U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
July 19-20, 2006
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1300 NEW BRITAIN 1914-15 G.R.I. Surcharges on stamps of New Guinea, 3p on 25pf, 3p on 30pf, 1sh on 1m and 2sh on 2m in narrow setting, 1p on 3pf, 2p on 10pf, 2p on 20pf, 21/2p on 10pf, 4p on 40pf, 5p on 50pf and 8p on 80pf in wide setting, mostly l.h., 2sh on 2m with faint crease, balance fine-v.f. (SG 7/26) * Catalog Value ^L4,582 | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #1301 NEW BRITAIN 1914 G.R.I. overprints, 1sh on 1m carmine, with overprint similar to setting 3, which is normally found on stamps of Marshall Islands, however a few are recorded on high values of New Guinea and are quite rare, h.r.,small thin, signed Champion, with 1995 Holcombe cert. (SG 12var) * Catalog #12var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1302 NEW BRITAIN 1914 G.R.I. overprints, 1sh on 1m carmine, setting 3, post.2, with period replaced after "I" variety, l.h., minor staning at lower right, otherwise v.f. and scarce variety, with 1990 Holcombe cert. (SG 12var) * Catalog #12var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1303 NEW BRITAIN 1914 G.R.I. overprints, 1sh on 1m carmine, from the rare setting 7, unused without gum, v.f. and scarce, signed Champion and Brun, with 1997 Holcombe cert. (SG 12var), (*) Catalog #12var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1304 NEW BRITAIN 1914 G.R.I. overprints, 2sh on 2m blue, setting 3, position 4 (short curl on "R"), well centered, v.f., setting 3 is normally found on stamps of Marshall Islands, however a few are recorded on high values of New Guinea andare quite rare, signed Holcombe (SG 13var) * Catalog #13var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1305 NEW BRITAIN 1914 G.R.I. overprint on stamps of Marshall Islands, 2sh on 2m blue, setting 3, pos. 1, with an offset of the overprint on reverse, which Holcombe calls "most unusual on these high value stamps, a scarce stamp", h.r.,with a small surface abrasion and small thin, otherwise fine, with 1993 Holcombe cert. (SG 60) * Catalog #40 Catalog Value ^L1,200 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1306 NEW BRITAIN 1914 G.R.I. overprint on stamps of Marshall Islands, 2sh on 2m blue, setting 7, well centered, l.h.; the positions of setting 7 are unknown, as horizontal multiples are unrecorded, v.f. and scarce setting (similar to that onthe vertical strip of three, one with double overprint in the "Bute" sale), with 1993 Holcombe cert. (SG 60var) * Catalog #40var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1307 NEW BRITAIN 1914 G.R.I. overprint on stamps of Marshall Islands, 2sh on 2m blue, setting 4, pos. 4; Setting 4 was probably only used to overprint stamps of New Guinea, however Gibbs states that Marshall Islands stamps with thissetting could exist, well centered, unused without gum, v.f. and rare, with 1991 Holcombe cert. (SG 60var) (*) Catalog #40var | Unsold |
