NORFOLK 1947 BALL BAY MATCHED PAIR REG. FDCs B/S BRISBANE, MELBOURNE XF

Description: **** N O R F O L K I S L A N D **** [MB] 10 JUNE 1947 "MATCHED PAIR" BALL BAY SERIES REGISTERED FIRST DAY COVERS Sc.#1-12, S.G. 1-12, Mi.#1-12, Yv.#1-12 NORFOLK SPECIALIST'S COVERS THIS OFFER: A matched pair of clean Registered Norfolk Island "BALL BAY" First Day Covers (FDCs), tied by Island postmarks of 10 June 1947, mailed to Melbourne, Australia. The reverse sides have transit/arrival postmarks of Brisbane (26 June) and Melbourne (27 June). All stamps are well centered, unstained, and have complete perforations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GALASALES uses "Q.I.K.S."© ¤ QUALITY ¤ INTEGRITY ¤ KNOWLEDGE ¤ SERVICE ¤ to give Buyers complete information on ALL Postal items we offer, especially Postal History covers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: Due to overwhelming demand for Norfolk Island's first stamp issue, the preparation of First Day Covers (FDCs) continued for a week or two after the day of issue, the date of the postmark being left unchanged at 10 JUNE 1947 until all orders were serviced. This is evidenced by the various transit and arrival postmarks seen on most Norfolk Registered FDCs, The island is approximately equidistant from the ports of Brisbane, Sydney, and Auckland, N.Z. From Norfolk, Airmail covers were sent for distribution by SHIP to Australia (mostly arriving in Brisbane on 26 June, and Sydney on 27 June), where they connected to worldwide air services. Airmail FDCs were also taken by AIR by the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), arriving in New Zealand around 20 June. Many of these FDCs to New Zealand have no receiving, transit or arrival postmarks on the reverse. • The temporary Registered Mail Labels on these covers were the third type of label used for this issue from Friday 6 June until Tuesday 10 June 1947, the first day of the new stamps (and later!). • The following REGISTERED MAIL LABELS were in use at Norfolk in this period: (1) Australian labels printed "NORFOLK ISLAND/NEW SOUTH WALES" in 2 lines; LAST USE Friday 6 June 1947. (2) same label as above, with "NEW SOUTH WALES" obliterated by blue pencil, leaving only the words "NORFOLK ISLAND" - used on 10 June for a short period, until that small supply was exhausted. (3) a blank label: A thin 24mm "NORFOLK ISLAND" upper-case stamp was manually applied into the blank space above the printed number. This label was quickly brought into use when Norfolk's remaining small stock of the two-line "NORFOLK ISLAND/NEW SOUTH WALES" labels was exhausted in servicing the earlier FDCs of this issue. VERY CLEAN - NO AGING - MOST UNUSUAL NOTE: The Norfolk Post Office continued to use their supply of the "blank" registered mail labels until after the release of Norfolk's second stamp issue on 6 June 1953. SEE OTHER REGISTERED "BALL BAY" 1947 FDCs OFFERED IN OUR eBAY STORE !! VISIT OUR EBAY STORE FOR OFFERS OF FINE NORFOLK ISLAND STAMPS, COVERS, AND POSTAL HISTORY. REFERENCES:• Australia Post news articles (various)• Toronto Specialists Stamp Club articles• Personal collections © GALASALES & MARKETING 2024 © GALASALES & MARKETING 2024 © GALASALES & MARKETING KINDLY NOTE WE SELL OCEAN LINER SHIP POSTCARDS, WW1 TROOPSHIP POSTCARDS, POSTAL HISTORY, STAMPS AND COVERS OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AND WORLDWIDE TOPICAL/THEMATIC ISSUES. PITCAIRN ISLANDS WE OFFER PITCAIRN'S POSTAL, PHILATELIC AND SOCIAL HISTORY, INCLUDING PITCAIRN-RELATED ISSUES AND NORFOLK ISLAND. SHIPPING/HANDLING WE COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES U.S.A. : FIRST CLASS MAIL $3.00 ::: INSURED MAIL $7.95 with tracking WORLDWIDE : AIRMAIL $5.00 ::: REGISTERED AIRMAIL $24.95 with tracking Items are always well packaged, to prevent any damage in the mail SEE OUR 100% FEEDBACK AND POSITIVE BUYERS' SATISFACTION RECORD. BUY WITH CONFIDENCE. MAKE US YOUR FIRST CHOICE FOR NORFOLK AND PITCAIRN ISLANDS STAMPS AND COVERS. WE POST IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK, PACK SECURELY, AND SHIP ORDERS SAME OR NEXT DAY. THANK YOU. NOTE TO WORLDWIDE BUYERS SPECIALLY IN INDIA, CHINA, AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST: 1. Due to COVID and LOST MAIL, we recommend REGISTERED MAIL for International orders over $50 total value. 2. COVID DELAYS INTERNATIONAL MAIL. ORDERS MAY TAKE LONGER TO ARRIVE. PLEASE BE PATIENT.

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Location: Phoenix, Arizona

End Time: 2024-11-29T21:43:25.000Z

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