1945 (June 27) use of Forces Blue Triangle Air Letter with letter headed "Section 301, Ceylon Air Forces", to Yorkshire, England with an unusually fine strike of the Indian-pattern 'RAFPOST 301/27JUN45/ +' cds and largely very fine 'RAF/CENSOR/575' cachet in violet alongside, the message including "I was out on the beach sunbathing all yesterday morning ... I'm sorry to say it is impossible to get photographs here", minor blemishes. [A Command Administration memo of 3.6.1945 advised all personal mail for the Cocos Islands should be addressed "Section 301, RAF, Ceylon Air Forces"] (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Jun-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 260
Lot No: 1425
Symbol: C
1945 (Dec 18) Indian-pattern Forces Air Letter headed 'SECURITY: THINK - BEFORE YOU WRITE!!' to Kent with an above-average strike of the 'RAFPOST 301/19DEC45/ + ' cds, the letter headed "Section B/RAF Station Cocos/...". The writer states "... Food has certainly improved - in fact we are now getting too much to eat ... no mail has left the islands for 5 days ... and the plane which set out to bring mail to us had to turn back ..." Ex Kim Dwyer: sold at our auction of 24.6.2006 for $604 (Sale 122 Lot 810). (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Jun-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 260
Lot No: 1426
Symbol: PS
1945 (Sep 5) Indian-pattern 'AIR MAIL/LETTER CARD' to Australia with unusually fine strike of the Indian-pattern 'FPO/No 46' cds used on Cocos, to a member of "8 Aust Emp Coy/AUSTRALIA", self-censored by Lt Alan Benson who states "... the war is over at long last ... air passages are very precious & difficult to get ... could [you] send me a few food parcels ... big stores do the packing & despatch for you ... What an ingenious new name you have chosen ...", a bit of wear. Virtually all such items seen are addressed to Britain. This is presumably addressed to a Jewish refugee 'Dunera Boy', who were sent from Britain aboard the infamous 'Dunera' to internment camps in Australia. Hundreds were released to serve with the Australian Army's Employment Companies, where many of them anglicised their names. Sold at our online auction Number 7 for $718. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Jun-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 260
Lot No: 1427
Symbol: CL
1954 (Aug 21) OHMS cover with '.../METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE/("Cocos Island")' at lower-left by air to Perth with Singapore KGVI 20c & 50c tied by partial Malayan-pattern 'COCOS/ISLAND' cds, blue & black/white 'Cocos Island' R label, superb 'GPO PERTH/ RS/22AU54/ 3 /WEST-AUST' arrival backstamp, minor wrinkles. There was no Straits period OHMS cover, or registered cover, in Colin Riddell's exceptional Cocos collection. (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Jun-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 260
Lot No: 1428
Symbol: C
1964 (May 1) social usage of local PPC ('Highest Landmark, Cocos Island' with Pictorials 3d Copra x2 + 8d Map tied by #3 cds. The airmail postcard rate was 1/2d. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Jun-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 260
Lot No: 1429
Symbol: PS
TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGES ON POSTAL CARDS: 1908 (May 5) usage of Western Australia 1d with Two-Line Admonition to Scotland with brief message headed "Cocos 5 5 07", to Scotland with Perth machine cancel of MAY6/1907, minor blemishes. Ex David Flaat: sold at our auction of 22.2.2013 for $1225. Most such usages are to Malta. This is both an early usage and to Great Britain, making it an unusually significant item. Items like this were once thought to have originated on Cocos. It is now recognised that telegraphic messages were sent from Cocos to Perth where they were transcribed onto postal cards and then placed in the mail. (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Jun-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 260
Lot No: 1430
Symbol: PS
TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGES ON POSTAL CARDS: 1911 (Jan 2) use of Western Australia 1d with No Frame on Unsurfaced Stock, to Scotland with Perth cds of 2JAN11, minor aging. Ex Colin Riddell: sold at our auction for 3.3.2019 for $898. Most such usages are on more common issues, and to Malta. (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Jun-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 260
Lot No: 1431
Symbol: PS
TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGES ON POSTAL CARDS: 1911 (Sep 3) usage to Malta of Western Australia 1d on Highly Surfaced Stock with Perth machine cancel, 'MALTA' transit, 'SLIEMA BO/MALTA' arrival & '6' (or '9')-in-circle postman's handstamp all on the face, the brief message headed "Cocos/3.9.11". Sold at our auction of 14.8.2010 for $932. There was no post office on Cocos until 1933. (Image1)
