Large Canoes: covers & used prior to U.P.U. membership
 

23 April 1907 [ SKF 068 ]
  Image from the ex tulagi.com site

29 May 1907 [ SKF 069 ] Image thanks to
Prestige Philately Australia, Oct 2008 auction

1 July 1907 [ SKF 079 ] Image thanks to
Siegel Auction Galleries - Rarities Sale Archive

SKF 068

Part of a large envelope addressed to England. The Solomon Islands stamps are cancelled TULAGI - BRITISH SOLOMON IDs 23 AP 1907. Endorsed 1/- in pencil. Postage from Sydney paid with 1/- N.S.W. adhesive, small packet rate, cancelled SYDNEY MY 4 07.

[ SKF 068 ]

SKF 069

Commercial cover to Sydney with Large Canoes 2d tied by Tulagi cds of MY29/1907 (with another strike alongside) & NSW 2d cancelled SYDNEY JU 8/07 on arrival.
This cover was taxed 4000 AU$ in Oct 08 and sold for 8000 AU$

[ SKF 069 ]

1907, 1 July - SKF 079

Complete Large Canoe set on registered cover to Germany tied by Tulagi postmarks. N.S.W: 3d green and 2½d blue tied by large "R"'s. Sydney Registered JY 16 / 07 cancel.

[ SKF 079 ]

According to the N.S.W. index to vessels the "Malaita" arrived at Sydney on 15 July 1907
and the "Pacifique" on 14. July.


1 July 1907 [ SKF 082 ]
Image from the ex tulagi.com site

1 July 1907 [ SKF 087a (no SKF#) ] Image thanks to
Prestige Philately Australia 2002 auction

SKF 082

Registered cover to Germany. Circular datestamp TULAGI - BRITISH SOLOMON IDs 1 JY 1907. Registered mark also applied there. At Sydney 2½d and 3d N.S.W. adhesives added for registered foreign rate to Germany and cancelled "R" in an oval. Transit mark REGISTERED SYDNEY N.S.W. 8 JY 07. Backstamped Kötzschenbroda 10.8.07. Mr. Bickel seemed to have been known well in Germany as there's no city on the address ( Kötzschen-
broda near Dresden)

[ SKF 082 ]

SKF 087a (no SKF#)

"Real Photo" PPC (EAST CAPE CANOE, BRIT NEW GUINEA) to GB with Large Canoe 1d tied by Tulagi cds. of 1 JY / 1907, N.S.W. 1d affixed partly across the Tulagi cds & tied by SYDNEY duplex JY15 / 07.

[ SKF 087a ] (no SKF#)


8 August 1907 [ SKF 090 ]
Image thanks to "Aore" collection

8 August 1907 [ SKF 090 ]

1907, 8 August - SKF 090 - Image thanks to "Aore" collection

Combination cover from Tulagi to Tonbridge, England, 2d imperial rate, sent by C. Woodford, first Resident Commissioner of the Solomon Islands Protectorate. Circular datestamp TULAGI - BRITISH SOLOMON IDs AU 8 1907. N.S.W. adhesive cancelled SYDNEY 19 AU 07. Arrival mark TONBRIDGE SP 21 07, transit mark on redirection TONBRIDGE SP 23 07 when redirected to Little Casterton Rectory in Stamford, backstamped STAMFORD SP 23 07.

[ SKF 090 ]

1907, 8 August - SKF 090 - Image thanks to "Aore" collection

Tulagi AU 8 / 1907 Woodford cover - reverse.

[ SKF 090 ]


 

SKF 065 - SKF 092 - SKF 085

Some stamps used Tulagi in pre U.P.U. membership times.
Images thanks to "Aore" collection