Cover selection (54) with maritime (5) and Military related (3), taxed (3), RTS (4), meters (35, some slogans) including airmail to Australia and Solomon Is, etc, also Official mail accumulation (88) including Govt Printer Frank fronts (6), etc (142)
Lot 997
Estimate: $200
1930 (14 Jul) cover printed for 'FIJI AIR LINES' bearing KGV 4d flown Lautoka to Suva, pilot was C. Gordon Fenton, arrival backstamp
Lot 998
Estimate: $125
1932 (15 Jan) registered cover to Hawaii bearing KGV 6d tied by Suva cds, handstamped registration panel in black with rubber-stamped number, backstamps of Suva and Honolulu
Lot 999
Estimate: $750
Realised Price : $575
1932 (Aug) registered cover to USA bearing KGV 3d and ½d tied by multiple strikes of straight-line 'DAVUTU' in black, handstamped Levuka registration panel in black with manuscript number in black, backstamps of Suva, Seattle and Tacoma. Rare and attractive
Lot 1000
Estimate: $125
1952 (31 Oct) registered cover to Suva bearing KGVI 6d and 1d tied by Savu Savu datestamps, handstamped 'SAVU SAVU EAST' registration panel with manuscript number, arrival backstamp
Lot 1001
Estimate: $125
1952 (10 Nov) registered cover to Suva bearing KGVI 6d and ½d tied by 'WAIYEVO' datestamps, handstamped registration panel with manuscript number, arrival backstamp
Lot 1002
Estimate: $125
1953 (23 Oct) registered cover to Suva bearing KGVI 6d and ½d tied by 'NABPIWALU' datestamps, handstamped registration panel with manuscript number, arrival backstamp
Lot 1003
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $150
Official Mail: Early to modern selection including 1880's-1900's use of printed Govt Printer Frank wrapper (11 - mostly fronts) amongst which we note one to Wesleyan Mission Bau, another mss. cross-cancel, 1896 inwards from Victoria to Registration Branch Suva, 1901-02 'Returned Letter Bills' cover-fronts (4, three registered) from N.S.W., 1907-1910 covers to same addressee in Sydney (3, one 'C.S.O.' Frank with early machine-applied cancel), various Franks with 'DISTRICT OFFICER/NADROGA', c.1995 'FIJI MILITARY FORCES/ OFFICIAL', two modern covers with spectacular missing colours, etc, little or no duplication, generally fine (74 items). Good lot
Lot 1004
Estimate: $150
Official Mail: Selection comprising OHMS Government Frank fronts (9, one in grey), 1953-57 OHMS covers, postmarks including Ba, Govt Building, Labasa or Suva (2), all used to Suva (14 items)
