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LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

3541

Mi.V47a,50d

1896 registered cover franked with 10pf and 50pf Reichspost, tied by "Apia Kaiserl. Postagentur 16/6/96" pmks, sent to Wilhelmshaven, with Apia Registry label alongside and on back "Kaiserl. Deutsche Konsulat fur die Suidsee Inseln", filing fold away from the stamps, with arrival (15.7.96) pmk, signed Bothe (Cat No. Mi.V47a,50d) (Image)

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

3542

1901 (5 Dec) stampless cover endorsed "50 Centimes", with "Apia Samoa" departure pmk alongside, addressed to Christchurch, New Zealand, handstamped "T" on arrival, with "Kaiserl. Deutsche Postampt Apia" label on back, Auckland (17 Dec) and Christchurch (20 Dec) arrival pmks on back, minor faults, rare (occasional spot shortages of stamps developed when supplies ran low and an unanticipated ship arrived with a substantial number of potential writers of letters and cards. This cover, sent from Apia was forwarded to New Zealand along with the money to pay the postage due charge) (Image)

CLOSED
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SAMOA Post Offices - postmarks

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

3543

1901 (27 Sep) registered 5pf stationery card, additionally franked with 30pf Yacht, sent from Apia to Wesseling, Registry label and arrival pmks at left, also piece of a parcel with 20pf, 1m and 3m, tied by new type of Apia markings (Image)

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

3544

1907 (24 Jan) registered cover to Germany, franked with 25pf Yacht, tied by "Salailua Samoa" cds, with corresponding Registry label at bottom, Apia transit (29.1.07) and Duisburg (13.3.07) arrival pmks on back, fine (Image)

CLOSED
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3545

1908 (7 June) registered cover to the United States, franked with 40pf Yacht, tied by "Salelavalu Samoa" cds, with corresponding Registry label below, Apia (7.6.09) transit, San Francisco (July 27) and Hoboken (Aug 2) arrival pmks on back, fine and extremely rare cover from Salelavalu (village district at the east end of Savaii Island) (Image)

CLOSED
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3546

1908 (12 July), registered cover to Berlin, franked with 3pf, 5pf and 50pf Yacht, tied by "Fagamalo Samoa" cds, with corresponding Registry label (small faults) below, Grunewald (25.8.08) arrival pmk on back. Also included is another registered cover franked with 3pf (2), 5pf and 25pf, tied by "Palauli Samoa" cds, sent to Duisburg, with Apia (24.3.06) and Duisburg (27.4.06) arrival pmks on back, fine pair of registered covers from Fagamalo and Palauli (villages situated on the central north coast and south coast of Savaii Island) (Image)

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

3547

1908 30pf used on picture postcard from Apia to Germany, also 40pf used on registered cover, each showing the latest version of the Apia cds, which was repaired and distinguishable from the earlier markings (the stars at bottom had been removed) (Image)

CLOSED
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3548

1908 (4 Oct) registered cover to Germany, franked with 3m dark violet, tied by "Mulifanua Samoa" cds, with corresponding Registry label (defective) at right, Apia (19.10) transit and Charlottenburg (4.12.08) arrival pmks on back, rare usage from Mulifanua (a village on the north-western tip of the island of Upolu) (Image)

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3549

1909 (24 Aug) stampless cover endorsed "50c" in blue crayon, with "Apia Samoa" departure pmk alongside, addressed to Birmingham, England, handstamped "T" and "5d", little toning, otherwise fine (occasional spot shortages of stamps developed when supplies ran low and an unanticipated ship arrived with a substantial number of potential writers of letters and cards. This cover, sent from Apia, was forwarded to New Zealand along with the money to pay the postage due charge) (Image)

CLOSED
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3550

1910 (5 Feb) large piece addressed to Germany, with 3m and 5m Yacht, sheet corner margin singles tied by "Malua Samoa" cds, with corresponding Registry label below, v.f. (Image)

SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction

3551

1910 (31 July) registered cover to Germany, franked with 5pf and 25pf Yacht adhesives, tied by "Aleipata Samoa" cds, repeated below, with corresponding Registry label alongside, redirected on arrival to Born (23.9.10), v.f., signed (Image)

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

3552

1914 (10 Aug) large cover (opened for display) franked with U.S. 5x1c green, sent from Pago Pago to Apia, Samoa, showing handstamp "U.S. Naval Station Tutuila, Samoa", with "APIA SAMOA 20.8.14" arrival on back, opened by censor, with part of red "Kaiserliches Gouvernement von Samoa" seal and endorsed "Opened Under Martial Law" on back. (On 12 August 1914, under decree of the Imperial Governor of Samoa, Dr. Schultz, the postal officials in Apia began to censor mail. Letters were appropriately backstamped, corners cut at the end of the envelopes, slit open in order to remove contents. After inspection, envelopes were closed with an official seal and a handwritten censor notation was applied. Only nine (!) examples of such mail are stated to have been recorded) (Image)

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3553

Ship Mail. 1899 (3 Nov) picture postcard franked with 1p local Palm Tree, with German 5pf green, canceled by "Kais.Deutsche Marine Schiffspost No.8" pmk, sent aboard S.M.S. "Cormoran" to Germany, with Stade (12.9.99) arrival cds, fine (Image)

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

SAMOA New Zealand Occupation

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

3554

1914-20 balance of the collection on Exhibit pages, with 11 covers or cards, G.R.I. overprints on postal stationery, cover to Italy, others with overprinted "Samoa" stamps, various frankings and destinations, mostly fine (Image) (image 3554a) (image 3554b) (image 3554c) (image 3554d) (image 3554e)

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

3555

1914 (30 Oct) registered cover from Apia to New Zealand, franked with G.R.I. 2 1/2d on 2d, used in combination with "Samoa" overprinted 2p mauve, provisional "Apia" registry label, Auckland transit (10 Nov), little toning, unusual mixed franking paying the proper 4 1/2p for a registered letter (Image)

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

3556

101/113

1914 G.R.I. overprints 1/2d, 2 1/2d, 3d, 6d and 3sh/3m and 5sh/5m, six different canceled Apia 14 Apr 1915 on legal size, locally addressed envelope, used in combination with unoverprinted 40pf, fine-v.f. (catalogued as used stamps off cover) cat. $2710 (Cat No. 101/113) (Image)

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

3557

Official Mail. 1915 (13 Dec) O.H.M.S. cover to San Francisco (addressed to Rothschild Co.), "British Military Occupation Samoa Official Free" handstamp, oval "Administrator's Office Apia Samoa" datestamp below, official frank not recognized on arrival in the United States, with double deficiency "U.S. Charge to Collect 10 Cents" was charged, with two uncanceled Parcel Post Postage dues added at top, fine (Image)

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

3558

Official Mail. 1916 (9 Aug) On His Majesty's Service cover from Apia to Saluafata, with violet oval "British Military Occupation Samoa / Chinese Dept. Aug 8, 1916" handstamp, "Passed by Censor", fine and unusual marking (Image)

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction

3559

Official Mail. 1917 (24 Mar) cover to London, violet "Samoa Official Paid Government House" handstamp, departure cds and square "Passed by Censor Samoa" framed cachet at bottom (Image)

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

3560

Official Mail. 1918 (12 Dec) On His Majesty's Service, legal size cover from Apia to Sydney, with violet oval "British Military Occupation Samoa / Justice Dept." handstamp (date filled-in by hand), square "Passed by Censor Samoa" handstamp, very rare (Image)

SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction