1857-63 Imperf Chalons No Wmk White Paper SG #8 1d dull orange, complete close to good margins, neatly cancelled, Cat £900. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1862-64 Imperf Chalons SG #36,41,44&97 with Wmk Large Star 2d deep blue (shaved right margin, thin), 6d black-brown (slight thinning upper left corner) & 1/- green (slight thinning, margin cut-into); also Wmk 'NZ' 1d carmine-vermilion (cut-into at base, part adjoining stamp at top). Presentable group, Cat £1,150. (4) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1862-64 Imperf Chalons, Wmk Large Star SG #40 3d brown-lilac, good to large margins, neatly cancelled, Cat £225. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1862-64 Imperf Chalons, Wmk Large Star SG #44, 1/- green, fine used, margins close/cut into. Cat £325. (Image1)

Estimate AU$46

1873 ½d Newspaper Stamp SG #144&147 (CP #B1b(Z)&(Y)) Perf 12½ horizontal strip of 12, with complete double-lined 'NEW ZEALAND' wmk running across the strip (unit 5 No Wmk), old-time paper mounting/reinforcing at each end, and between units 9 and 10, six stamps are MUH incl the No Wmk unit. Rare survivor, Cat £2,700+ (CP Cat NZ $5,700+). (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1874-78 First Sidefaces SG #152-186 (between) simplified 1d to 5/- set, incl P12½ White Paper 3d brown (central thinning) & 1/- green and P12x11½ 4d maroon, 2/- deep rose & 5/- grey; few others blemishes (slight toning 5/-), fine overall, Cat £900. (8) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1906 Christchurch Exhibition SG #370-73 ½d to 6d, ½d & 1d used, 3d & 6d unused (without gum), Cat £275. (4) (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1906 Christchurch Exhibition Imperforate 6d Plate Proof in bright pink and olive-green on unwmked wove paper. (Image1)

Estimate AU$320

1913 Auckland Exhibition SG #412-15 1d to 6d, unconvincing corner cancels on 3d & 6d values, Cat £700 (used; £400 for mint). (4) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1931 Air SG #548-50 (CP1a,2a,3a) set of 3 use on flight cover Stapleton #56d, endorsed 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' with Highfield '9NO/31' datestamps tying stamps (the day before the official first day of issue 10/11/31), CP Cat NZ $750 (as an FDC) who note a small number of covers have been seen by our publishers bearing the set of three stamps and postmarked Highfield, 9th Nov.1931. (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1936-42 Pictorials SG #581c Plate 4 lower left corner block of 4, variety 2mm downward vignette (Mt Cook) shift, MLH. (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1953-59 QEII SG #733d-36 2/6d to 10/- set of lower right corner Plate N° Bradbury Wilkinson Imprint blocks of four, each block lightly hinged on one upper unit, other units MUH, Cat NZ$2,000+. (4 blocks) (Image1)

Estimate AU$380

1960-66 Definitives SG #790(Var) 9d Flag, irregular block of 16 from top of pane showing Aberrant strike of comb perforator, slightly impinging on Units 1 & 2 in top row, large-part Harrison imprint in left margin, fresh MUH. (Image1)

Estimate AU$180

1960-66 Definitives SG #790(Var) 9d Flag strip of 4, the first unit with Red partially omitted (virtually no red within stars), the other units showing a Colour shift of the red colour, fine used, CP #O11a(z), Cat NZ$1,500 (for a full colour omission). (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1960-66 Definitives SG #791(Var) 1/- Timber block of 15 from left of pane showing Green colour defective print - 'No Clouds' affecting the 9 right-hand units, fresh MUH, CP #O12a(x), Cat NZ$1,800+. (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1960-66 Definitives SG #791(Var) 1/- Timber vertical pair from base of sheet lower unit showing Telegraph lines flaw being a series of green horizontal parallel lines running across the design, variety unit MUH. (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1967 Royal Society Centenary SG #882(Var) 8c James Hector block of 4 with 1mm downward shift of black particularly noticeable around outline of '8c' and giving Hector the appearance of having 4 eyes; not listed by CP, MUH. (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1973 Commemorations SG #1001(Var) 8c Olympic Rowers marginal block of 4 with error Gold coloured doubled, fresh MUH, CP #S167a(z), Cat NZ$720+. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1973 Locomotives SG #1004(Var) marginal block of 4 variety Black colour doubled, few trivial spots on gum, MUH, CP #S170a(z), Cat NZ$320+. (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1970-76 Pictorial Definitives 8c John Dory error Blue-green (background) omitted, fresh MUH, Cat £425. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1970-76 Definitives No Wmk SG #1017a 10c Arms lower-left corner block of 24 (3x8) with Harrison imprint & plate numbers '1A 1A 1A 1A', the upper 2 rows (6 units) with error Silver (Arms) omitted (faint traces of silver on 2nd row), the third row with Silver partially omitted, fresh MUH, Pierron ref #NZ2034MCa, CP #P12b(W), Pierron Cat £4,500++. Probably the largest existing multiple of the error (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000

1975-81 Definitives SG #1088(Var) 3c Queen Elizabeth Rose Imperforate marginal block of 4 from top of pane, also showing Various degrees of shifting of vignette colours, with green leaves encroaching on blue frameline at right, fresh MUH, CP #PA3a(z), Cat NZ$1,500++. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1975-81 Definitives SG #1089(Var) 4c 'Super Star' Rose Imperforate block of 4, fresh MUH, CP #PA4a(z), Cat NZ$1,000+. (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1975-81 Definitives SG #1093a(Var) 8c 'Josephine Bruce' Rose Imperforate marginal block of 4 from left of pane, fresh MUH, CP #PA8b(y), Cat NZ$1,000+. (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1975-81 Definitives SG #1094a(Var) Imperforate block of 4 with 1mm colour shift of ochre/flesh (face pigment) giving the Queen's face a spectral outline, fresh MUH, with a normal perforated block for comparison, CP #PA10a(z), Cat NZ$1,500+ (plus premium for the colour shift). (Image1)

Estimate AU$750