PACIFIC ISLANDS
Auction # 139
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PACIFIC ISLANDS :
British Solomon Islands.
876
Collection of mint and used stamps from 1908 to 1988, including many sets and range of better items mounted on album pages. Some minor mounting faults.
120
95
sold
Cook Islands.
877
1892 1d, 1½d, 2½d (2) and 10d (2) Federation mint hinged. 1½d and one 10d with thin. Also 1d (2), 1½d and 2½d (2) Federation FU. Sg 1-4. Catalogue Value £620.00.
200
180
sold
878
1919 2½d, 3d, 4d, 6d, 9d and 1/- KGV O/P Rarotonga and value mixed perfs vertical pairs MLH. Sg 48b, 49b, 50b, 52b, 54b and 55b. Catalogue Value £186.00.
100
75
sold
879
1921 10/- Maroon "De La Rue" paper Queen Victoria Postal Fiscal O/P Rarotonga MUH and 1926 "Cowan" paper Queen Victoria Postal Fiscal O/P Rarotonga set of 5 MLH. 5/- value FU. Sg 79 and 85-89. Catalogue Value £815.00.
450
360
R
880
1936 £3 Green Single Wmk Arms on Wiggins Teape paper MVLH and well centered with 1989 BPA certificate. Scarce. Sg 123b. Catalogue Value £400.00.
225
160
sold
881
1936 2/6 Deep Brown and £1 Pink "Cowan" paper and 1944 10/- Pale Carmine-Lake "Wiggins Teape" paper Arms Postal Fiscal O/P Cook Islands with Single NZ Star Wmk and 1943-46 2/6 Dull Brown and 5/- Green "Wiggins Teape" paper Arms Postal Fiscal O/P Cook Islands with Multiple NZ Star Wmk MVLH. Sg 118, 121, 123a, 131 and 132. Catalogue Value £409.00.
200
160
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882
1967 $2.00 on £1, $6.00 on £3 and $10.00 on £5 Arms Postal Fiscal O/P Cook Islands MUH. $2.00 on £1 MVLH and $5.00 on £5 with Inverted Wmk and rough perfs. Sg 219, 220 and 221w. Catalogue Value £335.00.
150
180
sold
883
1919 2½d, 3d, 6d and 1/- KGV O/P Penrhyn Island and 1916 6d KGV O/P Aitutaki and value mixed perfs vertical pairs MLH. Sg 24b-27b and 13b. Catalogue Value £320.00.
150
110
sold
Fiji.
884
1900 Unissued 5/- Electrotyped printing in Dull Orange and Grey-Black CTO with part "Suva 15 DEC 00" cancellation. Noted by Gibbons in a footnote below Sg 69 "Examples are rare".
500
400
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885
1903 £1 Grey-Black and Ultramarine KEVII Wmk Crown CA MVLH. Sg 114. Catalogue Value £350.00.
250
225
sold
886
1911-12 5/- Green and Red/Yellow and £1 Purple and Black/Red KEVII Wmk Mult Crown CA MVLH. Sg 123-124. Catalogue Value £370.00.
250
225
sold
887
Selection of 26 early mint stamps from 1876 to 1897, including 1876 2d on 3d Deep Green, 6d Rose and 6d Dull Rose O/P "VR" on Wove paper, 1877 6d Rose O/P "VR" on Laid paper, 1877 4d on 3d Mauve O/P "VR", 1/- Brown perf 11 x 10 and perf 11¾ x 11 and 5/- Dull Red and Black Queen Victoria, 1892-93 5d 2mm on 6d Brownish Rose and Bright Rose (2), 1894 1d Black perf 11 x 11¾ Canoe and more. Attractive range with odd minor fault. Catalogue Value £1,251.00.
350
325
sold
888
Selection of 24 early used stamps from 1874 to 1894 including 1874 6¢ on 3d Green O/P Gothic "VR" fiscally used, 1874 2¢ on 1d Blue O/P Roman "VR", 1875 2d on 6¢ on 3d Green O/P Gothic "VR" [tiny thin], 1875 2d on 12¢ on 6d Rose O/P Roman "VR" [tiny surface rub], 1876 2d on 3d Deep Green O/P "VR" on Wove paper, 1883-88 4d 12½mm and 14mm on 2d Mauve, 1892 ½d on 1d Dull Blue, 1892 5d 2mm on 6d Rose and more. Attractive range with odd fault. Catalogue Value £3,417.00. Also small range of Stamp Duty issues and 2d Pale Green Canoe remainders blocks of 20 (3) CTO with Suva 15 DEC 00 cancellations.
700
560
R
French Polynesia.
889
Collection of mint and used stamps from 1892 to 1987, including many sets and highly catalogued items mounted on album pages. Largely complete from 1958 to 1981, with some mounting faults. Very high catalogue value.
300
240
sold
New Caledonia.
890
Collection of mint and used stamps from 1884 to 1986, including many sets and range of highly catalogued items mounted on album pages. Some minor mounting faults.
150
120
sold
New Hebrides and French New Hebrides.
891
Collection of mint and used stamps from 1908 to 1980, including many sets and range of highly catalogued items mounted on album pages. Noted French New Hebrides 1938 and 1953 Postage Due sets MLH. Some minor mounting faults.
150
120
sold
Niue.
892
1902 1d Carmine Universal Handstamped NIUE in bluish green FU with The American Philatelic Expertization certificate. Sg 1. Catalogue Value £300.00.
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180
sold
893
1918-29 5/- perf 14 and 2/-, 2/6, 5/-, 10/- and £1 perf 14½ x 14 De La Rue paper and 5/-, 10/- and £1 perf 14½ x 14 Cowan paper Queen Victoria Postal Fiscal issues O/P Niue MLH. 5/- Cowan paper with light toning. Sg 32-37c. Catalogue Value £675.00.
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240
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894
1943 £1 Pink Arms Postal Fiscal with Single NZ Star Wmk O/P Niue MLH. Sg 82. Catalogue Value £190.00.
100
75
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895
1945 10/- Carmine-Lake Arms Postal Fiscal with multiple NZ Star Wmk O/P Niue VFU on piece, tied by Niue 29AP46 NZ C.D.S. Sg 85. Catalogue Value £130.00.
75
90
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Pitcairn Islands.
896
Collection of MLH stamps from 1940-51 KGVI Definitive set to 1977 Definitive set, including 1949 Royal Wedding set in Seven Seas Hingeless album.
100
80
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897
Largely complete mint collection from 1940-51 KGVI Definitive set to 1995 First Radio Transmission set in Seven Seas Hingeless album. All issues from 1976 onwards MUH. Odd early set FU and excludes few recent issues only.
150
200
sold
898
Largely complete collection of mostly mint stamps, from 1940-51 KGVI Definitive set to 1985 Paintings set including 1949 Royal Wedding set MLH. Odd minor fault.
120
96
R
Samoa.
899
1914 ½d G.R.I. on 3pf Brown, ½d G.R.I. on 5pf Green, 1d G.R.I. on 10pf Carmine and 6d G.R.I. on 50pf Black and Purple/Buff MLH and 2½d G.R.I. on 20pf Ultramarine FU (2, one with No fraction bar) on German New Guinea Yacht issues inscribed Samoa. ½d on 3pf with minor faults. Sg 101-104, 104a and 108. Catalogue Value £332.00.
120
96
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900
1924 2/6 Grey-Brown "De La Rue" paper perf 14½ x 14 Queen Victoria Postal Fiscal O/P Samoa, with Single NZ Star Wmk MVLH. Sg 128. Catalogue Value £425.00.
300
240
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901
1932 £1 Pink "Cowan" paper Arms Postal Fiscal O/P Samoa, with Single NZ Star Wmk MVLH and well centered. Sg 174. Catalogue Value £75.00.
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902
1935 1d Lake Perf 14 x 14½ Silver Jubilee MVLH. Sg 177a. Catalogue Value £95.00.
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35
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903
1935 £1 Pink "Cowan" paper Arms Postal Fiscal O/P Western Samoa, with Single NZ Star Wmk and 5/- Green, 30/- Brown and £2 Bright Purple "Wiggins Teape" paper Arms Postal Fiscal O/P Western Samoa with Multiple NZ Star Wmk MVLH. 30/- and £2 MUH. Sg 192, 208, 211 and 212. Catalogue Value £481.00.
250
180
sold
904
Largely complete MUH collection from 1962 Independence set to 1982 Anniversary of Independence set in loose leaf album. Excludes 1969 and 1970 Christmas M/S's only. Several sets from 1970 to 1973 MLH.
75
60
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905
Selection of MUH stamps and miniature sheets from 1973 to 1985, including many sets, plus Samoa, Fiji, Pitcairn Island and Norfolk Island 1981 Royal Wedding sets in MUH blocks of 4 and gutter blocks 10. Face Value $186.00.
40
30
sold
906
Collection from 1972 to 1995, comprising up to 100 sets of each in sheets of 25 or 50, plus 1972 Christmas M/S (40), 1974 Christmas (25), 1974 UPU (59), 1975 Interpex (45), 1976 American Independence M/S (50), 1976 Interphil M/S (50), 1976 Christmas (50), 1977 Lindbergh (55), 1977 Christmas M/S (100), 1978 Capex M/S (100), 1979 Moon Landing M/S (100), 1979 Rowland Hill M/S (100), 1980 Sydpex M/S (180), 1980 Queen Mother sheetlet (70), 1982 Scout M/S (100), 1983 Manned Flight M/S (100), 1983 Boys' Brigade M/S (100), 1984 Christmas M/S (100), 1985 Expo M/S (100), 1985 Christmas M/S (100), 1987 Capex M/S (100), 1987 Australia Bicentenary M/S (100), 1988 Olympic Games M/S (100), 1988 Christmas M/S (100), 1989 Moon Landing M/S (10), 1991 World Cup Rugby M/S (10), 1992 Columbus M/S (10), 1993 Taipei M/S (10) and 1994 Philakorea M/S (10) MUH. Noted 1978-80 Shells set in sheets of 50. (100 sets). All issues from 1990 onwards represented by blocks of 10 only. Face Value $15,692.95.
1500
1150
sold
Tonga.
907
1962 Airmail Centenary of Emancipation set of 6 MUH. Sg 011-016. Catalogue Value £325.00.
150
140
sold
Tuvalu.
908
1986 QEII 60th Birthday and 1986 Royal Wedding complete set of 16 different omnibus miniature sheets from all 8 islands MUH. (10 of each). Face Value $680.00.
180
250
sold
Pacific Islands.
Pacific Islands.
909
Gilbert Islands complete from 1976 Separation set to 1979 Cook's Voyages set, Kiribati complete from 1979 Independence set to 1981 Tuna Fishing Industry set and Tuvalu complete from 1976 Separation set to 1981 UPU set MUH in Oceanic Philatelic Traders album. Gilbert Is 1976 Definitive set MLH and 1976 Artifacts set FU.
75
60
R
910
Accumulation of MUH stamps and miniature sheets from 1968 to 2002, comprising Fiji (FV $462.46), Samoa (FV $693.92) and Pitcairn Islands (FV $665.28). Numerous sets and varying duplication.
450
625
sold
911
Largely complete MUH collections of Fiji from 1971-72 Definitive set to 1999 Christmas set, Pitcairn Islands from 1976 US Bicentenary set to 1999 Honey Bees set and Samoa from 1982 George Washington set to 1999 Christmas set on Seven Seas Hingeless pages in 4 binders, plus a range of duplicates in 2 Hagner binders. Face Value $1,840.00.
500
375
sold