Gilbert & Ellice Isl 1911 long printed OHMS cover ("Fiji" crossed out) regd franked 1911 EVII 5d, 1/- ovpts on Fiji, canc 2 good strikes of "OCEAN ISLD" double-ring cds JY 15 11. Stamps FU & key values in the sets (alone cat £170, SG rated x 5 on cover, ie approx £850). "G. & E. I. P." red regn label, with m/s "303" (lowest number recorded on a printed lable). Two vert folds in cover. B/s Sydney JY 27, Neuilly sur Seine 2 Sept. Scarce early cover.

Gilbert & Ellice Isl 1911 EVII ovpts set of 7, many with purple Post Office cancels, some dated. SG 1-7. Cat £325. FU.

Gilbert & Ellice Isl 1922 matching small philatelic covers x 3 regd to same address in Apia, Samoa. Franked GV ½d-5/- set (at that date & 1d War Tax (£1 value not issued till 1924). Canc light strikes of Ocean Isl double-ring cds JA 22. Frankings arranged: cover (1) ½d-3d (minor tone), (2) 4d-1/- (fine), (3) 2/-, 2/6d, 5/- 1d War Tax (fine). Printed red Ocean Island G. & E. I. P. regn labels. Apia receipt cds 15 FE 22, Sydney transit b/s 7 FE 22 (rapid transit, less than 1 month). Stamps alone cat £224 (SG 12-23, 26).

Gilbert & Ellice Isl 1935 Silver Jubilee set FU canc Ocean Isl double-ring cds JY 11 (not 1st day) on long philatelic cover (vert fold, not through stamps), regd (r/s regn marking), to South Australia (receipt b/s 6 AU). Stamps alone (SG 36-39). Cat £60.

Gilbert & Ellice Isl 1935 Silver Jubilee set of 4. SG 36-39. Cat £32. Mint.