Lot No. 757
| Auction No. | 15 |
| Category |
World Collections, Accumulations and Selections |
| Est. | $600 |
| Status | SOLD $600 |
Tristan da Cunha 1937-2011 FDC collection with approx. 250 covers duplicated to 3 of each in 2000-2011 period. Main value in the special earlier covers incl 1937 Newfoundland Coronation set of 3 on cover to "GPO Newfoundland" tied by violet TDC cachet type VII, similar cachet (type V) applied on receipt to South Africa-Tristan cover bearing 1d tied by JOHANNESBURG 1935 cds & foxed 1d in TDC, 1979 RMS Queen Elizabeth FDC's signed by designer, 1950 Ascension-UK cover with UPU set tied by Capetown 5th Oct 1950 cds & over stamped with TDC oval cachet type X (SG 012, cat. from £45), 1955 regd TDC air cover to GB bearing 5/- ovptd KGVI plus other TDC cachet type VII covers bearing Falkland Island Coronation set addressed "GPO Falkland Is" & St Helena Coronation ½d x2 on cover to GB. Also 1937 "Visit of HMS Carlisle" illustrated cover with similar cachet sent unstamped to London, where cds 30MR37 applied, handstamped 1½d F.B./C. tax mark & ½d, 1d PD's affixed. 1958 Regd cover to Melbourne with 1954 set to 1/-, 1955 "Gough Island Survey" covers x 2, 1963 "Voyage of M.V.Bornholm" cover to UK bearing 6d "Resettlement" issue & best of all a 1980 letter from A.Crawford ("Potato Local" designer) to UK philatelist incl his sketches for the 1980 Royal Geographical Society issue with colour blow-up of 15p issue for comparison. A super lot. (260+)