Auction 250 - 256 Day 3

New Guinea, G.R.I. on stamps of 'Deutsch-Neu-Guinea' 1914 (Oct 17): Setting 1 / GRI and Value 4½ mm apart, 5 s. on 5 m. green & red from position 1, an unused example of excellent colour, fresh original gum. A light corner crease in the upper left corner not mentioned in the certs, nevertheless a desirable example of this elusive stamp with a total printrun of 17 adhesives only. Signed Kilian BPP and Stanley Gobbons, certs. Kilian (1984), Ceremuga (2019) Gi 15 = £ 14'000.