'The Tristan da Cunha' Post Office': An exhibit mounted on seventeen A3 pages illustrating the operations of the post office from 1930s to 1990s and including much ancillary material and photographs, with Type V cachet on undated cachet, and used to cancel GB set of four 1935 Silver Jubilee on cover, 1951 US 3c postcard with type X cachet, 1961 telegram re new stamp issue, range of first day covers, incoming covers, British Postal Orders cancelled with Tristan cds (3), provisional registration labels and manuscript registration details, etc.
Lot 1297
Estimate: $100
'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 chacheted covers, official mail, and with a wide range of ancillary material
Lot 1298
Estimate: $90
Realised Price : $70
1978 25th Anniversary of Coronation preliminary pencil sketches by Jennifer Toombs on tracing paper (285 x 210mm) of King's Bull and Tristan Crawfish used on two of the 25p values, and signed by artist, together with se-tenant strip of 3 of the issued stamps
Lot 1299
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 1300
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