1906 real photo PPC of a European residence to New Zealand with NSW 1d tied by 'NEW HEBRIDES/ 4JA/1906/VILA' cds, message headed "Arthursleigh/Undine Bay/New Hebrides/1.1.06" states "...What do you think of our little home? The sheds to the left are drying rooms for coffee...We are 500ft above sea level...Let me know if you get this, as these cards are apt to go astray..." Ex Jim Crompton. RPSofL Certificate (1975). [Udine Bay is on the north coast of Efate, some 40km north of Vila by coastal road]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1958 (May 5) Australian OHMS cover (257x201mm) with 'The Correspondence School/Blackfriars' imprint at L/L, to Paton Memorial Hospital in Vila by Second-Class Airmail with 6d Kooka & 5/- Arms tied by Sydney parcel roller, boxed 'EXCEEDS ("8") OZS/T ("144") CENTIMES/AIR 2' cachet in violet, the reverse with French 'TIMBRE-TAXE' 10c 40c & 1fr tied by Vila parcel roller. A remarkable cover.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

BRITISH: 1908 Overprints on Fiji MCA 1d red SG 2 Plate Number '1' marginal strip of 4 from the top of the sheet with the Overprint Significantly Misplaced & Largely Omitted from the First Unit ('COND' only) obliterated with pen cancels & printer's ink, a bit aged. A dramatic & unissued error & the only example known to us. Ex Jim Crompton.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000