The well written up collection in five albums, with additional loose material, with many stamps, covers, cancels and cards illustrating the life, voyages and discoveries of Captain Cook, including Cook Islands imperf plate proofs and 1931 2d on 1½d sheet of sixty (S.G. 94).
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New South Wales. 1888-1910 Centenary 4d depicting Cook, and similar 4d and 5d postal stationery, the well written up study on 14 pages including 4d orange-brown marginal strip of six with imprint (S.G. 255e) and various other perfs/printing all fine mint, Specimen overprint, imperf plate proof, 1890 2d Centenary issue postcard used to Germany uprated 4d, 1905 "Government Asylum for Infirm" cover bearing 4d perfined "OS / NSW", postal stationery with 4d "Crop Reports" envelope Specimen and 5d registered Public School Savings Bank Return envelopes Specimen, unused (2) and used, etc. (29 + 9 covers).
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New Zealand. 1907 (Apr 12) Registered cover franked 1d + Christchurch Exhibition 3d (Landing of Cook) each cancelled "EXHIBITION / N. Z / CHRISTCHURCH" c.d.s, very fine.
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Literature. The large quantity of books on the life or voyages of Captain Cook including "The Journals of Captain James Cook" in five volumes, "The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages" in four volumes, "Voyage towards the South Pole" facsimile two volume edition, "Cook's Voyage to the Pacific Ocean" volumes 2 and 3 (Published 1784), "Circumnavigation of the Globe" (published 1836), "Cook's Voyages Around the World" (2 copies, published 1840 and 1844), etc. (100+).