1924 3d on 1d scarlet, a complete sheet of 30 mint, most unmounted but a few with hinges reinforcing the almost complete margins. Sheet # 1371 in margin. Light diagonal crease affects a few stamps. Scarce multiple. Cat. £120 £30
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1924 Registered cover front to Noumea, New Caledonia with 1d on 1/-, 3d on 1d & 5d on 2 1/2d tied by Port Vila french language cds 18 Aout 36. Vila reg label # 29. Some small faults but very attractive & scarce. PH Plate 31 £30
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44,45,F44 1936 Cover to Surrey franked English 1d(10c) & 2(20c) plus French 20c(2d). Vila cds cancels, a very fine mixed franking. PH Plate 31 £40
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1936 Cover to Surrey with 5d(50c) adhesive tied by Vila cds. Very fine. £25
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1939 Registered cover to Oldham with 1938 5c to 30c all tied by English language Vila cds. French language reg label (#215 in manuscript). Cover file folds not affecting adhesives. Attractive commercial size cover. £30
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1943 USA 6c stationery envelope sednt from US Navy P.O. in Espiritu Santo (#8085), to Florida. Violet Navy Censor cachet, cover fold, fine. £25
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1943 WWII: USA 6c air on cover, with contents, to New York, from a member of the 15th Navy Construction Battalion Espiritu Santo. US Navy cancel & naval censor at lower left in violet. Very fine & nice family letter inside. £30
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1943 WWII: US Navy cancel on US 6c airmail on cover to West Virginia. From a Sergeant via Navy P.O. 156 (Efate, New Hebrides). Violet oval navy censor. Very clean, fine & scarce. £30
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1943 6c USA stationery envelope to New York from a Private Dusenbery of the Service Company, 102nd Infantry(R), stationed on Efate Island. Cover with A.P.O.932 cancellation of Oct 27 1943. Army examiner 12045 cachet at lower left. A few small marks on cover, see scan. Nice WWII memorabilia. £20
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1943 WWII USA 2c x 3 on cover to Virginia from a staff sergeant with the U.S.M.C., sent from Navy P.O. 140 (Luganville Airfield, Espiritu Santo). Stamps ancelled in New York in transit. Circular censor cachet at left. Small cover tear at left. £20
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1944 US Army: Concession rate cover from 29th General Hospital A.P.O.502 (Espiritu Santo) to Virginia, franked 3c (Win the War) pair, overweight, so postage due cachet & USA 2c & 10c dues added. Censor cachet at lower left. Small cover wrinkles at edges, otherwise a fine WWII item for the specialist. £25
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1944 Cover bearing 10c orange postage due, addressed on back to Auckland & tied by RNZAF violet cachet on front. Santo cds at side for 24 NOV 44. Philatelic but extremely scarce used. PH Plate 31 £50
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1944 US 6c airmail on concessionary rate airmail cover from a member of Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron 242 (VMTB-242) based at Espiritu Santo, to Carey, Ohio. Naval Censor cachet at lower left. This unit was active throughout the later stages of the War in the pacific including Iwo Jima. £20
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1945 New Zealand Airforce cds on a stampless Active Service cover to Wellington. According to the manuscript the envelope originated from the 9th Squadron RNZAF based at Espiritu Santu. This NZAPO (361) was open from 1943 to 1946. Cover crease & minor faults. Interesting cover. £20
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1945 WWII: USA 6c stationery envelope sent to Aiea, Oahu, Hawaii by a member of the 105th Infantry (Co B). The 105th were on New Hebrides for R & R before moving up in April to join the vital battles at the end of the Pacific war. Postmarked from APO 27 Feb 21 1945. Censor # 04223 at lower left. Two tiny neat file holes but a fine cover. £30
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1953 5c Green Sailing Canoes, complete sheets of 50 in the English & French versions, unmounted mint, folded in centre. Plate no 1 in & Waterlow imprint in bottom margins. Fine & scarce unmounted mint. Cat. £130 £40
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53,55/F54 1953 2 covers to USA, one with unusual franking of 1938 10c English & 10c French, each seperately cancelled by the appropriate English/French cds, the other cover with 1938 20c English with Vila cds & multi-lingual Printed matter handstamp at top. £20
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1953 Sailing Canores set to 50c on two registered covers to Stourbridge with First Day cancel of Vila. Vila reg labels,very fresh & fine. £20
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84-5/F96-7 1957 5c & 10c in both languages in sheets of 50. Full margins & plate no 1 at base. The 10c English & 5c French have been split into panes of 20 & 30 vertically. Very fine unmounted mint. Cat. £117 £35
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1963 60c Freedom from Hunger on 3 covers, registered from Tanna & from Lamap (reg. labels) to UK & airmail from Furari to Australia. Very fine & scarce postmarks. £25
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1963-78 Complete unmounted mint sheets of commems with 1965 ICY 5c,1966 Churchill 5c, 1971 20c Games, 1970 Xmas pair, 1967 Pacific War 15c & 25c (part sheets), 1963-72 pictorials 5c, 10c, 15c & 40c, 1963 Red X (2 half sheets), 1968 Concorde 25c (2 half sheets), 1971 Royal Society 65c, 1969 Games 25c, 1974 UPU 70c, 1972 Silver Wedding pair, 1969 20c tree (2 sheets), 1978 Coronation sheet,1969 pentecost Is 15c & 25c & 1968 Bougainville 15c & 25c. A really fine lot, very clean & valuable multiples. £50
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160,166,F107 1964/73 Two registered covers from Lamap, scarce office, with French 1963 FFH 60c on 1964 reg.cover to Cheshire & English 1972 pictorials 1fr & 15c on reg cover to Lancashire. Reg labels differ on each. Very fine pair of covers. £25
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1965-79 A group of 5 covers to France, New Zealand, USA & GB with French or English frankings and all with Tanna cancels, most are registered & show 3 different Tanna reg labels. One philatelic the rest appear commercial/regular mail. £40
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1966 WHO pair in complete u.m. sheets of 50. Fine. £10
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1972 Illustrated FDC for the new pictorial values, 25c, 30c, 65c & 5fr. Vila special FD cds. Very fine. £15
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214, 217, 211 1977 Registered cover to New Zealand with 35c x 2 & 25c adhesives, all tied by scarce Tongoa cds. Odd tone spots on perfs but a difficult office. Tongoa reg label at left. £15
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1977-78 35FNH on 35c & 40FNH on 65c in complete sheets of 25, with full margins & coins datés, fresh unmounted mint. Cat. £112 £30
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1978 Cover to Penola South Australia, with Australia 25c Broken Bay, cancelled by Paquebot cachet of Vila, (cds alongside), Ship's cachet of SS Arcadia at left. Very fine & unusual. £20
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1979 1st Anniversary of internal self-govt pair complete sheets of the two surcharged values with an extra sheet of the 10FNH with different "coin daté". Very fine. £15
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1980 200FNH booklet complete with 4 blocks of 4, another with stamps affixed in vertical pairs, not blocks, also a variety missing the blue boxed handstamp "200FNH" with the stamps affixed in pairs. Nice group for the specialist. £25
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1911 20c grey, complete unmounted mint sheets with both CA wmk & part RF wmk. The RF wmk sheet has lightly toned gum. Nice & scarce multiples with full margins.(60 stamps) Cat. £60 £25
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1911 25c ultramarine CA wmk, an almost complete sheet of 29 unmounted mint stamps with margins on 3 sides, very fine Cat. £72 £20
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1912 Australian PPC sent from Port Vila to the Charente, France with 5c green on picture side with Port Vila cds 26 Aout 12.(The date slug for 2 of 12 inverted). Some edge wear on card but scarce. £40
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1924 Registered cover to Kansas with 20c grey, 10c on 5c, 30c on 10c & 50c on 25c, all tied by French Language cds 3 Octobre 24. English language registration cachet no 215. Backstamps of Sydney, Seattle & Leavenworth. A couple of stamps with staining on perfs but a very attractive & scarce item. PH Plate 31 £60
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1925 Weapons & Idols 2f cds used Cat. £28 US £12
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1925 Weapons & Idols 75c cds used Cat. £17 US £7
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1925 Weapons & Idols 5f cds used Cat. £28 US £12
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1932 PPC "Dans la Brousse a Santo"franked 50c (5d) addressed to Noumea. Neat Vila cds. A very fine inter-colony card. PH Plate 31 £40
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1940 Registered cover to Sydney with 20c & 30c tied by Santo cds, Santo (manuscript) reg label & a black Registration cachet of Santo with number in manuscript. Transit backstamp of Vila & Sydney arrival. A few marks on back but very fine. £30
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1941 France Libre opt on u.m. sheet of 30 x 15c, the sheet split into two panes of 15, Bradbury Wilkinson imprint at base. Fine for this and a scarce multiple. Cat. £195 £60
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1941 France Libre overprint on 10c orange. A complete sheet in 3 parts, blocks of 15, 9 & 6, unmounted mint, horizontal creasing but a difficult multiple. Cat. £112 £35
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1957 10c scarlet in complete u.m. sheet of 50, folded along perfs vertically, very fresh & fine. Plate 1 in bottom margin. Cat. £62 £20
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1957 Fisherman 2f mauve cds used Cat. £21 £10
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F96, F 108-109 1963 Registered cover to New South Wales with 1957 5c & 1963 Red Cross pair, Port Vila cancels of First Day (for Red Cross pair). Arrival backstamp, very scarce (cat £35 off cover) £20
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1963-78 An accumulation of commems in complete sheets unmounted mint. With Xmas 1970 15c, 50c, 1971 Games 20c, I.C.Y. 5c, 1967 Pacific war15c & 25c (part sheets), 1963 5c & 10c (F112), 1966 Churchill 5c (2 x half sheets), 1969 Games 25c, 1969 Pentecost Is. 25c, 1971 Royal Society 65c, 1968 Bougainville 15c, 1968 Concorde 25c (2 x half sheets), 1979 40FNH on 25c Maps, 1972 Royal Silver Wedding pair, 1978 Coronation anniversary, 1969 20c Timber. A really clean lot with a high cat value. £60
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1965 I.T.U. 15c & 60c on registered cover to England from Forari with Forari cds of First Day. & Forari reg label at left. Very scarce (Cat £39 off cover) £20
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1973-78 A group of covers with French langauge adhesives from smaller offices. Lolowai cds & reg label cover to Port Vila, Longana cds & reg label on cover to New Zealand, Norsup cds & reg label on cover to Naantes, France, Melsisi cds & reg label on cover to New Zealand. Also an English language franked reg cover from Norsup to France. Regular frankings of current commems, a few small faults (mainly tone spots). A useful lot from small offices. (5) £50
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F178/181 1974 Longana cds cancels on 30c (2) & 1fr on commercial air cover to Hampshire UK. Scarce pmk. £15
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1977-8 Currency change 5c & 10c in complete sheets of 25 with full margins & coins datés. Fresh unmounted mint. Cat. £100 £25
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1886 2d violet on yellow paper dated 2 Dec 86 with embossed Arms mounted mint Cat. £20 £9
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