FINE STAMPS AND COVERS OF THE WORLD, REST OF THE WORLD, COOK ISLANDS

Lot 521		Estimate: $1,000 1967 Decimal Surcharge $10 on £5 Indigo-Blue, SG 221, upper right corner block of four. Fresh unmounted mint. [Only 876 issued]
Lot 522		Estimate: $1,750T 1855 entire letter (eight pages) Mangaia to London endorsed \'P \'Orana\' via Ceylon\', interesting contents including \'...describing royal marriage and the unexplained death of a child...\' sent via Sydney and Ceylon. Rare and desirable exhibition item
Lot 523		Estimate: $1,750T 1892 (Nov) registered cover to Barbados bearing 1d and 2½d (3), tied by strikes of \'RAROTONGA\' datestamps, Auckland double-circle and San Francisco transit markings, registration label affixed in New York and backstamped on arrival at Barbados, some toning and other faults though very exotic origin/destination cover