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Printed at Somerset House
The Official stamps
A scarce and visual printing variety featuring the Lakatoi (trading canoe) with Hanuabada Village in the background
Specimen stamps were used as reference by post masters to identify valid stamps and avoid forgeries
NEW GUINEA 1914 Marshall Is 8d on 80pf black and carmine/rose, SG58 Penny Black stamps Printed at Somerset HouseNew Guinea 1914 (16 Dec) Marshall Islands 8d on 80pf black and carmine rose, 5mm space from setting XI position. 1, SG58. A fresh mint example with large part original gum. Minor bends, which are barely noticeable and still of very fine appearance. A rarity from this setting (rated by 'Peter Gibbs G. R. I.' p. 274 at 10 x normal). When the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force occupied German New Guinea in 1914, it overprinted existing