1855 1d DULL CARMINE ON LARGE STAR WATERMARKED PAPER: A neatly cancelled example with three good margins, cut along frameline at foot. Small tear at left. A very rare classic adhesive. SG 1 £20,000. CP A1a NZ $5,000 used with faults. (Image)

1855-57 2d BLUE ON LARGE STAR WATERMARKED PAPER: A fine centrally cancelled example SG 2 £700 (Image)

1855-57 1/ PALE YELLOW GREEN ON LARGE STAR WATERMARKED PAPER; A three-margined example (cut into at right) with almost complete "14" numeral cancellation of Picton. SG 3 £6,000. CP A6a NZ $2,000 with faults. (Image)

1855 (Nov.) BLUED PAPER WITHOUT WATERMARK: 1d red, three attractive examples of this difficult adhesive. Cancellations comprise "12" in oval of bars (Petra), "14" (Picton) and a cds. All have faults but good reference examples. SG 4 £7,500 (3) (Image)

1857-58 IMPERFORATE ON UNWATERMARKED WHITE PAPER: 1d dull carmine with central "7" cancellation of Wellington. 2d pale blue (poor), 2d blue lightly struck "12" cancellation of Petra. 6d pale brown (2 lightly cancelled examples, one with "1" of Auckland, and 1/- green, two shades, one with "1" cancellation of Auckland. Mixed condition but good reference examples SG £4,560. (7) (Image)

1862-64 LARGE STAR WATERMARK - IMPERFORATE: 1/- yellow-green, a lightly-cancelled horizontal strip of three, cut along frame lines at foot and top of right stamp. Vertical crease between stamps at right. Scarce, SG 45 £1,350. (Image)

1862-65 USED GROUP; 1862-64 large star wmk. perf 13 2d. 6d (4) and 1/- (3). 1862 -63 pelure paper 6d (poor). 1864-65 2d no watermark imperf (6 inc a pair). Mostly good examples (15) (Image)

1862-64 IMPERFORATE ON UNWATERMARKED PELURE PAPER: 1d orange-vermilion (2), 6d black-brown and 1/- green (2). Used examples with shaved to clear margins, the 6d neatly cancelled to leave head clear. Also an unused (no gum) 6d black-brown, with faults (RPSL Cert - 1944). SG 81, 85 & 86. £12,500. (6). (Image)

1862-64 IMPERFORATE ON UNWATERMARKED PELURE PAPER: 2d pale ultramarine, a neatly-cancelled four-margined example (minute fault at upper left margin), Rare SG 83 £1,200. (Image)

1862-63 PERF 13 AT DUNEDIN ON UNWATERMARKED PELURE PAPER: 2d pale blue, (rounded upper right corner), 6d black-brown and 1/- deep green (minute rust? spot). All with part "DUNEDIN" oval of bars cancellations. SG 90, 93 & 94. £4,200 (3) (Image)

1864 "N Z" WATERMARK - IMPERFORATE: 1d carmine-vermilion, a fine unused (no gum) example, minute nick at top. Also a four-margined example with a clear "7" cancellation of Wellington and another with clear head just shaved at upper right. SG 97 £1,600 (3) (Image)

2864 "NZ" WATERMARK - IMPERFORATE: 6d red-brown, two used examples, one just shaved at foot, other fine. Also 1/- green, two used examples, one poor, one fine. SG 99 & 100 £2,700 (4) (Image)

1864 N.Z. WATERMARK PERFORATED 12½ AT AUCKLAND: 2d pale-blue (worn impression) pair and single plus 6d red-brown (2). Sound used. SG 107 & 108 £430. (5) (Image)

1867 2d BLUE PLATE II: A reconstructed used block of six (2 x 3) being Row 9 & 10/18-20. Fine used. Also a single with ms "Howich/" cancellation. (7). (Image)

1864-71 LARGE STAR WATERMARKED PAPER - PERFORATED 12½ AT AUCKLAND: 3d lilac, a fine mint marginal block of four. SG 117 £720. (Image)

1871 LARGE STAR WATERMARK 1d GROUP: 1d brown, perf 10 x 12½ 1d brown, group with three mint, a used block of six (2 x 3) and two singles. Also perf 12½ (2, inc. one without watermark. Generally fine. SG 128 & 128a. (Image)

1871-73 NEW COLOURS: Perf. 10 x 12½ 2d orange (2, shades) & 6d blue. Perf 12½ 2d orange (6, inc. one mint and one unused- with perf faults at top), 2d blue (8, inc. one mint, one unused and a used pair). 1872 no watermark 2d orange (2, one mint) and N.Z. watermark 2d orange. Mixed condition. SG £3,260. (20) (Image)

CANCELLATIONS - NUMERALS: An exceptional collection of 1st type numeral cancellations on various Chalon Head issues inc. no watermark 2d pair and singles (4) and 3d. Numbers represented comprise 1, 2, 4 to 12 and 14 to 18. All are almost complete clear strikes. (Image)