OFFICIAL/COMMERCIAL & COMMEMORATIVE MAIL; 1936-88 range of envelopes with mainly fine marks incl. 27th Feb 1936 illustrated cover 'Pitcairn Is. Discovered by Phillip Carteret 1767' to USA franked NZ 1d carmine tied 'PITCAIRN ISLAND N.Z POSTAL AGENCY.27.FE.36' c.d.s, 1939 paquebot envelope (slight foxing) to Scotland with NZ 1½d brown & GB ½d green & 1½d brown, tied by a boxed 'PAQUEBOT/POSTED AT SEA' & alongside a large 'PITCAIRN ISLAND/N.Z POSTAL AGENCY/23/JE/39' & 'LONDON.ES/27/JU/1939' c.d.s's plus later KGVI mail & 1960's FDC. (12 covers & card) (Image)

1940 KGVI Defin set perf SPECIMEN, UM, SG.1s/8s. Scarce set, rarely offered. (8) Cat. £1400 (Image)