Small mint collection from 1898 Pictorials semi-specialised by Perf & Wmk including 2½d x6, 3d x3, 4d x3, 5d, 6d red No Wmk x2, 8d No Wmk & 9d NZ/Star Wmk with large-part '[POST]AGE' marginal single from the base of the sheet, KEVII 8d Wmk Sideways, KGV Heads basic set plus extra perfs, papers & shades, 1919 Victory set plus ½d pale yellow green, 1935 Pictorials Single Wmk & Multiple Wmk sets plus Blitz Perf 12½ set, 1940 Centennial set, also a few 'Official' overprints including KGVI Heads set & 5/- Arms, etc, Cat £2000+, then a duplicated range of 1940s-80s issues many **, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine.  (few 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

Pre-Decimal mint selection from 1915 KGV Heads set (15) **, 1920 Victory set x3 *, 1925 Dunedin Exhibition set **, 1934 Trans-Tasman Airmail overprint x2 *, 1935 Pictorials set ** plus 'Official' overprints to 2/- *, 1940 Centennial set x4 **, 1953-59 QEII set x2 plus extra 10/- all **, 1960-66 Pictorials set x2 **, 1961-66 Health M/Ss **, QEII Officials 1954-63 set **, etc, condition generally fine to very fine, Cat £1600+.  (few 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Bundleware in packets massive accumulation in thirty-two cartons sorted by denomination, noted a large quantity of pre-decimal Flowers, condition variable. Weighs 275kg+. Ex Australian Philatelic Wholesalers.  (many 100,000s)

Estimate AU$2,000

Pre-Decimal and Decimal bulk on-paper & loose in four tea-chest-sized cartons, condition variable. Weighs 88kg. Ex Australian Philatelic Wholesalers.  (10,000s)

Estimate AU$400

Decimal mint collection almost complete to 2021 unmounted in fifteen Lindner hingeless albums with slipcases with M/Ss including 'Best of ...' series, sheetlets, booklets, peel & stick, etc, a couple of small gaps here & there but also plenty of extras such as sheetlets, show issues, etc, plus Ross Dependency 1957-2020 complete, lots of thematic interest and substantial face value likely to exceed NZ$5000, condition generally very fine. Weighs 41kg.  (many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

Decimal mint accumulation from 1967 Pictorials set up to late 2000s lightly duplicated in places with se-tenant strips, peel & stick, booklets, M/Ss including Health & 'Best of ...' issues, lots of thematic interest, a little Ross Dependency, condition generally fine to very fine and virtually all unmounted, stated face value NZ$4000 (approx). Weighs 9kg.  (1000s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,200

Decimal used accumulation from 1967 Pictorials set onwards up to 1995 with lots of M/Ss including 1970 Cook, Health issues & moderns, booklet panes CTO, some multiples and a little mint scattered throughout, also noted 1935 Pictorials set, 1938 KGVI Heads plus 'Official' overprints range to 2/-, Postal Fiscal '5/6' overprint, Victoria Land 1d Universal overprint, etc, condition generally fine to very fine. Weighs 8kg.  (many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Post Office Training School 1970s-80s duplicated range to $5 with Vertical Black Bar overprint including multiples up to blocks of 30 some with imprints plus a few earlier with black roller obliterators including $2 Geyser pink and $2 multicolour x3, also Letter Card QEII 25c red with 'SPECIMEN/FOR TRAINING PURPOSES' handstamp, Envelope QEII 25c red with 'CANCELLED' handstamp & 1981 Telegram form overprinted 'SPECIMEN' with 60c $1 x2 & $2 Vertical Black Bar overprint tied by 'POST OFFICE/NZ/ 2 /TRAINING SCHOOL' rubber cds in green, condition generally fine to very fine. A most interesting group that would make an engaging One-Frame Display.  (many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Yearbooks 1984-2009 with duplicates including 'Heritage' collections in four cartons, plus some stamp packs. Weighs 43kg. Ex Australian Philatelic Wholesalers.  (57 albums)

Grade A

Estimate AU$400

1862-64 Large Star Watermark Imperf 6d black-brown SG 41 x2 (one an unusually large stamp with a chunk of the adjoining unit above but a small thin), 6d brown SG 42, 1/- SG 45-46 group certified as yellow-green, olive-green, bronze-green & deep green, a couple of minor faults but sound to fine, various cancels, Cat £2650. Ex Martin Bridges x5 or Klaus Moller x2. Separate Robert Odenweller Certificates. (7) 

Grade A-/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1862-64 Large Star Wmk Printings by John Davies Imperf 1/- yellow-green SG 45, good even margins, tiny nick in the top margin at left, light numeral cancel, Cat £450.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1864 'NZ' Watermark Imperf 1d carmine-vermilion SG 97, five sound to fine examples, one an unusually large stamp just touched at left with three large to huge margins & fragments of three adjoining units, various cancels, Cat £2000. (5) 

Grade A-/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1871 Large Star 2d vermilion Irregular Compound Perf SG 130b (CP A2rX) Perf 10x12½x12½x12½, minor blemishes, '20'-in-bars cancel of Queenstown, Cat £600 (NZ$1200). Ex Paul Kruger. Robert Odenweller Certificate (2011). 

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1930s unadopted stamp-size photographic essays by James Berry 1) undated Biplane over Maori & Volcano; and 2) Centennial 9d 'TREE FELLING - BUSH RAILWAY - GIANT KAURI'.  (2)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1931 Health (Smiling Boy) 1d+1d red & 2d+1d blue SG 546-7, well centred, cds cancels, Cat £160.  (2)

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1946 Peace 3d Air Force Insignia & Aeroplanes imprint block of 24 (8x3) from the base of the sheet, with the Ultramarine Printing (Aircraft) Completely Omitted SG 671b from the lower-right unit [R3/8] and Partly Omitted from [R2/8] & [R3/7], the omission caused by a light Pre-Printing Paper Fold at lower-right with a Partial Print of the Planes on the Reverse in the Margin, some perf separation/reinforcing that doesn't impact the variety units that remain unmounted, Cat £17,000. Ex Geoff Gould. RPSofNZ Certificate (2003). An impressive and unique error that is one the most important 'Missing Colours' of the post-WWII era, from any country. Gibbons state in a footnote "Only one example is known...it was caused by a paper fold". Surprisingly, Campbell Paterson do not even record this astonishing error. An ideal centrepiece for the finest collections of a) New Zealand; b) King George VI Issues; c) Omnibus Issues; d) Air Force issues; e) Aircraft; f) Flying Boats; g) Errors, Freaks & Oddities (EFOs); or, of course, h) Missing Colours. Virtually all Missing Colour errors occur on multicolour stamps printed by photogravure or similar processes. This is a bicolour recess-printed stamp. The only other comparable British Commonwealth item is Australia's 1955 YMCA 3½d with Red Printing (Triangle) Omitted SG 286a (ACSC 328c), the frame recess-printed, the triangle added by letterpress. One mint example is recorded, Cat £30,000 ($50,000). It has minor imperfections and has been hinged. At the Arthur Gray QEII sale in 2017, it sold for £21,600. One used example is also recorded, on a commercial cover (!), Cat $30,000. It also has small defects, and sold at the Morgan Family auction in 2012 for £20,400.  Again, this New Zealand stamp is unique. It is also of spectacular appearance. And the technical significance is enhanced by the partial omissions from the two adjoining stamps, and the partial print of the aircraft on the reverse. We think this is one of the best 20th century items we have ever offered ... and that really is saying something. We note that Gibbons first priced this error in 2010, at £9500. Until 2020, the price was raised several times, to the current level, with no change in the past four editions. However, over that time, it has never been offered at auction. We agree with our vendor that this fabulous piece should be worth more than the two YMCA MIssing Triangles, both of which have sold for higher prices, despite both having minor defects.

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$35,000

1951 Health (Yachting) 1½d+½d and 2d+1d as SG 708-709 imperforate plate proof blocks of 4 in the issued colours on gummed watermarked paper, margins good to wide, unmounted. Probably from the Imprematur sheets.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1960-66 Pictorials 6d Pikiararo (Flower) with Olive-Green Printing Completely Omitted SG 788c (CP O8aY) block of 4 additionally with Lilac Printing (Leaves) Misplaced Downwards, well centred, unmounted, Cat £2000+ (NZ$4000+), for singles. A very scarce multiple.

Grade A+ B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1975-81 Pictorials 3c Rose Imperforate SG 1088b (CP PA3aZ) block of 4, unmounted, Cat £300+ (NZ$1200+), for two pairs. Excellent thematic item.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1975-81 Pictorials 3c Rose Imperforate SG 1088b (CP PA3aZ) block of 4, unmounted, Cat £300+ (NZ$1200+), for two pairs. With a normal block for comparison.  (2 blocks)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1982-89 Definitives 1c Nephrite SG 1277 upper-left corner block of 4 Imperforate at the Top CP PB1bZ, NZ$1500+, for two singles. A very scarce multiple.

Grade A+ B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1985 Christmas 18c 'Silent Night' with Inscriptional Error 'CRISTMAS' SG 1376var block of 4, well centred, unmounted.

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1996 Health (Child Safety)  40c Teddy Bear sheet stamp SG 2000a (CP T68a), unmounted, CP Cat $NZ2000 (£800). With the redrawn 40c, without Teddy Bear, for comparison. [A non-marginal example sold at our auction of 30.9.2015 for $625] The proposed design caused an outcry because the baby should have been facing the rear of the car to comply with safety regulations. The stamps were immediately withdrawn & redesigned. However, some were sold by NZ Post and commercially used examples are known. (2) 

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1996 Health (Child Safety)  40c Teddy Bear self-adhesive stamp SG 2003a (CP T68b) marginal example from the base of the sheet, CP Cat $NZ2000 (£1000). With the redrawn 40c for comparison. See previous Lot.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1954-63 QEII 2d green as SG O161 imperforate plate proof block of 4 in the issued colour on gummed watermarked paper, wide margins, unmounted. Probably from the Imprematur sheet.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200