Collection in expensive Lindner hingeless album with two Chalons in reasonable condition, Sidefaces to 8d (no gum) plus very fine 1/- with Cadbury Advertisement, Pictorials 6d green x2, 8d x3, 9d x3, 1/- x3, 2/- x4 & 5/- x2, 1906 Christchurch set, Small Birds 1/- x2 (one **), KEVII set, KGV Recess set, Victory set x2, Admirals, Dunedin set x2, KGVI & QEII pre-decimals largely complete with some useful duplication including a second set of the 1960 Pictorials & most of the Health M/Ss, a few noted with no gum but generally fine to very fine. Weighs 3kg.  (100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

Decimals accumulation with a useful range of mainly 2000s issues including M/Ss in two stockbooks, 1990 year pack, 'The Emerging Years' and 'The Millennium Album' presentation books, plus USA 1974 to 1979 'Mint set of Commemorative Stamps' packs.  (100s)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Semi-specialised collection predominantly used from Chalons 1862-64 Large Star Wmk Perf 13 2d blue, 1864 NZ Wmk Perf 12½ 2d blue, 1864-71 Large Star Wmk Perf 12½ 1d x2, 2d x3, 3d x6, 6d x9 & 1/- x2 and 1871-73 New Colours 1d brown x5, 2d orange x3 & 6d blue x5, Newspaper ½d NZ Wmk unused, First Sidefaces to 1/- (ex 4d), Second Sidefaces with a few 'Ads-On' & varieties, 1898 Pictorials to 2/-, 1d Universals annotated by wmk, papers & perfs, KEVII set plus extras (100), KGV Heads range, 1919 Victory set, 1935 Pictorials by wmk, plates & perfs, then up to 1946 with a few mint & FDCs, plus some Health & Insurance issues, etc, potential postmark interest, a few mis-described items noted so careful inspection recommended as there are sure to be other pickings, condition a little variable especially amongst the earlies but many are fine to very fine, Cat £3000+. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Highly catalogued collection to 2000 in two large stockbooks with Chalons x101 including many attractive stamps & a few pairs, stated to catalogue at £40,000+ but plenty of lurking problems and nothing has been expertised; First Sidefaces to 2/- x4 & 5/- x4; 1898 Pictorials including 4d bicolour with Impressive Offset of the Vignette but regummed!, 6d green mint x4 and 5/- used x6 (only one of which has a postal cancel); 1906 Christchurch Exhibition mint set x2 (one of which appears to be unmounted), 3d with Exhibition cds & what is apparently a proof of the 6d frame in green with the 3d ! vignette in brown affixed (??); etc etc, Health M/Ss (some postally used), QEII 2d on 1½d Stars, Decimals with lots of duplication, range of Officials, a few Postage Dues & Arms, etc, also a small group of oversize covers, much is fine to very fine but there are lots of problems in the higher catalogued items. We also haven't confirmed any of the rare perf variants, watermark errors or retouches etc. As noted earlier, nothing has been expertised so careful inspection with a healthy dose of scepticism is recommended.  (2000+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$5,000

Dealer's mint stock including 1914 Auckland Exhibition set *, 1915-30 KGV Heads Perf 14x13½ & Perf 14x14½ sets *, 1919 Victory set * & used plus extra 6d * x2 & 1/- *, Admiral 2/- both shades & 3/- mauve *, 1940 Centennial set in blocks of 4 **, a duplicated range of KGVI Heads with imprints & plate number blocks, counter-coil pairs & 'Official' overprints, QEII imprint blocks & booklet panes, 1970-76 Pictorials imprint blocks & 4c Purin Moth with Dark Green (Wing Veins) Omitted SG 919ba blocks of 4 & of 15 (over-catalogued at £250 per unit), a few Cinderellas, etc, condition a little variable but mostly fine to very fine, Cat £7500+. Ex Australian Philatelic Wholesalers.  (many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

Former dealer's retail display book well laid out and priced with inexpensive issues up to the late 1980s, plus back-up stock in stocksheets with Decimals with sets, blocks and some Health M/Ss. Weighs 9kg.  (1000s)

Estimate AU$400

1898 Pictorials 5/- Mount Cook die proof in black on thin card (31½x45mm) with the die number "2486" endorsed at the top. Exquisite and superb proof for the highest denomination in the ground-breaking Pictorials series, the first New Zealand definitives to not employ the Queen's portrait. Ex Waterlow Archives, 'Midas' (1989) and Sir Gawaine Baillie (2006).

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$6,500

1898-1908 Pictorials  specialised collection by papers, watermarks, shades & perforations mint & used including 1898 London Printing No Wmk Perf 12-16 2d * x3, 2½d 'WAKITIPU' * x5 & 'WAKATIPU' * x5, 3d * x3, 5d sepia * x2 and 5d brown * x3 & used x3 plus an apparently imperforate plate proof, 6d green * x3 and 6d rose * x4, 8d * x2 & used x2, 9d * x2 & used, 1/- * x3 & used x3 and 2- * x2 & used x4, 1899 Local Printing No Wmk Perf 11 2½d Imperforate at Left * (a couple of toned perf tips; Campbell & Patterson Cat NZ$1000), 3d * x4, 5d * x2, 6d green * x3, 8d * x2 & used x2, 9d * x3 & used x3, 1/- * x6, 2/- * x3 & used x3 plus Laid Paper unused & used, 1902 NZ Small Star Wmk Perf 11 2½d block of 4 and two singles *, 3d * x4, 6d red * x6, 8d * x3, 9d * x2, 2/- * x2 & used x4 and 5/- with indistinct cancel plus Perf 14 3d * x3, 6d red *, 8d * x2, 9d * x2, 2/- * x3 & used x3 and 5/- Wmk Upright *, 1907 Smaller Birds Line Perf 14 3d * x2 & used x2 and 6d * x4, Perf 14x13 3d * x2 & used x2, 4d * & used and 6d * & used and Perf 14x15 3d * x2 & used x2 and 6d *, also annotated varieties, condition a little variable but the majority are fine to very fine, Cat well in excess of £12,500. No doubt many other pickings throughout, making this a very good lot for the specialist.  (300 approx) (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000

1915-30 KGV Recess 1/- brown-orange block of four comprising two Two Perf Vertical Pairs SG 430c (CP K12c) with characteristic pronounced perf-jump where the guage changes, rubber 'WELLINGTON/--MAY1925/PARCELS' datestamp, Cat £900+ (NZ$2400+, minimum), for two pairs. A rarity. [The parcel cancel proves the genuineness of tis pair. Most "used" examples on the market have fake or non-contemporary cancellations]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1970-76 Pictorials 4c Puriri Moth with Dark Green Printing (Wing Veins) Omitted SG 919ba (CP P6aX) marginal block of 54 (6x9) from the right of the sheet with all units affected, well-centred, unmounted, over-catalogued at £250 each = £13,500+ (NZ$24,300+) for singles. 

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1989 to 2005 Year Books plenty of pretty stamps - or just lots of postage - your choice. Weighs 14kg.  (17 books)

Grade A

Estimate AU$300

POSTAL FISCALS 1940-58 Multiple Watermark '£10' on 'TEN/POUNDS' deep blue SG F216b, well centred, neat Wellington cds, undercatalogued at £450. A very scarce stamp, of superb quality. RPSofNZ Certificate (2002) states "genunine postally used example". The illustration is above Lot 1425. 

Grade A+ B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

FIRST DAY COVERS: 1935-60s Commemoratives all-different 'cachet' covers with many illustrated and/or scarce  types (Jones rated 5 6 or 7 out of 7) starting from 1935 Jubilee 1d on Fryer, Bergen & NZ envelopes plus Map in blue & in silver (with 6d), 1935 Commerce set on Conference, Kiwi, Napier Philatelic Society, Ocean Liner & Post Office envelopes & on OHMS cover, 1937 Coronation Bergen, Bison Exchange, Dominion Stamp Co, Doug Tibble 'Horse & Marching Band', Gimbels (NY), Napier PS, Oceania Exchange Club & Westminster Abbey envelopes plus singles on many others, 1938-44 KGVI range including on Haslem (Aust) covers, 1940 Centennial set on Map, Progress & Tiki envelopes, 1946 Peace set on Stirling & Co, Bells, Kiwi & Flag and Victoria Cross long-format envelopes, 1953 Coronation incuding Guthrie (Aust) cover, 1954 QEII to 10/- and QEII Officials, 1955 Stamp Centenary set on Three Arrows (Hogson) 'Antarctic' with 'CAMPBELL ISLAND' cds, also Life Insurance, Ross Dependency, Decimals 1980s group of Aotearoa Stamp Co covers (80), etc, includes colour & format variants and lots more, quite a number are registered, some commemorative cancels, a few unaddressed, generally fine to very fine. Weighs 3kg.   (500+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

FIRST DAY COVERS: 1935-60s Health issues all-different 'cachet' covers including many illustrated and/or scarce (Jones rated 8 9 or 10 out of 10) with 1935 Keyhole on Bergen 'Lady & Globe', Bison Exchange Club 'Visit Whangarei...' & Official 'Girl' envelopes, 1936 Lifebuoy x16 including on Beale (unaddressed), Dunedin Committee, GW Wood, Napier Philatelic Society 'Pier Piper' x3 colour combinations, Hopper x3 different, Oamaru Committee, Smiling Boy, Standard Stamp Co (Austr & Triangular envelopes, 1937 Climbing x25 including on Austral, Beale, Bison 'Diver', Hornadge 'Map', Crusader x2 (red & blue), Mullon, Northland PS, Oamaru Committee & Standard Stamp Co envelopes, 1938 Children x17 including on Bison (unaddressed), Blessed x2 different, Dunedin Committee x2 & Hopper 'Lady' x2, etc, also noted 1948 Fern Tree (rated 9/10), 1957 Three Arrows 'Penguins' envelope with 'CAMPBELL ISLAND' cds, a variety of Health Camp pictorial cancels and much more up to the early 1970s, plus 1933 Pathway on plain cover (NZ$400 retail), generally fine to very fine. Weighs 1½kg. See also the previous & next lots.  (350+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

FIRST DAY COVERS: 1957-80s Health M/Ss all-different collection mostly on illustrated official or private envelopes withd 1957 Beach duo x3, 1958 Brigade duo x2 including Stapleton, 1959 Birds duo x3 including Stapleton, 1960 Birds duo x3 including Stapleton, 1961 Birds Stapleton duo x2, 1962 Birds duo x2 including Murray, 1963 Prince Murray duo, 1967 3c M/S on Rugby Union long envelope, 1970 both on one cover, and a few later, some with Health Camp pictorial cds, a few with minor blemishes but generally fine to very fine, Cat NZ$3000+ as FDCs (£600+ for used). Many M/Ss have non-contemporary or fake cancels: these all have genuine postal cancels. See also the previous two lots.  (37) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500