PACIFIC ISLANDS & FALKLANDS WAR MIX: 1920-82 odd mix of cove...

Hammer

£140

PACIFIC ISLANDS & FALKLANDS WAR MIX: 1920-82 odd mix of covers inc. Tamana & Tarawa registered & official mail (3) inc. 1938/39 pair of envs. (with KGV 4½d franking or stampless OHMS) regd. to Fiji/Australia with v. fine Tarawa cds & matching boxed "R" mark or with TARAWA cds cancels beside a v. fine large 2-ring "GILBERT..../P.O./TAMANA" mark, 1920(?) env. to Sydney with W&F o.p. NC 1920 2f (SG16) single-franking tied by watery but genuine 2-ring "PP FRANCAIS/WALLIS" cds (with 2016 J-F Brun certificate; genuine though a philatelic cover); plus off-cover 5f, 1f, 75c, 30c &5c (Block of 4) all with the same WALLIS cancels; plus 1943/45 covers from US forces on Wallis Island addressed to USA with varied Naval cancels and censors, plus Feb./May 1982 covers to/from the Falklands and all with Malvinas flag cds's (4) or "9409" boxed Malvinas marks (2); ex Czechoslovakia (Express), Australia, Kiribati, GB or NZ , and 22 Apr. 1982 letter (no env.) ex "10 DOWNING STREET" on behalf of Margaret Thatcher ref. the need to continue the War. All in v. good condition. (42 items) Cross Reference: GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS, FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA, FIJI, FALKLAND ISLANDS