c1892 Lewis Essay grey-green sheet of 10, imperf, from the rediscovered collection of 2011. Ref PSNZ Vol I pp139-40 & "The 1898 Pictorial Issue (etc)" by Diamond pp12-13. A key item in the development of the 1898 Pictorials. (Image)

c1892 Lewis Essay imperf ultramarine single with lower selvedge, from the same source as previous lot. (Image)

1898-1908 colln/seln mostly used on Hagner page & 2 s/b pages: 1d red x 4, 1½d x 15, 2½d Waki, 2½d Waka x 8, 3d x 3 (incl 1 reduced), 4d Taupo x 2, 5d x 9, 6d green x 2, 6d x 13, 6d reduced x 16, 8d x 5, 9d x 7, 1/- x 10, 1/- reduced x 4, 2/- x 10, 5/- x 6 (2 fiscal cancels). Noted: 6d Lisbon superfine paper used, 2/- offset creased barely affects appearance, 2/- mint, 5/- mint (London print). (Image)

1898-1908 extensive used specialised colln on pages, identified by SG No's. Incl ½d Mt Cook green & 1d Universal collns. All perf paper types covered with nice range of shades, incl reduced designs. Some good pmks. About 400 stamps noting 6d green Kiwi x 10, 2/- x 14 & 5/- x 5. A very attractive lot. (Image)

1898-1907 Simplified used seln: 1898 set of 14; 1900 set of 6 & 1907 set of 4 (incl 1d Universal), 8d is horiz pair. Also incl simplified used Officials seln: 1898 set of 4; 1900 set of 3; 1907 set of 2 (incl 1d Universal). Jury cat $1979. FU. (Image)

1898-1907 seln of 240+ v on 4 double sided stock pages, superb used, majority with very fine cds cancels & incl various RTPOs. Noted: 6d green x 4; 2/- x 4 FU + 1 fiscal; 5/- x 2 fiscals; 6d red – imperf at top. Cat $2040+. (Image)

1898 ½d Mt Cook sepia top left corner horiz pair, imperf between. Tiny tone spot on top selvedge. Ex Baillie. CP E1ay. Cat $4000. Mint. (Image)

1898 1d Taupo horiz pair imperf between. Ex Baillie. CP E2aw. Cat $3000. MUH. (Image)

1898-1907 seln of 8 Birds: 1) 1898 3d Huias London print, 6d Kiwi green p11 x 2 (deep green & pale green shades), 1/- Kaka p11; 2) 1900 6d Kiwi red p11; 3) 1907 reduced 3d Huias p14 x 12¾-13¼, 6d Kiwi carmine-pink p14 x 15 & 1/- Kaka orange-red p14-15. CP cat $1450. Mint. (Image)

1898-1906 5/- Mt Cook x 3: London print, p11 no wmk & p11 wmk sideways. CP E21a, 21b, 21c. Cat $2250. Mint. (Image)

1898 simplified set of 14 to 5/-. Jury cat $2000. Mint. (Image)

1898-1900 seln: 1898 set of 14 (excl 1/-) mint (except ½d & 8d MUH) & 1900 set of 6 mint (except ½d & 2d MUH). Jury cat $2200. (Image)

1899 2½d Wakatipu block of 4, p11, no wmk, reperfed down centre with official patch, lower pair unhinged. CP E8b/z. Cat approx $900. Mint/MUH. (Image)

1899 6d Kiwi green block of 4, p11. CP E14b. Cat $800. Mint. (Image)

1899 5/- Mt Cook with LH selvedge, p11 imperf at left. BPA cert (2015). CP E21by. Cat $8000. Mint. (Image)

1900-7 seln (excl ½d green Mt Cook) on 6 s/b pages. 1d Terraces x 73, 1½d Boer War x 32 (incl brown shade x 1 & p14 x 2), 2d Pembroke purple x 90, 4d Taupo x 43 (incl CP EV12a R1/3 variety, p14 wmk reversed x 6) & 6d Kiwi red x 130 lovely range of shades (incl CP EV14b R1/1 variety, p11 Cowan imperf at top x 2 & proofs postally used x 2). Identified by CP Nos. Cat simpl $3300+. GU/FU. (Image)

1900-7 specialised seln of later issues (excl ½d green Mt Cook) on 2 stock pages. 1d Terraces x 22, 1½d Boer War x 43 (incl imperf at bottom with selvedge variety, but toned); 2d Pembroke purple x 20, 4d Taupo x 18 & 6d red Kiwi x 31 (incl p14 x 7). Noted 4d centre shift 3mm downwards (MUH). Identified by CP No's. Cat simpl $6175. Mint. (Image)

1902 2/- Milford, p11, no wmk, laid paper. CP E20c. Cat $1000. Slightly HH mint. (Image)

1903 2d Pembroke purple block of 4 with lower & RH selvedges, mixed perfs p14 plus extra p11 horiz rows in centre (officially patched) and at base. Ex Baillie. A very rare block. CP E6d. Cat $7000. Mint/MUH (lower pair unhinged). (Image)

1903 2d Pembroke purple lower RH corner single, compound perfs, p11 at right, others p14. Ex Midas, Baillie. CP E6c1. Cat $1500. Patchy gum, mint. (Image)

1903 2d Pembroke purple, compound perfs 11 & 14. CP E6c. Cat $1500. Slightly HH mint. (Image)

1903 9d Terraces, p11, invtd wmk. CP E17c(Y). Cat $725. MUH. (Image)

1903 2/- Milord, p11, Cowan paper, invtd wmk, good centering. CP E20d(Y). Cat $1750 (MUH). Mint. (Image)

1906 6d Kiwi rose-carmine with top selvedge, mixed perfs - p14 extra p11 rows at both sides. RPSL cert (1970) states SG 410 (correct at time). Ex Baillie. SG 344, cat £500. CP E14j1. Cat $900. Mint. (Image)

1906 6d Kiwi rose-carmine, compound perfs (p14 x 11). Ex Baillie. CP E14h1. Cat $1000. Mint. (Image)