1925
Two typical cancels of these years:
GK Type PM11A
PCH Type 11
GK Type PM7C
PCH Type 12
4 January 1937
Simple commercial cover to Germany, 1F50 in French 1925 issue stamps looks quite
a lot for a simple cover but it very surely is not philatelic. Left separator bar of
the cancel is broken so this should be PCH type 9B.
Interesting: This gun-powder factory Hasloch exploded the second time in 1928 after 1920
and was never rebuilt as a gun-powder factory. It became a furniture company. So this
letter was sent in vain I guess. (Klinger coll.)
11 January 1937
Letter to Dunedin, New Zealand. The 50c and 10c stamps are cancelled with PCH
type 12. I don't know when in 1937 the rate to NZ went up to 60c. (Klinger coll.)
11 January 1937
Letter to Dunedin, New Zealand. The 50c and 10c stamps are cancelled with PCH
type 12. Same cover as before. ("Sesi" coll.)
11 January 1937
Letter to Dunedin, New Zealand. The 50c and 10c stamps are cancelled with PCH
type 12. Same cover as before. (seen at some internet auction)
12 January 1937
Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes letter from Vila to Marseille France .
The British 5d stamp cancelled with PCH type 15 . Machine cancel MARSEILLE ARRIVEE 19-11-1937
FUMEZ/LES CIGARETTES/CELTIQUES on arrival.
("SeSi" collection).
12 January 1937
reverse
1 March 1937
Cover with 2 x 2 1/2d British issue from Vila to Paris, France, tied by New Hebrides/Vila
cds 1 March 1937, PCH type 10A, not recorded there for this date. Backstamped at arrival
Paris 2, 24 April 1937. (Klinger coll.)
1 March 1937
reverse
5 April 1937
(new 10/2021)
12 May 1937
Letter to New York USA, the British 2d. and 2/- stamps tied by PCH type 11.
Mirror of backstamp in Tahiti on front and Daguin machine cancel VISITEZ
TAHITI PERLE DU PACIFIQUE , PAPEETE ILE TAHITI 2.6.37 in transit on back.
("SeSi" collection).
12 May 1937
reverse
12 May 1937
2F 70c French issue on a letter to New York City, tied with pch type 11. Must have
been a heavy letter. Backstamped Papeete 2 June 1938 with a slogan canceller
"Visitez Tahiti Perle du Pacifique". (Klinger coll.)
12 May 1937
reverse
25 May 1937
Two French 25c stamps on a commercial cover to Noumea. They are cancelled with PCH Type 10.
Backstamped Noumea 31 5 37. (Klinger coll.)
9 June 1937
Two French 30c and 20s stamps on a commercial cover to the U.S.A. cancelled with GK Type PM7C. Franked with the colonial letter rate 50c instead of the non-colonial one 1F50c
but not taxed.
Image thanks to Steve Drewett & Empire Stamp Auctions
6 July 1937
Registered letter from Vila to Ravenburg Germany.
The five 30c stamps tied by GK type PM7B. Correct 1F50c non colonial rate for a letter
up to 20g but here there is a registration label type NR10B (rate 1F50).
May be a mix-up with the British 6d stamp which is nearer this color or as the manuscript "Catalogue only" suggests there was a printed matter rate we don't know of so far.
Backstamped GPO SYDNEY RS 23 JY 37 in transit and RAVENSBURG 29.8.37 on arrival.
Interesting question: Rugel & Lutz Ravensburg was well known for their wood working machinery. You'd rather suppose that
catalugues were sent to the New Hebrides and not back to the company - or maybe only a page of the catalogue was sent with an order. ("SeSi" coll.)
6 July 1937
Cancels on reverse
19 July 1937
Two French 30c and 20s stamps on a commercial cover London. (Seen in an old auction)
23 July 1937
1F 50c on a letter to the U.S. Norfolk customs handstamp at left. (old auction)
13 August 1937
PPC to France, the 25c stamp cancelled with GK type PM7B. Correctly franked colonoal short message postcard rate. (ex Millet coll.)
13 August 1937
19 August 1937
Cover with a 5d British issue from Vila to Marseilles, France, tied by New Hebrides/Vila
cds 19 August 1937, PCH type 9. (Merot coll.)
6 September 1937
new 19 Jan 2018
Cover franked 55c to the U.S. cancelled PM7B and taxed there. Non colonial letter rate in 1937 was 1F50c.
24 September 1937
Cover with 50c colonial letter rate cancelled with GK type PM7B to Australia. (ex Millet coll.)
30 September 1937
(new 8/2022)
1 November 1937
Letter to Perpignan (Pyrénées orientales) France.
The French 20c. and 5c.(2), the British 2d. stamp tied by PCH type 9B.
Backstamped Perpignan 18 XII 37. ("SeSi" collection)
9 November 1937
(new 8/2022)
9 November 1937
(new 2/2019)
reverse
9 November 1937
(new 2/2019)
Parcel tag with 6 English 50c stamps on reverse cancelled with GK Type PM7B. Registration cachet GK Type NR9.
Image thanks to ESA Auctions
9 November 1937
(new 2/2019)
reverse
9 November 1937
Parcel tag with 6 English 25c stamps on reverse cancelled with GK Type PM7B. Registration cachet GK Type NR9.
Image thanks to Chris Rainey
9 November 1937
reverse
9 November 1937
Parcel tag with a total of 13F cancelled with GK Type PM7B. Registration cachet GK Type NR9. (ex Millet coll.)>
9 November 1937
reverse
9 November 1937
Parcel tag with a French 1F stamp on front and an imprint block of 6 1F25c stamps on revrse all cancelled with GK Type PM7B. Registration cachet GK Type NR9.
Image thanks to Lugdunum Philatélie
9 November 1937
reverse
9 November 1937
Parcel tag with 2/- and 5/- stamps French 1F stamp on front and an imprint block of 6 1F25c stamps on revrse all cancelled with GK Type PM7B. Registration cachet GK Type NR9.
(ex Millet coll.)
9 November 1937
reverse
29 November 1937
Air Mail cover to N.S.W. with a French 1F stamp. But I doubt that it went by Air Mail
as pre-war Air Mail needed much more postage. (Goron coll.)
Same sender and addressee as of cover [C.1.5.7-38FE02]
29 December 1937
Nice commercial cover from Gubbay Frères, destiny unknown thanks to the
window cover. The 10c and 40c stamps are cancelled with PCH type 10A. (Goron coll.)
28 December 1937
(new 4 March 2018)
Correct 5d colonial rate to Burwood NSW on 28 DEC 37 (type PM7A) and additionalyy cancelled with 19 JAN 38 Sydney circular box.
Forwarded to Hobart on 19 JAN 38 and then back to Sydney on 24 JAN 1938.
Backstamped 19 January 1938 Sydney suburban box machine slogan and Hobart machine slogan 24 January 1938. ("SeSi" coll.)
28 December 1937
(new 4 March 2018)
reverse
30 December 1937
Letter from Vila to Colton Oregon. The stamps tied by GK type PM7B, correct 1F50c rate to USA. ("SeSi" coll.)
1 February 1938
Letter (KPM - Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij Netherlands - cover) to Lindfield, N.S.W. All stamps different cancelled with GK Type PM7B.
Addressee is Dr. W.L. Waterhouse, wheat research worker at Sydney University.
(Image thanks to Gaertner Auctions )
KPM sign
1 February 1938
Another letter (KPM - Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij Netherlands - cover) to Lindfield, N.S.W. Three other different stamps cancelled with GK Type PM7B.
Addressee is Dr. W.L. Waterhouse, wheat research worker at Sydney University.
(Image thanks to Gaertner Auctions )
KPM sign
2 February 1938
Letter to Burwood, NSW, Australia, the 60c stamp cancelled with PCH type 10.
Same sender and addressee as of cover [C.1.5.7-37NO29]. (Goron coll.)
2 February 1938
Cover with a French 1F and a British 6d stamp cancelled with PCH type 10. The
change to gold currency made the sixth part out of this so the letter was
prepaid 27 cg in gold currency. The Swiss post officials made a tax of 5c out
of this on 26 March 1938 in Geneva. (Goron coll.)
12 February 1938
Letter with British 6d stamp from the French hospital in Vila to Nouméa.
Cancelled with PCH type 9B. Backstamped Noumea 14-2 38. (Klinger coll.)
32 February 1938
Letter to France from the Catholic Mission. Correctly paid with 1925 60c which equal to 10cg in 1938.
Interesting that 1938 being no leap year Vily decided that the calender needed a four days correction:
cancelled on 32 FE 38 with type 15A. ("SeSi" coll.).
15 March 1938
30 March 1938
Registered letter to France. Slightly overpaid as 1F60c would have been enough. (Seen in an old auction)
1 April 1938
(new 7/2018)
Registered letter from Vila to Seattle, U.S.A. with a total of 2F95c cancelled with PM7A. Backstamped Sydney RS 9 April 1938 snd Seattle 6 and 7 May 1938.
1 April 1938
(new 7/2018)
Reverse
2 April 1938
Letter from Vila to the well known physician Frank (Francis John) Douglas (1873-1964) in Victor Harbour, South Australia. Very late but correct use of a 1925 British issue. Some weeks later (on 1st June) the virtual gold currency was intrduced.
The 6d stamp tied by GK type PM7B. ("SeSi" coll.)
2 April 1938
(new 8/2022)
5 April 1938
Letter with British 6d stamp from the French hospital in Vila to Nouméa.
Image thanks to Soler y Llach, Spain
23 May 1938
(new 1/2021)
Letter with French 70c to France. Colonial letter rate was 60c in 1938 so overpaid 10c.
23 May 1938
(new 1/2021)
reverse
22 August 1938
Local letter from Mère Marie Alexis in Port Vila to Olal, Ambrym. The mixed 1925 60c postage
matches the correct 10cg postage for a local letter. (Klinger coll.)
2 October 1938
(new 8/2022)
Cover from the New Hebrides to Manchester. Correct franking was 10cg oder six times the amount in old Cents : 60c old. So underfranked 10c old.
Anyway - the cover was posted in Sydney together with an Australian 2d stamp and cancelled "Posted in pilar box" in Sydney.
Image thanks to David Moss and Northwich Philatelic Society | Northwich, Cheshire.
10 December 1938
Registered letter to Maison Carrée Algeria. The French 1F and 20c., the British
6d. stamp tied by PCH type 9B.The registration label is PCH type
R11. As the currency had changed to the Gold Franc, the the 1F80c had to be divided by 6 and the resulting
30c paid the correct rate: 10cg to France and 20cg registration. Backstamped Maison Carrée 23-1-39. ("SeSi" collection)
9 June 1941
Even later - and uncensored!
PCH types 11 and 12 on 1925 French 10c and 5c, British 1d and ½d: cover to the U.S.A.
Correct 30c letter rate but not paid in Franc gold but with the old 1925 stamps. Nobody objected.
The addressee was a member of the United States' gold medal-winning rugby team at the 1920 Olympic
Games in Antwerp and for 20 years coach at Burlingame High School. (Klinger coll.)
23 July 1962
A rather late use: PCH type 21 on a 1925 French 20c stamp: cover to Canada, taxed
rather low with 40c. Handstamped "Nouvelles - Hébrides / Délégation Française / T A N N A."
This cover is from the French District Agent (FDA) on Tanna. At that time, Tanna didn't have it's own cancel, so everything got cancelled in Vila. (Seen in a 1992's dealers offer)
11 April 1938
(new 10/21)
A rather scarce use of ½d, 1d & 1½d Gilbert & Ellice Islands stamps in Vila. Maybe ship mail but no paquebot handstamp available or just tolerated.
Underpaid as colonial letter rate was 6d from January 1938 to May 1938.
Image thanks to Steve Drewett Postal History