1935 Silver Jubilee philatelic registered covers (6) Suva to Samoa bearing Sheet no. corner pairs of 1½d (2) and corner blocks of four of 2d, 3d, and 1/- (2, one Plate '1A') showing constant flaw to left of 'FIJI' in 1½d (both), 3d and 1/- (one block)
Lot 725
Estimate: $200T
Realised Price : $170
1937-92 First Day Covers selection with scarcer including 1938-55 KGVI Pictorials various with 5d Blue canes and 6d Die I, 1954-59 QEII Pictorials various to 2/6d, 1959-63 various to 10/-, 1968 complete to £1, 1964 4/- Parrot, commems with 1949 U.P.U., 1963 FFH and Red Cross, etc, odd fault here and there, mostly fair/good quality (70+)
Lot 726
Estimate: $300T
Postal History selection (60) with maritime (5) and Military related (4), taxed (3), RTS (5), meters (38, some slogans) including airmail to Australia and Solomon Is, noted two Express Delivery one with 'DELIVERY/ EXPRESS' etiquette variety, etc, also Official mail accumulation (75) including Govt Printer Frank fronts (6), superb 1967 'POSTAGE PAID IN CASH/LAUTOKA-FIJI', etc (135)
Lot 727
Estimate: $250T
Further 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 728
Estimate: $500T
Early 1900s to 1937 selection including late use (1924) of 1896 1d (2) at Labasa, KEVII-franked postcards at ½d (2) and 1d (6), 1910 cover at double 2d rate to N.S.W. endorsed 'Per Canadian Mail', various compositions of 2d rate (14) mostly to Australia including 1d War Stamp pair and 1920 from NAISERELAGI (faint) to Vuna (two good arrivals), curious 1934 4½d rate to Australia, later with frankings of 1935 Juibilee 2d (3) and registered cover with 1½d pair, 2d and 3d, etc, also early 1900s inwards from France, Germany, Holland, N.S.W. (4, Official fronts – three registered), N.Z. and U.S.A. (1902 to a stamp dealer at Suva), condition varies, largely good commercial quality (41 items)
Lot 729
Estimate: $250T
1937-1990s philatelic covers selection with souvenir/commem covers (34) including 1945 Stamp Anniversary various configurations (14, some registered) with values to 2/6d (noted a 6d violet-black), 1961 Samoa/Fiji combination cover with 1954 6d corner example showing perforation anomaly, Flights (7) with 1940s, FDC's (53) with scarcer KGVI (5d Blue canes, 6d Die I) and QEII (to 2/6d) definitives, etc, also a few stamp-related items (approx 100)
Lot 730
Estimate: $450T
1938-55 KGVI Pictorials mostly commercial cover selection (53, five registered) with scarcer frankings including 5d 'Blue canes' (2) and 6d Die I (2), mostly addressed to Australia including airmail rates (noted uncommon 1/5d and 1/6d (U.P.U.) single frankings), with censoreds, 1953 taxed front, etc, moderate duplication, varied condition at places, generally fair/fine
Lot 731
Estimate: $450T
1938-55 KGVI Pictorials further selection of mostly commercial covers largely to Australia (53, six registered), scarcer frankings including 5d 'Blue canes' and 6d Die I, airmail rates with uncommon 10d via N.Z., 1/5d and 1/6d single frankings, censoreds, etc, moderate duplication, varied condition at places, generally fair/fine
Lot 732
Estimate: $250T
Realised Price : $190
1954-68 QEII £SD mostly commercial covers selection (63), largely to Australia and Solomon Is including airmail (some uncommon postcard rates), useful range of issues with values to 2/6d including higher denomination commems (noted large piece rated 17/- with ITC 2/- pair), etc, moderate duplication, varied condition, generally fair/fine
Lot 733
Estimate: $250T
1954-68 QEII £SD further selection of mostly commercial covers (52) largely to Australia and Solomon Is, noted uncommon airmail postcard rates, large part 1961 registered cover franked 2½d (171!), 2/6d and 5/- pair, higher denomination commems, etc, moderate duplication, condition varied at times, generally fine
Lot 734
Estimate: $150T
1969-1990s Decimals selection of mostly commercial covers many to Australia and Tonga (noted 1970 taxed), airmails including uncommon card rates, registereds, harder to find definitives to 63c and commems to 45c, etc, moderate duplication, generally fair/fine condition (137)
Lot 735
Estimate: $150T
1969-1990s Decimals further selection of mostly commercial covers, many to Australia and Tonga, airmails including uncommon card rates, registereds, harder to find definitives to $1 and commems to 44c, etc, moderate duplication, generally fair/fine condition (130)
Lot 736
Estimate: $400
Official Mail: Early to modern selection including 1880s-1900s 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’, c1995 ‘FIJI MILITARY FORCES/OFFICIAL’, two modern covers with spectacular missing colours (!), etc, little or no duplication, generally fine (74 items). Good lot
Lot 737
Estimate: $500T
Realised Price : $420
Postal Stationery: Useful selection comprising Postal cards (7, one used), 1927 Lettercard used, Envelopes with KGV 2d (2, one used) and QEII (15, three used and bundle of 3c x 10), Registered envelopes (9) including KGVI 4d (2, one optd 'SPECIMEN') and a few later used/CTO, Wrapper, Air Letters (8, three used/CTO), Aerogrammes (14, eight used/CTO) and formular types (5, three used), little or no dupl
Lot 738
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $115
-: Aerogrammes: 1947-98 range from KGVI to recent, some additionally CTO, shade and paper varieties including early issues and a few formular types (50)
Lot 739
Estimate: $250T
Realised Price : $360
-: 1963 and 1968 scarce postally used Official formular Air Letters with handstamped 'Franks' for 'C.S.O' (Clerk Legislative Council) and 'F.S.M.' (Fiji School of Medicine) respectively
Lot 740
Estimate: $300T
Realised Price : $230
1933-76 Flight covers selection including 1933 (3) with Waiyevo-Suva and Somo Somo-Suva, 1945 Suva-Aust (Pilot-signed), 1947 Suva-Labasa, 1953 with scarce Air Letter, 1964 Fiji-Tonga (Pilot-signed), etc, odd small fault in few earlier otherwise generally fine (36)
Lot 741
Estimate: $600T
Cancellations: Collection of cds's on covers (124, 19 registered) and pieces/off paper (100's), former from 80 different Post Offices, mostly 1960s commercial and philatelic, generally good strikes, latter loose in envelopes (mostly appear 1940s-1960s) amongst which was noted straight-lines (2), 'ELLINGTON/POSTAL AGENCY' rubber datestamp in violet (fine complete strikes of 1950 and 1951 - only years of use) on pieces, registration labels, etc, also various slogan cancels (23) on covers including short-lived types. Useful lot
Lot 742
Estimate: $150T
Realised Price : $115
-: Selection of covers with cds's (38 P.O.'s represented) and slogans (17), later with scarce 1969 Gandhi Centenary, mostly 1960s commercial and philatelic, generally good strikes, (55)
