1777

Sale number: 40

Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Canton Island: 1937 (June 8) N.Z. Solar Eclipse Expedition, four envelopes (two illustrated with printed map), cancelled ''U.S.S. AVOCET/CANTON/ISLAND'' at 8*03AM (2) and ''8*38AM'' (2), one addressed to Cmdr. Louiston Clarke on H.M.S. Wellington and with violet cachet, all with three line cachet, a few minor stains. Photo.

Price Realised £110

1778

Sale number: 40

Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Canton Island: A selection of 37 envelopes carried on various flights from 1940 to 1956, incl. 1945 registered to Honolulu with type C2 censor cachet No. 2, f.f.c.'s incl. 1940 San Francisco-Auckland stages (23) outward and return, Trans-Pacific Airlines feeder flight (2, one failed), 1941 Canton Is.-Fiji and return (3), 1947 Royal Australian Canton Is. Sydney (2), PAN-AM Canton Is.-Sydney (3) and return (2), 1954 QANTAS Australia-N. America (2), etc., good to fine.

Price Realised £240

1779

Sale number: 40

Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Canton Island: 1941 (Aug. 10) Royal Australian Air Force Canton Island-Sydney Catalina delivery flight for QANTAS, franked 2d. cancelled type 23, and with Australia 1d. affixed and cancelled on arrival, signed by pilot, Lester Brain. Very scarce, only 25 covers flown. Photo.

Price Realised £170

1780

Sale number: 40

Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Canton Island: U.S. Forces Post Offices, a selection of 26 censored covers dated between 1942 (May 13) and 1945 (Jan. 10) variously addressed, with American Base Forces A.P.O. 914 (with and without number) or U.S. Navy cancellations, seven from the same seviceman sent stampless and endorsed ''Free'', also one incoming envelope from A.P.O. 26, fair to fine.

Price Realised £400

1781

Sale number: 40

Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Canton Island: 1944 (Mar. 21) censored envelope to Nelson, New Zealand, franked 2d. cancelled type 31 and with type C2 censor cachet No. 2 signed by F.W. Huggins (earlier duty as censor than recorded by Fitchett), a few toned perfs. Photo.

Price Realised £90

1782

Sale number: 40

Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Canton Island: Collection of covers etc. from 1941 to 1994 in two binders, incl. type 31 (19) incl. four with type C2 censor cachet No. 2 on covers to Kent, Sydney (bearing values to 5s.), Florida or New York, 1939-55 set cancelled type 31 on 1947 (Apr.) and (Sept.) covers (the latter less 21/2d.) and type 33 on 1948 cover, 1956-62 set cancelled type 35 on 1956 cover, also U.S. Post Offices from 1940 incl. 1956 envelope to New York forwarded to Bechuanaland, attracting 1/2d. (2), 1d. and 2d. Bechuanaland postage dues, etc., mostly good to fine. (108 covers + other items)

Price Realised £580

902

Sale number: 109

Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Canton Island: 1941 to 1962, a group of covers (and one postcard) incl. type D1, D4 (4), D5 (3), D6 (3) and D7 (4) cancellations, four registered (one also with Great Britain 1d. postage due cancelled ''323'' at Grimsby), mainly fine. (15)

Price Realised £100

598

Sale number: 124

Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Canton Island: 1937 (June 8) N.Z. Solar Eclipse Expedition, four envelopes (two illustrated with printed map), three cancelled ''U.S.S. AVOCET/CANTON/ISLAND'' at ''8*03AM'', all with three or four line cachets. The property of another vendor.

Price Realised UNSOLD

599

Sale number: 124

Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Canton Island: 1943 (Dec. 15) long 'Baldwin' envelope registered to Sydney bearing 1939-55 1/2d. with 11/2d. marginal block of eight with sheet no. ''0528'', fine type 31 cancellations, showing boxed type R9 registration handstamp and, on the reverse, type C2 censor cachet No. 2 initialled by District Officer R.M. Major, Suva Jan. 5 1944 transit and Feb. 7 arrival. Also cover to Florida bearing 1d. and 11/2d. with indistinct type 31 c.d.s. and good type C2 censor cachet No. 2 at left. (2 covers) Photo.

Price Realised £100

600

Sale number: 124

Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Canton Island: 1944 (Jan. 3) stampless New Zealand National Patriotic Fund Board Y.M.C.A. envelope sent by Capt. J.R. Grigg (endorsement on flap) to Fiji endorsed ''on active service'' with type 31 despatch c.d.s. and type C2 censor cachet No. 2 initialled by District Officer R.M. Major, with Nausori Jan. 7 arrival on reverse. Photo.

Price Realised £140