31481924-34 Ship set ½d to 10/-,rough paper, plus 2½d shade. VFU. SG 26-39A cat £400. (15) (P) $300$400
31491937-54 Ship set ½d to 10/-, shiny paper, plus ½d perf 14. F-VF MUH. SG 26-39B cat £171. Retail $400. (15) (P) $170$230
31501937-54 Ship set ½d to 10/-, shiny paper. VF M/MLH. SG 26-39B cat £180. Retail $200. (14) (P) $120$150
31511937-54 Ship set ½d to 10/-, shiny paper, plus ½d perf 14. VFU/CTO. SG 26-39B cat £235. (15) (P) $150$250
31521987 World Post Day 40c stamp & $1 M/Sheet master composite proof on plastic (305 x 150mm). Unique! (P) $300$500
3153Impressive & valuable Imperf Proof collection 1972-80 inc 1972 25th Anniv 25c inc 5 diff colour separations plus issued colours. 1973 Pictorial Def set to $1 inc strips & control blks, plus 1c full sheet in final colours & 5 diff colour separations. 1973 50th Anniv blks of 4. 1975 Mining blk of 4. 1975 Conference inc sheetlets plus 2nd issue in blks of 4. 1975 Christmas set in blks of 4 plus separations. 1976 30th Anniv set all vals separations plus composite sheetlet & blks of 4. Good coverage of 1976 60th Anniv inc control blks in various stages of printing. 1976 Forum horiz prs. 1976 Christmas horiz prs. 1979 Flight Anniv set inc blks. 1979 Rowland Hill set vert prs plus M/S with colour separations. 1979 Radio set inc blks of 4. 1979 Christmas set plus control blks. 1980 20th Anniv composite sheetlet. 1980 London M/S with colour bars. All diff inc blks. VF fresh MUH. Fantastic lot offered at a fraction of its real value. (835, 20 M/S & sheetlets) (P) $1500$2500
3154Collection comp to end 2000 in Seven Seas hingeless pgs (retail $180) with 1916-24 KGV opt set to 1/- F-VF M (cat £80). Seahorses 2/6 (brown gum), 5/- (VFM) & 10/- (UN) cat £670. 1924-48 Ships set to 10/- fresh MLH (£180), 1935 KGV SJ opt set, 1954 & 63 pic sets & Decimals comp 1966-2000 inc 1978 opts & vals to $5. Pre-decimals F-VF M/MUH, Decimals fresh MUH. Retail $1500. (few 100) $500$750
NETHERLANDS
31551864 King set 5c-15c perf. F-VFU, light FRANCO cancels. NVPH 4-6 cat €150, SG 8-10 cat £163. (3) (P) $80$120
31561899 Queen set 3c-50c of original values. VF fresh M/MLH. NVPH ex 56-74 cat €550,SG ex 173-91 cat £672. (10) (P) $300$400
31571899 Queen 10G top value. Superb fresh M. NVPH 80A cat €1050. SG 197 cat £1200. Key stamp & scarce so nice! (P) $600$800
31581899 Queen 10G top value. Superb U. NVPH 80 cat €900. SG 197 cat £1000. (P) $450$600
3162Catalogue: SG specialised Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg). Current 6th ed 2010, inc German Occup of Belgium, Netherlands Colonies, Belgian Congo, Ruanda-Urundi etc. 390 pgs in colour. New, retail $100. $80$100
3169Indies Japanese Occup-Sumatra: 1942 surch Neth Indies 10c on 12½c envelope with anchor & "Greater Japan" opt. VF fresh UN. JSCA 1NS17 cat Y25,000 (P) $180$300
3170Indies Japanese Occup: 1942 Money Order franked Malaya General Issues used in Netherlands Indies single frame boxed opt on Straits 5c, tied by "Padang 17 12 4" cds & cashed with "Fort de Kock 17 12 5" cds. VF. SG J150 cat £28 & "from x6" on cover, plus premium for use in Neth Indies. (P) $200$400
3171Indies Japanese Occup: 1945 PO Money Order receipt sheet to record money orders sent, endorsed "Kawat" & used only for telegraphed orders, with Occup pictorials used to pay fees from Boekittinggi PO with Japanese text cds dated "20 2 3" stamps are 30c (2), 40c & 1R(10). SG cat £81 as loose stamps alone. Spectacular! (P) $130$250
3172Suriname: 1873-89 King set 1c-2½G, inc both shades of 25c. F-VF UN as issued, not checked for better perfs. SG ex 1-28 cat £1025, NVPH 1-15 cat €900. (16) (P) $550$800
31801862 Medicinal Spring 4d rose on greyish paper. VF UN. SG 6 cat £150 (P) $70$100
31811862 Medicinal Spring 4d rose on blued paper. F UN. SG 6a cat £850. Very rare stamp. (P) $350$500
31821866-76 Medicinal Spring 4d orange on white paper. VF fresh M. SG 11 cat £140. (P) $100$130
31831876-78 Medicinal Spring 1/- pale green lithographed with "crossed lines on hill". VF fresh UN. SG 20c cat £250 (P) $120$180
NEW GUINEA - GERMAN
31841901 Yacht set 2pf-5Mk, no wmk. M tones, high vals VF appearance. Mi 7-19 cat €260, SG 7-19 cat £275. (13) (P) $100$130
31851914-19 Yacht 5Mk with wmk, centre type II, perf 26x17 holes. VF fresh MUH. SG 23b; Mi 23IIAII. Rare as MUH. (P) $150$200
3186 1913 Zeppelin 2pf blue & 1Mk multicolour, set of fundraising stamps for planned German-English Zeppelin expedition to explore New Guinea, which was cancelled due to outbreak of WWI. Superb fresh MLH with nice bright colours. Sanabria 501-02, Sieger I-II. An extremely rare & stunning set! Exp by FJ Field RDP with his 1975 cert, plus 2011 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (2) (P) $2000 $3000
31871900-14 Official Letter Seal for German New Guinea Govt. VF MUH (P) $50$100
31881900-14 Official Letter Seal for German New Guinea court at Herbertshohe. VF MUH (P) $50$100
31891900-14 Maron Registration label. F-VF MUH top marginal (P) $30$50
31911920s Yacht "Mourning" stamp, no wmk, perf 11¼. VFU/CTO $25$40
31921920s Yacht "Mourning" stamp, no wmk, perf 11¼. VFM $25$40
31931920s Yacht "Mourning" stamp, perf 10¾ with wmk, marginal blk of 4. Superb fresh MUH. Rare multiple (P) $120$200
31941920s Yacht "Mourning" stamp, perf 10¾ with wmk, full pane of 20 with all margins. Superb fresh MUH. Extremely rare as a full pane - 1st we have offered. (P) $700$1000
31951888 Schutzgebiet Neu Guinea Compagnie Parcel Card 2Mk orange & black on blue of the New Guinea Company for parcels to 5kg, text & instructions in German & English. UN, folded vert but still attractive. Mi V1 cat €400. Rare in any condition! (P) $250$400
31961898 opt Eagle 10pf PTPO Post Card with "Gruss aus Neu-Guinea" views (No.8). Superb fresh UN. Mi PP2. (P) $150$250
31971898 use of opt Eagle 10pf PTPO Post Card "Gruss aus Neu-Guinea", with large "Stephansort 8/5 98" cds, to Germany with arrival cds. Mi PP2. (P) $200$300
31981907 Registered cover franked Yacht 5Mk top value, tied by "Stephansort 18/7 07" cds, with reg label, to Germany with arrival b/s. Superb fresh. Mi 19 cat €600, SG 19 cat £650 -both as loose stamp alone & should be at least double on cover. 2009 Jaschke-Lantelme BPP photo cert. (P) $800$1200
3199 1905 "South Seas Post" PPC with MIXED FRANKING of Yacht 5pf & Germania 5pf both tied by s/l "4 MAR 1905" & the very rare negative seal "D. Willehad Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen" ship post cancel, both in blue, of the Australia-Japan Line with Wilhelmshafen arrival cds. This ship post cancel is extremely rare & an almost certainly unique mixed franking usage. Superb item for either the collector of German South Pacific shipmail or New Guinea. Purchased by vendor in 2003 in an European auction at a cost of A$5250. 2003 Dr Provinsky BPP photo-cert. (P) $3500 $5000
32031914-15 "GRI 2½d" 6mm opt DNG Yacht 10pf. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 5I cat €170, SG 5 cat £85 for M, should be at least £170 MUH. Exp Bothe BPP. (P) $150$250
3207 1914-15 "GRI 1d" 5mm opt DNG Yacht 3pf, error opt DOUBLE, with 2nd opt weaker & shifted to top, plus variety "1 with straight top serif" (6th setting, pos 4). Superb fresh M. SG 16c/16e unlisted as such combination & extremely rare thus. 2011 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $2500 $3500
3208 1914-15 "GRI 1d" 5mm opt DNG 5pf, variety "1 with straight top serif", opt QUADRUPLE, with normal opt & additional TRIPLE very weak opts. UN, sl imperfections. SG 17c/i(var) unlisted, while other GRI rarities of equivalent rarity cat £15,000 to £20,000 range. UNIQUE! Holcombe photo-cert. $8000 $10000
32091914-15 "GRI 2d" 5mm opt DNG Yacht 20pf. VF MUH. Mi 4II cat €55+, SG 19 cat £38 for M, should be at least £76 MUH. Exp Bothe BPP. (P) $70$100
32101914-15 "GRI 3d 5mm opt DNG Yacht 25pf. VF fresh MLH. Mi 8 II cat €100, SG 22 cat £150. Exp Bothe BPP (P) $130$180
32111914-15 "GRI 3d" 5mm opt DNG Yacht 25pf. VFU on piece with "Rabaul" oval pmk. Mi 8II cat €120, SG 22 cat £200. Expo Bothe BPP. (P) $170$230
32131914-15 "GRI 8d" 5mm opt DNG Yacht 80pf. VF fresh M. Mi 11 II cat €500, SG 26 cat £375. Bothe BPP photo-cert (P) $375$475
32141914 "GRI 4d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 40pf. VF MLH. SG 56 cat £140, Mi 7I cat €120. Only around 1100 printed. Exp Holcombe. (P) $110$150
3215 1914-15 "GRI 4d" 5mm opt Marshalls 40pf, error opt "GRI" only on the stamp, with 4d only on the lower margin & missing from the stamp itself (setting 11, pos 5). VF fresh M. Mentioned in Gibbs & listed Scott as 36c but unpriced. SG 56(var) unlisted but other errors of similar rarity cat £13,000. In this form totally UNIQUE! BPA photo-cert. (P) $16000 $20000
32161914 "GRI 5d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 50pf. VFM. SG 57 cat £180 Mi 8I cat €190. Only around 600 printed. Exp Champion & Holcombe (P) $170$230
32171914 "GRI 8d" 5mm opt Marshalls Yacht 80pf. VF fresh MLH. SG 58 cat £425, Mi 9I cat €600. Only around 490 printed. Exp Champion (P) $400$500
32181915 "OS GRI 1d" opt DNG Yacht 3pf. Superb MUH, top marginal. SG O1 cat £27 for M, should be at least £54 MUH, Mi D1 cat €70. Exp Hoffman Giesecke (P) $50$80
32191915 "OS GRI 1d" opt DNG Yacht 3pf & 5pf. Superb fresh MUH. Mi D1-2 cat €240, SG O1-2 cat £107 for M, should be at least £214 MUH. Exp Bothe BPP. (2) (P) $200$300
32201915 "GRI 2d" 5mm opt DNG Yacht 10pf (3) from 2nd setting pos 3, 6 & 7, tied to censored registered cover front to France by nice strike of "Rabaul/Jun 8 1915/New Britain" oval cancel with "Passed by censor" cachet at left. SG 52 cat £96+++ as loose stamps alone. Clean, fresh & attractive. Exp Holcombe. (P) $200$400
32211915 "GRI 2d" opt DNG Yacht 10pf Postal Card. VF UN. Mi P2. Exp Ceremuga AIEP. (P) (P) $130$200
32261915-16 opt Kangaroo £1 chocolate & dull blue, 3rd wmk, opt type b. VFU. SG 99. Retail $1000 (P) $450$600
32271915-16 opt on KGV ½d green study with Emerald (24) inc blk of 4 & 2 abc strips. Green (8) inc 2 abc strips. Dull-green (25) inc blk of 6 & 4 abc strips. Bluish green (34), mostly "purple" opts with blks of 4 (2) & 6 abc strips. Odd toning, mostly F-VF/M/MUH. Nice collection, retail $600+ (91) $150$200
32281915-16 opt KGV ½d green substituted opt types a-c & c-b horiz pairs. FM. SG 65 var. (P) $200$250
32291915-16 opt on KGV ½d green study of the fourth setting positions 12 & 18 which clearly show 4 diff states of the opt comprising 10 abc strips of 3 & a horiz pr. A super-specialist grouping which would be very difficult to replicate. Mostly F-VF M with some MUH. $180$250
32301915-16 opt KGV 1d red shade collection. With G10 Carmine-red (15), G13 Deep-red (5), G16 Dull-red (15), G17 Scarlet (15) & G21 Rose (8). Collection mostly F-VF M inc abc strip (4) & some U plus ACSC listed varieties (un-shaded) Run N & secret mark. Retail $750+ (61) $220$300
32311915-16 opt KGV 1d carmine-red Die II, opt type b. Sl blue tinge VFU. SG 67c. Retail $325. (P) $120$160
32321915-16 opt KGV 1d carmine-red, Die II, opt types a,b&c. VF fresh MUH. SG 67c cat £300 for M, so at least £600 MUH (3) (P) $550$750
32331915-16 opt KGV 1d carmine-red Die II, opt type c. VF MLH. SG 67c cat £100. (P) $100$150
32341915-18 opt KGV 4d orange collection with ACSC listed varieties "Weeping 4, "Scratch crown to head, "white scratch behind Emu, "PE joined & "dot above F" (these 5 varieties ACSC cat $500+ for non opt stamps) ABC opt strips of 3 (3 diff shades). Hollow stop varieties (2, inc pr) & individual stamps (18). Odd U, mostly F-VF M. Retail $1200+, varieties alone worth more than reserve. (36) $450$600
32361915-16 opt KGV 5d chestnut single-line perf, fourth setting left pane blk of 20, inc 5 abc strips) with ACSC listed varieties on host stamps. "Break in right frame" (L21) & "Shaved LR cnr" (L24) (these 2 ACSC cat $450 as no opt stamps). Plus "hollow stop" printing varieties on units 6, 12, 16 (2) & 18. Superb fresh MUH with crisp white gum. Retail this quality $750+ (P) $300$400
32371915-18 opt KGV 5d chestnut single-line perf collection with ACSC listed varieties "flaw in UL frame" (L7), "Broken UR cnr (L13) & "notched LL frame (L57) (these 3 varieties ACSC cat $450 as non opt stamps) plus 2 other constant unlisted varieties. ABC opt strips of 3 (2) hollow stop opt varieties (2) & individual stamps (13). Odd U, mostly F-VF M. Retail $750. (28) $275$350
32381915-16 opt Kangaroo 2d, 1st wmk in bottom row of 6 from opt forme of 30 with substituted opt cliches in pos 25 & 29 giving an a,c,c,c,b,c row. VF M/MUH. SG 73 cat £130 as M singles & rare se-tenant row must command a 100%-200% premium, so £260+. (6) (P) $250$400
32391915-16 opt Kangaroo 9d, 1st wmk, opt types a,b&c. VF MUH. SG 79 cat £180 for M, should be at least double, £360 MUH. Type b with BPA photo-cert. (3) (P) $275$375
32401915-16 opt Kangaroo 10/-, 1st wmk, abc strip. Superb fresh MUH. SG 84 cat £480 as M, should be at least double, £960 as MUH. (3) (P) $900$1200
32411915-16 opt Kangaroo 10/- 1st wmk, opt type a. Superb fresh M. SG 84 cat £120 (P) $120$160
32421915-16 opt Kangaroo 10/- 1st wmk opt type b. Superb fresh MLH. SG 84(b) cat £150+ (P) $170$250
32431915-16 opt Kangaroo 10/- 1st wmk opt type c. Superb fresh MLH. SG 84 cat £120, retail $200+ (P) $120$160
32441915-16 opt Kangaroo 10/- 1st wmk opt type c. Superb VFU. SG 84 cat £160 (P) $160$220
32451915-16 opt Kangaroo 10/- 1st wmk, opt Type a. W/C VFM. SG 84 cat £120, retail $250+ (P) $140$180
32461915-16 opt Kangaroo 5/-, 2nd wmk, abc strip of 3. Superb fresh MUH. SG 92 cat £280 as M, should be at least double, £560+ as MUH. (3) (P) $500$800
32471915-16 opt Kangaroo 5/-, 2nd wmk, abc strip of 3. VF M/MUH. SG 92 cat £280 for M, plus premium for MUH stamp. Holcombe photo-cert. (3) (P) $250$350
32481915-16 opt Kangaroo 5/-, 2nd wmk, opt type b. VFM. SG 92 cat £88. (P) $80$120
32491915-16 opt Kangaroo £1 opt type a, 3rd wmk. VFU appearance with light "Base Office Registered" cds (fake cancel). SG 99 cat £425. (P) $150$250
32501915-16 opt Kangaroo £1, 3rd wmk, opt type a. VF M, w/c. SG 99 cat £275. (P) $230$300
32511915-16 opt range with KGV set ½d-5d (inc 2 shades of 1d), 1st wmk (W2) Kangaroos 2d to 1/- (ex 6d), 2nd wmk (W5) 2d to 1/- (ex 2½d) & 3rd wmk (W6) 2d. All in vert "bc" prs ex 9d 1st wmk & 2d 3rd wmk are "ab" prs. Odd imperfection, mostly F-VF fresh M/MUH. SG 65-76, 79-81, 86, 88-90 & 94 cat £500+ inc type b premium, plus extra for the many MUH. (15 prs) (P) $275$400
32521918 "One Penny" surch KGV 5d brown, opt type a. VFU, Rabaul cds. SG 100 cat £80 (P) $80$100
32561918 "One Penny" on Kangaroo 1/- green, abc strip of 3. VFU, Kawieng cds. SG 101. Retail $1000+ (P) $300$400
32571918-23 opt KGV 1d carmine-red Die II/I pr. Superb, die II MUH, die I MLH. SG 103/103b cat £113 for M singles, should worth at least double, £226 for MUH die II. (2) (P) $200$300
32581918-23 opt KGV 1d carmine-red Die II. VF fresh MUH. SG 103b cat £110 for M, should be worth at least £220 for MUH. (P) $150$200
32591918-23 opt KGV 1d carmine-red Die II. VFU, light cancel. SG 103b cat £75, retail $220+ (P) $70$100
32601918-23 opt KGV 4d yellow-orange, variety "line through Fourpence." F-VFM, small natural paper inclusion. SG 104a cat £800. (P) $600$800
32611918-23 opt Kangaroos 2d grey Die I, Die II, 2½d indigo, blue, 3d olive Die I & II, 6d ultramarine & greyish ultramarine, 9d violet, 1/- emerald & pale emerald, 2/- brown, 5/- grey & yellow. VF MUH. SG 106-16 cat £225 for M, so at least double, £500 MUH. (13) (P) $400$600