THE STUART LEVEN NEW GUINEA 1888-1942, 1914-15 G.R.I. ISSUES, STAMPS OF GERMAN NEW GUINEA SURCHARGED

Lot 1172		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $230 Literature: G.R.I. by Robert Gibbs (1988), hardbound edition with dust jacket. A popular and sought after handbook
Lot 1173		Estimate: $1,000T Realised Price : $800 1914-15 selection with \'G.R.I.\' and value 6mm apart 1d on 3pf (2), 1d on 5pf, 2d on 10pf, 2½d on 10pf, 2½d on 20pf (2, one with Certificate), 3d on 30pf; 5mm apart 1d on 3pf, 1d on 5pf (6), 2d on 10pf (2), 3d to 5d, plus \'OS/1d\' (two each), mixed condition
Lot 1174		Estimate: $350T Realised Price : $360 1914-15 \'G.R.I.\' and value 6mm apart 1d on 3pf Brown [setting 1 - pos 5], SG 1, hinge remain
Lot 1175		Estimate: $350T Realised Price : $420 1914-15 \'G.R.I.\' and value 6mm apart 1d on 3pf Brown [setting 6 - pos 1], SG 1, adhesion
Lot 1176		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $800 1914-15 \'G.R.I.\' and value 6mm apart 1d on 5pf Green, (first setting) SG 2, positional strips of six from top and four from base with marginal inscriptions, \'Short \'1\' on [1], SG2a, slight separation
Lot 1177		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $340 1914-15 \'G.R.I.\' and value 6mm apart 2d on 10pf Carmine, SG 5, on 1915 (27 Feb) cover addressed to Rabaul tied by oval datestamp (Powell type 53) in violet, minor blemishes on reverse
Lot 1178		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $1,050 1914-15 \'G.R.I.\' and value 6mm apart 2½d on 10pf Carmine variety \'Fraction bar omitted\', [2], SG 6a, from the 9th setting, thinned. Rare
Lot 1179		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $190 1914-15 \'G.R.I.\' and value 6mm apart 3d on 25pf Black and Red/yellow, SG 7, fresh mint
Lot 1180		Estimate: $4,000T Realised Price : $3,600 1914-15 \'G.R.I.\' and value 6mm apart 3d on 30pf Black and Orange/buff, SG 8, used on 1914 \'NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD\' flapless cover tied by First Day of Issue \'RABAUL/Oct 17 1914\' (Powell type 49b) cancel in violet. Very rare, with recent realisations for examples bearing the 1d on 3pf and 5d on 50pf of AU$5640 and AU$7760 respectively
Lot 1181		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $750 1914-15 \'G.R.I.\' and value 6mm apart 4d on 40pf Black and Carmine, SG 9, tied to 1915 (15 Jan) locally addressed cover by oval Rabaul (Powell type 53) datestamp
Lot 1182		Estimate: $1,500T Realised Price : $1,400 1914-15 \'G.R.I.\' and value 6mm apart 5d on 50pf Black and Purple/buff, SG 10, with part \'S.S. MATUNGA\' cancellation. 1967 BPA Certificate. Extremely rare
Lot 1183		Estimate: $1,250T Realised Price : $1,450 1914-15 \'G.R.I.\' and value 6mm apart 8d on 80pf Black and Carmine/rose, SG 11, affixed to piece by \'RABAUL/Oct 17 1914\' handstamp in violet (Powell type 49b), this being the First Day of Issue. 1970 RPSL Certificate
Lot 1184		Estimate: $750T Realised Price : $675 1914-15 \'G.R.I.\' and value 3½ to 4mm apart 1s on 1M Carmine, SG 12, upper right corner slight rounded, redistributed gum
Lot 1185		Estimate: $1,250T Realised Price : $1,000 1914-15 \'G.R.I.\' and value 3½ to 4mm apart 2s on 2M Blue, SG 13, signed on reverse and two dealers handstamps together with 1928 BPA Certificate, toning and adherence on reverse, fine appearance
Lot 1186		Estimate: $1,000T Realised Price : $750 1914-15 \'G.R.I.\' and value 3½ to 4mm apart 2s on 2M Blue, SG 13, redistributed gum
Lot 1187		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $280 1914-15 \'G.R.I.\' and value 5mm apart 1d on 5pf Green, (second setting) SG 17, positional strip of ten from top with marginal inscriptions, showing \' \'1\' with straight top serif\' [6] and [9], SG 17c, slight separations, stamps unmounted
Lot 1188		Estimate: $125T Realised Price : $105 1914-15 \'G.R.I.\' and value 5mm apart 1d on 5pf Green pair [second setting 5-6], right unit variety \' \'1\' with straight top serif\', SG 17,c, cancelled with portion of Stephansort datestamp in blue
Lot 1189		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $170 1914-15 \'G.R.I.\' and value 5mm apart 3d on 25pf Black and Red/yellow, SG 22, affixed to piece by oval Rabaul datestamp in violet (Powell type 53)
Lot 1190		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $120 1914-15 \'G.R.I.\' and value 5mm apart 3d on 30pf Black and Orange/buff, SG 23, affixed to piece tied by part oval Rabaul datestamp