THE STUART LEVEN NEW GUINEA 1888-1942, NORTH WEST PACIFIC ISLANDS, POSTAL HISTORY, GENERAL

Lot 1374		Estimate: $350T Realised Price : $1,400 Nauru: 1915 (Jan) cover to England endorsed \'Censored\', bearing 1d cancelled by blue crayon \'cross\', \'1d\' in manuscript alongside, Sydney transit machine cancel of 19.1.1915 on reverse, minor flap faults. The ship \'Eastern\' left Rabaul for Australia on 9.1.15 and probably carried this cover. This cover is similar to one in the Stein collection with identical handwriting. A letter confirming this accompanies the lot [Note: This cover is incorrectly listed in this section - it should be listed under Pleasant Island (Nauru)]
Lot 1375		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $150 1916 (12 May) use of stampless NSW PMG O.H.M.S. envelope from Rabaul to Melbourne, with Powell type 55 datestamp
Lot 1376		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $190 1916 (10 Oct) hand illustrated \'flags\' in colour registered cover to Switzerland bearing ½d, 3d, 4d and 6d tied by Rabaul (Powell type 55) datestamps, German type registration label, Sydney and Basel backstamps
Lot 1377		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $150 1917-19 three covers with NWPI ½d Green comprising 1917 with two adhesives, 1918 in combination with Australia ½d and 1919 in combination with Papua 1d on ½d used from Victoria
Lot 1378		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $115 1917 (23 Oct) cover to England bearing ½d strip of four with \'abc\' types tied by Melbourne machine cancel, reverse with \'Liberty Loan\' label affixed, minor blemishes
Lot 1379		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $300 1918 (16 Aug) registered \'Ackland\' cover Rabaul to Melbourne bearing 10 values ½d to 1/-, most type \'c\', the 1d & 3d being Die II, German type registration label, Sydney backstamp
Lot 1380		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $400 1918 (11 Oct) cover to Queensland bearing KGV 1d tied by Madang datestamp, \'T1D.\' within black oval handstamp, Brisbane arrival backstamp 4.11.18. The ½d War Tax was introduced on 28.10.18. An early example of this charge and rather unfairly treated by authorities
Lot 1381		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $150 1919 (13 Feb) cover to England bearing NWPI ½d Green and Papua 1d on ½d tied by Melbourne cancel, handstamped \'T20c\' and \'2D./I.S.C\', with G.B. Postage Due 2d affixed and cancelled on arrival
Lot 1382		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $440 1921 (28 Feb) cover to England addressed to \'General Sir Robert Baden Powell\', bearing 2½d tied by Rabaul datestamp. A great scouting item
Lot 1383		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $150 1925 (7 Sep) registered cover to U.S.A. bearing NWPI ½d and 2½d, Huts ½d and 2d tied by Rabaul (Powell type 58) datestamps, with Rabaul, Sydney, San Francisco backstamps