German Colonies
Covers and stamps / German Colonies / New Guinea / Combination covers
(New Guinea) 1907 picture postcard Gruss Aus Yap to Germany bearing combination franking Karolinen 5pf. and Deutsch Neu Guinea 5pf each tied Simpsonhafen Deutsche Neu Guinea cds, arrival at left; some slight staining.
£185
German New Guinea
Covers and stamps / German Colonies / New Guinea
1901 (25/6) registered cover to Wiesbaden franked overprinted 5pf. and 25pf. each tied Matupi cds with another strike to left, registration label, arrival backstamp; fine and clean condition.
£195
German New Guinea
Covers and stamps / German Colonies / New Guinea
1901 illustrated cover to Gotha, Germany franked with 3pf. paying the printed matter rate and tied Stephansort cds; without backstamps, slight faults to periphery of envelope.
£85
New Guinea
Covers and stamps / New Guinea / Switzerland Incoming Mail / Censored mail
1917 (26.6.) registered censored philatelic envelope to Switzerland bearing single franking 1915-16 5s. Roo, setting II tied single Rabaul cds, German registration label at left and censor handstamp bottom left, reverse with Sydney transit and Bern arrival cds.
£145
Cayman Islands
Covers and stamps / Cayman Islands / New Guinea / Postage dues
1933 (29 DE) underfranked ‘Panton’ envelope from New Guinea with ½c. ‘Air Mail’ tied Rabaul cds, blue handstamped “T 2d”, on arrival 1932 Centenary 2d. added and tied Georgetown cds, repeated at top and on reverse; light vertical filing crease.
£95
New Guinea
Covers and stamps / New Guinea / Airmail
1939 registered cover to Australia, re-directed internally upon arrival, bearing single franking 2 /- tied Kavieng cds with violet registration handstamp, a plephary of backstamps.