1873 ½d Newspaper stamp p10, "NZ" wmk paper x 5 - unused no gum, no wmk (HH mint) & 3 FU examples. CP B1a/z. (Image)

1873-92 ½d Newspaper stamp mint (x 40 in mounts) & used (135) colln on 20 annotated album pages. Incl 1870s-80s used range of shades, paper types & flaws relating to plate 1 & 1890s mint (incl blocks & strips) & used range of shades, wmks, & flaws relating to plate 2. Also incl used singles on piece of "The Illustrated London" of March 20, 1886 & on 1895 Akaroa cover to Napier, Austin Walsh 1892 tobacco p/c & 2 diff SPECIMEN h/s ovpts. Ex Ken McNaught. (Image)

1873 ½d Newspaper stamp block of 4, p10, NZ (general wmk), 2 RH stamps part double line letter wmks. Lower pair unhinged. Ex Ken McNaught, rare as blocks. CP B1a/y. Cat $2300. Mint/MUH. (Image)

1873 ½d Newspaper stamps block of 4, p10 x 12½, upper pair "NZ" wmks, lower pair no wmk. RPSNZ cert (1978). Also 1978 note from CP suggesting may be unique as block. SG 145a, 148a cat £2200. CP B1cW,v. Unused no gum. (Image)

1873 ½d Newspaper stamp block of 4, p12½ x 10, NZ wmk. CP B1c. Cat $2350. Mint (1 stamp MUH). (Image)

1874-8 Specialised used colln on annotated pages: 1d x 6, 2d x 8 incl wmk large star & nearly p12; 3d, 4d x 2, 6d x 5 & 1/- x 6 incl block of 4. Minor tone affects some. (Image)

1874 1d - 1/- set of 6, attractive & w/c. 1d, 4d, 6d MNG & 2d, 3d, 1/- LH mint. Jury cat $1970. Mint. (Image)

1874 3d deep brown p12½, with 1d & 2d x 4 on registered letter to London via San Francisco, "Dunedin" obliterator cancels, registered Dunedin JY 16 (18?) 80 oval h/s, also "8" m/s & London 28 AU 80 reg'd h/s. B/s "Registered AU 30 80 WCDO" cds. Rare use of 3d on cover. (Image)

1874 3d deep brown block of 4, p12½, lower pair unhinged. Nice item. CP C3a. Cat $3200. Mint/MUH. (Image)

1874 5/-. Jury cat $1100. Fine mint. (Image)

1875 ½d Newspaper stamp perf nearly 12 used group of 8, on annotated page, incl early use 8 Aug 1879 (note only 1 example known earlier in July 1879), 2 in the rare "warm true rose" shade & double perfs example & 4 others. CP B2b/x/var. (Image)

1878 2d rose p12 x 12½ (CP C2e, SG 165) with gutter at right, on envelope tied by barred oval cancel as addressed to Miss Stout, Christchurch. B/s CHCH 16 ? 78. Cover small tear at left, stamp a little soiled. RPSNZ cert (2019). This is the only example of either compound or perfs 12 & 12½ on cover listed in census of these in "The New Zealand Stamp Collector 2018, p113-4". (Image)

1878 2/- pale claret, 2/- claret & 5/- all with circular postal date stamps. CP C7a(1)(2), 7b(1). Cat $2300. FU. (Image)