ONE PENNY: 1d dull carmine SG 1 (CP A1a; Scott 1), excellent colour, good even margins, ironed-out horizontal crease & a tiny nick in the margin at upper-left, unused, Cat £80,000 (NZ$150,000; US$75,000). BPA (1994) and Chris Ceremuga (2018) Certificates. One of the most attractive unused examples of this iconic "Number One". David Patterson's very fine example, of very similar appearance, sold for US$37,375.

Grade (A-) (Image1)

Estimate AU$12,500

ONE PENNY: 1d dull carmine SG 1 (CP A1a; Scott 1) margins just touching - at left of the base - to good, light numeral cancel, Cat £20,000 (NZ$40,000; US$21,500). An attractive example of this iconic 'Number One'. RPSofNZ Certificate (2022).

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$6,000

TWO PENCE: 2d dull blue SG 2 (CP A2a; Scott 2), strong colour, margins close to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right, unused, Cat £35,000 (NZ$75,000; US$40,000). RPSofNZ Certificate (1987). David Patterson's very fine slightly larger example sold for US$13,800. The certificate states "creased lengthwise", but we can see no evidence of the stamp having been creased.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$4,000

TWO PENCE: 2d dull blue/blued paper SG 2 (CP A2a; Scott 2), margins close to large, two shallow thins that don't affect the very fine facial appearance, light numeral cancel, Cat £700 (NZ$1500; US$750). RPSofNZ Certificate (2022).

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

ONE SHILLING: 1/- yellow-green SG 3 (CP A6a; Scott 3), strong colour, margins just touching - at upper-right - to large, unused, Cat £60,000 (NZ$125,000; US$52,500). A very attractive example of this rare stamp. Ex 'Lionheart' New Zealand Part I: sold for £10,200. David Patterson's very fine example sold for US$37,375. [Gibbons record the colour as "pale yellow-green". There is nothing "pale" about this stamp]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$15,000

ONE SHILLING: 1/- yellow-green/blued paper SG 3 (CP A6a; Scott 3), margins just clear to good, upper-right corner professionally repaired, numeral cancel, Cat £6000 (NZ$15,000; US$6000). RPSofNZ Certificate (2022).

Grade (A) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

ONE SHILLING: 1/- yellow-green/blued paper SG 3 (CP A6a; Scott 3), an unusually large stamp with margins just clear - at upper-left - to huge, indistinct numeral cancel, Cat £6000 (NZ$15,000; US$6000). RPSofNZ Certificate (2022).

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$4,000