British Commonwealth Stamps and Covers continued...
Tristan Da Cunha
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CV or Estimate |
| 81 |
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 "POST OFFICE TRISTAN DA CUNHA" Straightline Handstamp, nice
impression of the handstamp which was issued to the island in Oct 1951 in preparation of the establishment of a Post Office, the marking is at the top of a letter along with a Tristan 2 SP 56 cds (letter is to a collector describing the 1956
Pictorial issue), accompanied by an official OHBMS parcel tag addressed to the island's Administrator, Very Fine, only a few examples of the straightline handstamp exist (Image 1)
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60
CLOSED
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| 82 |
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 "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" Straightline Handstamp, in blue on an
envelope franked with three 1952 1d Overprint plate no. 1 singles canceled by "Tristan Da Cunha 1 JA 52" date of issue cancels, also a "J Ball" handstamp (though to be from the local fishing company), Very Fine, a rare straightline marking (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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50
SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:52 PM |
| 83 |
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 1954/59 Formula Registered Envelopes, four different-sized
covers; 1954 to South Africa with the 1954 Views to 1sh tied by date of issue cancels; 1955 to Canada with 1954 ½d, 4d, 1sh; 1957 to England from Tristan postmaster with 1954 1½d, 2½d pair, 6d, 1sh pair tied by cds with the horseshoe "Edinburgh
Settlement" cachet on back, 1959 to England (forwarded) with 1954 9d single franking tied by cds, typical mixed condition for these large envelopes, Fine and scarce (Image 1)
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120
SOLD for $140.00
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Tristan Da Cunha - Pre Stamp Cachets
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 84 |
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 Formation of the Tristan Da Cunha Post Office; 1951, letter
from administrator Hugh Elliot to an American collector regarding a local Post Office, indicating "...no Post Office has yet been established on Tristan, though preparations to that end are on the way. When and if they are put into effect, you will
of course be able to order stamps", Very Fine, accompanied by a proof impression of the "Administrator/ South Atlantic/ 28 SEP 1956/ Tristan Da Cunha" handstamp (Image 1)
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60
SOLD for $60.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:53 PM |
Tristan Da Cunha
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 85 |
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 1961 Evacuation Mail, envelope addressed to England (and
forwarded), GB 3d Elizabeth II tied by "Post Office Maritime Mail" naval cancel, backstamped Liphook 23 Oct 61 and with return address of Mrs Mary Swain, red "Commanding Officer/ H.M.S. Leopard/ 15 Oct 1961" commanding officer's cachet, slightly
rough opening at top, Fine and rarernWhen news of the volcanic eruption on Tristan went out, HMS Leopard was despatched from Cape Town and reached the island on Oct 13. Shore parties from the ship performed clean-up duties on the island, secured
islanders' houses and brought away any portable items belonging to the residents. In addition, a total of four letters written and waiting to be posted were found. These had stamps added on board the ship and were stamped with the Commanding
Officer's cachet. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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100
SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:53 PM |
| 86 |
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 1962-63 Resettlement Period Postal History Exhibit Selection,
12 covers all neatly arranged and annotated on exhibit pages, variety of cancels, ship markings, two covers with the "Potato" stamp affixed, cachets incl the Type XI "Royal Society" incl two with the "Royal Society" inscription removed, Type
XII Resettlement, various Capt Cook private cachets, etc., also includes a piece of paper with the "Potato" stamp affixed and accompanied by 8 strikes of a small circular cachet assigned to Chief Islander Willie Repetto, Very Fine assortment with
some of the covers or markings existing in small quantities (Image 1)
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250
SOLD for $250.00
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| 87 |
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 1963 Visit of "USS Spiegel Grove", #55-58, 61, 63, tied on
registered envelope addressed to Cape Town by "Tristan Da Cunha 2 May 63" cds, ship's rubber stamp return address upper left, accompanied by another "Spiegel Grove" cover to USA with #63 tied by "Tristan Da Cunha 2 May 63" cds and a 4-line "Missent
to Trinidad B.W.I." (creases at top affect stamp), F-VF; a helicopter was used to transport mail from the shiprnUSS Spiegel Grove (LSD-32) was a Thomaston-class dock landing ship of the US Navy, named for Spiegel Grove, the home and estate in
Fremont, Ohio of Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th President. The LSD loaded supplies during January 1963 and sailed, on 15 February for her second good-will tour which lasted until late May. The ship steamed over 21,000 miles and visited nine countries,
Tristan among them, before returning home. (Image 1)
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100
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:54 PM |
| 88 |
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 1963 SS Argentina Ship Mail, Captains Office cachet on
envelope addressed to Cape Town, South Africa, 2½c Settlers Monument tied by "Cape Town/ Paquebot 11.III.63" cancel, additional "7 Mar 1963", "M.V. Frances Repetto" specs and scarce straight-line "Gough Island" handstamps, Very Fine; as the cover has
the rare "Gough Island" handstamp, it is speculated that the mail may be from the "Frances Repetto" that may have met "SS Argentina" near Gough the previous day (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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60
SOLD for $60.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:54 PM |
| 89 |
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 Ship's Mail, "M.V. Tristania", three 1964 Capt Scott covers
(2 unsealed) with the "Tristan Da Cunha/ M.V. Tristiana" double circle cachet and a Cape Town paquebot cancel (2 different types), various other handstamps including "Posted on the High Seas" and "Mail Office/ H.M.S. Jaguar" handstamps, fresh and
Very Fine (Image 1)
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75
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:54 PM |
| 90 |
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 Helicopter Covers, 1964-65, three Capt Scott covers, two
with "Mail Office. -1 Dec 1964/ H.M.S. London" handstamp with red typed "Helicopter Flight" below, the other with French "Porte Helicoptres Jeanne D' Arc 7-3 1965" hexagonal cancel and rectangular ship cachet, Very Fine (Image 1)
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60
CLOSED
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| 91 |
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 1946 "Potato" Stamps, a bottom left corner margin block of
four signed "Originals E. Lawrence 3.11.50" and the sheet of nine different designs denominated from ½d-1sh and showing different aspects of island life, both NH, F-VF (Image 1)
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75
SOLD for $75.00
Will close during Public Auction before Oct-01, 02:55 PM |
| 93 |
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 7, 1952 6d Overprint, tied on formular registry envelope
addressed to England by "Tristan Da Cunha MY 5 53" cds with another strike alongside, Tristan registry label at lower left, some wrinkling bottom left corner, Very Fine properly franked use; recent research indicates that just 28 examples of this
envelope exist though, according to Crabb, 100 envelopes were sent to the island with the initial Post Office stock (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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75
SOLD for $100.00
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| 94 |
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 18, 19, 21, 1954 2½d, 3d, 5d Views, tied on an unaddressed
"Caronia" envelope by crisp strikes of "Tristan Da Cunha FE 8" cancels with year date omitted, Very Fine, from the third visit of the "Caronia" (7/2/58) (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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100
CLOSED
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| 95 |
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 SG SB1 var., 1957-58 3sh6d Booklet, "FE 8" Postmark on Back Cover,
without year date, front cover light bend from opening, Very Fine, unlisted in SG postmarked on this date (Image 1)
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75
CLOSED
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| 96 |
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 28-41, 1960 ½d-10sh Fish, blocks of four plus the ½d booklet
pane of four, NH, fresh and F-VF (Scott $306; SG 28-41, £300) (Image 1)
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75
SOLD for $95.00
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| 97 |
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 55-67, 1963 1d-10sh Resettlement Overprints, three FDC; one
with paste-on view of the island, Resettlement double oval, circular "M.V. Tristania" and framed "First Day Cover", the second with Resettlement double oval, framed "First Day Cover" and signed by "Willie Repetto", the third with blue strikes of
"M.V. Tristania" and framed "First Day Cover" handstamps, F-VF (Image 1)
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120.0000
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| 98 |
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 58a, 1963 3d Resettlement Overprint, Double overprint which
shows as the outline of the Queen's head printed double, top margin single (pos 7), NH, Very Fine, with photo of the unbroken sheet, copy of a letter from Harrison and Sons explaining the error and the authenticating purchase letter from "The
Connoisseur Stamp Service" of Fareham (UK) (listed but unpriced in Scott; SG 58a, £300) (Image 1)
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75
SOLD for $75.00
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| 99 |
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 390 var., 1986 25d Elizabeth II 60th Birthday, Silver Color (Cypher
and Logo) Omitted, bottom left corner margin single, NH, Very Fine, just one sheet of 100 reported (unlisted in Scott, SG 408a, £325) (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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75
SOLD for $110.00
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| 100 |
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 2002 Post Office Anniversary Proposed Design Original Artwork
as designed by Robin Taylor for The Crown Agents, designs for seven single stamps plus a S/S all on approx 12"x8" art board with the design pasted down with a plastic overlay showing the captions, denomination, etc., designs show various
facets of mail service on the island - residents with mail, buildings used, etc., also includes 10 cacheted FDC of the issued S/S (Scott 705) signed by Robin Taylor, Very Fine and attractive (Image 1)
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100
SOLD for $110.00
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| 101 |
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2006 500th Anniversary of Tristan Da Cunha Proposed Designs Collection, proposed designs for a 1d-£10 definitive issue by Robin Taylor commemorating the discovery of the island in 1506, two similar designs for each denomination
in horizontal or vertical format with the denominations commemorating or showing some facet of Tristan history, from the Portuguese explorer Tristao Da Cunha to a 17th century visit by Dutch ships, maps and views of the island and its residents,
etc., each 8¼x11¼ sheet shows the proposed design with a clear plastic overlay (with or without an added design element), Very Fine and, in the words of the representative for the Crown Agents Stamp Bureau, "This is a very attractive issue"
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200
SOLD for $275.00
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