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The "Garrison" Collection of New Guinea "G.R.I." Surcharges
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 18th June 2014 Time: 11:00AM
Details: Viewing:
Tuesday 17th June 10am to 5pm
Private viewing by appointment only
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Auction Lots - Page 1

New Guinea

501
x 1914 (Oct.) stampless envelope to London, marked "Garrison at Rabaul" and "Stamps not available", "1d" in circle, "1d/fb." handstamp with London arrival c.d.s. (11.12) and GB 1d. Postage Due alongside and, on reverse, Sydney machine d.s. (23.10) applied in transit; some minor peripheral creases. Rare. Photo £1,200-1,500
Note: This cover is likely to have been on the "Komet" which departed Rabaul on 17th October. Komet's mail on the 17th closed before the GRI stamps were issued

1914 (17 Oct.) - 1915 Stamps of German New Guinea overprinted "g.r.i." with value 6mm. or 3 1/2-4mm. apart

502
x 1d. on 3pf., 1d. on 5pf., 2d. on 10pf. (Setting 1, Position 3), 2d. on 20pf., 2 1/2d. on 10pf., 2 1/2d. on 20pf., 3d. on 25pf., 3d. on 30pf., 4d. on 40pf., 5d. on 50pf. and 8d. on 80pf., fine mint. S.G. 1-11, £4,045. Photo £1,500-1,800
503
x 1d. on 3pf. brown horizontal pair, [Setting 1, Positions 2-3], neatly sharing fine strike of "-*rabaul*-/*Oct 17 1914"* d.s. (Powell 49b) being the first day of issue of the initial printings; both with a thin though still of fine appearance. S.G. 1, £1600. Photo £500-600
504
x 1d. on 3pf. brown neatly tied by "rabaul/Oct 17 1914" two-line d.s. (Type 49b) in violet on day of issue on locally addressed 1914 "norddeutscher lloyd, filiale rabaul." envelope. S.G. 1. Photo £2,000-2,500
505
x 1d. on 3pf. brown showing "1" for "i", [Setting 7, Position 4], fine unused with part original gum. Stamps from this setting are rare. Holcombe Opinion. (1992). S.G. 1a, £2000. Photo £1,000-1,200
506
x 1d. on 3pf. brown showing variety short "1", [Setting 1, Position 1], unused without gum; some light staining, small thin spot at top and pulled perf at left. A rare stamp. Gibbs Certificate (2009). S.G. 1b, £2000. Photo £250-300
507
x 1d. on 3pf. brown showing variety "1" with straight top serif, [Setting 6, Position 4], unused with part gum (slightly disturbed). Very rare. Ceremuga Certificate (2007).
S.G. 1c, £2000. Photo £400-500
508
x 1d. on 5pf., 2d. on 10pf. (on small piece), 2d. on 20pf., 2 1/2d. on 10pf. (on small piece), 2 1/2d. on 20pf., 3d. on 25pf., 3d. on 30pf., 4d. on 40pf. (Setting 1, Position 6; Briefmarkenprüfstelle certificate, 2004) and 5d. on 50pf. (small thin), the 2 1/2d. on 10pf. cancelled by part Rabaul Type 53 d.s., the 2 1/2d. on 2d. with part Stephansort Type 52 c.d.s., the remainder with Rabaul Type 49b two-line d.s. in violet, fine. S.G. 2-10, £3,145. Photo £600-800
509
x 1d. on 5pf. green clearly tied by "rabaul/Nov 14 1914" two-line d.s. (Type 49c) in violet on 1914 "Sherbon" envelope to Sydney signed by Capt. Fry on reverse, fine. S.G. 2. Photo £150-200
510
x 2 1/2d. on 10pf. carmine with 6 1/2mm. spacing showing variety no fraction bar, (Setting 9, Position unknown), neatly cancelled by large part "stephansort" undated cancellation, fine. Extremely rare, one of two used examples recorded. Gibbs Certificate (2007).
S.G. 5a, £3500. Photo £2,500-3,000
Note: This variety is not the fraction bar omitted that Stanley Gibbons list as S.G. 5a in their Part 1. For details about this variety, see "G.R.I." by Robert Gibbs, page 36
511
x 2 1/2d. on 20pf. ultramarine affixed to small piece of paper "blanket" to permit surcharging and with two impressions of the surcharge on the "blanket", [Setting 7, Positions 1-3], fine and well-centred. Holcombe Opinion (1989) states "Setting 7 stamps are very rare". S.G. 6. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: "Ello", March 2009
512
x 3d. on 25pf. black and red on yellow showing variety "1" for "i", neatly cancelled by "rabaul" two-line d.s. (Type 49b) in violet on the first day of issue, fine. Gibbs Certificate (2007). S.G. 7a, £1300. Photo £400-500
513
x 3d. on 30pf. black and orange on buff, neatly tied by "rabaul/new britain" oval d.s. (Type 53) in violet on locally addressed 1915 (8 Jan.) "Lehmaier" envelope marked "Rabaul Garrison - On Active Service". Neat and attractive. S.G. 8. Photo £1,200-1,500
514
x 3d. on 30pf. black and orange on buff showing variety "1" for "i" and with clear surcharge offset on reverse, some small surface abrasions around "deutsche" otherwise fine mint. Gibbs Certificate (2007). S.G. 8a, £1300. Photo £250-300
515
x 4d. on 40pf. black and carmine, tied by "rabaul" two-line d.s. (Type 49a) on 1914 (13 Oct.) "Travers" envelope to Sydney, marked "On Active Service" and signed by Capt. Fry on reverse. A rare cancellation known on the pre-first day stamps only of which nine covers have been recorded. B.P.A. Certificate (1982). S.G. 9. Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: Eric Creed, March 1966
Robert Gibbs, September 1988
516
x 5d. on 50pf. black and purple on buff, cancelled by "rabaul" two-line d.s. in violet (Type 49b) on locally addressed 1914 (17 Oct.) "norddeutscher lloyd, filiale rabaul." envelope on first day of issue, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1984). S.G. 10. Photo £3,000-4,000
517
x 5d. on 50pf. black and purple on buff showing variety "1" for "i", fine mint apart from hinge remainder. Gibbs Certificate (2007). S.G. 10a, £2250. Photo £800-1,000
518
x 8d. on 80pf. black and carmine on rose, [Setting 7, Position 4], fine unused with part original gum. A rare setting. Gibbs Certificate (2007). S.G. 11, £950. Photo £400-500
519
x 8d. on 80f. black and carmine on rose, tied to small piece by complete "rabaul" two-line d.s. (Type 49b) in violet on first day of issue; tiny abrasion at top towards right corner, otherwise fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1970). S.G. 11, £1500. Photo £300-400
520
x 1s. on 1m. carmine, 4mm. spacing, [Setting 4, Position 2], well-centred, fine unused with large part original gum. Signed by Bloch. P.F. Certificate (1978). S.G. 12, £3250. Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: Ernest Brown, March 1970
521
x 1s. on 1m. carmine, 3 3/4mm. spacing, showing variety large replacement stop after "i", [Setting 3, Position 2, late state], centrally cancelled by straight-line "Rabaul" h.s. (Type 51), small thin at left otherwise fine. Very rare. Ceremuga Certificate (2006). S.G. 12, £4250. Photo £1,200-1,500
522
x 2s. on 2m. blue, 4mm. spacing, [Setting 1, Position 1], well-centred, unused with large part original gum, fine. Holcombe Certificate (1994). S.G. 13, £3000. Photo £1,200-1,500
523
x 2s. on 2m. blue, 3 3/4mm. spacing, [Setting 3, Position 4], centred to upper left, fine unused with large part original gum. Rare from this setting. Ceremuga Certificate (2007). S.G. 13, £3000. Photo £1,000-1,200
524
x 2s. on 2m. blue, 3 1/2mm. spacing, showing variety large replacement stop after "i", [Setting 3, Position 2, late state], very lightly cancelled, horizontal crease, short perf at top and perforations clipped in places. Stamps from Setting 3 are rare. Holcombe Certificate (1992). S.G. 13, £4000. Photo £800-1,000
525
x 3s. on 3m. violet-black, 3 3/4mm. spacing, showing large replacement stop after "i", [Setting 3, Position 2, late state], centred to lower right, fine unused with large part original gum. Very rare. Ceremuga Certificate (2011). S.G. 14, £5000+. Photo £3,000-4,000
526
x 3s. on 3m. violet-black, 3 1/2mm. spacing, [Setting 4, Position 1], centred to lower right, unused with large part original gum, one very tiny thin spot otherwise fine. Holcombe Certificate (1993). S.G. 14, £5000. Photo £2,000-2,500
527
x 3s. on 3m. violet-black, 3 3/4mm. spacing, [Setting 4, Position 1], centred to lower right, fine unused with large part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (1988). S.G. 14, £5000. Photo £2,000-2,500
528
x 3s. on 3m. violet-black, 4mm. spacing, well-centred, unused with large part original gum; light tone spot on reverse, tiny thinnings around hinge mark and gum a little toned, otherwise fine and a very presentable example of this rare stamp. E. Diena Certificate (1981). S.G. 14, £5000. Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: William Frazer, June 2003
529
x 3s. on 3m. violet-black, 3 1/2mm. spacing, [Setting 4, Position 3], centred to foot, very lightly cancelled, fine. R.P.S. (1969) and B.P.A. (1996) Certificates. S.G. 14, £7000. Photo £3,000-4,000
530
x 5s. on 5m. carmine and black, 3 3/4mm. spacing, [Setting 4, Position 1], fairly well-centred, fresh and fine unused with large part original gum. Very rare. P.F. (1953) and Brandon (2004) Certificates. S.G. 15, £13,000. Photo £5,000-6,000
531
x 5s. on 5m. carmine and black with sheet margin at top showing guide cross, 3 3/4mm. spacing, [Setting 4, Position 3], centred to upper left, unused with large part original gum; two light gum bends and some re-inforced perfs, otherwise fine. Very rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1980). S.G. 15, £13,000. Photo £4,000-5,000
Provenance: Dr. E.H. Freidman, June 1980

1914 (16 Dec.) - 1915 Stamps of German New Guinea overprinted "g.r.i." with value 5mm. or 5-5 1/2mm. apart

532
x 1d. on 3pf, 1d. on 5pf., 2d. on 10pf., 2d. on 20pf., 2 1/2d. on 10pf., 3d. on 25pf., 3d. on 30pf., 4d. on 40pf., 5d. on 50pf. and 8d. on 80pf., the 3pf. with creased corner perf otherwise fresh and fine mint. S.G.16-20, 22-26, £1635. Photo £500-600
533
x 1d. on 3pf. and 2d. on 10pf. on fragment (light soiling around perfs) cancelled by straight-line "Rabaul" h.s. (Type 51), and 1d. on 5pf. (on fragment), 2d. on 20pf. (Setting 2, Position 4) and 3d. on 25pf. (on small piece) cancelled by part "rabaul" oval d.s. (Type 53), and 8d. on 80pf. (thin and perf faults at right) cancelled by part "stephansort" d.s.; also Rabaul (sans-serif) registration label (faults) on piece tied by Rabaul oval d.s. in violet, fine used. Cat. £1663. Photo £250-300
534
x 1d. on 3pf., 1d. on 5pf., 2d. on 10pf., 3d. on 30pf. and 5d. on 50pf., each tied by "rabaul" c.d.s. (Type 55) on 1915 (17 Sept.) envelope addressed to Samarai, Papua;
no other markings. S.G. 16-18, 23, 25; £768+. Photo £300-400
535
x 1d. on 3pf. brown vertical pair, the lower stamp showing variety surcharge double, [Setting 6, Position 1], well-centred, fine mint with the lower stamp being unmounted. Holcombe Opinion (1989). S.G. 16e, £1300+. Photo £1,000-1,200
536
x 1d. on 3pf. brown horizontal pair from Setting 2, variety surcharge double with distinctly different types of inking, the lower surcharges are Positions 8-9 with Position 8 showing "1" with straight top serif, the upper surcharges are Positions 5-6 with Position 6 showing "1" with straight top serif, on small piece tied by "rabaul/new britain" oval d.s. in violet (6.1.15). The only recorded pair with these varieties. R.P.S. (1970) and Ceremuga (2007) Certificates. Unlisted in S.G. Photo £5,000-6,000
537
x 1d. on 5pf. green L-shaped strip of three affixed to piece from the paper "blanket" to permit overprinting, showing and impression of the surcharge on the "blanket" at lower right, [Setting 5, Positions 4-5], the left vertical pair also showing "1" with straight top serif, fine. A rare piece. B.P.A. (1978) and Gibbs (2009) Certificates. S.G. 17/17c. Photo £300-400
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute, April 1959
Robert Gibbs, October 1988
538
x 1d. on 5pf. green showing variety inverted "d" on small piece tied by "stephansort" d.s. in blue (Type 52), fine. Very rare, ten used examples are recorded. Gibbs Certificate (2002). S.G. 17e, £3250. Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: The Marquess of Bute, April 1959
539
x 1d. on 5pf. green showing variety "g r i" without stops but with normal spaces, on small piece tied by "stephansort" d.s. in blue (Type 52), fine. Extremely rare, five examples of this variety are recorded, one unused (in the Royal collection) and four used. Holcombe Certificate (1990). S.G. 17ga, £10,000. Photo £5,000-6,000
540
x "g.i.r./3d" error on 10pf. carmine, unused without gum, top left corner perf lightly stained and pulled perf at top, otherwise fine. Extremely rare, five examples, all unused, have been recorded by Gibbs. R.P.S. Certificate (1964). S.G. 18l, £12,000. Photo £3,000-4,000
541
x 2 1/2d. on 10pf. carmine block of four with margin at left showing additional surcharges, [Setting 5, Positions 5-7], unused with large part original gum, some re-enforced perfs, fine. B.P.A. (1982) and Ceremuga (2007) Certificates. S.G. 20, £900+. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: Robert Gibbs, October 1988
542
x 2 1/2d. on 20pf. ultramarine, [Setting 4, Position 4], well-centred, unused with large part tropicalised gum, fine. Gibbs and Ceremuga Certificates (2007). S.G. 21, £1900. Photo £400-500
543
x 2 1/2d. on 20pf. ultramarine with sheet margin at top, [Setting 5, Position 9], on small piece tied by Rabaul c.d.s. (Type 55), fine. Rare. Ceremuga Certificate (2007). S.G. 21, £2500. Photo £1,500-1,800
544
x 2 1/2d. on 20pf. ultramarine, neatly cancelled by part Rabaul oval d.s. in violet, some shortish perfs at left otherwise fine. Rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1971). S.G. 21, £2500. Photo £600-800
545
x 3d. on 25pf. black and orange on buff pair, [Setting 4, Positions 3-4], on small piece tied by "rabaul/new britain" oval d.s. in violet, fine. A rare setting. Ceremuga Certificate (2007). S.G. 22, £500+. Photo £400-500
546
x 3d. on 30pf. black and orange on buff, uncancelled on envelope addressed to Lieut. Goadby, Royal Engineers, Herbertshöhe and signed by Capt. Fry, fine. S.G. 23. Photo £300-400
547
x 3d. on 30pf. black and orange on buff showing variety no stop after "d", Setting 2, fresh and fine unmounted mint. Gibbs Certificate (2007). S.G. 23e, £800. Photo £400-500
548
x 3d. on 30pf. black and orange on buff showing variety thick "3", [Setting 2, Position 1], fresh and fine unmounted mint. Gibbs Certificate (2007). S.G. 23f, £550. Photo £250-300
549
x 3d. on 30pf. black and orange on buff showing variety thick "3", [Setting 2, Position 1], fine unused with part original gum. Ceramuga Certificate (2007). S.G. 23f, £550. Photo £120-150
550
x 3d. on 30pf. black and orange on buff showing variety surcharge double, on piece tied by part "rabaul/new britain" oval d.s. in violet, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1970).
S.G. 23g, £4250. Photo £2,000-2,500
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
The "Garrison" Collection of New Guinea "G.R.I." Surcharges
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 18th June 2014 Time: 11:00AM
Details: Viewing:
Tuesday 17th June 10am to 5pm
Private viewing by appointment only
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