1855 1d dull carmine London print, no margins but close on all, star wmk. Clear barred "16" cancel [Port Victoria (Lyttelton)]. Odenweller cert (2012). Ex Kruger. SG 1. Cat £20,000. GU/FU. (Image)

1855 2d dull blue on blued paper, London print, imperf 4 good margins, star wmk. Fine barred "9" cancel (New Plymouth). 2 light back thins don't affect nice appearance. RPSNZ cert (2022). SG 2. Cat £700. FU. (Image)

1855 2d dull blue on blued paper, London print, large star wmk, imperf (4 good, even margins), crisp light barred "1" cancel. Fine example. SG 2. Cat £700. FU. (Image)

1d red on blue paper, imperf 2+ margins. Very light evidence of pmk, small back thin. RPSNZ cert (2022). SG 4. Cat £2500. Used. (Image)

1d red on blue paper, imperf 4 margins, fine barred "16" cancel (Port Victoria). SG 4. Cat £2500. FU. (Image)

2d blue on blue paper, imperf 4 small margins except touches at bottom, no general wmk paper but large portion "Y" of "SANDS AND KENNY". 2 small corner repairs. CP A2bz. Cat $1350. FU. (Image)

1/- green on blue paper, imperf 4 margins, fine barred "1" cancel (Auckland). Brandon cert (1987) & Odenweller cert (2011). SG 6. Cat £4000. (Image)

1/- green on blue paper bisect (vertical) on piece tied by mostly complete barred "18" cancel (Dunedin). RPSNZ cert (2009). [SG 6a, cat £30,000; CP A6by, cat $65,000 for complete cover)]. FU. (Image)

1d dull orange, imperf 3 margins just touches on 4th - lower LH corner, no wmk VM paper. Barred "10" pmk (Wellington). SG 8. Cat £900. GU/FU. (Image)

2d deep ultramarine horiz strip of 3 with selvedge at right, complete margins good to huge incl part next stamps at left & top right, no wmk. CP A2c. Odenweller cert (2006) & RPSL cert (2007). A stunning example of this scarce shade. Ex Hackmey. SG 8a. FU. (Image)

2d pale blue horiz pair, imperf full margins incl part next stamp to left, no wmk. SG 9. FU. (Image)

6d pale brown, imperf 4 good margins, no wmk. SG 14. Cat £350. GU nearly FU. (Image)

6d pale brown, imperf 3 margins incl close at bottom, close on 4th at top, no wmk. Thin through "EA" of "ZEAL" & vert crease. RPSNZ cert (2011). SG 14. Cat £3500. Unused no gum. (Image)

1/- blue-green, imperf 4 margins close in places. Very fine barred "1" cancel (Auckland) clear of face, light corner crease top RH corner does not affect appearance. CP A6c(2), cat $4000. SG 17. Cat £1800. (Image)

1/- blue-green, imperf 1 nearly 2 very small margins, no wmk, horiz mesh paper, faults. CP A6c2, cat $40,000. SG 17. Cat £20,000. RPSNZ cert (2023). Mint. (Image)

1/- dull emerald-green, pin roulette about 10 (at Nelson), discernable all 4 sides, no wmk. Usual light back thins & light crease. Ex Adam Hunter. RPSL cert (1971) which states to be an "SG 21" which was the nearest listing by SG at the time. Pencil annotation on cert states "finest copy known". SG 20a. Cat £8000. FU. (Image)

6d brown, serrate 18 (at Nelson), clearly discernable 3 sides, no wmk. Fine barred "15" cancel (Nelson). 2 thins at bottom. RPSNZ cert (2023). SG 24. Cat £4500. FU. (Image)

1d orange, rouletted 7 clearly discernable all 4 sides, no wmk. Large back thin. BPA cert (1947). SG 27. Cat £6000. GU/FU. (Image)

1/- blue-green, rouletted 7, discernable on 3 sides (clearly on 1), no wmk, usual back thins. RPSNZ cert (1964). SG 31. Cat £6000. FU. (Image)

1d bright orange-vermilion, imperf 4 huge margins (incl part adjacent stamp at right), star wmk. RPSL cert (2013) stating to be SG 33. CP A1e. Also carmine-vermilion SG 35, 3 margins. Both barred "1" (Auckland) pmks. SG 33, 35. Cat £425. FU. (Image)

1d carmine-vermilion, imperf 4 margins, star wmk, rich colour. Nice item. SG 35. Cat £400. FU. (Image)

1d carmine-vermilion, imperf 4 margins, star wmk. Odenweller cert (2013). SG 35. Cat £1000. Unused no gum. (Image)

2d deep blue x 3 singles on piece, imperf all 4 margins (except 1 just touches at right), star wmk, barred "7" cancels (Wellington). Odenweller cert (2014). SG 36. CP A2d(2). FU. (Image)

3d brown-lilac imperf horiz pair, large margins all round, star wmk. CP A3a. SG 40. Cat £1500. OG mint. (Image)

3d brown-lilac imperf (4 good, even margins), Davies print with large star wmk. Fine example. SG 40. Cat £750. OG mint. (Image)