1Fg30cg French and 1Fg30cg English 1953 stamps on a First Day Letter to Sydney. (Clemens Albert coll.)

Also a first day cover: complete English set on a registered Postmaster letter to Bombay.

30 April 1953
(new 6/2021)

Also a first day cover: complete English set on a registered Postmaster letter to New York.

Also a first day cover: complete English set on a registered Postmaster letter to New York.

30 April 1953
(new 12/2022)

Registered letter to the US with British 1953 10c/50c stamps tied with PCH type 39. A very early use of these stamps, first day was April 30. The PCH type R33 registration label is reported for 1960 to 1965 in PCH. So this use would widen the time of use a bit. Arrival handstamps and Portland customs stamp on front. (Klinger coll.)

12 May 1953

Air Mail cover to the Paul A. Dorn, librarian of the Dominion Colonial and Overseas (D.C. & O.) Library in Los Angeles. The sender was F. Bannister from Tanna. The three 50cg and one 10cg stamps are cancelled with PM18B, it has the interesting variety "11AM22MY--". The cover seems to be overpaid 20cg as non-colonial letter rate was 20gc and air surcharge to the U.S. 60cg per 5g. The addressee used to timestamp his letters: here on June 1, 1953. (Klinger coll.)

22 May 1953

35cg air letter from Vila to Suva, Fiji cancelled with PM18B. Year illegible. The only thing I can see is that it is the rather scarce Air Mail postmark PM18B. 35cg would fit for 1953 as colonial letter rate was 10cg and air surcharge to Fiji 25cg.
Assuming that church people were economical and the franking is correct then this tell me that the cover is from 1953. (Klinger coll.)

Air Mail to France. 45c cancelled with GK Type PM19A. The cover is underpaid 10c as the colonial rate was 10c and the air mail surcharge 45c. (Albert coll.) (Klinger coll.)

Normal Mail cover (Air Mail is cancelled) to New Zealand. The British 10c gold stamp is cancelled with PCH type 17, the month in Romam numerals has a dot. (Klinger coll.)

Incoming and taxed from Cantton Island (G&E) to Vila. The 70c Tax stamps cancelled with GK type PM18A on 12 September. So the cover never saw an air mail post bag I think. Image thanks to David Moss and Northwich Philatelic Society | Northwich, Cheshire.

Air Mail cover to New Zealand. Six French 5c stamps are cancelled with PCH type 17. Seen in a a David Holmes Philatelist auction.

Cover from Sydney to Vila, underpaid by 1/-. Sydney 24 August 1953 machine cancellation. Taxed 72 centimes gold, the equivalent of 2/-. Postage due amounting to 70 cg paid when collected. Port Vila cds PCH type 17. ("Aore" coll.)

Registered air mail Burns Philp & Co letter from Port-Vila to Geelong Australia. Franking 1gF tied by GK type PM19A : registration 20gc , letter up to 50g 20gc and air surcharge 60gc (26-30g). Backstamped Port-Vila 31 VIII 53, Melbourne4 -3SE53 in transit and Geelong -4SE53 in arrival. ("SeSi" coll.)

31 August 1953
(new 9/2019)

Air Mail cover from Vila to Honiara, British Solomon Islands. Weight up to 50g rate, no airmail surcharge. The 1953 20cg stamp is cancelled with the rather scarce air mail Type Vila cancel which shows time also. (Klinger coll.)

Air mail letter from Santo to Marseille France. The French 1F.or stamp tied by type PM21. Correct rate for a 6-10gr cover . ("SeSi" coll.)

An attempt to send a franked 10c letter to Australia via Air Mail. It didn't work. A handstamp (not recorded in PCH) suggested 10c to be too less. The stamp is cancelled with PCH type 16. ("Aore" coll.)

Air mail from Santo to Switzerland. The 1.20 Fg stamps are cancelled with Goyns Klinger type PM20. Non-colonial letter rate was 20 cg and air surcharge in 1953 for 1st class was 45 cg per 5 gr. A 10 gr letter therefore required 1.10 cg so this one is overpaid 10cg. (Klinger coll.)

Registered air mail cover with 2x10c,1Fr Brtish Issue of the 1953 series from Vila to Waterloo, Iowa. Date: 7 XI 53. Registry label NR20A. Stamps cancelled with PM19A
Reverse postmarks Vila, 7 XI 53, PM19A with a dot before the 7, transit Sydney 12NO53A and arrival Waterloo NOV 17, 1953. Non colonial letter rate was 20gc, non colonial registration fee 30cg, air surcharge 35cg per 5g for 1st class and 40cg per 20g for second class. So this letter was corretlx franked when weight was below 10g. (Klinger coll.)

7 November 1953

Local air mail cover Vila to canal du Segond Santo. The 10c.or tied by PCH type 16. ("SeSi" coll.)

Air mail cover to France. 55cg cancelled with PM19a. 10cg colonial letter rate and 45 cg air surcharge. (Klinger coll.)

Registered cover from Procure de la Mission Catholique de Port-Vila to Roma Italia. The 30 and 40gc tied by PCH type 17, registration label type R12 . Backstamped Sydney 13DE53 in transit and Roma 22.12.1953 in arrival . ("SeSi" coll.)

Air Mail envelope from Australia to the Paton Memorial Hospital. It was underfranked with a 1/- stamp and received 40c, 20c and 10c Tax stamps cancelled with PCH type 17. (seen in an old dealer's offer)

Santo to England: taxed. I don't know why: colonial letter rate was 10cg and postcard rate 5cg.

Air mail letter from Port-Vila to Paris 20 France. Correct 55 c.or rate for a 5g cover : colonial letter 10c., air mail 45c.or. The stamps tied by PM19A. ("SeSi" coll.)

Letter from Santo to Switzerland. The 1.10 Fg stamps cancelled with Goyns Klinger type PM21. Letter rate was 20 cg and 1st class air mail surcharge 45 cg per 5 gr so this letter had a 90 cg fee for weight up to 10gr. (Klinger coll.)

Letter from Santo to Paris France. The 50 and 5gc tied with PCH type 39. ("SeSi" coll.)

Registered air mail letter from Port-Vila to Paris 8. The 25c.or and 50c.or stamps tied by type PM19A. Correct 75c.or for a 5gr cover (letter 10c, recommandation 20c, air surcharge 25c). The recommandation label is type NR20A. In front in manuscript "à représenter" and distribution square manuel cachet VIII/67. The sender is given as Capitaine en second S/S Al Bonneaud Port-Vila. ("SeSi" coll.)

12 May 1954

Air Mail cover to Suva, Fiji, the French 30c stamp tied by PM18A. Manuscript T0,20 postage due marking. Black Suva, Fiji receiving CDS on reverse dated 29 May 54. Colonial letter rate was 10cg in 1954 and air surcharge to Fiji 15cg per 5gr 1st class and 20cg per 20g 2nd class. So for a second class 10gr letter franking was correct but for a 10g 1st class letter is was 40cg. Here 20c tax applies correctly. (Klinger coll.)

24 May 1954

Cover to Eugene Oregon USA.The British 5,10,15 and 20gc tied with PCH type 16. ("SeSi" coll.)

This cover was only franked 35c when the airmail rate to Fiji was 40c. The mark "T 10c or" is the postage due indication to show double the underfranked amount in "centimes d'or" or "gold centimes" for collection in Fiji. This was correctly converted to 3d at the then rate of 2/6d per gold franc. The cover is backstampes Suva 5 AU 54. ("JGI" coll.)

1f45 cg on a cover to the U.S. (Klinger coll.)

Air mail letter from Port-Vila to Tucson Arizona USA. Total franking 60gc tied by type PM19A.(non colonial 20gc ,air surcharge 40gc). ("SeSi" coll.)

Type 1 : A PLASMARINE card to Saint-Aignan-sur-Roe - 5c postage. Stamp handstamped with the GK PM19A Port-Vila -4 XII 54 ("SeSi" coll.)

Type 1 : A PLASMARINE card to Saint-Étienne - 5c postage. Stamp handstamped with the GK PM19A Port-Vila -4 XII 54 ("SeSi" coll.)

The postmark 4 XII 54.

Type 1 : A PLASMARINE card to Belleme France - 5c postage as to France. (Klinger coll.)

Picture side of the cards.

Type 1 : A PLASMARINE card to Saint-Priest-Taurion France - 5c postage as to France. (Klinger coll.)

Type 1 : A PLASMARINE card to Algeria - 5c postage as to France. ("SeSi" coll.)

Type 2 : A BARATHÉA card to France

Type 3 : Amora card to France

Type 3 : Amora card to France. This card received a extra impression from the cnacel machine. (RHM coll.)

Type 1 : A PLASMARINE card to Switzerland

Type 5 : A TALLEC card

Type 5 : A TALLEC card
Note: this card had not been cancelled and thus it received a one line handstamp PARIS GARE PLM during its trip. (PLM stands for railway Paris - Lyon - Marseille). Thionville trains left Paris from gare de l'est station. All this indicates that the card was indeed postet in the New Hebrides. It was common in France to handstamp uncancelled mail with a town or station cachet. ("SeSi" coll.)

Type 6 : FIDÉLIS card to France

4 December 1954

Type 6 : FIDÉLIS card to France. (RHM coll.,)

Type 1 : A PLASMARINE card to France

Type 1 : A PLASMARINE card to Paris 06 forwarded on 27.1.1955 on arrival to Paris 15. Travel time 54 days. ("SeSi" coll.)

Type 1 : A PLASMARINE card. Cancelled 4-12-1954 (? partially) to Ploermeur Morbihan France with arrival Lorient Ppal 29-1 1955 for redirection address to Loguivy de la mer par Ploubazlanec Côtes du Nord. Travel 56 days.
A nice sample showing the malfunction of the cancelling machine in Vila. ("SeSi" coll.)

Type 1 : A PLASMARINE card to Tunesia - 5c postage as to France. The Tunesian agency is mentioned at top. (image thanks to Emmanuel Riou, France)

Type X (no type yet): A PIERRE BILLET card to Dijon, France - 5c postage. This card was unknown to me so far and has no type assigned by my late friend Bill Holland (r.i.p.). Many thanks to Emmanuel Riou, France, for sending me this image of the scarce card. Pierre Billet was a well known fashion house in France.

Me voici aux antipodes: les Grandes Cyclades de Bougainville. Dans ce décor étrange il est réconfortant d'évoquer l'asphalte de nos cités, hérissé non de tabous, mais de marroniers rassurants, òu évoluent d'élégantes parisiennes pour la joie de nos yeux, surtout lorsqu'elles sont habillées par Pierre Billet.

Type 4 :An ALCASÉDINE card to Belgium (correct town name: Warcoing). (RHM coll.)

Type 4 :An ALCASÉDINE card to Belgium redirected and .....

Type 4 : ....an ALCASÉDINE card to Belgium to the correct address.

Type 7 : ....Presto (matériel d'imprimerie) à destination de Maubeuge France. ("SeSi" coll.)

Advertisement postcard (editor: laboratoires LA BIOMARINE, Dieppe France) for the campaign IONYL and PLASMARINE "Dans le sillage de Bougainville". Printed paper rate 4F with precancelled stamp to Lyon 3ème France. ("SeSi" coll.)

general type
(new 6/21)

Advertisement postcard for the campaign AMORA. Same port of call as IONYL and PLASMARINE. Addressee: a food shop at Grenoble (Isère) France.
Editor : Editions du Bassin Méditerranéen. ("SeSi" coll.)

general type
(new 6/21)

Type 2a : ABBOT PANTOMICINA: A letter card to Mexico. 15 August("SeSi" coll.)

Type 2b : ABBOT PANTOMICINA: Another letter card to Brasilia 15 August 1966. (Many thanks to Emmanuel Riou, France)

Type 2b : ABBOT PANTOMICINA: Another letter card to Colombia 15 August 1966. (Many thanks to Emmanuel Riou, France)

Type 2b : ABBOT PANTOMICINA: Another letter card to Mexico 20 August. ("RHM" coll.)

20 August 1966

Type 2 : An ABBOT PENTOTHAL card to U.S.A. cancelled 1-09-1966 addressed to a doctor.

Picture side of this card at left.

Type 2 : An ABBOT PENTOTHAL card to U.S.A. cancelled 1-10-1966 addressed to a nurse anesthetist.

Type 2 : An Abbbot Pentothal card to USA sent from Vila, the NH 10c.or tied by PITTSBURGH MACHINE CANCEL DEC 3 1966 on arrival. The card escaped cancelation in Port-Vila probably on 1 October 1966. ("SeSi" coll.)

I have never seen an Abbott letter from the New Hebrides before, but here is one. Sent to Izmir, Turkey and also cancelled with this machine cancel PS2.

28. April 1967

Registered letter to Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia with a 1953 40c stamp, cancelled with PM18A Vila 11AU54, backstamped Vila, transit Sydney 16AU54, transit Melbourne 17AU54 and arrival Clifton Hill 17AU54. Colonial letter rate was 10cg and registration fee 20cg and air surcharge to Australia 10cg - check! (Klinger coll.)

11 August 1954

Registered letter to England, the French 1953 stamps cancelled with PCH type 17. Registration label PCH type R12. ("JGI" coll.)

Letter to USA (Service Contributions Customs under the 20c stamp), the mixed 1953 stamps (50cg) cancelled with PM18A. Taxed 10c: non-colonial letter rate was 20cg and air surcharge to the U.S. 35cg so correctly taxed. (Klinger coll.)

Letter to USA (Service Contributions Customs under the 10c stamp), the mixed 1953 stamps (50cg) cancelled with PM18A. Taxed 10c: as it was surface mail it is incorrectly taxed as non-colonial letter rate was 30cg in 1954. For an air mail tax was correct. (Klinger coll.)

Aie mail letter to Canada, the Englich 1953 45cg stamps cancelled with PM19A. Underfranked as non-colonial letter rate was 20cg and ar surcharge to Canada 40cg. (Klinger coll.)

Bank letter to England. Mr. Bannister now in England and not in Tanna? 60cg with PM19A. 45cg air surcharge, colonial letter rate 10cg - overpaid 5cg.

Air mail cover to Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.A. (Service Contributions Customs under the 5cg stamp) Non-colonial letter rate was 20cg in 1954 and air surcharge to U.S.A. 35cg. So this letter was correctly franked. Stamps tied with PM19A with a dot after the "X". Missent to Waterloo, N.S.W. Australia (see backstamp). No sign of further transport to the U.S. (Klinger coll)

14 October 1954
(new 3/2020)

OCS registered air mail letter from Vila to Villeneuve la Garenne, Seine, France. The 1For and 20c.or stamps tied by PM18A. Registration label NR20A. Correct franking 1F20c.or : colonial letter rate 10c.or, registration fee 20c.or and air surcharge 1st class up to 10g 90c.or. The sender is R.Cattiau from service des travaux publiques Port-Vila. Backstamped VILA 25 NO 54 (PM18A) ,G.P.O SYDNEY131 27 NO 54 in transit and VILLENEUVE LA GARENNE 3-12-1954 on arrival. ("SeSi" coll.)

25 November 1954

Letter from Sydney to Vila with English 5cg, 10cg & 20cg Postage Due stamps.
Image thanks to Drouot 18.

55cg letter from Vila to France cancelled with PM18A. (Clemens Albert coll.)

Air Mail letter from Santo to Suva, Fiji, Pastor Martin C.P.U.M. (Central Pacific Union Mission = Seventh-day Adventists). The 40cg stamp tied with PM20. The cover is correctly franked if weight was 10gr as the colonial letter rate in 1955 was 10cg up to 20gr and air surcharge to Fiji was 15cg per 5gr.
Photo of addressee added. (Klinger coll.)

Letter to USA. The 5 and 10c.or, 15 and 20gc tied with PCH type 17. ("SeSi" coll.)

Air mail letter from Sant ot o Besancon, France. 55cg cancelled with PM21. Colonial letter rate was 10cg in 1955 and air surcharge to France 45cg so this cover was correctly franked. (Klinger coll.)

Letter from the Burns Philp office in Santo to Leeds, England. Postmarked Santo, Date: 14AP55, PCH type 39. (Klinger coll.)

Cover to U.S.A., the British 20c stamp cancelled with PCH type 16. Seen in a Dec. 07 Delcampe auction.

Registered cover to Australia. Up to 50g colonial letter rate 20 cg and colonial registration fee 20 cg cancelled with Goyns Klinger type PM19A. Registration label NR20A. (Klinger coll.)

30cg cover to Melbourne cancelled with PM19A (Clemens Albert coll.)

Letter from Santo to Dinan (Còtes du Nord) France. The 10gc tied by PCH type 40. ("SeSi" coll.)

Cover with multiple 10c, 20c, 30c and 1F British and French issue from Port Vila to Los Angeles, Date: 26. V. 1955, Hals/Collas Postmark #21, registration cachet #17, LA customs marker, reverse postmarks Port Vila 26. V. 55, Sydney 29. V. 55, Los Angeles Terminal Annex JUN 1, 1955, Los Angeles customs Jun 2, 55 and Los Angeles Jun 3. A date stamp is in the corner: June 4, 1955 (copied higher into the picture)
The sender is J. L. Mitchell (but this is not his handwriting!) in Ambrym again, a smaller island south-east of Santo and it was probably carried by inter-island ship (probably one of the Burns Philp ships) to Vila and placed in the post there. (Klinger coll.)

Underfranked 2d - so postage due of 4d was payble by a 10cg stamp at 1fg = 3/4d.("JGI" coll.)

Underfranked 2/4d so postage due of 4/8d was payable : 1fg40. ("JGI" coll.)

Another Paul A. Dorn cover with the neighbour reg.-number franked 3F35cg. Why did Michell in Ambrym send two letters on the same day? (Klinger coll.)

26 May 1955

Postcard from Vila to England. The 10cg stamp (colonial cover rate) tied by PM18A. The correct colonial postcard rate was 5cg: so overpaid 5cg. ("SeSi" coll.)

Cover with 20c, British Issue from Vila to USA, Date: 10 VII 55, PCH type: 17 (Klinger coll.)

Letter from the " Comptoirs Français des Nlles-Hébrides" to Italy. The British 5c and the French 50c stamps are cancelled with PCH type 16. Backstamped Milano 23. VIII. 1955. (Klinger coll.)

Cover with 5c, British Issue of the 1953 series and 5c, British issue of the 1938 series paying the colonial rate for a letter to France, from Vila to Le Péage de Rossillon (France), letter still included. Handwritten remark "answered". Date: 21(?) AU 55, PCH type 16. (Klinger coll.)

65c mixed postage on an air mail letter from Santo to France. Cancelled with PM20, the single day number preceeded by a big dot. Backstamped Port-Vila PM19B 13IX.55 and taxed 70c in red manuscript. Colonial letter rate was 10cg up to 20g and 20cg up to 50g. Air surcharge was 45 cg for each 5g so a 10g letter needed 1Fg of postage. So this cover was 35cg short and therefore taxed 70c. (Klinger coll.)

8 September 1955

Air mail to California. 80 cg cancelled with Goyns Klinger type PM19A. 40cg air surcharge and 40 cg for a triple weight letter. (Klinger coll.)

Cover with British 5c, 10c, 15c & 20c to "Cover Collectors Circuit Club", cancelled with PCH type 17. Seen in a Dec. 07 Delcampe auction.

Air Mail from Vila to Hollywood. Non-colonial letter rate 20cg, air surcharge 1st class 35cg. Cancelled with KG type PM18A
Image thanks to David Moss and Northwich Philatelic Society | Northwich, Cheshire.

Cover with 10c, French Issue from Santo to London, Date: 28. 11. 55, PCH type 40. (Klinger coll.)

Air mail cover from Santo to Brest (Finistère) France. The 15 and 40gc tied by PCH type 39. ("SeSi" coll.)

Cover from Vila to Geneva Switzerland. The 4 French stamps: 5,10,15 and 20c.or tied by PCH type 16. ("SeSi" coll.)

Underpaid air mail cover from Santo to Poissy (Seine et Oise) France. The 40 and 15gc tied by PCH type 39. Arrival : Poissy 7-5-1956 and taxed 22 Francs with two 10Fr and two 1Fr timbre taxe. ("SeSi" coll.)

Air mail letter from Port-Vila to Penvénan (Côte du Nord) France. The 9 definitive issue stamps (on front and back) tied by PM18A. Correct 1gF rate for a 10 gr air mail (45gc x 2) colonial letter (10gc) to France. ("SeSi" coll.)

23 May 1956
(new 2/2020)

Air mail photocard from Santo to Marseille France written on board "Polynésie" . The 5 and 50gc tied by PCH type 39. ("SeSi" coll.)

10 July 1956

Business letter to the U.S.A. 65 cg cancelled with GK type PM18A. 30 cg non-colonial letter rate and 35 cg air mail surcharge - correct postage. (ex Millet coll.)

Air mail letter to France. Correct rate: 45 cg air mail surcharge for a 5 g letter and 10 cg colonial letter rate. Cancelled with GK type PM19A. Written on board the CALEDONIEN. (ex Millet coll.)

Air mail letter to France. Correct rate: 90 cg air mail surcharge for a 10 g letter and 10 cg colonial letter rate. Cancelled with GK type PM19A. (ex Millet coll.)

Air mail to Australia. 30cg cancelled with PM18A. Overpaid 10cg as colonial letter rate was 10cg and air surcharge 10cg too. (Klinger coll.)

Registered cover from Vila to Sydney. The 20c and 50c stamps canelled with PCH type 16. Backstamped Sydney 3MY57. (Klinger coll.)

ADVICE OF DELIVERY from Société Française des NH Port-Vila to Mr Albert Ozoux Santo . The 20gc stamp tied by PM20.

13 July 1957

Air cover from Santo to england. 10cg colonial letter rate and 50cg air surcharge.

Cover to U.S.A. Waterloo, Iowa redirected to Ontario, Calif. 20cg cancelled with PM19B. Correctly franked as noncolonial letter rate was 20cg from 1949. Backstamped Waterloo 26 OCT 1957 and received (manuscript) 31 OCT 1957. (Klinger coll.)

14 August 1957

Registered air mail cover from Santo to Paris VI France. The 5 and 30gc, the 40c.or tied with PCH type 39. Registration label is PCH type R33 : early use (in PCH known 1960 to 1965). Backstamped Santo 21AU57 and Paris distribution 2-9-1957 in arrival. ("SeSi" coll.)

21 August 1957

Registered air mail to France. 1F20 g cancelled with the scarce GK type PM19B - the one for air mail with the time slug. Franked correctly for a more than 10 g 1st class air letter (90 cg) and colonial letter rate (10 cg) and registration 20 cg. (ex Millet coll.)

26 September 1957

Air mail from Vila to Heliopolis, Egypt. 20cg cancelled with PM18A. I cannot think that it went by air: air surcharge alone to Egypt was 40cg and non-colonial letter rate was 20cg which would fit here. (Klinger coll.)

26 December 1957

Registered air mail to France. 1F20 g cancelled with the scarce GK type PM19B - the one for air mail with the time slug. Franked correctly for a more than 20 g 2nd class air letter ( 1F10g) and colonial letter rate (10 cg). (ex Millet coll.)

30 July 1959

5c, 10c, 15c & 20c British series on a FDC cancelled with PCH type 16.

25c, 30c, 40c & 50c British series on a FDC cancelled with PCH type 16.

40c, 50c & 1F British series on a FDC cancelled with PCH type 16.

5c, 10c, 15c, 20c & 25c British series on a very simple FDC cancelled with PCH type 16. There are just two handstamps "NEW HEBRIDES CONDOMINIUM" and "FIRST DAY COVER".

Registered FDC cover to Regent Estate, Batang Malaka, Neg(e)ri Sambilan, Malaya. The 11 British stamps tied by PCH type 16, registration label type R18 but without R6 at the top left. Backstamped VILA 30AP53, Sydney 15MY53, SINGAPORE 16MY53, BATANG MALAYA 18MY53 and GEMAS 19MY53. Regent Estate is a big oil palm estate near Malaka town, belonging to Dunlop in these times. (Klinger coll.)

Vila FDC

1953 French full set First Day cover registered to U.S.A.

Vila to New Zealand. The British 5,10 and 15gc tied by PCH type 16. ("SeSi" coll.)

The British set on 3 registered air mail covers to Stourbridge England. 5,10,15 and 20gc. tied with PCH type 16, registration label R18 (without R6 at the top left). Backstamped Vila 30AP53 Sydney Air7 -1MY53 in transit and Registered Birmingham 5MY53 in arrival (travel 5 days). ("SeSi" coll.)

The British set on 3 registered air mail covers to Stourbridge England. 1,2 and 5 gold franc tied with PCH type 16, registration label R18 (without R6 at the top left). Backstamped Vila 30AP53 Sydney Air7 -1MY53 in transit and Registered Birmingham 5MY53 in arrival (travel 5 days). ("SeSi" coll.)

5cg to 30 cg on an untravelled FDC . (ex Millet coll.) ("SeSi" coll.)

50cg to 5Fg on an untravelled FDC . (ex Millet coll.) ("SeSi" coll.)

Port-Vila to London. The French 5,10,15,20,25 and 30c.or tied with PCH type 17. ("SeSi" coll.)

5c, 10c, 15c, 20c & 25c French series on a very simple FDC cancelled with PCH type 17. There are just two handstamps "NEW HEBRIDES CONDOMINIUM" and "FIRST DAY COVER". The makers didn't even care to make French handstamps.

Registered FDC cover to Sydney. The 11 French stamps tied by PCH type 17, registration label type R18 but without R6 at the top left. ("SeSi" coll.)

The British set on 3 registered air mail covers to Stourbridge England. 25,30,40 and 50gc. tied with PCH type 16, registration label R18 (without R6 at the top left). Backstamped Vila 30AP53 Sydney Air7 -1MY53 in transit and Registered Birmingham 5MY53 in arrival (travel 5 days). ("SeSi" coll.)