Correspondences
In 1890 Captain W. G. Clements was the Surgeon on the Army Medical Staff at Chatham
The March 21, 1903 paper "Naval and Military Medical Services" announces that Lieutenant Colonel W.G. Clements, retired pay, has been transferred from Chatham to Christchurch.
27 February 1909
Oficial letter - from the New Hebridean Postmaster Mr. Roy - to England. The first
recorded official letter from the New Hebrides. Note: the month block is mirrored.
Source: Bill Holland, New Hebrides Condominium Official Cachets, page 1/1.
6 May 1909
Letter to Bournemouth, England, 2d rate to U.K. with mixed
franking: 1908 ½d, 5c and 10c stamps tied with PCH type 7 cds.
First British administration date stamp. Backstamped Sydney
May 17th 1909 (Messageries Maritimes ship PACIFIQUE) and Christchurch July 21st 1909. ("Mele" coll.)
10 July 1909
Registered letter to Bournemouth, England, 1908 ½d,
two 1d stamps and one French 25c stamp tied with PCH type 7 cds. Letter has Sydney
26 July 1909 (Burns Philp & Co.Ltd. ship TAMBO), London, 30 August 1909 and Christchurch August 30, 1909
cds on reverse. (Goron coll.)
10 August 1909
Letter to Bournemouth, England, 2d rate to U.K. with mixed
franking: 1908 1d, 10c stamps tied with PCH type 7 cds.
Backstamped Christchurch October 2nd 1909. ("Mele" coll.)
7 October 1909
1909 understamped combination with local and GB arrival
surcharge marks. The 2d or 20c letter rate to GB is franked only with 1d and 5c
= 1½d or 15c. The attempt to remedy this was in vain as the NSW 1d stamp
had been demonetized for use in the New Hebrides on 30 November 1908 following
introduction of the New Hebrides stamps. Therefore the NSW stamp was
marked with this little circle. Cancelled with PCH type 5.
Therefore local triangular boxed T and GB surcharge mark are correctly shown
with Nov 23, 09 arrival office postmark. (Namba 2 coll.)
29 April 1910
Registered letter to Bournemouth, England, 1908 1s stamp tied with PCH type 7 cds,
with Sydney 15 May 1910 (Messageries Maritimes ship PACIFIQUE)), London 18 June 1910 and Christchurch 19 June 1910 cds
on reverse. (Goron coll.)
18 October 1912
Registered letter to Bournemouth, England, 1910 2½d
and 5d stamps tied with PCH type 5A cds with the typical rotated 2 in the year block
of the 1912 cancels of this type. Letter has S.W.D.O.(?), Liverpool (27 November 1912)
and Christchurch (28 November 1912) cds on reverse. (Goron coll.)
11 April 1913
Registered letter to Bournemouth, England, 1911 2d
and 6d stamps tied with GK PM2 cds. (seen in a Chris Rainey offer 2002)
11 April 1913
(new Dec. 2017)
Registered letter to Bournemouth, England, 1911 6d stamp (2d (?) missing)ith GK PM2 cds.
(source: Sandafayre Auctions)
