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FIJI - STAMPS - EASTGATE COLLECTION - 1875 SURCHARGED IN RED 6c on 3d (1 gothic, 1 roman VR), surch. in black 6c on 3d & 12c on 6d. All used. (4) £340
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FIJI - STAMPS - EASTGATE COLLECTION - 1878 DEFINITIVES used on two pages with 1d (5), 2d (3) 2d on 3d (3) & 6d (3); 1881 1/- used, 1882 5/- (2, inc. one on registered piece); 1883 4d on 1d & 4d on 2d (6, inc. a pair); 1890 4d (2); 1891/2 surch. ½d on 1d (2), 2½d on 2d, 5d on 4d & 5d on 6d (2). (32) £240
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FIJI - STAMPS - EASTGATE COLLECTION - 1915 WAR STAMP fine mounted mint with overprints INVERTED. With normal used set. SG 138/9 £1350 (4) £300
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FIJI - STAMPS - EASTGATE COLLECTION - THE BALANCE OF THE FIJI STAMPS; QV to KGV with 1871 mounted mint/unused 1d (2, plus one used), 3d (2) & 6d (3); 1872 surch. used 2c on 1d & 12c on 6d (3) plus 6c on 3d forgery; 1874 opts. 2c on 1d (2) & 12c on 6d (3); 1875 surch. in red used 6c on 3d (4, two faulty). Also later range to KGV, large embossed stamp duty dated 1911 and mixture in two circuit books. (c120) £300
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FIJI - STAMPS - EASTGATE COLLECTION - 2006-11 MINT SURCHARGE GROUP with many blocks and multiples some with Enschede imprints etc. with various errors inc. 4c on 18c Island Thrush block of four with inverted opt SG F1342c unpriced, 4c on 13c Island Thrush block of four with double opt, one inverted SG £300+, 1c on 23c Fruit Dove block of four inverted opt SG £200+, 5c on 23c Fruit Dove block of four double opt, one inverted SG £300+, 20c on 23c Fruit Dove gutter block of six (2 x 3) with middle pair surcharge omitted SG F1367a unpriced and other varieties and errors. Fine Bird thematic (Qty) £200
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FIJI - STAMPS - EASTGATE COLLECTION - FIJI LIBRARY inc. Postal Stationery of Fiji (Duberal), Fiji Stamps & Postal History 1870-75 (Rodger & Duberal) , The Postal History of Fiji 1911-52 (Rodger), Illustrated Aviation & Air History of Fiji (Jones) plus a range of non-philatelic books concerning missionary history in Fiji, Polynesia & Western Pacific, Trading, Cannibalism, Memoirs etc. (23 books or cats.) Cross Reference: LITERATURE - PHILATELIC £100
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NEW CALEDONIA - PRESTAMP MAIL, 1854-1859 - VERY EARLY MISSIONARY LETTER FROM MARE (LOYALTY IS.) - PRIVATELY CARRIED 1500 MILES TO SAMOA; Fine 25 Oct. 1854 EL (folds neatly to show internal heading alongside address panel) from Missionary "J.P. Sunderland" to Rev. Nisbet at "Lalomalava" (Samoa) with interesting news of developments on the island in the very early stages of European contacts; "We are going to visit another part of Mare and also call at Lifu and then the ship returns to Mare and...goes on to Samoa...We have all got separate cottages...At Luarna (?) they have got up a new stone chapel...We shall have the pleasure of, opening it, I believe". One of the earliest known letters from New Caledonia; we have traced an earlier one in private hands. Exhibition Item. Cross Reference: SAMOA £500
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NEW CALEDONIA - PRESTAMP MAIL, 1854-1859 - EARLY MISSIONARY LETTER (IN SAMOAN) FROM LIFU (LOYALTY IS.) - PRIVATELY CARRIED TO SAMOA; Fine 16 June 1855 EL (in Samoan; folds neatly to show internal heading below address panel) from "Sepataia" to Rev. Nisbet at "Lalomalava, Samoa" with full translation; "We are at present residing in Lifu. The King owns two large estates here...the village supplies us well...The church and the school are especially packed on Sundays...this land is very much like Samoa weather-wise...Asenati...went sight-seeing in another heathen village where they treated her courteously...[please] purchase a saw and a plane...". One of the earliest known letters from New Caledonia. Cross Reference: SAMOA £400
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NEW CALEDONIA - PRESTAMP MAIL, 1854-1859 - EARLY MISSIONARY LETTER (IN SAMOAN) FROM MARE (LOYALTY IS.) - PRIVATELY CARRIED TO SAMOA; 27 July 1855 EL (folds neatly to show internal heading below address panel) from "Tataio" in "Negone" (i.e. Negrone, the other name for Mare) to Rev. Nisbet at "Lalomalava" (Samoa); presumably with interesting news that would repay full translation. One of the earliest known letters from New Caledonia. Cross Reference: SAMOA £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - PRESTAMP MAIL, 1854-1859 - EARLIEST KNOWN (?) COVER WITH POSTAL MARKS - PLYMOUTH SHIP LETTER VIA SYDNEY - REF. FRENCHMEN EATEN BY CANNIBALS, ETC.; Fine 26 June 1856 E from New Caledonia (presumably from Noumea) to Brest in France via Sydney & G.B. with boxed "GB/1F60c" and fine Sydney handstruck "3" on the front, charged "8"(decimes) with backstamps of Sydney (15? Nov.), "PLYMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" (blue cds; 28 Feb. 1857), London & Brest. The contents (sadly incomplete but clearly written from New Caledonia in French by a missionary, include (translated); "...Someone shouts 'Ship in sight'. Back soon.... It is indeed a vessel which comes to tell me that 7 Frenchmen have been eaten by the natives of a coastal tribe (Ouailou) and that a warship, La Bayonnaise, should be going(?) from Noumea to Balade [small village on the NE tip of the island at the opposite end from Noumea] to avenge this atrocity." Believed to be the earliest known cover from New Caledonia with postal markings, and with graphic historical contents regarding continuing cannibal activities. Cross Reference: FRANCE, NEW SOUTH WALES, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, SHIP LETTERS £1,500
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NEW CALEDONIA - PRESTAMP MAIL, 1854-1859 - EARLY MISSIONARY LETTER (IN SAMOAN) FROM MARE (LOYALTY IS.) - PRIVATELY CARRIED TO SAMOA; Fine 15 July 1859 EL (in Samoan; clear filing note of "Mare" origin beside address panel) from Pastor "Mailei" at "Mare" to Rev. Nisbet at "Savaii, Samoa" with full translation; "A little report on our work in this village of Nengone...our congregation at present numbers about 31 in this village and about 34 from the other villages...even the heathens turn up...". A very early letter from New Caledonia. £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE TRIQUERA ISSUE PERIOD, 1860-1862 - TRIQUERA 10c BLACK ON LOCAL COVER - ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED - WITH THE RARE PORT DE FRANCE C.D.S.; Fine 8 Dec. 1860 linen-lined env. (Sydney stationer's imprint beneath flap; signed by Calves) to Kanala with Triquera 10c Black Local Issue (full sheet margin at top, position 9; pre-usage tear in top margin just touching top frame-line) at top left (as usual at this date) with a very fine and very rare 2-ring Noumea "PORT DE FRANCE/8/DEC./1860/NOUV. CALEDONIE" cds below (not on the stamp itself - as always for this issue - with offset of the cds on the back flap). Addressed to "Monsieur Latour, Chef du Service de Sante, Kanala" (probably Walther de la Tour, recorded as a "medecin de la Marine d'etat" at the time). This 10c Local was only in use for letters sent between Noumea and Kanala in 1860 & 1861. Believed to be one of only two truly local usages of this stamp on cover; the slightly commoner - but still very rare - recorded usages of this Triquera 10c on cover are in combination with N.S.W. Diadem 6d's (known to Victoria, France & G.B.). [One of these Combination usages (the Triquera badly damaged though tied) realised £33,600 at auction in London in Dec. 2007.] The survival rate of local New Caledonia mail of the early 1860s is understandably minute. One of the rarest of all Pacific Islands covers. [With 1998 Roger Calves certificate of Genuineness, no.21458, stating that this is the only known correct local usage of this stamp on cover, but Tony recorded one other such cover, dated 12 Oct. 1860 mentioned (but not illustrated) in a 1959 Yvert auction. Also with letter, referred to in the Calves cert., written & signed in 1998 by Georges Kling agreeing with the cover's authenticity with eight explanatory points.] Highly Important Exhibition Centre-piece. £10,000
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE TRIQUERA ISSUE PERIOD, 1860-1862 - TRIQUERA 10c GREY-BLACK (UNUSED) + 10c BLACK BLOCK OF FOUR REPRINT; Fine unused Triquera SG1 (signed "Parquet" on reverse; wide margin at top, no gum as issued); plus 10c Black top-right corner marginal Block of Four (creasing and stain in marginal areas) with RPS 1992 cert. stating that the block is "a reprint". (2 items) £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE TRIQUERA ISSUE PERIOD, 1860-1862 - VERY RARE COVER WITH N.S.W. DIADEM 6d AND 1st-TYPE NOUMEA "PORT DE FRANCE" C.D.S.; 12 Aug. 1861 env. to Scotland "via Southampton" with NSW Diadem 6d (3 good to wide margins) tied by triple-oval Sydney "NSW" (matching the 19 Aug. Sydney backstamp) and an "EDINBURGH" transit cds (or LH half of a Duplex if the 1d Red for redirection has been removed from on top of the NSW 6d?), but also having a partly fine very rare 1st-Type Noumea "PORT DE FRANCE/NOU. CALEDONIE" cds alongside. Redirected on arrival in Scotland with several backstamps; very rare usage of NSW Issues in New Caledonia. There are signs that a stamp had at one time been applied at the bottom left as well, but it is unclear if this could have been a Triquera 10c Local or a 1d Red for redirection (there are also signs of offset ink in the space at bottom left, which might suggest that a Triquera 10c fell off in transit? [From the same correspondence as a NSW/Triquera Combination cover of July 1860 - copy included.] Very rare in either case. [Offered 'as is', priced accordingly, and not returnable.] Cross Reference: NEW SOUTH WALES £500
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE TRIQUERA ISSUE PERIOD, 1860-1862 - PRIVATELY CARRIED LETTER (IN SAMOAN) FROM "LIFU" (LOYALTY IS.) TO SAMOA; Small 4 Oct. 1861 EL (in Samoan; typed translation included) from "Hosea" at "Lifu" addressed to Rev. Nisbet in "SAMOA, Malua" with brief contents stating that the writer is "Pastor from Falealili" doing God's work there and that "I am sending you my son to go to school in Malua"; presumably the boy took this letter himself on the missionary ship between the two islands (a 1,500 miles voyage). Rare early letter from the Loyalty Islands. Cross Reference: SAMOA £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - COLONIAL 'EAGLE' ISSUE COVERS, 1862-1871 - RARE 1st-TYPE C.D.S. COVERS - INC. VERY EARLY USAGE - BOTH TO G.B. WITH STAMPS REMOVED; Large part 29 Oct. 1862 E (side-flaps and lower flap removed) to Scotland with v. fine rare large 2-ring 1st-Type Noumea "PORT DE FRANCE/NOUV. CALEDONIE" cds at top left but with clear signs of removed stamp at top right; plus similar 5 June 1864 env. to London with mainly v. fine strike of the Noumea cds, and plenty of space for removed stamps, though no signs obvious; both with "LONDON/PAID" transit cds's - the 1862 cover could have been the earliest known usage of Eagle Issues in New Caledonia. Two good example of this rare early Noumea datestamp. (2 covers) £100
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NEW CALEDONIA - COLONIAL 'EAGLE' ISSUE COVERS, 1862-1871 - RARE USAGE OF 1st-TYPE "PORT DE FRANCE" C.D.S. WITH EARLY USAGE EAGLE 40c+10c FRANKING; Attractive 29 Oct. 1862 front (slight edge repairs well clear of stamps & markings) to France "Via Marseille" with Eagle 10c Bistre-brown (4 good to huge margins) + 40c Orange (3 good margins; shaved at right) tied (by strong indentations and to cover) by very fine Noumea dotted diamonds with matching v. fine boxed "PD" and rare mainly v. fine 2-ring 1st-Type "PORT DE FRANCE/NOUV. CALEDONIE" cds nearby with fair red "COL. FR./V. SUEZ AMB." cds. Rare early usage of this Issue in New Caledonia where it only became available the previous month (on 17 Sept. 1862) and the rare 50c-rate. £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - COLONIAL 'EAGLE' ISSUE COVERS, 1862-1871 - RARE EAGLES 70c-RATE COVER TO FRANCE WITH 1st-TYPE NOUMEA "PORT DE FRANCE" C.D.S.; 5 Apr. 1864 env. (very slight faults; mainly on reverse) to Lorient with Eagles 40c Orange (4 good margins) + 10c Brown Strip of Three (good to wide margins all round) all tied (by indentation & onto cover) by mainly fine Noumea dotted diamonds with very fine matching rare 1st-Type "PORT DE FRANCE/NOUV. CALEDONIE" cds and boxed "PD" nearby as well as fair red Marseilles "V. SUEZ..." cds, having a v. fine Lorient arrival backstamp (13 June). One of less than 10 Eagle covers believed to exist with this 1st-Type cds and of Exhibition Quality. £2,000
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NEW CALEDONIA - COLONIAL 'EAGLE' ISSUE COVERS, 1862-1871 - RARE 1st-TYPE NOUMEA "PORT DE FRANCE" C.D.S. ON UNPAID COVER EX RURAL PAITA CAMP TO FRANCE; Fine 21 May 1865 EL from a French Officer at the "Camp de Paita" to Ahun with a fine rare 1st-Type 2-ring Noumea "PORT DE FRANCE/NOUV. CALEDONIE" cds on the front with partial red Marseille "V. SUEZ" cds and handstruck "8"[decimes] Postage Due mark on the front. The contents (in French) concern the writer's 20-year Journal of his travels in Senegal, Reunion etc. sent unpaid because no stamps were available ("since being with the Paita detachment I have had great difficulty sending my letters...in the middle of a forest I cannot stamp my letters; it is a policeman who...takes the despatches...that is why this letter will reach you with postage due..."). Rare early letter from Paita. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS £500
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NEW CALEDONIA - COLONIAL 'EAGLE' ISSUE COVERS, 1862-1871 - RARE 2nd-TYPE NOUMEA "PORT DE FRANCE" C.D.S. ON UNPAID COVER TO SYDNEY, N.S.W. (SHIP LETTER); Small 4 Nov. 1865 env. (corner fault, light stains and opened out for display) from Noumea to Sydney with a very fine rare and early 2nd-Type 2-ring Noumea "N. CALEDONIE/*PORT DE FRANCE*"cds (only known 7 Oct. 1865 to 5 Feb. 1867, when the town's name changed to Noumea) on the front with manuscript "8"[d] Postage Due mark of Sydney with large part fine "[SHIP L]ETTER/A/SYDNEY" cds on the reverse. Strangely also endorsed "Found by W. Deane &n opened this 19/3/[18]74. WD" on the flap. One of the earliest recorded usages of this 2nd-Type cds., and a rare destination at this date. [With 1998 Behr certificate of Genuineness.] Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS, NEW SOUTH WALES £500
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NEW CALEDONIA - COLONIAL 'EAGLE' ISSUE COVERS, 1862-1871 - EAGLES 3-COLOUR FRANKING COVER TO FRANCE WITH RARE 2nd-TYPE NOUMEA "PORT DE FRANCE" C.D.S.; 7 Nov. 1866 env. (part address erased and reinstated) from Noumea to Valery Sue Somme "Via Suez" with colourful franking (all with 4 close to wide margins) for the 70c rate of Eagles 40c Orange + 20c Blue + 10c Brown tied/cancelled by very fine Noumea dotted diamonds with very fine boxed "P.D." and rare 20-ring "N. CALEDONIE/*PORT-DE-FRANCE*" cds on the front, having varied French backstamps. Exhibition Item. £850
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NEW CALEDONIA - COLONIAL 'EAGLE' ISSUE COVERS, 1862-1871 - PORT DE FRANCE (NOUMEA) COVER TO FRANCE UNUSUALLY POSTED FROM FRANKFURT; 4 June 1866 EL (folds to display internal heading alongside address panel; some stain spots, mainly on reverse & inside) from "Port de France (interesting merchant's contents mentioning monies transmitted to the addressee via bankers in Frankfurt - ref. cargoes of wine, flour etc.) to Bordeaux posted on 19 August with v. fine "FRANKFURT" cds on the front and along with "5[decimes]" charge-mark, having three French TPO and Paris cds's. Exceptional routing for a Pacific Islands cover; presumably this letter was sent inside a letter addressed to the writer's bankers in Frankfurt for forwarding by them. Cross Reference: GERMAN STATES £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - COLONIAL 'EAGLE' ISSUE COVERS, 1862-1871 - EAGLES 3-COLOUR FRANKING COVER AT THE 70c RATE TO FRANCE WITH EARLY "NOUMEA" C.D.S. USAGE; Attractive 28 July 1869 env. to Paris with Eagles 10c Brown + 20c Blue + 40c Orange all tied by fine dotted diamonds with very fine matching boxed "PD" and 2-ring "NLLE. CALEDONIE/*NOUMEA*" cds and faint red Marseille transit cds alongside, with Paris 30 Oct., backstamp. Good early usage of the first cds to include the new name "NOUMEA" (known from 1867 to 1885). Exhibition item. [Ex Howard White Oct. 1989 auction; lot 142, realised £407.] £750
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NEW CALEDONIA - COLONIAL 'EAGLE' ISSUE COVERS, 1862-1871 - EAGLES 3-COLOUR FRANKING 70c-RATE COVER WITH RARE 5c GREEN PAIR EX NOUMEA TO FRANCE; Small 16 Dec. 1870 env. to Paris with Eagles 5c Pair (rare used in N. Caledonia) + 20c Blue + 40c Orange - all with margins in places - all tied (by indentation or to the cover) by mainly very fine Noumea dotted diamonds with fine matching boxed "PD" and fair to fine 2-ring "NLLE CALEDONIE/*NOUMEA*" cds alongside, but also unusually also having a fine handstruck "4[decimes]" arrival charge (for the extra Brindisi route charge) cancelled en route; presumably because the Marseille route had just become available again with the raising of the Siege of Paris? Very few covers have been recorded with the Eagle 5c value used in New Caledonia. Exhibition Item. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS, FRANCE £1,500
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NEW CALEDONIA - COLONIAL 'EAGLE' ISSUE COVERS, 1862-1871 - UNIQUE(?) N.S.W.-FRANKED COVER TO "PORT MORTON, FIJI" WITH DIADEM 6d CANCELLED IN SYDNEY; 14 Feb. 1871 blue paper env. (professionally restored in places - one flap replaced and lower left corner tear neatly closed - and well cleaned) to E.V. Sandilands in "Port Morton, Figi" routed "via Levuka" with a NSW Diadem perf. 6d tied by a v. fine "N.S.W" triple-oval with mainly very fine 2-ring "NLLE CALEDONIE/*NOUMEA*" cds and matching boxed "PD" alongside, also having a "SYDNEY" transit cds (23 Feb.) on the reverse. Thought to be the only recorded New Caledonia cover to Fiji with NSW franking. Important Exhibition Item for both New Caledonia, N.S.W. and Fiji collectors. Cross Reference: NEW SOUTH WALES, FIJI £1,500
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NEW CALEDONIA - COLONIAL 'EAGLE' ISSUE COVERS, 1862-1871 - UNUSUAL EAGLES FRANKING COVER WITH TWO 20c BLUE PAIRS TO FRANCE FROM NOUMEA; Small 4 Mar. 1871 env. (slightly roughly opened at top) to Volonne with two Pairs of Eagle 20c Blue (close to wide margins all round except one pair cut into at top of one stamp, and one stamp of the other pair with small tear from opening the letter) all tied by fine dotted diamond cancels and by a light red Marseilles transit cds, having a very fine boxed "PD" and matching 2-ring "NLLE CALEDONIE/*NOUMEA*" cds nearby and 14 May arrival backstamp. An unusual rate and franking, thought to be confused by the different Brindisi rate during the Franco-Prussian War period. Exhibition Item. £750
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NEW CALEDONIA - NOUMEA - NAPOLEON & CERES COVERS - RARE NAPOLEON/CERES COMBINATION FRANKING ON NOUMEA COVER TO FRANCE VIA BRINDISI; Remarkable 24 May(?) 1872 env. (slight toning) from Noumea to Orleans unusually franked with Napoleon 30c Brown (rare used in the Pacific; 4 good to enormous margins, just touched at lower left corner) and Ceres 40c Orange (margins in places) both tied by fine 64-point Noumea dotted diamond cancels with fair 2-ring Noumea cds and boxed "PD" alongside as well as a mainly fine red 2-ring "COL. FR. V BRIND/A MOD" transit cds (8 July) with French backstamps. Exceptional on-cover usage of the Napoleon head issue from the Pacific in combination with the Ceres issue. Important Exhibition Item. Cross Reference: FRANCE £1,500
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NEW CALEDONIA - NOUMEA - NAPOLEON & CERES COVERS - RARE ON-COVER USAGE OF THE CERES 80c RED - VERTICAL STRIP OF THREE - TO G.B.; 9 Oct. 1873 env. (understandable edge wear for a heavy item) from Noumea to Scotland with Ceres 80c Red vertical strip of three (margins in places but rare thus) just tied by Noumea 64-point dotted diamonds with matching mainly very fine boxed "PD" and 20-ring "NLLE CALEDONIE/*NOUMEA*" cds nearby. The Ceres 80c is hard to find on cover from the Pacific and this is an unusual multiple rate. Cross Reference: FRANCE £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - NOUMEA - NAPOLEON & CERES COVERS - RARE CERES FRANKING FOR THE 70c RATE TO FRANCE - 5c STRIP OF FOUR + 25c PAIR; 1 Mar. 1874 env. (minor creasing & wear) from Noumea to Boulogne with Ceres Strip of Four 5c Green (a difficult stamp to find used in the Pacific) plus a 25c Blue Pair, all tied by 64-point Noumea dotted diamonds and the strip also tied by a fine red 2-ring Marseille "ESTABL....SUEZ" transit cds, having a v. fine Noumea boxed "PD" and partly fine 2-ring "NLLE CALEDONIE/*NOUMEA*" cds alongside. Rare franking from New Caledonia. Exhibition Item. [Plus unrelated letter from "Noumea" carried on the same ship, dated 28 Feb. 1874 on "NOUVELLE CALEDONIE...SERVICE DE LA DEPORTATION" imprint paper (interesting contents about the convicts at Ile des Pins). (2 items) £400
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NEW CALEDONIA - NOUMEA - NAPOLEON & CERES COVERS - THREE-COLOUR FRANKING CERES (5c+15c+25c PAIR) FROM NOUMEA TO FRANCE; Attractive small 6 Dec. 1874 env. (slight toning) from Noumea to Marmande at the 70c rate "Voie de Marseille" with Ceres 5c Green (scarce; 3m) + 15c Pale Brown (shaved to huge margins) + 25c Blue Vertical Pair (close to good margins except shaved at foot of lower stamp) - the 5c tied to the 15c and the pair clearly also belongs - cancelled by fair Noumea dotted diamonds with v. fine boxed "PD" and matching "NLLE CALEDONIE/*NOUMEA*" 2-ring cds alongside as well as a partly fine red octagonal Marseille "COL. F. V. SUEZ" d.s. Exhibition item. £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - NOUMEA - NAPOLEON & CERES COVERS - UNUSUAL 1 FRANC RATE CERES FRANKING (80c+4x5c) ON COVER TO FRANCE VIA BRINDISI/G.B.; 26 Jan. 1876 brown paper env.from Noumea to Bordeaux separately endorsed "Voie Angleterre/Brindisi" at the 1 franc rate with Ceres 80c Red (near 4m; slight faults) and two Pairs of the 5c Green (both 4-margins except one stamp rough at top) all cancelled or just tied by mainly fine 64-point Noumea dotted diamonds (last year of usage) with a mainly very fine matching 2-ring "NLLE CALEDONIE/*NOUMEA*" cds alongside and a red "COL. FR. V. BRIND" transit cds (7 Apr.) nearby. Rare thus. £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - NOUMEA - NAPOLEON & CERES COVERS - NOUMEA 40c-RATE CERES COVER WITH 10c+40c TIED BY 2-RING C.D.S. TO FRANCE VIA SUEZ; 28 Nov. 1876 env. to Lyons with Ceres 30c Grey-brown + 10c Brown on Rose (both with shaved to good or wide margins) tied to each other and by indentation by a fine "NLLE CALEDONIE/*NOUMEA*" cds with a similar strike alongside near a fine red 2-ring "PAQ. AN. V. SUEZ/1 MARSEILLE 1" cds. Early usage of the Noumea cds as a cancellation. Attractive. £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - NOUMEA - NAPOLEON & CERES COVERS - RARE TRANS-PACIFIC 1f 60c RATE COVER TO U.S.A. VIA HAWAII DURING STAMP SHORTAGE PERIOD; Fine and colourful 21 Mar. 1877 env. from Noumea to San Francisco franked for the 1f 40c rate by Ceres 30c Grey-Brown (5 inc. 2 Pairs; margins mostly clear) + 10c Brown on Rose (almost 4m) all tied by fair to v. fine 2-ring "NLLE CALEDONIE/&NOUMEA*" cds's with a further v. fine strike and matching boxed "PD" alongside with adjacent claret-red SF arrival "PAID" cds (5 May); carried by Pacific Mail Co. SS 'Zealandia' via Sydney & Hawaii. Unusual example of stamped mail during the second triangular frank stamp-shortage period in New Caledonia. Rare destination and franking. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA £500
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NEW CALEDONIA - NOUMEA - NAPOLEON & CERES COVERS - RARE REGISTERED COVER FROM NOUMEA TO FRANCE WITH CERES 30c GREY-BROWN; 18 Apr. 1877 env. (minor edge wear) from Noumea registered to Paris "Via Marseille" with three Ceres 30c Grey-brown (single + pair; margins mostly clear) all tied by two very fine 2-ring "NLLE/CALEDONIE/*NOUMEA*" cds's with a further very fine strikes alongside with two very fine Noumea boxed "R" marks, having a faint red "PAQ. AN. V. SUEZ/1 MARSEILLE 1" cds on the front and several French backstamps. Registered mail from New Caledonia before 1880 is very rare. Exhibition Item. Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL £500
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NEW CALEDONIA - CANALA - CERES COVER, 1876 - EARLIEST KNOWN(?) CANALA MARK - UNDATED 2-RING "N.C. POSTES/*CANALA*" COVER WITH CERES 10c+30c TO FRANCE; Remarkable 27 Oct. 1876 env. (some edge stains/wear) from Canala to Valence with Ceres 10c Brown on Rose (near 4m) + 30c Pale Brown (margins in places) both tied by a partly fine 2-ring "NOUMEA" cds but also having a partly fine rare 2-ring "N.C. POSTES/*CANALA*" cds alongside (and slightly beneath the 30c) as well as a partial red 2-ring "FR. PAQ. V. SUEZ" (Marseilles?) cds. The Canala PO opened in 1859 but no marks are apparently recorded before 1877, so this 1876 example may be the earliest Canala postmark. Rare example of the Ceres Issue used in a New Caledonian village P.O. £600
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NEW CALEDONIA - NOUMEA STAMP SHORTAGES, 1874-1877 - CASH-PAID COVER TO FRANCE WITH SUPERB C.D.S. & MATCHING BOXED "PD" MARK; Attractive small stampless 17 June 1874 env. to Paris (redirected on reverse to a convent) with superb 2-ring dotted Noumea cds and matching boxed "PD" on the front plus overstruck red "PAQ....SUEZ/A MARSEILLE 1" cds, having several French backstamps. Unusual cash-paid letter suggesting that the stamp shortages may have started as early as 1874. Exhibition Quality. £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - NOUMEA STAMP SHORTAGES, 1874-1877 - UNIQUE(?) COVER WITH DISALLOWED N.S.W. 6d & BOXED SYDNEY "INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED" TO FRANCE; Small 11 Jan. 1875 env. (small repair at top clear of stamp and marks, with some edge wear and most of top flap lost) to France (redirected on arrival) franked only by a NSW 6d Lilac which was tied by the mainly fine 2-ring red "AU ITALIE V. BRIND./MOD." transit cds (14 March), with mainly fine 2-ring Noumea stars cds alongside; the stamp was apparently accepted in Noumea but was insufficient for the "France par Sydney" route and so there is a mainly very fine boxed Sydney "INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED" mark on the front with a very fine French "15" (decimes) arrival charge, and there are several backstamps incl. "SYDNEY" 21 Jan.). Stated to have been written by the Captain of the convict ship "La Virginie" who had just taken convicts to Ile Nou. Most attractive late usage of N.S.W. issues in New Caledonia. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS, NEW SOUTH WALES, PRISONS & PRISONERS, FRANCE £1,500
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NEW CALEDONIA - NOUMEA STAMP SHORTAGES, 1874-1877 - UNPAID COVER CHARGED "8" & THEN "16" (DECIMES) TO FRANCE WITH T.P.O. DOTTED DIAMOND CANCEL; Fine small 18 June 1875 E sent unpaid from Noumea to Paris with mainly fine 2-ring dotted Noumea cds on the front with a mainly very fine 2-ring "COL. FR./ANGL. AMB. CALAIS F" cds (22 Aug.) nearby but also having the h.s. "8" cancelled both in manuscript and by two mainly fine rare "CP 1o" dotted diamonds with superb h.s. "12" alongside. Unusual unstamped cover and a rare charge-mark error made in transit on the Calais/Paris railway T.P.O. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS, FRANCE £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - NOUMEA STAMP SHORTAGES, 1874-1877 - EARLY USAGE OF THE NOUMEA TRIANGULAR STAMP-SHORTAGE "PD" MARK ON COVER TO FRANCE; 27 Mar. 1876 stampless env. to Bordeaux by the Pacific route with mainly very fine large black triangular framed "P.D/AFFRANCHI/EN NUMERAIRE/FAUTE DE/TIMBRES COLONIAUX/SCE DES POSTES NELLE CALEDIE" nicely placed on the front with matching boxed "PD" and 2-ring Noumea dotted cds, with "COL. FR/ANGL PAR CALAIS A" transit cds (24 May) and French backstamps; carried by the Pacific route. A very early example of the triangular shortage mark which is only known from 25 March 1875 to 15 July 1875. £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - NOUMEA STAMP SHORTAGES, 1874-1877 - ILE DES PINS COVER NOUMEA WITH STAMP-SHORTAGE TRIANGULAR "P.D" MARK & M/S "P D/1.10"; 27 Apr. 1876 stampless env. (two small stain marks and minor edge wear) from "Ile des Pins" (addressee's filing note on reverse) to Bordeaux "Voie Anglaise par Brindisi" with a mainly very fine large black triangular framed "P.D/AFFRANCHI/EN NUMERAIRE/FAUTE DE/TIMBRES COLONIAUX/SCE DES POSTES NELLE CALEDIE" nicely placed on the front with 2-ring Noumea cds and boxed "PD" but also, unusually having a clear manuscript "P D/1.10" (extra rate via Brindisi?) on the front cancelled in blue crayon, beside a v. fine red octagon "COL. F. V. SUEZ PAQ.F/MARS." d.s. Presumably from a convict and most unusual. Cross Reference: PRISONS & PRISONERS £240
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NEW CALEDONIA - NOUMEA STAMP SHORTAGES, 1874-1877 - NOUMEA COVER TO FRANCE VIA BRINDISI WITH TRIANGULAR STAMP-SHORTAGE MARK; 20 May 1876 stampless env. to Paris with remarkably fine large black triangular framed "P.D/AFFRANCHI/EN NUMERAIRE/FAUTE DE/TIMBRES COLONIAUX/SCE DES POSTES NELLE CALEDIE" nicely placed on the front along with matching 2-ring Noumea cds and boxed "PD", as well as a mainly fine red 2-ring "COL. FR. V. BRIND. MOD." cds. Fine example of the cash-paid stamp-shortage rate. £240
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NEW CALEDONIA - NOUMEA STAMP SHORTAGES, 1874-1877 - NOUMEA COVER TO FRANCE WITH CANCELLED "T" & TRIANGULAR STAMP-SHORTAGE MARK; 21 June 1876 stampless env. (minor wear; closed tears on reverse) to France with fine Noumea "T" in triangle mark remarkable applied in error and cancelled by a very fine 64-point Noumea dotted diamond cancel having a mainly fine large black triangular framed "P.D/AFFRANCHI/EN NUMERAIRE/FAUTE DE/TIMBRES COLONIAUX/SCE DES POSTES NELLE CALEDIE" alongside with matching v. fine 2-ring Noumea cds and boxed "PD", as well as a faint red 2-ring "COL. FR. V. SUEZ..." cds. Rare example of the dotted diamond cancel to delete a Postage Due mark. Exhibition Item. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - NOUMEA STAMP SHORTAGES, 1874-1877 - NOUMEA COVER TO FRANCE VIA BRINDISI WITH TWO TRIANGULAR STAMP-SHORTAGE MARKS; 24 June 1876 stampless env. (minor wear) to Paris (blue crayon - Noumea P.O.? - "Brindisi" on the front) with two fine to very fine large black triangular framed "P.D/AFFRANCHI/EN NUMERAIRE/FAUTE DE/TIMBRES COLONIAUX/SCE DES POSTES NELLE CALEDIE" marks upside down on the front along with matching 2-ring Noumea cds and boxed "PD", as well as a partly fine red 2-ring "COL. FR. V. BRIND. MOD." cds. Unusual cover with two strikes of the cash-paid stamp-shortage mark. £240
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NEW CALEDONIA - NOUMEA STAMP SHORTAGES, 1874-1877 - THE 2nd STAMP-SHORTAGE PERIOD (1877) - UNPAID COVER TO FRANCE CHARGED 7 DECIMES; Small 17 Feb. 1877 E (small neatly closed tear at top clear of marks) from Noumea to France sent when no stamps were available again; unpaid with v. fine Noumea "T" in triangle and matching 2-ring Noumea cds on the front as well as a mainly very fine red 2-ring "PAQ. AN. V. SUEZ/MARSEILLE 1" cds and superb "7 [decimes]" arrival charge-mark, having other French backstamps. Attractive. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - NOUMEA STAMP SHORTAGES, 1874-1877 - 2nd STAMP SHORTAGE PERIOD - HIGHEST KNOWN (16 TIMES) RATE COVER FROM NOUMEA TO FRANCE Spectacular long env. (understandable edge wear) from Noumea to Paris (printed commercial bank address) with very fine large black triangular framed "P.D/AFFRANCHI/EN NUMERAIRE/FAUTE DE/TIMBRES COLONIAUX/SCE DES POSTES NELLE CALEDIE" nicely placed on the front along with no less than 16 matching strikes of the Noumea boxed "PD" (endorsed "16" in Noumea P.O. blue crayon to show the number of rates that had been prepaid) and a very fine 2-ring Noumea dotted cds (date inverted), along with a mainly fine red 2-ring "PAQ. AN. V. SUEZ/1 MARSEILLE 1" cds, also with 3 other French backstamps. Exceptionally high letter-rate cover showing the simple method of striking the "PD" mark once for each of the 16 rates that had been prepaid. The highest recorded New Caledonia stamp-shortage rate. Important Exhibition Item. £1,000
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NEW CALEDONIA - NOUMEA STAMP SHORTAGES, 1874-1877 - UNPAID SINGLE-RATE COVER FROM NOUMEA TO FRANCE VIA BRINDISI WITH TRIANGULAR "T" MARK; 15 May 1877 E (part contents; from a Missionary?) to Marne with a 2-ring Noumea cds (part off edge) and matching v. fine "T" in triangle on the front, beside the superb h.s. "7" (decimes) arrival charge-mark, with fair red 2-ring "COL. FR. V. BRIND./A MOD." cds nearby and French backstamps. It seems that the stamp shortages continued but not everyone chose to risk prepayment without stamps. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - VILLAGE STAMP SHORTAGES, 1871-1877 - BOURAIL - RARE CASH-PAID COVER FROM BOURAIL TO FRANCE WITH TRIANGLE MARK & RARE 2-RING C.D.S.; 10 Apr. 1877 env. (some wear & dusting etc.; the address partly erased) from Bourail to Gironde with a very fine rare 2-ring dotted "M.C. POSTES/+ BOURAIL +" cds nicely placed on the front along with a very fine large black triangular framed "P.D/AFFRANCHI/EN NUMERAIRE/FAUTE DE/TIMBRES COLONIAUX/SCE DES POSTES NELLE CALEDIE" upside down on the front (over small manuscript "40c") with matching boxed "PD" and (on reverse) fair 2-ring Noumea dotted cds; also on the front is a very fine rare 1st-Type 2-ring "N.C. POSTES/+BOURAIL+" mark with manuscript "10/avril/1877" in the centre (possibly the earliest recorded example as none are noted before 1877). Exceptional village cover with the stamp-shortage mark. £500
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NEW CALEDONIA - VILLAGE STAMP SHORTAGES, 1871-1877 - CANALA CAMP DU PIN - UNPAID COVER TO FRANCE WITH NOUMEA C.D.S., ETC.; 30 Aug. 1874 EL (folds neatly to show internal heading beside address panel; minor wear) headed from "Canala Camp du Pin" to France with very fine 2-ring dotted "NOUMEA" cds (14 Sept.) on the front with fine h.s. "8[decimes]" arrival charge-mark and French backstamps; there is a faint red octagon "...SUEZ..." transit d.s. on the front as well. Good family letter from a convict reminding his wife to prepay her letters to him with stamps at the special 30c rate, etc. Cross Reference: PRISONS & PRISONERS £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - VILLAGE STAMP SHORTAGES, 1871-1877 - CANALA - RARE LOCAL COVER TO NOUMEA WITH MANUSCRIPT-DATED 2-RING MARKING; 26 Mar. 1877 E (one side-flap removed & small lower flap partly lost, some edge wear) from Canala to "The Commissioner for Mines [at] Noumea" endorsed "Aff[ranchi]. 0.25" at top left with mainly very fine rare 2-ring "N.C. POSTES/[26/Mar/77]/*CANALA*" (very early use) on the front with superb boxed "PD" of Noumea and matching partial Noumea backstamp (30 Mar.. Very little early commercial mail from the villages has survived. £500
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NEW CALEDONIA - VILLAGE STAMP SHORTAGES, 1871-1877 - ILE DES PINS - CONVICT MAIL - CASH-PAID COVER TO FRANCE VIA FRENCH P.O. IN ALEXANDRIA; 1/8 Oct. 1872 stampless env. (slight toning) from the Eschauzier correspondence (he was a known convict at Ile des Pins) to Bordeaux "Voie Anglaise" with v. fine 2-ring dotted "NOUMEA" cds (8 Oct.) and matching boxed "PD" on the front, having mainly fine backstamps (4) inc. v. fine 2-ring "ALEXANDRIE/EGYPTE" cds (16 Dec.). It was the sudden influx of Convicts that caused the shortage of stamps in New Caledonia. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: PRISONS & PRISONERS, EGYPT £300
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