1842 (June 22): Entire letter from John Donald in Glasgow to the Island of Tanna, Reverend Henry Nisbet correspondence, without postal markings - the contents state "being aware that a box is going out to you", with good will messages to both Mr. and Mrs. Nisbet and fellow missionaries the Turners. Both couples were landed on Tanna from the London Missionary Society ship "Camden" at the end of June 1842 and after a difficult period were evacuated by the whaler "Highlander" in January 1843 and taken to Samoa due to hostile threats from the natives of Vanuatu. An early Nisbet letter sent via the L.M.S. ship to Sydney and routed on by Reverend Ross of the L.M.S. - it is probable that it reached him prior to their leaving for Samoa. Displays well, very rare. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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1855/1946: Collection on leaves with rare July 1855 entire letter written from Erromanga Island by Elia, a Samoan teacher writing from Bokala concerning sickness affecting the natives, April 1907 cover to Sydney with New South Wales 2 d. blue tied by "NEW HEBRIDES / VILA" cds in black, New Caledonia Agency usages with card and 1907 registered cover and 1909 cover each cancelled "NLLES HEBRIDES / PT. SANDWICH" cds's, remarkable 1908 three colour registered cover from Austria at 50 h. rate used to Capt. E.G. Rason at Vila, cover halted at Sydney and forwarded to England; early "Condominium" mail from French and British P.O.'s incl. 2 d. on 1910 cover to Sydney tied in blue, 1913 cover with 1 s. black on green from Port Vila to NSW; 1940 registered cover to France, June 1940 cover with 30 c. blue ex Vila to USA with French Reseal Censor and circular and two line Censor cachets in violet (scarce) and an incoming New Zealand cover with Reseal and circular cachet, Oct 1940 cover to Batavia with Reseal Censor of arrival, April and Oct 1942 US Navy covers, 1943 card with rare strip applied stating "This letter was retained by US Army Censorship" (believed unique), 1945 cover from Vanikoro to Sydney, manuscript cancelled and further tied by violet Port Vila cds's etc. A remarkable collection (28 covers/cards). (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image 6)(Image 7)(Image 8)(Image 9)(Image 10)(Image 11)(Image 12)(Image 13)(Image 14)(Image 15)(Image 16)(Image 17)(Image 18)(Image 19)(Image 20)(Image 21)(Image 22)(Image 23)(Image 24)(Image 25)(Image 26)(Image 27)(Image 28)(Image)
