1886-1900 Palm Tree 1/- Rose-Carmine, bisected vertically (2) or diagonally (4) on pieces, one a registered piece together with 3d on 2d and 1½d on 2d pair, cancelled 1895
Lot 1153
Estimate: $300
1898-99 Surcharge in black 2½d on 1/- Dull Rose-Carmine, error 'Surcharge double', SG 86a, thin spot. Fine appearance
Lot 1154
Estimate: $600
Realised Price : $525
1895 (22 May) cover to U.K. bearing bisected 1/- Palm Tree (P12½), SG 25a, tied by Apia datestamp characteristically in blue, London arrival on reverse (22 Jun 1895), minor opening faults otherwise a very fine example of this underrated emergency issue
Lot 1155
Estimate: $250
1923 (15 Feb) registered cover to Germany bearing Huts 1d and 2d pair tied by 'PALAULI' datestamps, backstamps of Apia, London, Birmingham and Hamburg
Lot 1156
Estimate: $125
1949 (7 Jan) registered cover to England bearing 6d and registration label both tied by 'LOTOFAGA' double-circle datestamps, transit and arrival backstamps
