Great Britain and British Commonwealth NEW ZEALAND
Sale No: 7
Lot No: 1293
Symbol: **/C
Special Edition Albums #33 Ross Dependency Through the Lens, #36 Scott Base, #37 Year of the Pig, #38 Clever Kiwis and #39 Ross Dependency 2007. Offensively high issue price. Weight 5kg.
(Qty 5)
2008 Tarapex Exhibition Imperforate Proof minature sheet, one of only 20 Imperforate Proof miniature sheets donated by New Zealand Post to Tarapex Philatelic Exhibition at New Plymouth 7-9 November 2008, as issued but the $1.50 and $3.00 stamps are imperforate. SG 3106v.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1905 (Nov 28) Samoan PPC ('Samoan Family') to "EB Mears/IM Customs/Peking/China" with Penny Universal tied by 'MASTERTON' squared-circle, Hong Kong & Shanghai transits & light Peking arrival cds.
POSTAL CARDS: 1892 Cigarette-Card-Size ½d pale rose 'NEWSPAPER POSTAGE' for Austin Walsh & Co, unused. Superb! The world's smallest postal card. [These tiny cards were inserted in packets of "Atlas" cigarettes, the first manufactured in New Zealand. The firm negotiated with the Post Office a concessional printed matter ½d rate that was not extended to any other firm. Only 20,000 cards were printed]
POSTAL CARDS: 1892 Cigarette-Card-Size ½d deep brown-rose 'NEWSPAPER POSTAGE' for Austin Walsh & Co, correctly used at Dunedin with completed competition entry on the reverse. The world's smallest postal card. [These tiny cards were inserted in packets of "Atlas" cigarettes, the first manufactured in New Zealand. The firm negotiated with the Post Office a concessional printed matter ½d rate that was not extended to any other firm. Only 20,000 cards were printed]
POSTAL CARDS: 1932 Surcharges 'HALFPENNY.' Handstamp in Rosine on KEVII (½d+)½d with 'REPLY CARD' scored-through & KGV ½d yellow-green overprinted in the one process Samuel AC23a, unused. Superb!