1862-63 Pelure Paper No Wmk 6d Black-Brown, SG 83, good to huge margins on 1863 (19 Feb) Germaine Nicholson cover to Melbourne. An exceptional stamp on a cover with minor ageing. Larger margins than the Hackmey example. 1996 RPSNZ Certificate
Lot 767
Estimate: $200
1871 Wmk Large Star, Perf 10x121d Brown shades, SG 128, three pairs and a single, mixed condition used (7). Cat £385
Lot 768
Estimate: $125
Realised Price : $95
1871 Wmk Large Star, Perf 12½ 1d Red-Brown shade, SG 132, part o.g., small adherence
Lot 769
Estimate: $250
Realised Price : $190
1882 Official Reproductions in Black 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d both dies, 8d and 1/- pairs on Imperforate cream wove paper, mostly marginal (8 pairs)
Lot 770
Estimate: $500
1882-1900 Second Sidefaces vertical mesh paper, Wmk type 12b Perf 12x11½ shades, SG 194-203 group, ½d, 1d (6, four die III one being used), 2d die III (3), 2½d, 3d, 4d (4), 5d (2), 6d (2, one used), 8d and 1/-, mixed condition, few unused, small to large part o.g. (22). Cat £1200+. Retail Approx AU$1100
Lot 771
Estimate: $2,500T
1898-1905 Pictorial issues, range on stockcards arranged by CP numbers and additionally identified on Scott basis comprising 1d Taupo mint (3), used (6), 1d Terrace mint (2), used (4) + Plate Proof block of four, 1½d Boer War mint (9, incl block of four, also single with double perfs at left), used (1), 2d Purple shades Plate Proof pair, mint (8), used (10), 2½d Wakitipu mint (12, incl unmounted mint block), used (1), 2½d Wakatipu mint (19), used (9, incl \'Re-entry\' on 3/1), single with corner Presentation lines, 3d mint (8, incl block of 4 with two unmounted), used (5), 3d reduced size mint (2), 4d Terrace mint (3), 4d Lake Taupo mint (3), used (1), 5d mint (6), used (4), 6d green Kiwi mint (2), 6d red mint (7), used (3), 6d reduced mint (2), 8d mint (6), used (2), 9d mint (5), used (1), 1/- mint (3), used (1), 1/- reduced mint (1), 2/- mint (4), used (5), 5/- mint (1), plus few Officials mint 2d, 3d, 1/- and 2/-, mixed condition on few mint without gum and incorrect identification on some. Vendor states Cat NZ$15000 which is probably high. Nevertheless an interesting lot
Lot 772
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $115
1907-08 Pictorials (reduced size) Perkins, Bacon Imperforate Plate Proofs in black on Wmk 'letters' wove paper, ½d single and block of four, 3d block of four and 6d single, the two blocks with 1969 RPSL Certificates (10 proofs)
Lot 773
Estimate: $600
1907-08 Pictorials (reduced) on Thin, hard (Cowan) paper SG 374-385 group, selection comprising Perf 14 ½d (3), 3d (2) and 6d, Perf 14x13 ½d (2), 3d (2), 4d, 6d and 1/-, Perf 14x15 ½d, 3d, 6d and 1/-, mixed condition mint (17). Retail AU$1500
Lot 774
Estimate: $1,250
1909-16 KEVII Plate Proof selection of various colours, papers and card ½d black imperforate singles (2), pairs (2), blocks of four (3), block of eight, perforated single, pair, 2d singles (2) and pair, 3d singles (2), 4d single (2), pairs (4), 5d single, 8d single, 1/- single and pairs (2), occasional fault, mostly fine (52)
Lot 775
Estimate: $300
Realised Price : $240
1909-16 Royle & Sons Imperf Plate Proof 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 8d (2), 1/- (3) in different colours on unsurfaced card (9)
Lot 776
Estimate: $300
Realised Price : $230
1909-16 Royle & Sons Imperf Plate Proof pairs for 4d Deep Yellow-Green, 8d Deep Greyish-Blue and 1/- Maroon on unsurfaced white card and 2d Blue-Black/Green and 1/- Black/Emerald on unwatermarked wove paper, generally fine (5 pairs)
Lot 777
Estimate: $1,250
1909-26 1d Dominion specialised selection annotated on leaves comprising De La Rue chalky paper 1d shades (2), partial offset, varieties 'Broken globe', 'Q flaw' and 'Feather flaw', marginal strip of three 'Double perfs'; Jones paper (2); DLR unsurfaced paper 1d; chalky paper wmk sideways 1d single and marginal block of six showing 'No Wmk' and 'Letter 'D' of wmk; Art paper single, wmk 'colours' (5 diff - CP J5aW-S, 'Feather flaw' in pair; Cowan paper singles (2), Offset, imperforate pair, pair with inverted wmk, single 'Broken globe', reversed wmk (2, one with 'Broken globe'); Wiggins Teape single, mixed condition, mostly fine
Lot 778
Estimate: $1,500
1915-30 KGV Recess printed 'two perforation' blocks of four, 1½d (both papers) to 1/-, few unmounted, odd fault, mostly fine/very fine (15 blocks). Cat NZ$3350 as mounted
Lot 779
Estimate: $1,000
1915-30 KGV Recess printed 'two perforation’ pairs 2½d Indigo-Blue, 7½d Red-Brown, 8d Indigo=Blue, 9d Sage-Green (tiny perf tone) and 1/- Orange-Vermilion - strengthened between, very scarce in used condition. CP Cat NZ$3025
Lot 780
Estimate: $1,000
Realised Price : $750
1915-30 KGV Recess printed Plate No. singles 3d Chocolate '18' and '19', 4d Violet pair '44', 5d Blue '43', 6d Carmine '22', 8d pair '39', 9d Yellow-Olive '25', 1/- Orange-Vermilion '26' and '27' - partly burnished, some unmounted, fine (11 stamps). Cat NZ$3750 as mounted
1915-30 KGV Recess printed on 'Pictorial' paper 6d Carmine block of four, lower unmounted units being 'No Watermark', SG 434,a, CP K8d(Z). Cat NZ$1050 for hinged
Lot 783
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $115
1915-33 KGV Cowan paper 14 2d Deep Orange marginal single 'Imperforate at top with selvedge', CP K18e(3)Y, stamp unmounted. Cat NZ$350
Lot 784
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $115
1934 7d light blue Air 'FAITH IN AUSTRALIA' affixed to piece, handstamped 'SPECIMEN', small type in blue, minor perf soiling. Ex Portuguese India Archives
Lot 785
Estimate: $1,500
1935-36 Pictorials Single Wmk specialised range of Plate Nos. on leaves comprising blocks of four unless stated - Perf 14x13½ ½d Fantail '1A', '1B', 1d Kiwi 'A1', 'B1', 'B2', 1½d Maori Cooking '1A', 2d Whare '1A' strip of 3, '1B', 4d Mitre Peak '1', 8d Tuatara 'A2', 1/- Tui 'A1'; Perf 13½x14 1½d '1A' pair, '1B', Wmk Inverted & Reversed '1A' and '1B', 2½d Mt Cook '1', 6d Harvesting '1' (2, one with 'cracked plate'); Perf 13-14x13½ 2½d '1', 5d '1', 2/- '1' and 3/- '1', mixed mounted/unmounted. CP NZ$7700+. Ideal basis for a single wmk collection with not much to add
Lot 786
Estimate: $1,500
Realised Price : $1,150
1935-36 and 1936-42 Pictorials collection of Single and Multiple Wmks on leaves comprising the various perforations, shades and printings to 3/-, highlights including 9d values (11), 2/- all printings incl CP L13d (Cat NZ$475), 3/- all printings Single Wmk Inverted and Reversed CP L14c unmounted (Cat NZ$2000), etc (115) Cat NZ$6000+
Lot 787
Estimate: $400
1935-36 Pictorials Single Wmk 5d Swordfish, Perf 13½x14, Plate No. '1' corner block of four, L8b, SG 563b, fresh unmounted. Cat NZ$1160 as hinged
1935-36 Pictorials Single Wmk 3/- Chocolate and Yellow-Brown 'Wet Printing' Perf 13½x14, Plate No. '1' corner block of four, L14b, SG 569a, fresh. Cat NZ$1600
Lot 790
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $120
1937 Coronation set handstamped 'SPECIMEN' in green affixed to piece, few tone spots (3). Ex Portuguese India Archives
Lot 791
Estimate: $1,500
1938-44 KGVI issues, valuable range of Plate No. and imprint blocks etc, including ½d Green (8), ½d chestnut (10), 1½d Scarlet (11 different - no '26', though includes imprint with and without plate number), 3d Blue (11 blocks), 1941-53 1d, 2d and 3d Surcharges (9 blocks), 4d Bright Blue (6 blocks), 6d (4 blocks), 9d (8 blocks), 1/- (5 blocks), 1/3d (5 blocks), 2/- (2 blocks), 3/- (2 blocks), different papers, mostly fine, odd tone, majority unmounted CP Cat over NZ$5000+
Lot 792
Estimate: $400
Realised Price : $320
1960-66 Pictorials collection in album ½d to 3/- values (no monocolours or 9d) comprising 84 imprint and/or plate no. blocks, mainly between 8-12 units per block etc, few mounted, mostly unmounted (many 100s). CP Cat NZ$2200
Lot 793
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $180
1960-66 Pictorials collection on leaves comprising ½d (12), 1d (30), 2d (41), 2½d (11), 3d (35), 4d (28), 5d (8), 6d (18), 7d (3), 8d (16), 9d (6), 1/- (3), 1/3d (4), 1/6d (3), 1/9d (5, three in bistre), 2/- (7), 2/6d (3), 3/- (three of each), 5/- (4), 10/- (4) and £1 (2), various singles, multiples, few with plate flaws, colour shifts, chambon perforations, etc, (247). Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie
Lot 794
Estimate: $125
Realised Price : $95
1960-66 Pictorial 5d Mountain Daisy, marginal block of six 'Yellow (centre) misplaced to left'
Lot 795
Estimate: $80
Realised Price : $60
1960-66 Pictorial 6d Clematis, marginal block of four 'Pale Lilac misplaced to right'
Lot 796
Estimate: $125
Realised Price : $95
1960-66 Pictorial 7d Koromiko, marginal block of four 'Pale Red misplaced to right'. Dramatic
Lot 797
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $150
1960-66 Pictorial 8d Rata, lower right imprint/plate '1121' block of eight, CP Cat NZ$600
Lot 798
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $170
1960-66 Pictorial 9d Flag, upper left corner Plate 14A-15 imprint block of six, slight bend on one, very rare. CP Cat NZ$750
Lot 799
Estimate: $75
Realised Price : $60
1960-66 Pictorial 3/- multicolour, variety 'Blue and Bistre misplaced downwards'
Lot 800
Estimate: $1,000
1967 Proof of the 3c Puarangi Booklet Pane of six on Imperforate gummed, watermarked paper with marginal markings at top, minor gum bends confined to selvedge. Ex De La Rue Archives
Lot 801
Estimate: $50
Realised Price : $38
1970-76 Definitives Third prtg 50c National Park, error 'Pale Green (headland at right) omitted'
Lot 802
Estimate: $200
1973-76 No Wmk Butterfly 1c Red Admiral, error 'Blue (spots on wing) omitted', SG 1008c, CP P2cY. Popular thematic. Cat £140 (2002) or NZ$600
Lot 803
Estimate: $500
1973-76 Definitives No Wmk, 2c Tussock Butterfly, error 'Black omitted', SG 1009b, CP P3bX, with normal for comparison. Spectacular
1973-76 Definitives No Wmk, 4c Puriri Moth, error 'Greenish Blue omitted', SG 1011d, CP P6cW. Spectacular. [UK Retail £325]
Lot 806
Estimate: $300
1975 Christmas 5c, error 'Brown (value) omitted', SG 1084a, CP SC16bZ, with normal for comparison
Lot 807
Estimate: $200
1975-81 Roses, 7c 'Michele Meilland' positional strip of ten variety 'Double paper (reel join)' affecting mostly on unit 5, CP PA7bZ. Cat NZ$750
Lot 808
Estimate: $175
1975-81 Shells 50c Spiny Murex block of four, variety 'Red (centre) offset on back', CP PA18aZ. Cat NZ$500
Lot 809
Estimate: $150
1979-80 Surcharge 14c on 10c QEII error 'Surcharge double, one albino', SG 1202a, CP PA31aW, with normal for comparison. Cat £150 (2006) or NZ$400
Lot 810
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $75
1979-80 Surcharge 14c on 10c, error 'Surcharge double', marginal example, CP PA31aV. Cat NZ$350
Lot 811
Estimate: $400
1990 The Maori - 40c The Legend of Rangai and Papa, error 'Chalky Blue (value) omitted', SG 1562a, CP SH31aZ, with normal for comparison. Cat NZ$850. [UK Retail £300]
Lot 812
Estimate: $750
Officials: 1891-1906 'O.P.S.O.' overprint in violet on Perf 11 2½d Blue, SG O15, unused. 1969 RPSL Certificate
Lot 813
Estimate: $350
Officials: 1910 KEVII ½d Green strip of three, 'Complete Offset on two units, adjoining partial', CP HO1aY. Striking
Lot 814
Estimate: $750
Realised Price : $575
Officials: 1915-27 KGV Recess printed issues Perf 14x13¼ 3d block of four, 4d (10, two blocks), 6d (two blocks), 9d (2), 1/- (3); Perf 14x14¼ 3d (5, incl block), 4d block of four, 6d (9, incl two blocks), 1/- (10, incl two blocks); Pictorial paper 3d (10, incl two blocks), generally fine, many unmounted. CP NZ$2900+
Lot 815
Estimate: $600
Realised Price : $550
Postage Dues: 1899 1d to 2/- (no 2d) optd 'ULTRAMAR' in blue, the 4d with variety 'No stop after 'N’ ‘, few perf faults otherwise extremely fresh (9)
Lot 816
Estimate: $200
Postal Fiscals: 1936-39 Arms 'Wiggins Teape' vertical mesh, chalk-surfaced paper 1/3d Pale Orange-Yellow, 2/6d Dull Brown and 10/- Pale Carmine-Lake, SG F169-70, 177, mint. Cat £265
Lot 817
Estimate: $125
Official Postal Stationery: 1915-16 postcards earlier with double-circle 'OFFICIAL/PAID.' locally addressed at Blenheim, latter inscribed Colonial and Foreign Parcel-Post also used at Blenheim and detailing Customs duty payable
Lot 818
Estimate: $500
Postal History: 1857 (22 Jun) cover (flap tears from opening) Akaroa to U.K. prepaid \'6\' for long sea route, showing rare mss. \'Akaroa 22/6/57\' and Postmaster\'s initials on reverse, Port Victoria transit and London arrival on front, Stafford and Salisbury datestamps on reverse curiously enhanced apparently contemporaneously
Lot 819
Estimate: $125
Realised Price : $105
Postal History: 1902 and 1905 covers from N.S.W. to U.S.A., adhesives cancelled by fine strikes of Auckland \'LOOSE LETTER\' (Hosking #2391) and \'PACKET BOAT\' (#714), former from U.S. Consul Orlando H. Baker with autographed letter enclosed, latter a little soiled, backstamped Auckland, and San Francisco or Chicago, respectively
Lot 820
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $130
Postal History: 1914 (5 Feb) advertising cover for Thos Horton Ltd to Brisbane bearing fine strike of scarce Hastings meter denominated 1d, Hawkins #B1, overstruck with Hastings cds, small stain on reverse, attractive example
Lot 821
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $90
Postal History: 1938 (22 Nov) stampless \'crash cover\' England to Dunedin with cachet in violet \'RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITION/EX FLYING BOAT CALPURN(IA)\'
