New Hebrides: Maritime Cancellations: Selection from 1911 onward with range of markings incl. loose adhesives, and covers with 1911 to France with 1d. tied by light first ship mail c.d.s, three 1914 covers to Lancashire (2 with double oval "LOOSE SHIP/LETTER") franked 1/2d. pair or 10c. printed paper rate cancelled at Sydney, straight line "NOUMEA" mark on 1938 50c. on cover to London, etc. (32 items) (Image1)

New Hebrides: Maritime Cancellations: Service Maritime c.d.s's, selection incl. 1928 postcard ("Entr̩e de la Sarrakata") to Paris bearing 10c. strip of three cancelled May 6 (italic date), 1925 5d. on 1928 and 1929 covers to France (the first with one adhesive removed, the second underpaid and bearing France 50c. postage due). Photo. (Image1)

New Hebrides: Maritime Cancellations: 1934-39, selection of seven covers comprising 1934 to Dunedin bearing 2d. and 30c. cancelled "SYDNEY/20" on arrival, four 'Cutress' items to Surrey, one with 5d. cancelled Uturoa, two with "PAQUEBOT/SYDNEY" c.d.s's and 1939 from Wallis et Futuna via Vila, and two 1936 small 'Commander' covers bearing British 1/2d. and French 5c. respectivelly cancelled "PAQUEBOT/ADEN". (Image1)

New Hebrides: Maritime Cancellations: 1934 (Apr. 7) envelope to Paris franked 1925 20c., 30c. cancelled good to fine "NEW HEBRIDES/INTER-ISLAND" c.d.s's with same day Vila transit on reverse and June 19 offset arrival. Photo. (Image1)

New Hebrides: Maritime Cancellations: 1934 (July 31) to Paris bearing 1925 2f. and 1935 (July 22) to Clamart, France with 5d., endorsed from P̬re Guillaume at Melsisi, Pentecost Island, both cancelled "NEW HEBRIDES/INTER-ISLES", 1939 (July 8) to Noum̩a franked 1938 10c. cancelled "NOUVELLES HEBRIDES/INTER-ISLES", all with arrival backstamps. Father Louis Guillaume had gone to Melsisi as a missionary in 1934 but became involved in local conflict and was arrested in 1940 for his involvement in the 'Pentecost Murders', the Melsisi Catholic Mission temporarily shut down by British District Agent Adam. Photo. (Image1)

New Hebrides: Maritime Cancellations: Range on leaves and loose incl. four 'Lefranc' covers to Paris comprising "N-HEBRIDES/PAQUEBOT" c.d.s's on Oceania 60c. and 20c. with 30c. on two 1936 covers, New Caledonia 20c., 30c. on 1937 cover, two line "POSTED AT SEA/NEW-HEBRIDES" on Netherlands Indies 2c. with 121/2c. on 1936 cover, all backstamped, also M.V. "Malaita" covers with cachets, range of covers and adhesives with "INTER-ISLAND" c.d.s's, Paquebot and Sydney arrival marks, mainly good to fine. (32 items) (Image1)

New Hebrides: Maritime Cancellations: 1937 (Mar. 31) envelope to U.S.A. with violet circular cachet "SERVICE CONTRACTUELLE/ S/S BUCEPHALE/DES MESS. MAR." initialled and dated "Tanna/ 30/3/37", bearing 1925 British 6d., French 20c., 30c. and 40c., each left marginal, cancelled good to fine "NEW HEBRIDES/INTER-ISLES" c.d.s's with same day "SCE. INTERINSULAIRE DES NLLES HEBRIDES" and part framed "SERVICE MARITIME/NOUVELLES HEBRIDES" registration handstamp at left, the 30c. additionally tied by rare framed two line rectangular cachet "SERVICE INTERINSULAIRE NOUVELLES HEBRIDES". Photo. (Image1)

New Hebrides: Maritime Cancellations: 1938, 1945, four covers comprising 1938 (June 28) and (Aug. 31) to Paris, the first franked 10c., the latter registered with 30c. and showing small framed "INTERISLAND SERVICE/NOUVELLES-HEBRIDES" registration handstamp, 1945 (Sept. 4) to Papua endorsed "AIRMAIL" and bearing 10c. (2), each with "NEW HEBRIDES/INTERISLAND SERVICE" cancellations, the last to New York franked 10c. (3) with c.d.s's in violet and indistinct. (Image1)

New Hebrides: Maritime Cancellations: 1938 (June 29) Messageries Maritimes envelope posted from the S.S. "Pierre Loti" to Marseille bearing 1938 British 30c., 50c., French 1f. and 2f. tied by good to fine "NEW HEBRIDES/INTERISLAND SERVICE" c.d.s's with airmail etiquette, small framed "INTERISLAND SERVICE/NOUVELLES-HEBRIDES" registration handstamp (with ms. notations), Sydney transit and arrival backstamps, a scarce registered item. Photo. (Image1)