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Phoenix Auctions - Saturday 4th February 2012 572P
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1929-38 selection of KGV frankings with registered (4, one to Australia and airmail to US) airmails with 1933 short-lived 1/5d to Jamaica, 1934 1/3d to US, 1936 24c to Jamaica, etc, also 1938 to Australia with Cinderella tied by fine Colon rectangular transit, and Trinidad 1901-09 (3, with a postcard to Australia), odd small fault, generally fine and with some attractive frankings including 1938 airmail to US bearing P13x12½ 12c pair (SG #235a). (16) TRISTAN DA CUNHA | Postal History A 1930s cover to England with Australian 3d Cable tied by fine TRISTAN DA CUNHA double ring cancel (type C9). 573P *V TUVALU | Collections and Accumulations 574P ** A 1976-2003 Collection in Two Stockbooks issues to 1984 mostly in blocks of four, later generally singles only, including Miniature Sheets, Sheetlets, both commemorative and definitives with values to $5, Officials, includes scarcer sheetlet recent issues. Great thematic appeal. Retail approx $2,200. (100s) TUVALU | Specimens & Reprints 575P ** 1988-2002 Collection of commemoratives and definitives with 91 sets values to $5, Miniature Sheets, etc. Great thematic appeal and this period seldom offered. Fresh (408 stamps + 50 M/S). Retail approx $2,500. (458) UGANDA 576P */F A 1898-1902 Queen Victoria almost complete SG #84-93 cat c£250 with 1898-1902 listed shades including both 1r, from 1a scarlet to 5r fresh * (ex 1a carmine-rose to 8a olive-green cds), plus 1902 opts with two 2½a *. (12) UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC 577P ** A 1969 African Tourist Year complete set of 41 in corner imprint blocks of 4 Sc #760-800 (SG #980-1020), Cat $125. Fine and fresh. (41) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 578P V A 1851-57 Imperf 12c black 4 close even margins, Sc #17, Cat $300 (SG #19a, Cat £200), nice looking stamp. 579P V A C1 1857-61 Perf 15½ 10c green Type II, Sc #32, Cat $275+, cancelled with red ‘[NEW P]AID YORK/[A]PR/2/59/[?]’. 580P F A B2 1862-66 24c grey Washington, Sc #78b, Cat $300 (SG #74b, Cat £275), target cancel. 581P F A1909 Imperf Issues 5c blue centre line block of 4, Sc #347, Cat $325, very light staining on reverse not apparent from face. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Postal History 582P * A 1926-27 covers (little roughly opened) to same addressee in New York City, two from San Francisco at 24c air mail rate, frankings of Air Post 8c (3) and 24c solo, other Special Delivery from Staten island at 10c rate which includes Air Post 8c. Nice trio. 583P *F A 1934 use of 3c Byrd Expedition, cancelled with very fine Little America duplex Jan 30 1934 on 2nd Byrd Expedition Real Photo PPC of Dr Francis Dana Coman, Surgeon & Biologist (Wharton #PA-7), with SS Bear Of Oakland cachet in violet. B 1939 (Jul 11) use of 30c x3 & 50c Arlington Amphitheatre, New York to Sydney, endorsed “Airmail/via Dixie Clipper/to 584 *F Europe 7/12/39/Airmail from/Europe to Australia”. [Double weight rate.] A/B 1970-2000s Carton of commercial covers to Govt Dept in NSW appear to be of last 30 years or more; noted good variety 585 *U of frankings including Coils, Booklet stamps, some meters, typically mixed commercial quality (appears 6kgs net - many 100s); also bundle of mostly larger covers, some with high denomination frankings, values to $5 and $9.95 but appear outof-period usage (approx 60). (100s) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | First Flight Covers 586P *F B 1928 First Experimental Airplane Motorcycle Courier Service cachet on Indian Motorcycle Company cover to “The New Zealand Herald”, repaired tear through stamp. A1940 First Round the World Flight FAM 19 with US 50c & 20c to New Zealand, NZ 3d & 1/3d to UK and GB 1/- & 3d 587 *F back to USA, black on white ‘OPENED BY/EXAMINER 1016’ label at left. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Military - World War II Period A/B 1940s New Guinea Region selection of covers with APO 713 (Nadzab) x2; APO 321; APO 503 (Ora Bay); APO 565 588P *F (Hollandia, NEI); APO 929 (Port Moresby); APO 28 (Milne Bay). (7) 589P *F A/B 1940s Pacific Region selection of covers with APO 25 (New Zealand); APO 915 (Christmas Island, G+E Is); Navy CG Unit 84 (Makin Is, G+E Is); APO 914 (Canton Is, G+E Is); APO 721 (Aitutaki); Navy 129 (Tutuila, Samoa) to Fiji; Navy VB3 to Fiji, APO 920 (Biak, NEI) x2; APO 719 (Noemfoor Is, NEI). (12) United States Territories A Palmyra Island cover (USA Radio and Airbase in the South Pacific) to Australia with US adhesives, hand drawn Palmyra 590P * Island cancel ‘PALMYRA/AUG/10/330 PM/1940/ISLAND’ and cancelled by Honolulu machine cancel Oct 1 1940. Scarce Pacific Island wartime mail. YUGOSLAVIA C 1945 (Nov 23) stampless flimsy envelope and contents (written in Italian) from partisan soldier in Tito’s 2nd Army to Italy 591P * postmarked part ‘ZAGHAFRIA/23.XI.45’ cds and unframed ‘T’ (but tax apparently not collected), very small reseal tied censor’s ‘V.OJNA CENZU/10.12.45’ cds. Faults.
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