British Commonwealth Stamps and Covers

**Tristan Da Cunha**
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1		"Interrogatories, and Answers, given by Mr. Lambert, resident of the Island of Tristan d'Acunha, December 22nd 1811" heading on a 203x330mm document (folded) with the questions and answers regarding life on the island filling each of the four "pages", among the questions (and answers) asked "At what time did you land? (January 6th 1811) ", "How many persons landed with you? (Two, both remaining)", "Did you find any animals or vegetables of service to you (Wild pigs...Wild goats...Wild celery)", "What is the nature of the soil? (Slight black vegetable, about 18 inches deep)", "What quantity of land can be cultivated with advantage? (About 300 acres...)", "What protection have you against the weather? (One Hut of Skins)", "What materials have you for building? (Stones at Hand)", etc. with the last being "Would negroes be of any service? (Yes, about 20 men, women and children)", signed (in a different hand) at the end by "Sam Warner (Captain)", document has been restored by Museum Africa in 2013, Very Fine, a unique account of island life in the early 19th century (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Tristan da Cunha folded] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	2,500 SOLD for $2,500.00 Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:32 PM

**Tristan Da Cunha - Pre Stamp Cachets**
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2		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 1) (Image 2)	500 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:32 PM

**Tristan Da Cunha**
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3		"The Sad Plight of Tristan d'Acunha" heading on a magazine article by A.G. Wise published in "The Graphic, January 12, 1907" and accompanied by four photos showing island-born children, a group of fishermen and their boat at the end of the day's work, a bullock cart and a typical hut, article gives a general overview of the history and life on the island and prospects for the future; accompanied by an article from the same magazine titled "The Hard Case of St. Helena" published Oct 20, 1906 accompanied by 9 photos of the island along with historical background and future prospects, Fine and interesting (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Tristan da Cunha Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	50 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:32 PM

**Tristan Da Cunha - Pre Stamp Cachets**
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4		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 1) (Image 2)	750 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:32 PM
5		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 1) (Image 2) Get Market Data for [Tristan da Cunha Type I] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	250 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:33 PM
6		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 1) (Image 2) Get Market Data for [Tristan da Cunha Type I] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	150 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:33 PM
7		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 1) (Image 2) Get Market Data for [Tristan da Cunha Type II] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	75 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:33 PM
8		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 1) (Image 2)	300 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:34 PM
9		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 1) (Image 2)	300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:34 PM
10		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 1) (Image 2)	500 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:34 PM
11		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 1) (Image 2)	150 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:34 PM
12		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 1) (Image 2)	200 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:35 PM
13		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 1) (Image 2)	150 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:35 PM
14		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 1) (Image 2)	150 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:35 PM
15		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 1) (Image 2) Get Market Data for [Tristan da Cunha Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	200 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:36 PM
16		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 1) (Image 2)	250 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:36 PM
17		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 1)	150 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:36 PM
18		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 1) (Image 2)	200 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:36 PM
19		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 1) (Image 2)	250 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:37 PM
20		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 1) (Image 2)	1,500 SOLD for $2,750.00 Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:37 PM