REST OF THE WORLD, PITCAIRN ISLAND

Lot 478		Estimate: $7,000T 1957 QEII 1d stamp-size Essay affixed to thick card with printed Queen's head in frame and crown above in green, the balance of design entirely handpainted in green, white and black, similar to the issued stamp. Ex De La Rue Archives. Possibly the most important piece of Pitcairn Island philately
Lot 479		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $280 Postal Stationery: 1969 (25 Feb) use to U.S. of East Africa formular Aerogramme bearing surcharged 1c and 5c tied by Pitcairn Island/Post Office cds, contents of a social nature (reference to Hong Kong flu etc and of course stamps)
Lot 480		Estimate: $5,000T 1924 stampless cover to U.S.A. handstamped 'POSTED IN PITCAIRN ISL(A)ND/1924' NO STAMPS AVAILABLE' - similar to Kitching type 1.8 and SG type C9
Lot 481		Estimate: $200T 1937 (2 Jun) cover to Pitcairn Island bearing G.B. 1½d tied by Belfast cds, mss. 'Unclaimed/at Pitcairn Island' in red, re-addressed to Wellington where various cachets applied and backstamps, including Pitcairn Island/N.Z. Postal Agency datestamp
Lot 482		Estimate: $175T Realised Price : $135 1953 (1 Mar) registered inwards airmail cover from G.B., addressed 'Millie Christian' bearing KGVI 11d (2) + 2d, double-circled arrival backstamp of '26.APR.53'
Lot 483		Estimate: $125T 1953 'PMG/Pitcairn Island' airmail cover from Australia bearing 1/- Lyrebird + 1/0½d tied by indistinct Darwin cds, double-circled arrival datestamp of '6.SEP.53'
Lot 484		Estimate: $150T 1954 (18 Feb) 'Clark' cover Papeete to Pitcairn Island bearing 6Fr, double-circled arrival datestamp of '25 MAR 54'