470500 | Britisch Commonwealth ➝ Samoa
Opening: 250 €
INTER ISLAND MAIL: 1850 (ca.), Apia to Vaiee, small folded letter from Reverend W. Harbutt to Henry Nisbet, with interesting text "...Tumasaga is going to be neutral - the fleet of Manono are all...with probably 250 or 300 men to intercept...", some brownish spots, otherwise fine, certificate Steuer BPP
Opening: 200 €
INTER ISLAND MAIL: 1852, Malua, folded lettersheet dated "Malua - Wed. Night 8 Sep. 1852" from Reverend Nisbet to his wife with birthday wishes, very fine, scarce, certificate Steuer BPP
2 Items
Opening: 250 €
INTER ISLAND MAIL: 1855, Saluafata to Safatulafa/Sarau, cover with compelte contents dated "Saluafata 3. Dec. 1855", from Reverend Drummond to Rev. Nisbet, very fine, scarce, certificate Steuer BPP
Opening: 150 €
1872, Liverpool to Malua, folded mourning lettersheet to Reverend Nisbet, without any cancellations or transit marks, certificate Steuer BPP
2 Items
Opening: 2.000 €
APIA MUNICIPAL POST OFFICE, 1882-86: "APIA JUN 17" cds. on cover franked with US 1882 Garfield 5 c. cancelled with cork, addressed to "Fräulein Anna Stuebel Wachwitz bei Loschwitz bei Dresden", adjacent "SAN FRANCISCO STM. SHIP JUL 14", reverse with arrival mark, cover with notes regarding the content of the letter, very scarce (Odenweller MO 4)
3 Items
Opening: 120 €
1886, 1s. rose bisected, 4 halfs and one normal 1s. value tied by cds. "APIA APR 24 95" to cover addressed by typewriter to local Apia adress, somewhat stained (Odenweller 507)
2 Items
Opening: 120 €
1½d. on 2d. dull orange two singles and 3d. on 2d. dull orange tied by cds. "APIA MAR 27" to registered cover to Rostock, fine (Odenweller 469)
Opening: 80 €
1894-1900 5d. FLAG-ISSUE: Die proof 5d. lilac on wove paper, fine
Opening: 70 €
1886-1900 PALM TREES AND MALIETOA ISSUE: Die proof 2½d. rose on wove paper, fine
470700 | Britisch Commonwealth ➝ Samoa ➝ New Zealand Occupation
Opening: 1.000 €
1914, G.R.I. 2 sh.-5 sh. on 3 philatelic covers, 5 sh. cancelled by favour with erroneosly backdated Apia 12.9.13 cds.; 2 covers with crease and slightly stained; each with BPA certificate (2014/15)
470500 | Britisch Commonwealth ➝ Samoa
Opening: 70 €
POSTAL STATIONARY: ½d. on 5 pfg. with english cds. "APIA 1.SP.15" to Apia, slightly stained, otherwise fine, signed Kilian
2 Items
Opening: 70 €
1921, Samoan house, ½d.-1s. as imperforated plate proofs in blue, without gum, fine
Opening: 100 €
PLATE PROOFS: 1952, Natives ½d.-3s., in imperforated horizontal pairs, unused, very fine, certificate BPA
Opening: 80 €
"PASSED BY CENSOR 2 G.R.I. SAMOA", one green and three violett strikes on 4 covers from Sydney, each franked with KGV 1d., fine
Opening: 80 €
"PASSED BY CENSOR 2 G.R.I. SAMOA" green strike on front of cover from New Zealand with meter mark franking to Apia, few folds, otherwise fine
Opening: 80 €
"PASSED BY CENSOR 3 G.R.I. SAMOA" strike on card from "APIA 30.10.17" bearing 1914 1d. and 1916 ½d. adhesives, addressed to Sedan/France, undeliverable and returned to Apia, fine
2 Items
Opening: 70 €
AUSTRALIA: "PASSED BY CENSOR 2 G.R.I. SAMOA", strike on postal stationary 1d. red cancelled in "LAUTOJA FIJI 3 APR 17" to Apia, fine
Opening: 70 €
"PASSED BY CENSOR 3 G.R.I. SAMOA", one green and two violett strikes on 3 covers from Sydney, each franked with KGV 1d., fine
Opening: 70 €
"PASSED BY CENSOR 3 G.R.I. SAMOA", green strike on card "APIA 11 JL 19" franked with 1d. red, addressed to Göteborg, fine
2 Items
Opening: 70 €
"Passed by Censor" black strike on front of cover franked with 2d. mauve from "APIA 14 JE. 15" to England, fine
2 Items
Opening: 70 €
"Passed by Censor" black strike on front of local cover franked with ½d.-1sh. from "APIA 14 JE. 15", folded horizontally, otherwise fine
Opening: 120 €
"Passed by Censor" green strike on front of large registered cover, registry etiquette with unusual greenish blue "Apia, Samoa" octagon handstamp, franked with ½d., 2 and 2½d. from "APIA 14.12.14" to Sydney, vertical fold, few stains, otherwise fine, rare
2 Items
Opening: 350 €
"Passed by Censor" over gummed closing label on front and reverse of regsitered cover from Little Falls, N.Y. bearing 5 and 10 c. adhesives, tied by oval cachet, to Apia, very fine and scarce
Provenance: 'Floyd W. Fitzpatrick' (1989)
Opening: 80 €
1917/19, three covers, including one registered, to Netherland, Switzerland and USA, all with censor mark, mostly fine
Opening: 200 €
MAIL RETAINED FROM THE CENSORS: 5 unused double and two normal postal stationary cards GRI 1d. on 10 Pfg. addressed to Leipzig with text including "...Since the 29th of August Samoa has been occupied by the New Zealand troops...", very interesting