Lot 1003
| | | Estimate: $1,500 | Realised Price : $1,600 |
Christmas Island: 1908 (27th Jun) stampless cover (275x162mm) from San Francisco to New Zealand, two-line cachet in red 'DAMAGED IN WRECK/OF S.S. AEON.'. [The Aeon came to grief at Christmas Island on July 18th and very few covers have survived]
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Lot 1004
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Fanning Island: 1911 (26th June) cover to Auckland bearing superb strike in blue of the very rare 'PAID 1D/FANNING ISLAND', overstruck with double-circled 'FANNING ISLAND/JE 26/11' datestamp. Superb and rare item
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Lot 1005
| | | Estimate: $1,200 | Realised Price : $900 |
Fanning Island: Banknote: c.1940s 'FANNING ISLAND PLANTATIONS LTD' £1 serial no. 1209, emergency issue to pay U.S. Forces stationed on island, originally printed in Hawaii. [Most of these notes were bisected for use as 1/- and 2/- tickets at local theatre]. Unlisted in Pick, gVF. A rare survivor
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Lot 1006
| | | Estimate: $150 | Realised Price : $170 |
Funafuti: 1949 (11th Dec) registered cover Funafuti to Sydney bearing UPU set and additional 3d and 1d with British Solomon Islands 'Red Cross Appeal' affixed on reverse
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