Lot
761
$250.00
Lot Type: P
Cook Isl 1932 ½d to 1/- Pictorial set of 7 as imperf plate proof blocks of 4 in issued colours. Also similar centre plate (for 4d) block of 4 in black.
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Lot
762
$500.00
Lot Type: U
Fiji 1924 4d GV black & red-yellow (die II) wmk "mult. Script CA" inverted. Not catalogued by SG but the equivalent with "mult. Crown CA" is cat £475 mint. Lower right corner with short perfs. FU.
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Lot
763
$190.00
Lot Type: *
New Hebrides 1898 1d & 2d Interisland Locals set top 2 rows of sheet 10 x 2 with sheet markings (1 fold each). Minor selvedge blemishes. MUH.
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Lot
764
$2,000.00
Lot Type: *
Papua New Guinea 1961 unissued 5/- Native Patrol horizontal block of 10 with both side selvedges (these stamps were printed in 1961 for release in 1962, but the design was rejected & the vast majority of the stock was burnt, except 2 or 3 sheets of 60 kept for archives). Rare & sought after item. MUH.
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Lot
765
$300.00
Lot Type: P
Samoa 1886 Palm Trees completed die proof of the 6d in rose-pink by Cousins.
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Lot
766
$450.00
Lot Type: M
Samoa c1895-1900 Palm Trees range of 19 values, p11. Incl 2/6d vert strip of 3 incorporating imperf between left selvedge variety (vert pair) SG 64ba (cat £450+). Ex Baillie. Odenweller states that a total of 48 pairs with this variety were produced (The Stamps and Postal History of Nineteenth Century Samoa, p147).
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Lot
767
$2,300.00
Lot Type: C
Samoa 1898-c1990 eclectic range of 53 covers, p/cs & items of ephemera on 37 pages, extensively written up. Noted: 1898 p/c NSW-Apia canc scarce cds "N.Z. Marine P.O. R.M.S. Alameda" (most of text visible); 2 WWI invitation cards ex The Administrator & Mrs Logan, 1 ex Togouta Band, & 2 earlier (1911 to same NZ Military Officer) ex Lady May (wife of Governor of Fiji); 1920 fine reg'd covers x 2 with a) 6d Victory ovpt; b) 6d, 1/- Victory ovpt; 1925 stampless official cover to NZ franked fine "Samoa/Government House/Paid" circ h/s, from Sir George Richardson, 3rd Administrator of Samoa; 1929 fine 5½d rate reg'd cover to Germany; 1935 cover to NZ with violet oval d/s "Postal & Radio, Apia"; 1938 reg'd cover Tuasivi-Apia, 1938 cover GB-Samoa with fine crash cachet ex flying boat "Calpurnia"; 1964 cover carried on Wm. Willis raft Samoa-Queensland; 1978 A.R. card NZ-Apia; 1989 cover Tokelau-NZ with fine "Missent to Western Samoa" cachet. Also American Samoa 1931 cover with "Swain's Island" h/s, 1934 cover ex U.S.S. Whippoorwill at Pago Pago, 2 WWII 1943 covers ex US troops at Pago Pago & Faleolo (all fine). Ex Don Mee.
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Lot
768
$800.00
Lot Type: C
Samoa 1914 WWI "On Active Service" stampless mail (7 PPCs) from Advance Occupation Force troops. Noted rare convoy PPC (showing New Caledonia school children) ex Sapper J. McCauley of NZ Railway Engineers, posted (in transit to Samoa) at Suva, Fiji 27/8/14 to NZ (rare Te Rore receipt cds 11 SP 14). Also 6 other PPCs ex Apia to NZ 30/8/14-14/10/14 from troops individually identified (1 has rare "N.Z.A.S.C. OFFICE" h/s (used at Apia 30/9/14). Written up on 4 pages. Rare lot. Ex Don Mee.
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Lot
769
$800.00
Lot Type: C
Samoa 1914-18 WWI range of 14 covers & PPCs franked NZ stamps with "SAMOA" ovpt (1st issued 29/9/14). Noted some interesting items incl cover to NZ with 1d canc Apia cds clearly dated "30.8.14" ("8" in error for "9", ie: 2nd day of use); 2 reg'd, incl 1 ex Apia 2.11.14 to NZ with typed regn label, 1 to USA 18 AU 17 with EVII 2d & 5 x ½d GV; 2 ex Tuasivi 25 MR 15 (unaddressed CTO with set of 6 ½d-1/-) & 30 OC 16 to USA (1d & 3 x ½d), canc total 8 Tuasivi cds; Apia local cover to German settler 4 FE 18 with set of 7 ½d-1/- GV; printed cover 31/12/14 ex German South Seas Radiotelegraph Station, Apia. Written up on 11 pages. Mostly fine condition. Ex Don Mee.
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Lot
770
$1,750.00
Lot Type: C
Samoa 1914-18 WWI occupation fine range of 16 censored covers & p/cs 1915-19: a) straight-line "Passed by Censor" h/s (in black) on 2 covers (to Australia, NZ), franked 2½d "SAMOA" ovpt, canc Apia 19/2/15, 1/3/15. Rare (known only Feb-March 1915). Latter with rare printed "Opened by Censor. Apia, Samoa" resealing label. b) Rectangular boxed h/s (5 good strikes, 2 faint) "Passed By Censor 2 G.R.I. Samoa" (in violet, green or blue-green), on 7 covers or p/cs, Oct 1916-Sept 1917. Two are philatelic, to GB (address excised), Switzerland, both with "SAMOA" ovpt stamps to 1/- FU. Also noted regn receipt 1915 ex the Administrator, Apia to the Quartermaster General, Wgtn, NZ. c) Square boxed h/s (4 good, 3 fair) "Passed By Censor 3 G.R.I. Samoa" (in green, violet or black) on 7 covers or p/cs (Dec 1917-March 1919). Noted fine philatelic reg'd 1d lettercard to Switzerland via USA Sept 1918, with added 2d GV, 2/6d QVLT "SAMOA" ovpt stamps (greatly overfranked). Mostly to or from abroad & mostly fine. Scarce lot! Ex Don Mee.
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Lot
771
$500.00
Lot Type: C
Samoa 1917 WWI stampless official censored cover (long) to NZ, printed "On His Britannic Majesty's Service", franked "British Military Occupation/Official Paid" circular h/s (violet), Apia cds 10 MY 17. Also with clear boxed h/s in green "Passed By Censor / 2/ G.R.I. Samoa" & oval h/s (violet) "British Military Occupation/Office of the Administrator / Apia / Samoa" 10 MAY 1917. Two vert folds & a few small tone spots. Illustrated RPSNZ Vol 5 p697. Scarce item. Ex Don Mee.
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Lot
772
$500.00
Samoa 1930 (Feb) official propaganda leaflet (in Samoan language) 14 x22cm, dropped from NZAF "Gipsy Moth" aircraft "995" during the Mau rebellion. The aircraft travelled from NZ to Samoa aboard HMS Dunedin in Jan 1930. The leaflet is signed by Governor SS Allen & calls on the rebels to surrender. Written up on album page. With scans of relevant articles & translation. Fine condition. Rare. Ex Mee.
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Lot
773
$650.00
Lot Type: /
Samoa 1935 2/6d-£5 Arms set of 6, "WESTERN SAMOA" ovpt, Cowan paper. Mint (£2), others LH mint. Also 2/6d & £1 FU. BPA certs (2/6d, 5/-, 10/-, £1). Only 800 of £5 printed & 1600 of £2. Fine. Ex Don Mee. SG 189-94. Cat £672+.
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Lot
774
$750.00
Lot Type: M
Samoa 1935 £10 Arms deep blue, "WESTERN SAMOA" ovpt (carmine, 2.5mm gap), Cowan paper. Not listed by SG but mentioned after SG 194. Issued for fiscal purposes but also available for postal use (likely philatelic). Rare! Ex Don Mee. VLH mint.
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Lot
775
$1,150.00
Lot Type: /
Samoa 1941-2 Arms range of 5, "WESTERN SAMOA" ovpt, single upright wmk. Incl 2/6d, 10/-, £2 mint (£2 with light guarantee h/s on back). Also 5/- & 10/- FU. Rare lot (only 800 of £2 printed, 4000 of 10/-, & 3850 of 5/-). Ex Don Mee. SG 194a-c. Cat £1305.
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Lot
776
$750.00
Lot Type: C
Samoa 1942-5 WWII censored covers x 11, mostly to NZ, incl 6/4/42 with circular h/s "Passed by Censor 37", 7 with "Opened By Examiner D.D.A. ..." printed resealing labels with No's 23, 24, 190, 191, 192 193, 194 23/5/43-16/1/45 (latter to Tonga), & 3 with octagonal crowned h/s PASSED D.D.A." No 23 2/12/44, 23/12/44, No 24 ?/?/45 (to Solomon Isl). Noted 1 posted Leulumoega (Upolu) & 1 NZ pictorial cover (Maori meeting house) regd to NZ. Generally fine. Scarce lot. Ex Don Mee.
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Lot
777
$2,500.00
Lot Type: /
Samoa 1944-8 2/6d - £5 Arms set of 8, "WESTERN SAMOA" ovpt (2.5mm gap), WT paper, multiple upright wmk. LH mint x 5 (incl £3, £5); MUH (10/-, 30/-, £2). Also FU 2/6d, 5/-, 10/- (2 distinct shades), £1, £2. Also 1953 £5 invtd wmk SG 214w MUH (light perf gum tone). All values 30/- to £5 are rare (only 2400 of £5 SG 214 printed, 3840 of £3 & 4640 of £2 SG 212-3). Also 1955 2/6d-£2 set of 4, with wide-spaced "WESTERN SAMOA" ovpt (9mm gap), WT paper, invtd multiple wmk, LH mint & FU. Ex Don Mee (23 items). SG 207-14, 232-5. Cat £2775.
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Lot
778
$900.00
Lot Type: M
Samoa 1947 £20 Arms yellow & black, "WESTERN/ £20 / SAMOA" ovpt (black). WT paper, multiple wmk (upright). Not listed by SG. Issued primarily for fiscal purposes but also available for postage use (philatelic use on piece is known). Very rare. Ex Don Mee. Mint.
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Lot
779
$1,000.00
Lot Type: M*
Tonga 1894 2½d on 1/- King George I deep green, p12½, RH pane (sheet #71206) of 60, with the following identified varieties: #13 (broken "E" of "SURCHARGE"; #32 (part stop after "SURCHARGE"), #33 (no stop after "SURCHARGE"); #37 (small raised stop); #38 (part stop after "SURCHARGE"); #39 not stop after "SURCHARGE") & #42 (short fraction bar). Most with tissue interleaving & one of only 300 panes thus surcharged. Remarkable item. Cat £1320 as normals.
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Lot
780
$1,000.00
Lot Type: C
Tonga 1895 triple weight registered cover to Sydney bearing 8d King George I bright mauve, ½d on 4d, ½d on 1/- & 2½d on 1/- with purple oval REGISTERED AT / TONGA. F.I. r/s & 916 inserted in black m/s, cancelled Nukualofa 19 June with 6 July arrival b/s. SG 13, 21, 22 & 24. [8d on cover cat from £1,800.]
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