1901 Cession (Crown Overprint) 1d brown SG 22 block of 4 [R2/1-2 / R3/1-2], one pulled perf between the upper units, unused, Cat £720+, as it has been since at least 2009. A very scarce multiple. [Sold at our auction of 5.12.2009 for $700]
1901 Cession (Crown Overprint) 1d brown with the Overprint Inverted SG 22a, the surface abraded at upper-left as a result of adhering to the interleaving (a common event in these issues), tied to small piece by Rarotonga cds of 9NO01, Cat £1700. [Sold at our auction of 5.12.2009 for $1740]
Sale No: 247
Lot No: 2461
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1902 Single-Lined NZ/Star Torea 2d brown with No Figures of Value SG 31a U/L corner example with Watermark 'D' from the Edge of the Sheet & only minor traces at base of the NZ/Star Watermark, characteristic rough perfs, very fresh with virtually full o.g., Cat £2250. One of the finest examples of this iconic error. [Our vendor has advised us that he found this stamp hiding in plain sight in an old-time collection!]
PENRHYN: 1920 Pictorials ½d Landing of Captain James Cook marginal block of 6 (2x3) from the left of the sheet with the upper units Imperf at Base & the central units Imperforate Three Sides SG 32a, unmounted, undercatalogued at £1500, as it has been since at least 2009. A spectacular and famous error: see the New Zealand Handbook Vol V at pages 410-411. [Sold at our auction of 10.4.2010 for $2440. Sir Gawaine Baillie's similar block sold in 2007 for £2185]