'The Lonely Island': A thematic/social exhibit, mounted on twenty-two A3 pages illustrating the history and activities of the island, including a wide range of mint issues and FDCs, souvenir cacheted covers, official mail, and with a wide range of ancillary material
Lot 888
Estimate: $120
Realised Price : $145
1952 Overprints on St. Helena small group of covers with souvenir postcards (2, to U.S.A.) franked 1d x 3 or 1d and 1½d, registered covers to U.K. (2), franked ½d, 1½d, 2d and 4d, or 2/6d, and covers to G.B. franked ½d and 1½d, or 3d, to U.S.A. franked 4d, and locally addressed with 3d and 8d block of 4 (creases). A useful group (8 covers)
Lot 889
Estimate: $50
1971 Island Families preliminary pencil sketch by the artist (R. Granger Barrett) for the first day cover on tracing paper (233mm x 150mm), together with the set used on FDC
Lot 890
Estimate: $120
1979 International Year of the Child large size (240 x 155mm) original coloured pencil drawing of 'The Padre's House', endorsed on reverse 'Darren Repetto Age 9 years', being the design subsequently adopted for the 50 value. Also two other large size drawings by children that were never adopted (3)
Lot 891
Estimate: $100
1980 London 80 International Stamp Exhibition preliminary pen and ink sketches for 5p, 15p, 25p and undenominated (2) designs on tracing paper (230 x 250mm), four of which are similar to the adopted designs, the 259 is hand-coloured. Inscribed 'Initial rough scribbles' and signed by artist C. Abbott
