Lot 6603 (#7353)
Est. £850 - £900
NEW HEBRIDES - ENGLISH 1912-1970 FASCINATING COLLECTION with some interesting stamps, but the collection strength is chiefly covers & cards, neatly presented in a 'Senator' album. We see selections of stamps with cancellation interest inc inverted year slugs, inter Island violet cds, double ring cds inscribed 'Sce Inter Insulaire des Nlles Hebrides', Service Maritime double ring cds, French & English violet 'Favour' cancels, identified Forged cancellations, rural office cancellations, used in Samoa, used in Australia, Paquebot cancels etc, an impressive range of covers inc Overseas items all posted at Port Villa to Australia, France, England, Scotland, New Caledonia, Algeria, Papua as well as Inter-Island & domestic destinations, Rural village cancellations on covers include Forari, Lamap, Longana, Santo, Tanna, covers to England bearing New Hebrides issues tied by Sydney - Paquebot cds, also Pre & Post War Official Mail with O.H.M.S. & O.C.S. printed covers to UK, Wartime Censor covers inc 'On Active Service' stampless to New Zealand, a 1944 cover to Australia bearing Censor tape & cachet, 1944-45 US Army covers to USA bearing 'APO27' cancels (Santo - New Hebrides), US Army examiners tape, Postage Dues, Censor cachets, a 1956 cover to Australia bearing Br Solomon Islands stamp, MV Tulagi ship cachet & Santo New Hebrides cds & much more. A most interesting collection. Highly recommended. (40 stamps & 50+ covers/cards)