1 (1) 1914 1d on 3pf brown Yacht of German New Guinea, first setting (G.R.I. and value 6mm apart), only 200 ptd, by far the rarest, most difficult and undercatalogued "Pfenning" value of the first setting, OG, HR, VF

7 (7) 1914 3d on 25pf black and red on yellow Yacht, G.R.I. overprint, first setting, only 309 printed, very well centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB

(no lot)

21 (21) 1915 2½d on 20pf ultramarine Kaiser's Yacht of German New Guinea, G.R.I. overprint, second setting (5mm), unwmkd, perf 14, given this stamp's scarcity it is doubtful that more than parts of two panes were printed, a rare and difficult stamp, undercatalogued, the "key" pfenning value for the second setting, a rare in any event, but...

24 (24) 1914 4d on 40pf lake and black Yacht, G.R.I. overprint, second setting (5mm), only 737 issued, OG, NH, SUPERB, with Ceremuga certificate

(no lot)

35b (55g) 1914 3d on 30pf black and orange on buff Marshall Islands Yacht, ERROR - overprint inverted (Gibbs Setting 10), extremely rare (only 5 printed per Gibbs), large part OG, VF

39 (59) 1914 1' on 1M carmine Marshall Islands Kaiser's Yacht, G.R.I. overprint T2 (3½-4mm between "G.R.I." and value), rare (only 85 issued), this example is Gibbs Setting 3, pos 4 (per certificate), OG, HR, F-VF, with Robert M. Gibbs certificate

53 (64c) 1915 1d on 3pf brown Marshall Islands Yacht overprinted "G.R.I. 1d" (6mm) setting, Gibbs notes, "these stamps are extremely rare...the handful printed were probably odd Marshall Islands singles which were mixed up with batches of German New Guinea", significantly undercatalogued, rarely offered, signed Stolow and Holcombe, OG, HR, VF,...

1 (1) 1914 1d on 3pf brown Yacht of German New Guinea, first setting (G.R.I. and value 6mm apart), only 200 ptd, as such rare and vastly undercatalogued, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke, OG, LH, XF

7 (7) 1914 3d on 25pf black and red on yellow Yacht of German New Guinea, first setting (G.R.I. and value 6mm apart), only 309 printed, signed Thier, OG, HR, fine

10 (10) 1914 5d on 50pf black and purple on buff Yacht, first setting, only 282 issued, signed Kosack, OG, HR, F-VF