274th - 283th Corinphila Auction - Day 6

1915/16: 2½ d. indigo, Die II, type c, used on registered 1915 cover to Sydney with GRI / 3 d. Rabaul registration label No. 729 (Gi. 33d) with hyphen between Deutsch-Neuguinea at left, both tied by oval framed "RABAUL / NEW BRITAIN" datestamps (May 1) in violet. Reverse with Sydney arrival (May 21). A few minor imperfections but a rare and most attractive cover. Cert. RPS of Victoria (1985).rnrnProvenance: Christie's, Melbourne, 4 Nov 1994, lot 604.