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NEW CALEDONIA - THE VILLAGES - PEACE & COMMERCE COVERS, 1893-1908 - THIO - SPECTACULAR "AR" MARK ON 50c-RATE COVER REGISTERED TO FRANCE; 22 Oct. 1900 env. (some creases; well clear of stamp and AR mark) registered to Bourges with single P&C 50c (correct rate to France) tied by mainly v. fine blue 2-ring "NLLE CALEDONIE/THIO" cds with a further strike matching a large v. fine blue "AR" (locally made?) and boxed "R" (all of Thio) alongside, having Noumea & French backstamps plus a red 2-ring "MODANE A PARIS" TPO cds on the front. Very rare Avis de Reception cover from this small village P.O. Exhibition Item. Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL £240
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE VILLAGES - PEACE & COMMERCE COVERS, 1893-1908 - THIO - COVERS TO SAMOA, FINLAND, CONGO/SUDAN (MUCH TRAVELLED!), TUNISIA, ETC.; 1893-1903 envs. with P&C frankings; 1893 small env. (opened out for display) with 25c tied by v. fine blue 2-ring "NLLE CALEDONIE/THIO" cds redirected from France to Sudan (endorsed "Inconnu au Sudan" in red) to Senegal to Congo (127 days in all to Libreville!), 1894 genuine usage of the 15c Letter-Card to "Sfax, Tunisie" with the same blue cds, 1897/1902 pair to "Apia Savalalo" or "Helsingfors, Finland" (both with fine blue THIO cds's), and 1903 env. registered to USA with 10c+5c+15c+20c (correct 50c rate; some stamps with faults) tied by v. fine black "THIO/NELLE CALEDONIE" cds's with matching boxed "R" alongside. Unusual group. (5 covers) Cross Reference: SUDAN, FINLAND, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SAMOA £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE VILLAGES - PEACE & COMMERCE COVERS, 1893-1908 - THIO + VOH - POSTCARDS TO TURKEY, SAMOA (REDIRECTED TO THE CAROLINE IS.), FRANCE OR LOCAL; 1903/07 trio of PPCs (one real photo & one with scuffed picture side) with P&C 5c (2; one with v. fine blue Thio "T" triangle to Noumea; the other to France) or 10c (to Samoa but redirected via N.S.W. to "PONAPE/KAROLINEN" - arrival cds) all tied by mainly fine blue "THIO/NELLE CALEDONIE" cds's; plus 1903 usage of the 10c Postal Stationery PC with v. fine blue & black rare 2-ring "NLLE CALEDONIE/VOH" cds's addressed to Constantinople (with Colombo, Suez and "BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE" transit cds's. (4 cards) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, SAMOA, GERMAN COLONIES, TURKEY £160
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE VILLAGES - PEACE & COMMERCE COVERS, 1893-1908 - THE COASTAL MARITIME SERVICE CANCELLATIONS - EAST & WEST - ON COVERS/CARDS; 1904/8 pair of PPCs to France/Noumea each with P&C 5c Pairs tied by mainly very fine rare 2-ring "NLLE CALEDONIE/SCE. MME. COTE OUEST" cds's; plus 1903/14 envs. (to NSW/France - with Anniv. 15c or Cagou 10c) and 1910/13 pair of PPCs to France (with Cagou 5c or 10c) all with stamps tied by mainly very fine 2-ring "NLLE CALEDONIE/SCE. MME. COTE EST" cds's. Rare group carried by the monthly costal ship services. Plus an off-cover 5c Pair. (6 covers/cards + 1 pair) Cross Reference: NAVAL MAIL £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - EARLY POSTAGE DUES ON COVER, 1894-1910 - GENERAL COLONIAL 2nd-ISSUE 10c BROWN ON FRONT EX S. AUSTRALIA + FULLY PAID INGOING S.A. POSTCARD; Attractive 3 Dec. 1894 front from Adelaide to Noumea with SA 1d + ½d (2) tied by a Duplex but underpaid ½d and so with v. fine large 2-ring Adelaide "T/5cts" mark and French Colonies General Issue 1893-1906 Imperf. 10c Brown (good to wide margins) tied by cds; plus correctly prepaid uprated 1892 usage of the S. Australia 1d Lilac P. Stat. PC (toned) to a ship at Noumea uprated with SA ½d tied by Adelaide Squared Circle. (2 items) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS, SOUTH AUSTRALIA £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - EARLY POSTAGE DUES ON COVER, 1894-1910 - GENERAL COLONIAL 2nd-ISSUE 5c BLUE + 15c GREEN ON COVER TO NOUMEA EX NEW SOUTH WALES; Commercial April 1896 env. (Solomon & Son cachet) from Sydney to Noumea with NSW Emu 2d (2) tied by mainly fine larger 2-ring "NOUVELLE CALEDONIE/NOUMEA" cds's (presumably accidentally not posted from a ship when leaving NSW) and so with French Colonies General Issue 1893-1906 Imperf. 5c Blue + 15c Green (good to wide margins all round both but 15c just touched at lower right) tied by fine smaller "NOUVELLE CALEDONIE/+NOUMEA+" cds's. Rare usage of these two values on cover in New Caledonia. Exhibition Item. Cross Reference: NEW SOUTH WALES, POSTAGE DUE COVERS £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - EARLY POSTAGE DUES ON COVER, 1894-1910 - GENERAL COLONIAL 2nd-ISSUE 50c CLARET + 1f ROSE ON "CONSIGNEES LETTER" EX NEW SOUTH WALES; Commercial unpaid May 1896 env. (Solomon & Son cachets; slight toning) from Sydney to Noumea endorsed "Consignees Letter" on the front but with mainly fine blue triangle "T" as well and larger 2-ring "NOUVELLE CALEDONIE/NOUMEA" cds backstamps (11 May; there was no special postage concession for consignees mail at this date) and so with French Colonies General Issue 1893-1906 Imperf. 50c Dull Claret + 1f Rose on Buff (good to wide margins all round both; the 1f with marginal selvedge at top) tied by very fine smaller "NOUVELLE CALEDONIE/+NOUMEA+" cds's. Rare usage of these two values on cover in New Caledonia. Exhibition Item. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS, NEW SOUTH WALES £400
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NEW CALEDONIA - EARLY POSTAGE DUES ON COVER, 1894-1910 - GENERAL COLONIAL 50c CLARET OR 10c BROWN ON COMMERCIAL MAIL EX MAIL SHIP OR N.S.W.; Commercial unpaid 27 June 1896 env. (to Solomon & Son) posted on board the mail-ship 'Armand Behic' (from Sydney to Noumea) with the ship's very fine octagonal "LIGNE T/PAQ. FR. No.1" d.s. on the front with v. fine triangle "T" alongside and so with French Colonies General Issue 1893-1906 Imperf. 50c Dull Claret (close to huge margins all round with marginal selvedge at right) tied by very fine smaller "NOUVELLE CALEDONIE/+NOUMEA+" cds's. Plus 13 May 1898 front from Sydney to Noumea with NSW 2½d tied by Duplex with shield-framed fine "N.S.W/T/5" alongside and uncancelled 10c Grey-Brown General Issues P. Due (faults). (2 items) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS, NEW SOUTH WALES £240
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NEW CALEDONIA - EARLY POSTAGE DUES ON COVER, 1894-1910 - GENERAL COLONIAL 50c CLARET ON UNPAID COVER TO CONVICT AT "FERME" ILES DES PINS PRISON EX FRANCE; Small fine unpaid 21 June 1896 env. (opened out for display) from "CAULNES/COTES DU NORD" (v. fine cds on the front) to "M. Philouze Mathurin, religue no. 3375, A Ile Des Pins" with v. fine triangle "T" on the front but endorsed "ferme" in blue crayon (the Prison was temporarily closed after an amnesty for the 'Communard' prisoners) and so with French Colonies General Issue 1893-1906 Imperf. 50c Dull Claret (good to wide margins all round) on the reverse tied by a fair Ile Des Pins cds. Rare Postage Due cover addressed to a Convict (on parole?). Exhibition Item. [With 2012 Roumet cert.] Cross Reference: PRISONS & PRISONERS, POSTAGE DUE COVERS £360
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NEW CALEDONIA - EARLY POSTAGE DUES ON COVER, 1894-1910 - N.S.W. USED IN NOUMEA COVER WITH P. DUE CHARGE IGNORED ON ARRIVAL IN N.S.W., ETC.; 20 Mar. 1898 long commercial env. (slight toning) from Noumea to Lever Bros. in Sydney with N.S.W. 1d Red (marginal selvedge; perf. stains mainly on selvedge) incorrectly used, but tied by v. fine 2-ring "NOUVELLE CALEDONIE/NOUMEA" cds with small triangle "T" on the front, and the stamp recognised on arrival in N.S.W. (fine Sydney 26 Mar. backstamp) and not Postage Due charge raised. Plus 25 Sept. 1898(?) commercial env. ("Le Chrome...NOUMEA" imprint) to Paris with P&C 15c (4) but with no New Caledonia markings and so the stamp remarkably all tied by mainly fine MARSEILLE cds's (2 types). Rare and unusual pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE, POSTAGE DUE COVERS, NEW SOUTH WALES, FALSE £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - EARLY POSTAGE DUES ON COVER, 1894-1910 - POSTAGE DUE STAMPS SHORTAGE - UNDERPAID LOCAL COVER WITH 5c ON 4c (2) WITH DOTTED "T" TRIANGLES; 28 Jan. 1900 env. (minor wear & toning) from Noumea to "Ilot Freycinet" (off the Ducos peninsula) with P&C 5c Pair tied by fine Noumea cds's, but also with dotted triangle frame "T" mark alongside and so with a pair of P&C "N-C-E/5c" on 4c tied by Noumea cds's, each cancelled as per the emergency regulations of 29 Dec. 1899 by the dotted "T" triangle. Rare genuine usage on underpaid mail during this shortage of P. Due stamps. Exhibition Item. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - EARLY POSTAGE DUES ON COVER, 1894-1910 - POSTAGE DUE STAMPS SHORTAGE - UNDERPAID LOCAL COVER WITH 5c ON 4c (2) WITH DOTTED "T" TRIANGLES; Small fine underpaid 22 Jan. 1900 env. (with original enclosed printed calling card; unsealed for the printed matter rate) sent locally in Noumea with dotted triangle frame "T" mark on the front and so with a pair of P&C "N-C-E/5c" on 4c tied by Noumea cds's but also each cancelled - as per the emergency regulations of 29 Dec. 1899 - by the dotted "T" triangle. Rare genuine usage on unpaid mail during this shortage of P. Due stamps. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS £240
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NEW CALEDONIA - EARLY POSTAGE DUES ON COVER, 1894-1910 - GENERAL COLONIAL 5c BLUE PAIR ON UNDERPAID POSTCARD EX VICTORIA WITH "T/5c" OCTAGON; Fine 25 May 1904 PPC to Noumea with Victoria 1d tied by v. fine "MELBOURNE" cds but with v. fine matching octagon-framed "T/5c" alongside and so with French Colonies General Issue 1893-1906 Imperf. 5c Blue Pair (close to huge margins all round with marginal selvedge at right) tied by partly fine larger "NOUMEA/NELLE CALEDONIE" cds with smaller "NLLE CALEDONIE/NOUMEA" cds alongside. Rare and attractive late usage of the 1893-1906 Postage Dues. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS, VICTORIA £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - EARLY POSTAGE DUES ON COVER, 1894-1910 - VERY RARE NEW CALEDONIA 1st-ISSUE (50th ANNIVERSARY O.P.) 5c PAIR ON UNDERPAID INGOING N.S.W. COVER; Attractive commercial 5 Dec. 1904 env. (some creasing and edge wear) from Sydney to Noumea (mainly fine blue 9 Dec. backstamp) with NSW 2½d (couple of short perfs.) tied by a fine Sydney Duplex but with shield-framed "N.S.W./T/5" mark alongside and so with N. Caledonia 50th Anniversary o.p. Pair of imperf. Colonial General Issue 5c Blue Postage Due stamps (good to wide margins all round; one with slight creasing) tied by a mainly fine black Noumea cds (10 Dec.). Believed to be one of only two recorded covers with this Postage Due issue. Exhibition Item of Considerable Importance. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS £650
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NEW CALEDONIA - EARLY POSTAGE DUES ON COVER, 1894-1910 - N. CALEDONIA 2nd-ISSUE 5c ULTRAMARINE PAIR ON UNDERPAID "DEF 5/FINE 5} CENTIMES" P.C. EX N.S.W.; Fine 17 Oct. 1908 PPC (of Sydney GPO) to Noumea with NSW 1d tied by partly fine "SYDNEY" cds but also tied by v. fine boxed Sydney "DEF 5/FINE 5} 10 CENTIMES" mark and so with New Caledonia 2nd-Issue (1906) 5c Ultramarine (2) alongside tied by blue crayon "X" markings. Rare early usage of this Issue and of Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS, NEW SOUTH WALES £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - EARLY POSTAGE DUES ON COVER, 1894-1910 - N. CALEDONIA 2nd-ISSUE 10c BROWN ON UNDERPAID "DEF 5/FINE 5} CENTIMES" P.C. + FRONT EX N.S.W.; Dec. 1910 PPC (of Hunter St.) to Noumea with NSW 1d tied by very fine "WAVERLEY" cds with v. fine boxed Sydney "DEF 5/FINE 5} 10 CENTIMES" mark alongside and so with New Caledonia 2nd-Issue (1906) 10c Brown tied by blue crayon "X" marking; plus 1910(?) front to Noumea with NSW 1d (2) tied by Sydney machine and by the mainly fine boxed "DUE/DEF..." mark and with uncancelled 1906 10c P. Due. Good pair. (2 items) Cross Reference: NEW SOUTH WALES, POSTAGE DUE COVERS £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE EARLY 20th CENTURY SURCHAGES ON COVER, 1900/1906 - NOUMEA - 15c CIRCULAR O.P. P&C 30c - COVERS TO FRANCE INC. IN COMBINATION WITH "N-C-E/5" O.P. 4c STRIP; 13 Jan. 1900 commercial env. to Toulouse at 40c rate with single circ. "15" o.p. P&C 30c + marginal corner strip of Five fancy "N-C-E/5" o.p. P&C 4c showing the overprint progressively misplaced downwards into the marginal selvedge from left to right, plus 13 Jan./16 Feb. 1900 envs. (latter with address crossed out) with single circ. "15" o.p. P&C 30c; the stamps on all three covers tied by mainly very fine 2-ring Noumea cds's. Scarce lot. (3 covers) £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE EARLY 20th CENTURY SURCHAGES ON COVER, 1900/1906 - NOUMEA/"LIGNE T/PAQ. FR. No.1" - 15c CIRCULAR O.P. P&C 75c - COVER TO FRANCE WITH SHIP OCTAGON CANCELS; 18 Feb. 1901 env. (address partly re-written) to Paris (26 Mar. backstamp) at 30c rate with scarce circ. "15" o.p. P&C 75c Pair (gutter margin at left) with no Noumea marks but the stamps tied by a very fine octagonal "LIGNE T/PAQ. FR. No.1" d.s. with a further strike alongside; rare usage of these scarce stamps with the on-board ship cancellation of the S.S. 'Armand Behic'. Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL £100
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE EARLY 20th CENTURY SURCHAGES ON COVER, 1900/1906 - NOUMEA - 15c CIRCULAR O.P. P&C 1f - RARE LOCAL COVER TO BOURAIL CONVICT PRISON GOVERNOR; 17 Aug. 1901 N.C. "CABINET DU GOUVERNEUR" imprint env. to "Commandant du Penitencier Bourail" at 15c rate with circ. "15" o.p. P&C 31f (rare stamp; only 23, 793 were surcharged) tied by a fine Noumea cds with a second strike alongside. Rare genuine usage. Plus c.1905 PPC of Bourail convicts at work. (2 items) £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE EARLY 20th CENTURY SURCHAGES ON COVER, 1900/1906 - POUEMBOUT - RARE COVER REGISTERED TO FRANCE WITH 15c CIRCULAR O.P. P&C 75c PAIR PLAIN 10c; 26 Oct. 1901 env. (central crease and minor wear, all well clear of stamps and marks) registered to Clermont Ferraud (fine 21 Dec. backstamp) at 40c rate (15c postage + 25c fee) with Pair of circ. "15" o.p. P&C 75c (one with a short corner perf.) + P&C 10c all tied by v. fine scarce 2-ring "NOUVELLE CALEDONIE/POUEMBOUT" 2-ring cds's (the pair also tied by red French transit TPO cds) with a further strike alongside with rare matching boxed Pouembout "R" mark; there is a Noumea 30 Oct. backstamp. Rare village usage of this issue and exceptional on registered mail. Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE EARLY 20th CENTURY SURCHAGES ON COVER, 1900/1906 - NOUMEA - COVERS WITH 1899 OR 1902 SURCHARGES (INC. DUBOIS 25c DIAGONAL O.P.); Feb. 1901 env. to the Chief Warder of the Prison at Ile des Pins (fine arrival cds on front) with 1899 P&C o.p. 4c with plain 10c, 24 Jan. 1901 unsealed small (calling card) local env. with 1899 5c on P&C 4c with Surcharge Inverted, 1902 env. with both 1902 o.p. P&C values (15c on 40c + 5c on 30c), 1902 env. registered to Egypt with 1902 o.p. 5c (4) + 15c (2), and battered 1903 env. to Sydney (redirected locally on arrival) with 1899 5c on P&C 4c (5; 1 on reverse; one with corner fault) + diagonal o.p. "NLLE/CALEDONIE" Dubois 25c (corner fault); all the stamp on all the covers are tied by mainly fine 2-ring Noumea cds's. Scarce group. Plus 1905 PPC of the Ile des Pins Prison used with P&C 10c to France. (6 covers/card) Cross Reference: NEW SOUTH WALES, PRISONS & PRISONERS £260
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE EARLY 20th CENTURY SURCHAGES ON COVER, 1900/1906 - 50th JUBILEE ISSUE - RARE VILLAGE USAGES - DUMBEA & KOUAOUA - CARD + COVER TO FRANCE; 15 May 1906 PPC (busy Noumea quayside) with 10c tied by light cds with matching mainly fine rare blue 2-ring "NLLE CALEDONIE/+DUMBEA+" cds (year in purple manuscript) alongside; plus Oct. 1903 mourning env. (address partly erased) with 15c tied by partial cds with second partly legible matching rare 2-ring "NLLE CALEDONIE/* KOUAOUA*" cds alongside, both with French arrival marks. Good pair showing the two rates. (2 items) £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE EARLY 20th CENTURY SURCHAGES ON COVER, 1900/1906 - 50th JUBILEE ISSUE - RARE VILLAGE USAGES - KOUMAC & NEPOUI - LOCAL COVERS (ONE REGD.) TO NOUMEA; 1 Nov. 1903 env. with 15c Strip of Three (triple internal rate) tied by partly fine blue "NOUVELLE CALEDONIE/KOUMAC" cds's (dates inverted) with a further strike alongside; plus 29 Mar. 1904 env. (from "Nickel Corporation") with rare 1f single-franking tied by partial "NLLE CALEDONIE/*NEPOUI*" cds with second mainly fine strike alongside with matching rare blue boxed Nepoui "R" mark. Both with Noumea backstamps. Rare pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE EARLY 20th CENTURY SURCHAGES ON COVER, 1900/1906 - 50th JUBILEE ISSUE - NOUMEA - OVERSEAS COVERS WITH MIXED FRANKINGS INC. GOLD O.P. 10c, ETC.; 1903/05 pair of envs. at the 25c rate to France/Switzerland (contrary to regulations; this issue was intended for internal use only) with gold o.p. P&C 10c (single or pair respectively) along with sideways "15" surcharge Jubilee 20c or plain P&C 5c; all tied by fine Noumea cds's; the latter with v. fine Swiss "SUMISWALD" arrival cds and octagonal "LIGNE N/PAQ. FR. No.8(?)" d.s. on the front. (2 covers) Cross Reference: SWITZERLAND £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE EARLY 20th CENTURY SURCHAGES ON COVER, 1900/1906 - 50th JUBILEE ISSUES - NOUMEA - INTERNAL RATE (INC. REGISTERED) COVERS; 1904/06 covers /cards from Noumea inc. plain 5c (on picture side of PPC), home-made letter-card (ex "St. Vincent") with sideways "15" surcharge 20c, env. with 10c+4c Pair + 1c sideways surcharge on 2c, and commercial env. (Bank imprint) registered to Bourail with sideways surcharge "15" on 50th Jubilee 20c with plain P&C 25c; all stamps tied by mainly fine Noumea cds's and the regd. item with the 15c also tied by Noumea boxed "R". Good lot. (5 covers/cards) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE EARLY 20th CENTURY SURCHAGES ON COVER, 1900/1906 - 50th JUBILEE ISSUE - RARE VILLAGE USAGES - POINDIMIE - LOCAL COVER + RARE UPRATED REGD. PC; 2 May 1904 env. to "Koumac" with single 30c (double internal rate) tied by very fine "POINDIMIE/NELLE CALEDONIE" cds with a further strike alongside; plus remarkable 26 May 1904 registered usage of the plain Dubois 10c Postal Stationery PC uprated (for the regd. AR 45c PC rate) to Noumea with Jubilee 15c + 20c tied by v. fine "POINDIMIE..." 2-ring cds's with matching boxed "R" alongside. Rare pair. (cover + card) strike alongside with matching rare blue boxed Nepoui "R" mark. Both with Noumea backstamps. Rare pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE EARLY 20th CENTURY SURCHAGES ON COVER, 1900/1906 - 50th JUBILEE ISSUE - RARE VILLAGE USAGE - LOCAL THIO COVER REGISTERED LOCALLY; 24 Sept. 1903 philatelic env. (central vertical crease just clear of stamps) registered locally within Thio with Jubilee values (7) from 1c to rare 1f plus Jubilee s/ways surcharge 10c on 15c & 4c on 5c all tied by mainly fine scarce blue 2-ring "THIO/NELLE CALEDONIE" cds's with matching v. fine Thio blue boxed "R" mark alongside. Colourful and rare local registered mail. [With 1970 RPS cert.] Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE CAGOU & LATER ISSUES ON COVER, 1905-38 - NOUMEA - "AR", VALEURS RECOUVREES COVERS/RECEIPT + MONEY ORDER SENT TO CHINA; Fine rare 1919 env. regd. to France with 5c + 15c (2) tied by cds's with very fine rare octagon-boxed Noumea "AR" and early blue paper "NOUMEA/R No.[424]" part manuscript regd. label, 1921 AR form (some faults) for a letter to "KONE/NLLE CALEDONIE" (v. fine cds), fine and unusual 1930 PO "VALEURS RECOUVREES" env. with 30c tied by cds to Paris, and fine rare 1932 "MANDAT POSTALE" for 900f with 75c tied by boxed Noumea "AR" with v. fine "THAI-BINH/TONKIN" arrival cds etc on reverse. Rare group. (4 items) Cross Reference: POSTAL ORDERS, REGISTERED MAIL, CHINA, FALSE £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE CAGOU & LATER ISSUES ON COVER, 1905-38 - NOUMEA - REGISTERED MAIL COLLECTION - TO URUGUAY, NORFOLK IS., WWI FRENCH FORCES, ETC.; 1908-28 covers inc. mail regd. to Austria (1913; Cagou 5c x3 + varied P&C Numeral 05/10 surcharges), French soldier in "Secteur 114" (1915), Norfolk Island (1916 with 1f Green sole franking), Switzerland (1920; Cagou 15c x4 with v. early blue "NOUMEA/R" label), France (4; 1921 blue cds's, 1925 wrapper with 50c+1f), etc), Uruguay (1927; 1f+2f), NZ (1928), USA (1908 single 35c) & Australia (2; 1912 10c+15c+35c + 1928 single 3f on 5f). Good lot. (13 covers) Cross Reference: NORFOLK ISLAND, URUGUAY, MILITARY - WWI, REGISTERED MAIL £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE CAGOU & LATER ISSUES ON COVER, 1905-38 - NOUMEA - LETTER-RATE MAIL + PARCEL RECEIPTS - TO NORWAY, THAILAND, HONG KONG, ST. PIERRE, ETC.; 1905-28 covers to a good variety of unusual destinations incl. Bahamas (1921), Hong Kong (1915), Hungary (1913), Morocco (1925 stampless official), Australia 1905 PPC, 1919 redirected from France with Unable to Deliver marks & 1926 endorsed "T. 2 francs"), Hungary, Norway (1928), St. Pierre & Miquelon (1905 PP{C via US with "O.S.2." mark), Thailand (1906 PPC), and USA (1905/32 trio). Plus 7 to France/GB inc. Postal Stat. envs. & 1937 5f Airmail single franking, local c.1908 Telegram EL, and rare trio of Parcel receipts (2 for local 1913/5 N. Caledonia Rail parcels & one for 1926 PO parcel to France with Cagou 10c. Good lot. (24 items) Cross Reference: HONG KONG, THAILAND/SIAM, NORWAY, CANADA £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE CAGOU & LATER ISSUES ON COVER, 1905-38 - BOURAIL, CANALA & KOUMAC - REGISTERED MAIL TO SWITZERLAND/FRANCE; Fine 1913-29 quartet of commercial envs. registered to Switzerland - 25c Block of Four tied by mainly fine purple 2-ring "CANALA" cds's with v. fine matching boxed "R" alongside - or to France (3; 1913 with single 35c tied by mainly v. fine purple 2-ring "NOUVELLE CALEDONIE/KOUMAC" cds with matching v. fine boxed "R" alongside, similar 1916 env. with 25c tied by BOURAIL cds, and 1929 with 50c single + Pair tied by v. fine CANALA cds's with matching boxed "R/CANALA/NOUVELLE CALEDONIE/No." alongside. Scarce group of registered village covers. (4 covers) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE CAGOU & LATER ISSUES ON COVER, 1905-38 - MARE (LOYALTY IS.) + NEHOUE - REGISTERED MAIL TO POLAND(!) OR FRANCE; 1922 env. with single 1f Green franking tied by mainly fine 2-ring "MARE/NELLE CALEDONIE" cds with v. fine rare matching Mare boxed "R" alongside with a fine Warsaw backstamps; rare destination! Plus 1908 env. regd. to France with Cagou 2c+4c(2)+5c+10c(2) (correct 35c rate) all tied by fine blue 2-ring NEHOUE cds's with v. fine matching blue Nehoue boxed "R" alongside. Rare pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, POLAND £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE CAGOU & LATER ISSUES ON COVER, 1905-38 - OUACO + [ILE] OUVEA - RARE EARLY VILLAGE "AR" REGISTERED COVERS TO FRANCE; 1 Nov. 1915 env. from Ouaco (a shopkeeper) to Gentilly endorsed "AR" with Cagou 10c (3)+5c (correct rate with AR fee paid in cash) tied by mainly fine purple 2-ring "OUACO/NELLE CALEDONIE" cds's with a further v. fine strike and matching boxed "R" alongside; plus 23 May 1912 env. from Ouvea to Melbourne endorsed "Recommande AR" with Cagou 5c (2)+10c (5) - correct rate for 25c postage + 25c reg. fee + 10c AR fee - all tied by mainly fine 2-ring "NLLE CALEDONIE/* ILE OUVEA *" cds's with a further mainly v. fine strike and matching boxed "R" alongside as well as a fine octagon-boxed (Noumea?) "AR" mark. Exceptional and rare pair of village Avis de Reception covers. (2 covers) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, AUSTRALIA £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE CAGOU & LATER ISSUES ON COVER, 1905-38 - PAITA, PONERIHOUEN, THIO & VOH - REGISTERED MAIL TO SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND & FRANCE; 1907-30 covers all sent registered; to Sweden (1925 with 1f+50c with boxed "R/POUNERIHOUEN/NOUVELLE CALEDONIE/No." mark), Switzerland (1907 with 25c pair and v. fine blue 2-ring cds and matching blue boxed "R"), and France (1929/30 pair of covers with boxed "R" marks of "PAITA" or "[VOH]" - rare manuscript type - and 1929 front with boxed "R/VOH" handstruck type). Good lot from small villages. (4 covers + 1 front) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE CAGOU & LATER ISSUES ON COVER, 1905-38 - VILLAGE LETTER MAIL COVERS - BOURAIL TO OUVEA; 1905-32 covers/cards with a good variety of frankings ex smaller villages: Bouloupari (1912), Bourail (1906), Canala (1907), Kaala-Gomen (1906), La Foa (1921; local env. with Cagou 15c with P. Due 5c), Lifou (1917 front), Lifou We (1932; unrecorded type?), Mare (1905 + 1932), Moindou (2; both 1915) & Ouvea (1912). Mainly to France or local, but incl. Switzerland & Australia. Plus rare toned 1912 PO Telegram form with v. fine blue 2-ring "NEHOUE" cds. Good lot with very little duplication. (11 covers/cards, 1 front & 1 telegram) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE CAGOU & LATER ISSUES ON COVER, 1905-38 - VILLAGE LETTER MAIL COVERS - PAGOUMENE TO YATE; 1905-32 covers/cards with a good variety of frankings ex smaller villages: Pagoumene (1915; with rare Red Cross o.p. Cagou 10c), Paita (1910 to Algeria), Pam (1912/14 PPC/env. with blue or black "NLLE CALEDONIE/PAM" cds's), Poindimie (1914), Ponerihouen (194), Teoudie (1911/13 PPCs pair), Thio (1917/20/28 trio with all-different cds types), Voh (1917 purple cds on PPC & 1931 black cds on front) & Yate (1925 PPC with part cds strike). Mainly local mail but some to France and one to Switzerland. Plus 1915/29 trio of receipts from Paita PO or Railway (2). (13 covers/cards, 1 front & 3 receipts) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, RED CROSS £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE CAGOU & LATER ISSUES ON COVER, 1905-38 - KOUAOUA + POUEMBOUT - 25c-RATE NICKEL-MINERS COVERS TO KOBE IN JAPAN; Jan./Mar. 1911 pair of envs. with Cagou 25c Blue tied by mainly fine blue or black 2-ring "NLLE CALEDONIE/KOUAOUA" cds's addressed to "Kobe, Japan" (Noumea & Kobe backstamps); plus similar 25c cover to Kobe (Noumea backstamp only) with stamp tied by mainly very fine 2-ring "POUEMBOUT/NLLE CALEDONIE" cds. All with second cds strike alongside the stamps. Rare mail from the Japanese nickel miners in New Caledonia. (3 covers) Cross Reference: JAPAN £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE CAGOU & LATER ISSUES ON COVER, 1905-38 - MARITIME - FRENCH 'SOWER' USAGE, NSW "LOOSE SHIP LETTER" & YOKOHAMA/MARSEILLE CANCEL; 1912 PPC (corner fault) from Noumea to Paris with Cagou 1c+4c+5c on the picture side tied by a very fine "YOKOHAMA A MARSEILLE No.8" cds, commercial 1916 env. (superb "GRAND CINEMA CALEDONIEN" oval cachet on back) to Sydney oddly with French 'Sower' 25c Blue tied by Noumea cds, and May 1926 env. (faults) to France with Cagou 30c (short-lived rate) tied by "SYDNEY" cds with fine double-oval "LOOSE SHIP/* LETTER *" (closed tear) alongside. Rare trio. (2 covers + 1 card) Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, AUSTRALIA £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE CAGOU & LATER ISSUES ON COVER, 1905-38 - SERVICE MARITIME COTE - RARE LATE TYPE C.D.S. WITH BOXED "R" MARK ON COVER TO GERMANY; Spectacular philatelic env. to Frankfurt with Cagou/Rade values (7) + 1f Blue all on front plus 1f Green on reverse all tied by fair to fine 2-ring "SCE MME COTE/NELLE CALEDONIE" cds's with further v. fine strikes (with manuscript months) back and front, but also with v. fine rare boxed "R/TOUR DE COTES/NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE/No.[38]" on the front. From the final period of the coastal mail service; this cds is the rarest of the coastal ship cancels and was only in use from 1925. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE CAGOU & LATER ISSUES ON COVER, 1905-38 - WWI CIVIL CENSOR MAIL - TO REUNION, MEXICO &SWITZERLAND; 1917/18 envs. with Cagou frankings and varied censor labels (French, British, Mauritian & Mexican); registered to Mexico & Switzerland (2; one with fine "MARE/ILES LOYALTY" cds's & boxed "R"), and letter-rates to Reunion (with scarce 2-ring NLLE CALEDONIE/HYENGHENE" cds's; via Mauritius) and Switzerland (with 2-ring "NLLE CALEDONIE/SCE MME COTE EST" cds's). Rare group. (5 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWI, REUNION, MEXICO £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE CAGOU & LATER ISSUES ON COVER, 1905-38 - THE RED CROSS SURCHARGES OF 1915 - REGISTERED & VILLAGE CANCEL COVERS, ETC.; 1915-18 envs. with varied Red Cross surcharge frankings inc. 1917 regd. pair ex Noumea to Gilbert & Ellice Is. (Tarawa) or France (each with blue R labels; the latter a very large type), 1917 local env. with 15+5c marginal imprint Block of Four tied by v. fine "MARE/ILES LOYALTY" cds's, and single 10+5c's ex KOUAOUA, MOINDOU & VOH (mainly fine 2-ring cds's). Plus 3 PPCs with single 10+5c's ex Noumea (one with Edith Cavell label), and 1915 fronts with 10+5c's tied by blue POUEBO or black VOH cds's. Village usages are rare. (6 covers, 3 cards & 2 fronts) Cross Reference: RED CROSS, REGISTERED MAIL, GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS, FALSE £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE CAGOU & LATER ISSUES ON COVER, 1905-38 - WWI/LATER - F.M./S.M. MAILS INC. CANAQUES TROOPS IN FRANCE, NAVAL MAIL, MILITARY CACHETS, ETC.; 1914-24 covers all sent by free service mail (with regimental/naval cachets) or with Sower "F.M." issues used in Noumea; inc. 1916/7 FM stampless trio from France with "CANAQUES"/"PACIFIQUE" troops' cachets, 1914 pair regd. from OUBATCHE (fine blue cds's) to Algeria (FM Sower 10c + Cagou 5c+10c x2) or from Noumea to Paris (4x Sower FM 10c's), 1915/7 stampless quartet ex Noumea with different Military cachets (inc. purple 2-ring "HOPITAL MILITAIRE/CAMP de MAILLY"), 1917 pair (one with contents) ex Noumea (cds) or "Thio" with fine circ. "[Anchor]/SERVICE A LA MER" cachets, and local 1921 env. with Sower FM 10c ex Noumea. Good lot. (12 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY £240
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE CAGOU & LATER ISSUES ON COVER, 1905-38 - POSTAGE DUE COVERS - FROM FRANCE & AUSTRALIA + TO AUSTRIA - WITH P. DUE STAMPS; 1929 env. ex France to Noumea via GB but underpaid with London "3D/F.B/E" mark and NC 1906 15c(2) + 1926 3f on 1f P. Dues tied by cds's on the front, 1936 env. underpaid ex Noumea to Vienna with Austria 30g pair + 20g tied by cds's on the front, and 1939 env. ex Australia with 1d+2d beside a v. fine Melbourne octagonal "T/331/3c" mark with NC 1928 50c+1f P. Dues tied by Noumea cds's on the front. Rare and attractive group. (3 covers) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, FRANCE £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE CAGOU & LATER ISSUES ON COVER, 1905-38 - 1930s AIRMAILS - INTERNAL ROFFEY FLIGHTS + OVERSEAS MAILS INC. SCIPIO WRECK COVERS; 1931 Roffey flights covers (4; with unofficial "PAR AVION" on the stamps) Noumea to Thio + regd. trio from THIO/VOH/PAGOUMENE to Noumea/France/Mexico, 6/7 Aug. 1936 pair of envs. (usual faults) ex Noumea to Paris each with v. fine Scipio wreck "AVION ACCIDENTE" on the front, and useful 1934/39 range of overseas Airmail covers from Noumea (5; to France, Australia or India), and from the villages to France (5; ex Bourail, Houailou, Paita, Lifou - "WE"-removed cds - or Thio). Plus an unused PPC. Good lot. (16 covers + 1 card) Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL, AIR MAIL COVERS £240
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NEW CALEDONIA - THE CAGOU & LATER ISSUES ON COVER, 1905-38 - 1930s MAILS - REGISTERED, VILLAGE CANCELS, MILITARY, PAQUEBOTS, DESTINATIONS, ETC.; 1930-39 covers/cards with a wide variety of frankings and cancels incl. regd. covers (MARE to Tahiti, NOUMEAx2, PAITAx4 inc. stampless PO Official & YATE), Military (4; 3 local "F.M." o.p. frankings + stampless SM to Paris), boxed "BUVEZ le/CAFE..." slogans (3; one to Java), Naval (2; oval French "DUMONT-D'URVILLE" cancel + "U.S.S./ASTORIA" Duplex), LOOSE SHIP LETTER or PAQUEBOT/SYDNEY cds's (3), Dutch naval oval cancel, and scarce village cancels. Plus 5 PO receipts with PAITA cds's (3 also with s. line "PAITA" marks). (28 covers, 4 cards & 5 receipts) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, MARITIME MAIL, ADVERTISING ENVELOPES, AUSTRALIA £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - WORLD WAR II MAILS, 1939-45 - LOCAL INTER-ISLAND MAIL - CIVIL CENSORS, VILLAGE CANCELS, POSTAGE DUE, MILITARY, ETC.; 1939-45 commercial covers inc. 1941 90c-rate env. with fine/v. fine scarce 2-ring "SCE MME COTE [removed]/NLLE CALEDONIE" cds's, 1942/4 pair with pink/white censor labels (ex Touho or Pouembout), 8 covers with faint to v. fine purple 3-ring "CENSURE ALLIEE/NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE" cachets, 1944 underpaid env. ex "KOUMAC" via various villages (backstamps) with 1928 60c P. Dues (3) tied by fine "HOUAILOU" cds's, 1940 HOYA cds on PO AR receipt, official stampless quartet (with v. fine 1942? purple boxed "SERVICE SANITAIRE", "FRANCE LIBRE" boxed cachet, "GENDARMERIE...POYA" cachet, or POINDIMIE Municipal cachet), and a range of village cancels. (22 covers, 1 front & 1 receipt) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS, MILITARY - WWII, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MARITIME MAIL £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - WORLD WAR II MAILS, 1939-45 - AUSTRALIAN ("ROBIN FORCE") & FRENCH FORCES' MAIL - CENSORS, VILLAGE MARKS, ETC.; Rare 1941/42 group of 7 envs. from/to the 111-man short-lived (6 months only) Australian "Robin Force" inc. 6 stampless envs. to Australia with BOURAIL or NOUMEA(4) cds's or with "USAPS/A.P.O. 502" Duplex and an ingoing env. ex Sydney returned endorsed "EVACUATED"; plus 1940/43 trio of stampless envs. to France(2) local address with NOUMEA (2) or YATE cds's and French Military cachets (and unused PPC of French troops arriving at Noumea). Rare lot. (10 covers + 1 card). Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA £500
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NEW CALEDONIA - WORLD WAR II MAILS, 1939-45 - THE WWII NEW ZEALAND FORCES MAIL COLLECTION - A.P.O. & CENSOR MARKS, ETC.; 1942-44 covers with a wide range of the blue/red/purple/green "N.Z.E.F./NO.../N.Z. A.P.O. 150" circular marks; the full set with Nos. 1 (2; Noumea?), 2 (4 + 1 front; Noumea - inc. hand-drawn coloured cover), 3 (Moindah), 4 (Poya), (5; Noumea - all in green), 6 (3; Bourail), 7 (4; Noumea?), 8 (2; Ouaco), 9 (2; Bourail Racecourse) & 10 (Noumea?); plus local NZ forces covers (4; 3 stampless Free - one with PO letter ref. stamps - one stamped as regd.), ingoing env. ex NZ with rare boxed Noumea "NOT IN NZ. FORCES/N.Z.A.P.O. 150" cachet, a local telegram cover, etc. Good study. (31 covers + 2 fronts) Cross Reference: NEW ZEALAND, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, FALSE £500
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NEW CALEDONIA - WORLD WAR II MAILS, 1939-45 - WWII - U.S. NAVAL FORCES MAIL INC. REGISTERED, RETURNED, CENSOR, DUPLEX, MACHINE MARKS; 1942/44 mainly stampless OAS covers with a wide range of marks inc. ingoing 1944 env. regd. from French Oceania with varied scarce US Naval backstamps (inc. two 2-ring Efate "203 BR." types) [ex Stan Jersey], 1943 env. regd. with US 15c ex Tontouta "MarAir-25, F MarAirWing" to US, 1943 3-ring "PASSED BY/NAVAL CENSOR" ex Ile Nue, various "U.S./NAVY" Duplexes (inc. 1943 returned ex Australia, 3-ring red censor, "THE MARINES/HAVE LANDED" or "WE ARE THE/MARINES" types, etc. Plus a group of 9 unidentified US APO items, and rare pair of 1945 V-mail pictorial Easter/Xmas greetings forms. Good variety. (23 covers + 2 V-mails) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVAL MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, FALSE £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - WORLD WAR II MAILS, 1939-45 - WHITE POPPY PROJECT COVERS INC. ONE OF TWO KNOWN "PROJECT WHITE POPPY BR." C.D.S.'s; Rare Nov. 1942 env. ex New Hebrides (regd. with Naval Censor; 6c P. Stat. env. with 1c x3 + 3c x4 tied/cancelled by targets) to US with transit backstamps inc. v. fine v. rare purple 2-ring "NEW YORK N.Y./PROJECT WHITE POPPY BR." cds (one of two recorded); plus Oct./Dec. 1942 long envs. with the "White Poppy" under-cover return addresses with 3-ring Naval Censor or Marines/Have Landed Duplex. Very few covers with this code-name for New Caledonia have been recorded. (3 covers) [The cds cover is ex Stan Jersey; Cavendish Nov. 2001, lot 191; realised £504.] Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MILITARY - WWII, NAVAL MAIL, FALSE £300
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