Showing items in category Gilbert and Ellice Islands, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1935 3d 'Silver Jubilee' U/M block of four with FLAGSTAFF RE-ENTRY. SG 38. 1935 3d brown and deep blue 'Silver Jubilee' unmounted mint block of four showing the FLAGSTAFF RE-ENTRY from Row 1/2. SG 38. £125.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1935 1/- 'Silver Jubilee' U/M with FLAGSTAFF RE-ENTRY. SG 39. 1935 1/- slate and purple 'Silver Jubilee' in unmounted mint condition showing the FLAGSTAFF RE-ENTRY from Row 1/2. SG 39. £150.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1938 (circa) 'Coronation' trio on registered cover used at ABAIANG. 1938 (circa) registered cover addressed locally bearing Coronation trio (SG 40-42) tied by un- dated POST OFFICE/ABAIANG cancels with black boxed R/TARAWA/G&E I.C./NO.... h/s at left. (Vernon type 17). £50.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1938 (circa) 'Coronation' trio on registered cover used at ABEMAMA. 1938 (circa) registered cover addressed locally bearing Coronation trio (SG 40-42) tied by superb individual un-dated POST OFFICE/ABEMAMA cancels with violet boxed R/TARAWA/G&E I.C./NO...... h/s at left. (Vernon type 17). £50.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1938 (circa) 'Coronation' trio on registered cover used at ANANUKA. 1938 (circa) registered cover addressed locally bearing Coronation trio (SG 40-42) tied by undated POST OFFICE/ANANUKA cancel with violet boxed R/TARWA/G&E.I.C./No.... h/s at left. (Vernon type 17). £50.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS - 1969 'POST OFFICE TARAWA PAID' cover to UK. 1969 (JAN.18.) use of larger cover registered to UK without stamps having been struck by violet POST OFFICE TARAWA/PAID/ G & E.I.C. handstamp. £28.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1911 1/2d green mint SPECIMEN. SG 8. 1911 1/2d green 'Pandanus Pine' adhesive in very fine mint condition struck SPECIMEN in black. SG 8. £35.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1911 1d carmine mint SPECIMEN. SG 9. 1911 1d carmine 'Pandanus Pine' adhesive in very fine mint condition struck SPECIMEN in black. SG 9. £35.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1911 2d grey mint SPECIMEN. SG 10. 1911 2d grey 'Pandanus Pine' adhesive in very fine mint condition struck SPECIMEN in black. SG 10. £35.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1928 6d rate registered cover to Austria used at OCEAN ISLAND. 1928 (MR.31.) registered cover addressed to Austria bearing 1d, 2d and 3d adhesives (SG 16, 28 and 30) tied by OCEAN ISLAND cds's. £85.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1912 (circa) 'Pandanus Pine' set on cover to UK used at POSTAL DEPARTMENT. 1912 (circa) cover addressed locally to the Marshall Islands bearing the 'Pandanus Pine' series (SG 8-11) tied by large violet POSTAL DEPARTMENT cancels (Proud type D3) used from Ocean Island. Scarce strikes. £250.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1912 1/2d green mint GUTTER marginal block of four. SG 12. 1912 1/2d green in a fine mint top central GUTTER marginal block of four. A scarce format. Some perf separation at top. SG 12. £10.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1951 2d 'UPU' cover to UK used at SYDNEY ISLAND. 1951 (JA.28.) cover addressed to UK bearing 2d grey 'UPU' adhesive (SG 60) tied by scarce d/r POST OFFICE/SYDNEY ISLAND cds. (Proud type D3). A very scarce genuine use of this UPU stamp at Sydney Island. £135.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1946 2d rate cover to UK used at MAIANA. 1946 (OC.11) cover to UK (some odd tone spots) bearing 2d adhesive tied POST OFFICE - MAIANA cds. £28.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1949 1d 'Wedding' cover used locally at NANUMEA. 1949 (OC.3.) use of locally addressed cover to Vailupu bearing the 1d 'Silver Wedding' adhesive (SG 57) tied by POST OFFICE/NANUMEA cds. A scarce genuine village use of this wedding stamp. £135.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1946 registered 'Victory' adhesive cover to USA used at TARAWA. 1946 (DEC.16.) registered cover addressed to USA bearing 1d and 3d (x2) 'Victory' adhesives tied by POST OFFICE TARAWA cds (Proud type D8-scarce) with additional difficult straight lined R.No…..TARAWA registered h/s alongside. £65.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1946 5d rate registered cover to Australia used at OCEAN ISLAND. 1946 (FEB.28.) registered cover addressed to Australia bearing 5d adhesive tied by POST OFFICE/ OCEAN ISLAND cds (Vernon type 26). £45.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1939 3d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR' cover to USA used at OCEAN ISLAND. 1939 (DEC.27.) cover addressed to USA bearing 'GV' 3d adhesive tied by OCEAN ISLAND cds and struck by violet boxed GILBERT AND ELLICE/ISLAND COLONY/PASSED BY CENSOR h/s at left. (Little type 3b). A scarce early use. £165.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1939 'OFFICIAL POSTAGE FREE'
registered OHMS cover to Australia. 1939 (AU.17.) registered use of small sized OHMS manilla stampless envelope addressed to Australia cancelled by GENERAL POST OFFICE/OCEAN ISLAND cds with scarce oval OFFICIAL/ POSTAGE/FREE handstamp at left. £65.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1940/50's 'RADIO FORM 1/RADIO TELEGRAPHS' unused form. 1940-50's black on cream RADIO FORM 1/GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS COLONY/RADIO TELEGRAPHS form in fine unused condition. Unusual piece of official stationery. £45.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1941 'PASSED BY CENSOR' cover to USA used at OCEAN ISLAND. 1941 (MAY.11.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d and 2 1/2d adhesives tied by GENERAL POST OFFICE/OCEAN ISLAND cds with a fine strike of the scarce violet boxed PASSED BY CENSOR…… handstamp at left (Little type H3b) and with black on white OPENED AND PASSED BY CENSOR/IN NEW ZEALAND label at left applied in transit tied on the front by violet PASSED BY CENSOR NZ/2 strike used at Auckland. £150.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1939 1 1/2d IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF blkx4 from printers waste. 1939 1 1/2d IMPERFORATE PROOF block of four printed in deep olive brown and black (SG type 8) on dark buff paper with additional "KGVI" oval head impression made sideways across stamps. Ex. printers waste and a very scarce multiple. £450.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1950 (circa) FORMULA air letter with 3d+5d adhesives added officially. 1950 (circa) dark blue on greyish FORMULA air letter in fine unused condition with 'KGVI' 3d and 5d adhesives officially added. £50.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1907 1d 'NZ' rate postcard use to UK used at FANNING ISLAND. 1907 (OC.11.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Women and Child' bearing New Zealand 1d 'universal' adhesive tied by FANNING ISLAND cds. £225.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1918 3d rate cover to Australia used at OCEAN ISLAND. 1918 (JE.27.) cover addressed to Australia (light crumpling) bearing a fine marginal strip of the 1/2d green adhesive tied by GPO/OCEAN IS cds's. A scarce genuine use. £125.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1912 'Pine' set on local cover used at BUTARITARI ISLAND. 1912 (MAR.12.) cover addressed locally to the Marshall Islands bearing the 'Pandanus Pine' series (SG 8-11) tied by large violet BUTARITARI/ISLAND cancels (Proud type D1). Arrival cds on front and reverse. £95.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1925 4d rate registered cover to UK used at TARAWA. 1925 (AP.16.) registered (Wilson) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d, 1 1/2d and 2d adhesives tied by GPO/TARAWA ISLD cds (Proud type D4) with scarce violet boxed R/TARAWA G.E.I.C. h/s below. (Proud type R2). Not easy to find. £150.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1937 1 1/2d rate cover to Australia used at FUNAFUTI. 1937 (NO.2.) cover addressed to New South Wales in Australia bearing 'GV' 1/2d and 1d adhesives tied by POST OFFICE/FUNAFUTI cds's (Proud type D6). A scarce genuine use. £165.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1937 1d 'NZ' health stamp cover to Australia used at FANNING ISLAND 1937 (25.XI.) cover addressed to Geelong in Australia bearing New Zealand 1d 'Health' stamp (SG 598) tied by light magenta FANNING ISLAND cds. £75.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1911 2d (x2) on piece cancelled by FUNAFUTI s/l cancels. 1911 (JUN.10.) piece bearing 2d grey (x2) adhesives (SG 10) cancelled by very rare FUNAFUTI straight lined cancels struck in violet (Vernon type 4a but unlisted by Proud) with additional large violet GENERAL /POST OFFICE/FUNAFUTI/ISLAND strike over both. (Proud type D1). Very scarce strike in use from June 10th 1911 until early in 1913. £120.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1911 1d carmine with scarce AEOLUS manuscript maritime cancel. 1911 1d carmine 'Pandanus Pine' issue (SG 9) with manuscript 'Aeolus - 22/2/12 - HC' applied. The S.S.Aeolus was a German warship which visited the Gilbert Islands between 1912 and 1913. Noted by Vernon in his handbook. £120.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1938 1 1/2d 'Coronation' cover to Canada used at MARAKEI. 1938 (circa) cover addressed to Canada bearing 1 1/2d 'Coronation' adhesive tied by fine POST OFFICE/MARAKEI cancel. A nice solo use. Proud type D3. £75.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1937 'Coronation' cover to UK used at P.O.NONOUTI ISLAND. 1937 (circa) cover addressed to UK bearing the 'Coronation' trip each individually tied by scarce violet P.O.NONOUTI/ISLAND rubber cancels. £75.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1924 multi franked registered cover to Italy including 'pine' set. 1924 (FE.9.) registered cover addressed to Italy bearing the 'Pine' set (SG 8-11) alongside 2 1/2d and 4d 'key plates' tied by GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS/COLONY cds's. £125.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1924 multi franked registered cover to Italy. 1924 (MY.29.) registered cover addressed to Italy bearing 2d and 2 1/2d 'pine' issue adhesives (SG 10+11) tied alongside 1/2d, 1d and 3d 'key plates' tied by GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS/ COLONY cds's. £85.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1945 6d rate PASSED BY CENSOR/No.1 cover to USA used at FANNING ISLAND. 1945 (FEB.15.) registered cover addressed to USA bearing 6d adhesive tied by POST OFFICE/FANNING ISLAND cds with boxed R/FANNING ISLANDS h/s and scarce black boxed GILBERT AND ELLICE/ ISLANDS COLONY/PASSED BY CENSOR/No.1 handstamp. £90.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1942 'AMERCIAN BASE FORCES/APO 915' censor cover to USA. 1942 (APR.18.) cover addressed to USA bearing US 3c adhesive pair tied by AMERICAN BASE FORCES/APO 915 cds and with ringed PASSED BY/761/ARMY CENSOR strike at left. A scarce use by US troops stationed in the Gilberts during WWII. £60.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1919 1d 'War Tax' (x6) cover to Australia. 1919 (MR.28.) use of long 'O.H.M.S.' cover registered to Australia (some light tone marks) bearing three 1d red 'War Tax' adhesive pairs making up the 6d rate tied by GILBERT & ELLICE IS/COLONY cds's with red on cream R/OCEAN ISLAND label at lowewr left. Blue BRISBANE arrival cds on front. A very scarce genuine registered use of these war stamps on cover. £150.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1950 underpaid local cover with 2d 'Postage Due' added at FANNING IS. 1950 cover addressed locally to the Fanning Cable Station bearing 1/2d pair tied POST OFFICE/ FANNING ISLAND. Marked 'T2d' in pencil with 2d 'Postage Due' added (SG D2) affixed below and similarly cancelled with 7.MAR.50 dating. £225.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1936 3d (x2) 'Silver Jubilee' use on registered cover to Samoa. 1936 (AP.36) reg'd cover to Samoa bearing 1935 Silver Jubilee 3d adhesive pair each tied by GILBERT AND ELLICE/COLONY/GPO TARAWA cancels (Vernon type 2a) struck in violet' ink & with boxed R/TARAWA G.E.I.C. reg'd h/s at left. £165.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1946 local 'OHMS' cover use used at MARAKEI. 1946 (AP.3.) stampless ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE cover addressed locally to the Chief Postmaster on Ocean Island cancelled by d/r POST OFFICE/MARAKEI cds. £55.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1938 (circa) cover to USA used at NANUMEA. 1938 (circa) cover addressed to USA bearing 'GV' 1/2d, 1d and 1 1/2d adhesives each tied by neat POST OFFICE/NANUMEA cds's. Proud type D2. £150.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1935 'Silver Jubilee' first day cover. 1935 (MY.6.) first day cover addressed locally bearing the 'Silver Jubilee' set of four (SG 36-39) tied by GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS/GPO/OCEAN IS cancels. Scarce. £110.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1935 'Silver Jubilee' registered first day cover to USA. 1935 (MY.6.) illustrated registered first day cover addressed to USA bearing the 'Silver Jubilee' series (SG 36-39) tied by GPO/OCEAN ISD cds's. £120.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1921 1/2d 'War Tax' use with 1 1/2d adhesive to Honolulu from FANNING ISLAND 1921 (AU.21.) cover addressed to Honolulu bearing New Zealand 1 1/2d adhesive tied in combination with the 1/2d 'War Stamp' by light FANNING ISLAND cds. A scarce use of this 'War Stamp' in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. £150.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1938 1d rate local cover used at ABAIANG. 1938 cover addressed locally bearing 'GV' 1d violet adhesive (vertical fold) cancelled by POST OFFICE/ABAIANG cancel with TARAWA transit cds at left dated 3.AU.38. A scarce internal cover from Abaiang. £200.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1929 1 1/2d rate cover to USA used at TARAWA. 1929 (MY.22.) commercial cover addressed to USA bearing 1 1/2d adhesive pair tied by GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS/TARAWA/COLONY cds (Tarawa unclear). £75.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1935 4d 'NZ' adhesive used on cover to USA and cancelled FANNING ISLAND. 1935 (NO.6.) cover addressed to USA (lightly affected by damp/faults) bearing a copy of the New Zealand 4d violet 'head' adhesive tied by FANNING ISLAND cds. Priced accordingly. £35.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1908 'NZ' 1d rate cover to UK used at FANNING ISLAND. 1908 (JA.30.) cover addressed to UK bearing New Zealand 1d universal adhesive tied by scarce FANNING ISLAND cds with additional strike alongside. £250.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1912 (circa) cover to USA used at POSTAL DEPARTMENT. 1912 (circa) cover addressed locally to USA (central folds) bearing the 'Pandanus Pine' series (SG 8-11) tied by large violet POSTAL DEPARTMENT cancels (Proud type D3) used from Ocean Island. Scarce strikes. £200.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1911 1/2d (SG 8) struck by part red S.S.MUNIARA maritime handstamp. 1911 1/2d green 'Pandus Pine' adhesive (SG 8) cancelled by near complete diagonal strike of the S.S.MUNIARA maritime handstamp applied in red. This Burns steam ship was used between Australia and Gilberts until it was wrecked off Ebon Island in 1913. £85.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1924 (circa) local 1d rate cover used at ABEMAMA. 1924 (circa) local cover addressed to Betio in Tarawa bearing 1d violet adhesive (corner fault) cancelled by scarce G.P.O./ABEMAMA ISLd cds (Proud type D5) dated FE.20. but as usual without the year slug. A rare internal genuine use. £225.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1965 FORMULA air letter use to UK with rubber TARAWA/PAID handstamp. 1965 (MAY.11.) dark blue on blue FORMULA postal stationery air letter addressed to UK and cancelled by violet rubber POST OFFICE TARAWA/PAID/G & E.I.C. cancel. £30.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1950 local 1d 'Postage Due' cover. 1950 (NO.13.) local cover bearing 1/2d adhesive tied by POST OFFICE/TARAWA cds and marked due to underpayment by 'T.1d' in blue manuscript with 1d green 'Postage Due' added (SG D1) and similarly cancelled. £120.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1939 3d rate cover to Canada used at FANNING ISLAND. 1937 (circa) cover addressed to USA bearing 1 1/2d 'Coronation' adhesive tied by black rubber GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS/P.O.BERU/COLONY cancel. (Proud type D4). Scarce use. £40.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1923 2d rate cover to Australia used at FUNAFUTI. 1923 (AU.5.) commercial cover addressed to Australia bearing 1/2d right gutter marginal block of four cancelled by GPO/FUNAFUTI ISLD cds with additional strikes alongside. (Proud type D5). A rare usage. £180.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1920 2d rate cover to New Zealand used at TARAWA. 1920 (DE.4.) cover addressed to New Zealand (a little aged) bearing 2d adhesive tied by GPO/ TARAWA/COLONY d/r cds with red SYDNEY barred transit b/s. £85.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1944 6d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/No.1' cover used at FANNING ISLAND. 1944 airmail cover to USA from the 'Cable and Wireless Station' on Fanning Island bearing 3d adhesive pair tied FANNING ISLAND and with black boxed PASSED BY CENSOR/No.1 handstamp at lower left. £90.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1919 registered cover to UK with scarce WAR TAX issue use. 1919 (DE.30.) registered 'Wilson' cover to UK bearing 4d and 6d adhesives (SG 17+19) in combination with the scarce 1d red 'War Tax' adhesive (SG 26) by rare GPO/FUNAFUTI ISLD d/r cds struck in 'violet' ink. £165.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1911 2d grey struck by ABEMANA ship h/s. 1911 circa use of 2d grey 'Pandanus Pine' adhesive (SG 10) cancelled by complete diagonal strike of the ABEMAMA ship cancel in violet. Scarce. £60.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1921 registered cover to USA used at OCEAN ISLAND. 1921 (JA.6.) registered (Meister) cover addressed to USA bearing 1d and 5d adhesives tied by light GPO/OCEAN ISLD cds with red on white imperforate R/OCEAN ISLAND/G & E.I.C./No. registered label at left. £65.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1947 2d rate cover to UK used at CANTON ISLAND. 1947 (JUN.12) cover to UK (some odd tone spots) bearing 2d adhesive tied by CANTON ISLAND - POST OFFICE cds in violet. £28.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1948 registered cover to UK used at LITTLE MAKIN. 1948 (JA.6) long reg'd cover to UK bearing combination of 'GV' 4d & 'KGVI' series to the 1/- tied by POST OFFICE/LITTLE MAKIN cds's. £75.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1948 registered cover to UK used at ARORAE. 1948 (MR.31) long reg'd cover to UK bearing combination of 'GV' 4d & 'KGVI' series to 1/- tied by POST OFFICE/ARORAE cds's. £75.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1948 registered cover to UK used at ARANUKA. 1947 (DE.31) long reg'd cover to UK bearing combination of 'GV' 4d & 'KGVI' series to 1/- tied by POST OFFICE/ARANUKA cds's. £75.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1948 registered cover to UK used at MARAKEI. 1948 (JA.12) long reg'd cover to UK bearing combination of 'GV' 4d & 'KGVI' series to the 1/- tied by POST OFFICE/MARAKEI cds's struck in violet. £75.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1948 registered cover to UK used at OCEAN ISLAND. 1948 (FE.28) long reg'd cover to UK bearing combination of 'GV' 3d and 'KGVI' series to the 1/- tied by POST OFFICE/OCEAN ISLAND cds's. £45.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1947 registered cover to UK used at ABEMAMA. 1947 (DE.31) long reg'd cover to UK bearing combination of 'GV' 4d & 'KGVI' series to 1/- tied by POST OFFICE/ABEMAMA cds's. £75.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1948 registered cover to UK used at ABAIANG. 1948 (JA.7) long reg'd cover to UK bearing combination of 'GV' 3d & 'KGVI' series to 1/- tied by POST OFFICE/ABAIANG cds's. £75.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1938 1d rate local cover used at NANUMAGA. 1938 'Ross' cover addressed locally bearing 'GV' 1/2d pair tied by fine POST OFFICE/NANUMAGA rubber cancel (Proud type D2) with OCEAN ISLAND arrival b/s dated 12.DEC.38. Nanumanga was formerly called Hudson Island is only about a square mile in size. Mails are very scarce as in 1934 the population was said to be only 468 with no Europeans. £120.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1945 censor cover to USA from Cable and Wireless station at Fanning. 1945 (MAR.2.) cover addressed to USA marked 'Cable and Wireless Ltd' origin bearing 1/2d and 2 1/2d adhesives tied POST OFFICE/FANNING ISLAND and struck at left by large black boxed GILBERT AND ELLICE/ISLAND COLONY/PASSED BY CENSOR/No.1 h/s. £120.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1938 'Coronation' trio local registered cover used at ABAIANG. 1938 Circa registered cover addressed locally bearing Coronation trio (SG40-42) tied by un-dated POST OFFICE/ABAIANG cancels with black boxed R/TARAWA/G&E.I.C./NO.... h/s at left. (Vernon type 17). £50.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1939 OFFICIAL/POSTAGE/FREE official registered cover to USA. 1939 (AU.10.) use of small sized stampless O.H.M.S. manilla envelope registered to USA and cancelled by GENERAL POST OFFICE/OCEAN ISLAND cds with large part of the black oval OFFICIAL/POSTAGE/FREE h/s at right. (Proud PD1). This exceeds the lastest known use of this handstamp by one day. £50.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1941 'GV' 1/2d pair used at NUI on local cover to Ocean Island. 1941 cover addressed locally (J.Ross) bearing 1/2d adhesive pair tied by POST OFFICE/NUI cancel (Vernon type 19) with s/r GENERAL POST OFFICE/OCEAN ISLAND arrival b/s dated 21.JU.41. £125.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1945 1/- rate cover to UK used at FUNAFUTI. 1945 (JUL.27) cover to UK bearing 1/- adhesive tied by violet POST OFFICE FUNAFUTI/ GILBERT & ELLICE ISLAND COLONY cds (Vernon type 26). £55.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1947 OFFICIAL/G.E.I.C./PAID h/s on official cover to USA. 1947 (MY.1) use of stampless O.H.M.S. envelope (133x180mm) addressed to USA & cancelled by d/r POST OFFICE/TARAWA cds with the scarce OFFICIAL/G.E.I.C./PAID (Vernon type P7) h/s alongside in black having `Fiji' removed at top from the h/s taken whilst the Colony Government was in Fiji during the war. £85.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1947 registered 'Victory' FUNAFUTI cover to UK. 1947 (OC.31.) registered cover addressed to UK (Wells) bearing 'Victory' 1d (x2) and 3d adhesives tied by POST OFFICE/NANUMGA cds (Proud type D3) with violet boxed G&E.I.C./ FUNAFUTI/ R.No…. Registered h/s below. £35.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1950 local cover with 2d postage due applied at TARAWA. 1950 (AU.14.) philatelic stampless cover addressed locally to Bairiki a town on Tarawa Island marked 'T.2d' in red manuscript and with 2d scarlet 'postage due' (SG D2) added and cancelled POST OFFICE/TARAWA. £120.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1950 inward cover from Germany with 3d 'Postage Due' added. 1950 (13.1.) cover addressed to 'Louis Screiber' in USA from Germany but re-directed to the Gilbert and Ellice Islands but with no additional postage added the cover is marked 'T/3d' on arrival in manuscript and with 3d brown 'Postage Due' added (SG D3) and cancelled by POST OFFICE/BUTARITARI cds. A rare use of this due on cover. £375.00 |
;) ;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1936 registered cover to USA with 'Silver Jubilee' 1/- usage. 1936 (AU.13.) registered 'Meister' cover addressed to USA bearing the 1935 'Silver Jubilee' 1/- adhesive (SG 39) tied by GPO/OCEAN ISLAND cds with boxed R/OCEAN ISLAND/G & E.I.C. boxed h/s at lower left. Shows violet VERTICAL LINE FROM ROUND TOWER variety at right. (Printers Guide Line). A scarce single use of this 1/- value on cover. £110.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1936 cover to Samoa with 'Silver Jubilee' stamps used at TARAWA. 1936 (AP.23.) registered cover addressed to Samoa bearing 1 1/2d (x2) and 3d 'Silver Jubilee' adhesives (SG 37+38) tied by GPO TARAWA ISD cds struck in 'violet' ink (Proud type D4) with boxed R/TARAWA G.E.I.C.handstamp at lower right. SYDNEY transit b/s. £90.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1937 OFFICIAL POSTAGE FREE h/s on OHMS cover from OCEAN ISLAND. 1937 (DE.9) Long black on white stampless O.H.M.S. envelope addressed to Hawaii & cancelled by GILBERT & ELLICE/GR/OCEAN COLONY cds with light oval OFFICIAL/POSTAGE/ FREE h/s applied below. Two vertical folds not affecting strikes. £75.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1912 registered OHMS cover to Australia used at OCEAN ISLAND. 1912 (SP.26.) registered long type cream O.H.M.S. envelope addressed to Australia bearing the Pine' 1d, 2d and 2 1/2d adhesives (SG 9-11) together with 'key plate' 1/2d, 5d, 6d and 1/- issues (SG 12, + 18-20) tied by GILBERT ELLICE ISLANDS/PROTECTORATE/GPO/OCEAN IDS cancels with straight lined OCEAN ISLAND h/s at left used for registration. A scarce official cover with a rare array of adhesives. £285.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1945 PASSED BY CENSOR cover from FANNING ISLAND. 1945 (MAR.22.) cover addressed to USA marked from Cable Station on front and bearing 3d adhesive tied by POST OFFICE/FANNING ISLAND cds and struck by scarce black boxed GILBERT AND ELLICE/ ISLAND COLONY/PASSED BY CENSOR.No.1 handstamp. £120.00 |
;) ;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1951 DAMAGED BY WATER cover to UK from CANTON ISLAND. 1951 (circa) long cover addressed to UK (vertical fold at left) bearing 'KGVI' 2d adhesive tied by weak CANTON ISLAND cds and struck on the front by black two lined DAMAGED BY/WATER instructional handstamp. £150.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1938 cover to UK cancelled by rubber P.O.BERU cancel. 1938 registered cover addressed to UK bearing the 'Coronation' trio (SG 40-42) tied by the rubber GILBERT AND ELLICE/P.O./BERU cancel. (Proud type D4) with REGISTERED/MELBOURNE b/s dated 2/MY.38. £45.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1912 1d pair used at POSTAL DEPARTMENT. 1912/13 circa piece bearing GV 1d pair tied by complete GILBERT & ELLICE ISLAND PROTECTORATE/ POSTAL/DEPARTMENT cancel struck in violet. (Proud type D3). £45.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1911 'Pandanus Pine' set (SG 8-11) used at BUTARITARI ISLAND. 1911 'Pandanus Pine' series of 4 tied to individual pieces by superb violet BUTARITARI ISLAND cds's (Proud type D1) dated 12.MR.1912. SG8-11. £65.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1911 6d (SG 6) used at FUNAFUTI ISLAND. 1911 6d (SG 6 - surface fault) tied to piece by a complete strike of the scarce large violet FUNAFUTI/ ISLAND cancel dated 2.JUL.1911. (Proud type D1). £50.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1911 5d (SG 5) used at FUNAFUTI ISLAND. 1911 5d (SG 5 - surface fault) tied to piece by a complete strike of the scarce large violet FUNAFUTI/ ISLAND cancel dated 2.JUL.1911. (Proud type D1). £80.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1911 2 1/2d (SG 4) used at FUNAFUTI ISLAND. 1911 2 1/2d ultramarine (SG 4 - small fault) tied to piece by a complete strike of the scarce large violet FUNAFUTI/ISLAND cancel dated 2.JUL.1911. (Proud type D1). £50.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1911 2d (SG 3) used at FUNAFUTI ISLAND. 1911 2d grey (SG 3) tied to piece by a complete strike of the scarce large violet FUNAFUTI/ISLAND cancel dated 2.JUL.1911. (Proud type D1). £45.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1911 1/2d (SG 1) used from BUTARITARI ISLAND. 1911 1/2d green (SG 1) tied to piece by full BUTARITARI/ISLAND cds dated 24.JAN.1911. (Proud type D1). A scarce stamp so used. £80.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1937 registered cover to UK bearing 'Coronation' trio. 1937 (JU.17.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing the 'Coronation' trio tied by GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS/BUTARITARI/COLONY cancels. £35.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1975 3c postal stationery letter card unused. Very scarce. 1975 3c brown and black on cream 'POST OFFICE LETTER CARD/GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS' letter card in fine unused condition. Very scarce. £250.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS- 1975 3c PS Letter Card cto's from BUTARITARI. 1975 (NO.17.) cto'd use of 3c pictorial letter card addressed to UK and uprated with 2c adhesive. Error of year slug 97 for 75. Elusive item. £75.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1950 POSTAGE DUE cover. 1950 (NO.13) stampless cover addressed locally marked in manuscript 'T 2d' & with two examples of the 1d green 'Postage Due' added (SG D1) & tied by individual POST OFFICE/ TARAWA d/r cds's. Scarce. £180.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1938 POSTED OUT OF COURSE cover. 1938 (APR.4) sreg'd cover to UK bearing the `Coronation' trio tied by individual GILBERT AND ELLICE IS/POST OFFICE/OCEAN ISLAND cds (Vernon type 15) with blue on white R/ LONDON/NO label at left & struck by black boxed POSTED OUT/OF COURSE instructional h/s at right with manuscript endorsement `No Charge' & initalled. £85.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1933 1d cover from FUNAFUTI. 1933 (JE.26.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d violet adhesive tied by s/r GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS/POST OFFICE/FUNAFUTI cds. (Proud type D6). £165.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1939 P.O.ARORAE ISLAND cover. 1939 cover (Ross) addressed locally & bearing 'GV' 1/2d pair tied by P.O./ARORAE/ISLAND h/s applied in black. (Vernon type 11). Similar strike below & with GPO/OCEAN ISLAND arrival b/s dated 9.NO.39. £125.00 |
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