, but this has been taken into account when calculating reserve. (26) (P) $1500$2500
NEW GUINEA
29961925-27 Huts set ½d-£1, inc all 6d shades. Mostly F-VF fresh M/MLH. SG 125-36 cat £430. (15). (P) $300$400
29971925-28 Huts set ½d-£1 inc all 3 shades of 6d. VFU with various genuine cds from correct period. SG 125-36 cat £750. Genuine U setsare rather scarce & certificates can be obtained on request. (13). $700$1000
29991925-31 Huts OS set 1d to 2/-, plus 1932-34 Undated Bird 1d to 2/-. F-VF M/MLH. SG O22-30 & O42-53 cat £275. (21). (P) $130$200
30001925-30 Huts OS set 1d to 2/-. F-VFU. SG O22-30 cat £190. (9). (P) $100$150
30011928 Hut 2d claret opt STAMP DUTY lower marginal vert pr. Upper stamp opt misplaced down into margin of lower stamp. F-VF MUH. Usual tropicalised gum. (P) $50$150
30021931 Huts Airmail set ½d-£1. VF fresh MUH. SG 137-49 cat £250 for M, should be at least £500 MUH. (13). (P) $500$700
3003 1931 Huts Airmail set ½d-£1, all UL cnr vertical prs with upper stamps variety short "I" in MAIL. Stamps VF fresh MUH. SG 137-49(var) cat £500 as M singles, should be at least £1000 MUH, plus premium for variety prs should be +100%, so would be £2000+. (13 prs) (P) $1500 $2500
30041931 Hut Airmail set ½d-£1. Superb MUH, all left marginal with part Treasury imprint. SG 137-149 cat £250 for M, should be at leastdouble, £500 MUH. 2017 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (13). (P) $500$700
30091931 Dated Bird Airmail set ½d-£1 in matching UR cnr examples. Stamps superb fresh MUH. SG 163-76 cat £300 for M, should be atleast £600+ MUH. Spectacular top quality set. (14). (P) $700$1000
30121931 Dated Bird OS set 1d-5/-. VF M/MLH. SG O31-41 cat £225. (P) $130$200
30131932-34 Undated Bird set 1d-£1. F-VF fresh MUH. SG 177-89 cat £250 for M, should be at least £500 MUH. 2001 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert for top 3 values. (15). (P) $450$650
30161932-34 Undated Bird 10/- pink vertical blk of 6 with margins top & bottom. VF fresh MUH. SG 188 cat £330 as M, should be at least £660 MUH. Rare multiple. (P) $400$600
30171932-34 Undated Bird ½d orange unissued w/o Airmail opt. Superb fresh MUH, top marginal. SG footnote cat £100 for M, should be at least double, £200 MUH. (P) $200$300
30181932-34 Undated Bird Airmail set ½d-£1. VF fresh MUH. SG 190-203 cat £250 for M, should be at least £500 MUH. 2001 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert for top 3 vals. (16). (P) $500$700