Great Britain and British Commonwealth NEW ZEALAND - MILITARY MAIL
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 729
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MAUKU MANUSCRIPT CANCEL; 23 Aug. 1860 env. (minor blemishes) to Onehunga franked imperf. 2d Chalon, four close to good margins and ms. cancelled 'Mauku' and with an additional bar cancel. Auckland transit cds on front and rear with a 'Mauku/22nd Augt/1860' ms. 'datestamp'. (Image)
Opening GBP 260.00
Sold...GBP 340.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 730
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Cat No: Collection
MILITARY POSTMARKS GROUP; Range of obliteration & datestamps used during the Waikato war inc. "QUEEN'S REDOUBT" bar cancel on 1d Chalon imperf, "HEADQUARTERS" bar cancel on 6d Chalon and with modified "HEADQUARTERS" removed on 1d Chalon, numbered "PROVINCE-OF-AUCKLAND/N.Z." cds range inc. "2" on 2d pair & 4d Chalons, "3" on 2d Chalon and "$", "5", "6" and "7" on 2d Chalons, 1869 env. to Onehunga franked 2d Chalon tied by "WAIUKU" cds plus two posthumous proof strikes on a fragment, plus 2d or 6d (imperf) Chalons with Cambridge, Alexandria, Taurangha and Waiuku cds and some later examples on 2d sidefaces plus a range of research notes, correspondence etc. on NZ mail & markings in the 1860's conflict period. Cross Reference: MILITARY (Image)
Opening GBP 280.00
Sold...GBP 650.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 731
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EARLY MILITARY CONCESSION RATE COVER; 7 Oct. 1846 EL (central fold, small peripheral faults) to Lincolnshire 'From No. 1466 Corporal John Mitchell 58 Regt/Wahapu New Zealand' signed by the Commanding Officer at lower left and endorsed 'Paid' and rated '1'(d) on front with framed "PAID AT/AUCKLAND", London transit "PAID" cds and "STAMFORD" double-arc ds on front. Rear with New Zealand double-arc ds Fascinating content "....this is a very long and tedious campaigne [sic] we have been in the country for this last twenty months and no liklihoods of being relieved out of it no more than the first day we came to it......there is two ships of war come to our assistance. Our det. is only two hundred strong rank & file." Very rare and early concessionary rate mail. Cross Reference: INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES (Image)
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 3,000.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 732
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LAVER CORRESPONDENCE TO AUCKLAND/SYDNEY; Pair to 'Mrs Laver' with 5 Apr. 1864 env. to Sydney franked 6d Chalon, four very close to good margins and with indistinct cancel and Auckland cds on front and Sydney cds on rear and 27 June 1865 to Auckland franked 2d Chalon tied by "PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND/1/N.Z." cds used at Newcastle (Ngaruawahia) military Camp. Note: Robert Laver was the Quartermaster of the 12th (East Suffolk) Regt and located in New Zealand from March 1863 - May 1867. (2 covers) Cross Reference: NEW SOUTH WALES, MILITARY (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 420.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 733
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Cat No: Collection
PRE-STAMP MAIL REF TO MAORI CONFLICT; 12 Sep. 1847 EL to England (stains and small faults) with oval "NEW PLYMOUTH/NEW ZEALAND" ds and London transit cds both on rear. Front with Beccles ds and rated '8'(d) prepaid and '8'd due. Content by John Hursthouse ".....greta blame is attributed to the officers who have been in command here - 800 regular troops with artillery gunboats have been besieged or blockaded all winter at a stockade by about 4-500 natives......." Fascinating contemporary insight. Cross Reference: INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 734
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MOURNING MAIL TO/FROM CONFLICT AREAS; Pair of mourning envs. with 20 Jan. 1862 to Onehunga franked imperf 2d Chalon (large to touching margins) with '9' b/n and New Plymouth [3500 troops garrisoned there] cds on rear and Auckland cds on front and 8 July 1863 to Mauku [location of Forest Rifles] also franked imperf. 2d Chalon (just cut into at right) with a b/n cancel and an Auckland cds on rear. (2 covers) Cross Reference: MOURNING ENVELOPES (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 735
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TITOKOWARU'S WAR; 3 Feb. 1868 env. (small faults) to Dorset franked 6d Chalon tied by "6" b/.n with a "N/.PLYMOUTH/N.ZEALAND" cds and London Paid cds on front. Bridport arrival cds on rear. Addressed to Mrs Henry Bendall wife of Sgt Edward Bendall of the 70th Regt involved in the 1868/69 Titokowaru's War. Ex Ward. Cross Reference: INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 736
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SCARCE ONEHUNGA OBLITERATOR; 16 Oct. 1867 defective env. to Mauku franked 2d Chalon tied by "4/ONEHUNGA/A" hs and with a "ONEHUNGA/NEW ZEALAND" cds below [1996 RPSNZ Cert.] plus 1d & 3d Chalons with the same "4/ONEHUNGA/A" cancels and a 2d Chalon with a Port Waikato cds (1866). (1 cover + 3 stamps) (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 737
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OTAHUHU MILITARY CAMP MAIL; 7 Apr. 1865 env. (flap faults) to London franked 6d & 2d (2 - slightly overlapped) Chalon tied by two oval "5/OTAHUHU/A" cancels with Otahuhu and Auckland cds on rear and London Paid arrival cds on front plus a loose 6d Chalon with the same cancel. (1 cover + 1 stamp) (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 420.00
Closed..Mar-08-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 851
Lot No: 738
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PAID AT PETRIE CROWNED CIRCLE; 6 May 1853 E (small faults to rear folds) to Wellington rated '2'(d) on front and with faint "[CROWN/PAID AT PETRE NEW ZEALAND" hs and Wellington arrival cds on front and a Petre cds on the rear. SG £1400 (Image)
