1938 New Designs for Shilling Values - card (235 x 160mm)prepared in May 1935 by James Berry (under the pseudonym 'Arawa'), comprising two designs for the 3/- (one as adopted) and the adopted design for the 2/-. Each design is represented by stamp-size proofs for both Cook Islands and Niue, with photographic proofs in black (the Niue 2/- showing the frame plate only), single colour zinc line blocks, and two-colour zinc line blocks (total, 18 proofs). Very fine and a unique piece, illustrated in 'The Postage Stamps of New Zealand' Volume 5 at page 204
Lot 1201
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $150
1938 New Design for 1/- Value: Stamp-size photographic essays by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. in four designs, numbered on reverse in pencil 1, 4, 6 and 7 and dated '2.6.36'. The handpainted essays in the same designs are illustrated in 'The Postage Stamps of New Zealand' Volume 5 at page 207. Ex Spink London auction of 9.7.2003, Lot 21, and unique in private hands (4)
Lot 1202
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $170
1938 1/-, 2/- and 3/- Pictorials: Imperforate Plate Proofs in Black on Wove Paper, comprising marginal vertical pairs of the Frame Plates, and horizontal pairs of the vignettes, very fine, also a set of the issued stamps (12 proofs + 3 stamps)
Lot 1203
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $150
1940 3d on 1½d Black and Purple, the collection with mint (26 incl multiples), an imprint/plate no. block of 30 U, and the Unissued 1½d without surcharge no gum, with 1990 BPA Certificate (SG footnote cat £250). Also three 1940 covers, with use to Cook Islands, and Sydney (censored, but with some staining), and pair to Canada (27M, 30 U, 3 covers
Lot 1204
Estimate: $300
Realised Price : $230
1940 3d on 1½d Black and Purple Surcharge vertical strip of 3, with similar strip of Cook Islands 3d on 1½d, affixed to piece and with Mauritania U.P.U. receiving handstamp in magenta, fine and unique
Lot 1205
Estimate: $500
1941-67 Overprints on Arms Types Wmk NZ And Star Wiggins Teape Paper 2/6d Deep Brown, 5/- Green, 10/- Pale Carmine-lake and £1 Pink very fine with large part OG and lightly hinged. SG 79-82, cat £750 (4)
Lot 1206
Estimate: $100
1941-67 Overprints on Arms Types Wmk Multiple NZ and Star Perf 14 2/6d Deep Brown, 5/- Green, 10/- Carmine-lake and £1 Pink, and Unsurfaced Paper 2/6 Deep Brown (2) and 5/- Pale Yellowish-green (2), all very fine with large part OG and lightly hinged SG 83-88, cat £188 (8)
Lot 1207
Estimate: $180
Realised Price : $160
1941-67 Overprints on N.Z. Arms Types Wmk Multiple NZ and Star 2/6d Deep Brown, 5/- Green, 10/- Carmine-lake and £1 Pink used on cover to the N.Z. Trade Commissioner in Washington D.C., cancelled 5 MR 56. Philatelic but scarce on cover
Lot 1208
Estimate: $90
Realised Price : $70
1941-67 Overprints on Arms types Wmk Multiple NZ and Star Perf 14 2/6d Deep Brown used with 1944-46 4d and 2/- Pictorials on 1949 (23 Sep) parcel tag to Sydney, tied by Niue cds. Few minor creases but a scarce franking, the SG cat does not give a multiplier for the Arms types on cover
Lot 1209
Estimate: $100
1941-67 Overprints on Arms Types Wmk Multiple NZ and Star Perf 14 2/6d Deep Brown used with 1944-46 1/- and 2/- Pictorials on 1948 (9 Jul) cover to Auckland. Crossed for registration but no evidence of the service being used. Fine and a rare stamp on cover, SG dies nit give a multiplier for the Arms types on cover
Lot 1210
Estimate: $40
1946 Peace, the collection including 1d, 2d (2), 6d, 8d M imprint blocks of 4 or 6 (8d), FDC's (3, two with sets, and one with 1d only), plus 1958 cover to England with 2d tied by 'NIUE/PAQUEBOT' cds. Also 1953 Coronation 3d and 6d M, and used on FDC (46 M, 4 FDC, 1 cover)
Lot 1211
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $300
1950 Pictorials ½d to 3/- stamp-size photographic essays in adopted designs by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. affixed to one piece and dated December 1948, ex Spink London auction of 9.7.2003, Lot 21, and unique in private hands (10)
Lot 1212
Estimate: $300
Realised Price : $725
1950 Pictorials 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d and 1/- large size rough pencil sketches on tracing paper by James Berry which formed the basis for the issued designs. Also ½d - 3/- large-sized publicity photographs of issued designs
Lot 1213
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $150
1950 Pictorials ½d to 3/- Imperforate Plate Proof pairs in Issued Colours on Gummed Wmkd Paper, superb with large part OG and lightly hinged (20)
Lot 1214
Estimate: $60
1950 Pictorials, the collection with ½d - 3/- M (two sets), ½d - 3/- MUH blocks of 8 or 10 (3d, 4d). Also ½d, 1d, 9d, 2/-, 3/- large-size publicity photographs, and two sets of FDCs (88 M, plus 5 photographs, 2 FDC)
Lot 1215
Estimate: $90
1967-75 Decimal Issues in stockbook, in singles and block so f 4, and including 1967 Decimal Surcharges in imprint/plate no. blocks of 4, 25c-$1 rough perf 11 M (2 sets), also a few covers, including the 1967 set on FDC, and a commercial use of the 1c and 2c to New Zealand (370, 5 M/S, 4 covers)
Lot 1216
Estimate: $60
Realised Price : $46
1967 50c Pale Yellow-green Perf 14 with variety 'Misplaced Perfs' (6mm downwards), two small tone spots on reverse top perfs, otherwise fine MUH, with 1992 BPA Certificate. SG 136 var
