386th Auction

3d. on 30 pfg. black and orange/buff, fresh color and good perforation, position 4, tied by oval "RABAUL NEW BRITAIN JAN 22 1915" to small piece, very fine, signed Bothe BPP and certificate GPS (1983) (Michel 6I)

1914, 2s. on 2m. blue, fresh color and goof perforation, unused, very fine, signed Champion (Michel 11I)

6d. on 50 pfg., vertical se-tenant pair with upper stamp showing variety "inverted 9 for 6", tied by cds. "APIA 12.9.14" to small piece, fine (Gibbs 8,8a)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in black: 7½h., fresh color and good perforation, unused, very fine, a scarce stamp with only about 20 printed in this color, certificate Ceremuga (2001) (Michel 3a)

Provenance: “Tatiana” (David Feldman, 2017)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in black: 20h., fresh color and good perforation, unused, very fine, a scarce stamp, certificate BPA (1982) (Michel 5a)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in black: 30h., fresh color, unused, one pulled perf at bottom, otherwise fine, a scarce stamp, signed Holcombe with opinion (1990) (Michel 6a)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in black: 45h., fresh color and good perforation, mint never hinged, very fine, a very scarce stamp with only about 20 printed, this being one of the nicest we have registered in ProFi, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke and certificate Ceremuga (2001) (Michel 7a)

Provenance: “Tatiana” (David Feldman, 2017)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in black: 3r., fresh color, unused, faint vertical crease at left, few shorter perfs, light tonin, very attractive. An exceptionally rare stamp with just 14 (David Field) issued, or 20 examples (Bob Gibbs) believed to have been issued regardless of the overprint colour, ProFi has registered 10 stamps, certificate Brandon (2004) (Michel 10a)

Provenance: “Tatiana” (David Feldman, 2017)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 2½h., block of eight from the lower sheet margin, with part inscription “(Deut)sch-Ostafrika” and HAN “H3072.11”, mint never hinged, with hinge in the margin only, the left stamps with faint diagonal crease, otherwise fine, a scarce multiple, certificate Brandon (2004) (Michel 1b)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 4h., mint never hinged, fine, signed Bühler (Michel 2b)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 7½h. with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, few perfs in margin separated, otherwise fine (Michel 3b)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 7½h. with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, few perfs in margin separated, otherwise fine, certificate RPSL (2014) (Michel 3b)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 30h., fresh color, unused, fine, signed Bühler (Michel 6b)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 2r. green, with right sheet margin, fresh color and good perforation, slight gum toning, otherwise fine. An exceptionally rare stamp, with just 14 (David Field) issued or 20 examples (Bob Gibbs) believed to have been issued regardless of the overprint colour; Gibbs estimates 12 examples for the reddish violet overprint, certificates Brandon (2004;2019) (Michel 9b)

Provenance: “Tatiana” (David Feldman, 2017)

1915, “O.H.B.M.S MAFIA” Fiscals "STATISTIK DES WAAREN-VERKEHRS" 12½h., fresh color and mostly good perforation, used with handwritten date “18/1/16”, closed tear at top and small split at upper right perf, otherwise fine and scarce (Michel 22)

Provenance: “Tatiana” (David Feldman, 2017)

1915, “O.H.B.M.S MAFIA” Fiscals "ÜBERSETZUNGS-GEBÜHREN" 25h., fresh color and good perforation and centering, unused with slightly tropicalized gum, as usual, very fine for this, very rare with only a few printed, certificate Ceremuga (2002) (Michel 26)

Provenance: “Tatiana” (David Feldman, 2017)

Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 3p., used, fine, certificate BPA (2024)

Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: ½a., block of four from lower sheet margin, used with greenish cds. “MAFIA 22 SP 16”, fine, certificate BPA (2024)

Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 2a., block of four from lower sheet margin, used with greenish cds. “MAFIA 22 SP 16”, light gum bend and diagonal crease through margin and lower right stamp, otherwise fine, certificate BPA (2024)

Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 3a., block of four from upper sheet margin, used with greenish cds. “MAFIA 22 SP 16”, fine, certificate BPA (2024)

1917, Indian Expeditionary Forces with new G.R. POST MAFIA overprint in greenish-blue: 3p-12a. and 1r., tied by backdated cds. "MAFIA NO 19 1916" to adressed envelope, very fine and rare, certificate Brandon (2004)

Provenance: “Tatiana” (David Feldman, 2017)

1917, Indian Expeditionary Forces Postal stationery card with new G.R. POST MAFIA overprint: ¼a. grey, used with cds. "MAFIA NO 9 1916", a scarce an interesting item, message added at a later date, very fine, opinion Holcombe (2000) and certificate Scheller (2023)

1914, 20 pfg. ultramarine, with variety from position 37 "TOG for TOGO", fresh color, good perforation, tied by cds. "LOME -1.10.14" to small piece, a very rare variety with only 40 printed, fine, signed Calves and Bühler with certificate (1980) and certificate BPA (2001) (Michel 4IIPFF)

1914, 20 pfg. ultramarine, with variety from position 37 “TOG for TOGO” and 25 pfg., all with 2mm spacing, together with 1m. red, 3mm spacing, all tied by cds. “ANECHO 23 12 16” to registered cover to Basle, Switzerland with arrival mark, very fine. ProFi has not registered another cover with the overprint variety of which only about 40 were printed, signed Bühler with certificate (1993) and certificates BPA (1937), RPSL (1993) and Brandon (2019) and certificate copy Scheller (2018) (Michel 4IIPF F,10I, 5II, Scott 51a etc)

Provenance: Peter Zgonc (40. Gärtner-Auktion, 2018)

70. Corinphila-Auktion (1984)

1915, 30 pfg. with lower sheet margin together with two singles 1d. on 5 pfg., all tied by cds. “LOME 14.6.15” to registered cover to Denmark with transit and arrival mark, fine, signed Holcombe (Michel 6II,15II)

Provenance: Collection Marquess of Bute (Robson Lowe, 1959) 

Provenance: Collection Marquess of Bute (Robson Lowe, 1959)

Incoming Mail: 1895, Indien Freimarke 2 Anna 6 Pence grün mit Stempel “ZANZIBAR 9.MY.95” auf Vordruckbrief mit handschriftlichem Leitvermerk “Per Dampfer ”Safari" via Kilwa" via Kilwa nach Mohoro mit Ankunftsstempel. Der Umschlag links etwas verkürzt, sonst in guter Erhaltung