470700 | British Commonwealth ➝ Samoa ➝ New Zealand Occupation
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GERMAN EMPIRE: "PASSED BY CENSOR 3 G.R.I. SAMOA" strike on card from "WARNEMÜNDE 29.11.19" to Apia bearing 15 pfg. adhesives, with interesting text from a german who, most likey because of his marriage to a samoan wife, was not deported and returned with his wife to Germany, fine
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"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
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"Passed by Censor" black strike on front of local cover franked with ½d.-1sh. from "APIA 14 JE. 15", folded horizontally, otherwise fine
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"Passed by Censor" black strike on front of cover franked with 2d. mauve from "APIA 14 JE. 15" to England, fine
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Handwritten censor check mark on two postal stationary cards 1d. to Hamburg resp. San Francisco, fine
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"PASSED BY CENSOR H.S. Harlock, Lieut. Samoan Expeditionary Force", printed censor label affixed to reverse of large cover franked with GRI 2½ d. from "APIA 26.9.14" to Hamburg, usual folds and small stains, otherwise fine, rare
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"APIA CENSORSHIP SAMOA", printed censor label affixed to reverse of cover with black strike "Passed by Censor" on front of cover franked with GRI 2½d. from "APIA" to London, fine
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"APIA CENSORSHIP SAMOA", printed censor label affixed to reverse of cover with black strike "Passed by Censor" on front of franked cover from "APIA 28.10.14" to Hamburg, a scarce cover sent to Germany, fine
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"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)
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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
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1917/19, three covers, including one registered, to Netherland, Switzerland and USA, all with censor mark, mostly fine
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1916/18, 4 covers from Netherland, Norway, New Zealand and USA to Apia, all with censor marks, mostly fine
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1914/24, Postal Fiscal stamps 2s-£1, 11 covers to Switzerland including SG# 122 with certificate RPSL, fine
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1914, illustrated advertising cover for the Apia agents for Gaelic Old Smuggler Scotch Whicky, to USA with pair of KGV ½d. and one 1½d., tied by english-type cds., adjacent boxed "PASSES BY CENSOR 3 G.R.I. SAMOA", little wear, still fine and attractive
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1921, Samoan house, ½d.-1s. as imperforated plate proofs in blue, without gum, fine
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1932, fiscals 2s6d.-5£, mounted mint, very fine, certificate Holcombe for 2 and 5£
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PLATE PRROFS: 1952, Natives ½d.-3s., in imperforated horizontal pairs, unused, very fine, certificate BPA
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Fiscals 20£., mint never hinged, very fine
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STAMP BOOKLETS: 1958, 2s7d-9s.9d., three complete booklets, scarce, very fine
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STAMP BOOKLETS: 1960/67, interesting collection containing 18 booklets, almost all very fine
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1914/2003, interesting collection with more than 40 registered covers, including many early with different frankings, censor marks etc., good quality
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1916/19, George V., interesting collection of more than 40 covers with many registered, in addition some unused material with plate flaws, different perforations etc., good quality
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1920/35, interesting unused and used collection, including varieties like SG# 145 with "inverted V for A (R4/1 -first setting)", blocks with marginal inscription etc., in addition 24 cards and covers, good condition
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1921, Samoan house, interesting collection with more than 50 covers, many registered, in addition some stamps including multiples, good condition
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1935/97, used collection including multiples, covers, many different cancellations, souvenir sheets etc.