1857-1863 IMPERFORATE ON SOFT WHITE OR HARD UNWATERMARKED PAPER continued...
Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
2081 |
O |
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1d. dull orange on hard paper, good to large margins and of fresh bright colour, cancelled "15" at Nelson. A fine and most attractive stamp. Holcombe Opinion (1991). Sc. 7; S.G. 8, £650. (Image) |
Est. $400-500
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2082 |
O |
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1d. dull orange
on hard paper, good to very large margins and neatly cancelled "10" at Wellington; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1994). Sc. 7; S.G. 8, £650. (Image) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2083 |
O |
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1d. dull orange on hard paper, an unusual rather worn impression with clear to large margins and exceptionally cancelled with large part Nelson c.d.s. for 11
December 1860. Fine and most attractive. Holcombe Certificate (1988). Sc. 7; S.G. 8, £650. provenance: "Antipodes", October 1988 (Image) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2084 |
O |
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1d. dull orange on hard paper, two examples selected for unusual cancellations, the first with margins nearly all round and cancelled "2" in oblong of bars at
Greytown, the second with margins in places and cancelled with virtually complete "258" in oval of bars in transit at Dover; both a little thinned though an most unusual pair. Sc. 7; S.G. 8, £1,300. provenance: Gerald Ellott (Image) |
Est. $400-500
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2085 |
O |
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2d. deep ultramarine on soft paper, a marginal horizontal strip of three from the right of the sheet, 5mm. sheet margin and with clear to exceptionally large
margins on the other sides with traces of two adjoining stamps, twice largely lightly cancelled "1" at Auckland leaving the left and right-hand stamps with portraits clear. An exceptional multiple of this rare shade. Odenweller (2006) and R.P.S.
(2007) Certificates. Sc. 8g; S.G. 8a, £2,700+. provenance: "DuBois", May 2007 (Image) |
Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2086 |
O |
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2d. pale blue on hard paper, a marginal block of seven from the foot of the sheet, 5mm. sheet margin at foot and with clear to very large margins virtually
all round elsewhere, cancelled "1" at Auckland; some creases, thins and other faults though an exceptionally rare multiple. Sc. 8e; S.G. 9, £1,260+. (Image) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2087 |
p |
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2d. pale blue on hard paper, a block of four with three stamps having clear or good to very large margins, the fourth cut-into at top and with a rounded corner,
each lightly or neatly cancelled "11" at Port Ahuriri and affixed to piece, the reverse of which shows Ahuriri c.d.s. for 21 September 1859. A very rare multiple. Holcombe Certificate (1988). Sc. 8e; S.G. 9. provenance: "Antipodes", October 1988 (Image) |
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2088 |
O |
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2d. pale blue on hard paper, a horizontal strip of three with good to very large margins and showing traces of two adjoining stamps at foot, twice neatly cancelled "18" at Otago; very fine
and most attractive. Sc. 8e; S.G. 9. (Image) |
Est. $400-500
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2089 |
O |
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2d. pale blue on soft paper, a horizontal pair with the right-hand stamp showing dryish print towards lower right corner, clear to large margins and each cancelled "18"
at Otago; fine. Brandon (1979) and Holcombe (1984) Certificates. Sc. 8e; S.G. 9. (Image) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2090 |
O |
|
2d. blue on soft paper, a horizontal strip of five with clear to very large margins, fresh colour and sharp impressions, each neatly cancelled "17" at Christchurch;
a couple of trivial imperfections, otherwise fine. A rare and attractive multiple. Holcombe Certificate (1987). Sc. 8; S.G. 10, £900+. (Image) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2091 |
O |
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2d. blue on soft paper, a
horizontal pair with good to very large margins, twice cancelled "10" at Wellington; fine. Sc. 8; S.G. 10. (Image) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2092 |
O |
|
2d. blue on hard paper, a huge example from the foot of the sheet, 4½mm. sheet margin at foot with the other three sides having large to extremely large
margins showing portion of adjoining stamp at right, neatly cancelled "1" at Auckland. An exceptional stamp. Sc. 8; S.G. 10. (Image) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2093 |
O |
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2d. bright blue on soft paper, a horizontal pair with the right-hand stamp showing dry print, just clear to large margins nearly all round, light indistinct numeral cancellations.
A fine, attractive and unusual multiple. (Image) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2094 |
O |
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2d. bright blue on hard paper, a
horizontal pair with clear to very large margins, twice lightly cancelled "1" at Auckland; fine. (Image) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2095 |
O |
|
2d. bright blue on soft paper, large margins all round, cancelled "10"; very fine. Holcombe Certificate (1988) states that this is from the S.G. 10 group though we believe that
this is much closer to the S.G. 8a deep ultramarine shade. (Image) |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2096 |
O |
|
2d. pale blue/2d. blue on soft paper, six examples with clear or good to very large margins, one with 4mm. sheet margin at top; fine to very fine and a most attractive group. Sc.
8, 8e; S.G. 9, 10. Holcombe Opinions (1991) for two. (imagea)
(imageb)
(imagec)
(imaged)
(imagee)
(Image) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2097 |
O |
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2d. selection of shades on hard paper, five stamps in a variety of shades, all with good to large or very large margins, one a dry print with 3mm. sheet margin at
left; fine to very fine and an exceptional group. Holcombe Opinion or Certificate (1991 or 1992) for two. (imagea)
(imageb)
(imagec)
(imaged)
(Image) |
Est. $400-500
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2098 |
O |
|
6d. bistre-brown on soft paper, clear to
large margins and neatly cancelled "17" at Rangiora; sound. Sc. 9a; S.G. 12, £500. (Image) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2099 |
O |
|
6d. bistre-brown on soft paper, large to very large margins and crisply cancelled "10" at Wellington; thinned at foot though an exceptionally fine looking example of this scarce shade. B.P.A.
Certificates (1994 and 2007). (Image) |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2100 |
O |
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6d. brown on soft paper, good to very large margins and showing portion of adjoining stamp at top, lightly cancelled "16"?; very fine. Holcombe Opinion (1991). Sc. 9; S.G. 13, £300.
(Image) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction |