1907 Large Canoe set ½d to 1/- blks of 4, with 2d apparently IMPERF between stamps & upper margin. Mostly F-VF M/MNH. SG 1-7 cat £1100++ for M singles, plus premiums for the MNH, the very rare blks, & the 2d imperf at top (would cat £15,000 as imperf between), total est £3300. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,700

1908-11 Small Canoe set ½d to 5/-. F-VF U. SG 8-17 cat £225. (11). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$180

1939-51 KGVI Pictorial 6d deep violet & reddish-purple, error wmk 'C' instead of 'CA' as 'A' is missing. VFU, colour sl pale in UR cnr. SG 67(var), unlisted on this value as new discovery of which info had not yet been sent to SG catalogue editor (same error on the 1/- is listed in SG at £1200 for M). 2007 RPSL photo-cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

Postal History: 1910s-30s Registered covers with KGV ½d-2½d Gizo, 1921 ½d pr & 1d (3) from Tulagi & 1½d+3d from Gizo -all to UK, plus Official franked sm Canoe 2d (others fallen off) Tulagi to Victoria, sm Canoe ½d-2½d Tulagai to Switzerland. Finally 1914 franked KGV ½d (3) with indistinct cds the characteristics of which suggest it is 'Gavutu'. (6). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

Shipmail covers 1936-75 inc sm cover to Aden franked KGVI ½d tied by 'Paquebot Aden 12 MAR 36' cds, then cachets inc 1950 reg cover Munda-Sydney with 'AV Cicely II BSIP' cachet. 1947 Munda-GB with 'Buka AV Daphne Bougainville' other 1950s-60s inc Paquebot cds with 'MV Tulagi' & 'Posted on board', 'MV Malakuna Methodist Mission', WPHC MV Baruku, 'AV Mandalay', ' SS Pakhoi' (2 diff), another AV Cicely II with 'Barakoma Airfield' cachet, 'Burns Philp MV Tulagi' & MV Oriental Queen. 1970s inc P&O Oriana, 'RV Ozama Twomey' (3 diff), 'TSMV Tofua' etc. (21). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200