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PITCAIRN ISLANDS continued...

Postal History continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

3838

1940 (Oct 15) First Day Cover with HMS 'Bounty' cachet autographed Fred M Christian, Chief Magistrate at upper left and KGVI 1d Pictorial tied by 'PITCAIRN ISLAND/POST OFFICE' double-ring cds, plus a letter signed by Richard Edgar Christian presumably enclosing the FDC. (2)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3839

1942 (Dec 5) cover from Australia with QM 1d brown & KGVI 1½d green tied by Sydney machine cancel, to "Mr Roy Clark, Pitcairn Island, via Wellington, New Zealand", unusually not censored in Australia but opened in New Zealand and resealed with Wellington 'PC90 ... D.D.A./37' label, no arrival markings; plus 1943 cover addressed to "Mrs Edgar Christian Pitcairn Island c/- Manager of British Navy, Control Service, Balboar [sic], Panama, Canal Zone" with KGVI 2½d red (corner fault) tied by Melbourne machine cancel where censored with resealing label & cachet; both with minor blemishes. (2)

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3840

1942-45 three inwards censored covers, one from the USA with Overrun Countries 5c Greece solo and '61357' clear resealing tape, and two from New Zealand each with Pictorials 2d Hut solos and 'PC 90' or 'Opened by Censor ...' resealing labels, all with fine to very fine 'PITCAIRN ISLAND/POST OFFICE' cds arrivals on face, a couple with minor blemishes. (3)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3841

1943 (March) stampless New Zealand National Patriotic Fund Board 'Soldier Sailor Airman' envelope from Norfolk Island with "50665 Sgt WH Campbell" return address and largely very fine strike of 'N.Z.E.F./FIELD/POST OFFICE' undated handstamp in blue (Proud D1; no dates recorded; rated 1750pts), 'CENSORED/Signature' handstamp in blue signed "Wm Ancell Lt" at lower-left, to "Mrs FP Ward, Pitcairn Island" with very fine to superb complete strike of 'PITCAIRN ISLAND/23.MAR.43/POST OFFICE' cds arrival on face, a couple of trivial transmission marks.The 'NZEF' marking is a generic one used at a number of different locations, but Army records confirm that both Sgt WH Campbell and Lt Ancell were part of the New Zealand Forces on Norfolk Island in 1943, which were engaged primarily in the construction & maintainance of its airfield. A marvellous 'inter-island' usage.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$500.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3842

1944 (July 7) Shaw Savill Line envelope (logo on back flap) to "Frederiksted, St Croix, Virgin Islands, USA" with KGVI Pictorials 3d Map tied by largely very fine complete 'PITCAIRN ISLAND/POST OFFICE' double-ring cds, censored & re-sealed with 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/PITCAIRN ISLAND ["initials"]' complete typed label (an early example of the very few recorded), re-directed on arrival with 'FREDERIKSTED/NOV 2/1944/V.I. - 1' duplex cancel backstamp and 'CHRISTIANSTED, ST. CROIX, V.I.' handstamp in violet on face, a few mostly minor aging marks. A rarity of WWII censorship mail, the label is recorded by John Little between 27.7.1944 and 9.8.1944 only. The initials are those of Lieutenant Shepherd, who operated the one-man radio listening post established on the island by the New Zealand Forces.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$900.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3843

1946 (April 23) Roy P Clark envelope to Austria with KGVI Pictorials 3d Map tied by largely very fine complete 'PITCAIRN ISLAND/POST OFFICE' double-ring cds, censored on arrival wth Allied post-war cachet in violet and brown re-sealing tape on face, slightly trimmed at right. A scarce destination from the island.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$105.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3844

1950 (circa) usage of an illustrated envelope with line-drawing captioned "New School", to USA with KGVI Pictorials 4d Bounty Bible solo tied by slightly indistinct 'PITCAIRN ISLAND' double-ring cds, "Floyd H McCoy/ Pitcairn Island/SPO" [South Pacific Ocean] return address handstamp on reverse, a couple of tiny marks.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3845

PSE

1967-72 formular aerogrammes to USA with QEII Pictorials overprints or Pictorials frankings at 6c 8c or 10c rates, the first an Apsley airletter carried via the Canal Zone with 'BALBOA' transit backstamp, two New Zealand Croxley airletters & two East Africa 'Giraffe' illustrated airletters, all from Violet McCoy with lengthy personal messages giving details of life on the island, a couple with minor blemishes. (5)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

Russia

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

3846

PSE

POSTAL HISTORY: 1896-1918 mail to Australia comprising a PPC missent on the Bombay-Aden Sea Post; two Postal Cards one to stamp designer Max Tannenberg with letter in German, the other registered but the stamps sadly albeit neatly removed; and censor cover from Archangel with Imperf 15k pair & 35k. (4)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3847

POSTAL HISTORY: 1914 plain stampless "Avis de Reception" envelope to New Zealand with Cyrillic datestamps & post office 'eagle' cachet in violet on the reverse, Fremantle (WA) transit & Auckland arrival backstamps, light soiling.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

St. Helena

LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

3848

1902-58 mint selection on Hagners including 1922 KGV to 1/-, 1934 Centenary set, 1935 Silver Jubilee, 1938-44 KGVI Badge set. 1948 Silver Wedding and 1953-59 QEII Pictorials set, condition generally fine to very fine, stated Cat £800+. (100+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

Samoa

LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

3849

Mostly German-period group including 1896 & 1898 pieces with 20pf pair or 50pf & 2mk tied by the Postagentur cds, very fine 1900 mission cover to France with 20pf strip of 4 also tied by Postagentur cds, Overprints set on separate pieces, other commercial mail with 1906 use of 5pf Postal Card to Germany, 1913 double-rate cover to Australia & philatelic 1912 to Fiji; then GRI Postal Cards unused x4, CTO x4 & philatelic usages x2; some suntanning on reverse of the Postal Cards otherwise fine to very fine. (8 pieces etc)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3850

1914 'G.R.I.' Surcharges '6d.' on 50pf black & purple/buff Double Surcharge SG 108a, well centred, neat hinge remainder, Cat £1100.

Grade A- B1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3851

PSE

1915 (Jan 22) social usage of Postal Card GRI Overprint 1d on 10pf(+1d on 10pf) message-half to Auckland with message headed "Pilot Station/Apia Samoa", faint bend, uncensored message states "... The troopship is expected here any day now ... I have hopes of catching the first trip back ... The harbour has been a death trap to most of the shipping ... The Staff are greatly agitated about a wireless from NZ saying a German warship is coming this way ..." RPSofL Certificate (undated but signed by John Wilson) states "is genuine" but mistakenly refers to a stamp "... SG 103 used on postcard ..." instead of to a Postal Card.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

Scandinavia

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

3852

ALAND: Apparently complete collection in three expensive Davo hingeless albums with setenants, M/Ss & booklets, unmounted. Thematics Heaven. (100s)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12)

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Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3853

FAROE ISLANDS: 1975-86 unmounted mint collection in Lighthouse album including sheetlets of 20 for 1979 Europa Stamps, 1980 Church Pews, 1981 Historic Writings, 1982 Villages, Europa & Ballad, 1983 Cargo Ships & Fish, 1984 Europa, Writers & Fishing, 1985 Stanley Expedition, Europa & Lighthouses, 1986 Paintings & Skrimsla, also 1983 Chess booklet x4, 1983 Culture M/S x10, 1984 Fairy Tales strip of 6 plus booklet x2, etc, lots of thematic interest, condition very fine, stated Cat £2750. Weighs 2½kg. (few 100s)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3854

NORWAY: 1988 1989 & 1991 to 2013 Yearbooks, plus stamps, booklets and FDCs from 1979 to 2000 (unfortunately in sticky photo albums). Weighs 25kg. (100s) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

Somaliland Protectorate

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

3855

REVENUES: 1885 entire 4pp document headed "Somali Coast Consulate/Aden 28th July 1885" and signed "[signature] Major/Consul, Somali Coast" with Indian generic 1a Revenue cancelled in native script, to the Consul-General at Cairo seeking reimbursement of £1494/12/8d for expenses incurred on behalf of the Egyptian Government. A very early Somali-related document: the Protectorate was proclaimed only in 1884.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3856

POSTAL HISTORY: 1896-1904 Somaliland Campaigns with 1896 ½a Envelope to Bombay with 'B'-in-Bars cancel & tiny 'BERBERA' b/s, 1903 five pieces - including with ½a strip of 4 - all with 'BASE OFFICE/OBBIA' cds used at Berbera, six pieces & a 1904 cover to Italy all with 'BASE-OFFICE/BERBERA', piece with 'BASE-OFFICE/ REG /BERBERA', 1904 OAS cover to GB from a member of the Somaliland Field Force properly endorsed but not countersigned with 1a affixed with 'ADEN' cds, pieces with cds of FPO 41 plus 'ONE/ANNA' on 2a6p Envelope with poor 'BASE OFFICE/BERBERA' & 'ADEN' transit backstamps, 44, 45 x3, 46 x7, 47 x3 including on a half-cover, & 48 x4, condition variable but generally good to fine. Scarce material. (35 items) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

Estimate AU$800

SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

3857

POSTAL HISTORY: 1926 (Dec 1) social PPC from Italy to a member of the "Somaliland Camel Corps/Burao/British Somaliland" with 75c tied by Fascist slogan of Florence, 'ADEN' transit b/s & 'BERBERA/13DE/1926/BRITISH SOMALILAND' cds on the face. [The writer states "... have no idea how long our letters take"]

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Dec-06, 06:00 PM

PITCAIRN ISLANDS continued...

RUSSIA

ST. HELENA

SAMOA

SCANDINAVIA

SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE