Postal History continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 2181 |
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 1938 (Sep 30) social cover endorsed "Sender: Henry Kuper/Santa-Anna/..." to New York with KGV 1½d red x2 tied by Tulagi cds.
German-born Heinrich Kuper arrived in the Solomons in 1912 but, surprisingly, was not interned during either World War. He married a native woman: during WWII, one of their sons was a Coastwatcher and another served in the Australian Army. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 2182 |
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 1939 (Dec 29) social airmail cover to Essex with KGVI 2½d Canoe, 4½d Native House & 1/- Breadfruit tied by Tulagi cds,
'TOWNSVILLE/7JA40/...' transit backstamp, unusually uncensored, roughly opened with parts of the flap missing. WWII was declared 3.9.1939. John Gibson states only three wartime airmail covers to Britain have been recorded. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 2183 |
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 1940 (circa) cover with 'From: + Walter H Baddeley/Bp of Melanesia, Toroaniara BSIP' printed in blue on the flap, to Sydney with 2d
House & Canoe tied by indistinct Tulagi cds, scarce blue/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' handstamp tied to the face by very fine boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR' in violet. Early use of this censor cachet at Tulagi, which is not recorded by Little (but does match
that used on the cover illustrated by him at page 151). The Bishop was not a 6.2.1942 evacuee, moving instead to Malaita. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 2184 |
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 1941 (Nov 10) social cover to Sydney unusually by air "via Rabaul" with 1d Natives & 2d House & Canoe x2 tied by Tulagi cds in
bluish ink, minor blemishes & repaired opening tears on the flap. We don't recall seeing another airmail cover by this route. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 2185 |
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 1942 (Feb ?) cover with "K Griffiths/SSEM/Malaita" (= South Seas Evangelical Mission) endorsed on the flap, to his father (?) in
Melbourne with 2d House & Canoe tied by manuscript "B.S.I.P." & Bars in blacklead pencil overstruck with very fine 'NEW HEBRIDES/16MAR42/VILA' cds, Melbourne red/white censor label tied by cachet in violet, vertical fold & light central stain. Yes,
another rare cover: only four such items recorded. Believed carried per the ketch 'Combito' to Vila. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 2186 |
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 1942 cover with "Miss E Field/Ugi/BSI" endorsed on the flap, to a Sydney company with KGVI 2d House & Canoe tied by manuscript
"Post Office/Tulagi/6.4.1942" in blue-pencil, light strike of the boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR' handstamp, minor blemishes. Another rare cover. Miss Field was possibly a nurse at the Ugi mission station, on a small island north of the central cost of San
Cristobal. Mail services were infrequent & unannounced: Stan Jersey identified that mail of this date was carried by the BSIP medical vessel 'Hygaeia' ex Malaita 5 May, arriving Sydney 25.5.1942. A similar but superior cover of the same date sold at
our auction of 11.12.2024 for $670 (Sale 258 Lot 1668). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 2187 |
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 1942 cover with "From JR Metcalfe/Gizo" endorsed on the flap, to his wife in Melbourne with KGVI 1½d Artificial Island pair tied by
manuscript "Post Office/16.3.1942" in blue-pencil, light strike of the boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR' handstamp largely obscured by Sydney censor label & cachet in violet, roughly opened & repaired with archival tape. A rare cover. On 6.2.1942, most of the
remaining Europeans were evacuated per SS 'Morinda' to Sydney. British-born Methodist missionary, Rev John R Metcalfe remained at Gizo after the evacuation. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 2188 |
PSE |
 1942 usage of American 1c Postal Card from a US Marine with Forces endorsement at upper-left, 'U. S./ SEP/14/1942/NAVY' cancel &
very fine 'PASSED BY NAVAL CENSOR' cachet despite the message being headed "Solomon Islands/July 12 1942" which was contrary to regulations, to his sweetheart in New Zealand, minor wrinkles & grubby but a marvellous usage. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 2189 |
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 1942 cover with "C Vance/Malaita/BSIP" endorsed at lower-left obscured by the blue/white censor label which is tied by a fine
strike of the boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR' handstamp, to Surrey with KGVI 3d Roviana Canoes tied by manuscript "16.9.1942" in blacklead pencil overstruck with 10-bars cancel of Brisbane (?), opened a bit roughly with two repaired tears at the top.
Another rare cover, believed carried per the medical vessel SS 'Hygaeia" from Malaita to Brisbane. Vance was a missionary with the SSEM.
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 2190 |
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 1942 OHMS cover with BSIP imprint at lower-left, to "BSIP Office/.../Sydney" with light but clear 'TULAGI/ 23NO42/BRITISH SOLOMON
IDS' cds (ERD at Auki, on Malaita), faint bilingual New Hebrides censor cachet at left, slightly truncated at right. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 2191 |
PSE |
 1942 Japanese soldier's simple Postal Card with printed boxed characters in red, from Guadalcanal to Japan with faint censor
handstamp in violet & very fine 14mm circular 'han' in scarlet, light soiling. Most such items on the market were abandoned during the hasty retreat of the Japanese and were used & readdressed by New Zealand Forces & others. John Darnell had no cards
to Japan: his three re-used cards sold for an average of $370. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 2192 |
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 1942-43 two missionary covers from New Zealand & a social cover from New Caledonia all sent via Sydney where censored, two with
large 'NOT TRANSMISSIBLE/SERVICE SUSPENDED' handstamp, the other redirected to the Solomons Government in Sydney & then to Melbourne. Scarce trio.
(3) (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 2193 |
PSE |
 1943 Japanese soldier's Postal Card with printed characters & box for censorship all in orange & with idyllic rural scene on the
reverse, from a member of OK1 1300 Corps based on New Georgia to Japan with faint small oval 'han' in scarlet, unusually fine for such items with only very minor blemishes. After their defeat on Guadalcanal in -.2.1943, the Japanese withdrew to the
north to New Georgia, the largest island in the western archipelago. The island was attacked by American forces on 30.6.1943, and victory was achieved by late-August. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
Currently Opening at...AU$575.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 2194 |
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 1943 two stampless covers from coastwatchers 1) to "British Solomon Islds Govt/.../Sydney" endorsed on the flap "Sub Lieut AW
Waddell RANVR/.../Guadalcanal" with 'U S/FEB/18/1943/NAVY' postmark, roughly opened on the reverse; and 2) undated airmail cover endorsed at upper-left "Major WFM Clemens/BSI Defence Force BSI" to Victoria with 'NZEF/FIELD/POST OFFICE' & triangular
Censor '62' cachets both in violet, repaired opening tear that impinges on the sender's endorsement. Before the war, Waddell lived on Choiseul & Clemens was a District Officer on Guadalcanal.
(2) (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 2195 |
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 1943 cover to the BSIP Treasurer in Sydney with KGVI 2d House & Canoe with light but clear 'TULAGI/--FE43/BRITISH SOLOMON IDS' cds
in use at Auki, minor blemishes & repaired flap-tears. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 2196 |
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 1943 (May 24) stampless cover from Rev Archibald Silvester on Vella Lavella to his daughter (?) in Auckland, endorsed "HEJ" at
lower-left with Australian 'PASSED FREE/SURFACE/POSTAGE' machine (date removed), 'FOUND OPEN/OFFICIALLY SEALED' label tied by Brisbane cds of 14JE43, Brisbane red/white censor label & cachet in violet, endorsed on the reverse "Written/Vella Lavella
BSI May 24 43/Received July 7 43", a little soiled. The initials are of coastwatcher Henry Josselyn RANVR, who had a team of between 15 & 30 natives on Vella Lavella. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 2197 |
PSE |
 1943 (July 25 & Oct 3) civilian usages of American 6c Envelope or cover with US 6c Transport both from the Bishop of Melanesia (one
signed on the flap "Walter H Baddely) at Taroaniara to "Major HSN Robinson/The Melanesian Mission/.../Sydney", with 'U. S./NAVY' cancels & different US naval censor cachets, the first with minor stains.
(2) (Image1) (Image2)
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(Image4)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 2198 |
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 1943 (mid) NZ YMCA OAS cover to New Zealand with undated 'NZEF/FIELD/POST OFFICE' cachet and light but clear triangular 'SERVICE
CENSOR/ F7 ' used by the Fijian Forces, small piece of the flap missing. The small 1st Commando (Fijian) Unit was deployed to Vella Lavella from 29.8.1943 to 25.9.1943. From Gunner CM Adams, to his wife. John Darnell's similar cover sold for $470. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 2199 |
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 1943 cover endorsed "Capt JD Thomson/BSIP Defence Force" at upper-left, to "The Treasurer/BSIP/ ...Sydney" with KGVI 2d House &
Canoe tied by oval rubber 'LUNGA/8SEP1943/BRITISH/SOLOMON IDS' datestamp & a very fine strike alongside, poor strike of the boxed censor handstamp, flap removed & some staining on the reverse. The BSIP Defence Force was a small mostly indigenous
force created in 1942 & disbanded in 1946. Lunga was the first PO to open after the Guadalcanal Campaign, in July 1943. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$350
Currently Opening at...AU$270.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
| 2200 |
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 1943 cover to Sydney with KGVI 2d Hut & Canoe tied by one of two fine to very fine strikes of the Australian-pattern
'LUNGA/12NO43/BRITISH SOLOMON IDS' cds (First Day of Use), superb boxed censor handstamp; and stampless OAS cover signed "Lt JB Hicks/BSIP" (a coastwatcher) on the reverse, with the Lunga cds of 4DE43, minor repaired tear at the top.
(2) (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Mar-26, 05:30 PM |
