Postal History
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Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
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 Balance of the collection with 1907-08 inwards Darling PPCs from GB x3, 1934 philatelic & 1934 social covers with part-'CHRISTMAS
ISLAND/-+-' cds, 1950-55 philatelic covers x4 with Singapore KGVI frankings & 25mm cds, 1954 commercial covers x2 & 1955 'Christmas Greetings' cover all with 29mm cds, 1961 commercial cover to WA with QEII 6c & 10c paying non-conforming rate,
selection of later commercial covers with Christmas Island or Australian frankings & 1995 Express Post envelope with 'Outside Next-Day/Network/...' label (very scarce used on the island) plus a wide array of philatelic covers & some ephemera,
condition variable but most are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1025 |
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 1906 (June 20) Scottish PPC with KEVII 1d tied by very fine 'LARGS RSO AYRSHIRE/=+=' cds, to "Christmas Island/co Messrs Boustead &
Co/Straits Settlements/via Singapore" with fine 'PENANG TO SINGAPORE' mail-sorter cds, minor corner bend. From the famous "Darling Correspondence". Bousteads were Singapore agents for the Christmas Island Phosphate Co, which owned the TSS 'Islander'
that made regular visits to both Christmas & Cocos Islands. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1026 |
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 1907 (June 4) Scottish Royal Visit PPC with KEVII 1d tied by very fine 'SOUTHERN DO/GLASGOW' cds, to "Christmas Island/Straits
Settlements" with very fine 'PENANG TO SINGAPORE' mail-sorter cds & light but large-part 28mm '[CHRIS]TMAS ISLAND' arrival cds (Proud D2), slightly bumped corners. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1027 |
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 1907 (Nov 28) South Australian PPC with 1d pink tied by Adelaide cds, to "Christmas Island/Via Singapore/ Straits Settlements" with
partial Singapore transit cds. Only a few similar cards from Australia, all of them from Adelaide, have been recorded. The message, apparently from a resident on the island, sends Christmas wishes & states "...will be back soon". (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1028 |
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 1922 (Mar 26) commercial usage of Straits Settlements KGV 10c size G Registration Envelope to Yorkshire merchants Groves & Lindley
uprated with 2c green & 6c claret tied by almost fine strikes of 29mm 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/ + ' cds with small '+' at the base (Proud D4; recorded 3 years only), Singapore R label endorsed "C.I. 874", Singapore & London transit backstamps, light
soiling/toning. A rare commercial item. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,900.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1029 |
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 1925 (June 8) commercial cover front with printed address of Yorkshire merchants Groves & Lindley & endorsed at lower-left "From/C
Peck Chu/District Office/Christmas Island", 6c claret & 12c ultramarine tied by a largely fine strike of 31mm 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND' cds 'filled' at the base (Proud D5; recorded 3 years only), Singapore R label endorsed "C.I. 172". One of the most
attractive KGV-period covers. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$2,400.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1030 |
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 1928 (Mar 5) social cover to London with 6c claret tied by a largely fine strike of 31mm 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND' cds 'filled' at the
base (Proud D5; LRD), very fine Singapore transit backstamp of 10MR/1928, ink-blot at lower-left & opened a bit roughly with repaired flap-tears.
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1031 |
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 1934 (Feb 24) social cover to Sweden with 12c ultramarine tied by unusually fine and clear strike of 32mm 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/ + '
cds with larger cross at the base (Proud D6b), flap removed, minor blemishes & repaired corner fault at upper-right. Ted Proud's Type D6 includes two separate datestamps. The first, of 31mm diameter, is recorded between 18.4.1929 & the early-1930s.
It was replaced by a very similar cds of 32mm diameter, with a slightly larger cross at the base, of which the earliest usage noted by us is of 26AU/1933. David Flaat's long commercial cover of that date sold at our auction of 22.2.2013 for $2990. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$950.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1032 |
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 1934 (Apr 10) commercial cover to a Sydney firm with 4c orange x2 (both with faults) tied by an almost fine strike of 32mm
'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/ + ' cds with larger cross at the base (Proud D6b), flap removed, minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1033 |
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 1934 (Dec 16) Cuttress cover endorsed on the flap "R Stevenson/Manger [sic] /Christma [sic] Is/SS" to Surrey with 1c 2c & 5c tied
by two poor to fair strikes of 32mm 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/ + ' cds with larger cross at the base (Proud D6b), Singapore machine transit backstamp of 21DEC/1934. Superb. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1034 |
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 1935 (Dec 16) philatelic airmail cover to Cornwall with 2c green + Silver Jubilee set & an extra 12c tied by three poor to
unusually fine and clear strikes of 32mm 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/ + ' cds with larger cross at the base (Proud D6b), the reverse with rare blue & black/white 'Christmas Island' R label, Singapore transit of 2JA/1936 and superb 'REGISTERED/15JA36/SALTASH'
arrival datestamp, very minor blemishes. NB: philatelic registered covers of the same period from Cocos Island have sold for upwards of $10,000.
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1035 |
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 1940 (Feb 6) social cover to a Malay resident "co Messrs Ong Boon Tat & Co/Christmas Island" with 4d Koala tied by 'WAIKERIE/SA'
cds, superb 'V'-in-circle censor handstamp indicating the letter was not opened & poor boxed 'PASSED BY/ 15 /CENSOR' handstamp applied at Singapore, light overall soiling. Stated by Bruce Haynes to be "the only recorded inwards wartime mail". [On
11.3.1942, Indian troops on the island mutinied & killed the one officer & four British troops remaining there. The Japanese were welcomed when they arrived 31.3.1942] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$4,600.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1036 |
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 1946 (May 30) flimsy black/buff registration receipt (134x35mm; affixed to white backing) with a largely fine strike of the rare
'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/*POSTAL AGENCY*' cds (Proud D8; ERD; recorded 7 months only). (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$900.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1037 |
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 1948 usage of 'BMA' Overprints on Straits Settlements 1c 2c 5c 10c 25c 50c $1 $2 & $5 all tied to separate small pieces by very
fine 26mm 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND' cds in blue. Superb.
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1038 |
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 1948 (Dec 23) local philatelic cover with Singapore Silver Wedding 10c & $5 pairs tied by very fine 26mm 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND' cds in
blue, blue & black/white R label '806'; also the flimsy black/buff registration receipt for items "798 to 867" with the cds in black. The receipt suggests that 70 such covers were processed.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$480.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1039 |
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 1952 (May 14) commercial cover to NSW with Singapore 1c pair & 10c tied by two fine to very fine strikes of the 26mm 'CHRISTMAS
ISLAND' cds in black, creased at left & water-stained at right. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1040 |
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 1958 three social covers from island residents to Western Australia with Singapore Ships 12c (surface), 50c (airmail) or 50c x2
(airmail double-rate) each tied by the new 29mm 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND' cds. From 1.1.1958 until 30.9.1958, a period of only nine months, the island had the status of a separate Crown Colony. However, Singapore continued to operate the island post office.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
