1913-39 three large On His Majesty's Service covers, sent registered to London or Australia, one franked with 2x2p and 4p George V, the other two unfranked, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$250

1917-45 selection of seven covers including a scarce registered cover to New York franked with 12x1p War Tax, a registered cover from Tarawa to Birmingham, U.K. franked with 6p and 1sh, a 1927 cover from the same correspondence franked with 2sh5p, 1937 "Solar Eclipse" Expedition cover, a 1944 cover from Tarawa and a 1945 cover from Ocean commemorating the reopening of the Pacific, a fine-v.f. group

Est.US$400

1925 £1 violet & black, red, l.h., v.f., signed Holcombe (SG 24,£550) cat. $600 (Cat No. 26) (Image)

Cat. $600, Est.US$250

1939-45 selection of thirteen covers, one sent from G.P.O. Ocean Island to USA, showing the scarce type I censor hs (in use only August 28-October 2), three covers with the Type II censor handstamp (which was recorded to be in use between March 1940 and October 1941), eight covers with the "Passed by Censor No. 1" postmarks (in use from March to November 1944), all sent from Fanning Island to various destinations, and an August 1945 cover from Tarawa to Australia with "Passed by Censor No. 8" handstamp which was allocated to Tarawa, fine-v.f. and scarce group (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1940-86 1p-1sh6p perforated "Specimen" set of eight (n.h.), plus 11 covers, one with the complete set of eight used locally in Tarawa, 1950 cover from Tarawa to Betio franked with 1p, 1955 cover to Tarawa franked with 1p, 1958 cover from Tabitueua with scarce registration hs and "T" tax marking, further canceled in manuscript, plus seven covers from 1971-86 with regular stamps used as Postage Dues, including one commercially used to Bairiki from Bikenhau, fine and interesting group (Image)

Est.US$500