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Tristan da Cunha continued...

Postal History continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
241   imageTristan da Cunha, 1935, Dutch Submarine K XVIII Mail. Stampless envelope showing image of the submarine on the backflap, addressed to Hillegerberg, Holland, bearing a very fine strike of "Met Hr. Ms. K XVIII/ Veroerd van Tristan da Cunha/ Naar Kaapstad" handstamp, type V cachet in light blue and Capetown Paquebot Apr. 2, 1935 circular datestamp, sender's name on reverse, accompanied with original letter in Dutch sent by Cornelis van der Linde, Head Machinist in the submarine, to his parents in law, and including the translation of the letter into English, Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000

Dutch submarine K XVIII arrived at Tristan on Mar. 21, 1935, stayed there for two days, where this three line handstamp was used in a small quantity, most being used on postcards, with covers such as this being particularly rare. The submarine then left for Cape Town, arriving there on April 1 . (Image) 		Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
242   imageTristan da Cunha, 1937, cover to Shanghai, showing type V cachet in blue, Cape Town/ Paquebot Mar. 8, 1937 circular datestamp, "T/ 25¢" and "1d" postage due handstamps, latter obliterated by mute cancel, indicating that it was treated as "compassionate mail". China 20¢ & 30¢ postage dues affixed on arrival and tied by Apr. 15, 1937 circular datestamp. Backstamped with auxiliary marking related to the first and second notices sent to the recipient. Accompanied by funny manuscript letter written on the "HMS Carlisle", datelined on Mar. 2, 1937, and reading "No stamps here, old son - so you pay for your souvenir"; cover with faults along top, and backflap missing, Fine to Very Fine, a rare destination.
Estimate $750 - 1,000

The ship arrived to Tristan on February 28, 1937. About 500 commemorative covers were produced by the ship's Mail Officer (C.H.C. Adams), but we know about very few posted by other crew members . (Image) 		Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
243   imageTristan da Cunha, 1938, cover to Stanley Gibbons in London, with Great Britain 1½d King George VI stamp tied by type V cachet in violet, adjacent "CAPE TOWN PAQUEBOT" Febr. 16, 1938 circular datestamp, violet "K/L SUOMEN JOUTSEN" ship datestamp on reverse of the Finnish vessel that called at Tristan on Febr. 2, 1938 and carried the cover, Very Fine, ex Mayo.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Est. $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
244   imageTristan da Cunha, 1938, pictorial cover to Simonsig, Capetown, showing the Finnish schoolship Suomen Joutsen, bearing Finland 1.25m adhesive tied by ship's cachet in violet (normally only seen as a backstamp on Tristan covers) and South Africa 1d adhesive affixed on arrival, and tied by Capetown Feb. 24, 1938 circular datestamp; cover with creases, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300

In 1930, the ship was acquired by the Government of Finland, refitted to serve as a school ship for the Finnish Navy and given her current name. "Suomen Joutsen" made eight long international voyages before the Second World War and later served in various support and supply roles during the war. The seventh voyage of "Suomen Joutsen" began on 20 October 1937 and took the ship first across the Atlantic to South America. After calling Montevideo, she continued east to Cape Town, stopping at Tristan da Cunha along the way. The seventh voyage has often been called the "unluckiest one" as three crew members were lost before the ship arrived back in Finland on 12 May 1938. A remarkable postal history piece used on the next stage of the ship's voyage after leaving Tristan . (Image) 		Est. $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
245   imageTristan da Cunha, 1938, M.V. Innesmoor Mail. Uncommon usage to the Netherlands with clear strike of Ty. VII cachet, departed 7 June 1938 to England, then forwarded to Holland arriving with 25c postage due tied by "Rotterdam / 20.VII.1938" c.d.s., forwarded within Holland with pair of 10c postage dues tied by Vlissingen c.d.s.; age spotting mostly on reverse, Fine usage.
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image) 		Est. $100-150
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
246   imageTristan da Cunha, 1939, fold out letter card to Bristol, England, showing type VII cachet in black, manuscript message datelined Aug. 14, 1939, five photo panels inside depicting the "SS Viceroy of India" and its interiors, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300

The ship was owned by the P. & O. Steam Navigation Company, and arrived at Tristan on February 12, 1939. There is an interesting account in Crabb's book (The Postal History of Tristan da Cunha) about the efforts of the shipping company to obtain a handstamp in order to be used on mail posted by passengers, during the visit of the ship to the island. Unfortunately no handstamp was provided by the Post Office in England. This was the first time that passengers from a cruise ship landed on the island . (Image) 		Est. $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
247   imageTristan da Cunha, 1939, cover posted on the high seas (SS Carinthia), franked with 1½d King George VI stamp, and tied by type VII cachet in blue, adjacent rectangular cachet reading "POSTED ON BOARD/ THE BRITISH/ S.S. CARINTHIA/ ON THE HIGH SEAS", addressed to England, Very Fine, George Crabb states in his book (The Postal History of Tristan da Cunha): "this is an uncommon cachet and seldom seen".
Estimate $200 - 300

The "SS Carinthia" called at Tristan da Cunha on March 5, 1939, and some items of mail were struck with the ship's boxed cachet as mementos of the visit. This was the last cruise liner that visited the island, for the next eleven years. The next cruise to call was to be the liner SS Caronia in 1950 well after WWII . (Image) 		Est. $200-300
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction
248   imageTristan da Cunha, 1939, cover posted on the high seas (SS Carinthia), franked with 1½d King George VI stamp, and tied by type VII cachet in blue, adjacent rectangular cachet reading "POSTED ON BOARD/ THE BRITISH/ S.S. CARINTHIA/ ON THE HIGH SEAS", addressed to Zeerust, Transvaal, Very Fine, George Crabb states in his book (The Postal History of Tristan da Cunha): "this is an uncommon cachet and seldom seen".
Estimate $200 - 300

The SS Carinthia called at Tristan da Cunha on March 5, 1939, and some items of mail were struck with the ship's boxed cachet as mementos of the visit. This was the last cruise liner that visited the island, for the next eleven years. The next cruise to call was to be the liner SS Caronia in 1950 well after WWII . (Image) 		Est. $200-300
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction
249   imageTristan da Cunha, 1939, outbound cover to Lundy Island, franked with Great Britain 1½d adhesive, and tied by type VII cachet, sent to Devon for forwarding via airmail to Lundy, adjacent Lundy Island ½ puffin (ordinary mail) & ½s Lacal Plane (airmail) tied by pictorial cancel, latter also tied by "LACAL" (Atlantic Coast Airlines) circular handstamp. We also noted Lundy Mar. 25, 1939 receiving datestamp, Fine to Very Fine, an unusual postal history item that deserves your attention.
Estimate $200 - 300

Transported by the S.S. Carinthia that called at Tristan on March 5, 1939. (Image) 		Est. $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
250   imageTristan da Cunha, 1939, S.S. Viceroy of India Mail. Passenger's cover to England with Ty. VII cachet, departed Tristan 12 February, 1939 and dropped at Cape Town receiving the bilingual paquebot machine cancel (the only known example on Tristan mail) and rated "T / 15c" due, arrived in England with "1½d / I.S.N." due handstamp and paid at destination with ½d and 1d postage dues; with original enclosure on ship's letterhead and picture post card of the ship, Extremely Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image) 		Est. $100-150
SOLD for $70.00
Will close during Public Auction
251   imageTristan da Cunha, 1940, registered censored cover to London, England, showing tombstone shaped handstamp in carmine, and signed by "RAS" on August 24, 1940, adjacent Gibraltar 2s King George VI definitive tied by "FIELD POST OFFICE 475 Aug 19, 1941" circular datestamp, which is repeated multiple times on reverse, plus type V cachet (last day of use) in violet and British censor handstamp, endorsement at top reading" "delayed by enemy action"", Very Fine, an exceedingly rare piece of postal history, and shown in George Crabb book (The Postal History of Tristan da Cunha) page 238.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

When "HMS Queen of Bermuda" anchored off Tristan on August 24, 1940 with the order to Rev. Wilde to embark as fast as possible, the clergyman removed the Type V handstamp. There was not much time for the Reverend to prepare any covers because he was urged by the ship captain to hurry up. But once on board the warship, Rev. Wilde struck a few covers (of which only four are known) with the Type V handstamp which were censored by an unknown censor officer . (Image) 		Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
252   imageTristan da Cunha, 1940, censored cover to Lee-on-Solent, England, showing tombstone shaped censor handstamp dated Nov. 15, 1940 and mute "Paquebot" double circle marking, manuscript at top reading "on active service"; faults at top from rough opening, Fine to Very Fine, the earliest known use of the naval censor handstamp from Tristan da Cunha as mentioned by George Crabb in his book about the postal history of the island.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) 		Est. $300-400
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
253   imageTristan da Cunha, 1943, censored cover to Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, England, showing tombstone shaped handstamp in black, and signed by "EJW" (Dr. E.J. Woolley) on November 23, 1943, plus red "POST OFFICE/ MARITIME MAIL" marking on reverse applied in London, Very Fine, only a few censored covers signed by Comm. Woolley are known until he and Rev. Lawrence left the island aboard the ship "Empire Friendship" on the 1st July 1944.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) 		Est. $300-400
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
254   imageTristan da Cunha, 1943, censored cover to Kingston-on-Thames Surrey, England, showing tombstone shaped handstamp in black, and signed by "EJW" (Dr. E.J. Woolley) on June 23, 1943, plus red "POST OFFICE/ MARITIME MAIL" marking applied in London, Very Fine, only a few censored covers signed by Comm. Woolley are known until he and Rev. Lawrence left the island aboard the ship "Empire Friendship" on the 1st July 1944.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) 		Est. $300-400
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
255   imageTristan da Cunha, 1943, censored cover to Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, England, redirected to Nottingham, showing tombstone shaped handstamp in violet, and signed by "EJW" (Dr. E.J. Woolley) on November 10, 1943, plus Kingston on Thames Christmas slogan postmark; cover with some faults, including backflap partly missing, Fine to Very Fine, only a few censored covers signed by Comm. Woolley are known until he and Rev. Lawrence left the island aboard the ship" "Empire Friendship"" on the 1st July 1944.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) 		Est. $300-400
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
256   imageTristan da Cunha, 1943, censored cover to Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, England, showing tombstone shaped handstamp in black, and signed by "EJW" (Dr. E.J. Woolley) on November 10, 1943, plus red "POST OFFICE/ MARITIME MAIL" marking applied in London; couple of vertical creases, Fine to Very Fine, only a few censored covers signed by Comm. Woolley are known until he and Rev. Lawrence left the island aboard the ship "Empire Friendship" on the 1st July 1944.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Est. $200-300
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
257   imageTristan da Cunha, 1943, censored cover to Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, England, showing tombstone shaped handstamp in violet, and signed "EJW" (Dr. E.J. Woolley) on June 11, 1943, plus red "POST OFFICE/ MARITIME MAIL" marking applied in London; backflap small faults from rough opening, Fine to Very Fine, only a few censored covers signed by Comm. Woolley are known until he and Rev. Lawrence left the island aboard the ship "Empire Friendship" on 1st July 1944.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Est. $200-300
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
258   imageTristan da Cunha, 1944, airgraph used to Tristan, with enclosure, written in England and processed at Johannesburg, addressed to Durban, South Africa but redirected to "Job 9", which was the code name for Tristan during part of the war; small faults from rough opening, Fine to Very Fine, rare, one of only three or four airgraphs used to Tristan.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) 		Est. $500-750
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
259   imageTristan da Cunha, 1944, censored cover to Pretoria, South Africa, redirected to Upington and then to Windhoek in South West Africa, showing tombstone shaped handstamp in red, and signed by "EJW" (Dr. E.J. Woolley) on February 10, 1944, adjacent mute Paquebot double circle marking and Upington May 19, 1944 receiving postmark, which is repeated on reverse. Blue crayon inscription at top reading "Civilian Mail", Very Fine, only a few censored covers signed by Comm. Woolley are known until he and Rev. Lawrence left the island aboard the ship "Empire Friendship" on the 1st July 1944.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image) 		Est. $400-600
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
260   imageTristan da Cunha, 1944, censored cover to Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, England, redirected to Nottingham, showing tombstone shaped handstamp in red, and signed by "EJW" (Dr. E.J. Woolley) on February 12, 1944, plus Kingston on Thames, Surrey May 28, 1944 receiving postmark and part of circular datestamp, Very Fine, only a few censored covers signed by Comm. Woolley are known until he and Rev. Lawrence left the island aboard the ship "Empire Friendship" on the 1st July 1944.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) 		Est. $300-400
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

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