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Public Auction Bowdon May 2025 - 376

Bids to be received by Tuesday 13th of May 2025 2:00 PM

Lots (750)

Lot 325
GILBERT & ELLICE IS.

1912 (12 Dec) Registered cover from Ocean Island sent locally bearing GV ½d (2) & 5d tied nice GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS PROTECTORATE cds cancels. OCEAN ISLAND single h/s in grey-blue top left with manuscript to 2496. Typed addr to Isla Distillery, Perth, Scotland.

Estimate £ 35.00
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Lot 326
GILBERT & ELLICE IS.

1939 (18 Jan) Long registered multi franked cover from Ocean Island sent locally bearing GVI x 8 different values to 6d, regd h/s 393 (8). Tied nice GPO OCEAN ISLAND cds cancels. Couple light tones, pretty combination cover.

Estimate £ 25.00
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Lot 327
GILBERT & ELLICE IS.

1944 (13 Oct) Censored Roger Wells cover Fanning Island sent locally with typed address multi franked with GVI G & E ¼d, 1d, 1½d & 2½d tied POST OFFICE / FANNING ISLAND cds, with censor label affixed OPENED BY EXAMINER 4665 sent MAILS via HONOLULU, HAWAII typed along the top. T P.Due mark 1/30.

Estimate £ 35.00
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Lot 328
GILBERT & ELLICE IS.

1944 (9 Aug) Censored cover FANNING ISLAND sent locally (philatelically) with GILBERT AND ELLICE / ISLANDS COLONY / PASSED BY CENSOR . No.1 boxed h/s in black, sealed with OPENED BY EXAMINER 7179 label. Few tone spots.

Estimate £ 45.00
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Lot 329
GILBERT & ELLICE IS.

1944 (9 Aug) Registered Receipt for a letter to UK sent from FANNING ISLAND with POST OFFICE FANNING ISLAND cds and clerks signature. Very fine, unusual item for Gilberts collector.

Estimate £ 25.00
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Lot 330
GILBERT & ELLICE IS.

1946 (18 Mar) Printed OHMS long covers (2) bearing set of 12 GVI defins to 5s over two covers each tied by POST OFFICE / FANNING ISLAND cds cancels, typed to local addr. Impressive duo. SG 43/54.

Estimate £ 60.00
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Lot 331
GILBERT & ELLICE IS.

1948 (3 Feb) Registered cover to UK bearing GVI 5s defin tied POST OFFICE / TARAWA cds to UK and regd h/s No. 204. Suva and arrival b/s.

Estimate £ 40.00
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Lot 332
GILBERT & ELLICE IS.

Canton Island: 1957 USA cover bearing 25c tied large CANTON ISLAND / PHOENIX GROUP cds cancel sent via airmail to Australia.

Estimate £ 20.00
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Lot 333
GILBERT & ELLICE IS.

Fanning Island: 1907 small postal stationery piece of EDVII 3d blue uprated with NZ 1d universal and two strikes of FANNING ISLAND 1907 cds cancels. Fine.

Estimate £ 28.00
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Lot 334
GILBERT & ELLICE IS.

Group of covers GVI/QEII including 1946 Victory FDC tied FUNAFUTI, ABEMAMA, 1966 Churchill set tied BUTARITARI, BIKENIBEU, MAIANA, OCEAN ISLAND, 1957 QEII multi franked ½d to 3d tied CHRISTMAS ISLAND, FANNING ISLAND, VAITUPU, MAKIN, TEMANA, ABAIANG, etc. Very mixed but intr and useful lot. (24).

Estimate £ 100.00
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Lot 335
GILBERT & ELLICE IS.

Group of covers GVI/QEII including 1946 Victory tied TARAWA, FUNAFUTI, NUKUFETAU, OCEAN ISLAND, ABAIANG, HULL ISLAND, LITTLE MAKIN, BUTARITARI, NIKUNAU, SYDNEY ISLAND, PASSED BY CENSOR H/S, etc. Very mixed but intr and useful lot. (17).

Estimate £ 60.00
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Lot 336
GILBERT & ELLICE IS.

Postal History: Useful group of GVI/QEII issues on covers and cards including airletters from Tarawa with new currency ovpts, ARORAE, 1960s commems used at TABITEUEA, NANUMEA, NIKUNAU, NUI, 1939 1d GVI FDC OCEAN ISLAND cds, QEII defins from MAIANA, VAITUPU, FANNING ISLAND, JOHN WILLIAMS - POSTED ON BOARD, MAKIN, MARAKEI, NONOUTI, ADEMANA, NIUTAO, CHRISTMAS ISLAND, MUNDA, etc, very mixed but useful and interesting lot. (32).

Estimate £ 100.00
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