[Tristan Da Cunha] A scarce original War date edition of The...

Estimate

£60 - £80

[Tristan Da Cunha] A scarce original War date edition of The Tristan Times, one page, folio, South Atlantic Ocean, 24th April 1943. The mimeographed newspaper (originally sold at a cost of '3 cigarettes or 4 potatoes') was edited by A. B. Crawford and reports on various recent events during World War II including the general Allied offensive in Tunisia, the sinking of two Italian destroyers in the Sicilian Chanel, the war against Russia 'There has been some fierce fighting in the Kuban district and the Russians have made some advance, German losses in men have been heavy', and in the S.W. Pacific 'There has been no land - but usual air - activity in this part of the world. It has recently been revealed that the American pilots who were captured after an air raid on Tokio were murdered by the Japanese'. The paper also features a few paragraphs of news from Tristan da Cunha including 'Islanders are reminded that by 1st May no family may possess more than 3 geese'. During World War II Tristan Da Cunha was used as a top secret Royal Navy weather and radio station codenamed HMS Atlantic Isle to monitor Nazi U-boats and shipping movements in the South Atlantic ocean.