U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
January 7-8, 2009
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #937 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 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 #938 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW BRITAIN 1914 G.R.I. overprints, 1sh on 1m carmine, setting 3, pos.2, with period replaced after "I" variety, l.h., minor staining at lower right, otherwise v.f. and scarce variety, with 1990 Holcombe cert. (SG 12var) * Catalog #12var | Unsold |
 | Lot #939 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 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 #940 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 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 and are quite rare, signed Holcombe (SG 13var) * Catalog #13var | Unsold |
 | Lot #941 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 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 on the vertical strip of three, one with double overprint in the "Bute" sale), with 1993 Holcombe cert. (SG 60var) * Catalog #40var | Unsold |
 | Lot #942 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 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 this setting could exist, well centered, unused without gum, v.f. and rare, with 1991 Holcombe cert. (SG 60var) * Catalog #40var | Unsold |
