1939-45 selection of seven covers or cards, including captured Japanese Naval stationery cards used by Rev. Harry Voyce (later associated with the Barakoma Airfield), and franked with 2p and 1sh respectively, a 6c US airmail cover used by Voyce and sent to Australia, an American Red Cross cover to New Zealand, and three incoming covers with various frankings and censor markings, fine-v.f. group (Image)

Est.US$350

1944-45 Australian Field Post Office, four covers, including one from Fauro Island, two from Bougainville (one with "FPO 180" manuscript), and one from Tarokoma with a registered postmark, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$150

1953-58 Barakoma Airfield Postal Agency, collection of 36 covers or aerogrammes, with the provisional handstamp cancels of Barakoma as well as manuscript cancels of several members of the Methodist Mission (Sister Poole, Rev. Shepherd, Miss Clark, Miss Fraser, etc.), most are philatelic, but at least six are commercial, plus "The Postal History of Barakoma Airfield" handbook by Rev. A.H. Voyce. The Airfield was located on the island of Vella Lavella where there was weekly mail service for the Methodist Mission located there, plus three covers from England, each 1 1/2p George VI adhesive, one First Flight to British Solomon Islands, another with "Empire Air Mail Scheme" cachet, also a cover from Surrey to Tulagi, each with Solomon Islands arrival and with "Return to Sender" handstamp, fine-v.f. and difficult collection to assemble (Image)

Est.US$700