U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
January 23-24, 2002
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
| Lot #1702 NEW GUINEA 1914 surcharged 1d on 3pf, 1d on 5pf, 2d on 20pf, 3d on 30pf and 4d on 40pf, group of 16 mostly diff., various settings incl. 1d on 3pf and 2d on 20pf setting 8b and 9a resp., others representing various settings, two used, others l.h. or h.r., signed Holcombe etc., with several certificates, couple of minor flaws, mostly fine-v.f. *u Catalog #SG 1/24 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1703 NEW GUINEA 1914 surcharged 1d on 3pf, 2d on 20pf, 4d on 40pf and 5d on 50pf, four diff., 6mm spacing, all setting 6, positions 3-5, fine-v.f., signed Holcombe, two with his certificates. Stamps printedfrom plate XI are very rare, Gibbs price five times the normal * Catalog #SG 1,4,9,10 | Price Realized $1,450.00 | |
| Lot #1704 NEW GUINEA 1914 surcharged 1d-4d on 5pf-40pf, setting 9A, a unique group of nine mostly different canc. on pieces incl. 21/2d on 10pf variety "fraction bar" omitted, all with "Stephansort 13" cds, occasional perf. faults and minor toning, 3d on 25pf defective, otherwise mostly fine, with five Holcombe certificates stating that they are unique. The format of setting 9A is unknown, but it is believed to be a setting of five, similar to setting 9 Catalog #SG 1/9var | Unsold | |
| Lot #1705 NEW GUINEA 1914 surcharged 1d on 3pf brown, 6mm spacing, identified by Gibbs as setting 1d, canc. by two line Rabaul Nov. 2, 1914 pmk in violet, v.f., with Holcombe cert. A very rare setting, of which only a few are recorded Catalog #SG 1var | Unsold | |
| Lot #1706 NEW GUINEA 1914 1s on 1m carmine, 4mm spacing, setting 4, position 1, l.h., v.f., with Holcombe cert. * Catalog #SG 12 Catalog Value ^L1,500 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1707 NEW GUINEA 1914 1s on 1m carmine, 31/2mm spacing, setting 3, position 2, stop replaced after "I", h.r., with some brown staining at lower right, v.f. and scarce stamp, v.f., with Holcombe cert. * Catalog #SG 12 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1708 NEW GUINEA 1914 1s on 1m carmine, 31/2mm spacing, setting 7, unused without gum, v.f. Positions of the stamps from setting 7 are unknown, as horizontal multiples are unrecorded, signed Champion, Brun etc., with Holcombe cert. A rare stamp (*) Catalog #SG 12 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1709 NEW GUINEA 1914 1s on 1m carmine, 31/2mm spacing, setting 4, position 3, sheet margin single, stamp n.h., v.f., signed Holcombe, with 1982 Royal cert., ex-Col. Green collection ** Catalog #SG 12 | Price Realized $2,100.00 | |
| Lot #1710 NEW GUINEA 1914 1s on 1m carmine, 31/2mm spacing, setting 1, position 3, h.r., minor creasing, otherwise v.f., signed Holcombe, with Buhler cert * Catalog #SG 12 Catalog Value ^L1,500 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1711 NEW GUINEA 1914 1s on 1m carmine, basic stamp is from vertical row 4 on the sheet, setting 3, position 3 except that the "I" has a complete serif at top left. Setting 3 is normally found on Marshall Islands stamps, but is recorded on a few German NewGuinea high values. It seems possible that this setting was overprinted on individual stamps or pieces, differing type positions are known on non corresponding sheet positions of basic stamps, small thin, v.f. appearance, Holcombe cert. * Catalog #SG 12var | Unsold | |
| Lot #1712 NEW GUINEA 1914 2s on 2m blue, 31/2mm spacing, setting 4, position 4, l.h., signed Miro, Holcombe, etc., v.f. * Catalog #SG 13 Catalog Value ^L1,700 | Price Realized $1,450.00 | |
| Lot #1713 NEW GUINEA 1914 2s on 2m blue, 31/2mm spacing, setting 3, position 4, l.h., signed Holcombe, v.f. Only a few setting 3 known on German New Guinea, Gibbs value for setting 3 is three times the normal price * Catalog #SG 13var | Unsold | |
| Lot #1714 NEW GUINEA 1914 3s on 3m violet black, 31/2mm spacing, setting 1, position 2, l.h., v.f., with Holcombe cert * Catalog #SG 14 Catalog Value ^L3,250 | Price Realized $2,600.00 | |
| Lot #1715 NEW GUINEA 1914 5s on 5m carmine & black, 31/2mm spacing, setting 7, v.f., signed Holcombe * Catalog #SG 15 Catalog Value ^L6,500 | Price Realized $4,750.00 | |
| Lot #1716 NEW GUINEA 1914 5s on 5m carmine & black, 41/2mm spacing, setting 3, position 2, l.h., v.f., signed Holcombe. A great rarity, only a few setting 3 known on German New Guinea high values, priced in Gibbs at three times the normal stamp * Catalog #SG 15var | Unsold | |
| Lot #1717 NEW GUINEA 1914 surcharged 1d on 5pf, 2d on 10pf, 5d on 50pf (two, one showing comma instead of stop after "d") and 8d on 80pf, all 5mm spacing, setting XI, positions 1-5, couple of tiny gum stains, mostly fine-v.f., signed Holcombe. Stamps printed from plate XI are very rare, Gibbs price ten times the normal * Catalog #SG 17/26 | Price Realized $950.00 | |
| Lot #1718 NEW GUINEA 1914 2s on 2m blue, 5mm spacing, setting 2, position 3, v.f., signed Holcombe * Catalog #SG 28 Catalog Value ^L2,750 | Price Realized $1,850.00 | |
| Lot #1719 NEW GUINEA 1914 3s on 3m violet, 51/2mm spacing, setting 7, l.h., v.f., signed Holcombe, with 1957 PFC * Catalog #SG 29 Catalog Value ^L4,500 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1720 NEW GUINEA 1915 registration labels, specialized group of 50 stamps, used and unused, incl. blocks, pairs, canc. on piece, with better items incl. Kieta, Kawieng, Rabaul, Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen, Stepahnsort, Manus, Herbertshohe, with varieties incl.printed on gummed side, generally fine-v.f., signed Holcombe etc., with many certificates. A rare opportunity to obtain a large lot of these interesting items *u Catalog #SG 33/43 Catalog Value ^L15,000 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1735 NEW GUINEA Air Post. 1935 ^L2 and ^L5, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #C44-45 | Price Realized $575.00 |
