Sale 3050 - The Alan J. Melville Collection of Tristan da Cunha

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tristan da cunha

EARLY HISTORY AND PRE-CACHET PERIOD

Islands of Refreshment was the name given to Tristan da Cunha by its self-proclaimed ruler, Jonathan Lambert, in 1811

LotNo

1

Start Price

Interrogatories, and Answers, given by Mr. Lambert, resident of the Island of Tristan d'Acunha, December 22nd 1811 heading on a 203x330mm document (folded) with the questions and answers regarding life on the island filling each of the four "pages", among the questions (and answers) asked "At what time did you land? (January 6th 1811)", "How many persons landed with you? (Two, both remaining)", "Did you find any animals or vegetables of service to you (Wild pigs...Wild goats...Wild celery)", "What is the nature of the soil?

(Slight black vegetable, about 18 inches deep)", "What quantity of land can be cultivated with advantage? (About 300 acres...)", "What protection have you against the weather? (One Hut of Skins)", "What materials have you for building? (Stones at Hand)", etc. with the last being "Would negroes be of any service? (Yes, about 20 men, women and children)", signed (in a different hand) at the end by "Sam Warner (Captain)", document has been restored by Museum Africa in 2013, Very Fine, a unique account of island life in the early 19th century

8

2,500

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HMS Thrush

Peter Green

LotNo

2

3

Start Price

5

Pre-Cachet, 1898 Cover Front to USA, addressed to Charles Murtha in Brooklyn NY and inscribed "We have no stamps on Tristan D'Acunha", additional manuscript notation at bottom left (in a different hand) "From Tristan D Acunha/ No Stamps Procurable", postal markings include a Simons Town 15 NO 98 transit, St Helena NO 27 98 transit, various postage due markings including NY City Dec 24 Due 10 cents "opera glass", some edge faults of little consequence on this Fine early piece of postal history from Governor Peter Green; this cover was taken by HMS Thrush which was at Tristan from Nov 3-15, 1898 to pick up survivors of the shipwrecked "Glenhuntley" which foundered off Tristan on June 4, 1898 Provenance: Dr Gene Scott

500

The Sad Plight of Tristan d'Acunha, heading on a magazine article by A.G. Wise published in "The Graphic, January 12, 1907" and accompanied by four photos showing island-born children, a group of fishermen and their boat at the end of the day's work, a bullock cart and a typical hut, article gives a general overview of the history and life on the island and prospects for the future; accompanied by an article from the same magazine titled "The Hard Case of St. Helena" published Oct 20, 1906 accompanied by 9 photos of the island along with historical background and future prospects, Fine and interesting

50

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Type I View of Tristan da Cuhna

LotNo

4

Start Price

6

Type I, 1908, desirable full strike on an envelope addressed to Glasgow N.B., manuscript "Tristan De Auchuna" vertically along left edge, Cape Town DE 25 08 cancel with accompanying framed "T 10c" and "1d" due markings (these were never collected), cover faults/ repairs, nice early use from the first mailing using this cachet; the type I cachet was supplied by Casper Keytel of Cape Town in early March of 1908 and was first used by the American whaling ship "Canton". The cachet was in use until December 13, 1919.

10

750

tristan da cunha

LotNo

5

6

Start Price

5

5

Type I, c. 1921, five impressions (two very light), two on a thick piece of manila board and the other three on a block of four of a GB 4d postal stationery cutouts, Very Fine, likely to have been done for "Edgar Weston" (Victor Marsh), a London dealer (see Crabb pg 165-67)

250

Type I, c. 1921, light strike on a small piece with "pair" of GB 1d postal stationery cut-outs affixed, Very Fine; a British dealer, Edgar Weston, supplied the Type III cachet to the island in 1921 and in return received the Type I handstamp, which he subsequently used to cancel various stamps and his well-known cut-outs, many on piece. While they are genuine examples of the Type I cachet, they are in reality a dealer's made-up material.

150

11

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Type II

LotNo

7

Start Price

6

Type II, 1919, cachet ties GB 1d George V on S.S. "Clan Macmillan" mail cover to St Helier, Jersey, "London/F.S. 30 JA 20" arrival cancel plus a "PAQUEBOT" straightline, backside with 2-line "CLAN MACMILLAN/ DEC 13 1919" handstamp, cover opened three sides for display, central vertical pocketfold, Fine use

75

9 8

8

6

Type II, 1920, fabulous strike of the cachet in violet at the upper right of an envelope addressed to "Mrs Davies" in England, "South Georgia JU 4 20" transit cancel (where mail was landed), "1½d F.B." due marking, GB ½d, 1d dues affixed and tied by "Widnes 23 JY 20" cancels, a trivial bit of edge wrinkling, Very Fine; the Type II cachet was supplied in July 1919 By Percy Clough of Devon and was modeled after contemporary South African cancels for unknown reasons. This cover was carried from Tristan aboard SS Pentam on May 25, 1920.

Provenance: Jack Cole

300

9

6

Type II, 1926, nice strike on envelope addressed to "Miss E Armstrong" in Bath franked with GB 1½d George V, tied by the cachet and "London F.S./ Paquebot 12 AP 26" cds, insignificant backflap tear, Very Fine cover from the "RRS Discovery" mailing

300

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Adrian Hopkins

10

11

LotNo

10 11

6

Start Price

Type II, 1928, partial strike of the cachet at upper right of envelope addressed to "AE Hopkins" in Bath, franked with GB ½d, 1d George V canceled by black cork (½d tied by cachet), incorrectly assessed at the 2d South America-UK rate instead of the proper 1½d rate resulting in "½d 134" handstamp and a GB ½d Due affixed and tied by Bath 20 MR 28 cds, Very Fine cover carried on "Empress of France"

500

Type II, 1928, fair strike of the cachet in black at upper right corner of an envelope addressed to dealer Adrian Hopkins in Bath, bold "2d 134" due marking with a GB 2d Due affixed and tied by Bath 20 MR 28 cds, a trivial bit of aging does not detract, Very Fine; the cover left Tristan on the "Empress of France" on March 26, 1928.

Provenance: Dr William Mayo

150

13

tristan da cunha

1922 Shackleton Expedition

Expedition ship Quest

LotNo

12

Start Price

3

1922 Shackleton Expedition, GB 6d George V pair with framed "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" and "S-R Antarctic Expedition 1921/ MY 25 22" cancel, each stamp with a light crease, Fine appearance; signed Sismondo and with his 2004 certificate

13

13 14

34

34

200

14

1922 Shackleton Expedition, GB 1sh George V block of four with framed "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" over each horiz pair and a centrally struck "S-R Antarctic Expedition 1921/ MY 25 22" cancel, vertical perfs reinforced, F-VF; only 431 singles of this value were used by the expedition and only a portion of them had this handstamp applied; 2010 Ceremuga certificate

150

1922 Shackleton Expedition, GB 6d George V block of four with framed "GOUGH ISLAND" over each horiz pair and a centrally struck "S-R Antarctic Expedition 1921/ MY 25 22" cancel, some perf reinforcement by hinge, F-VF; only 326 singles of this value were used by the expedition and only a small fraction of them had this handstamp applied; 2010 Ceremuga certificate

150

14

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Type III

S.S. Tacoma Maru

LotNo

15

16

Start Price

6

6

Type III, 1922, two strikes of the cachet tie four GB 1d postal card cutouts on an envelope addressed to "inscrutable" dealer Edgar Weston in London, backstamped Rio De Janeiro 9.IV.22 and Stockwell UK 2 MY 22, notation "Registered" at upper left but no registry service was available in Tristan at the time and the registry lines are "crossed out", cover open three sides for display, Fine use, the Type III cachet was provided to the island by Edgar Weston but before sending it out he used it on a large number for his postal stationery cut-out covers, very few of which went through the mail. This genuinely used, and hence rare, Weston cover was from the second use of the cachet and was taken off the island by the "Tacoma Maru"

200

Type III, 1929, envelope from Mrs Swain addressed to Mrs Cave in London franked with GB 1½d George V, tied by multiple strikes of the cachet with a "London F.S./ Paquebot 26 JU 29" cds alongside, envelope with some faults, cover carried on the "Halesius"

250

15

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The mission house on Tristan da Cunha

LotNo

Start Price

17

18

6

Type III, 1929, faint but full strike of the cachet at the top of a hand-written letter to "Mrs Cave" from Andrew Swain in which he tells of additions to his family and laments "I cannot write you a long letter this time as I am anxious to write all my friends as we hear that a ship will be coming this way and might call", letter with a small tape stain at bottom, Fine and unusual use; this letter left the island on the "Halesius" on May 14, 1929; The cachets were, on rare occasion, used on letters due to extraordinary circumstances rather than normal practice. The Rev Partridge arrived in Feb 1929 to replace ailing Rev Pooley, brought the Type V cachet with him. It appears that in the interim, islanders gained control of the Type III cachet to create unique items.

150

Type III, c.1920s, three strikes - one just legible and two smudged on an envelope addressed to the "Foreign Dept/ The Editor/ The "Times"/ Times Office/ Printing House Square/ London", envelope a bit of wrinkling, Fine and scarce

200

16

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Type IV and Type IVa

RMS Empress of France

LotNo

19

Start Price

6

Type IV, 1928, nice strike of the cachet in violet (very rare as opposed to the usual red or use of black on Oct 1928) on an envelope addressed to London and forwarded on to Blunham, manuscript "From Tristan Da Cunha" at top, backstamped London MAR 18 and Kensington Mar 19 1928, cover roughly opened on two sides with some small breaks, some light staining along the bottom, otherwise Fine use, left Tristan in the first Type IV mailing on the "Empress of France" on Feb 26, 1928.

The Rev's. Pooley and Lindsay arrived in March 1927 bringing the new Type IV cachet. Lindsay took strict control of the (now three) existing cachets and their application to letters, even forcing dealers to send clothing and food to the islanders before he would stamp their letters.

17

250

tristan da cunha

LotNo

20

21

Start Price

5

6

Type IVa, 1928, legal-sized printed matter cover front addressed to Liverpool franked with GB ½d George V (3 singles) which are tied by the Type IV cachet, a full strike of the Type IVa cachet and the bandeau (that which makes the Type IV a Type IVa) are alongside to the left, manuscript (in Rev Pooley's hand) "28.10,28" date below the franking, small nick at the bottom but overall Very Fine cover from the first mailing of the Type IVa cachet showing all three combinations of the cachet, departed from the island on the "Baron Tweedsmouth" on Oct 28, 1928. It is thought that this ship, on its way to Calcutta, brought the "Island Of" handstamp to Rev Pooley.

1,500

Type IVa and Type Va Combination, 1929, nice strikes of each of these cachets on an envelope addressed to England, full "1½d F.B." due marking with GB ½d Dues strip of three affixed and tied by Twickenham 27 JU 29 cancels, London Paquebot 26 JU 29 cds, foxing spots each side but still Fine and rare being one of just two recorded examples of covers with a combination of these two rare cachets - the other known example has the Type IVa on front side and the Type Va on the back; the cover was carried on the "Halesius" mailing of May 15, 1929 and is the latest known use of the Type IVa cachet Provenance: Dr Gene Scott

2,500

18

tristan da cunha The potato patches on Tristan da Cunha

LotNo

22

Ex 22 1929 Letters from Mrs Andrew Swain to Mrs Cave (England), two letters datelined "Tristan da Cunha/ 26 March 1929" or "May 16 1929", each with some observations on island life including "..can you send me a pair of shoes for my little boy..", "..we had a very poor crop of potatoes this year. The grubs ate them..", "..the children do sit by the fire crying for something to eat..", "..a steamer is in sight..", etc., Fine content

19

Start Price

120

tristan da cunha

Type V

S.S. Empress of Australia

LotNo

23

Start Price

6

Type V, 1935, fair strike on an envelope addressed to USA and with accompanying letter from Robert Glass thanking him for his gift, envelope with bit of wrinkling at top, Fine use; the letter mentions arrival of the "Empress of Australia on the 23rd of last month" and "we had the Dutch Samerine (sic) the day before" indicating a 1935 letter which also mentions "170 people at present"

24

24

25

120

25

6

Type V, 1935, nice strike ties South Africa 1910 2½d Parliament (pre-affixing crease) on envelope addressed to Tristan da Cunha, also tied by a Johannesburg 14 Dec 35 cancel, airmail etiquette at upper left, backstamped Johannesburg 24.VIII.36, Fine use; cover was flown from Johannesburg to Cape Town and then carried on the "Larrinaga" which arrived in Tristan on 28 Dec 1935, envelope was returned to sender via "S.S. Harmala" which left on 11 Aug 1936

60

6

Type V, 1936, two strikes of the cachet tie GB ½d Silver Jubilee (2 singles) to postcard addressed to England, Very Fine; interesting handwritten message from Rev. Wilde on back - "Sent to Tristan da Cunha by mail which left England on 29th November, 1935 per R.M.M.V. "Warwick Castle"...carried the mail to Durban, whence it was carried to Tristan da Cunha by the "S.S. Auditor"...The mail arrived at the island 7 Jan 1936...

Received back in England September 1936"; the card left Tristan on the "Harmala" 11 Aug 1936

75

20

tristan da cunha S.S. Sylvia De Larrinaga

26

27 LotNo

26

27

Start Price

6

6

Durban Handstamp; 1936, *Tristan Da Cunha* handstamp on registered envelope addressed to Johannesburg, South Africa 1d, 2d pair tied by "Registered/ Durban 8 Jan 36" (1d) or Type V cachet (2d), Very Fine; in Jan 1936 the "Sylvia De Larrinaga" arrived in Durban with a (mostly) philatelic mailing from the island. The envelopes received one of two different cachets (this being the abbreviated version) in addition to the standard arrival cancel.

150

Durban Handstamp, 1936, 3-line "Received without/ endorsement from/ *Tristan Da Cunha*" handstamp on registered envelope addressed to "Poste Restante/ Tristan Da Cunha", South Africa ½d, 1d (2), 2d pair tied by "Registered/ Johannesburg 14 Mar 36" cancels (1d, 2d) or Type V cachet (½d), Johannesburg registry handstamp, additional "Registered Durban 8 Jan 36" arrival cancel, backstamped "Registered Johannesburg 14 Mar 35" and with bilingual "Undeliverable-Return to Address Shown on Cover", Very Fine; in Jan 1936 the "Sylvia De Larrinaga' arrived in Durban with a (mostly) philatelic mailing from the island. The envelopes received one of two different cachets in addition to the standard arrival cancel.

150

S.S. Harmala

28

6

Private "Cutress" Handstamp, 1936, two covers, each with "Tristan da Cunha" handstamp over a Type V cachet, each addressed to "G.P. Cutress" in England and charged 1½d due, one cover franked with ½d, 1d Victoria Jubilee issue (demonetized at the time and hence postmaster charged the postage due), Very Fine, each cover left the island on "SS Harmala", the franked cover signed Sismondo and with his 2004 certificate For many years it was assumed this marking was a third version of the Durban handstamp. However, recent research has shown that, apart from all known covers being addressed to Mr Cutress, the typesetting of the letters is different than the Durban cachet. Also, it is always applied over any Tristan cachets. This leads to the conclusion that the cachet was Mr Cutress's own cachet, possibly modelled after the Durban handstamp, and was applied post-delivery in the UK.

21

120

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29

30 LotNo

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30

31

Start Price

6

6

6

Type V, 1937, oversized "Visit of the H.M.S. Carlisle - March 1937" cover, addressed to South Africa, nice strike of the cachet adjacent to the maps, bold "1d" (due) handstamp plus "Cape Town/ Paquebot 8 Mar 37" cancel, South Africa 1d postage due affixed and tied by indistinct postmark, includes the stiffener with typed notice regarding production of the cover, signed by the ship's mail officer at lower right, Very Fine and attractive; produced on board the ship (500 copies) as a souvenir for officers of the visit and shows a map of the island and its position in the South Atlantic

75

Type V, 1937, oversized "Visit of the H.M.S. Carlisle - March 1937" cover, addressed to England, nice strike of the cachet adjacent to the maps, franked with GB ½d-2½d Edward VII which are tied by "London F.S./ Paquebot 30 MR 37" cancels, includes the stiffener with typed notice regarding production of the cover, signed by the ship's mail officer at lower right, opened at top resulting in a tear along the top right, still Very Fine and attractive

60

1937, HMS Carlisle, oversized OHMS envelope addressed to England franked with South Africa 1d Ship pair, tied by blurry Cape Town cancel, with enclosure from the mail officer (Lieut. Adams; also signed the officers' covers) of the HMS Carlisle (then berthed at Simonstown) on official stationery stating "I have been directed by the Commanding Officer to inform you that it is not possible to undertake to post letters from philatelists, at Tristan da Cunha", envelope some edge wrinkling, Fine collateral item

100

22

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32

33

LotNo

32 33

Start Price

6

6

Type V, 1937, nice strike on an envelope addressed to England, "1½d F.B.C." due marking plus "London F.S./ Paquebot 30 MR 37" cancel, GB ½d, 1d dues affixed and tied by blurry Axminster 31 MR 37 cancels, envelope some typical light wrinkling and a torn backflap, Fine cover carried on HMS Carlisle from island resident Mrs Francis Swain to Mrs CH Dent

60

Type V, 1937, two covers with GB ½d-2½d Edward VIII issue franking; one to London with stamps tied

by London 30 MR 37 cancels with full strike of the cachet in blue alongside, backstamped Cape Town 16 Apr 37; second cover to Cape Town with stamps tied by bold strikes of Cape Town/ Paquebot 8 Mar 37 cancels with equally strong strike of the cachet in black below, Fine pair of covers from HMS Carlisle mails

100

Reverend Harold Wilde

35

Ex 34

34 35

6

6

Type V, 1929/38, a splendid selection of 23 covers plus two unused envelopes with impressions of the cachet; mostly HMS Carlisle or Anatolia mailings with an excellent variety of additional markings, some with added GB or So Africa dues, note covers with Falkland Isl or Turks and Caicos franking, some with enclosed correspondence, some minor faults as usual but an overall Fine lot of these popular covers

750

Rev Wilde Private Use and Overprint, 1941, GB ½d Silver Jubilee with typed "Tristan da Cunha/ 16" private overprint, tied on unmailed envelope by two strikes of the Type V cachet, manuscript "Good Friends/ Good Books/ Good Music" at left and the "self-addressed" and dated "19/11/41.", central vertical fold and a couple of age spots, still Very Fine Rev Wilde, upon leaving the island in 1940, took the Type V handstamp with him and used it frequently on personal letters. He also typed the name of the island over stamps on a limited number of covers.

250

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Type Va S.S. Tymeric

LotNo

36

37

Start Price

6

5

Type Va, 1930, cachet ties vertical pair of South Africa ½d Springbok pair (pre-applied by the dealer) to envelope addressed to Cape Town, initials "A.G.P" (Augustus George Partridge) inside cachet and dated (in same hand) "21/1/30" below, backstamped Cape Town 7 Apr 30 and an offset of the cachet, Very Fine and choice, the rarest of the pre-stamp cachets being one of just 8 recorded used in the proper period, this cover was part of the last Type Va mailing, leaving on the "Tymeric" on Feb 12, 1930.

2,000

Type Va, Cachet Impressions and Defacing, comprised of a photo of the Type Va handstamp and two impressions of the handstamp on paper, additional piece of paper with three strikes of the defaced cachet ("Type Va with "A" removed") dated "2 Aug 1985" and signed by Gerry Bullock plus a South Africa 6d pair tied on piece by Type V, Very Fine collateral Rev Lindsay removed the Type Va cachet from Tristan in 1930 and its whereabouts remained a mystery until 1974. After Lindsay's death, Gerry Bullock and George Crabb traced and then purchased the Type Va handstamp. After it was located, studied and written about, it was defaced to prevent future forgeries

200

24

tristan da cunha

Manuscript Period

LotNo

38

39

Start Price

6

6

1932, "Tristan da Cunha", manuscript notation at upper right corner of and envelope addressed to England, a "London/ Paquebot 27 AP 32" cds overlaps the notation, "1½ F.B." due marking, GB ½d, 1d dues affixed and tied by light Bradford 28 AP cds, envelope some typical light wrinkling, Fine and rare use from the first manuscript period (7 Jan 30 - 30 May 32), carried aboard "King William" which departed in Feb 1932

75

No Cachet 1st Period, 1932, manuscript "Tristan Da Cunha" at upper right corner of an envelope addressed to Durban, Natal, multiple postage due handstamps with a South Africa 1d due single and vertical bisect (SG D13, D13 var.) affixed and tied by "Kloof Natal 19 May 32" cancel, additional "London F.S./ Paquebot 27 AP 32" transit cancel, backstamped Kloof 19 May 32, envelope roughly opened at right and some creasing along the top, with the original enclosure from May Repetto (nee May Glass) relating a visit from the Bishop of St Helena, population of 163 on the island, farming activities, etc., Fine use during this period when no cachets were available as Rev Partridge took them when he left the island Jan 7 1932 and returned at the end of May; this cover left the island on the "MV King William" and routed through Shanghai before going through London and then Natal; 2004 Sismondo certificate

200

25

tristan da cunha

Ex 41

40 LotNo

40

41

Start Price

6

6

1932 Stampless Cover to South Africa, ladies envelope with bold strikes of "2d" and octagonal framed "T 20c" due markings, back side with South Africa 1d Dues damaged pair tied by partial 28 MY 32 town cancel, bit roughly opened with some backflap tears and a few small edge breaks at top, a bit of transfer from another document on the address side, a Fine use; 2004 Sismondo certificate The envelope was carried on the M.V. King William which departed Tristan on Feb 14, 1932. The enclosed letter from Frances Repetto is datelined at Tristan the same day. In it she mentions that a ship has not stopped by the island for 10 months, the bishop of St Helena visit, and other bits concerning life on the island. There was a period in 1932 when there was no cachet available as it had been taken by Rev Partridge on a 5-month leave of absence from Jan-May 1932.

60

No Cachet 2nd Period, 1933-34, manuscript "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" at upper right of an envelope addressed to England with a GB 1½d tied by a "Cape Town/ Paquebot 24 Feb 34" cancel, small paper clip stain lower right, Fine; left the island on RMSP Atlantis

100

42

42

43

6

6

43

No Cachet 2nd Period, 1933-34, manuscript "tristan da cunha" at the top of an envelope addressed to England, GB ½d George V tied by "Cape Town/ Paquebot 24 Feb 1934" cancel, "1d To Pay 723" due marking, GB 1d Due affixed and tied by Epsom 20 MR 34 cancel, Very Fine and choice; the cover left Tristan on the "RMSP Atlantis" on Feb 19, 1934. Rev Wilde arrived at Tristan on the same ship and returned with the Type V cachet which had accidently been taken by Rev Partridge to England 10 months prior; signed Sismondpo and with his 2004 certificate

250

No Cachet 2nd Period, 1933-34, manuscript "Tristan da Cunha" at upper right corner of an envelope addressed to England, Cape Town Paquebot cancel partially obscured by GB ½d, 1d Dues, octagonal "T 20c" and "1½d I.S.F." due markings, the dues tied by Ilkeston 20 MR 34 cancel, envelope some minor faults, Fine use during period, the cover left aboard "RMSP Atlantis" on Feb 24, 1934.

50

26

tristan da cunha

HNLMS K XVIII

LotNo

44

Start Price

6

Dutch Submarine KXVIII Mail, 1935, 3-line cachet ties Argentina, Portugal and Uruguay franking on an envelope addressed to a crewman's parents-in-law c/o the ship in Tristan and then readdressed to Buenos Aires, nice strike of the Type V cachet at upper left, some aging spots on envelope and stamps, still a Fine use of the cachet on a full cover as opposed to most being used on postcards The Dutch submarine K XVIII was launched in 1932 and visited the island in 1935 during its deployment trip to Surabaya. The cover was posted by Cornelis van der Linde, the head machinist on the submarine.

45

500

46

45

6

Private Cachets; 1935, "From Tristan Da Cunha" and "20 Apr 1935" handstamps on the backflap of an envelope addressed to "Mrs Dent" in England, Durban 2.V.35 transit cancel plus framed "PAQUEBOT" marking (Hosking 2774, rare on Tristan mail), oval "T 10c" and "1d To Pay 723" due markings, GB 1d due affixed and tied by "Axminster 28 MY 35" cancel, additional manuscript "Mrs Joe Glass/ Shoes Size 4" along left edge, Very Fine, guesses about the cachet and this mailing in general include that it most likely created by the unidentified ship's crew; that there were probably loose mails hurriedly written on the ship's arrival and it isn't known why Rev Wilde did not apply the Type V cachet

200

46

6

Private Cachets, 1935, "From Tristan Da Cunha" and "20 Apr 1935" handstamps on the backflap of an envelope addressed to "Mrs Dent" in England, Durban 2.V.35 transit cancel plus framed "PAQUEBOT" marking (Hosking 2774, rare on Tristan mail), oval "T 10c" and "1d To Pay 723" due markings, GB 1d due affixed and tied by ‚Axminster 28 MY 35" cancel, additional manuscript "Mrs Joe Glass/ asks for tea pot" along left edge, Very Fine, guesses about the cachet and this mailing in general include that it most likely created by the unidentified ship's crew; that there were probably loose mails hurriedly written on the ship's arrival and it isn't known why Rev Wilde did not apply the Type V cachet Provenance: Dr Gene Scott

200

27

tristan da cunha

Type VI

47

49

LotNo

47

Start Price

6

Type VI, 1937, bold strike of the cachet on George VI Coronation envelope with usual cachet and signed

by William Repetto (Headman), South Africa 1d Due affixed and tied by Simons Town 25 Jan 38 cancel, bit of ink bleed from cachet at upper right but Fine and scarce cover carried on the Anatolia and dated one day later than most of the mail offloaded, according to Crabb, this is one of seven covers sent for stamping sent by islanders in the Anatolia mail

120

48

6

Type VI, 1937, registered oversized "Visit of the H.M.S. Carlisle - March 1937" cover, addressed to London, nice strike of the cachet (scarce as majority of these received the Type V cachet) at the lower right, franked with GB ½d-2½d Edward VIII, each tied by "London F.S./ Paquebot 30 MR 37" cancel (same as a backstamp), London registry label, signed by the ship's mail officer at lower right, Very Fine and attractive; produced on board the ship (500 copies) as a souvenir for officers of the visit and shows a map of the island and its position in the South Atlantic The Type VI cachet was supplied by JRA Moore of Cape Town and was first used Aug 11, 1936 on nonislander mail taken by the "Harmala" as islander mail had already received the Type V cachet.

75

49

6

Type VI, 1937, bold strike of the cachet on George VI Coronation unsealed envelope (printed matter rate) with usual cachet and signed by William Repetto (Headman), South Africa 1d Due affixed and tied

by Simons Town 24 Jan 38 cancel, bit of ink bleed from cachet at upper right but Fine and scarce cover carried on the Anatolia

75

28

tristan da cunha

Type VII

LotNo

50

Start Price

6

Type VII, 1939, envelope addressed to Allan Crawford in London with bold strike of the cachet partially obscured by the ½d, 1d GB postage dues affixed and tied by "London W.C. 24 MR 1939" cancel, "1½d F.B." due handstamp, backstamped with a "27 MAR Recd" handstamp which has been framed in pencil, and signed, missing backflap, Fine envelope from Lily Glass and with the scarce War Correspondents cancel

75

The lighthouse and landing beach on Lundy Island

51

6

Type VII, 1940, strong strikes of the cachet in deep blue tie GB 1d George V and the "poached egg" test stamp on envelope addressed to Lundy Isl care of the Heanton Court Aerodrome in Devon, a Lundy Isl ½ Puffin with 1929-1939 overprint tied by Lundy slogan cancel in green with Lundy 1 Apr 1940 cds alongside, 3-line "Air Service to Lundy I./ Suspended/ For Duration of War." handstamp, envelope opened top and right, Very Fine, the cover was carried from the "HMS Dorsetshire" on March 7, 1940 and represents the last use of the cachet in the first (early WW II) period, also one of two known Lundy Island mails with the local carriage stamp and with the cds and slogan cancel; additionally likely unique being the only Tristan mail seen with the "poached egg" test stamp applied and used as if it were valued at ½d Provenance: Jack Cole

29

60

tristan da cunha

53

52 LotNo

52

53

Start Price

6

6

Type VII, 1945, bold strike of the cachet in red ties GB 1d George VI to envelope addressed to English collector M Kershaw, Very Fine, this cover left Tristan on Oct 11 1945 on "RMS Darro"; During WW II, the military censor on Tristan (from Aug 1940) was issued a red ink pad for use with the "tombstone" censor mark which remained on the island after the war. The Type VII cachet was applied in red by error by the wartime censor who used the red ink pad instead of blue by mistake for the cachet. It is thought that only 6-10 of the Kershaw covers, and no others, received this red cachet. (see "Ice Cap News", Vol. 27, Whole No. 151, pg 18)

75

Type VII, c.1948, crisp strike of cachet ties South Africa 2d to an envelope addressed to South Africa with added boxed "Tristan Da Cunha/ South Atlantic Ocean" handstamp (known to collectors as cachet "E"), Very Fine; this cachet "E" was first (and sparingly) used by Allan Crawford in 1948 and appeared again in the post-evacuation period

75

Ex 54

54

6

Type VII, 1938/48, selection of 36 covers (good number philatelic as expected incl a "Wilson" cover and frankings of various countries), carried on different ships and featuring variety of frankings incl some postage dues, markings including Paquebot, etc., some minor faults as expected but an overall Fine and desirable group

30

600

tristan da cunha

Type VIII

Allan Bryant Crawford

LotNo

55

Start Price

6

Type VIII, 1949, fair strike ties GB 2½d Silver Wedding to envelope addressed to England, oval "T" and "1½d" due markings with GB ½d, 1d Dues affixed and tied by Richmond 6 SP 49 cds cancels, Very Fine; the Type VIII cachet was supplied by Allan Crawford when he returned on May 8 1946.

The Sept 6 1949 arrival date is significantly later than the last known use of the Type VIII cachet (departed on "HMSAS Transvaal" on Jan 28 1949) and is possibly an unauthorized use that could have departed with "MV Pequena" on Apr 2 1949 (no other ships at Tristan from April 2-Sept 17) so there is no direct match with the arrival date. It is perhaps more likely that the late date is due to a postal delay, though to date no other delay covers are known

31

60

tristan da cunha

Type IX

LotNo

56

Start Price

6

Type IX, 1948, clear strike of the cachet with manuscript "5/3/48" inserted (by Rev Lawrence) on an envelope addressed to Cape Town with "The Tristan Venture 1948" cc and island view, the "Potato" stamp affixed and tied (illegally) by crisp strike of Type VIII cachet, envelope with a couple of tiny age spots, Very Fine; cover #12 of the 21 known "Tristan Venture" covers and accompanied by a rarely seen letter on the "Tristan Venture" letterhead datelined "The Naval Station/ Tristan Da Cunha/ South Atlantic/ 25th Feb 1948" and signed by John Findlay (galley-boy)

57

57 58

6

6

100

58

Type IX with Central Date Line, 1949, nice strike ties South Africa 1d George VI (2) to envelope addressed to England, stamps also tied by a Cape Town 15.II.49 cancel, Very Fine and choice; departed the island on the MFV Pequena on Dec 8, it is believed there are fewer than 10 examples of the Type IX cachet with date line recorded

200

Type IX with Central Date Line, 1949, the Type IX cachet but with an additional central stamped date line - "1 DEC 1949" (used only on this one date), perfect strike applied on envelope addressed to England with "Cape Town/ Paquebot 15.XII.49" cancel, oval "T" and "1½d" due markings (unpaid), Very Fine and choice

200

32

tristan da cunha The docks of Cape Town

59

LotNo

60

Start Price

59

6

Type IX with Central Date Line, 1949, nice strike of the cachet plus a lightly struck Cape Town Paquebot cds tie Mauritius 5c Silver Wedding (2) to envelope addressed to England, Very Fine and rare; stamps of Mauritius were invalid for postage from Tristan and this cover may thus be unique; 2000 Sismondo certificate

200

60

6

Type IX, 1950, nice strike of the cachet on an unsealed envelope addressed to London partially overlapped by the GB 1d UPU Congress tied by "Cape Town/ Paquebot 8.II.50" cancel, manuscript "P.P. Rate" at upper left, with enclosure (small portion of a newspaper page), Very Fine and choice, there is a pencil notation indicating this envelope transited on the "MFV Pequena" but that ship was at Tristan until Feb 15 indicating the cover more likely went via the "HMSAS Natal" which left Jan 31

120

61

Ex 62

61

6

Type IX, 1950, two covers addressed to USA, first on Cardonia stationery with fair strike of the cachet plus octagonal "T 10c" due marking, 2-line "Postage Due 4 Cents/ Foreign Sect G.P.O.N.Y" handstamp, Cape Town/ Paquebot 22.II.50 cancel, USA 2c Dues affixed (partially over cachet) and cancelled by partially struck double oval cancels; second cover (unsealed) with octagonal "T 10c" and circular "Due 4 Cents" markings plus Cape Town/ Paquebot 22.II.50 and circular New York, NY/ G.P.O. undated cancels, Very Fine pair

75

62

6

Type IX, 1948/50, 11 covers plus a 1960 cover to South Africa, includes 1948 to England with type VII and IX cachets, a 1950 postcard to USA with a handwritten note attached by staple with note from islander "This island has no Post Office all postage has to be paid by the receiver/ Tristan Da Cunha", etc., generally F-VF

250

33

tristan da cunha

Type X

Crawfish canning factory

64

63

LotNo

63

64

6

Start Price

Type X variety, Crawford's cachet "F", 1943, Crawford's map of the island ("The Tristan Times", Aug 1 1943, supplement no. 2) folded in half vertically, back side with his well struck "A.B.C." dated doubleoval cachet with a manuscript "Sup. 2" above the date, signed "A.B. Crawford" and with added notation "Surveyor of the Island/ 1937-38. (Norwegian/ Scientific Expedition).", Very Fine; this cachet would come back to the island in 1946/47 but with the "A.B.C." initials removed, becoming the Type X cachet

75

Type X, 1948, nice strike of "6 Mar 1948" dated cachet along with a Type VII cachet on envelope with "The Tristan Venture" cc and printed cachet, addressed to South Africa, envelope with few small age spots and lightly folded in half in each direction, Fine; "The Tristan Venture" (organized by Rev Lawrence to promote commercial fishing) printed 200 envelopes but only 21 covers are known to exist, this being cover #11; the Type X cachet shows one of two private use days during the Venture expedition

75

34

tristan da cunha

LotNo

65

6

65 Type X, 1950, light strike (as often) on an envelope from an islander addressed to Allan Crawford in Cape Town and then forwarded, "Cape Town/ Paquebot" 1950 cancel with a boxed "Postage Not Collected" and circled "T 2D" due handstamps, South Africa 2d Dues (one for the incoming postage due, the other for forwarding fee); one faulty) tied by double-circle cancels, backflap missing, Fine the boxed Cape Town handstamp is seldom seen on Tristan mail

Start Price

60

66

67

66 67

6

6

Type X, 1950, good strike of the dated cachet on an envelope addressed to New Zealand with mixed GB/ New Zealand franking tied by "Cape Town Paquebot 5.X.50" cancel, slight offset of the cachet on the back side, with letter enclosure dated 24 Apr 1950 and confirming to the recipient that the letter was sent out on that date, it is signed "Arthur" (Glass?), Very Fine, traveled on the "MFV Pequena"

75

Type X, 1950, fair strike (dated 3 Nov 1950) on an envelope addressed to Scotland, GB 2½d Silver Wedding tied by "Cape Town/ Paquebot 13 Nov 50" cancel, "Potato" stamp affixed at lower right, Fine use, the Type X cachet was derived from Allan Crawford's private cachet used from 1943-45 and was put into use (without the initials) beginning in March of 1950 noting some deterioration had taken place

60

35

tristan da cunha

69

68

LotNo

Start Price

68

6

Type X variety, Month in Numerals, 1951, light strike of the cachet dated 29-9-1951 on an envelope addressed to a collector in Australia, circled "T 2D" due marking (unpaid), Very Fine; unusual destination; accompanied by original enclosure from Administrator Hugh Elliot dated 28.IX.51 explaining returning "...International Reply Coupons, which are not of course negotiable until a Post Office opens here. We have no official postmark"

60

69

6

Type X variety, Month in Numerals, 1951, light strike of the cachet dated 29-9-1951 on an envelope addressed to a dealer in England, circled "T 2D" due marking is crossed out and a "2D To Pay 242" handstamp is added with a manuscript "½" added, GB ½d and 2d Dues affixed and canceled by indistinct postmarks, Very Fine; this marking was the last of the pre-stamp cachets and was used for just six months in 1951; this cover shows some of the confusion among postal workers about the rates from Tristan

60

70

Ex 71

70

6

Type X variety, Month in Numerals, 1951, light strike of the cachet dated 23-10-1951 on an envelope from an islander addressed to England, circled "T 2D" due marking (not collected) plus diamond postal census marking indicating arrival in the UK during October or November, Very Fine; it is unknown why the date setting was changed form letters to numerals with theories ranging from administrator whim to a failure with the cachet

60

71

6

Type X, 1950/51, 7 covers incl 1950 with Pitcairn Isl franking (2) and 1951 with Turks & Caicos franking (cachet date in numbered form), F-VF

100

36

tristan da cunha

Type XI S.A.S. Transvaal

LotNo

72

73

Start Price

6

6

Type XI, 1962, near-perfect strike on an envelope addressed to USA, South Africa 1½c tied by "Cape Town Paquebot 7.II.62" cancel, boxed "S.A.S. Transvaal" handstamp, a light wrinkle on the left edge the only mar to the cachet, Very Fine mailing from the 1st official mail (see Crabb pg 282-83)

200

Type XI variety, 1963, strong strike of the cachet on an unsealed SS Argentina envelope showing residue from the removal of the "Royal Society" inner script, South Africa 2½c Settlers' Monument tied by "Cape Town/ Paquebot 11.III.63" cancel, additional strikes of "SS Argentina Captain's Office" and "Gough Island M.V. Tristania" circular handstamps plus a "Gough Island" straight-line, Very Fine

50

37

tristan da cunha

Type XII

Eruption of the volcano

Ex 74

LotNo

74

6

Type XII, 1962, five covers with the framed cachet plus an additional strike of the Type XIII cachet, each with South Africa Franking and Cape Town Paquebot cancel except on with Tristan #20 tied by Tristan cds and addressed to USA; includes one cover with Type XII cachet showing a feint break as in the Type XI cachet, two covers marked "Landing of advance party for resettlement Tristan da Cunha", F-VF

Start Price

100

Unofficial Cachets and Later Postal History

75

6

1939 Cacheted Cover to Tristan da Cunha, envelope with printed cachet showing and offshore view of the island franked by Netherlands 12½c Wilhelmina, tied by Vlissingen 18.I.39 cancel, addressed to "Mrs Frances Repetto/ Tristan da Cunha/ via London and further/ with S.S. Viceroy of London" (last two lines of the address crossed out), backstamped Bombay G.P.O. 3 Apr 39 and with message from ship's clerk on backflap reading "Received on board/ Viceroy of India/ @ Bombay/ 30/3/39/ This ship called at/ Tristan da Cunha 11/2/39", Fine and attractive cover sent by Jan Bander (author of "Tristan 1506-1950")

38

75

tristan da cunha

76

Ex 77

LotNo

Start Price

76

6

World War II Censor Mark, bold strike of the "tombstone" censor mark in blue- violet rather than the usual red, partially overlaps the "Post Office/ Maritime Mail" handstamp, addressed to Kingston-OnThames, England and forwarded to Nottingham, Very Fine; cover from the garrison commander, Lt Cdr EJ Wooley (also surgeon) and addressed to his wife or mother and it is only from his dated initials in the censor handstamp ("E.J.W. 13/10") that it is certain the cover originated in Tristan; accompanied by a 1943 folded hand-written note on "Naval Message" form certifying the presence of mice and rats on the island and that they are "not related to each other and are separate and distinct species", nice strike of the "Medical Officer-In-Charge/ Tristan Da Cunha/ 19 Jul 1943" double oval handstamp

100

77

6

1948/51 Islander Mail Assortment, includes 1948 cover (two strong type VIII cachets) to England with letter including a photo of the Walker family; 1948 cover to Mrs Veal in England with type VII cachet and charged postage due on arrival (accompanied by response from the P.O. on why postage due assessed); picture postcard from 1950 "Caronia: visit addressed to USA with type IX cachet; 1950 cover to Mrs Veal in England with type X cachet and charged postage due (2); a 1951 two-page handwritten letter from Marjorie Rogers to Mrs Veal, etc., F-VF; nice lot of postal history from the period

150

78

78

79

6

Ex 79

Unofficial Cachets, 1949/50, "Tristan Da Cunha" and year date in a 45mm double circle, one dated 1949 struck on an envelope with hand-written message from Rev Lawrence dated "3.11.50" and with comments including "This frank was discovered by me on Tristan - to the best of my knowledge it has not been used....However no collection of early frankings can be considered complete without a copy of it.", accompanied by a strike of the frank dated 1950 struck on piece of paper originally sent as a block of six to Dr Boertie Davidson (block has been broken for collectors), Very Fine, the frank is believed to have been made by John Butler of the Tristan Development Co.

60

Non-Official Cachets, Butler/ Wilkinson, 1949, two covers to England with the unofficial cachet (Type "L") which closely resembles Type VIII and is most likely to have been produced by John Butler of the Tristan Development Co. and is most associated with envelopes typed by Wilkinson, one cover with clear strike of the marking and manuscript "4" due (unpaid), the other cover with two strikes tying GB ½d, 1½d, 2½d George V plus a strike of the Type IX cachet (the only recorded cover with dual official/ unofficial cachet strikes), F-VF

75

39

tristan da cunha View of Edinburgh Settlement

Ex 80

82

LotNo

80

6

81

82

6

Ex 81

Start Price

Non-Official Cachets, Edgar Weston (Victor Marsh), 1951, "Tristan Da Cunha/ Edinburgh Settlement" ("Horseshoe") cachet on an envelope addressed to Marsh, the cachet ties GB ½d Due, typed "P.P. Rate/ Postage Due ½d" at upper left, GB 3d Due affixed and tied by "Richmond and Twickenham 23 JU 51" cancel with another strike adjacent to the cachet, "3D O2L" due marking, Very Fine In 1951, Edgar Weston (a.k.a. Victor Marsh), who supplied the Type III cachet, attempted to have a new cachet authenticated. He sent a batch of 1,000 covers, pre-stamped and already franked with this new "Horseshoe" cachet to the island. His intention was to have the covers included in the regular Tristan mail by Mrs Lily Glass. However, the administrator declined to approve this scheme and the covers were returned in bulk. Weston dropped some of these returned covers (as offered here) in an attempt to authenticate the use. The handstamp was sent to Mr Harding, the island's schoolteacher who used it privately on mails (a 1956 airletter is included showing his use of the cachet)

75

"POST OFFICE TRISTAN DA CUNHA" Straightline Handstamp, nice impression of the handstamp which was issued to the island in Oct 1951 in preparation of the establishment of a Post Office, the marking is at the top of a letter along with a Tristan 2 SP 56 cds (letter is to a collector describing the 1956 Pictorial issue), accompanied by an official OHBMS parcel tag addressed to the island's Administrator, Very Fine, only a few examples of the straightline handstamp exist

60

"TRISTAN DA CUNHA" Straightline Handstamp, in blue on an envelope franked with three 1952 1d Overprint plate no. 1 singles canceled by "Tristan Da Cunha 1 JA 52" date of issue cancels, also a "J Ball" handstamp (though to be from the local fishing company), Very Fine, a rare straightline marking

50

40

tristan da cunha

LotNo

83

Start Price

1954/59 Formula Registered Envelopes, four different-sized covers; 1954 to South Africa with the 1954 Views to 1sh tied by date of issue cancels; 1955 to Canada with 1954 ½d, 4d, 1sh; 1957 to England from Tristan postmaster with 1954 1½d, 2½d pair, 6d, 1sh pair tied by cds with the horseshoe "Edinburgh Settlement" cachet on back, 1959 to England (forwarded) with 1954 9d single franking tied by cds, typical mixed condition for these large envelopes, Fine and scarce

120

Sir Hugh Francis Ivo Elliott

84

Formation of the Tristan Da Cunha Post Office, 1951, letter from administrator Hugh Elliot to an American collector regarding a local Post Office, indicating "...no Post Office has yet been established on Tristan, though preparations to that end are on the way. When and if they are put into effect, you will of course be able to order stamps", Very Fine, accompanied by a proof impression of the "Administrator/ South Atlantic/ 28 SEP 1956/ Tristan Da Cunha" handstamp

41

60

tristan da cunha

LotNo

Start Price

85

6

1961 Evacuation Mail, envelope addressed to England (and forwarded), GB 3d Elizabeth II tied by "Post Office Maritime Mail" naval cancel, backstamped Liphook 23 Oct 61 and with return address of Mrs Mary Swain, red "Commanding Officer/ H.M.S. Leopard/ 15 Oct 1961" commanding officer's cachet, slightly rough opening at top, Fine and rare When news of the volcanic eruption on Tristan went out, HMS Leopard was despatched from Cape Town and reached the island on Oct 13. Shore parties from the ship performed clean-up duties on the island, secured islanders' houses and brought away any portable items belonging to the residents. In addition, a total of four letters written and waiting to be posted were found. These had stamps added on board the ship and were stamped with the Commanding Officer's cachet.

100

86

6

1962-63 Resettlement Period Postal History Exhibit Selection, 12 covers all neatly arranged and annotated on exhibit pages, variety of cancels, ship markings, two covers with the "Potato" stamp affixed, cachets incl the Type XI "Royal Society" incl two with the "Royal Society" inscription removed, Type XII Resettlement, various Capt Cook private cachets, etc., also includes a piece of paper with the "Potato" stamp affixed and accompanied by 8 strikes of a small circular cachet assigned to Chief Islander Willie Repetto, Very Fine assortment with some of the covers or markings existing in small quantities

250

Ex 87

87

6

1963 Visit of "USS Spiegel Grove", #55-58, 61, 63, tied on registered envelope addressed to Cape Town by "Tristan Da Cunha 2 May 63" cds, ship's rubber stamp return address upper left, accompanied by another "Spiegel Grove" cover to USA with #63 tied by "Tristan Da Cunha 2 May 63" cds and a 4-line "Missent to Trinidad B.W.I." (creases at top affect stamp), F-VF; a helicopter was used to transport mail from the ship USS Spiegel Grove (LSD-32) was a Thomaston-class dock landing ship of the US Navy, named for Spiegel Grove, the home and estate in Fremont, Ohio of Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th President. The LSD loaded supplies during January 1963 and sailed, on 15 February for her second good-will tour which lasted until late May. The ship steamed over 21,000 miles and visited nine countries, Tristan among them, before returning home.

42

100

tristan da cunha

LotNo

88

Start Price

6

1963 SS Argentina Ship Mail, Captains Office cachet on envelope addressed to Cape Town, South Africa 2½c Settlers Monument tied by "Cape Town/ Paquebot 11.III.63" cancel, additional "7 Mar 1963", "M.V. Frances Repetto" specs and scarce straight-line "Gough Island" handstamps, Very Fine; as the cover has the rare "Gough Island" handstamp, it is speculated that the mail may be from the "Frances Repetto" that may have met "SS Argentina" near Gough the previous day

60

Ex 89

89

6

Ship's Mail, "M.V. Tristania", three 1964 Capt Scott covers (2 unsealed) with the "Tristan Da Cunha/ M.V. Tristiana" double circle cachet and a Cape Town paquebot cancel (2 different types), various other handstamps including "Posted on the High Seas" and "Mail Office/ H.M.S. Jaguar" handstamps, fresh and Very Fine

75

Ex 90

90

6

Helicopter Covers, 1964-65, three Capt Scott covers, two with "Mail Office. -1 Dec 1964/ H.M.S. London" handstamp with red typed "Helicopter Flight" below, the other with French "Porte Helicoptres Jeanne D' Arc 7-3 1965" hexagonal cancel and rectangular ship cachet, Very Fine

43

60

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POSTAGE STAMPS

Ex 91 LotNo

Start Price

91

1946 "Potato" Stamps, a bottom left corner margin block of four signed "Originals E. Lawrence 3.11.50" and the sheet of nine different designs denominated from ½d-1sh and showing different aspects of island life, both NH, F-VF

92

No lot

75

94 93

93 94

6

5

7, 1952 6d Overprint, tied on formular registry envelope addressed to England by "Tristan Da Cunha MY 5 53" cds with another strike alongside, Tristan registry label at lower left, some wrinkling bottom left corner, Very Fine properly franked use; recent research indicates that just 28 examples of this envelope exist though, according to Crabb, 100 envelopes were sent to the island with the initial Post Office stock

75

18, 19, 21, 1954 2ï¾½d, 3d, 5d Views, tied on an unaddressed "Caronia" envelope by crisp strikes of "Tristan Da Cunha FE 8" cancels with year date omitted, Very Fine, from the third visit of the "Caronia" (7/2/58)

100

44

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LotNo

Start Price

95

SG SB1 var., 1957-58 3sh6d Booklet, "FE 8" Postmark on Back Cover, without year date, front cover light bend from opening, Very Fine, unlisted in SG postmarked on this date

75

96 ** 4

Ex 96 28-41, 1960 ï¾½d-10sh Fish, blocks of four plus the ½d booklet pane of four, NH, fresh and F-VF (Scott $306; SG 28-41, £300)

75

Ex 97

97

6

55-67, 1963 1d-10sh Resettlement Overprints, three FDC; one with paste-on view of the island, Resettlement double oval, circular "M.V. Tristania" and framed "First Day Cover", the second with Resettlement double oval, framed "First Day Cover" and signed by "Willie Repetto", the third with blue strikes of "M.V. Tristania" and framed "First Day Cover" handstamps, F-VF

45

Offer

tristan da cunha

98

99

LotNo

Start Price

98 ** 99 **

58a, 1963 3d Resettlement Overprint, Double overprint which shows as the outline of the Queen's head printed double, top margin single (pos 7), NH, Very Fine, with photo of the unbroken sheet, copy of a letter from Harrison and Sons explaining the error and the authenticating purchase letter from "The Connoisseur Stamp Service" of Fareham (UK) (listed but unpriced in Scott; SG 58a, £300)

75

390 var., 1986 25d Elizabeth II 60th Birthday, Silver Color (Cypher and Logo) Omitted, bottom left corner margin single, NH, Very Fine, just one sheet of 100 reported (unlisted in Scott, SG 408a, £325)

75

Ex 100

100

E

2002 Post Office Anniversary Proposed Design Original Artwork as designed by Robin Taylor for The Crown Agents, designs for seven single stamps plus a S/S all on approx 12"x8" art board with the design pasted down with a plastic overlay showing the captions, denomination, etc., designs show various facets of mail service on the island - residents with mail, buildings used, etc., also includes 10 cacheted FDC of the issued S/S (Scott 705) signed by Robin Taylor, Very Fine and attractive

46

100

tristan da cunha LotNo

101

Start Price

E

102

103

6

2006 500th Anniversary of Tristan Da Cunha Proposed Designs Collection, proposed designs for a 1d-£10 definitive issue by Robin Taylor commemorating the discovery of the island in 1506, two similar designs for each denomination in horizontal or vertical format with the denominations commemorating or showing some facet of Tristan history, from the Portuguese explorer Tristao Da Cunha to a 17th century visit by Dutch ships, maps and views of the island and its residents, etc., each 8¼x11¼ sheet shows the proposed design with a clear plastic overlay (with or without an added design element), Very Fine and, in the words of the representative for the Crown Agents Stamp Bureau, "This is a very attractive issue"

200

Robin Taylor/ Ray Lloyd Archive of Design Proposals/ Artwork for Tristan Stamps, a stack of designs for proposed 1970s/2000s issues, correspondence with Crown Agents, photos including copies received from Crown Agents, etc., note proposals for designs for a ships definitive set, "Tristan, The Remote Island", "Mail to Tristan Da Cunha", "Island Family Surnames", "Royal Air Force", and many more, a captivating and illuminating collection, view to appreciate

300

J1, 1958 1d Rose red, tied on an incoming envelope from England by "Tristan Da Cunha MY 6 58" cds, GB 2½d QE II tied by a partial strike of a British town (Surrey) cancel, a trivial bit of edge wrinkling, Fine use, the postage due issue is canceled by the device which had been returned aboard the "Burghead Bay" which had been removed during the Jan 21 1958 visit

75

TRISTAN DA CUNHA STAMP COLLECTIONS 104 */**

Desirable Tristan Da Cunha Collection, 1946/84, three volumes chock-full of mint and used singles, sets, S/S, booklets, some varieties, multiples and FDC, etc. all arranged in stock sheets, some minor duplication even amongst the premium sets, starts with five mint singles of the 1d "Potato" stamp plus two different sheets of nine plus the singles for the proposed ½d-1sh designs, listing of all the better issues far too lengthy but some "must mention" highlights would include 1-2 NH (6), mint (6), used (4), 14-27 NH (2), mint (6 including pairs), used (4 incl set on two covers) and FDC, 28-41 NH and used (2), 42-54 NH and used (2), 66 inverted watermark NH (7 including block), 55-67 plate blocks mint (stamps NH) and used, 71-84+113-15 NH (5 incl blocks) and used, 89 top gold inscription shifted right, 137-40 imperf proofs affixed on card, 141-52 plate blocks NH, 175+177 imperf proofs affixed on Walsall Security Printers presentation card, J1-5 blocks NH and used plus plate blocks NH, booklet SG SB2 (4 incl one with some writing on the cover), etc., generally fresh and F-VF, an exceptional collection

1,200

105 */**

Tristan da Cunha Mint Collection, 1946/1984, mostly complete (majority NH) for the period in mounts on specialty pages, begins with the 1946 1d "Potato" stamp, includes 1952 Overprints NH, 1954 Views NH, 1960 Fish, 1961 Fish NH, etc., also note a smattering of gutter pairs, watermark varieties, etc., generally fresh and F-VF

150

The "Copenhagen" Collection of Tristan Da Cunha, 1946/80, on quadrille pages starting with the 1d "Potato" stamp plus singles of the nine proposed ½d-1sh designs by Allan Crawford, then a mostly complete collection of mint sets and singles highlighted by (mint unless otherwise noted) 1952 Overprints, 1954 Views, 1960 and 1961 Fish, 1963 Resettlement Overprints NH and cacheted 1965 Ships/ QE II, FDC, 1957 Postage Dues NH, etc., F-VF

100

Tristan Da Cunha Collection, 1952/2007, highly complete for period with mostly NH sets, singles and S/S plus some multiples (incl mini-sheets) in stock sheets in a large binder, some minor duplication and includes 1-12 used, 28-41 NH and used, 42-54 mint and used, 55-67 NH (2) and used, 162-73 NH (3), 222-33 NH (2) and used, 396 watermark crown left of CA, etc., fresh and F-VF

300

36

106 * 6

107 */** 3

47

tristan da cunha LotNo

Start Price

108 */**

Tristan Da Cunha Selection, 1952/85, two stock books of mostly NH sets and singles with some minor duplication noting some minor "flyspeck" print flaws, includes 1-12 NH, 27 NH (6), 41 NH, 42-54 NH (2), 55-67 NH (2), J1-5 NH (4 including set of plate number singles), F-VF

150

109 */**

Tristan Da Cunha Mint Collection, 1952/81, nearly complete in mounts on quadrille pages (missing the 1sh, 2/6 of 1954 set), note 1960 Fish NH, nearly all NH after 1971, F-VF

120

110

Tristan Da Cunha Mint Collection, 1952/87, nearly complete for period (note only #220-21 missing) in mounts on Scott pages, mostly l.h. to 1967 and vast majority NH thereafter, F-VF

100

111 */**

Tristan Da Cunha Collection with Multiples and Varieties Collection, primarily NH 1960s/80s issues incl singles and sets, plate number pairs and blocks, gutter pairs, etc., some minor printing flaws with most value in watermark varieties on issues incl 1963 5sh Resettlement inverted watermark single and block NH, 1972 Plants, etc., some premium include 1965-67 Ships/ QE II used and cacheted FDC, etc., generally fresh and F-VF, ideal for the specialist

250

3

FIRST DAY COVERS

Ex 112

112

6

1-12, 14-27, 28-38, 42-54, 55-67, 71-83, 1952/65 Definitives, sets or part sets on FDC, 55-67 (2) incl one cacheted and signed by "Willie Repetto", 71-83 with printed cachet, 1-12 with small edge break at bottom, a Fine selection

150

Ex 113

113

6

Tristan Da Cunha 1960s/2000s FDC Group, few 100 mostly cacheted FDC with commems, definitives, dues, etc., variety of cachets, some duplication, includes 1963 Resettlement set on one cover (2), some signed by islanders or island officials including QE 2 Visit issue, etc., generally F-VF

48

750

tristan da cunha

TRISTAN DA CUNHA POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS

Ex 114 LotNo

114

115

Start Price

6

6

Tristan Da Cunha Balance of an Exhibit Collection, 31 covers of 1928/61 mounted and annotated on exhibit pages, includes assorted pre-stamp cachets with Type V (2), Type VII (4), "No Cachet" period (2), Type VIII/ IX combo, Type IX (2), variety of cancels and auxiliary markings including the WW II period "tombstone" censor handstamp, stamped covers including 1952 overprints Set on locally addressed FDC, 1950s postage due covers, 1950s cancel varieties, 1954 Views and 1961 Fish complete sets on FDC, 1957 Royal Visit cachets, 1961 Volcano Evacuation day covers serviced by Capt Scott, etc., generally fresh and F-VF

1,000

The "Interesting and Unusual" Assortment of Tristan Da Cunha Postal History, 20 covers or postcards on specialty pages and includes a c.1922 "Weston" postal stationery cut-out cover with Type III cachet, 1928 cover to England with Type II cachet ("TRIST" portion drawn in due to poor strike; Sismondo certificate), 1932 cover to Cape Town with Type III cachet and scarce boxed bilingual "Insufficiently Prepaid" handstamp, 1933 registered incoming cover to "The Postmaster/ Tristan Da Cunha" which routed through Buenos Aires and then through Singapore on its return trip to the sender, couple of covers from the second visit of "HMS Carlisle", 1938 cover to USA with NY City "opera glass" due marking and US postage dues affixed, 1938 postcard to London from Col Barker aboard "Viceroy of India" lamenting "...no stamps are overprinted or sold on the island", 1938 souvenir cover with GB Edward VIII and George VI frankings all tied by Type VII cachets, 1939 cover to Glasgow from the second "Viceroy of India" visit with the Cape Town paquebot roller cancel, 1949 "Weston" cover with Type VIII cachet, 1951 "Weston" cover with the private Horseshoe cachet, 1950 postcard to USA with Type X cachet and noting "...no money, postage, or even post office", 1958 incoming cover with a missing stamp causing postage due handstamp and stamps (J1-5) to be added1975 registered cover to the postmaster of St Helena with "Post Office" department and registry handstamps, etc., Fine selection of unusual covers

750

116

6

Balance of the Dr J Harvey Pirie Postal History Collection of Tristan Da Cunha, collection of approx 39 covers to the early 1960s neatly arranged on pages, includes top left corner margin block of six of the 1d "Potato" stamp, tracings of the pre-stamp cachets, covers from the "Barlow" correspondence including a 1923 with Type II cachet overstruck by a framed "Paquebot" handstamp, 1923 with Type II cachet in violet, 1923 with Type III cachet, 1935 with Type V cachet, additional covers include an "Edgar Weston" postal stationery cutout cover with Type III cachet, 1938 with Virgin Islands 2d, 3d George V tied by Type VII cachet, 1942 philatelic cover to England with Montserrat and Newfoundland mixed franking, two covers with Type IX cachet, 1951 cover to England with Type X cachet tying Falkland Isl 2½d Silver Wedding, some 1955-56 Scientific Survey covers including registered mail, etc., etc., a Fine collection from this premier collector

750

117

6

The "Edgar Weston/ Victor Marsh" Collection/ Archive, exceptional array of self-addressed covers including 22 with a Type III cachet tying various Edvard VII stamps, George V stationery cutouts (some with Sismondo certificate), and two unfranked, also 10 covers with assorted GB George VI issue or St Helena frankings (incl a George V War Tax issue) and a Type IX cachet, cover with GB 1948 Channel Isl set and a Type X cachet, finishes with 39 covers and 10 fragments with variety of frankings (many postage dues) and the private "Horseshoe" cachet (some on exhibit pages), F-VF, a fascinating specialist collection of covers from a "shady" though important part of the island's postal history

750

49

tristan da cunha LotNo

Start Price

118

119 120

6

6

Balance of the "Boetie Davidson" Tristan Da Cunha Collection, full binder with sections of "Geography", "History" and "Modern Tristan" each filled with variety of stamps and covers incl numerous premium, leafing through note some pre-stamp cacheted covers with 1937 George VI Coronation cover signed

by William Repetto, Type XI cachet ties the Potato stamp to a 2962 Survey cover, the "Victor Marsh" Edinburgh horseshoe cachet, two 1963 covers flown in by helicopter from the "USS Spiegel Grove", Official mail, department handstamps, etc. plus 1d "Potato" stamp mint pair, 1961 Fish NH, 1976 10d Postage Due pair with inverted watermark NH, etc., generally fresh and F-VF, wonderful collection telling the story of the island

500

The "Giovanetti" Collection of Pre-Stamp Cachets, 1937/39. 20 covers with South Africa franking addressed to Giovanetti at "Post Restante/ Tristan Da Cunha" which were eventually returned to sender in Pretoria, some carried on "HMS Carlisle", some registered mail, Tristan Type VII cachets, Cape Town paquebot cancels, various Johannesburg and Pretoria cancels, etc., Fine selection

300

Tristan Da Cunha; a Postal History Collection Balance, includes 1936 incoming cover from GB; a selection of about 110 mostly post 1990s covers and airletters (many addressed to Robin Taylor) including some FDC, registered, postage due, personal mail, ship covers, etc.; 1982/83 Denstone Expedition covers, photos, official mail, etc.; group of parcel and registered stickers, Veal correspondence registered covers of the 1980s, a 1974 large OHMS (handstamp) with oval Administrator handstamp cover to Australia, finally a group of about 45 larger sized 1970s/80s registered covers to England or South Africa, generally F-VF

250

Ex 121

121

122

6

1963/93 Cancels and Cachets Postal History Exhibit Collection, 17 covers (nearly all of a philatelic nature) neatly arranged and annotated on exhibit pages, includes assorted date stamps, cachets incl some Capt Scott creations, a cover signed by the heads of the seven family heads upon their return to the island in 1963, 1970 cover with scarce "ON HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SERVICE" straightline, 4d and 5d surcharged airletters with favor cancels, an inbound cover with scarce use of the Tristan cancel as a receiver, an elusive "Avis De Reception" card with 1992 double circle cancel, couple of 1992 visit of the QE II covers, etc., also includes a 3sh6d British Postal Order with 1969 cds, F-VF

250

The "Pat Patterson" Collection of Tristan Da Cunha, a nice start to a collection of the post-1960s period with a useful selection of mostly philatelic covers incl events, assorted cachets, island photos, department handstamps, some registered mail, postage dues, etc., also note a page of pre-stamp cachets tying GB George V issues on piece, etc., F-VF, nice foundation selection

150

50

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Ex 123

LotNo

123

6

Tristan Da Cunha 1950s Postal History Assortment, 90 mostly philatelic covers (some cards or airletters) with many related to the Gough Island survey and incl some better frankings, cancels, markings, registered, postage dues, signatures, etc., among the highlights 1952 Overprints set on locally addressed FDC, 1952 ½d-3d tied by the "Wide" Jan 1952 cds, 1955 Gough Island Survey cover signed by Robert Chambers, etc., generally F-VF

Start Price

750

Ex 124

124

6

Tristan Da Cunha 1950s Postal History Group, 60 covers (some cards, handful of post-1960s) including philatelic items as FDC, ship markings, cancel varieties, etc., includes some Type X, cachets 1952 Overprints FDC, postage due markings, visit of RMS Caronia, 1954 set tied on MS Bergensfjord envelope, 1954 incoming airletter from GB1955 incoming mail from GB with 1954 2d used as postage due, 1957 MS Bergensfjord envelope to USA, Duke of Edinburgh Visit cachets, etc., some minor faults but generally F-VF

750

Ex 125

125

6

Tristan Da Cunha 1960s Postal History Assortment, 75 covers including various ship markings, Type XII cachets, cancel varieties, auxiliary markings, few FDC, etc., some of the highlights include personal mail covers to St Helena and Puerto Rico, incoming mail from Australia, Falkland Isl, Capt Scott items, Type XII cachets, MV Bornholm and HMS Jaguar covers, Post Office handstamp, signed "Yacht Cyclops" cover, 1969 GB registry envelope to Tristan marked "addressee unknown" and returned to sender in Canada, etc., generally F-VF

51

1,000

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Ex 126

LotNo

126

127

128

6

Start Price

Tristan Da Cunha 1960s Postal History Selection, 55 covers including some FDC and philatelic uses, ship markings, etc., some of the more interesting include type XII surcharges, Resettlement survey and issues covers, Capt Scott items, registered mail, 1964 use of GB 2½d+2½d message/ reply postal card to/from Tristan, 1964/83 Helicopter flights, etc., generally F-VF

500

Ex 127 Tristan Da Cunha 1960s Postal History Balance, 55 mostly philatelically related covers and cards including some unused items with cancels or cachets applied, also note some FDC, assorted ship markings with SS Brasil, MV Tristania, personal correspondence, registered mail (includes few later items), Jeanne d'Arc helicopter mail, Capt Scott items, 1969 incoming cacheted cover from "Radio Nederland" in Netherlands Antilles, etc., generally F-VF

400

Tristan Da Cunha 1970s Ship Covers Collection, approx 135 philatelic covers with ship markings, cachets or handstamps, includes Capt Scott items, good number of ships including MFV Hilary, MFV Melodie, MV RSA, SS Chusan "Red Bucket Mail", MS Royal Viking Star (one of 50 made), HMS Apollo, Tristania II, HMS Vistafjord, yacht "Bris Goteborg", Russiam "Akademik Kurchatov", SS Rotterdam, "Yacht Stormy", MS Lindblad Explorer, RFA Tarbatness, MFV Recovery, SAS Protea, RFA Tideflow, SS Leonardo Da Vinci, MV Straat Algoa, "Yacht Windsong", RFA Reliant, etc., generally fresh and F-VF, an outsanding array of different ships

1,200

52

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Ex 129

LotNo

129

130

Start Price

6

Tristan Da Cunha 1970s Postal History Collection, approx 230 covers (including some cards), mostly philatelic and including some FDC, departmental handstamps, etc., highlights include an undated Gough Island expedition handstamp on a cover with a 1977 5d Bird (not canceled) and a large square handstamp showing outline of the island, unused envelope with "The Great Kettle Robbery" cachet, incoming mail from Spain, Gabon and Sudan, some registered covers with a handstamped registry marking and manuscript registry number (no labels available), local QSL card set to South Africa, some airletters (favor canceled), some Capt Scott items, "Inaccessible Island" handstamp cachet on MFV Tristania II cover, incoming mail from USA, Austria and GB charged postage due, etc., generally F-VF, nice group of these

750

6

Ship and Tristan Da Cunha Cancels Group, 1972/80, 13 covers with a nice variety of expedition cancels and cachets, ship cachets, commemorative events, etc., overall Very Fine

75

Ex 131 Tristan Da Cunha 1979 QE 2 Visit Covers and Souvenirs, cacheted ship and souvenir covers, postage stamp complete booklets, presentation pack, etc. all commemorating the visit of the QE 2 to the island, some duplication, includes FDC signed by family heads, various printed and handstamp cachets, some with Tristan Education Dept cachets, etc., generally fresh and F-VF

250

Ex 132 Tristan Da Cunha 1980s/2000s Postal History Collection, approx 275 primarily philatelic covers (some cards) with some duplication and including ship and yacht covers with assorted cancels and cachets, department handstamps, etc., note "Navire" cancels, Denstone expedition/ Inaccesible Island, Yacht "Tarion" shipwreck covers, Operation "Zest", MS "Oliva" shipwreck project, 1980 incoming cover from Iceland, couple of parcel tags, etc., generally fresh and F-VF, many ex-Robin Taylor

1,000

131 ** 6

132

Ex 130

6

53

tristan da cunha LotNo

Start Price

133

Tristan Da Cunha Picture Postcards Group, approx 200 mostly post 1970s photocards with some additional photographs, some greeting cards, etc. some duplication, mix of unmailed and mailed with the latter incl assorted frankings, cancels, some ship markings, etc., views of people, ships, fishing, island "sites", wildlife, etc., note a set of 56 (by Rev Edwards) showing each ship that visited the island, a set of 35 cards produced for the London 2000 stamp show, Robin Taylor photographs, couple 100 black and white photos (few duplicates) showing life in the c.1960s/70s, etc., a Fine and interesting selection

150

134 */**

Tristan Da Cunha; A Collection Balance, includes (in no particular order) a collection of mint and used airletters (ex-Robin Taylor); an accumulation of mostly NH issues of the 1960s/90s with 1963 Resettlement blocks NH, 1972 Flora blocks NH; an empty specialty album with spaces for 1946/79 issues plus booklets,; 2008 Allan Crawford sheets of 20 NH, an accumulation of 1980s/90s issues in quantity, a binder filled with assorted mint and used sets, singles, S/S and FDC (even note some St Helena and Ascension issues) with better as 1952 Overprints set mint and on a registered cover to Cape Town, 1954 Views set NH and cancelled on an envelope with boxed Gough Island Survey cachet, 19670 Fish set mint, etc., generally F-VF

500

135

Literature: Tristan Da Cunha Monographs No. 1-20,, Edited by Robin Taylor, exhaustive research into a wide range of Tristan Da Cunha historical subjects from a philatelic point of view, the first volume covering 1939-42 and Vol. 20 "An Account of the Colonisation of the Island told through Postal History”: and a myriad of topics in between, the monographs are unbound and a real treasure trove of information from transcriptions of original source material

150

136

William Cole Collection Ephemera, consists of two copies of the brochure edited by William Peck for the "William L. Mayo Accumulation" with one copy signed by Peck, additional large privately produced volume filled with photocopies of selected papers relating to the island and its history, residents, etc., Fine and interesting reading

200

Archival Material from Allan Crawford, binder stuffed with correspondence, drawings, covers, documents, "Tristan Topics" newsletters beginning in 1958, photos and negatives, etc. with some of the more interesting noted a Tristan Da Cunha Savings Bank book once belonging to Avril Repetto, WW II period photos, stamp designs and artwork incl the pre-stamp proposed set of nine, some proof strikes of the pre-stamp cachets, etc., a treasure trove of fascinating "Tristania"

750

138

Pennington Collection Research Material, comprised of two binders and a notebook filled with assorted articles, clippings, covers, correspondence, photos, monographs, etc. useful background information for the historian

200

139

Archive Material form the Collection of Robin Taylor, contains record of his visit to Tristan as well as a swathe of research for his ships records, research for his monographs and designs for stamps, photos of the island, passenger boarding cards, postal receipts, some covers and "Tristan Times", government ordinances and bulletins (including Post Office), Fine assortment for the Tristan fanatic

300

A Research Archive from the Cole, Mayo and Pennington collections featuring assortment of journal, newsletter and catalog clippings, photos including ships, correspondence, some covers, etc., useful and a pleasure to browse through

100

Tristan Da Cunha Literature Assortment including philatelic and general works concerning the island, it's (and the surrounding area's) history, etc., note a historical and photo essay by Robin Taylor to commemorate the 1988 Augustus Earl issue (includes photos, stamps, etc.), envelope of ex-Cole and ex-Mayo research material, some of the books and pamphlets include Cane "Tristan Da Cunha" (1932), Crabb "The History and Postal History of Tristan Da Cunha" (bound and unbound), Crawford "Tristan Da Cunha - The Roaring Forties", Crawford "Penguins, Potatoes and Postage Stamps", Dovey & Morris "Paquebot Cancellations of the World", Mackay & Crabb "Tristan Da Cunha - Its Postal History and Philately", Marrack "HMS Carlisle, Africa Station, 5th Sept 1934-19th June 1937" (photocopies), Proud "The Postal History of Ascension, St Helena and Tristan Da Cunha", Rogers "The Lonely Island" (1927), Smith "The Ships of Tristan Da Cunha", auction catalogs include Jack Cole (Gibbons, Oct 1998), related areas with Atwood "Ascension", Hibbert "St Helena Postal History and Stamps", etc., a Fine selection for the enthusiast of this remote region

200

36

137

140 141

6

54

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Ascension

LotNo

142 ** 143 * 3

Ex 142 1-9, 1922 ½d-3sh Overprints, bright colors, l.h. or small h.r., F-VF (Scott $438, SG 1-9, £325) Ascension 1922/53 Issues Assortment with Bonus, includes 1922 Overprints mint, 1924-33 Colony Badge mint with few extras and varieties including ½d "Broken Mainmast" mint, 5d NH, 8d with retouched foremast mint, 1934 George V Views mint (2), 1935 Jubilee mint, 1938/53 George VI set of 16 mint and used, etc., few with bit of light gum toning as often, generally F-VF; with a bonus of 38 1979/88 cacheted FDC incl 1986 Ships (2)

Start Price

90

350

St. Helena

144

Lithograph of St Helena an undated map of the island (a manuscript "1672" in the bottom margin) with a cherub and St Helena banner at top, central drawing of the island with clipper ships in the foreground, 8 different points on the island located and identified on a legend at the lower left, 358x305mm, no imprint as to publisher, folded and with some small bits missing from the edges, partially attached in a corner mount to artboard, Very Fine and attractive

55

75

tristan da cunha

Ex 145 LotNo

Start Price

145 *

79-93, 1922/27 ½d-10sh Colony Badge, bright colors, l.h., F-VF, attractive group (Scott $477, SG 97-112, £425)

100

Volcano eruption on Tristan Da Cunha

Ex 146

146

B1, 1961 2½c+3d Tristan Relief Overprint, tied on piece by "St Helena OC 18 61" cds, Very Fine, only 527 sold (Scott $600, SG 172, £650)

200

St Helena Classic Assortment, mint and used singles and some multiples including (SG nos.) 1 used, 2a used, 3 mint, 7 mint (2) and used (2), 9 mint (3) and used (2), 11 used (2), 12 mint, 13-15 used, 18 unused, 20 used, 27 mint, 34 blocks of 4, 6 and 8 NH, etc., a few minor faults as expected but generally F-VF

400

148 * 3

St Helena Edward Vii / George Vi Period Selection, mostly mint singles, short sets and sets with better as (mint unless otherwise noted) 54, 60, 79-85 with some duplicates including minor print varieties, 94 "Specimen" overprint (without gum, some extraneous ink on design), 118-27 used, etc., generally F-VF

120

149

St Helena Postal History Assortment, couple 100 mostly 1970s/90s with cacheted FDC with some additional picture postcards (some vintage), personal correspondence (also note incoming mail from Ecuador), philatelic covers, paquebot, official mail including postal agency covers, OHMS envelopes, postage due and auxiliary markings, variety of postmarks including "RMS St Helena", etc., also note a few 1980s booklets, generally F-VF, a useful group of modern postal history.

200

5

147 * 3

6

56

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The highest bid acknowledged by the auctioneer shall prevail. Should a dispute arise between bidders (including a dispute between a floor bidder and the auctioneer acting on behalf of a mail bidder, consignor or vendor), the auctioneer alone shall determine who is the successful bidder and whether to reoffer the lot in dispute. Should a dispute arise after the sale, the auctioneer’s sale records shall be conclusive. On all lots sold, a commission of 18% on the hammer price is payable by the buyer.

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(a) The auctioneer reserves the right to bid on behalf of clients (and consignors or vendors) but shall not be liable for errors and omissions in executing instructions to bid, however received, and whether such errors or omissions be those of the bidder or agent or those of the auctioneer. (b) All lots are offered subject to a reserve price. The auctioneer may implement such reserve price. The auctioneer may implement such reserve price by bidding on behalf of the consignor vendor. (c) It may also be assumed that all consignors have been advanced monies against the sale of their stamps and Harmers therefore has a security interest over and above the normal auction commission. (d) Purchases made by a consignor or vendor or his agent on his own lots shall be considered as a sale subject to commissions and sales tax as applicable. (e) Agents are responsible for all purchases made on behalf of their clients, unless other arrangements have been confirmed in writing prior to the auction. (f ) HRHarmer further reserves the right to ban any bidder from participation in its’ sales for any reason deemed appropriate in its’ sole discretion. (g) HRHarmer retains the right to demand a cash deposit from anyone prior to bidder registration and/or to demand payment at the time the lot is Hammered down to the highest bidder, for any reason whatsoever. In the event that any buyer refuses or fails to make payment in cash for any lot at the time it is knocked down to him, the auctioneer reserves the right to reoffer the lot for sale to the highest bidder.

(a) Subject to the fulfillment of all of the conditions set forth herein, on the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer, title to the offered lot will pass to the highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer, and such bidder the reupon (a) assumes full risk and responsibility therefore, and (b) will pay the purchase price as set forth in Conditions of Sale 4. (b) In addition to other remedies available to us by law, we reserve the right to impose from the date of sale a late charge of 2% per month if payment is not made in accordance with the conditions set forth herein. Unless otherwise agreed by Harmers, all property must be removed from our premises by the purchaser at his expense not later than 10 business days following its sale. (c) If any applicable conditions herein are not complied with by the purchaser, the purchaser will be in default and in addition to any and all other remedies available to us and the Consignor by law, including, without limitation, the right to hold the purchaser liable for the total purchase price, including all fees, charges and expenses more fully set forth herein, we, at our option, may (x) cancel the sale of that, or any other lot or lots sold to the defaulting purchaser at the same or any other auction, retaining as liquidated damages all payments made by the purchaser, or (y) resell the purchased property, whether at public auction or by private sale, or (z) effect any combination thereof. In any case, the purchaser will be liable for any deficiency, any and all costs, handling charges, late charges, expenses of both sales, our commissions on both sales at our regular rates, legal fees and expenses, collection fees and incidental damages. We may, in our sole discretion, apply any proceeds of sale then due or thereafter becoming due to the purchaser from us or any affiliated company, or any payment made by the purchaser to us or any affiliated company, whether or not intended to reduce the purchaser’s obligations with respect to the unpaid lot or lots, to the deficiency and any other amounts due to us or any affiliated companies. In addition, a defaulting purchaser will be deemed to have granted and assigned to us and our affiliated companies, a continuing security interest of first priority in any property or money of or owing to such purchaser in our possession or in the possession of any of our affiliated companies, and we may retain and apply such property or money as collateral security for the obligations due to us or to any affiliated company of ours. We shall have all of the rights accorded a secured party under the New York Uniform Commercial Code (UCC ). (d) Payment will not be deemed to have been made in full until we have collected good funds. Any claims relating to any purchase, including any claims under the Conditions of Sale, must be presented directly to Harmer. In the event the purchaser fails to pay any or all of the total purchase price for any lot and Harmer nonetheless elects to pay the Consignor any portion of the sale proceeds, the purchaser acknowledges that Harmers shall have all of the rights of the Consignor to pursue the purchaser for any amounts paid to the Consignor, whether at law, in equity, or under these Conditions of Sale.

PAYMENT FOR PURCHASES 4.

(a) Subject to any extension of credit (which shall be made in accordance with Harmers’ credit policies and requested prior to the commencement of the auction), payment for lots shall be as follows: ​(i) Floor Bidders. All floor bidders must register prior to the beginning of sale.

All invoices to Floor Bidders shall be due on theday of the auction. (ii) Mail Bidders. A successful mail bidder will be notified of lots purchased.

Payment is due within ten (10) business days of auction. Mailed delivery will be to the address on the bid sheet and proof by Harmers of receipt of a sending at the advised address shall constitute delivery. All charges for handling and delivery shall be added to your invoice. All shipments sent by Harmers are fully insured against loss in transit unless otherwise requested. (iii) Where an opinion of a generally recognized authority is desired, payment is still due within ten (10) business days of auction. We will hold the funds while we send the items to the recognized authorities. (b) Payment is accepted in the form of (i) Check in U.S. dollars drawn on a U.S. bank. If payment is made by check, Harmer’s reserves the right to hold shipment/delivery for up to ten (10) business days while it clears. (ii) By wire transfer. Harmers will credit your account with the actual USD s credited to our account net of any fees. (iii) By credit card (MasterCard, Discover or Visa). Payment by credit card is accepted as payment but will be subject to a 3% Convenience fee. This fee will be added to the total of the invoice including hammer price, buyer’s premium, shipping and other applicable taxes and fees.

EXHIBITION AND INSPECTION OF LOTS; QUALITY AND AUTHENTICITY 7.

(a) On Premises Inspection and Postal Viewing. Ample opportunity is given for on premises inspection prior to the auction date, and, upon written request and at Harmers discretion, for inspection by postal viewing (all as detailed elsewhere in this Catalog). (b) Each lot is sold as genuine and correctly described, based on individual description as modified by any specific notations in this Catalog, including but not restricted to the section entitled "Key to Cataloguing”. (c) Quality. Any lot which a purchaser considers to be incorrectly described may be returned to Harmers within two weeks of its receipt by such purchaser ("Returning Purchaser”), provided, however, that the same is received by Harmers within four weeks of the date of the auction; however, Harmers may, in its discretion, refuse acceptance of such returned lot. If an opinion of a generally recognized authority is desired, the period of time within which a lot must be received by Harmers will be extended in accordance with Condition of Sale 8. In the event that a dispute cannot be resolved by reference to a generally recognized authority, and Harmers thereupon undertakes to re-offer the lot with a description identical to the description disputed, the Returning Purchaser shall be liable for the deficiency, if any, between the proceeds of the sale to the Returning Purchaser and the proceeds of a sale to a subsequent purchaser, as well as for all costs and expenses of the re-sale, including commission, and all incidental damages. Any lot, the description of which is disputed, must be returned intact in the condition received by the purchaser.

The following lots are not returnable except at the discretion of Harmers: (i) lots from purchasers who attended the exhibition of the lots; (ii) lots examined by postal viewers; (iii)lots on account of their appearance, if they are

illustrated in this Catalog; (iv) lots described as having repairs, defects or faults— for any reason; (v) U.S. stamps (through 1918) for reasons of paper inclusions, (vi) no encapsulated stamps unless originally offered in this condition. (vii) Multiple stamp/item lots including sets of 15 or more stamps, collections, large lots and group lots, whether certified or not, as sold "As Is” and are not returnable for any reason. (d) Authenticity. Any lot which is declared otherwise than genuine by a generally recognized authority is returnable, provided such lot is received by Harmers within four weeks of the date of the auction. Proof that a generally recognized authority declines to express an opinion is not grounds for the return of a lot. (e) Expenses incurred in the submission and the return of a lot under Conditions of Sale 7-9 are not refunded.

EXTENSION OF TIME 8.

All lots to be sent out on extension must be paid in advance and submitted by H.R. Harmer. (a) If a lot is certified by a generally recognized authority to be other than as described: (i) the sale (and the invoice with respect thereto, if outstanding) will be cancelled; an (ii) to the extent set forth in Condition of Sale 9, payment of the expense of certification will be made to the purchaser. (iii) in the event any item "not as described”, the buyer will be refunded the purchase price and certification fee up to $500 unless otherwise agreed. (b) Any lot with a P.F. or PSE certificate issued in the last six years is not eligible for extension.

EXPENSES OF CERTIFICATION 9.

Expenses of certification shall be borne by the purchaser except where a lot is certified other than as described and is returned to Harmers in accordance with Condition of Sale 8.

SALES TAX 10.

All lots sold are subject to any applicable sales tax (or customs duty for non-U.S. buyers) unless a valid resale permit is presented.

SHIPPING OF PURCHASED LOTS TO ADDRESSES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

(c) Dispute Resolution: All disputes and claims arising out of or relating to events and actions covered herein, brought by or against us, shall be resolved by mediation or binding arbitration in accord with the procedures set forth below. This provision does not apply to claims brought by the Buyer directly against the Consignor, including, but not limited to any action brought pursuant to the rescission provisions noted above.

MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURES 13.

(a) Within 30 days of written notice that there is a dispute, the parties or their representatives may meet at a time and place mutually agreed upon, to mediate their differences. If the parties agree, a mediator acceptable to the parties shall be selected. The mediator shall be an attorney, trained in mediation techniques and familiar with commercial law and the UCC. The mediator’s fees shall be shared equally and paid by all parties. At the mediation, all parties shall have actual authority to settle the dispute. Any statements made during, and all aspects of, the mediation process shall be kept confidential and shall not be admissible in any subsequent arbitration or judicial proceeding. Any resolution shall be confidential. (b) If the parties cannot agree to mediation, or if mediation does not resolve the dispute, or in any event no longer than 60 days after receipt of written notice referred to above, the parties shall submit the dispute for binding arbitration before a single neutral arbitrator jointly selected, or absent agreement, selected from the panel of Arbitrators provided by the American Arbitration Association (AAA ). If, within 15 days, the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, then AAA shall select one (1) person as arbitrator in accord with AAA rules. The arbitrator shall be an attorney, experienced in commercial law and with the UCC. The arbitrator shall be required to follow the law in making his award, and the award shall be in writing and shall set forth findings of fact and legal conclusions. (c) The arbitration shall occur within 60 days of the selection of the arbitrator, in New York County, New York, unless the parties agree to another location. Discovery and the procedure for the Arbitration shall, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, follow the procedures and policies of AAA governing commercial arbitration, subject however to the following modifications: All arbitration proceedings shall be confidential. None of the parties nor the arbitrator may disclose the existence, content or results of the arbitration without the written consent of all parties.

The parties shall attempt to agree on the issues to be arbitrated, or identify the disputed issues in writing no later than 45 days prior to arbitration.

Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, discovery, if any, shall be limited as follows:

11. Lots will be shipped by Federal Express (street addresses) or by USPSExpress Mail (PO boxes) with a minimum fee of US$50 per shipment. If you wish to have your purchases delivered by another method, you must make your request in writing before the sale. You will need to prepay your invoice in full and guarantee that once the package is accepted by the postal service or other courier that HR Harmer, GPN Inc. is not liable for any loss or damage to the package, and that should any loss or damage take place, HR Harmer, GPN Inc. is not obligated to make refund or restitution.

(​ a) Requests for no more than 10 clearly identified categories of documents, to be provided to the requesting party within 14 days of written request therefore;

JURISDICTION, VENUE, CHOICE OF LAW:

Each party shall have no longer than eight (8) hours to present its position. The entire hearing before the arbitrator shall not take longer than three (3) consecutive days, unless all parties agree otherwise in writing. (d) The award shall be made in writing no more than 30 days following the end of the proceeding. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. Each party shall bear its own attorney’s fees and costs in connection with the proceedings and shall share equally the fees and expenses of the arbitrator.

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(a) Dispute resolution shall occur in New York County, New York, USA. The provisions of the Conditions of Sale will be construed and disputes determined by application of New York Law. (b) Notice, Service of Process: Buyers agree to accept all notices and service of process relating to dispute resolution at the address provided by Buyer on any registration forms required to be executed as a condition of bidding in our auction.

(b) Depositions: No more than two (2) per party, provided however, the deposition(s) are to be completed within one (1) day; (c) Compliance with the above shall be enforced by the arbitrator in accord with New York law.

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H.R. HARMER

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45 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 2607

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New York, NY 10111 Phone: (929) 436-2800 Fax: 714.389.9189 Email: info@hrharmer.com Website:www.hrharmer.com

New York Resale Number Please supply shipping address if different from above.

Please bid for me in accordance with your Terms and Conditions of Sale, which I have read and agree to. I have indicated below my maximum bid for each lot. I understand that you will execute my bids at one bid increment over the next highest bid and that you will not use my maximum bid unless necessary to secure the lot.

Please limit my total purchases to: $

I agree to pay for all purchases immediately upon notification.

(not including Buyer’s Premium) Note: Limits of less than $1000 are respectfully declined.

I understand a buyer’s premium of 18% will be added to the total of my purchases.

Signed______________________________________________

Bids below the listing start Price will not be accepted

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Sale 3050 October 1, 2021

H.R. Harmer · Global Philatelic Network · USA 45 Rockefeller Plaza · 630 Fifth Avenue Suite 2607 New York · New York 10111

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Sale 3050

www.hrharmer.com · info@hrharmer.com Phone 929.436.2800

The Alan J. Melville Collection of Tristan da Cunha

October 1, 2021 New York City

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