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NEW CALEDONIA - WORLD WAR II MAILS, 1939-45 - WWII U.S. ARMY A.P.O. 502 (NOUMEA) COVERS - REGISTERED, RETURNED, MACHINES, DUPLEXES, ETC.; 1942/45 collection of covers/cards all with APO 502 markings incl. 1944/45 ingoing trio ex USA with returned marks ("DIRECTORY SERVICE/Given at A.P.O. 502" cds or "No Record at APO 502"; all with 'Pointing Hand' marks), 1944 regd. to US with purple 2-ring "SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. A.P.O. 502 Nr." cds's for both "UNIT 1" (Tontouta) and "UNIT 2" (Plaines des Gaie), c.1944 env. to US with "HQ....APO 502" cachet and matching boxed "ARMY COURIER/SERVICE/No." cachet, 1945 env. to "PHIBSEC, APO 358" (local), and a huge range of Duplex/Machine cancel APO 502 covers. (33 covers/cards) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MILITARY - WWII, RETURNED MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - WORLD WAR II MAILS, 1939-45 - WWII CENSORED MAIL - SERVICE SUSPENDED COVERS, RETURNED/RELEASED, ETC.; 1940/41 covers sent from Noumea (6) or Thio to Europe/USA/China/Algeria but returned due to the invasion of France etc.; Apr. 1940 Thio mourning env. to Paris with British censor label & purple 4-line French "INTERROMPUES" cachet, similar May 1940 env. ex Noumea, July/Oct. 1940 pair to Algiers/Haiphong with French 2-line "Acheminement Suspendu" marks, June/July 1940 regd. pair to France with British label endorsed "STOPPED" (address deleted) but also v. fine "RELEASED" mark or with German censor label and Paris Dec. 1945 arrival mark, May 1940 "Valeurs recouvrees" env. to Paris with British "RETURNED...CENSOR" label, and 1941 env. to USA with v. fine "RELEASED By Authority...". Plus similar service suspended 1940 env. ex Tahiti to France. Scarce lot. (9 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWII, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - SERVICE SUSPENDED, CHINA £240
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NEW CALEDONIA - WORLD WAR II MAILS, 1939-45 - WWII CIVIL CENSOR MAIL - TO AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND; 1940-44 envs. to Australia (6) or NZ (6) mostly with censor labels or marks incl. 1941 env. to the Free French Pacific Volunteers in Sydney, unusual Airmail rates/frankings (e.g. 1940 4f 50c + 2x1f to Sydney), 1941 Bourail to Tahiti redirected to Sydney and then to Canada, 1941 regd. to Sydney at 20f rate, 1944 Bourail to wounded NZ soldier, 1942 pair to NZ (one with "NOT OPENED BY CENSOR IN N.Z" & one with French censor label), etc. (12 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, AUSTRALIA, FALSE £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - WORLD WAR II MAILS, 1939-45 - WWII CIVIL CENSOR MAIL - TO FRANCE; 1940-45 covers (mostly from Noumea) to France with a great variety of Airmail rates and frankings incl. July 1940 with unusual green NC censor label at 15f 50c rate but with French return "RELATIONS POSTALES/INTERROMPUES" mark (delivered in Dec. 1945), 1945 regd. to Paris at 44f 50c rate (two 20f Green, etc.), curious Apr. 1945 env. ex "TAIOHAE" (cds's & red R label) with only 54c franking (1c+3c used in error for 1f+3f!?), May 1940 to Paris with British censor label & v. fine "RELEASED" mark, and varied Australian, German & French labels. Good lot. (12 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, MILITARY - SERVICE SUSPENDED, FALSE £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - WORLD WAR II MAILS, 1939-45 - WWII CIVIL CENSOR MAIL - TO G.B. & SWITZERLAND INC. VERY HIGH AIRMAIL RATE (378f 60c), ETC.; 1940-45 covers (mostly from Noumea) with a great variety of Airmail rates and frankings; to G.B. (8 inc. 1940 to General de Gaulle, a large commercial June 1944 env. registered with exceptional 378f 60c franking - inc. seven 50f Green - green censor labels, long 1941 env. regd. at 77f rate via Hawaii ex "PAAGOUMENA", etc.) or to Switzerland (6 inc. 1940 16f 25c via Hawaii, German censor, and 1941 59f-rate env. via Lisbon). Scarce group. (14 covers) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, SWITZERLAND £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - WORLD WAR II MAILS, 1939-45 - WWII CIVIL CENSOR MAIL - TO U.S.A. - INC. "STAMPS REMOVED BY CENSOR" MARKS, ETC.; 1940-45 covers (mostly from Noumea) to US with variety of Airmail rates and frankings incl. 1943 pair with different purple "AIR MAIL/STAMPS REMOVED BY CENSOR" marks, 1942/45 pair with v. fine boxed "SERVICE SANITAIRE" (ex Ducos Leper Hospital?), PC with 1f 50c tied by US "A.P.O. 502" Duplex, 1944 philatelic env. with "MOINDOU" s. line cancels, 1945 25f-rate ex MOINDOU, green censor labels and many Noumea covers. (15 covers + 1 card) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FALSE £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - WORLD WAR II MAILS, 1939-45 - WWII CIVIL CENSOR MAIL - TO REST OF WORLD (MOROCCO, JAPAN, SOLOMONS, BELGIAN CONGO, ETC.); 1940-45 covers (mostly from Noumea) with a great variety of Airmail rates and frankings to India (1945 returned), Japan (July 1941 Panam FAM 19/14 via Hong Kong & Hawaii), Morocco (1941/44 trio ex HIENGHENE inc. Mar. 1941 via US to Spain by Panam FAM 19/18), French Equ. Africa (via Belgian Congo; one regd. with m/s "A.R"), Solomon Is. (US APO 709; with purple "AIR MAIL STAMP REMOVED BY CENSOR"), Tahiti, Canton Is. & New Hebrides (US "N.A.B. 140"; Santo). Rare group. (11 covers) Cross Reference: BELGIAN COLONIES, AIR MAIL COVERS, MOROCCO, SOLOMON ISLANDS £240
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NEW CALEDONIA - POST-WWII MAILS, 1946-63 - POST-WAR COVERS INC. POSTAGE DUES, DAMAGED IN TRANSIT, AIRMAILS, DESTINATIONS, ETC.; 1946-63 lot inc.1954 damaged in transit env. ex Morocco with Noumea PO sealed labels, 1951/61 underpaid pair ex Australia/France with 5f or 10f + 2x50c NC Postage Dues, useful village cancels (some regd.), Airmails inc. 3x 1947 FF to Wallis & Futuna or N. Hebrides, 1946 official env. to Morocco with "CHARGE/D'OFFICE" etc.), 1946 stampless "F.M." PC to France, etc. Good variety. (31 covers) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS, AUSTRALIA £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - STAMPS OFF COVER, LITERATURE, ETC., 1860-1960 - GROUP OF FRENCH COLONIES GENERAL ISSUES USED IN N.CALEDONIA; Eagle issues to 80c, Napoleon 30c (2) & 80c (2 - both four margined), Ceres issues to 80c, 1st Peace & Commerce Issues inc. 15c Grey (2), 30c Cinnamon (25 - inc. five pairs and an irregular block of eight) and one mint 35c on Yellow block of four, 75c Carmine (5) plus a range of 'COLONIES/POSTES" issues to 1F. Majority fine. (226) £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - STAMPS OFF COVER, LITERATURE, ETC., 1860-1960 - GROUP ON LEAVES OF MAINLY 19th CENTURY ISSUES; Including rare 1860 Triquera 10c Grey-Black used (defects) unpriced by SG, probably genuine [with former c.1956 RPSL Certificate number but the actual cert. now lost], two 1876/77 triangular paid 'stamps' used, few 1877-86 French Colonies General issues used in N.Caledonia, June 1892 opts on 15c, 20c & 25c pair (on piece), Nov. 1892 issue to 1F used with a few multiples and a range of village cancels, 1900/04 Changed colours set mint, 1893 imperf military mail labels with examples from all four issues and some on coloured papers inc. a sheet of 25 and 1915/16 Red Cross Fund Surcharge mint range with several multiples, a single with double opt (SG £160) and used on 1916 PPC's (2). (few hundred stamps + 1 cover + 2 fronts + 2 cards) Cross Reference: MILITARY, MEDICAL £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - STAMPS OFF COVER, LITERATURE, ETC., 1860-1960 - MOSTLY USED RANGE ON LEAVES OF EARLY 20th CENTURY ISSUES; Collection with emphasis on village and maritime cancels, c1959 unadopted luxury proofs for 2F, 5F & 50F (air mail) values and a few 1957-60 official envs. to France franked with official stamps (few hundred stamps + 16 other items) Cross Reference: AIR STAMPS, MILITARY, NAVAL MAIL, OFFICIAL MAIL £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - STAMPS OFF COVER, LITERATURE, ETC., 1860-1960 - USED ABROAD GROUP WITH NEW CALEDONIA DATESTAMPS INC. NEW SOUTH WALES; Some NSW with legible cds (1885-99) plus a Victoria 1½d, Australia 1d or 2d Roos, KGV sidefaces inc. a 1d on a Aug. 1930 'printed matter' env. to Noumea tied by Noumea cds; plus New Caledonia stamps with Vila (New Hebrides), Levuka (Fiji), Apia (Samoa), Sydney, Newcastle or Port Kembla (Australia), Ship Letter/Paquebot cancels and a few Noumea military camp cds on loose stamps (66 stamps + 1 cover) Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, PRINTED MATTER, PAQUEBOTS £100
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NEW CALEDONIA - STAMPS OFF COVER, LITERATURE, ETC., 1860-1960 - LITERATURE (N. CALEDONIA, TAHITI, ETC.) INC. SOME NON-PHILATELIC + RESEARCH NOTES; Small group of books inc. fine 526pp h/back 2010 Chauvet/Trinquier Fr. Cols. in Asia/Oceania, fine 363pp h/back 1982 Beslu Tahiti Philately, 1980 Jamet French Cols 150 years, 1986 486pp p/back J. Caton Journal of a Convict on Ile des Pins 1871-9, etc. Plus Tony's personal hand-written note-book (with pasted in photos, etc.) listing his New Caledonia covers and others he had seen. (7 volumes) Cross Reference: LITERATURE - PHILATELIC £50
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM FRANCE, 1858-1899 - EARLIEST KNOWN (?) INGOING COVER - ADDRESSED VIA PANAMA BUT RE-ROUTED WITH "SYDNEY/SHIP LETTER" C.D.S.; Neat 26 June 1858 env. (opened out for display) to Capt. de Cintre, Commander of the "Thisbe, Station de le Nle Caledonie, Sydney par Panama" but altered to "Voie de Suez" with red "Affranchisement insuffisant"; franked by a Pair of 1853-61 40c Napoleon (close to wide margins all round) tied by v. fine Lorient "1761" dotted diamonds with matching boxed "APRES/LE/DEPART" and cds alongside; after re-routing the letter went via Marseille (29 June backstamp) and Suez but did not reach Sydney until 13 Oct. (v. fine "SHIP-LETTER/SYDNEY" backstamp) because the SS Cambrian from Suez broke down at Galle and delayed the transit by a month. Believed to be the earliest recorded stamped cover addressed to New Caledonia. [The similar Berkinshaw-Smith cover of a month later realised c.£2,000 in April 2006.] Attractive and Important Exhibition Item. Cross Reference: FRANCE, NEW SOUTH WALES £1,200
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM FRANCE, 1858-1899 - VERY EARLY INGOING COVER - CORRECTLY ROUTED WITH BRITISH P.O. "PANAMA" TRANSIT C.D.S.; 15 Oct. 1859 env. (minor edge wear) to Capt. de Cintre, Commander of the "Thisbe, Station de l'Oceanie Par Panama" franked by a Strip of Four Napoleon 1853-61 25c Blue (close to wide margins all round; very slightly over the edge at left) tied by fine Pont Scorff "2517" dotted diamonds and by red "LONDON/PAID" transit cds and black boxed "P.P." with matching cds alongside, but also having a very fine British P.O. "PANAMA" transit double-arc cds (28 Nov.) nearby. Excellent Exhibition Item. Cross Reference: FRANCE, G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, PANAMA AND CANAL ZONE, FALSE £850
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM FRANCE, 1858-1899 - EARLY INGOING COVER - ADDRESSED VIA G.B. WITH CANCELLED "P.P." & 80c RED & SYDNEY C.D.S.; Neat 29 Aug. 1859 env. (minor dusting) to Capt. de Cintre, Commander of the "Thisbe, Nouvelle Caledonie" endorsed "Voie d'Angleterre" with 1854-61 Napoleon 80c Red (touched to wide margins) tied by fine St. Jean de Brevelay "3888" dotted diamond with matching cds alongside, but also having a v. fine red boxed "P.P." cancelled and endorsed "Annule Proulere(?)" and replaced by red boxed "PD" which is endorsed "Batiment de commerce" (merchant ship); there is a very fine red "LONDON/PAID" cds on the front and a very fine "SYDNEY/N.S.W." backstamp (16 Nov.). Rare early ingoing item with remarkable postal endorsements. Exhibition Item. Cross Reference: FRANCE, NEW SOUTH WALES £750
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM FRANCE, 1858-1899 - EARLY OFFICIAL MAIL COVER FROM PARIS WITH "LEGION D'HONNEUR" CACHETS & BOXED "F.S.P." MARK; 25 Feb. 1859 E (some creasing and with a few light stains on address) from Paris to "Port de France, Nouvelle Caledonie" with fine red 2-ring "PARIS/Son. DES CONTRE-SEINGS" (official franking dept.?) cds on the front with blue "Grand Chancellier/de la Legion d'Honneur" cachets back and front and with no other postal markings except for a very fine black boxed "F.S.P" (crease), which may have been an Accountancy Mark that indicated totally free postage (Franc Sans Paiement?). Very rare early Colonial Free Mail. Cross Reference: OFFICIAL MAIL, FRANCE, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, FALSE £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM FRANCE, 1858-1899 - EARLIEST KNOWN (?) INGOING REGISTERED COVER TO NEW CALEDONIA - 2f-RATE WITH 80c(2) + 40c FRANKING; Extraordinary 23 Aug. 1861 mourning env. (overall creasing and wear but complete) from "RENNES" (cds on front) to a Sergeant of the 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment at "Port de France...Nouvelle Caledonie Voie Suez par Marseille" with Napoleon 80 c Red Pair (close to wide margins all round but with a small nick in one corner and just touched at another corner) and 20c Orange (shaved on two sides, but otherwise good to wide margins) all tied by fine "2650" Rennes dotted diamonds with red boxed "PD" and separate red "CHARGE" alongside, having a faint red boxed "POIDS" mark and French cds's on the reverse. Forwarded to "Kanala" from Noumea. Believed to be the earliest known Registered cover from or to New Caledonia. Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, FRANCE, EGYPT, FALSE £750
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM FRANCE, 1858-1899 - EARLY 50c-RATE COVER FROM PARIS TO PORT DE FRANCE; 26 May 1862 env. (ham-fistedly repaired hole - could easily be much improved - affects address and overall toning/wear; estimated accordingly) from Paris to "Port de France" with Napoleon 20c Blue Pair (margins all round, but cut in to in two places) + 10c Pale Brown (poor margins) all tied by fair Paris "A" dotted diamonds with cds alongside; annotated on reverse as having been received "23 Juillet 1862". Cross Reference: FRANCE £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM FRANCE, 1858-1899 - THREE-COLOUR FRANKING 70c-RATE COVER FROM PARIS VIA SUEZ TO "PORT DE FRANCE"; 26 Dec. 1865 env. (slight wear; part flap lost) from Paris to Noumea "Voie de Suez" with Napoleon perf. 10c Brown + 20c Blue + 40c Orange all tied by partly fine Paris "17" dotted stars with mainly fine cds and red boxed "PD" alongside, having Marseille and mainly fine 2nd-type "NLLE CALEDONIE/PORT DE FRANCE" arrival backstamp (5 Mar. 1866). Rare and attractive franking for the 70c rate via Egypt. Exhibition Item. Cross Reference: FRANCE, EGYPT £650
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM FRANCE, 1858-1899 - ATTRACTIVE 50c-RATE COVER FROM PARIS VIA SUEZ & "AUSTRALIA" TO "NOUMEA"; 12 July 1872 env. from Courtenay to a Missionary in Noumea "Nouvelle Caledonie, Australie, Voie de...Alexandrie" with Napoleon 1863-70 10c Brown + 40c Orange tied by very fine "1190" dotted diamonds with very fine cds and red boxed "PD" alongside, having v. fine 2-ring "LYON A MARSEILLE/SPECIAL" TPO cds and partly fine "NLLE CALEDONIE/* NOUMEA *" arrival backstamp (1 Oct. 1872). Rare and attractive cover. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: EGYPT, FRANCE £650
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM FRANCE, 1858-1899 - CERES ISSUE 70c-RATE COVER TO ILE NOU "VIA SUEZ" & SYDNEY WITH 10c & 25c PAIRS; 17 Mar. 1874 E (overall slight speckling) from Bordeaux (fine blue 2-ring Natural History Museum cachet on front & back) to a Missionary at "Ile Nou, Nlle Caledonie Via Suez" at the 70c rate with Vertical Pairs of both Ceres 1873/4 Issue 10c Bistre on Rose and 25c Blue tied by light dotted diamonds and so also tied by a fine "BORDEAUX" cds with red boxed "PD" alongside and a partly fine "NOUMEA" 2-ring backstamp (17 May); carried by the SS Ellora via Sydney. Exhibition Item of great character. Cross Reference: FRANCE, EGYPT £400
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM FRANCE, 1858-1899 - CERES ISSUE 70c-RATE COVER TO ILE NOU "VIA SUEZ" & SYDNEY WITH 10c & 25c PAIRS; 6 July 1874 E (reinforced folds; slight flap faults) from Bordeaux (fine blue 2-ring Natural History Museum cachet on front & back) to a Missionary at "Ile Nou, Nlle Caledonie Via Suez" at the 70c rate with Horizontal Pairs of both Ceres 1873/4 Issue 10c Bistre and 25c Blue tied by partly fine Bordeaux "532" dotted diamonds with red boxed "PD" alongside and a partly fine "NOUMEA" 2-ring backstamp (31 Aug.); carried by the SS Ellora via Sydney. Exhibition Quality.. Cross Reference: FRANCE, EGYPT £400
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM FRANCE, 1858-1899 - CERES ISSUE 1f 10c-RATE COVER TO NOUMEA "VIA BRINDISI" & SYDNEY WITH 80c & 30c; Attractive 9 Nov. 1874 env. from Gaillac to the Captain of the Convict Ship "La Virginie" at Noumea "Voie de Brindisi" at the 1f 10c rate with Ceres 1873/4 Issue 10c Bistre and 80c Red tied by light superb "1611" Gaillac dotted diamonds (matching the fine cds nearby) with red boxed "PD" alongside and a partly fine "NOUMEA" 2-ring backstamp (17 May); carried by the SS Ellora via Sydney. Exhibition Quality. [Ex Mayer, Dec. 2007, lot 378; realised £824.] Cross Reference: PRISONS & PRISONERS, FRANCE £500
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM FRANCE, 1858-1899 - UNDERPAID COVER TO NOUMEA VIA SYDNEY WITH 25c BLUE, H.S. "6" & "AFFRANCHISEMENT/INSUFFISANT"; 27 Oct. 1875 env. from "DIJON" (fine cds on the front) to Noumea "Voie Francais" [French ship] with Ceres 25c Blue tied by a v. fine "1307" Dijon dotted diamond but with cancelled red boxed "PD" alongside with large handstruck "6" and two red boxed "AFFRANCHISEMENT/INSUFFISANT" marks as the correct rate was not paid in full, having a mainly very fine "NOUMEA" 2-ring backstamp (27 Dec.); carried by the SS Sumatra via Sydney. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE COVERS, FRANCE £400
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM FRANCE, 1858-1899 - VERY RARE DOTTED "N.C. POSTES/B.M. NOUMEA. SYDNEY" BOITE MOBILE C.D.S. ON INGOING 40c-RATE COVER; 13 Mar. 1877 E (professionally silk-backed and with small fault in centre of address neatly repaired) from Bordeaux (very fine blue 2-ring Natural History Museum cachet on front & back) to a Missionary at "Ile des Pins, Nlle Caledonie Via Suez" at the 40c rate with Ceres 40c Orange tied by a fine "BORDEAUX" cds with a second strike alongside but also having a very fine locally made Noumea "N.C. POSTES/B.M. NOUMEA SYDNEY" cds on the lower flap. One of the rarest of all New Caledonia marks, previously only recorded for 1881-82. Important Exhibition Piece. Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, NEW SOUTH WALES, FRANCE, FALSE £750
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM FRANCE, 1858-1899 - CERES 40c ORANGE SINGLE-FRANKING COVER VIA EGYPT & AUSTRALIA TO NOUMEA; Attractive 24 Aug. 1877 small mourning env. (opened out for display) from Aigre to the Chief Prison Officer (of Ile Nou; see next lot) at "Noumea" with Ceres 40c Orange tied by a superb "AIGRE" cds with a second strike alongside, having various French backstamps and sent via Suez and Sydney. Rare and attractive single franking. Cross Reference: FRANCE, PRISONS & PRISONERS £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM FRANCE, 1858-1899 - CERES 40c ORANGE SINGLE-FRANKING COVER VIA EGYPT & AUSTRALIA TO ILE NOU PRISON; Attractive 21 Nov. 1877 small mourning env. (opened out for display) from Aigre to the Chief Prison Officer "a l'Ile Nou" with Ceres 40c Orange tied by a mainly very fine "AIGRE" cds with a second strike alongside, having only the red "PARIS A MODANE" TPO backstamp and sent via Suez and Sydney. Rare and attractive single franking. Plus an unused PPC of the Ile Nou Prison. (2 items) Cross Reference: PRISONS & PRISONERS, FRANCE £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM FRANCE, 1858-1899 - TYPE SAGE 35c SINGLE FRANKING COVER TO A CONVICT AT ILE DES PINS BUT ENDORSED "Decede" IN RED; Fine 13 Mar. 1879 env. from Paris to "Izere, Theodore, Deporte amnistie a l'Ile des Pins..." with 1878 Type Sage 35c Deep Brown on Yellow tied by a fine Paris cds, having French TPO and mainly fine "NOUMEA" 2-ring backstamps but endorsed in red across the address "Decede" and having a small hand-written label attached at top left of address (easily lifts to show the stamp and address) noting that the addressee had died on 4 May 1879 at the "hopital de l'Ile des Pins" (presumably applied at the Prison) with a note that he had been 67 years old. Exceptional cover sent to New Caledonia and back. Cross Reference: PRISONS & PRISONERS, RETURNED MAIL, FRANCE, FALSE £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM FRANCE, 1858-1899 - TYPE SAGE 25c+10c COVER TO MARINE SOLDIER AT NOUMEA VIA EGYPT & AUSTRALIA; Neat 25 Mar. 1879 env. (slight dusting) to a Corporal of the 3rd Marine Regiment at Noumea (redirected on arrival to "Ou Tom[?]") with Type Sage 25c+10c tied by a light cds with a very fine strike ("LIBOURNE/GIRONDE") alongside, having a fair blue Paris backstamp; routed via Suez and Sydney. Plus 1901 PPC from Marseille to Noumea's Military Hospital, but forwarded with superb blue "PUNERIHOUEN" and part blue "TOUHO" cds's endorsed "Inconnu" etc., and an unrelated 1900 letter (no env.) from Paris regarding a N. Caledonia prisoner JP Gauthier. (3 items) Cross Reference: PRISONS & PRISONERS, MILITARY £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM FRANCE, 1858-1899 - TYPE SAGE 25c COVER FROM FRANCE TO CHINA MISSENT TO NEW CALEDONIA + WWI COVER; Remarkable 8 Oct. 1899 small env. (opened out for display) from Amiens to a Missionary at "Tien chu t'ang, Hien-hien (Ho-Kien-fou)" routed "via Tientsin, China" (with stamp-sized printed label in Chinese at top left of address - presumably the address in Chinese?) with Type Sage 25c tied by a fine cds but endorsed "F.D." [Faux Direction] because also having a fine 2-ring "NOUVELLE CALEDONIE/NOUMEA" backstamp (21 Nov.) alongside v. fine octagon "LIGNE T/PAQ. FR. No.1" (27 Nov.) and "LIGNE N/PAQ. FR. No.5" (18 Dec.) d.s.'s. An attractive cover with an extraordinary story! Plus May 1915 env. to Dumbea with mainly v. fine 2-ring purple "INFANTERIE COLONIALE" military cachet and no other marks or stamp. (2 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MISSENT MAIL, CHINA, FALSE £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, 1870-1944 - AFRICA - EGYPT, MOROCCO, RIO MUNI (1905 REGISTERED VIA FRANCE) & TUNISIA; Extraordinary 1905 commercial env. registered from "KOGO, River Muni" (imprint) to France with Sower 15c Pair + 10c all tied by mainly fine to v. fine octagonal "LOANGO A BORDEAUX/L.L.No.2" d.s.'s with matching boxed "R" alongside, but redirected to "Noumea" and so with many backstamps inc. "NOUMEA" cds; plus 1907 uprated Egypt PC from Alexandria to Noumea redirected back to France, 1891 usage of the French 25c Letter-card from "KOLEA/ALGERIE" to Noumea and 1944/45 trio (Australian censor labels) to Noumea ex Morocco (2) or Tunis. Rare group. (6 covers) Cross Reference: SPANISH COLONIES, MOROCCO, EGYPT, FALSE £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, 1870-1944 - AUSTRALIAN STATES - N.S.W. - PAIR OF 6d DIADEM FRONTS ADDRESSED TO MARE (LOYALTY IS.) OR NOUMEA; 23 Apr. 1870 + c.1870 fronts (slight stain barely detracts) from Sydney (fine Duplex) or Gosford (mainly fine rayed "5" Numeral) addressed to members of the "Rossiter" family at "Mare, Iles Loyalty" or c/o a person in "Port de France) franked by NSW Diadem 6d perf. (a single or with two respectively) tied by Duplex or Numeral; endorsed "by the [Ship] Marceau" or "By first vessel from Sydney". Exceptional destination for early NSW frankings. (2 fronts) Cross Reference: NEW SOUTH WALES £300
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, 1870-1944 - AUSTRALIAN STATES - N.S.W. - 6d-RATE COVER FROM "MACLEAN" WITH 3 x 2d's TO "LIFU, LOYALTY GROUP"; 30 July 1887 env. to Lifu with NSW 2d Blues Strip of Three tied by fine "10" dotted ray Numerals with v. fine matching "MACLEAN/N.S.W" cds alongside, having a part 11 Aug. Noumea transit cds on reverse. Very early cover addressed to this remote island. Cross Reference: NEW SOUTH WALES £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, 1870-1944 - AUSTRALIAN STATES - N.S.W. - PAIR OF POSTAL STATIONERY ENVS. TO NOUMEA - ONE UNDERPAID; Commercial 1895/96 usages of different size NSW 2d Blue Emu envs. from Sydney to Noumea (first "Per Mount Kembla") cancelled by fine Duplexes; the first uprated with NSW ½d for the 2½d UPU rate, but the other not uprated and so with blue crayon "T5" and fine blue Noumea triangle "T" on the front (matching the v. fine Noumea backstamp). Good pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, NEW SOUTH WALES, POSTAGE DUE COVERS, FALSE £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, 1870-1944 - AUSTRALIAN STATES - N.S.W./W.A. - MAIL TO THIO, NEPOUI & NOUMEA (W.A. MARITIME + LATE USE NSW DIADEM); 1903 PPC (toned) to Noumea with French 10c tied by v. fine 2-ring "LIGNE T/PAQ. FR. No.6" cds landed a day later at "FREMANTLE" (cds), commercial advertising env. to Nepoui with NSW 2½d tied by v. fine Sydney Duplex, 1906 env. to Thio with NSW 2d+½d tied by Sydney cds's and long commercial 1914 env. to Noumea with NSW QV Diadem 5d Green tied by 2-ring Noumea cds's. All rare usages/destinations. (3 covers + 1 card) Cross Reference: NEW SOUTH WALES, MARITIME MAIL, FRANCE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, 1870-1944 - AUSTRALIAN STATES - VICTORIA - P.O. OFFICIAL COVER (REGD.) + P. STAT. LETTER-CARD TO NOUMEA; 30 Nov. 1892 usage of the Victoria 1d Red P. Stationery letter-card from "WINDSOR/VICTORIA" (Duplexes) to Noumea uprated with 1d+½d; plus large OHMS "STAMP OFFICE/G.P.O." env. (faults; with addressee's notes ref. stamp collecting across the address side) to Noumea with "FRANK STAMP" cancelled by a v. fine h.s. "R" with matching Melbourne regd. cds alongside. (2 covers) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, VICTORIA, OFFICIAL MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL £140
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, 1870-1944 - AUSTRALIA - FREMANTLE MARITIME, 1931 NEW CAL. P DUES COVER & WWII GROUP TO VILLAGES; 1909 env. (Colombo imprint) to Noumea with French Sower 10c(2)+5c tied by v. fine FREMANTLE cds's (Paquebot?), 1915 PC with KGV 1d (uncancelled) to Noumea with superb purple "INFANTERIE COLONIAL/BORD DU SONTAY" cachet, attractive commercial 1931 env. to Noumea with KGV 2d but underpaid so with red shield-framed "N.S.W/T/162/3" and NC 25c+60c P. Dues tied to the front by Noumea cds's, and small group of WWII envs. ex Australia (3) or Cook Is. to "Houailou" (2), "Ducos" or Noumea. Good lot. (7 covers + 1 card) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWII, AUSTRALIA, POSTAGE DUE COVERS, COOK ISLANDS £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, 1870-1944 - CHINA - PAIR OF CARDS TO NOUMEA INC. MILITARY CACHET & VAPEUR CANCEL - EX COCHIN/TIENTSIN; 1903 PPC (of Saigon) to Noumea with French INDO-CHINE 10c tied by unusual "VAPEUR No.8/COCHIN CHINE" cds with superb octagon "LIGNE N/PAQ. FR. No.8" d.s. alongside; plus 1905 PPC (stamp on picture side) from "Tientsin" to Noumea endorsed "Corps d'occupation de chine" with French CHINE 5c tied by v. fine "TIEN-TSIN-CHINE" French PO cds with Shanghai, Sydney & "VICTORIA/HONG-KONG" transits and unclear Military cachet. Rare pair. (2 cards) Cross Reference: MILITARY, CHINA, HONG KONG, TIENTSIN £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, 1870-1944 - EUROPE - BULGARIA, BELGIUM, RUSSIA, HUNGARY & ITALY (MISSENT TO NOUMEA IN ERROR FOR N.Z.); 1898-1912 cards inc. 1898 uprated usage of the 10c envelope-lettre with 10c+5c to Noumea (redirected to Paris), 1899 Italy to Auckland with v. fine small 2-ring NOUMEA backstamp (Missent!), and fine PCs to Noumea from Belgium, Russia (Astrakhan), Bulgaria & Hungary. Remarkable group. (6 cards) Cross Reference: BULGARIA, BELGIUM, RUSSIA, MISSENT MAIL £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, 1870-1944 - GERMANY - RARE RETURNED REGISTERED COVER WITH TINY RED NOUMEA(?) "REBUTS" MARKS, ETC.; Fine 22 Nov. 1884 usage of the German 10pf Red P. Stat. env. registered from Lubeck to Noumea uprated with 10pf+20pf tied by v. fine cds's with v. fine Noumea backstamp, but endorsed on back "There is no French Consul in New Caledonia" with three very fine strikes of a tiny red "REBUTS" mark on the front which was presumably struck in Noumea and rare thus. Plus printed matter rate 1907 PPC with German 5pf Green and Sydney transit backstamp to Noumea. (2 items) Cross Reference: GERMANY, RETURNED MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL, FALSE £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, 1870-1944 - G.B. - 1s-7d LATE FEE COVER WITH VERY RARE "N.C. POSTES/B.M. NOUMEA. SYDNEY" BOITE MOBILE C.D.S.; Fine 26(?) Mar. 1882 env. (Missionary Society flap; slightly reduced at ends & opened out for display) from London to a Missionary at "Lifu, Loyalty Islands, nr. New Caledonia, South Seas" with "Via BRINDISI [& Sydney]" imprint; sent at the triple 6d rate plus 1d Late Fee with 1d Lilac + 6d Grey (pl.18) + scarce 1/- Vermilion (pl.14) all tied by two quite light "L1/LOMBARD ST./L.S/7" Late Fee Paid Duplexes, and also having a very fine locally made Noumea "N.C. POSTES/B.M. NOUMEA SYDNEY" cds (10 May) and v.fine "SYDNEY" cds (3 May) on the reverse. The B.M. cds is one of the rarest of all New Caledonia marks, only recorded for 1881-82 (but see also the 1877 cover from France in a previous lot). [Gilbert Wheat's earliest cover to N. Caledonia - from this same correspondence - was dated 1884 and lacked the B.M. mark.] Important Exhibition Quality Item for both G.B. and French collectors. Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, NEW SOUTH WALES £750
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, 1870-1944 - G.B. - QV 1d POSTAL STAT. PC + KGVI WWII MAIL INC. CENSORS & "TRANS PACIFIC/SERVICE SUSPENDED" MARKS; 18 Feb. 1897 usage of the QV 1d Red P. Stat. PC to the NC Consul via "SYDNEY" (29 Mar. Duplex), and 5 rare KGVI WWII covers to Ducos, Paagoumene or Noumea (3 with 2 to Free French Forces) inc. Dec. 1941/Jan. 1942 pair at 3s-6d rate (with KGVI 2s-6d Brown and purple "TRANS PACIFIC/SERVICE SUSPENDED"), and 2 at 1s-3d rate (with Australian censors to French Forces). Rare group. (6 items) Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, POSTAL STATIONERY, Q.V., KGVI ISSUES, MILITARY - SERVICE SUSPENDED £240
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, 1870-1944 - GUADELOUPE - EARLY 10c PC RETURNED + 1939 COVER REGD. TO NOUMEA & RE-POSTED TO AUSTRALIA; 1 Aug. 1889 usage of the French Colonial 10c PC from "Pointe a Pitre" to Noumea with fine cds cancel but returned endorsed "Inconnu" with red (Noumea?) "RETOUR/A L'ENVOYEUR" and US transits; plus unusual Feb. 1939 env. registered from Basse Terre to Noumea with 1f75c + 40c tied by fair cds and then re-posted to Sydney with New Caledonia 2f+50c tied by fine Noumea cds's. Rare pair. (2 items) £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, 1870-1944 - INDIA (FRENCH P.O. IN PONDICHERRY) - RARE NAVAL CONCESSION RATE CERES COVER TO FRANCE REDIRECTED TO NOUMEA; Spectacular 4 Sept. 1874 env. (very slight wear/dusting) from Pondicherry endorsed "Correspondence militaire" (back & front; signed for a Marine on reverse) to "Camp d'Avor, Cher" (central France) with Ceres 25c Blue (close to wide margins - a little rough at foot and maybe touched) tied by both dotted diamond and partly fine 2-ring "INDE/* PONDICHERY *" cds and small red boxed "PD" and mainly very fine rare blue octagon "CORR. D'ARMEES/* PONDICHERY *" cds alongside, but redirected (one extra charge being Military mail) to "Noumea" and endorsed "P.P. Noumea" in red on the front, with several French backstamps. Endorsed on the front by the addressee as having been received on 18 Sept. 1875 (!) "par [ship] Le Curieux". Possibly Unique routing for a Ceres cover that took a year in transit. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: INDIA, REDIRECTED MAIL £750
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, 1870-1944 - INDIA (BRITISH + FRENCH P.O. IN CHANDERNAGOR) - EARLY 20th CENTURY MAIL TO THIO & NOUMEA; c.1900 usage of the French India 10c P. Stationery env. to Noumea cancelled by v. fine 2-ring "CHANDERNAGOR/INDIE" cds (year omitted), 1905 env. to Thio (Sydney backstamp) with KEVII India 1a (2)+½a tied by v. fine Bombay cds's, and battered 1906 env. to Noumea with KEVII 1a + 3pi (6; faults) on reverse tied by "CHAMRAJAPURAM" cds's with v. fine small h.s. "reexpedie" on the front. (3 covers) Cross Reference: INDIA, POSTAL STATIONERY £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, 1870-1944 - JAPAN - TRIO OF COVERS TO NICKEL MINERS IN HOUAILOU OR THIO HOSPITAL; 1902/03 trio of envs. (great array of backstamps inc. cds's of "VICTORIA/HONG KONG", Houailou, Thio, Brisbane, Sydney etc.) from Hiroshima, Yokohama or Nagasaki to Thio Hospital or Houailou(2), with Japan 10s (2) or 3s (3)+1s frankings tied by fine cds's. Rare mail to miners. (3 covers) Cross Reference: JAPAN £200
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, 1870-1944 - MALAYA (PERAK) - RARE REGISTERED ENVELOPE FROM "KAMPAR" TO THIO VIA SYDNEY; Fine and attractive 28 Apr. 1906 usage of the F.M.S. 5c Blue registered env. to "Thio" uprated with FMS 'Tiger' 5c+8c (front & back) all tied/cancelled by two very fine 2-ring "KAMPAR/POST OFFICE" cds's with fine rare boxed "R/KAMPAR/No." d.s. on the front and backstamps of Penang, Sydney (21 May) and Noumea (25 May). Remarkable destination for this. Cross Reference: MALAYA - PERAK, POSTAL STATIONERY, REGISTERED MAIL, FALSE £120
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, 1870-1944 - MAURITIUS - RARE QV STAMPED $1.60-RATE RECEIPT FOR PARCEL TO NOUMEA (+ C.G.H. 1d PC); Rare and spectacular 10 Mar. 1890 "BULLETIN D'EXPEDITION" Mauritius P.O. receipt (for "un colis" - a parcel - sent "Direct" to "Noumea" and its Customs declaration; a few reinforced corners/fold) with fine "MAURITIUS" cds and Mauritius 50c o.p. 1/- Green (single + pair) + 2c + 8c all tied by mainly fine "B53" Port Louis Numerals with printed perf. "32" label alongside; Exhibition Quality. Plus 1906 usage of the C.G.H. QV 1d P. Stat. PC to Noumea with "STEYNSBURG" c.d.s. cancel. Rare pair; very early indeed for a Parcel Post item connecting these two islands. (2 items) Cross Reference: CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, MAURITIUS, POSTAL STATIONERY, PARCEL POST LABELS £150
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NEW CALEDONIA - INGOING MAIL FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, 1870-1944 - SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BRAZIL & URUGUAY - "AR" COVER, POSTAL STATIONERY & WWII CENSORS; Attractive 1907 usage of the Uruguay 20c Blue P. Stationery regd. env. from Ciudad Nva al Sud to Noumea uprated with 5c+10c tied by fine cds with matching boxed "A.R." alongside (redirected to Toulon in France), 1907/08 pair of Uruguay 2c Blue/3c Brown P. Stat. PC usages (latter toned) also from CNS to Noumea, and 1941/44 Argentina/Panama covers to Noumea at 20c/65c+1c Tax rates (latter regd. Airmail to US Army with scarce purple 2-ring Noumea "A.P.O. 502" arrival regd. cds on reverse). Mail from S. America to New Caledonia is very elusive. (5 items) Cross Reference: PANAMA AND CANAL ZONE, URUGUAY, ARGENTINA, REGISTERED MAIL £200
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