An interesting 1917 cover to France with a long letter inside from the Doctor in the French Hospital in Port Vila marked FM, postage a 10c stamp, weight over 10 gms. ("JGI" coll.)

17 July 1917

An interesting 1917 cover to France with a long letter inside from the Doctor in the French Hospital in Port Vila marked FM, postage a 10c stamp, weight over 10 gms. (réf. F. Petit)

17 July 1917

Letter with French 10c to Nouméa. Cancel is the PCH type 5. (Treadwell coll.)

Written by the Vila Postmaster to L'Estrange Ewen of Ewen's Weekly Stamp News, a dealer/magazine editor in turn-of-the-century London. ("JGI" coll.)

Letter to France with the correct 3½d registered rate (10c + 25c) cancelled by PCH Type 7. The boxed "R" registration cachet is hidden by the French CONTROL POSTAL MILITAIRE strip which is tied by the oval CONTRÔLÉ par l'AUTORITÉ MILITAIRE 8 cachet. Sydney transit 17 SE 17, transit Postes B.C.M. Conservatoire 11 11 17 and arrival Trésor et Postes 13 11 17 (67 days). ("JGI" coll.)

Stampless OHMS cover with cachet of the "H.B.M. Resident Commissioner New Hebrides" struck on front, adressed to a Sergeant in the Elite Group of the 4th Batt., 341e Regt., Sector 112, France, re-adressed to Depot 342, Marseille, cancelled with purple 'VILA New Hebrides' cds. Image thanks to Auktionen Gärtner, Germany.

8 November 1917

Cover to england - cancels and Reg. mark in violet. From ny 2006 archive.

Registered roughly opened letter from Vila to Hyenghene, New Caledonia. The French 10c and 25c stamps cancelled with GK PM4. Correct French colonial letter rate 10c and registration fee 25c.

1 May 1918
(new 11/2020)

Why not play the pianola under a banyan tree? Letter to Sydney with a PCH type 7 cancel in violet on a French 10c stamp. (Aore coll.)

10c on a letter to Noumea. ("SeSi" coll.)

backstamp

A postcard franked 1d and cancelled PM4 (correct British colonial postcard rate) from Tiby Hagen to his daughter Andrée in Sydney. (coll. Fred Petit)

13 December 1918

Small cover to Sydney (Fred Hagen Ltd., Wholesale and Retail Postage Stamp Dealers) to Nicolas Hagen's (Tiby) wife. The British 1d stamp cancelled with PCH Type 7. (Klinger coll.)

Correct rate cover with English PCH type 7 used on the French issue stamps. Cds and reg. mark in purple ink. Backstamped SYDNEY 27 JA 19. ("JGI" collection)

Registered to Yonne, France, the 25c stamp cancelled PM4. Backstamped Sydney 28 May 1919 (PACIFIQUE) and on arrival 18 July 1919 (Town not readable).
Reg. fee 25c, colonial letter rate 10c - underfranked.

Registered coverfront to USA with a 75c stamp tied with PCH type 7. Registration was 25c and normal letter rate 10c. I guess it was an overweight letter. Registration handstamp PCH type R1. (Klinger coll.)

Cover to France, the French 10c stamp cancelled with PCH type 7, the stamp paying the former rate to France, which was not any more accepted in France as the letter was taxed. Backstamped on arrival Ste. Foy les Lyons on October 3, 1919, travel time 49 days.
As tax stamp served a 10c "timbre de recouvrement" which was transformed into a tax stamp by extinguishing the word "recouvrement" by hand. ("SeSi" collection)

Cover to London. The French 1911/12 10c stamp cancelled with GK Type PM4. Correct 10c letter rate to a British colonial destination. (Image thanks to Argyll Etkin )

Cover to the U.S. The French 1911/12 25c stamp cancelled with GK Type PM4. (source: Sandafayre Auctions)

Cover frm Aoba to Seattle, U.S.A. The 10c stamp cancelled with PM4 does NOT pay the 25c non-colonial letter rate. It's only the colonial letter rate buit not taxed. (Klinger coll.)

Postcard to France, the 1d stamp cancelled PM4. Must have been in the senders pocket for some time as it is dated 6 October 1919. Correct colonial long message postcard rate. Sydney "Help Repatriation" machine cancel on the picture side. Image thanks to The Complete Stamp Co., New Zealand

17 November 1919
(new 3/2020)

Registered to California, the French 1F 5c cancelled with Goyns Klinger PM2 which was scarcely used in 1919. With triple non-colonial rate (3 x 25c) and registration (25c) it is overpaid 5c. Backstamped Sydney 29 DEC 19 and Pasadena 3 FEB 1920. (Klinger coll.)

Cover to New Zealand at 30c letter rate (?) and 25c registration fee. Cancelled with GK Type PM4, registration cachet GK Type NR1C. Backstamped Sydney 29 DE 19. (PACIFIQUE) (ex Goron coll.)

Cover to New Zealand at 30c letter rate (?) and 25c registration fee paid with a 6d. stamp. Cancelled with PCH type 7, registration cachet PCH type R1. (unknown coll.)

Registered postcard to Hyenghène NC the 5d. 1911 british issue and the 2d. 1910 provisional series british issue cancelled with PCH type 7 with mirrored FE. ("SeSi" collection)

Registered cover to France, the two 10c and 25c stamps prepaying the correct 10c letter rate and 25c registration fee to France. They are cancelled with PCH type 7. Backstamped Sydney Registered 7 April 1920.(Yeomans coll.)

Cover to USA with a 1911 ½d and a 1911 or 12 5c stamp, tied with PCH type 7. (Klinger coll.)

Registered cover to Sydney, the French 75c stamp prepaying a very heavy letter and 25c registration fee to Australia, cancelled with PCH type 7. Backstamped Registered Sydney -1 OC 20 in transit and BALMAIN NSW -2 OC 20 on arrival. ("SeSi" collection)

14 September 1920

Heavy registered letter from Vila Postmaster to Bruxelles Belgium. The French 25c. and the 10 British 1/2d tied by PCH type 7. Registration cachet type R1 and distributor's writing 426 in blue without the usual circular cachet on front. Backstamped with circular cachet Condominium Postmaster New Hebrides (Holland type oc1) and Registered Sydney NSW .OC 20 in transit.
The Burns Philp & Co. Ltd. steamer MAKAMBO arrived in Sydney on October 4 from Port Vila and may have carried this letter.

16 September 1920

Cover(front?) to Paris, the 1911-12 French 20c stamp pays the colonial letter rate introduced on 1 Sept 1920. The "1" of 15 Oct is only very weak but it is there. And it is very reasonable as the only ship in the NH waters then was the PACIFIQUE. She left Sydney on 2 Oct 1920 and returned on 24 Oct. Typically she was in Port-Vila about 9 days before Sydney arrival. Source: Delcampe auction June 2012.

Registered cover to Sydney, the French 75c stamp prepaying a very heavy letter and 25c registration fee to Australia, cancelled with PCH type 7.(Goron coll.)

Cover to France. The two 1d and a 25c stamp cancelled with PM4. Backstamped on arrival 10 Jan 1921. The stamps would pay the old non-colonial letter rate (until 31 August 1920) but in November 1920 this was 30c and colonial rate 20c (instead of 10c). Thus the cover is overpaid 5c.

19 November 1920
new 19 Jan 2018