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The Oded Eliashar Award-Winning Collection of Worldwide Pigeon Post Mail continued...

Great Barrier Island continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description
4060 c image1899, 1sh Pale Blue, Pigeongram, Fourth Issue. Tied by well-struck violet "The `Original' Great Barrier Pigeongram Service Sep. 15, 1899" circular datestamp and "Copyright" (Ty. 4a) handstamp on 205 x 80mm flimsy to Inspector Ferguson, Auckland, message reads "How are your canaries doing? Wish you good luck with them this season. J. Thompson, Barrier", flimsy with usual light toned areas, still Extremely Fine, illustrated in Walker (p.77) as the example of this cancel (Image) E. 1,000-1,500
4061 c image1899, 1sh Pale Blue, Pigeongram, Fourth Issue. Tied by lightly struck violet "The `Original' Great Barrier Pigeongram Service 26 Dec. 1903" (Ty. 5) oval datestamp on 220 x 285mm flimsy datelined "Whangaparapara, Great Barrier Island, 4 PM December 26th, 1903", with original stampless cover with Service imprint at top used to deliver pigeongram once received in Auckland, cover with faults, pigeongram with creases, otherwise Very Fine (Image) E. 2,000-2,500
4062 c image1899, 1sh Pale Blue, Pigeongram, Fourth Issue. Tied by violet "The Original Great Barrier Pigeongram Service Marotiri Syndicate Pigeongram Service" (Ty. 7) three-line cancel on 225 x 300mm flimsy with clear strike of Ty. 3 cancel, three-line hs (Walker Form No. 5, Bofarull cancel No. S.7.), boxed pictorial hs of the Service's first issue and boxed "11 Oct. 1905" cancel of the competing Pigeongram Agency, contents read "Just a line by pigeonpost while in New Zealand. This is the only post of its kind in the world and therefore most interesting."

EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING USAGE OF THE PIGEONGRAM SERVICE FOURTH ISSUE.

This is a very late Great Barrier pigeon post usage. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000
4063 c image1899, 1sh Pale Blue, Pigeongram, Fourth Issue. Tied by violet "The `Original' Great Barrier Pigeongram Service" (Ty. 3) circular datestamp on 220 x 158mm flimsy with second strike at right and three-line hs (Walker Form No. 5, Bofarull cancel No. S.7.) datelined "Whangaparapara Feb. 24th,'05" flimsy with light toning

FINE. A LATE USAGE OF THE PIGEONGRAM SERVICE FOURTH ISSUE.

Very few dispatches with stamps exist after 1904 (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000
4064 c image1899, 1sh Pale Blue, Pigeongram, Fourth Issue. Violet "The `Original' Great Barrier Pigeongram Service" (Ty. 6) oval datestamps on 220 x 131mm printed flimsy (Form No. 4) datelined "15th Dec. 1900" from Auckland to Blind Bay (Okupu), sender asks Constable Johnston to come with William Smith to the mainland to serve as witnesses on his behalf, stamp with small faults, otherwise Very Fine (Image) E. 1,000-1,500
4065 c image1899, 1sh Pale Blue, Pigeongram, Fourth Issue. Tied by light violet "The `Original' Great Barrier Pigeongram Service 23 Sep. 1900" (Ty. 6) oval datestamp on 220 x 165mm printed flimsy (Form 2) from Oroville to Auckland, flimsy with tiny ink stain at top left, otherwise Very Fine (Image) E. 1,000-1,500
4066 c image1899, 1sh Pale Blue, Pigeongram, Fourth Issue. Uncanceled on 230 x 150mm flimsy to which it does not belong, datelined "Port Fitzroy 10.2.1906" to Mt. Eden, with original cover with Service Ty. 3 cancel in black and two strikes of two-line hs. on back, cover exploded for display and with large tear thru Ty. 3 cancel, flimsy with light toned spots, otherwise Fine (Image) E. 400-500
4067 og image1899, 1sh Pale Blue, Marotiri Pigeongram Overprint. With sheet margin at left, Stereo 6, original gum, small h.r., pencil note on gum and small violet "P.J. Field" backstamp do not show thru, Fine (Image) E. 750-1,000
4068 og image1899, 1sh Pale Blue, Marotiri Pigeongram Overprint. Original gum, lightly hinged, barest trace of usual gum toning at top, otherwise Fine (Image) E. 750-1,000
4069 og image1899, 1sh Pale Blue, Marotiri Pigeongram Overprint. Stereo 5, small part original gum, rich color, well-centered on bright white paper, tiny natural inclusion, Extremely Fine (Image) E. 500-750
4070 og image1899, 1sh Pale Blue, Marotiri Pigeongram Overprint. Original gum, small gum toned spots at edges and small diagonal crease at top right, Fine (Image) E. 500-750

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