1952 Overprints on St. Helena 3d Grey used on two covers to Yorkshire (4 Mar) and (20 Oct) from Herbert Glass to a penfriend in Yorkshire, with enclosures, the latter with '28' year slug error in cds, and with back flap missing, otherwise fine and scarce commercial uses (2)
Lot 870
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $625
Group of early letters written from the island, comprising 1920 (8 Feb) from Gaetano Lavarello, 1926 (12 Jun) from Lilian Glass, 1929 (4 Jun) from Wilson Glass, 1929 (10 Nov) from Arthur Rogers, 1931 (20 Apr) from Mrs W. Rogers. Scarce collateral material providing details of the writers and life on the island. Also WWII Tristan Defence Volunteers Certificate (unused), and a copy of 'The Tristan Times' (Vol II, No. 1 - October 1943) (6 items)
Lot 871
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $190
Selection with 1931 inwards cover to Rev Partridge from GB, with fine strike of Type V cachet in black, Type V in purple (2 good strikes), and in blue, on 1936 and 1937 covers to Devon (postage dues affixed), in bluish black cancelling GB 1½d KGV to England, and on 1937 cover to Devon flown by air from South Africa, and two strikes in purple on unaddressed PPC of P&O 'Carinthia'; Type VI in black on cover to England; Type VII in black on cover to England; Type VIII in violet on cover to England; and Type IX in blue cancelling South Africa 1½d pair to Cape Town. Plus small group of Victor Marsh bogus items. Few small faults on some (14 items)
Lot 872
Estimate: $180
Realised Price : $135
Group of philatelic covers, with Type V cachet in blue on 1937 cover to Australia with Australian 2d KGV cancelled at Cape Town, and cancelling GB 1½d KGV on cover to Stanley Gibbon; Type VII cachet in black (2) or violet (3) cancelling various adhesives on covers to South Africa, GB (2) and Australia (2), and in violet on cover to England with ½d and 1d postage dues affixed (8)
Lot 873
Estimate: $500
1906 (6 Feb) Cape of Good Hope ½d KEVII postcard cancelled Observatory Road cds, addressed to Rev Barrow at Cape Town. Rev and Mrs M Barrow were representatives of the United Society for Propagation of the Gospel to Tristan, and arrived on the island on the 'Surrey' on 8 April 1906, and the postcard deals with their embarkation. Vertical crease, but a fine and rare early Tristan-related item
Lot 874
Estimate: $4,250
Envelope addressed to Mrs Gertrude Anderson at Woldingham, Surrey, bearing faint but legible strike of the Type I cachet. The cover bears no receipt datestamp but was from Agnes Glass, and can be dated to 26 November 1916, when Agnes wrote a letter to Mrs Anderson thanking her for a parcel she had sent to the island, and giving further personal details about herself and the island. Gertrude Anderson published this letter in 'The Times' on 1 January 1918 (copy enclosed with lot). The cover was carried on the Norwegian ship 'Trio' which called at Tristan on 11 December 1917. Also a further letter written by Gertude Anderson to J. Faulkner, apparently in response to 'The Times' letter, relating to a philatelic enquiry about Tristan. Other than some tears in the back flap, the cover is fine, and a rare example of the Type I cachet. SG C1, cat £4000
Lot 875
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $600
1920 (6 Mar) cover from Mrs Annie Swain to Mrs Spottiswoode in Kent. Struck with a superb strike of the Type 2 cachet in violet, and was taken from Tristan by the whaler 'Pentam' to South Georgia (JU 4 20 transit cds) and eventually delivered on 20 July 1920. Taxed 1½d at Foreign Branch, and ½d and 1d British dues affixed cancelled Sevenoaks cds 23 JY 20. The original enclosure is included with the lot. Roughlyopened and some wear along top, otherwise very fine. SG C2, cat £425
Lot 876
Estimate: $250
c1922 philatelic cover to Victor Marsh in Paris with France 10c tied by superb strike of Type III cachet. Some tone spots, otherwise very fine. SG C3, cat £300
Lot 877
Estimate: $300
c1922 cover addressed to The Foreign Editor at 'The Daily Mail' in London, bearing two overinked strikes of the Type III cachet in grey-black, very fine and scarce commercial use. SG C3, cat £300
Lot 878
Estimate: $350
Realised Price : $360
1922 (Apr) cover to Mr W. Barker in Todmorden, England, with somewhat faint by legible strike of the Type II cachet in purple, charged 1½d on arrival and with ½d postage due affixed (the 1d is missing). Carried on the RYS 'Quest' which called at the island between 19 and 25 April 1922, and the cover also bears the 'S-R ANTARCTIC/EXPEDITION 1921' cds carried on the ship. The lot also includes a letter of 20 April 1922 from Mrs Martha Rogers which refers to the 'Quest' and would have been carried on the same vessel. Cover with some creasing and without back flap, and with a few tone spots, but a scarce item. SG cat for Type II cachet is £425
Lot 879
Estimate: $300
Realised Price : $250
1922 'Victor Marsh' (using his H. Edgar Weston nom-de-plume) GB 1d embossed envelope to London cancelled by a good strike of the Type III cachet in black, carried by RYS 'Quest' and with Rio De Janeiro machine cancel backstamp (9.4.1922). SG C3, cat £300
Lot 880
Estimate: $200
1923 (3 May) cover from Mrs Annie Swain with enclosed letter to Mrs Spottiswoode in Kent (redirected to Yorkshire), with Type III cachet (damaged due to portion of cover at top right missing), and a fine (somewhat overinked) strike of the cachet at the top of the enclosed letter, Tonbridge arrival cds, no postage charged. Cover wear at top. SG C3, cat £300
Lot 881
Estimate: $400
1923 (15 June) cover with enclosed letter from Mrs Annie Swain to Mrs Balfour at Drogheda, Ireland, with good strike of Type II cachet in purple, and with overlapping 'CAPE TOWN/PAQUEBOT' cds 19SEP23, no evidence of any postage being charged. Carried by the British steamer 'Norbrook' which called at Tristan on 11 September 1923. Some minor creases of envelope at left, otherwise fine. SG C2, cat £425
Lot 882
Estimate: $900
c1928 cover to Gospur, England, with GB 1881 1d and 10d KGV tied by two strikes of the Type IV cachet in purple, with a further very fine strike alongside. Hole in black flap, otherwise very fine. SG C4, cat £850
Lot 883
Estimate: $4,500
c1928 unaddressed envelope with two proof strikes of the Type IVa cachet in red at top right (one very fine), plus a further proof strike of the Type Va cachet in violet (inner circle complete, 'C' and 'N' damaged, superb). The cover is badly spotted, but a remarkable combination of the two rarest cachet types, SG cat for Type IVa is £5500 and for Type Va is £6500 on mail
Lot 884
Estimate: $300
1929 (15 Mar) cover with enclosed letters from Mrs W. Rogers (15 Mar) and Mrs May Glass (20 Mar) to Mrs Underwood in London, with fair strike of Type II cachet in black, 'LONDON F.S./PAQUEBOT' arrival cds, and charged 1½d, ½d and 1d dues affixed. Carried on the 'Duchess of Athol' which called at Tristan on 29 April 1929. Cover with a number of small surface marks, but of good appearance. SG C2, cat £425
Lot 885
Estimate: $150
1932 (Jan) PPC ('The Settlement of Tristan da Cunha') addressed to The Bishop, St. Helena, with Type V cachet in blue, 'T1d' in blue pencil, hexagonal 'T/10c', St Helena arrival cds JA 24 32. The Bishop visited Tristan on HMS 'Carlisle' on 7 January 1932. Minor toning, otherwise fine
Lot 886
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $150
1932 cover to London without cachet (Rev Partridge on leave from Tristan took the Type V cachet with him from 8 Jan to 30 May 1932), 'LONDON/PAQUEBOT' arrival cds 27 AP 32, charged 1½d postage with ½d and 1d postage dues affixed, roughly opened otherwise fine; plus 1932 cover from Mrs John Lavarello to Mrs Dent at Axminster, Devon, with superb Type V cachet in blue, charged 1½d postage and with ½d and 1d postage dues affixed. Carried on HMS 'Carlisle' leaving Tristan on 7 January 1932. Portion of back flap missing and a few peripheral tears (2)
Lot 887
Estimate: $120
1934 mail carried from Tristan on the sailing ship 'Ponape', with cover to Liverpool with faint Type V cachet in blue, hexagonal 'T/CENTIMES' with '45c' inserted in mss, endorsed on reverse as received on 22.10.1934 (some creasing and rust marks), and post card to Cape Town with fine Type V cachet in blue, Singapore backstamp (24 SE 1934), hexagonal 'T/CENTIMES' with mss '20' inserted, Cape Town arrival backstamp (17 Nov 34) with h/s '2d' and South Africa 2d postage due affixed, fine (2)
Lot 888
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $380
1935 (20 Apr) cover from Mrs Percy Lavarello to Mrs Dent at Axmouth, Devon. There is no outgoing cachet, but the back flap bears a violet cachet 'FROM/TRISTAN DA CUNHA/20 APR 1935'. With Durban transit cds and boxed 'PAQUEBOT', 'T/10c' in oval, and 1D/TO PAY/723' added on arrival, with GB 1d postage due affixed. Very fine, the cachet on the back flap appears to be unrecorded
Lot 889
Estimate: $250
1936 cover to Surrey, England, with Type V cachet in blue (fine strike) overstruck by straight-line 'Tristan da Cunha' in black, applied at Durban for a short time, charged 1½d postage on arrival and with GB ½d and 1d postage dues affixed. Very fine and scarce
Lot 890
Estimate: $90
1936 (Jan) philatelic covers (2), the first to London with South Africa ½d pair cancelled by superb strike of Type V cachet in violet, London arrival cds of 12 JA 36; the second to J. Harvey Pirie at Johannesburg with South Africa 1d cancelled Type V cachet in blue, oval 'T/1d' crossed through and endorsed 'Surcharge cancelled'. Both very fine and carried from Tristan by SS 'Auditor' (2)
Lot 891
Estimate: $100
1936 (24 Jan) cover with enclosed letter from Arthur Rogers to Mary Jose in Kent, fine strike of Type V cachet in blue, no postage charged. Roughly opened on reverse, otherwise very fine
Lot 892
Estimate: $90
Realised Price : $90
1936 (25 Feb) cover with enclosed letter from Mrs Frances Repetto to Mary Jose in Kent, England, with good strike of Type V cachet in blue, no postage levied. Very fine
Lot 893
Estimate: $250
1937 (Mar) Visit of H.M.S. 'Carlisle' large souvenir envelope addressed to Wales with superb strike of Type V cachet in violet, 'LONDON/PAQUEBOT' arrival cds (30 MR 37)and charged 1½d, with ½d and 1d postage dues affixed. Very fine and attractive
Lot 894
Estimate: $150
1937 (12 May) Coronation Day cover to Cape Town with superb Type VI cachet in black, and with 'CERTIFIED POSTED ON THE/ISLAND ON CORONATION DAY/12th MAY 1937,/_____________ HEADMAN' and signed by William Repetto, h/s '1D' due, and with South African 1d postage due affixed cancelled Cape Town cds. Carried by the SS 'Anatolia' which visited Tristan on 7 December 1937. Very fine
Lot 895
Estimate: $100
1937 (May) 'Wilson' printed Coronation cover (unsealed) with two superb strikes of the Type V cachet in blackish violet. Carried on SS 'Anatolia' which visited Tristan on 7 December 1937, very fine
Lot 896
Estimate: $150
1938 philatelic covers carried from Tristan on the Finnish training barque 'Soumen Joutsen' on 2 February 1938, with GB 1½d KEVIII to London, and 1½d KGV and ½d KEVIII to Cape Town, each cancelled Type V cachet in violet, and GB ½d, 1d, 1½d and 2½d KEVIII to Sussex cancelled Type V in violet plus a strike of Type VI in black, all also with 'K/L SUOMEN/JOUTSEN' cachet ds in violet on reverse (3)
Lot 897
Estimate: $90
1938 (Mar) covers carried from Tristan by HMS 'Milford' on 28 March 1938, with cover to Cape town with Type VI cachet in violet (two strikes), South Africa 1d postage due affixed, cover with some creases and some rust spots; and cover to Mrs Dent at Devon with very fine Type VI cachet in bluish black, charged 1½d but no postage dues affixed, fine (2)
Lot 898
Estimate: $80
Realised Price : $125
1939 PPC of P&O 'Viceroy Of India' from Andrew Swain and addressed to Mrs Dent at Axminster, Devon, with superb Type VI cachet in violet, charged 1½d postage but without postage dues affixed, the 'Viceroy of India' took mail from Tristan on 12 February 1939; also a letter on illustrated stationery from the ship dated 6.2.1939 (2 items)
Lot 899
Estimate: $75
1939 (26 Feb) cover with letter enclosed from Clement Glass to Miss Moll Jose in Kent, England, with superb Type VII cachet in bluish black, charged 1½d postage and with ½d and 1d postage dues affixed, some flap damage, otherwise fine
Lot 900
Estimate: $90
Realised Price : $90
1940 cover to England with crest of Furness Bermuda Line on back flap, GB 1½d KGVI cancelled fine strike of Type V in violet, carried by 'Queen of Bermuda' from Tristan on 24 August 1940; 1947 cover to London with South Africa 1d Royal Visit pair cancelled by weak Type VII cachet in black, carried from Tristan by the frigate HMS 'Natal' which arrived at Cape Town on 12 April 1947. Both very fine (2)
Lot 901
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $150
WWII period cover to Ashton-under-Lyne, England, with GB 1d KGVI cancelled Type VII cachet in reddish-violet, overstruck with 'MARITIME/MAIL' machine cancel in red. Attractive and fine
Lot 902
Estimate: $120
Realised Price : $135
1950 (29 Jan) cover from Lilly Green to John Butler at Epsom, Surrey, with enclosed letter, and with fine strike of Type IX cachet in violet. Carried by the 'Pequena', 'CAPE TOWN/KAAPSTAD/PAQUEBOT cds, 'T' in oval and h/s '1½d', GB ½d postage due strip of 3 affixed on arrival. Very fine and attractive
Lot 903
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $950
REVISED DESCRIPTION: 1961 (11 Oct) re-addressed cover to England from Mrs Sidney Glass with Tristan 2½d tied by Tristan da Cunha cds. This letter represents the last use of the datestamp, which was destroyed by the Administrator on the same day. Carried on M.V. Tjisadane, which evacuated the islanders to Cape Town. Somewhat roughly opened, however a fine evacuation cover
Lot 904
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $145
1961-63 covers from Tristan islanders in exile in England, three with enclosed letters, two further letters from the same period, 1961 cover to Johannesburg with boxed 'GOUGH ISLAND/SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN' cachet, and two covers from the 1962 Resettlement Survey, generally fine (10)
Lot 905
Estimate: $80
1963-70s selection of covers, mostly philatelic, from 1963 Resettlement, paquebot souvenir covers, plus a few commercial items from the 1960s (16)
Lot 906
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $160
1965-74 series of covers from Albert Glass to various correspondents in England (7) and USA, many still with original enclosures. Albert Glass was appointed the Island Policeman in the early 1970s, and also acted as the Chief Islander from 1973 to 1979. An interesting commercial correspondence (8)
