Lot
2587 
Falkland Islands, 1938-46, King George VI, ½d-£1 complete, o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and F.-V.F. Scott No. 84-96. SG No. 146//163 £436 ($706).
Realized: $120
Lot
2588 
India, 1941 Air Mail Letter Sheets used in Sudan, two from correspondence to Great Britain; one franked with 1937, 9p green + 1941, 2a scarlet tied by "F.P.O., No. 12, 29 Dec 41" cds, other franked with 1937, 3p slate + 2a6p purple tied by "M.P.O., No. 12, 28 Aug 41" cds, both with boxed censor, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
2589
Jamaica, 1870, Queen Victoria, 2d rose, two singles, tied by crossroad cancels on 1882 folded letter sheet to Lockport, Nova Scotia, purple oval company corner card handstamp and green crayon manuscript "6c" rate, reverse with Halifax entry and receiving backstamps; tiny edge tear at top, Very Fine. Scott No. 8. SG No. 9 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $280
Lot
2590 /
Jamaica, War Tax, 1916, 3d violet on yellow, "S" inserted by hand, bottom left stamp in a block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged at top, bottom stamps including variety never hinged, fresh and Very Fine; with 1991 B.P.A. certificate. Scott No. MR6c, MR6 $236 for hinged. SG No. 72c, 72 £213 ($345).
Realized: $125
Lot
2591
New Zealand, 1902-07, Mt. Cook, 5s vermilion, Single NZ & Star watermark, full o.g., wide margins, strong color, Very Fine. Scott No. 120 $500. SG No. 317b £250 ($405).
Realized: $95
Lot 2592 o
North West Pacific Islands, 1916, Kangaroo and Map, 5s gray & yellow, 1st watermark, setting a overprint, light violet cancel, nicely centered, strong colors, Very Fine and choice, an attractive example of this rare key North West Pacific Islands issue. Scott No. 8 $3,000.SG No. 83 £3,000 ($4,856).
Realized: $1,000
Lot
2593
North West Pacific Islands, 1915, Kangaroo and Map, £1 brown & ultramarine, 1st watermark, full o.g., wide margins, bright and fresh, Very Fine. Scott No. 10 $700. SG No. 85 £450 ($728).
Realized: $350
Lot 2594 o
North West Pacific Islands, 1916, Kangaroo and Map, £1 chocolate & dull blue, 3rd watermark, setting a overprint, purple Rabaul oval date stamp, wide margins, F.-V.F. Scott No. 26 $575.SG No. 99 £450 ($728).
Realized: $300
Lot
2595 /
St. Helena, 1961 Tristan Relief complete, two low values bottom margin singles and top values top margin singles, o.g., 3d+2½¢ value very lightly hinged, others never hinged, nicely centered throughout, strong colors, fresh, 9d+7½¢ value with small scissor cut in margin not affecting stamp, a Very Fine set, a rare complete set issued on October 12th and withdrawn from sale a week later on October 19th; each signed Bloch in margin. Scott No. B1-B4. SG No. 172/5 £7,000 ($11,330).
The small island of Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic hit the headlines in October 1961 when violent volcanic activity caused the evacuation of the population. The authorities on the neighboring island of St. Helena, some 1,400 miles to the north-east, started a Relief Fund, and a supply of Tristan da Cunha stamps were surcharged "ST. HELENA Tristan Relief" with an amount for the fund. Unfortunately only the Colonial Office in London could authorize new stamps, a fact clearly unknown to the Governor, and the issue was withdrawn. These are among the rarest of modern stamps as only 434 sets were sold.
Realized: $5,000
Lot 2596 o
Samoa, 1895, 1d + 1d Red on Grayish Buff, Reply Postal Card, with perf 10 separations, unsevered entire, each side with "Apia, Samoa, Nov 7, 95" town cancels, Very Fine, the earliest known usage of these reply cards, with only 250 printed in attached pairs.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $105