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Tristan da Cunha continued...

Incoming Mail Covers continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2605   imageTristan da Cunha, 1928 (May 10), incoming cover from Malacca to Tristan, franked by 2¢ and 4¢ Straits Settlements KGV issues, tied by Malacca 10 MY 28 cds. Reverse shows Bombay GPO 19 May 28 transit, scarce combination, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)		 Est. $200-300
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
2606   imageTristan da Cunha, 1929 (Jan 29), incoming cover from London, Ontario to Tristan, franked by a vertical pair of 3¢ Canadian KGV issues, tied by London JAN 9 29 Ontario cds's, addressed to Rev. R. A. C. Pooly. Front shows "Exterior 14.12.29 Montevideo transit, while reverse shows Montevideo machine cancel, scarce inbound usage, Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)		 Est. $250-350
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
2607   imageTristan da Cunha, 1933 (April 15), incoming first official airmail cover to Tristan, bearing blue Type V cachet, well struck tying Croydon registry etiquette to cover, franked by KGV 2½d, 5d and 9p issues, tied by "Croydon Aerodrome 5 AP 33" cds's and endorsed "by Air to Cape Town/Then by SS Carinthia" could not call on Tristan, and the cover was delivered on the RMS "Atlantis" in Feb 1934, sent back to England on the "Ponape" and re-entered the mails with "Paquebot / Singapore / 24 SP 1934" backstamp, and boxed "Returned to England without reason for non-delivery" handstamp, reaching London in Oct1934, 18 months after it started. One of only two known examples of the first official airmail to Tristan, illustrated front and back in Crabb, page 321 and 325.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)		 Est. $400-600
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
2608   imageTristan da Cunha, 1935, incoming registered cover from Durban, South Africa to Tristan, a splendid registered cover franked 2d and 3d South African pictorials tied by registered cds, along with Tristan type V cachet in blue, plus "Received without endorsement from Tristan da Cunha" 3 line handstamp in violet, and "undeliverable-return to address" etc violet handstamp on reverse. Colorful, attractive cover, Very Fine, scarce.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)		 Est. $250-350
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
2609   Tristan da Cunha, Incoming mail covers, interesting and diverse assemblage comprised of 10 covers, including a 1928 Irish Free State Official usage, a pair of 1928 covers from England, on incorrectly addressed to "Tristan da Cunha, Pacific Ocean", various covers addressed to the various Reverends, i.e. Pooley, Partridge etc, a lovely 1918 cover registered to England via Mauritius etc. Lovely specialist group, mostly F-VF, examine.
Estimate $500 - 750.		 Est. $500-750
SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
Miscellaneous Lots & Groupings
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2610   imageTristan da Cunha, ca 1910 (?), ½d to 1s KEVII private-order postal stationery cutouts with Type I cachets, horizontal cutout gutter pairs of each value, 9 in all, affixed to piece and cancelled by type I cachets, with all but the 1s value with cachet repeated at left. Fresh and Very Fine, one of only two complete sets recorded.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)		 Est. $500-750
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
2611   imageTristan da Cunha, ca 1915 (?), ½d to 1s KGV private order postal stationery cutouts with Type I cachets, vertical cutout tête-bêche gutter of each value, 8 items in all, each cancelled by type I cachet struck in center. One of only two known sets of pairs, additional 1½d, 9d and 10d were prepared and reportedly destroyed by a fire on Tristan.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)		 Est. $500-750
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
2612   imageTristan da Cunha, Interesting selection of five "rate problem" covers, fantastic and diverse group of 5 items, including a lovely 1918 cover without cachet and pre-paid by 1d St Helena stamp wit manuscript "Tristan da Cunha" still charged postage due in England, a nice, circa 1925 cover with postage due charge obliterated by official thumbprint, an example of "compassionate mail" sympathy marking, a 1928 forwarded cover with no postage due levied, a 1938 cover with Belgian stamps accepted as franking without postage due charged etc. Wonderful specialist group, F-VF or better.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)		 Est. $500-750
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
2613   imageTristan da Cunha, Ship mail covers, lovely selection comprised of 4 covers and 3 picture post cards circa 1920-1939, including examples from the Dublin, Franconia, Asturias, the famous Cap Pilar round the world sailing, which included a stop at Tristan, Viceroy of India, Carlisle, etc. We also note a lovely circa 1920 cover, with type II cachet, treated "compassionately" on Colmans advertising cover, etc. Attractive group, mostly F-VF.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)		 Est. $300-400
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2614   imageTristan da Cunha, 1941-1945, wartime mail covers, a lovely group of 6 covers, each selected for interest, including a 1941 wartime South African paquebot handstamp with original enclosure dated Oct 4, several nice Tristan "tombstone" censor chops, a lovely wrapper used from Brazil to New Guinea, undeliverable due to the Japanese Occupation and delivered to Tristan in Jun 1943 in error, with medical officers handstamp, an undated cover with 5d St. Helena KGV issue etc. Attractive, diverse specialist group, F-VF, examine.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)		 Est. $400-600
SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2615   Tristan da Cunha, & Gough Island ephemera, 1930's to 1970's, incredible grouping of ephemera includes 43 b&w photos of Tristan da Cunha, several newspapers with articles on the volcanic eruption, b&w photos of the Gough Island Expedition with lettersheet reading "Gough Island Scientific Survey", radio cards, local Tristan da Cunha stamps, photos of several visiting submarines, 13 ship picture post cards, 8 b&w National Maritime Museum photos, and page on Shackleford's last expedition, this is a collection that would be impossible to duplicate at any price, leave enough time to investigate, Very Good to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750.		 Est. $500-750
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
Philatelic Literature
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2616   Bishop of Capetown, Three Months Visitation By The Bishop of Capetown 1855, with an account of his voyage to the island of Tristan da Cunha, published by Bell and Daldy, London, c1856, HB, 156dp, including beautiful original colored sketches by Mrs. Gray, discoloration on back of pages with sketch, Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150.		 Est. $100-150
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction
2617   Mackay, James A. & Crabb, George F., Tristan da Cunha, Its Postal History and Philately, published by the authors, c1965, comb binding, signed by both authors, vertical bend, Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150.		 Est. $100-150
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
2618   Milner, The Rev. John & Brierly, Oswald W., The Cruise of H.M.S. Galatea, Captain H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, K.G. in 1867-1868, published by Wm. H. Allen and Co., London, c1869, HB, 487pp + foldout map, some foxing on few pages at front and back of book, cover worn, Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600.		 Est. $400-600
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
2619   Murray George, The Antarctic Manual, for the use of the Expedition of 1901, published by Royal Geographical Society, London, c1901, HB, 586dp + 2 maps in pocket on back cover, light soiling of few pages at front & back, cover worn, Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350.		 Est. $250-350
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction
2620   Original Draft Of HMS Dublin's 1923 Visit, eleven pages, typewritten by the commanding officer, includes lists of mails and passing ships, condition of people and buildings, stock and trade, education and clothing, and four page detailed census, paper clip stain on a few pages, unique and historical, a rare opportunity, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.		 Est. $300-400
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
2621   Spry, W.J.J., The Cruise of Her Majesty's Ship "Challenger", voyages over many seas, scenes in many lands, published by Bedford Brothers, Toronto, c1877, HB, 358pp + 26dp, illustrated catalogue of books, including fold out map, Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150.		 Est. $100-150
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
2622   The Tristan Times 1943-1946, 29 copies and one supplement of this rare island periodical, including #1 and the last issue Vol VII No2, this paper was published to inform the "outsiders" on the island of the war news of the world, the paper itself was priced at "3 cigarettes,/2 potatoes or ½d.", each issue includes foreign news and island news, fascinating reading, owner paid up to 350£ for individual issues, a chance to own historical periodicals from the WWII era, inspection recommended, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150.		 Est. $100-150
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
2623   Definitive Reference Library & Notes of Dr. Gene Scott for Tristan da Cunha, in four cartons, mostly 1950's to 1980's, three cartons contain hundreds of maps, newspaper and magazine articles including Ice Cap News both original and photocopied, lists of ship arrivals and departures, correspondence, photos and copies of stamps, covers and cancels, auction catalogs and invoices, two Schaubek albums with hand written notations, everything one would want to know about the philatelic, social and historical aspects of Tristan da Cunha, also includes one carton of 20th century book and magazines about the area, in short, a tremendous reference source for the specialist, please leave plenty of time to peruse this fascinating lot, Very Good to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.		 Est. $1,000-1,500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
2624   Tristan Da Cunha Literature, large group of ten books including: Tristan Da Cunha by J. Brander; Tristan Da Cunha by Douglas M. Gane; Tristan Da Cunha by Erling Christophersen; The Glass Island & Corporal Glass's Island both by Nancy Hosegood; I Went To Tristan by Allan B. Crawford; Mountains in the Sea by Martin Holdgate; Three Years in Tristan Da Cunha by Katherine Mary Barrow; Journal of a Residence in Tristan Da Cunha by E.H. McCormick; and Stanley Gibbons 1998 Auction-Tristan Da Cunha, The Jack Cole Collection, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350.		 Est. $250-350
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

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