THE STUART LEVEN NEW GUINEA 1888-1942, 1914-15 G.R.I. ISSUES, TOWN AND VILLAGE CANCELLATIONS, SIMPSONHAFEN

Lot 1245		Estimate: $2,000T Realised Price : $2,900 1914 (Nov) cover to Sydney bearing \'G.R.I. 1d\' on 5pf Green tied by \'Simpsonhafen/ (Deutsch Neu-Guinea)\' Powell type 50 handstamp in black, endorsed at left \'Garrison duty/Rabaul\', Sydney 20.11.14 arrival machine cancels front and back. Small faults, still a rare usage. [This canceller was in use for only a few months]