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H.R. Harmer GPN, Inc. Sale: 3047

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
Tristan Da Cunha - Pre Stamp Cachets
image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:2
Symbol: Pre-Cachet, 1898 Cover Front to USA, addressed to Charles Murtha in Brooklyn NY and inscribed "We have no stamps on Tristan D'Acunha", additional manuscript notation at bottom left (in a different hand" "From Tristan D Acunha/ No Stamps Procurable", postal markings include a Simons Town 15 NO 98 transit, St Helena NO 27 98 transit, various postage due markings including NY City Dec 24 Due 10 cents "opera glass", some edge faults of little consequence on this Fine early piece of postal history from Governor Peter Green; this cover was taken by HMS Thrush which was at Tristan from Nov 3-15, 1898 to pick up survivors of the shipwrecked "Glenhuntley" which foundered off Tristan on June 4, 1898rnProvenance: Dr Gene Scott (Image)

CV. 500



Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:32:21 EST
Sold For 500

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:4
Symbol: Type I; 1908, desirable full strike on an envelope addressed to Glasgow N.B., manuscript "Tristan De Auchuna" vertically along left edge, Cape Town DE 25 08 cancel with accompanying framed "T 10c" and "1d" due markings (these were never collected), cover faults/ repairs, nice early use from the first mailing using this cachet; the type I cachet was supplied by Casper Keytel of Cape Town in early March of 1908 and was first used by the American whaling ship "Canton". The cachet was in use until December 13, 1919. (Image)

CV. 750



Opening US$ 950.00
Sold...US$ 950.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:32:56 EST
Sold For 950

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:5
Symbol:Cat No:Type I

Type I, c. 1921, five impressions (two very light), two on a thick piece of manila board and the other three on a block of four of a GB 4d postal stationery cutouts, Very Fine, likely to have been done for "Edgar Weston" (Victor Marsh), a London dealer (see Crabb pg 165-67) (Image)

CV. 250



Opening US$ 240.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:33:12 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:6
Symbol:Cat No:Type I

Type I, c. 1921, light strike on a small piece with "pair" of GB 1d postal stationery cut-outs affixed, Very Fine; a British dealer, Edgar Weston, supplied the Type III cachet to the island in 1921 and in return received the Type I handstamp, which he subsequently used to cancel various stamps and his well-known cut-outs, many on piece. While they are genuine examples of the Type I cachet, they are in reality a dealer's made-up material. (Image)

CV. 150



Opening US$ 140.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:33:27 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:7
Symbol:Cat No:Type II

Type II, 1919, cachet ties GB 1d George V on S.S. "Clan Macmillan" mail cover to St Helier, Jersey, "London/F.S. 30 JA 20" arrival cancel plus a "PAQUEBOT" straightline, backside with 2-line "CLAN MACMILLAN/ DEC 13 1919" handstamp, cover opened three sides for display, central vertical pocket-fold, Fine use (Image)

CV. 75



Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:33:45 EST
Sold For 150

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:8
Symbol: Type II, 1920, fabulous strike of the cachet in violet at the upper right of an envelope addressed to "Mrs Davies" in England, "South Georgia JU 4 20" transit cancel (where mail was landed), "1½d F.B." due marking, GB ½d, 1d dues affixed and tied by "Widnes 23 JY 20" cancels, a trivial bit of edge wrinkling, Very Fine; the Type II cachet was supplied in July 1919 By Percy Clough of Devon and was modeled after contemporary South African cancels for unknown reasons. This cover was carried from Tristan aboard SS Pentam on May 25, 1920.rnProvenance: Jack Cole (Image)

CV. 300



Opening US$ 475.00
Sold...US$ 475.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:34:08 EST
Sold For 475

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:9
Symbol: Type II, 1926, nice strike on envelope addressed to "Miss E Armstrong" in Bath franked with GB 1½d George V, tied by the cachet and "London F.S./ Paquebot 12 AP 26" cds, insignificant backflap tear, Very Fine cover from the "RRS Discovery" mailing (Image)

CV. 300



Opening US$ 275.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:34:23 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:10
Symbol:

Type II, 1928, partial strike of the cachet at upper right of envelope addressed to "AE Hopkins" in Bath, franked with GB ½d, 1d George V canceled by black cork (½d tied by cachet), incorrectly assessed at the 2d South America-UK rate instead of the proper 1½d rate resulting in "½d 134" handstamp and a GB ½d Due affixed and tied by Bath 20 MR 28 cds, Very Fine cover carried on "Empress of France" (Image)

CV. 500



Opening US$ 600.00
Sold...US$ 600.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:34:39 EST
Sold For 600

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:11
Symbol: Type II, 1928, fair strike of the cachet in black at upper right corner of an envelope addressed to dealer Adrian Hopkins in Bath, bold "2d 134" due marking with a GB 2d Due affixed and tied by Bath 20 MR 28 cds, a trivial bit of aging does not detract, Very Fine; the cover left Tristan on the "Empress of France" on March 26, 1928. rnProvenance: Dr William Mayo (Image)

CV. 150



Opening US$ 140.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:34:53 EST
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image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:12
Symbol: Pre-Cachet, 1922 Shackleton Expedition, GB 6d George V pair with framed "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" and "S-R Antarctic Expedition 1921/ MY 25 22" cancel, each stamp with a light crease, Fine appearance; signed Sismondo and with his 2004 certificate (Image)

CV. 200



Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:35:07 EST
Sold For 200

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:13
Symbol: Pre-Cachet, 1922 Shackleton Expedition, GB 1sh George V block of four with framed "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" over each horiz pair and a centrally struck "S-R Antarctic Expedition 1921/ MY 25 22" cancel, vertical perfs reinforced, F-VF; only 431 singles of this value were used by the expedition and only a portion of them had this handstamp applied; 2010 Ceremuga certificate (Image)

CV. 150



Opening US$ 475.00
Sold...US$ 475.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:35:25 EST
Sold For 475

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:14
Symbol: Pre-Cachet, 1922 Shackleton Expedition, GB 6d George V block of four with framed "GOUGH ISLAND" over each horiz pair and a centrally struck "S-R Antarctic Expedition 1921/ MY 25 22" cancel, some perf reinforcement by hinge, F-VF; only 326 singles of this value were used by the expedition and only a small fraction of them had this handstamp applied; 2010 Ceremuga certificate (Image)

CV. 150



Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:35:44 EST
Sold For 425

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:15
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Type III, 1922, two strikes of the cachet tie four GB 1d postal card cutouts on an envelope addressed to "inscrutable" dealer Edgar Weston in London, backstamped Rio De Janeiro 9.IV.22 and Stockwell UK 2 MY 22, notation "Registered" at upper left but no registry service was available in Tristan at the time and the registry lines are "crossed out", cover open three sides for display, Fine use, the Type III cachet was provided to the island by Edgar Weston but before sending it out he used it on a large number for his postal stationery cut-out covers, very few of which went through the mail. This genuinely used, and hence rare, Weston cover was from the second use of the cachet and was taken off the island by the "Tacoma Maru" (Image)

CV. 200



Opening US$ 190.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:36:04 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:16
Symbol: Type III, 1929, envelope from Mrs Swain addressed to Mrs Cave in London franked with GB 1½d George V, tied by multiple strikes of the cachet with a "London F.S./ Paquebot 26 JU 29" cds alongside, envelope with some faults, cover carried on the "Halesius" (Image)

CV. 250



Opening US$ 240.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:36:20 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:17
Symbol:

Type III, 1929, faint but full strike of the cachet at the top of a hand-written letter to "Mrs Cave" from Andrew Swain in which he tells of additions to his family and laments "I cannot write you a long letter this time as I am anxious to write all my friends as we hear that a ship will be coming this way and might call", letter with a small tape stain at bottom, Fine and unusual use; this letter left the island on the "Halesius" on May 14, 1929; The cachets were, on rare occasion, used on letters due to extraordinary circumstances rather than normal practice. The Rev Partridge arrived in Feb 1929 to replace ailing Rev Pooley, brought the Type V cachet with him. It appears that in the interim, islanders gained control of the Type III cachet to create unique items. (Image)

CV. 150



Opening US$ 140.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:36:33 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:18
Symbol: Type III, c.1920s, three strikes - one just legible and two smudged on an envelope addressed to the "Foreign Dept/ The Editor/ The "Times"/ Times Office/ Printing House Square/ London", envelope a bit of wrinkling, Fine and scarce (Image)

CV. 200



Opening US$ 190.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:36:50 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:19
Symbol: Type IV; 1928, nice strike of the cachet in violet (very rare as opposed to the usual red or use of black on Oct 1928) on an envelope addressed to London and forwarded on to Blunham, manuscript "From Tristan Da Cunha" at top, backstamped London MAR 18 and Kensington Mar 19 1928, cover roughly opened on two sides with some small breaks, some light staining along the bottom, otherwise Fine use, left Tristan in the first Type IV mailing on the "Empress of France" on Feb 26, 1928.rnThe Rev's. Pooley and Lindsay arrived in March 1927 bringing the new Type IV cachet. Lindsay took strict control of the (now three) existing cachets and their application to letters, even forcing dealers to send clothing and food to the islanders before he would stamp their letters. (Image)

CV. 250



Opening US$ 240.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:37:10 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:20
Symbol: Type IVa, 1928, legal-sized printed matter cover front addressed to Liverpool franked with GB ½d George V (3 singles) which are tied by the Type IV cachet, a full strike of the Type IVa cachet and the bandeau (that which makes the Type IV a Type IVa) are alongside to the left, manuscript (in Rev Pooley's hand) "28.10,28" date below the franking, small nick at the bottom but overall Very Fine cover from the first mailing of the Type IVa cachet showing all three combinations of the cachet, departed from the island on the "Baron Tweedsmouth" on Oct 28, 1928. It is thought that this ship, on its way to Calcutta, brought the "Island Of" handstamp to Rev Pooley. (Image)

CV. 1,500



Opening US$ 2,750.00
Sold...US$ 2,750.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:37:27 EST
Sold For 2750

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:21
Symbol: Type IVa and Type Va Combination; 1929, nice strikes of each of these cachets on an envelope addressed to England, full "1½d F.B." due marking with GB ½d Dues strip of three affixed and tied by Twickenham 27 JU 29 cancels, London Paquebot 26 JU 29 cds, foxing spots each side but still Fine and rare being one of just two recorded examples of covers with a combination of these two rare cachets - the other known example has the Type IVa on front side and the Type Va on the back; the cover was carried on the "Halesius" mailing of May 15, 1929 and is the latest known use of the Type IVa cachetrnProvenance: Dr Gene Scott (Image)

CV. 2,500



Opening US$ 3,000.00
Sold...US$ 3,000.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:37:51 EST
Sold For 3000

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:23
Symbol:Cat No:Type V

Type V, 1935, fair strike on an envelope addressed to USA and with accompanying letter from Robert Glass thanking him for his gift, envelope with bit of wrinkling at top, Fine use; the letter mentions arrival of the "Empress of Australia on the 23rd of last month" and "we had the Dutch Samerine (sic) the day before" indicating a 1935 letter which also mentions "170 people at present" (Image)

CV. 120



Opening US$ 110.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:38:16 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:24
Symbol:Cat No:Type V

Type V, 1935, nice strike ties South Africa 1910 2½d Parliament (pre-affixing crease) on envelope addressed to Tristan da Cunha, also tied by a Johannesburg 14 Dec 35 cancel, airmail etiquette at upper left, backstamped Johannesburg 24.VIII.36, Fine use; cover was flown from Johannesburg to Cape Town and then carried on the "Larrinaga" which arrived in Tristan on 28 Dec 1935, envelope was returned to sender via "S.S. Harmala" which left on 11 Aug 1936 (Image)

CV. 60



Opening US$ 60.00
Sold...US$ 60.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:38:27 EST
Sold For 60

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:25
Symbol: Type V; 1936, two strikes of the cachet tie GB ½d Silver Jubilee (2 singles) to postcard addressed to England, Very Fine; interesting handwritten message from Rev. Wilde on back - "Sent to Tristan da Cunha by mail which left England on 29th November, 1935 per R.M.M.V. "Warwick Castle"...carried the mail to Durban, whence it was carried to Tristan da Cunha by the "S.S. Auditor"...The mail arrived at the island 7 Jan 1936...Received back in England September 1936"; the card left Tristan on the "Harmala" 11 Aug 1936 (Image)

CV. 75



Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:38:50 EST
Sold For 150

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:26
Symbol:Cat No:1d

Durban Handstamp; 1936, *Tristan Da Cunha* handstamp on registered envelope addressed to Johannesburg, South Africa 1d, 2d pair tied by "Registered/ Durban 8 Jan 36" (1d) or Type V cachet (2d), Very Fine; in Jan 1936 the "Sylvia De Larrinaga' arrived in Durban with a (mostly) philatelic mailing from the island. The envelopes received one of two different cachets (this being the abbreviated version) in addition to the standard arrival cancel. (Image)

CV. 150



Opening US$ 140.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:39:08 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:27
Symbol:Cat No:2

Durban Handstamp; 1936, 3-line "Received without/ endorsement from/ *Tristan Da Cunha*" handstamp on registered envelope addressed to "Poste Restante/ Tristan Da Cunha", South Africa ½d, 1d (2), 2d pair tied by "Registered/ Johannesburg 14 Mar 36" cancels (1d, 2d) or Type V cachet (½d), Johannesburg registry handstamp, additional "Registered Durban 8 Jan 36" arrival cancel, backstamped "Registered Johannesburg 14 Mar 35" and with bilingual "Undeliverable-Return to Address Shown on Cover", Very Fine; in Jan 1936 the "Sylvia De Larrinaga' arrived in Durban with a (mostly) philatelic mailing from the island. The envelopes received one of two different cachets in addition to the standard arrival cancel. (Image)

CV. 150



Opening US$ 140.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:39:19 EST
Sold For 0
image Sale No: 3047
Lot No:28
Symbol: Private "Cutress" Handstamp, 1936, two covers, each with "Tristan da Cunha" handstamp over a Type V cachet, each addressed to "G.P. Cutress" in England and charged 1½d due, one cover franked with ½d, 1d Victoria Jubilee issue (demonetized at the time and hence postmaster charged the postage due), Very Fine, each cover left the island on "SS Harmala", the franked cover signed Sismondo and with his 2004 certificate rnFor many years it was assumed this marking was a third version of the Durban handstamp. However, recent research has shown that, apart from all known covers being addressed to Mr Cutress, the typesetting of the letters is different than the Durban cachet. Also, it is always applied over any Tristan cachets. This leads to the conclusion that the cachet was Mr Cutress's own cachet, possibly modelled after the Durban handstamp, and was applied post-delivery in the UK. (Image)

CV. 120



Opening US$ 110.00


Closed..Oct-01-2021, 14:39:31 EST
Sold For 0
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