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Tristan da Cunha continued...

Assortments, Group Lots and Collections continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
301   imageTristan da Cunha, 1937, assortment of covers with type VI cachet. Group of eight covers, including three with "Certified Posted on the / Island on Coronation Day/ 12th May 1937" handstamps, including two to South Africa and one to London with postage dues affixed on arrival and signed by William Repetto; 1937 commemorative cover for H.M.S. Carlisle visit, showing type VI cachet, and forwarded within Great Britain; cover to England with Great Britain ½d & 1d King George VI stamps tied by type VI cachet and London arrival postmark; two covers to Great Britain, one with postage due marking and stamps affixed on arrival, other not charged with "No stamps available / at Tristan Da Cunha", Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image) 		Est. $400-600
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
302   imageTristan da Cunha, 1938-48, assortment of covers with type VII cachet. Group of 22, including: 1938 parcel wrapper to South Africa with customs slip, and carried by H.M.S. Milford; 1939 Smye cover with Australia 1d Queen Mary cross gutter Ash imprint block tied by multiple type VII cachet; 1939 three covers to England with postage dues affixed and tied on arrival; 1939 picture postcard with Great Britain 1½d King George VI tied by type VII cachet; 1945 miniature flag with nine strikes of type VII cachet; 1947 two picture postcards with 19th century reproductions created by Victor Marsh, and carried on H.M.S. Good Hope; 1948 part of parcel wrapper franked with Great Britain 2½d King George VI, addressed to Tristan da Cunha but forwarded to South Africa, plus twelve philatelic covers, including three with Coronation issues from various colonies, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) 		Est. $750-1,000
CLOSED
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303   imageTristan da Cunha, 1938-47, assortment of covers with type VII cachet. Group of six, each in sleeve with detailed description, comprising covers transported by the M.V. Innesmoor, S.S. Clunebark, H.M.S.A.S. Natal & S.S. Franconia. We noted 1938 islander's cover with Great Britain 1½d adhesive tied by type VII cachet, original enclosure datelined May 1, 1938 from Sam Swain, and accompanied by a photo of him; 1938 islander's cover with Great Britain ½d & 1d postage dues tied on arrival to Devon, England; 1938 islander's cover with Great Britain ½d & 1d postage dues tied on arrival to Hull; 1938 cover with Great Britain EVII set tied by three strikes of type V cachet & single strike of type VII cachet; 1939 picture postcard franked with Great Britain 1d adhesive, and tied by type VII cachet from a surprise visit of the S.S. Franconia; 1947 stampless cover with original enclosure, and treated compassionately with 4d postage due charge, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image) 		Est. $600-800
CLOSED
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304   imageTristan da Cunha, 1943-51, assortment of covers with type X cachet. Group of 24, including 1943 issue of the "Tristan Times" with a prototype of type X cachet, and signed by Allan Crawford; 1950 two covers to Great Britain & eight pieces with stamps created by Victor Marsh; 1950 cover to England with Great Britain stamps tied by Capetown Paquebot postmarks, carried on M.V. Pequena and then flown to Great Britain; 1950 two covers with Great Britain stamps & 1d "potato" labels tied by Capetown Paquebot postmarks; 1950-51 thirteen philatelic covers, including several with Great Britain, Tangier & Falkland Islands stamps; 1951 two covers carried on the last trip of the M.V. Pequena, leaving December 20, and arriving Capetown on December 27, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800. (Image) 		Est. $1,200-1,800
CLOSED
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305   imageTristan da Cunha, 1948-49, assortment of covers with type VIII cachet. Group of sixteen covers, including 1948 three covers to Great Britain from South Africa, franked with South Africa stamps and tied by type VIII cachet; 1948 two covers with Great Britain stamps tied by type VIII cachet, and carried on H.M.S.A.S. Good Hope; 1948 cover franked with Morocco Agencies 4d King George V, "1½d" postage due marking and Great Britain 3d postage dues affixed and tied on arrival to England; 1948 stampless commercial cover with "1½d" not collected, and backstamped in South Africa; 1948 cover to Bechuanaland Protectorate with receiving postmark, plus seven 1949 philatelic covers mostly franked with stamps of Great Britain, Barbados & St. Helena, and depicting postage due markings, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image) 		Est. $600-800
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
306   imageTristan da Cunha, 1949-51, assortment of covers with type X cachet. Group of twelve, each in sleeve with detailed description, including eight transported by the M.V. Pequena and two by the H.M.S.A.S. Transvaal. We noted 1949 islander's cover with Great Britain 1d postage due affixed and tied on arrival to Manchester; 1950 cover to Bournemouth franked with 2½d, and tied on arrival to Cape Town; 1950 M.V. Pequena visit cover with Great Britain 1½d x4 tied on arrival to England; 1950 cover with South African franking affixed and tied on transit by Capetown Paquebot circular datestamp; 1950 stampless cover with "T" & "1½d" postage due handstamps but treated compassionately on arrival to England; 1951 airmail cover with South African franking & 1d "potato" label; 1951 two covers to Cape Town with 2d postage dues affixed and tied on arrival, plus scarce 1949 postcard and envelope with type VIII & X cachets (only a dozen items are recorded with the combination use of both cachets), Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $800 - 1,200. (Image) 		Est. $800-1,200
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
307   imageTristan da Cunha, 1949-50, assortment of covers with type IX cachet. Group of 23 covers and many Great Britain stamps individually tied on cover fragments, including two picture postcards sent in 1949 to Victor Marsh; 1950 cover franked with Gibraltar sramps, adjacent type IX cachet, sent to Great Britain on the latest known day of use of the cachet; 1950 stampless cover with type IX cachet, sent to South Africa on the latest known day of use of the cachet, plus nineteen Victor Marsh creations franked with various Great Britain stamps, carried on M.V. Pequena, and with Cape Town Paquebot postmarks. Truly an unrepeatable lot, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image) 		Est. $600-800
CLOSED
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308 41651 imageTristan da Cunha, 1951-54, assortment of covers with first issue (Scott 1-12). Group of twenty, including; 1952 three philatelic covers with stamps used as postage dues on arrival; 1952 two covers to South Africa, including air letter sheet with 6d tied by Feb. 4 circular datestamp; 1952 parcel piece with 1d, 4d & 1s; 1953 three covers to Great Britain: 1d & 1½d tied Jul. 14 on souvenir card, 6d tied Nov 17 circular datestamp & 8d on registered cover dated Dec. 31; 1954 complete set on registered cover to NY, plus five first day covers, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
309   imageTristan da Cunha, 1954-59, assortment of covers with third issue. Group of 30, including 1954 exploded cover with Edinburgh Settlement cachet on reverse; 1955-56 Gough Island Expedition fifteen philatelic covers, including eight used on the first day of official mail and one commercial registered to Great Britain; 1955 Queen Elizabeth II short set on air cover from "Caronia World Cruise 1955 / Tristan da Cunha"; 1956 registered cover with unofficial purple boxed "Tristan da Cunha / South Atlantic" handstamp; 1957 two covers to South Africa; 1958 cover to Miami with Queen Elizabeth II 1d x2 and U.S. 10¢ postage due affixed and tied on arrival; 1958 cover franked with Queen Elizabeth II 3d tied by Febr. 4 datestamp with error omitting the year date (about 25 covers are known with this error), and transported by the S.S. Caronia; 1957 cover with Royal Visit cachet; plus three first day covers, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
310   imageTristan da Cunha, 1962, assortment of covers with type XI, XII & XIII cachet, Group of five, including stampless cover with type XI cachet, and corresponding to the First Royal Society Expedition; other large cover with South Africa stamps tied by Capetown Paquebot circular datestamp, and also corresponding to the Royal Society Expedition; three covers with South Africa postage tied by Capetown postmarks, and corresponding to the Resettlement Survey. We also noted a cover with types XII & XIII cachets, corresponding to the Resettlement Survey, carried to Tristan by the S.S. Argentina, and then taken to Capetown by the Tristania via Gough Island, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) 		Est. $300-400
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
311   imageTristan da Cunha, 1963-64, assortment of covers with sixth issue. Group of ten, including two covers to South Africa carried by helicopter to the U.S.S. Spiegel Grove; other similar cover with 6d Queen Elizabeth II stamp tied by Apr. 12, 1963 circular datestamp, and also carried by helicopter to the same ship; 1964 two covers carried on H.M.S. Protector, including one with contents mentioning that the volcano had stopped smoking, plus five first day covers, including three with complete sets and two signed by Chief Willie Repetto, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Est. $300-400
CLOSED
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312   imageTristan da Cunha, Balance lot. Including 1907 printed notice in English with arrangements about the dispatch of mails to the island, 1924 Tristan da Cunha handbook prepared for the British Empire Exhibition in London, photograph of the original essays of the "potato" labels, 1951 printed notice in French informing "I have the honor to inform you that a postal service in the Island of Tristan da Cunha will operate from Jan. 1, 1952 …", 1905 The Illustrated London News, page with Tristan da Cunha views, 1944 envelope with Medical Officer in Charge handstamp, plus some photocopies of letters sent by famous islanders related to the postal service. An interesting lot that deserves your attention, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction
313   imageTristan da Cunha, 1949-65, postal history. Group of eleven covers & three picture postcards, including 1949 Taxed cover to South Africa, 1952 Registered cover to London with 2s6d, 5s & 10s King George VI stamps (SG 10-12), 1957 FDC with Queen Elizabeth II stamps, 1965 Air Letter with islander's letter, two covers to England showing Edinburg Settlement cachets, 1958 cover to Texas but returned to writer, and showing interesting postmarks, plus one postcard depicting RMS Caronia, other the Empress of France, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) 		Est. $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
Literature
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
314   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 the book, cover worn, Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. 		Est. $200-300
CLOSED
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315   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
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