Auction: 17021 - Great Britain with Post Offices in Central and South America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australasia - The David Pitts Collection
Lot: 613
(x) New Guinea
German New Guinea Stamps Surcharged
1914-15 Surcharges 6/3½-4mm. Apart
1s. on 1m. carmine, neatly cancelled by Stephansort "13" datestamp in blue (brought into use for the Christmas mail rush in late November 1914) and tied on piece (crease clear of the adhesive). Fine and very rare. Signed Bühler and Hoffmann-Giesecke. Sc. 7; S.G. 7, £7,000. Photo
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Sold for
£2,500