Great Britain and British Commonwealth SOLOMON ISLANDS
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 3447
Symbol: PS
POSTAL STATIONERY - AEROGRAMMES: 1947 (Nov 3) social usage of 'FIJI AIR MAIL/LETTER CARD' formular with sender's address "NC Dick/Onepusa Malaita", to NSW with 1d Police & 3d War Canoe pair paying the correct rate tied by 'HONIARA' cds, a couple of very minor blemishes. A rare usage.
POSTAL STATIONERY - AEROGRAMMES: 1950 (circa) New Zealand-pattern 'British Solomon Islands Protectorate/AIR MAIL/LETTER CARD' social usage to NSW with 2d Hut & Canoe pair tied by 'HONIARA' cds, minor blemishes.
POSTAL STATIONERY - AEROGRAMMES: 1957 (Nov 1) commercial usage of Australian Territories formular ACSC FA3 uprated 8d Henderson Field, to PNG between missionaries, the sender being with the Red Cross. Very scarce: commercial usage not priced by the ACSC, which quotes $600 & $500 for usage in Norfolk Island & PNG respectively.
POSTAL STATIONERY - AEROGRAMMES: 1963 (Apr 26) commercial usage of Australian Territories formular ACSC FA4 to NSW with 9d Henderson Field (fault) tied by 'AUKI' cds, minor blemishes. Very scarce: commercial usage not priced by the ACSC.
POSTAL STATIONERY - AEROGRAMMES: 1975 (Apr 3) social usage of 8c Native Fisherman to Victoria from a mission child to a returned missionary, '[crown]/MONO POSTAL AGENNCY/TREASURY ISLAND BSIP' d/s on the face & cancelled at 'HONIARA'.
POSTAL STATIONERY - AEROGRAMMES: 1978 (Apr 12) social usage of 8c Native Fisherman to New Zealand from a mission child to the daughter of missionaries with the letter entirely in the native language, a couple of minor blemishes.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1956 social usage of Croxley formular aerogramme to Bougainville with 3d Canoe & 5d Map tied by superb strike of straight-line 'BARAKOMA AIRFIELD' h/s (45x4mm). [Letter states: "...Clarry nearly killed himself & a few boys coming up the sharp rise in the jeep tonight. It went into neutral when he was changing gears & went backwards over the side turned over & landed again on its 4 wheels..."]
