**** P I T C A I R N I S L A N D S ****
• 1 9 5 1 •
KING GEORGE VI 4d 'BOUNTY' BIBLE & 8d PITCAIRN SCHOOL
SCARCE FINE USED ON 12 FEB. 1953 COVER TO AUSTRALIA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sc.#5A, 6A -- S.G. 5b, 6a
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FINE USED 1951 definitives on scarce 12 Feb. 1953 cover to Mosman, NSW, Australia, each tied by hand cancel postmarks (Kitching type 2.3). This hand canceller was withdrawn from use in mid-1954.
CONDITION: The cover is in fine condition, with NO rips, tears, creases, or age marks. There is a very light stain (?) left of the 4d stamp. [See below].
CARRIER: The Shaw, Savill & Albion's aging passenger-cargo vessel, M.S. AKAROA (1914 - 14,947 tons), called at Pitcairn on 12 February 1953, en route from Liverpool to Auckland, via the Panama Canal.
She had been acquired by the shipping company in 1932, and made the first of some 70 calls at Pitcairn from 30 January 1933 until 1 April 1954. She was scrapped at Antwerp later in 1954.
It is likely that the neatly-opened cover was held on an album page by a large hinge (left edge), and an attempt to remove a similar mark on the right edge with "White Out". This does not detract from these scarce postally-used King George stamps.
VERY FINE collectible cover
WE OFFER COMPLETE PITCAIRN YEAR SETS, SOUVENIR SHEETS, GUTTER PAIRS, BLOCKS, AND FIRST DAY COVERS. SEE OUR EBAY STORE.
******************
GALASALES - "A HIGHER LEVEL" ®
U. S. S A L E S T A X
EBAY COLLECTS SALES TAX FROM BUYERS IN THE U.S.A., AND SENDS IT TO THE I.R.S.
GALASALES
SENDS BUYERS AN INVOICE; EBAY ADDS THE APPROPRIATE STATE TAX TO
THAT INVOICE.
GALASALES REFUNDS BUYERS FOR WRONG ITEMS; EBAY DOES NOT REFUND THE SALES TAX.
KINDLY NOTE
WE SELL SHIP POSTCARDS, COVERS, AND STAMPS OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH & FINE, WORLDWIDE TOPICAL & THEMATIC ISSUES .
PITCAIRN ISLANDS
WE OFFER PITCAIRN'S POSTAL, PHILATELIC, AND SOCIAL HISTORY, INCLUDING WORLDWIDE PITCAIRN-RELATED ISSUES.
SHIPPING/HANDLING
WE COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES
U.S.A. : FIRST CLASS MAIL $2.95 ::: INSURED MAIL with tracking $7.95
WORLDWIDE : AIRMAIL $4.00 ::: REGISTERED AIRMAIL with tracking $24.95
Orders are always well packaged, to prevent any damage in the mail
SEE OUR 100% FEEDBACK AND POSITIVE BUYERS' SATISFACTION RECORD. BUY WITH CONFIDENCE. MAKE US YOUR FIRST CHOICE FOR TOP QUALITY PITCAIRN STAMPS & COVERS. WE POST IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK, PACK SECURELY, AND SHIP IN 24-36 HOURS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.