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COCOS ISLANDS continued...

Postal History

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

801

1949 commercial cover with typed "FN Smith 16.7.49/Cable & Wireless/Cocos Islands" on the flap, by ship (probably TSS Islander) to Ceylon where 25c Temple & 50c Elephants tied by Colombo cds of 14AU/49, then by air to London, horizontalk fold at the base & some toning on the reverse. A rare cover not sent by ER Leigh-Parkin, from whom probably 95%+ of all Cocos mail of the time originated.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$1,600.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

802

1950 advertising cover for T Hemsley & Co (Singapore) to "ER Leigh Parkin/Cable & Wireless Ltd/Cocos Islands/PO Box 146/Singapore" with Singapore 10c tied by machine cancel of 19JNE50 (date error for 1951), the reverse with 'COCOS IS/("28.8.51")/PER ("Frigate")', the last word crossed-out & "RAF Sunderland" inserted, very minor blemishes. Colin Riddell's similar cover, Lot 2436, sold at our auction of 3.3.2019 for $6890. Colin's list of 'Received Mails', published in our catalogue of 3.3.2019 at page 86, includes "26-8-51 Per RAF Sunderland from Singapore, brought the Governor of Singapore on a visit". [The Governor was Sir Franklin Gimson who was making a vice-regal visit. A small mail being held at Singapore was carried, despite being paid at the surface rate only]

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$2,000

SOLD for AU$1,700.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

803

1950 commercial cover from GB with KGVI 2½d, to "ER Leigh-Parkin/Cable & Wireless Ltd/Cocos Islands/PO Box 146/Singapore", superb 'ORION/Barrel' & boxed 'COCOS' cachets in violet, the latter with '5JAN51' handstamps added, vertical fold clear of the stamp & handstamps. [These are probably the two rarest markings of Cocos. Colin Riddell's superb Nov 1950 airmail cover with the same markings sold at our auction of 3.3.2019 for $3115]

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$2,000.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

804

1951 philatelic postcard of the 'Orion' with 'Per RMS ORION/("18.11.51")' cachet & fine boxed 'TIN CAN MAIL/COCOS-KEELING IS' cachet both in violet, to Devon with Australia 2½d tied by Perth slocan cancel of 23NOV/1951. [From the last regular Tin Can Mail from Cocos]

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

805

1955 airmail cover between the Cable & Wireless stations on Cocos & Fiji with Singapore KGVI 5c strip of 3 & 20c pair tied by Malayan-pattern 'COCOS/19SEP55/ISLAND' cds, light horizontal crease well clear of the stamps. A very unusual destination from Cocos. Control was transferred to Australia on 23.11.1955. Ex Kim Dwyer. [NB: this was carried in the last despatch from Cocos during the Malaya-Period. All mail lodged after this date was held to be included in the inaugural Australian service on 23.11.1955]

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$2,800.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

806

1955 use of two self-addressed Arthur Bergen screen-printed covers with island ilustration in green with Singapore QEII 10c or 50c (endorsed "Airmail/Last Day Issue") tied by Malayan-pattern 'COCOS/2[0]NOV55/ISLAND' cds. Very scarce: Kim Dwyer paid $155 each. 20.11.1955 was the last day of post office operations. Control was transferred to Australia on 23.11.1955. (2)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

807

PSE

1955 (Nov 23) inaugural airmail service 12pp display highlighting the schedule of rates that applied for the one day only! with several very scarce items including OHMS cover with 'POSTMASTER-GENERAL' imprint at 1/- rate, OHMS cover with 'DEPARTMENT OF AIR' imprint & blue/white 'COCOS ISLAND' R label No 0019, Qantas covers to New Zealand at 8d (yes, 4d less than to Australia!) and Japan at 2/- rate, Arthur Bergen self-addressed cover with screen-printed illustration & caption 'COCOS ISLAND', cover to Tasmania and uprated aerogramme to WA with the flight cachet in red (21 covers recorded) or in black (only 10 covers recorded), fine to superb. Ex Kim Dwyer. (19 + 2 enclosures) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$2,500.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

808

1955 1955 Qantas inaugural service covers that didn't make it into the display (see the previous lot) including underpaid and taxed cover to Perth, correctly rated covers to Singapore at 1/-, the UK at 2/- x2 and to Tasmania at 1/- with the flight cachet in red (only 21 covers recorded), etc, a few minor defects but generally very fine. Ex Kim Dwyer. (17)

Grade A/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$900.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

809

1955 1955 Qantas inaugural service covers correctly rated to Singapore at 1/-, the UK at 2/-, South Africa at 2/- and British Honduras at 2/6d with 'BELIZE' transit & 'STANN CREEK' arrival backstamps, very fine. Ex Kim Dwyer. (4)

Grade A/A- (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$440.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

810

PSE

1970 usage of Liang Bros (Singapore) private aerogramme with printed letterhead & address of Clunies-Ross Estate/Keeling-Cocos Islands on the reverse, to California with 1969 10c Bird tied by #3 cds. A very scarce item. The typed letter advises the price of a set of the local plastic currency is US$17 + US$1 postage, signed "J Dixon" who was the Estate manager. We expect most such items went to coin collectors & were probably not retained. Ex Kim Dwyer. [See also Lot 2311]

Grade A (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

Nauru

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

811

POSTAL HISTORY: 1962 (June 26) commercial airmail cover to Switzerland with very scarce mixed issue franking of 1/- Palmtrees pair plus very late usage of Freighters Smooth Paper 3d.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$145.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

812

POSTAL HISTORY: 1961 (May 11) commercial airmail cover with British Phosphate Commissioners imprint on the flap scored-through, to Switzerland with very scarce solo franking of 2/6d Buada Lagoon (3d convenience overpayment). At the time, the rate to Latin America & the West Indies, no example of which we have seen, was 2/6d. There was no 1/3d rate so this is the only other way to acquire a non-philatelic 2/6d solo franking on a letter.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$240.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

'G.R.I.' Overprints

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

813

Selection of mostly low denominations but including 6mm Spacing '1d.' on 3pf SG 1 (that probably has a forged overprint?), 5mm Spacing '3d.' on 30pf & '5d.' on 50pf and '4d.' on Marshalls 40pf, a few are used, fine to very fine, Cat £1650 (plus the SG 1). (19)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$1,000.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

814

Multiples of lower denominations comprising 6mm Spacing '2½d.' on 10pf & '2½d.' on 20pf SG 5 & 6 blocks of 4; 5mm Spacing '2d.' on 20pf SG O19 pair; '2d.' on Marshalls 20pf SG 53 strip of 3 & corner block of 4; and 'O.S.' '1d.' on 5pf SG O2 strip of 3; all but the SG 53 strip with marginal inscriptions, very fine to superb and most units are unmounted, Cat £750++, for mounted singles. (6 items)

Grade A/A+ (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$850.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

815

1914-15 6mm Spacing '1d.' on 3pf SG 1, large-part original gum, Cat £750.

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$1,100.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

816

1914-15 High Values with 3½-4mm Spacing '2s.' on 2mk blue SG 13, well centred, regummed, Cat £3500, for mounted mint. BPA Certificate (1973) "unused no gum". It looks like the regummer crudely amended this to "unused also gum". Nice try, but no cigar. Still it remains a very attractive example of this scarce stamp.

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$2,600.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

817

1914-15 5mm Spacing '8d.' on 80pf black & carmine on rose SG 26 vertical pair, both units with significant damage to all the type, unmounted, Cat £850++, for mounted singles. BPA Certificate (1982). [The overprint forme was a horizontal setting of ten positions. Therefore, vertical multiples will display the same variations in the type]

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$2,600.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

818

1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels Town Name in Sans-Serif Type 'Rabaul/(Deutsch-Neuguinea)' SG 33, straight-edge at right, tied to small piece by 'STEPHANSORT' "frozen" cds, Cat £325.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$220.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

819

1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels Town Name in Sans-Serif Type 'Herbertshohe/(Deutsch Neuguinea)' SG 36 'No 1000' with the Surcharge Significantly Misplaced to the Left, 'RABAUL' cds, Cat £850. The misplacement is unusual but, also, we don't recall having previously seen a 'No 1000' label in these issues.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$750

SOLD for AU$1,100.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

820

1915 'G.R.I./ 3d. ' Surcharges on German-Pattern Registration Labels Town Name in Sans-Serif Type 'Kawieng/ Deutsch Neuguinea ' with No Brackets SG 37b, unused Cat £325.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$240.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

COCOS ISLANDS continued...

NAURU

NEW GUINEA