REST OF THE WORLD, NIUE, 1925-27 PICTORIALS

Lot 1137		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1925-27 Pictorials Wmk NZ and Star 2½d Black and Blue and 4d Black and Violet, also 1931 2d on 2½d Black and Red Surcharge, each with diagonal seriffed 'SPECIMEN' handstamp (22mm x 2.5mm) as applied at G.P.O. London to U.P.U. stamps returned from Bechuanaland. No gum, otherwise fine and the unique examples (3)
Lot 1138		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $240 1925-27 Pictorials Wmk NZ and Star 2½d Black and blue and 4d Black and Violet, each in a horizontal strip of 3 affixed to small piece of ledger page and struck with portions of the triple right Madagascar receiving handstamp in red applied to U.P.U. specimen stamps (6)
Lot 1139		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1925-27 Pictorials Wmk NZ and Star 2½d Frame Plate rogressive Die Proof in Blue on Wove Paper, stamp-size (30mm x 25mm), the finished die shows strengthening of many of the lines in the palm fronds, and additional lines added in the top right corner. Fine, and a rare proof of which no other example can be traced
Lot 1140		Estimate: $180 1925-27 Pictorials 2½d Die Proof in Black and Blue on Wove Paper (67mm x 57mm) showing guide lines, very fine
Lot 1141		Estimate: $200 1925-27 Pictorials Wmk NZ and Star, Imperforate Plate Proof Blocks of 4 on Wove Paper comprising 2½d Vignette only in black and complete stamp in Black and Blue (both marginal), and 4d in Black and Brown (12)
Lot 1142		Estimate: $400 1925-27 Pictorials Wmk NZ and Star 2½d Imperforate Vignette Plate Proof sheet of 60 in Black on Ungummed Paper, superb and spectacular
Lot 1143		Estimate: $250 1925-27 Pictorials Wmk NZ and Star: 4d Frame Plate stamp-size Die Proof in Brown (20mm x 29mm) on Wove Paper, endorsed in pencil in centre 'Transfer from Rarotonga die with hand work on Bk. gr.', very fine
Lot 1144		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $210 1925-27 Pictorials Wmk NZ and Star 4d Die Proof in Black and Brown on Wove Paper (65mm x 65mm) showing guide lines on all sides, very fine
Lot 1145		Estimate: $300 1925-27 Pictorials 4d Imperforate Plate Proof of Frame Plate in Brown on wove paper irregular block of 17 from top left corner of sheet endorsed in pencil in top selvedge 'Margins and Whites marked X' (various flaws marked for correction). Rust marks from paper clip in top selvedge otherwise fine and a rare proof