Great Britain & British Empire 2025

Great Britain & British Empire December 8 & 9, 2025 at 10:00 CET

Lot n°

Symbol(s)

Estimate (£)

128 | Great Britain & British Empire

50471

C H F Collection 

1913-80 comprehensive used collection of Australia neatly presented in an album (with plenty

additionally mint from 1931 onwards). We note 1913 to 5/- and 1915 to 2/- and `Narrow Crown` set

to 5/- + £1 (very fine), the GV “Heads” sets, 1923 £1 grey, 19129 to £2, 1931 to £1 and 1934 Sydney

Bridge 5/-. Most issues both mint and used thereafter, with 1937 3d SG 3d 168c and £1 (2) in NH

imprint blocks of 4 (also 10/- and £1 SPECIMEN), 1948 Arms etc. through to 1980, with some Postage

Dues and `OS` officials mostly used. A lovely collection.

2’000 - 3’000

New Guinea

50472

50473

50472

G H 

S.G. 3, 7, 8

1914-15 “G.R.I.” group of three incl. 2d on 1pf with two-line Rabaul violet ds, corner perf. crease (S.G.

£120), 3d on 25pf, setting 1, tied by small piece by complete oval “RABUAL / 10. X - 915 / NEW BRITAIN”

ds, corner perf. detached at lower left, very attractive used example; cert. Ceremuga (2015) (S.G. £450),

and 3d on 30pf with two-line Rabaul ds in violet, thinned (S.G. £500), plus the German Colony New

Guinea Kaiser’s Yacht set mint to 5M on unwatermarked paper (mostly fine, 5M very fine, Mi. €300).

150 - 200

50473

C 

S.G. 14

1914-15 “G.R.I.” 3s on 3M, 3.5-4mm spacing, mint with disturbed slightly tropicalised gum, fine and

rare; signed Kilian BPP and Grobe (S.G. £6’000).

1’000 - 1’500

50475

50474

50474

DCE J 

S.G. 36a

1915 Herbertshöhe “G.R.I. 3d” on registration label in unused block of four showing variety “no stop

after 3d” on left vertical pair, very fine (S.G. £1’600).

500 - 600

50475

DCE J 

S.G. 41

1915 Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen (Deutsch-Neuguinea) “G.R.I. 3d” on registration label in unused block

of four, setting B, pos.2-3, little wrinkle, odd tone spot, pulled perf. at foot, fine and scarce multiple;

cert. Ceremuga (S.G. £1’100+).

400 - 500