REST OF THE WORLD, NEW ZEALAND, POSTAL HISTORY

Lot 791		Estimate: $1,000T Realised Price : $750 1853 (28th Mar) entire letter Port Victoria to England 'per "Tasmania"', manuscript rated '8' and charged '2', with very fine and largely complete strike of 'PAID AT PORT VICTORIA NEW ZEALAND' Crowned-Circle handstamp in red, arrival datestamps on reverse
Lot 792		Estimate: $400T 1853 (29th Apr) envelope Wellington to London 'p Stately', manuscript rated '8' and charged '2', with very clear strike of 'PAID AT WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND' Crowned-Circle handstamp, arrival datestamp on reverse
Lot 793		Estimate: $800T Realised Price : $600 1854 (Mar) inwards cover from India sent after the relief of Lucknow bearing 4a, mss. 'Paid' and framed 'INDIA/PAID' in red, missent to Victoria where double-oval 'MISSENT TO/MELBOURNE/VICTORIA' in red applied, cancelled on arrival at Auckland, minor ageing
Lot 794		Estimate: $500T 1859 (27th Dec) cover Auckland to Leeds, England bearing 1857-63 6d pale brown (3 margins, tiny abrasion top left corner), Leeds datestamp 12th Mar 1860 applied on arrival, where re-addressed to Harrogate and large '1d' struck in black. Fine
Lot 795		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $190 1861 (9th Aug) part entire Wellington to France 'per Marseilles', handstamped '10' and manuscript charged '6', with very fine strike of 'PAID AT WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND' Crowned-Circle Handstamp, arrival datestamps on front and reverse
Lot 796		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $230 1861 (30th Dec) cover Ahuriri to London 'via Marseilles' bearing 1857-63 6d pale brown vertical pair - margins in places, paying ½oz rate. 'London PAID' cds applied on arrival 15th Mar 1862, minor faults
Lot 797		Estimate: $850 Realised Price : $725 1862 wreck cover to Lincoln, England still bearing 6d Chalon franking and original contents which have badly affected by sea-water, together with OHMS "ambulance" envelope with very fine framed 'Saved from the wreck of/the Colombo.' in black and arrival datestamp. Rare survivors (2)
Lot 798		Estimate: $500T 1862 (6th Feb) cover to Calcutta with datestamps of Lylleton and Christchurch with mss. '6', on arrival re-addressed to London and franked with 2a and 4a, framed 'INDIA/PAID' in red and arrival datestamp
Lot 799		Estimate: $3,500T Realised Price : $2,700 1863 (25th Sep) cover from Tasmania to Decaan India via Bombay, address misread and sent to N.Z. where 'MISSENT/TO/DUNEDIN' within red circle was applied, various transit and arrival backstamps, minor cover faults on reverse only. Only one other example of this 'Missent' marking recorded
Lot 800		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $340 1864 (13th Feb) open-out cover Christchurch to North Wales 'via Marseilles' bearing imperf 2d pale blue (4 margins) and three 6d red-brown (3-4 margins) paying the 1oz rate, tied by Christchurch duplex. Holywell arrival cds 13th Apr 1864 on front. Attractive
Lot 801		Estimate: $1,500T Realised Price : $1,150 1864 (18th Jul) cover Invercargill to USA bearing imperf 1864 2d pale blue (2, both 4 margins) and 6d pair (cut into at top). London arrival cds 20th Sep 1864 and '16 CENTS' struck in red, with '5 N.YORK Am. PKT' cds struck in black. Very fine
Lot 802		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $380 1864 (10th Dec) backstamped cover locally addressed at Akaroa bearing 2d Blue (re-entry), manuscript 'Missent to Lylleton' where datestamp was applied 11.12.64, minor ageing. Scarce local use
Lot 803		Estimate: $750T Realised Price : $575 1865 (18th Jan) cover Invercargill to New York 'via Marseilles' bearing 1864-67 6d red-brown strip of three (damaged at top), tied by '21' in bars. London 'PAID' cds struck in red and '5 N.YORK Am. PKT' struck in black, manuscript 'Due 5c' in blue. Somewhat fragile and with part back flap missing
Lot 804		Estimate: $250T Realised Price : $250 1865 (14th Nov) cover to London endorsed 'Pr Mail Steamer' bearing 6d Red-Brown (2), tied by indistinct barred cancels, 'LONDON/PAID' arrival datestamp, flap faults. Attractive
Lot 805		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $600 1865 (7th Nov) registered cover-front Wellington to England bearing 1864-67 6d brown pair and single, cancelled with unrecorded manuscript '9' and cross. Faint 'REGISTERED' handstamp and manuscript 'Registered 1424'. A scarce survivor
Lot 806		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $675 1866 (19th Jan) cover Hokitika to Wick, Scotland 'per Gothenburg to Melbourne thence per R.M.S. via Marseilles', bearing 1864-67 2d pale blue pair and 3d lilac pair (one damaged) paying the ½oz rate. 'RPO' in circle struck on front and Wick arrival datestamp 17th Mar 1866 on reverse. Cover with part flap missing, otherwise very fine appearance
Lot 807		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $525 1866 (20th Jul) cover Dunedin to United States bearing 1864-67 2d deep blue and 1/- green, tied by large 'O' in bars, Panama transit cds and N.Y. Steamship 10 (10 cents to pay) on front. Faults at base and 'via Marseilles' notation excised at top as sent by Panama route
Lot 808		Estimate: $1,500T Realised Price : $1,150 1866 (20th Jul) slightly reduced cover Dunedin to Edinburgh 'via Marseilles' bearing 1864-67 6d brown and scarce 4d rose paying the ½oz rate, tied by Dunedin duplex, Edinburgh arrival datestamp 15th Sep 1866 on reverse. Attractive and rare franking
Lot 809		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $650 1866 (20th Sep) cover Dunedin to London bearing 1864-67 6d red-brown tied by Dunedin duplex, superb 'TOO LATE' handstamp struck in black, with London arrival cds in red on front and reverse. Very fine
Lot 810		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $1,150 1867 (29th Mar) registered cover-front to Switzerland bearing 1864-67 2d blue and 1/- yellow-green pairs, creasing through adhesives and manuscript cancelled, oval 'REGISTERED LONDON 27 MY 67' struck in red, Calais Ambulant cds and 'CHARGE' struck in black. Attractive and a desirable destination
Lot 811		Estimate: $1,500T Realised Price : $1,150 1867 (27th Jun) cover Lyttleton to Canada via London, bearing 1864-67 1/- yellow-green tied by 'C2' in bars, sent through St Thomas, Dutch West Indies (10th Sep transit cds on reverse), rated '8' and charged '4' in manuscript, crossed through on arrival and charged '13'. Very fine and a rare routing to Canada. 1988 Holcombe cert
Lot 812		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $115 1867 (6th Jul) cover to London endorsed 'Pr Mail Steamer' bearing 6d Red-Brown, tied by barred 'C' of Christchurch with datestamp alongside, mss. 'pd' and 'LONDON/PAID' arrival datestamp
Lot 813		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $170 1867 (8th Nov) entire letter Wellington to London 'Per "Ruahine" Via Panama' bearing 1864-67 6d red-brown tied by Wellington duplex. 'LONDON/PAID/30 DE 67' struck in red and arrival cds struck in black on reverse. Very fine
Lot 814		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $230 1868 (18th Apr) cover Lyttleton to Maine, USA 'via Panama' bearing 1864-67 6d red-brown. 'N.Y STEAMSHIP/JUN 13/10' (10 cents to pay) struck in black and unframed Lyttleton cds on reverse. Attractive and very fine
Lot 815		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $115 1868 (7th Dec) flapless cover Wellington to Ireland 'via Panama', bearing 1864-67 6d red-brown tied by Wellington duplex, Ennis arrival backstamp
Lot 816		Estimate: $150T Realised Price : $115 1869 (27th Feb) cover Wellington to Wanganui bearing 1864-67 2d deep blue tied by Wellington duplex, arrival cds on reverse. Several tears and part flap missing on reverse, very fine appearance on front
Lot 817		Estimate: $400T 1870 (24th Jan) cover Dunedin to Nova Scotia bearing damaged 1864-67 1/- yellow-green tied by 'C' in bars, Halifax and Wallace N.S. handstamps on reverse, slightly soiled, nevertheless a rare destination
Lot 818		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $150 1871 (30th Jan) cover Timaru to London 'v. San Francisco' bearing 1864-67 6d brown, tied by '5' in bars, Christchurch transit cds on reverse and London 'PAID' 3rd Apr 1871 struck on front. Fine
Lot 819		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $550 1871 (31st Aug) cover Auckland to London bearing 2d Chalon (3) cancelled by diamond '1', paying standard ½oz rate via San Francisco on the second American-Australian Line under British flag service, London arrival datestamp in red
Lot 820		Estimate: $2,000T Realised Price : $1,500 1872 (11th Mar) flapless cover Invercargill to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland via San Francisco and Windsor, bearing 2d Vermilion (4) paying 8d ½oz rate via San Francisco (backstamped), handstruck '5' and 'MORE-TO-PAY' applied at Windsor for single inland rate, transit and arrival backstamps
Lot 821		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $600 1873 (23rd Aug) cover-front Dunedin to Tasmania bearing 1d brown (2), manuscript 'Def 1d' applied in error and crossed out, together with handstruck 'DETAINED/FOR/(1d in mss.)/POSTAGE' '783' manuscript applied in accordance with regulation 31'
Lot 822		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $420 1873 (18th Dec) opened-out cover to Illinois bearing 3d Lilac block of 4 folded over both sides of cover, cancelled by Greymouth and Hokitika datestamps together with manuscript 'C' of Crowadun, London paid transit in red, mss. '2d', handstruck '2/CENTS' in red, Chicago arrival cds. Unusually paid for the Brindisi route though not endorsed and sent via Suez
Lot 823		Estimate: $10,000T Realised Price : $8,500 1874 Commercial cover San Francisco to Victoria bearing 10c strip of three (one trimmed perfs), sent via New Zealand where unframed 'NEW ZEALAND/SHIP LETTER' applied (second "A" of ZEALAND small -McNaught type II), Auckland and Melbourne backstamps, minor ageing on reverse. A spectacular item and almost certainly a unique usage Provenance: Ex Marcel Stanley
Lot 824		Estimate: $800T Realised Price : $600 1880 cover Melbourne to Dunedin bearing Victoria 2d cancelled by barred 'IS', handstruck '2' applied at Invercargill together with framed 'LOOSE LETTER', mss. 'Missent to Oamaru, backstamps of Invercargill, Oamaru and Dunedin
Lot 825		Estimate: $125 1892-1905 cover group comprising 1892 Reefton to Christchurch bearing 2d, 1895 Christchurch to USA bearing 2d + ½d, 1898 Auckland to USA bearing 2½d, 1904 PPC Wellington to Scotland bearing 1d and 1905 Invercargill to Newfoundland bearing 1d, mixed condition (5 items)
Lot 826		Estimate: $7,500T Realised Price : $5,750 1895 (23rd Feb) cover Great Britain to Danish West Indies, with very rare unframed 'MISSENT TO/NEW ZEALAND' struck in black, backstamps of San Francisco, New York and Frederiksted. Small faults, including repaired tear at top, do not detract. Only two other examples of this handstamp are recorded (both on part fronts). A desirable exhibition item
Lot 827		Estimate: $1,500T Realised Price : $1,150 1900 (6th Aug) inwards cover via Brindisi Switzerland to Sydney bearing 1900 U.P.U. set cancelled at Bern, mis-sorted and framed 'MISSENT TO/INVERCARGILL' applied in N.Z., transit and arrival backstamps
Lot 828		Estimate: $350 1916 (31st Aug) cover printed for 'N.Z. GOVERNMENT INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.' used to Hamilton bearing Life Insurance stamps ½d and 1d tied by Auckland cds
Lot 829		Estimate: $125T 1951 (27th Nov) airmail cover from Whitanaga to Pitcairn Island bearing 1½d (2) + 2d (2) tied by Whitanga cds's, double-circled arrival datestamp of '4.JAN.52'