Tristan da Cunha: Shackleton-Rowett Expedition 1921-22, Envelope to Northampton bearing Great Britain 2d. tied by type II cachet and two strikes of expedition c.d.s. of May 25 1922 (date of departure of the “Quest”) with additional strike alongside. Ex ‘Admiral’ collection. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: Islander’s stampless envelope addressed to Rev. Rogers in London with fine type III cachet. in blue-black. Rev. Henry Martyn Rogers, accompanied by his wife Rose, served as minister on the island from 1922 to 1925 but died in 1926 shortly after the family’s return to England. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: 1926 stampless envelope to Liverpool showing type II cachet, carried on the Norwegian barque “Asalea” departing Apr. 17, with “T” and “T/20c.” due markings applied at Port Elizabeth cancelled by Cape Town “1047” numeral obliterator, backstamped May 3 transit. Sismondo certificate (2004) Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: 1928 stampless ‘Hopkins’ cover to Bath showing type II cachet, carried on the SS “Author” calling on Mar. 15, with G.B. franking of 1/2d. and 1d. cancelled at Montevideo on arrival there on Mar. 24 with also c.d.s. below and machine transit on reverse. Sismondo certificate (2004) Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: 1929, Canadian Pacific Steamships envelope to Sussex bearing Great Britain 11/2d. tied by fine strike of type IV cachet in red and London F.S. Paquebot Mar. 1929 machine cancellation, with enclosed slip clipped from RMS “Duchess of Atholl” letterhead with typed endorsement “NEARING TRISTAN DA CUNHA/Cruise to South America/Africa” dated Feb. 22 1929. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: 1935 (Mar. 23) Visit of the Dutch submarine Hr.Ms.K XVIII, photographic postcard of the vessel addressed to Gravenhage with personal greetings message from commanding officer Ltz. 1st class Dirk Hetterschij dated “22/3/35”, showing three line cachet “Met Ht.Ms.K XVIII/Vervoerd van Tristan da Cunha/Naar Kaapstad”, type V cachet in blue-black with Cape Town 1935 (Apr. 2) Paquebot datestamp alongside. Rare, very few items from this visit during her celebrated world voyage are known. The crew numbered a total of 34 men and guest on board was the geophysicist Prof. FA Vening Meinesz for the purpose of conducting gravity measurements. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: 1937 printed illustrated cover for visit of HMS “Carlisle” addressed to Plymouth with good strike of type V cachet in black and initialled by Lt. Adams, showing K.E.VIII 1/2d. and 1d. cancelled by London F.S. Paquebot Mar. 30 c.d.s., with faults but scarce. Produced on board the ship (500 copies) as a souvenir for officers of the visit and showing a map of the island and its position in the South Atlantic. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: 1939 (Mar. 18) cover to Kent with superb type VII cachet in violet, “11/2d F.B.” handstamp and Great Britain 1/2d. and 1d. postage dues tied by Folkestone cancellations, with letter mentioning visiting two passenger ships including the Viceroy of India for 1st time landed a lot of passengers on the island and shock of some of those women smoking, wishing 1939 might bring many blessing, it arrived just over a year later on 26 March 1940 during the war, signed ‘put my name in full as there are 6 Mrs Rogers’ by Agnes Rogers. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: 1955 (May 14) cover to Sussex enclosing letter written and signed by Administrator/Postmaster Pat R. Forsyth Thompson on two numbered sheets from post office writing pad showing as letterhead the rare “POST OFFICE TRISTAN DA CUNHA” straight line handstamp with c.d.s. alongside, the cover franked by 1953 1/2d., 1d. and 11/2d. Ex Crabb. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: ?1971 Ships, Decimal Surcharge set of 12, handstamped with large sans-serif “SPECIMEN” (15 x 3mm) in black, affixed to card detailing issue and price per set. This card was used as a Post Office Notice, displayed to publicise the new issue, together with the 1967 £1 (similarly handstamped) still available. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: 1986 60th Birthday 25p. variety silver (cypher and logo) omitted, fine unmounted mint right marginal example, with normal for comparison. S.G. 408a, cat. £325. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: 2005 10p. Cape Petrel, the scarce variety watermark Crown to right of CA in an upper right corner block of four with cylinder nos. and gutter margin at foot, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 837w, cat. £1,200+. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: Booklets: 1957 3s.6d. black on blue and 1958 3s.6d. black on red complete booklets, both handstamped “PROOF/GDP” by printer George Dill on front cover, the former also handstamped and with ms. note “G.D.P./ 3/57” on back cover. Very rare. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: Booklets: Selection on leaves comprising 1957 (May) black on blue 3s.6d. (2, one without c.d.s. on back cover), 1958 3s.6d. black on red stapled right, 1960 3s.6d. black on green (2, stamps facing left and right respectively), 1965 4s.2d. black on pale green (2, stamps upright and inverted respectively) and 1970 reprint. (8) Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: Booklets: Selection comprising 1957 (May)-58 3s.6d. black on blue without c.d.s., 1958 (Jan.) 3s.6d. examples stapled left and right and 1960 (Feb.) 3s.6d. black on green stitched. S.G. SB1b, SB2, SB3, cat. £480+. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: A duplicated selection in a stockbook, incl. 1952 sets mint (9), 1954 sets mint (7), 1960 sets mint (6) and used (3), 1961 sets mint (9), 1965-67 sets mint (8), etc. (100s)

Tristan da Cunha: Various mainly mint on leaves etc. with ‘potato’ essays reprint sheet, varieties incl. 1963 Resettlement 5s. pair. and single, 1981 Early Maps miniature sheet and 1982 Games 25p. with watermark inverted, 1985 Shipwrecks original artwork (3) etc. chiefly fine.

Tristan da Cunha: Covers and Cards: An extensive collection in four albums with good range of early philatelic covers variously ‘franked’ with cachet types by Smye, Marsh, Weston (incl. many G.B. postal stationery cut-outs), stampless incl. W.W.II with type VII on cover to London with Maritime Mail red receiving cancellation, type IX on 1949 charged cover to Cape Town, later with f.d.c’s, commercial, registered and maritime with ship cachets etc.