SOLOMON ISLANDS continued...
Postal History continued...
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Estimate in AU$'s |
| 2710 |
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 1943-44 American Forces mail identified as from various units on Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Russell Islands, Rendova or Munda or
with naval cancels including addition of propaganda slogans 'TOJO IS A BUM/HITLER ALSO', 'TOKIO/BOUND' (on complete V-Mail form posted to Missouri), 'AXIS SIGH IF/BONDS U BUY', 'BUY/BONDS' and 'TAPS/FOR TOJO' also 'MERRY XMAS/HAPPY NU YR' &
'76-CONST/ BATT-USN', five to the Solomons Administration-in-Exile in Sydney (three with 'LUNGA' cds), one 6c Envelope uprated with Prexie 15c & Special Delivery 10c, condition variable but generally fine to very fine, mostly on John Gibson's
annotated pages.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2711 |
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 1944-45 BSIP Defence Force (postage unnecessarily paid), civilian or missionary covers all to New Zealand with KGVI 2d Hut & Canoe
(2) or overpaid with 1½d Artificial Island pair all tied by 'MUNDA' cds, the first two with blue/white censor label & all with the triple-oval censor cachet (very worn by 7.8.1945). Munda PO replaced by Gizo (2) 19.2.1949.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2712 |
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 1944-45 Australian Forces airmail covers comprising 1) with KGVI 3d pair tied by 'AUST UNIT POSTAL STN/23NO44/373' in use on Mono
Island, to Brisbane with faint registration cachet in violet; 2) with KGVI 3d tied by very fine strike of the boxed 'UNIT POSTAL STATION/AC 39/17DEC1944' in use at Munda, to NSW; and 3) inter-unit use of green/buff honour envelope most unusually with
BSIP KGVI 3d tied by 'No 7 AUST ADV BASE PO/8J345/ C ' in use on Bougainville to Mono Island; minor faults. Rare & grossly underrated by Ted Proud: neither John Darnell nor Russell Stern had any Australian Forces covers from the Solomons. (3) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2713 |
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 1952-58 Barakoma Airfield study of missionary mail mostly to New Zealand comprising 1952 initial flights cancelled in transit at
'LAE' (paid 2d only; faults) or 'RABAUL' (at 1/-); full manuscript cancels on 1953 Voyce philatelic covers signed (Sister) "WB Poole" or (Rev) "T Shepherd"; 3.5.1955 initialled "MCF" (schoolteacher Miss M Fraser) & 2.2.1956 initialled "DC" (Miss DJ
Clark) both paid 1/5d plus large-part quintuple-rate cover initialled "DC" with small dater paid 7/1d (very rare; the Regulations allowed for aerogrammes & letters to ½oz only), 10.3.1955 "Barakoma/GS" (Gloria Shepherd) to NSW at 1/2d (faults), 1955
formular aerogrammes at 8d with "Barakoma/MCF" or small dater only; small 'BARAKOMA AIRFIELD' (withdrawn 2.7.1957) 1955 at 1/5d and 1957 at 1/2d or 2/4d both to NSW and another at 1/2d but taxed "1/6" on arrival (why?); 9.4.1957 to NSW with small
dater only; large 'BARAKOMA AIRFIELD' (used 16.7.1957 to 11.2.1958 only) at 1/2d to Victoria (First Day of Use; faults) & 1/5d x2 (one in violet); and boxed 'BARAKOMA/AIRFIELD' (used for three mails only) at 1/5d & at 1/2d to Sydney (Last Day);
generally fine to very fine. A very desirable lot. From 18.4.1950, QANTAS operated weekly flights Lae-Rabaul-Barakoma (on Vella Lavella)-Yandina-Honiara & return. Until the new Munda Airfield opened in 1958, the local Methodist Mission was allowed to
operate a postal agency.
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2714 |
PSE |
 1954-56 Barakoma Mission Station missionary x2 & commercial x2 formular aerogrammes including with 'BRITISH SOLOMON
ISLANDS/PROTECTORATE' Heading and Australian Territories type (internal faults), the first to NZ with manuscript "Barakoma/2.7.54/MCF" (schoolteacher Miss M Fraser), the others to NSW with small 'BARAKOMA AIRFIELD' handstamp & simple dater.
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2715 |
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 OFFICIAL MAIL: Batch of mostly long KGVI to QEII covers with various departmental cachets, boxed 'POSTAGE/[crown]/PAID' handstamps
for Auki, Honiara & Munda (one with Gizo cds), 1938 stampless to Canada with Postage Due 4c, 1943 stampless NZ Forces usage "per Courier" with rare 'ARMY/RIGA 6.X.43/SIGNALS' cds, 1949 US War Dept cover with 'LUNGA' steel cds, 1962 telegram envelope
with huge oval 'POSTS & TELEGRAPHS DEPT/HONIARA' datestamp, 1976 formular aerogramme with 'Office of the Chief Minister' cachet, also stampless internal mail, airmails some registered with frankings including KGVI to 6d & QEII to 2/6d or 25c,
postmark interest, generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2716 |
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 REGISTERED MAIL: Batch of KGV to Decimals commercial & philatelic covers selected for the registration uses with an excellent array
of handstamped cachets, KGV-period group including 1919 from 'SHORTLAND' but registered at Tulagi, 1927 triple-rate to USA with 1/- tied by 'GIZO' cds (vertical fold), 1939 to Kenya, and with early R labels including black/white 'BRIT SOLOMON
ISLANDS/GIZO' or blue/white 'SHORTLAND IS/BSIP' & 'SHORTLAND ISLAND/BRIT SOLOMON IDS', a couple with hand-drawn "cachets" including 1921 with 'SHORTLAND' cds, a good range of frankings including KGVI to 5/- & QEII to 2/- & 45c plus 1956 large piece
with QEII 2/- & 10/- x2, plenty of datestamp interest including rubber 'VANIKORO' cds (R label torn before being affixed) and huge Postal Agency types, also 1970s 'B.S.I.P.' formular Registration Envelopes unused (very fine) & internal usage
(stained), etc, generally fine to very fine. A very good lot.
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
Postal Markings
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 2717 |
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 BARAKOMA AIRFIELD: Small straight-line cancel & date cancels on 2d & 6d pair on 1957 (circa) missionary's cover to Bougainville,
plus five KGVI pieces with manuscript or dater cancels.
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2718 |
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 HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERMENT YACHT 'BELAMA': 'HMGY BELAMA/13JUL23/BRITISH SOLOMON IDS' two light but obvious strikes on KGV ½d & 1d on
cover with oval 'BURNS PHILP SOUTH SEAS COY/ FAISI / LIMITED' imprint in blue on the flap, to Sydney. The 'Belama' was in service between 1911 & 1921, when it was wrecked on Santa Ysabel. It was replaced by the 'Ranadi', on which this cover was
apparently posted. Faisi, near Shortland Island, was part of German New Guinea but was never developed by the Germans. In 1895, the island was sold to Nicholas Tindal who later mortgaged it to Burns Philp, to whom ownership passed in 1906. During
WWII, Faisi was the first of the Solomons Group to be occupied by the Japanese. Ex Ray Baldwin, Robert Taylor and John Darnell: sold for $2016.
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2719 |
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 S.S. KULAMBANGRA: the so-called 'KULAMBANGR[A]' "shark" handstamp large-part very fine strike in violet on Small Canoes 1d. A very
unusual marking: we have sold several examples for between $670 & $900. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2720 |
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 S.S. KULAMBANGRA: medium (letters 4mm high) '[S.S. KU]LAMBANGRA.' straight-line handstamp two large-part superb strikes in violet
on Small Canoes 1d block of 4 (a few short perfs). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2721 |
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 S.S. MATARAM: italicised 'S.S. Mataram' straight-line handstamp three fine strikes in violet on KGV 'POSTAGE - POSTAGE' 1d block of
7 (4x2, missing the upper-right unit), minor tonespots & some perf separation/reinforcing. Rare. Ex John Darnell: sold for $470. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
| 2722 |
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 S.S. MINDINI: 'S.S. MINDINI' straight-line handstamp two superb strikes & three partial strikes all in dull blue on KGV 'POSTAGE -
POSTAGE' 1d block of 6 (2x3). John Darnell's similar block of 6 sold for $448. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
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 TULAGI: Display pages including 1913 to Canada with Small Canoe 1d tied by superb cds, 1916 local real photo PPC to GB, 1924 to USA
& 1928 registered to the Bahamas both with large boxed '.../[crown]/cPAID/TULAGI' cachet in black or violet, OHBMS to GB with very fine strike of the rare 'MONEY ORDER/TULAGI/13DE27/.../OFFICE' cds (vertical folds), 1930 & 1938 registered to USA both
with huge 'PROTECTORATE POSTMASTER/TULAGI' cachet (the later also with small boxed '.../POSTAGE/PAID/ TULAGI' cachet), 1933 to Denmark with 3d, 1937 to France with cds in blue (faults), 1937 unpaid to Australia & shortpaid to USA both with
'TULAGI/TAX/("3")D/...' cachet, 1938 two covers at 4½d by sea to Australia then by air to Sydney, 1936 & 1937 two covers at 1/7½d by sea to Australia then by air to GB, etc, condition variable but most are fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Sep-23, 07:30 PM |
ABU DHABI
ABU DHABI
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3001 |
PSE |
 AEROGRAMMES: 1971 '30 FILS' on 20f Oil Production with the Orange Printing (Oil Rig and Highlights on the Shaikh's Robe) Grossly
Misplaced 21mm Downwards (largely off the stamp impression) Jones ADL11b, unused. One of the most striking errors on any Gulf Aerogramme.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3002 |
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 AEROGRAMMES: 1971 '30 FILS' on 20f Oil Industry with Grossly Misplaced Surcharge Jones ADL11c, unused. Superb. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
ADEN
ADEN
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3003 |
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 Small mint selection including 1937 Dhows set * (the 10r very well-centred), 1939-48 KGVI Pictorials set **, 1964-65 QEII
Pictorials Block Cypher Wmk set (ex 2/-) **, then Protectorate States Seiyun 1951 Pictorials New Currency overprints *, Hadhramaut 1942-46 Pictorials set **, etc, condition generally fine to very fine, Cat £1500+.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$500.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3004 |
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 1937 Dhows ½a to 10r set SG 1-12, fresh colours, a few lower values with small hinge remainders, the 5r & 10r lightly mounted, Cat
£1200 for unmounted.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3005 |
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 1937 Dhows ½a to 10r set SG 1-12, fresh colours, each CTO with 'ADEN/1APR./37' datestamp being the First Day of Issue, the 2r & 5r
with a couple of slightly uneven perfs otherwise very fine, Cat £850.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
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 POSTAL HISTORY: 1904 linen-lined envelope (213x140mm) with poorly-impressed 'ADEN COAL[...]' wax seals on the reverse, endorsed
"Registered" (largely erased), "75 grammes" and "Value insured Twelve Pounds", to Japan with Indian QV 2a violet & 1r bicolour x2 plus KEVII 1a carmine tied by 'B'-in-bars cancels, light 'R'-in-circle and very scarce red/yellow 'Valeur declaree'
label (acute accent omitted from declarée), the reverse with cds of 'ADEN/MAY26/04', 'REGISTERED/JU28/04/GPO HONG KONG' and rubber 'YOKOHAMA/16/JUL/04/JAPAN' in violet, Japanese endorsement on the face, light soiling & wrinkling but not folded. A
remarkable item of insured mail. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
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