THE STUART LEVEN NEW GUINEA 1888-1942, 1914-15 G.R.I. ISSUES, OFFICIALS

Lot 1215		Estimate: $100T Realised Price : $80 1915 \'O.S./G.R.I./1d.\' on 3pf Brown, SG O1, fresh block of four, lower units unmounted
Lot 1216		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $380 1915 \'O.S./G.R.I./1d.\' on 3pf Brown, SG O1, tied to large folded cover front (345x145mm) addressed \'O/C Troops/Rabaul\', tied by oval \'RABAUL.MAY 17 1915/NEW BRITAIN\' (Powell type 53) datestamp in violet, signed in pencil by seven military personnel
Lot 1217		Estimate: $1,250T Realised Price : $2,100 1915 \'O.S./G.R.I./1d. on 3pf Brown, SG O1 tied to 1915 (19 May) cover (ironed-out crease) to England by Powell type 53 oval datestamp in violet, alongside fair strike of \'3rd, Batt. N and M Forces,/Trop. Unit.\' and \'PASSED-BY-CENSOR\' both to violet, Sydney and Worcester Park backstamps. Rare official cover
Lot 1218		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $115 1915 \'O.S./G.R.I./1d.\' on 5pf Green, SG O2, tied to small piece by portion of Stephansort datestamp in blue
Lot 1219		Estimate: $750T Realised Price : $625 1915 \'O.S./G.R.I./1d.\' on 5pf Green, SG O2, tied by Powell type 53 oval datestamp to 1915 (10 May) small cover (filing crease) used at Rabaul, \'CENSORED.\' handstamp at left, minor stains. Rare on cover