Number of results: 36
1783
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: A selection in rather varied condition comprising 1916 1st Issue 5c. mint or unused (5) and used [Pos. 2] on 1918 ''Reinhard'' envelope registered to Switzerland via Papeete (Oct. 31) with Oceania 30c. (scissor cut in cover at right), 1924 2nd Issue 5c. mint (3) and used (2, one [Pos. 1] on 1925 (May 20) envelope to Pennsylvania cancelled at Papeete (June 5) with Oceania 1f.), 1926 3rd Issue 10c. mint and used on ''Roessler'' envelope to New Jersey with pen-cancelled Oceania 30c., 1934 Fourth Issue 10c. used on 1936 (May 28) cancelled type 56 on envelope to New Jersey with Oceania 1f.50 cancelled by scarce circular ''PACKET BOAT'' (late use). (12 + 4 covers). Photo. Price Realised £350 |
1784
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1918 (Feb. 11) locally addressed envelope bearing First Issue 5c. [Pos. 4] tied by type 54 cancellation, scarce local usage. Photo. Price Realised £250 |
1785
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1918 (Apr. 9) envelope addressed to Mademoiselle Rougier, bearing First Issue 5c. [Pos. 3] (damaged at upper right) tied by slightly smeared type 54 cancellation, scarce local usage. R.P.S. certificate (2001). Photo. Price Realised £280 |
1786
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1918 ''Reinhard'' envelope registered to Switzerland with First Issue 5c. [Pos. 1] cancelled type 55 with Oceania 50c. cancelled at Papeete (Oct. 11), some light tone spotting but scarce. Photo. Price Realised £160 |
1787
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1918 ''Reinhard'' envelope registered to Switzerland with First Issue 5c. [Pos. 3] cancelled type 55 with Oceania 30c. cancelled at Papeete (Oct. 31), some minor ink staining at lower right clear of adhesives but scarce. Photo. Price Realised £120 |
1788
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1918 ''Reinhard'' envelope registered to Switzerland with First Issue 5c. [Pos. 3] cancelled type 55 with Oceania 10c. and 40c. cancelled at Papeete (Oct. 18), some tone spotting but scarce. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
1789
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1918 ''Reinhard'' envelope registered to Switzerland with First Issue 5c. [Pos. 3] cancelled type 55 with Oceania 30c. cancelled at Papeete (Oct. 31), scarce. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
1790
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1924 2nd Issue 5c. in a complete sheet of two panes of four printed tête-bêche with interpanneau margin, mint with some reinforcement, scarce. Photo. Price Realised £650 |
1791
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1924 envelope registered to Switzerland with full pane of Second Issue 5c. cancelled type 55 and additionally by Papeete c.d.s.'s (Jan. 7), Oceania 1f. added at right, very scarce. R.P.S. certificate (2001). Photo. Price Realised £380 |
1792
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1925 ''Roessler'' envelope to New Jersey bearing horizontal pair of 1924 2nd Issue 5c. horizontal pair [Pos. 2-3] appartently indicating the imposition of the raised 10c. rate prior to the issue of the 3rd Issue 10c., cancelled type 55 and additionally bearing Oceania 5c. and 15c. cancelled Papeete (June 17) and U.S. Air 24c. cancelled San Francisco July 26, scarce combination. Photo. Price Realised £190 |
1793
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1926 3rd Issue 10c. and 1934 4th Issue 10c., both a complete mint pane of four with usual slight gum disturbance from protective interleaving, the latter with trivial thin selvedge, otherwise mainly fine. (8) Price Realised £350 |
1794
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1927 ''Roessler'' envelope to New Jersey bearing 1926 3rd Issue 10c. [Pos 2], cancelled type 55 and additionally bearing Oceania 30c. cancelled Papeete (May 30), some light toning, scarce. Ex Baldwin. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
1795
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1930 envelope to San Francisco bearing 1926 3rd Issue 10c. [Pos 1] cancelled by light type 55 and unusually bearing U.S. 2c. affixed on arrival (Feb. 28), odd trivial tone spot. Vernon notes that ''The service seems to have petered out between 1928 and 1934 ... No record of the use of a Company cancel is known between 1928 and 1934.'' (p. 3.29). Ex Baldwin. Photo. Price Realised £450 |
1796
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1933 (Nov. 11) ''Jerabek'' envelope to Auckland, bearing 1924 2nd Issue 5c. vertical pair [Pos. 1, 3] showing variety imperf. horizontally, tied by violet type 54 cancellations and backstamped Epsom Christmas Day arrival. Photo. Price Realised £700 |
1797
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1934 4th Issue 10c. in a complete mint sheet of two panes of four with interpanneau margin, the protective interleaving adhering to reverse, otherwise mainly fine. Price Realised £500 |
1798
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1934 (Dec. 25) ''first day'' envelope to San Francisco bearing 1934 4th Issue 10c. [Pos 2], cancelled type 56 and with Oceania 15c. pair cancelled Papeete (Jan. 20, 1934), a desirable Christmas Day item. Photo. Price Realised £240 |
1799
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1935 (May 25), 1937 (Dec. 25) and 1938 (Dec. 25) envelopes to New Zealand or U.S.A., each bearing 1934 4th Issue 10c. cancelled type 56 (the last in red) and additionally bearing Oceania 1f.50, Samoa 1d. (unusually) and Oceania 35c. respectively. (3 covers). Price Realised £260 |
1800
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1936 (Feb. 2?) two matching ''Cutress'' envelopes to Surrey bearing 1934 4th Issue 10c. [Pos 2 and 3 respectively], cancelled type 56 and with Oceania 30c. cancelled Papeete (Mar. 21), some light toning. Photo. Price Realised £160 |
1801
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1936 (May 28) envelope to England bearing 1934 4th Issue 10c. [Pos 1], cancelled type 56 and with Oceania 1f.50 cancelled by scarce circular ''PACKET/BOAT'' (late use) with R.M.S. Makura c.d.s of ''14JL36'' alongside, some light toning. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
1802
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1936 (May 28) illustrated Christmas Island envelope to Massachussetts bearing 1934 4th Issue 10c. [Pos 2], cancelled type 56 and with Oceania 30c. cancelled by scarce circular ''PACKET/BOAT'' (late use) with R.M.S. Makura c.d.s of ''14JL36'' alongside, some light toning. Photo. Price Realised £290 |
1803
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1936 (Dec. 25) four illustrated Christmas Island envelopes and a piece addressed to U.S.A. or New Zealand, each bearing 1934 4th Issue 10c. cancelled type 56 and Oceania 30c. adhesives cancelled at Papeete. (5 items) Price Realised £200 |
1804
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: U.S. Forces, a selection of thirteen censored covers, variously addressed from A.P.O. 915 dated between 1942 (Feb. 16) and 1945 (May 14) with cancellation type 43 (except one cancelled in San Francisco having been referred to District Postal Censor), with and without number, one cover marked postage due apparently in error, another stampless but endorsed ''Free'', etc., good to fine. Price Realised £80 |
1805
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: British Forces, a selection of 25 covers or cards and one parcel piece, sent from B.F.P.O. 170, dated between 1956 (Oct. 9) and 1960 (June 13) with type 52 c.d.s., incl. stationery registered envelopes (2), etc., also two 1956 incoming airletters. (27 items). Price Realised £130 |
1806
| Sale number: 40 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: An extensive collection of covers etc. in two binders, incl. 1934 visit of U.S.S. Astoria cover, 1/2d. Key Plate 1/2d. pairs cancelled type 55 on ''Maude'' envelope and type 23 on 1939 (Feb. 14, earliest date) ''Ross'' envelope, 6d. on (Sept. 10) registered cover to Kent (NB the Key Plates not officially supplied to the island), many later registered incl. 1949 cover with ms. marking, 1963 airmail envelope from a member of the R.A.F. to England cancelled type 35 but handstamped Insufficiently Prepaid for Airmail, and with later c.d.s. types and other markings to 2000 incl. some incoming. (approx. 120 items). Price Realised £520 |
2064
| Sale number: 108 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1925 'Roessler' envelope to East Orange bearing 1924 2nd Issue 5c. and U.S. Air 24c. cancelled San Francisco Dec. 20. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2065
| Sale number: 108 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1936 (May 28) illustrated Christmas Island envelope to San Francisco bearing 1934 4th Issue 10c., cancelled type 56 and with Oceania 30c. cancelled by scarce circular ''PACKET/BOAT'' (late use) with R.M.S. Makura c.d.s of ''14 JL 36'' alongside, fine. Photo. Price Realised £170 |
903
| Sale number: 109 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Christmas Island: 1955 to 1958, a collection of covers in a Lighthouse album, mainly addressed to Great Britain, incl. values to K.G.VI 5s. block of four and 10s., and Q.E.II to 10s., airmails, surface mail, registered, etc., mainly fine. Stamps stated to cat. £632. (32) Price Realised £220 |
601
| Sale number: 124 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1918 'Reinhard' envelope registered to Switzerland with First Issue 5c. and with Oceania 50c. cancelled at Papeete, also undated cover to Fanning Island, franked K.G.V 1/2d. pair tied by type 55 cancellation. The property of another vendor. Price Realised UNSOLD |
602
| Sale number: 124 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Christmas Island: Undated 'Roessler' cover to U.S.A. bearing First printing 5c. at left tied by type 55 handstamp with French Polynesia 1c. tied by Papeete c.d.s. (date indistinct). Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
603
| Sale number: 124 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Christmas Island: 1918 (Feb. 14) locally addressed envelope bearing First Issue 5c. tied by type 54 cancellation, scarce local usage. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
604
| Sale number: 124 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Christmas Island: 1918 'Reinhard' envelope registered to Switzerland with First Issue 5c. cancelled type 55 in blue-black and additionally tied by violet ink from ''REGISTERED'' straight line alongside, with French Polynesia 30c. cancelled at Papeete Oct. 31 1918 with additional strike, black handstruck ''R'' and number in ms. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
605
| Sale number: 124 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Christmas Island: 1922 (Jan.) 'Roessler' envelope to U.S.A. endorsed ''imprimé'', bearing First issue 5c. pair cancelled by type 55 handstamp in black, with French Polynesia 10c. cancelled by Papeete Jan. 4 1922 c.d.s. with additional strike alongside. Photo. Price Realised £180 |
606
| Sale number: 124 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Christmas Island: 1925 'Roessler' envelope to U.S.A. bearing Second printing 5c. tied by type 55 cancellation, with French Polynesia 20c. tied by Papeete c.d.s. (date indistinct) and U.S. Air 24c. tied by San Francisco Air Mail Field Mar. 24 c.d.s. Photo. Price Realised £100 |
607
| Sale number: 124 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Christmas Island: 1940 (Nov. 4) extraordinary cover addressed to Wee Bit Chay, c/o C.I.P. Co. Ltd., Drum Site, Christmas Island, originally registered from Glenhuntly, Australia bearing A.I.F. 2d. and 3d., the intended destination being Christmas Island in Indian Ocean but missent to Pacific and subsequently spending more than 31/2 years in the postal system, receiving a range of ms. endorsements incl. ''No service'', ''PAS D'OCCASION DIRECTE'', ''KILLED BY/JAPANESE'', and ''Mr Stackpole advises/no service at/present/14/4/44'', and datestamps incl. Papeete Jan. 15 1944 and Melbourne D.L.O. Apr. 15 1944. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
434
| Sale number: 127 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Cancellations and Covers: Christmas Island: Locals: 1918 'Reinhard' envelope registered to Switzerland with First Issue 5c. and with Oceania 50c. cancelled at Papeete, also undated cover to Fanning Island, franked K.G.V 1/2d. pair tied by type 55 cancellation. Price Realised £140 |
1159
| Sale number: 129 Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Christmas Island: Undated 'Roessler' cover to U.S.A. bearing First printing 5c. at left tied by type 55 handstamp with French Polynesia 1c. tied by Papeete c.d.s. (date indistinct) and 1918 'Reinhard' envelope registered to Switzerland with First Issue 5c. cancelled type 55 in blue-black and additionally tied by violet ink from ''REGISTERED'' straight line alongside, with French Polynesia 30c. cancelled at Papeete Oct. 31 1918 with additional strike, black handstruck ''R'' and number in ms. (2 covers) Photo. Price Realised £210 |
