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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A LETTER CARDS - 1911 KGV Fullface 1d with the first line of text ending "...to" Our vendor considered #LC8 & #LC10 - the September 1911 printings - to be essentially the same issue. We agree. They are all on greenish grey stock but there is certainly some minor difference in both the thickness & texture of the stock across these cards that supports the suggestion that different stocks were supplied in this period. However, cards more than 100 years old often suffer from fading or discolouration that can make comparisons exceedingly difficult. The technical aspects of the two issues are not sufficiently nor consistently different to justify the division. In our opinion, the first group listed under #LC10 should be deleted. All LC8 & LC10(1) cards are listed here as LC8.

Ex Lot 2023 2023 PS A+/A- 'MOSMAN BAY...' (Ferry in Mid-Distance) to Germany, superb but philatelic; & 'LOG TRAIN...' to Holland, commercially used; both uprated with South Australian ½d & 1d. Scarce CofA/State combination frankings. (2) 150 2034 PS A UNSURFACED GREYISH/GREENISH STOCK WITH COMMA AFTER 'Australia,' ACSC #LC8: 'ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS/PERTH WA' in sepia, underpaid to Germany with South Australian ½d only tied by 'CALLINGTON' (SA) cds, superb 'T/20CTS'-in-circle h/s of Adelaide but no evidence that the postage due was collected. [1½d was the foreign postcard rate. However letter cards had to be paid at the letter rate of 2½d] 150 NEW GUINEA (German) - Forerunners The German Protectorate of New Guinea was declared in 1884 over the Kaisers-Wilhelmsland mainland and expanded in 1885 to include Neu-Pommern () and the Bismarck Archipelago. The first postal facilities were established in 1888 using un-overprinted German stamps (so-called 'Vorläufer' usage) until the first 'Deutsch New-Guinea' overprints were issued in late-1897.

Lot 2524 2524 C A- 1889 (Oct 7) cover from Wurttemberg with 10pf pair tied by 'URACH' cds to "Finschhafen/Kaiser Wilhelmsland/Neu Guinea" & endorsed "Via Genoa", 'GENOA' & 'SOERABAJA' transit backstamps, surprisingly fine for such an early inwards item. Ex Fred Pearson & Michael Courtis: acquired for $2340 at the Mossgreen auction of 19.6.2015. [The first postal agency in opened at Finschhafen 15.2.1888, and closed 19.3.1891. This is one of the earliest inwards items to New Guinea that we have seen. The addressee, Dr Carl Weinland was Medical Officer with the Neu-Guinea Compagnie. 2,000T Page:2 www.abacusauctions.com.au Mar 03, 2019

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Lot 2525 2525 C A- - commercial cover to Germany with doubled but still very fine strike of the rare 'KERAWARA/3 12/89' cds, Berlin arrival b/s of '19/2' (1890), ironed-out vertical fold. This cover would have been carried on the "Ottilie" to Soerabaja. A rare cover from this small outpost. PO -.5.1888; replaced by Herbertshohe -.6.1890. Ex Michael Courtis: acquired for $7187 at the Prestige auction of 12.10.2012. [Kerawara, Mioko & Kabakon are small islands in the Prince of Wales group. Kerawara is less than 1 square kilometre in size] 6,000T

Lot 2526 2526 CA - (Dec 28) inwards cover to Dr Weinland at "Stefansort" (sic) with Wurttemberg 10pf x2 tied by 'REUTLINGEN' cds, largely very fine 'FINSCHHAFEN/24 4/90' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. [Dr Carl Weinland died of malaria at Finschhafen in March 1891] 1,500T Page:3 Mar 03, 2019

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Lot 2527 2527 CC 1890 commercial cover to Germany with very fine strike of the rare 'KERAWARA/3 1/90' cds, 'OLDENBURG/1.4.90' arrival b/s, some staining/aging. Michal Jaschke-Lantelme Certificate (2015). 2,500T

Lot 2528 2528 PS A- 1891 usage of 10pf Envelope to Netherlands Indies with an almost fine strike of the rare 'HATZFELDTHAFEN/23 6/91' cds uprated with 5pf x2 & 20pf tied by three further poor to fair strikes of the cds, imperforate registration label (Einfeldt #1, fault at lower-left, gum-stained), 'SOERABAIJA' & 'WELTEVREDEN' transit & 'AUSG' arrival b/s. PO 1.4.1888; closed 30.9.1891. Ex Michael Courtis: acquired at the Prestige auction of 12.10.2012 for $2645. [Carried by the steamer "Schwalbe" on its second New Guinea- run. Hatzfeldthafen is a small settlement on the central north coast of Madang Province] 2,000T 2529 C B 1892 commercial cover to Germany with 5pf x2 10pf & 20pf tied by very fine strikes of the 'STEPHANSORT' cds, unusually with no backstamps, central fold. 200T Page:4 www.abacusauctions.com.au Mar 03, 2019

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Lot 2530 2530 PS/C B - stampless envelope with 'Department of Communications of Japan' imprint at U/R & 'Official Business' at L/L, to 'The Director-General of Posts/New Guina [sic]/German Protectorate" with 'TOKIO * JAPAN/24 XII/1892/MEIJI 25' & similar Yokohama cds, & transit b/s, with the enclosed New Year greeting card in French with gold-embossed stylised Chrysanthemum, both a bit aged. A remarkable origin/destination duo. 500T

Lot 2531 2531 CC 1893 cover with 'NEU GUINEA COMPAGNIE' imprint at top, to Germany with 5pf x2 20pf & 50pf (stained) tied by 'STEPHANSORT/1 4/93' cds & first-type 'Stephansort' 'R' label, superb 'FRIEDRICH-WILHELMSHAFEN' transit cds unusually on the face & Kiel arrival b/s of 31.5.93, a few faults. 500T Page:5 Mar 03, 2019

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Lot 2532 2532 PS A- - usage of 10pf Envelope (147x104mm) to Germany with 3pf pair & 5pf tied by very fine 'HERBERTSHOH/20 11/93' cds, 'GERA' arrival b/s of 6.1/94. Ex Michael Courtis. 350T 2533 C A-/A 1896 & 1898 covers to Germany with 20pf & 'FRIEDRICH-WILHELMSHAFEN' cds, the first from a mission endorsed "Schwester Augusta" [= Sister Augusta] on the flap (2) 300T

Lot 2534 2534 CB 1897 cover with 'Hernsheim & Co/----97/MATUPI/Bismarck-Archipel' cachet across the flap, to Hong Kong "via Singapore" with 20pf pair tied by very fine 'STEPHANSORT/7 6/97' cds, 'SINGAPORE' & poor 'SINGAPORE/TO HONG KONG' marine-sorter b/s, minor blemishes. 400T Page:6 www.abacusauctions.com.au Mar 03, 2019

NEW GUINEA (German) - Forerunners (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Lot 2535 2535 CB 1898 cover to Germany with 20pf pair tied by two fair to fine strikes of the 'MATUPI' cds, imperforate registration label (Einfeldt Type 1), 'FREIBURG' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. Ex Michael Courtis: acquired for $661. 600T GERMAN NEW GUINEA - Postal History - General The first stamps over-printed 'Deutsch Neu-Guinea' were issued in late-1897, followed by the Yacht series in 1900. Concurrent use of un-overprinted German stamps was permitted (so-called 'Mitläufer' usage).

Lot 2536 2536 C A+ - cover to Germany with Overprints 5pf pair 10pf & 20pf tied by 'HERBERTSHOH' cds & 'Herbershoh' 'R' label (Einfeldt #2), Frankfurt arrival b/s of 29.1.99'. Superb! Ex Michael Courtis. 300T 2537 PS A- 1899 10pf overprinted Postal Card code '1196f' with brief message headed "Jamara 8.II.99", to Germany with very fine 'BERLINHAFEN/.../15 2/99' cds, Breslau arrival cds of 27.3.99. PO 22.5.1898; closed 30.9.1912. 200T 2538 C A- 1900 cover with double-oval 'HERNSHEIM & Co/MATUPI, B-A' cachet on the flap, to Germany "via Singapore" with Overprints 10pf tied by very fine 'MATUPI/6.1/00' xds, Frankfurt arrival b/s of 23.2.00. 200T 2539 PS C - inwards usage of British 2d Size K Registration Envelope with superb 'J & W GOFFEY' (shipping company) cachet at lower-left and rare franking of Jubilees 1½d & 1/- green vertical strip of 3 (one badly damaged) tied by oval 'REGISTERED/EXCHANGE-LPOOL' d/s, to "Ralum/New Britain/Bismarck Archipelago", flap fault & central fold. Ex Michael Courtis. [The rate was 2½d per ½oz x15 = 3/1½d + 2d registration. The addressee was Emma Forsayth, known colloquially as Queen Emma. Born in Samoa & a descendant of King Malietoa, she & her blackbirder (= slave-trader) husband traded around New Guinea from 1878. She moved to the Gazelle Peninsula in 1881 where she established large coconut & cocoa plantations, including at Ralum on Blanche Bay, near ] 400T Page:7 Mar 03, 2019

GERMAN NEW GUINEA - Postal History - General (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Lot 2540 2540 CO B 1902 commercial Mitläufer usage of un-overprinted Germania 10pf x4 tied by superb 'MATUPI/8 4/02' cds on linen-lined cover (206x155mm) to Germany "via Sydney pr D Tanglin", defective registration label, Hamburg arrival b/s of 25.5/02, vertical fold & part of the flap removed. A handsome cover. 500T 2541 C B 1903 cover with Yachts 40pf tied by 'MATUPI/8 4/02' cds & imperf registration label, to Sicily with poor 'PALERMO' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. 300T 2542 C B 1905 double-rate cover with 'JOH FLIERL, ev-luth Missionar, Sattelberg...' imprint at the top, to Germany with Yachts 10pf pair tied by light 'FINSCHHAFEN' cds, 'NEUENDETTELSAU/20/7/05' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. [Sattelberg (= Saddle Mountain) is a mountain village on the Huon Peninsula in Morobe Province. A Lutheran mission was founded there in 1892] 300T 2543 C B 1906 cover to Germany with Yachts 10pf strip of 3 tied by 'HERBERTSHOHE/.../13 8/06' cds, 'HERBERTSHOHE' h/s in violet on 'Matupi' registration label (Einfeldt #6ii), 'GERNSHEIM/20.9.06' arrival b/s, light staining on the reverse. 300T

Ex Lot 2544 2544 A/C C 1906-08 registered philatelic mail comprising 1) "coins" PPC to Paris with Yachts 30pf & 'SIMPSONHAFEN' cds, a bit grubby; 2) cover with 10pf & 20pf tied by light 'FINSCHHAFEN' cds; 3) cover with 40pf tied by 'HERBERTSHOHE' cds; and 4) cover with 3pf x2 & 40pf tied by very fine 'FINSCHHAFEN' cds; registration labels Einfeldt #3i 2 8 & 3a; also 5) philatelic cover with Yacht 50pf tied by 'FRIEDRICH-WILHELMSHAFEN' cds & 'Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen/ (Deutsch Neu-Guinea)' h/s in lieu of a registration label. [Registered postcards are very scarce] (5) 750T Page:8 www.abacusauctions.com.au Mar 03, 2019

GERMAN NEW GUINEA - Postal History - General (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Lot 2545 2545 CB 1907 commercial registered cover from "Matupit/Neu Pommern" (endorsed on the flap), to Germany with Yachts 20pf pair tied by 'SIMPSONHAFEN' cds & registration label, large-part superb strike of 'T.'-in-octagon h/s applied at Rabaul (?), 'FRANKFURT' arrival b/s & readdressed to India, largely very fine strike of the unusual boxed 'SEA POST OFFICE/ 6 /BOMBAY___/16FE08/NO...' registration (?) d/s in purple on the face & 'DHARAMTALA/CALCUTTA' arrival b/s, minor blemishes & a little truncated at the top. Ex Michael Courtis: acquired for $977. 850T 2546 C/L A/A- 1909 cover endorsed "...SMS Planet" on the flap, to Germany with Yachts 10pf tied by 'SIMPSONHAFEN/.../21 2/09' cds, unusually with no arrival b/s; with the enclosed letter headed "Simpsonhafen 17th II 09" on Japanese illustrated wood paper. (2 items) 150T

Lot 2547 2547 CB - cover to "via Hongkong" with Yachts 5pf & 25pf tied by very fine 'HERBERTSHOHE' cds & 'R' label (Einfeldt #8), faint Hong Kong & very fine 'ADEN/REG' cds, light 'DARESSALAM' arrival b/s & redirected to "Kilossa" with 'MOROGORO' transit & 'KILOSSA' arrival b/s. A terrific origin/destination item. 600T Page:9 Mar 03, 2019

GERMAN NEW GUINEA - Postal History - General (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Lot 2548 2548 CB 1911 apparently commercial cover to Germany with Yachts 40pf tied by one of two light strikes of the scarce 'MARON/.../12.12.11' cds & 'Maron/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' 'R' label (Einfeldt #1), 'LODERBURG' arrival b/s, the addressee's name erased. [Maron is a small island in the Hermit Group some 180km NW of the western tip of Manus, & was the most remote of German New Guinea post offices] 500T

Lot 2549 2549 C A- 1912 flapless philatelic cover with Yachts 5pf & 25pf tied by two fine to very strikes of the scarce 'MARON/.../31.1.12' cds & 'Maron/(Deutsch-Neuguinea' 'R' label (Einfeldt #1). PO .-12.1910; closed 5.8.1914. Michael Jashke-Lantelme Certificate (2013). 400T

Lot 2550 2550 CA 1914 PPC ("Missionstation St Michael mit Hafen") with Yachts 3pf tied to the view-side by a very fine strike of the rare 'DEULON/(DEUTSCH-/NEUGUINEA)/2.3/14' cds, addressed but not posted. Ex Harold Gough: sold at the Prestige auction of 17.10.2008 for $1725. 1,500T Page:10 www.abacusauctions.com.au Mar 03, 2019

GERMAN NEW GUINEA - Postal History - General (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Lot 2551 2551 CA - philatelic cover to Germany with 10pf & 20pf tied by two of three strikes of the rare 'MANUS/(DEUTSCH-/ NEUGUINEA/23.4/14' cds & 'Manus/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' 'R' label (Einfeldt #1), very fine 'LAGGENBECK/14.6.14' arrival b/s. Michael Jaschke-Lantelme Certificate (2013). 1,000T

Lot 2552 2552 PS A - use of German New Guinea 10pf Postal Card to Germany with very fine strike of the rare 'MANUS/(DEUTSCH-/NEUGUINEA/21.1/14' cds, the message headed ".../Admiralitats Inseln/Sudsee". Rare commercial mail from this most remote office. PO 6.12.1912; closed late-1914. [Manus Island is almost 400km NNE of Madang] 1,000T

Lot 2553 2553 CB - Chinese merchant's cover addressed to "Chi Fun/Pororan/Buka" & in Chinese, Yachts 40pf tied by 'RABAUL/.../9.6.14' cds with time at the base, defective 'R' label, small German/French 'Nicht abgeholt/non réclamé' label & presumably returned to the sender, a few blemishes & repaired tear at upper-left. A remarkable internal cover: Pororan is a small remote island off the west-central coast of Buka Island. 500T Page:11 Mar 03, 2019

GERMAN NEW GUINEA - Postal History - General (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A

Lot 2554 2554 CO B - (June 22) registered linen-lined cover (240x114mm) with 'REICHSBANK-HAUPTKASSE/[Arms]' cachets in blue across the flap & endorsed per "Dampfer Prinzess Alice", from Berlin with Germania 40pf to "Gouvernements- Hauptkasse" (= Treasury) at Rabaul, light spotting & slightly truncated at right. [WWI was declared 4.8.1914 and it is unlikely that this letter ever made it to Rabaul; lengthy article in German included which states the "Princess Alice" left Manila on 8.8.1914 for Yap where she transferred reservists to the SMS "Emden" and gives three possible scenarios : 1) the mail was left with the German Consul in Manila; 2) it was carried by the SMS "Cormoran II" from Yap to Deulon where she arrived on 24.9.1914 (the Deulon Postal Agent reported handing over a sack of mail to the Australians after he closed the office on 25.9.1914); or 3) it remained on board the "Cormoran II" and was confiscated by the Americans after she was detained at Guam on 14.12.1914.] ** Illustration on page 171 400T

Lot 2555 2555 C A- - (Aug 21) Danish 10o Posthorn Envelope to "New Mecklenburgh/German New Guinea" with Christian X 10o added tied by 'FARUM' cds, re-addressed but no arrival markings, couple of minor blemishes. [This cover may well have got as far as Singapore or Sydney. However, at some point, it would have been stopped & returned as undeliverable] 200T Page:12 www.abacusauctions.com.au Mar 03, 2019

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints - Mail to Foreign Destinations

Lot 2642 2642 CB GERMANY: 1919 cover with 'A KEIDEL/RABAUL' cachet on reverse, scarce franking of Fifth Setting 3d Die II SG 109a (corner fault) tied by Rabaul cds, vertical-oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR/No 2/AN & MEF' cachet in violet. [Generally, censorship ended with the Armistice on 11.11.1918. However, mail between German nationals & Germany was routinely censored until 1921, the formal end of the Occupation Period] 400T

Lot 2643 2643 C A- - 1919 double-rate cover with 'NEU GUINEA COMPAGNIE, Rabaul' imprint at top with Fifth Setting 2d grey irregular strip of 3 - convenience overpayment of ½d - tied by Rabaul cds. [The rate was 2½d x2 + ½d war tax] 500T 2644 C B - 1919 cover with 'NEU GUINEA COMPAGNIE, Rabaul' imprint at top amended to "Kokopo" with Fifth Setting 2½d tied by superb 'KOKOPO' cds with 'QUEENSLAND' excised, minor blemishes. 400T Page:13 Mar 03, 2019

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Lot 2645 2645 CB - 1919 triple-rate cover with 'Neu Guinea Compagnie, Rabaul' imprint at top with Fifth Setting 1d red 2d grey & 3d olive pair (concealed faults) tied by Rabaul cds, scarce black/white 'Opened by Censor Rabaul' label - affected by opening-cut - & light strike of the vertical-oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR/No 2/AN & MEF' cachet. 750T

Lot 2646 2646 C A- - 1919 cover with 'NEU GUINEA COMPAGNIE, Rabaul' imprint at top with Fifth Setting LMult Wmk ½d & 2d grey tied by 'KOKOPO' cds with 'QUEENSLAND' excised, scarce black/white 'Opened by Censor Rabaul' label - unusually folded to the face - & light strike of the vertical-oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR/No 2/AN & MEF' cachet both applied at Rabaul. 750T 2647 C B - 1919 cover with 'Heinrich Rudolph Wahlen/.../MARON' imprint at top with Fifth Setting 2½d tied by indistinct cds, black/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label & very fine strike of the vertical-oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR/No 2/AN & MEF' cachet, part of the flap removed on opening. 350T Page:14 www.abacusauctions.com.au Mar 03, 2019

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Lot 2648 2648 CA - 1920 cover with scarce albeit overpaid franking of Fifth Setting 5d 9d & 1/- tied by 'KOKOPO' cds with 'QUEENSLAND' excised, scarce red & black/white registration label, black/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label & superb strike of the vertical-oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR/No 1/AN & MEF' cachet used at Rabaul, German Currency Control label & Hamburg arrival b/s. A very attractive cover. 850T

Lot 2649 2649 CC - 1921 cover with 'H Horstmann, Toma...' imprint at top with Fifth Setting 6d tied by Rabaul cds, black/white registration label obscured by black/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label, very fine vertical-oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR/No 1/AN & MEF' cachet, German Currency Control h/s in violet but unusually with no related label, Altona arrival b/s, a bit soiled & central vertical fold. 500T Page:15 Mar 03, 2019

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Lot 2650 2650 CL B - 1921 cover with Fifth Setting 6d tied by Rabaul cds, black/white registration label, black/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label & very fine vertical-oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR/No 1/AN & MEF' cachet, very fine German Currency Control h/s in violet but unusually with no related label, Munster arrival b/s, central vertical fold. 500T 2651 C B - 1921 (May) cover with Fifth Setting 6d tied by Rabaul cds, scarce black/white 'RABAUL/No B' registration label, 'NURTINGEN' arrival b/s, repaired tear at the top. 350T 2652 C B - 1921 (May) cover endorsed "NEWS PAPER ONLY" & on the flap "E Class, Rabaul/.../NWP Islands" with Fifth Setting 1d strip of 3 tied by Rabaul cds & Hamburg arrival machine cancel, vertical fold. [Most unusual reference to the non-existent North-West Pacific Islands!] 250T

Lot 2653 2653 CB - 1921 (Aug) usage of Japanese PPC with Fifth Setting 6d tied by faint Rabaul cds & scarce black/white 'RABAUL/No B' registration label, 'WURZBURG' arrival cds & 'Nachgesandt' h/s (= "Forwarded") in violet, 'SPEYER' arrival cds. A rare if overpaid usage. [The postcard rate was 2d + 3d registration] 600T 2654 C B - 1921 (Sep) cover with Fifth Setting 6d tied by light Rabaul cds & scarce black/white 'RABAUL/No B' registration label, poor Hamburg arrival b/s, minor repaired tear at the top. 400T 2655 C B - 1921 (Sep) double-rate cover with Fifth Setting 3d x2 tied by light Rabaul cds, overall light soiling. [In Australia, on 1.10.1920, the foreign rate was raised to 4d for the first oz + 2d for each additional oz. New Guinea usually conformed to Australian rates but the evidence from the covers here suggests the 4d rate was not imposed in New Guinea until late-1921] 300T Page:16 www.abacusauctions.com.au Mar 03, 2019

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Lot 2656 2656 CC - 1922 (Jan 26) cover with rare franking of Fifth Setting 3d olive Dies II-I Pair SG 76ab (Cat £1200 x5+ on cover; the Die II unit creased & with toned perfs) tied by 'RABAUL/26JA22/NEW BRITAIN' cds with Reversed 'N' in 'BRITAIN' and scarce black/white 'RABAUL/No B' registration label, 'BREMEN/22.3.22' arrival b/s, rather soiled. 600T 2657 C B - 1922 cover with 'Hernshein & Co AG/Hauptfiliale Rabaul' imprint on the flap, Fifth Setting ½d LMult Wmk 1d & New Colours 2d orange (affected by fold) tied by Rabaul cds underpaying 4d rate, scarce usage of the German Colonial-pattern 'T'-in-octagon h/s but postage due apparently not collected. 350T

Lot 2658 2658 C (B) - 1922 cover with Fifth Setting 2½d blue SG 107b x2 & New Colours 2d orange tied by Rabaul cds, black/white 'R' label, boxed 'Freigegeben/P Ue Munchen' (= Released/Postal Control Munich) h/s, 'STETTIN' arrival b/s, reinforced central fold. 500T

Lot 2659 2659 CB - 1923 cover with Fifth Setting 6d grey-blue SG 110a & New Colours 1d violet tied by 'RABAUL/NEW BRITAIN' cds (with the 'N' of 'BRITAIN' reversed), registration cachet in violet, 'LEIPZIG' arrival b/s & redirected with instructions on the flap, a couple of small repaired tears. [Registered covers from the expensive 4d letter rate period up to 30.9.1923 are very scarce] 600T Page:17 Mar 03, 2019

NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints - Mail to Foreign Destinations (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 2660 C A- - 1924 (Dec 15) cover with New Colours 2d scarlet x2 tied by very fine 'RABAUL/NEW GUINEA' cds. 200T NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints - Registered Mail 2726 CL B RABAUL: manuscript "R70" in blue in lieu of a registration label on cover to Germany with Fifth Setting ½d & 5d tied by 'RABAUL/6AP21' cds, 'MUNSTER/2.6.21',central fold & small repaired tear. 300T

Lot 2727 2727 CA - manuscript "R17" in red in lieu of a registration label on double-rate cover with 'Curt A Schultze/KAEWIENG' imprint on the flap, to Berlin with Fifth Setting 9d tied by 'RABAUL/-AP21' cds, German Currency Control label tied to the reverse by 'POSTUBERWACHUNGSTELLE/MUNCHEN' postal censorship cachet in violet. 600T

Lot 2735 2735 CB KAVIENG: manuscript "R1952" in lieu of a registration label on cover to Germany with Fifth Setting 6d blue tied by 'KAWIENG' cds, Rabaul transit backstamp, German Currency Control label tied to the reverse by Postal Control 'POSTUBERWACHUNGSTELLE/MUNCHEN' cachet in violet, Frankfurt arrival b/s, soiled at lower-left. 500T Page:18 www.abacusauctions.com.au Mar 03, 2019

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints - Censored Mail

Lot 2750 2750 CC RABAUL: Black/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label & vertical-oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR/No 2/AN & MEF' h/s in violet on 1920 (June 14) cover to Germany with ½d type c & 2½d type a tied by Rabaul cds, rather grubby. [Paying the ½d war tax which was not repealed until 30.9.1920] 300T

Lot 2751 2751 CB KAVIENG: Black/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label & largely superb strike of the vertical-oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR/No 1/AN & MEF' h/s in violet on 1920 cover endorsed "Kavieng/South Sea" on the flap, to Germany with Fifth Setting 2½d tied by poor 'KAVIENG' cds, light ironed-out folds. 400T

Lot 2753 2753 CB MADANG: Black/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label & largely very fine strike of the rare vertical-oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR/No 5/AN & MEF' h/s in violet on 1920 cover endorsed "Madang/New Guinea/Pacific" on the flap, to Germany with Fifth Setting 1d & 2½d tied by 'MADANG' cds, blemishes. 750T Page:19 Mar 03, 2019

Lot Type Grading Description Est $A NEW GUINEA - Mandated Territory Issues - Postal History 2757 C A-/B Inwards mail 1) 1934 GB airmail with KGV 9d green, a bit aged; 2) 1938 German registered airmail to "Catholic Mission/Alexishafen near Madang" with Airs 80pf 100pf 2mk & 3mk, light vertical fold; and 3) 1941 (Oct 20) surface from GB with KGVI ½d & 1d x2 and 'NOT TRANSMISSABLE/SERVICE SUSPENDED' h/s of Sydney, minor faults. (3) 250T 2776 C A/B TO FOREIGN DESTINATIONS: GERMANY: 1928-39 surface covers including 1928 with Lutheran Mission at Finschhafen imprint at U/L & 'FINCHHAFEN' cds, two with 'POST OFFICE/WAU' cds & large registration h/s, 1938 window envelope apparently at 'Samples' rate of 2d with boxed 'Nachgebuhe' (= forwarded) h/s, 1939 mission cover with Zollamtlich (= Customs) labels tied by Nurnberg cds with swastika, & two others, condition variable. (7) 300T

Ex Lot 2777 2777 C A/B - 1936-39 commercial airmails 1 & 2) standard 1/9d rates with Undated Birds or Bulolo 9d & 1/-; 3) with Undated Airs 9d + Coronation 1/- (rare on cover); and 4) double-rate - 1/9d + 1/8d = 3/5d - with Undated 1d 4d & 1/- strip of 3; 5) with 'LUTHERAN MISSION FINSCHHAFEN' h/s at L/L with Undated 1d & Undated Airs 2/- paying "all-up" airmail; 6) with Undated Airs 2/- underpaid 1d but not taxed. An excellent group. (6) 750T