Pre-decimal collection with a selection of Chalons including a sound Imperf 1/-, 4d rose & 4d yellow, First Sidefaces to 5/-, Second Sidefaces 1/- with part original gum, thereafter mostly mint with Pictorials to 2/-, KEVII & KGV sets, Christchurch & Auckland Exhibition sets, Victory set, then virtually complete including Health issues and QE '2d' on Stars 1½d (**; not expertised), Back of Book with Officials sets largely complete to 2/-, Postage Dues mint or used to 2/-, Postal Fiscals QV range fiscally used and Arms mostly mint to 15/- plus Stamp Duty cds on 12/6d 30/- & £4/10/- all pages in 1st album to yellow tag & tagged pages in 2nd album for web, etc, condition of the 19th century material is a bit mixed but otherwise generally fine to very fine, high catalogue value.  (100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1970s-2000s extensive array with minor duplication in three stockbooks, some blocks of 4 and larger multiples, se-tenants, M/Ss & sheetlets including some show overprints, peel & stick, a few boooklets, etc, condition generally very fine, stated face value NZ$6,200+. Weighs 8kg.    (many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

Collection remainders in albums and stockbooks, noted Healths including Smiling Boys fine used, plenty of mint decimals in Davo and Lighthouse hingless albums, some 'Best Of'  packs and sheets as well. Weighs 49kg.   (1000s)

Estimate AU$500

Collector's huge untidy hoard in seven cartons including FDCs & other covers, revenues, Health issues, officials, postal fiscals, postmarks, etc, one box with a large quantity of postage, 'Best of' folders and minisheets. Huge potential, and we don't just mean for the weight of 80kg.  (10,000s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

Special Edition Albums from 'XIV- Native Tree Flowers' through to 'LXVII - Recovering Native Birds', highly sought after for the imperfs, colour separations & numbered editions etc that were otherwise unavailable. Weighs 63kg.  (54 albums)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,250

Imperforate plate proof multiples on ungummed paper comprising First Sidefaces 1d in orange-red (surface-rubbing), 2d in blue & 3d in violet pairs each with 'CANCELLED' Overprint; KGV Recess 1½d to 1/- (no 5d or 8d) blocks of 4, three with parts of the 'SPECIAL POSTAGE PAPER LONDON' watermark clearly evident; and KGV Typo 3d block of 6 (3x2) with an additional Inverted Impression across the four left-hand units & the right-hand units truncated by perforations; a few faint blemishes but generally very fine.  (50 units)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1873-1940s extensive collection with Newspaper ½d NZ Wmk *, First Sidefaces set unused/mint (2d on Blued Paper; 2/- used) plus used Blued Paper Perf 12½x10 3d & Perf 12½ 4d, Second Sidefaces range by papers & perfs including 3d 4d 5d 6d & 1/- unused/mint, 6d with 'WASHDYKE' cds (Wooders rated 7) and Adverts to 5d x2, 1898 London Printings No Wmk Perf 12-16 set * (ex 5d & 9d; the 2/- with minor toning) and Local Printings No Wmk Perf 11 set * (ex 6d), NZ/Star Wmk Perf 11 2½d 5d 6d & 8d *, some 1d Universals, then predominantly mint including 1906 Christchurch Exhibition set (6d with tonespot), Small Pictorials 3d to 1/-, KEVII set plus 8d Sideways Wmk, 1913 Auckland Exhibition set, 1915-22 KGV set * & used, then reasonably complete to 1940 (no Smiling Boys), Postal Fiscals QV mostly with fiscal cancels (8/- apparently unused) and Arms including 7/6d 9/- 15/- £2 £4 & £5 all apparently postally used, Life Insurance selection, Officials group including KEVII set, KGV 6d 8d 9d & 1/- and Arms 5/- (both types) *, Postage Dues 1899-1990 ½d 2d 3d & 5d unused/* etc, also KEVII Land 1d block of 4 with central Expedition cds & Victoria Land 1d block of 4 */**, mostly fine to very fine, Cat £12,000+.  (500+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

1855-73 Chalons from Blued Paper No Wmk 1d red & 2d blue x2 (all with margins close to touching/shaved) and 1857-63 White Paper No Wmk Imperf 1d orange (sound), 2d blue x9 (includes three singles with clear margins plus a horizontal pair with minor thin), 6d brown x6 (four with clear margins including one on Thin Paper) and 1/- green x2 (minor thins), 1862 Large Star Wmk Imperf unused 1d orange (just shaved at top; large-part gum), 2d blue (margins close to good) & 6d brown (clear margins; small thin) & 1/- (unused ?) and used 1d x3, 2d x5, 3d x3, 6d black-brown, 6d brown x2, 6d red-brown x5 & 1/- x6 (one with 1959 RPSL Certificate) and Perf 13 used 2d, 6d brown, 6d red-brown & 1/-, 1862 Pelure Paper Imperf 1d (shaved at left; small thin) & 1/- (clear margins; BN '16' cancel) and Perf 13 6d marginal (trimmed at right; 'OTAGO' cancel), NZ Watermark Imperf 1d x3 (one with 'QUEENS REDOUBT' cancel), 2d (large to huge margins), 6d (faults) & 1/- x2 plus Rouletted 1d and Perf 13 2d (very tall stamp), 1864 Star Wmk Perf 12½ unused 1d carmine-vermilion, 1d pale orange & 2d blue and used including 3d mauve Imperforate single, 4d rose x2, 4d yellow x3 & 1/- x6, 1871-73 New Colours Star Wmk unused Perf 10x12½ 1d & 2d x2 and Perf 12½ 1d x2 & 2d, 1873 No Wmk Perf 12½ mint 2d & 4d, etc,  condition variable but those listed are fine to very fine except as noted, Cat £39,000+ (not including those with major faults).  (150 approx) (Image1)

Estimate AU$6,000

1857-63 Chalons No Watermark Imperforate Thin Paper 1d dull orange SG 8 (CP A1d2), margins good to large, clear Numeral '17' cancel, Cat £900 (CP NZ$2000).

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1862-64 Chalons Large Star Watermark Imperforate 1d vermilion SG 34 (CP A1e3), margins just clear to close, unused, Cat £1100 (CP NZ$3000). James Halliday's similar example sold at our auction of 16.5.2023 for $630.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1862-64 Chalons Large Star Watermark Imperforate 1d carmine-vermilion SG 35 (CP A1e4), margins close to good, unused, Cat £1000 (CP NZ$2000). 

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1862-64 Chalons Large Star Watermark Imperforate 2d blue SG 36 (CP A2d3), margins just clear to good, unused, Cat £1000 (CP NZ$2000). 

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1864 Chalons NZ Watermark Imperforate 1d carmine-vermilion SG 97 (CP A1j) horizontal pair, margins close to good with the left-hand unit just shaved at left, two neat Numeral '1' cancels, Cat £800+ (CP NZ$1700+) for singles. A scarce multiple: the 2d value was available to pay the local letter rate, so pairs of the Penny were not usually required.

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1864 Chalons NZ Watermark Perf 13 at Dunedin 1/- yellow-green SG 106 (CP A6hY), characteristic uneven perfs, very fine large-part 'DUNEDIN/AU18/64' duplex datehead cancel, Cat £1000 (CP NZ$2500). 

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1857-63 Chalons No Watermark Imperforate Thick Paper 2d blue SG 10 (CP A2c3) horizontal pair, margins just clear to good, two light strikes of Numeral '7' cancel, Cat £360+ (CP NZ$750+) for singles.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1864-71 Chalons Large Star Watermark Perf 12½ 3d deep mauve Imperforate single SG 118a (CP A3dT), margins good to large, unused, Cat £6500 for a pair (CP NZ$3000 for a single). James Halliday's similar example, but with an ironed-out crease sold at our auction of 16.5.2023 for $456.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1864-71 Chalons Large Star Watermark Perf 12½ 4d rose SG 119 (CP A4a1), fine 'AUCKLAND/OC6/66' duplex datehead cancel, Cat £300 (CP NZ$700). 

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1902-07 Pictorials NZ Star Watermark Compound Perf 14x11 6d Kiwi carmine-rose SG 335 (CP E14h), quite well-centred, fine large-part '[AU]CKLAND/21MY06' cds cancel, Cat £750 (CP NZ$2000). 

Grade A B2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1935 Pictorials 6d Harvesting SG 364 corner pair from the lower-left of the sheet with Crack through Plate Number '1' CP L9b4 Cat NZ$400; and single with 'Official' overprint showing a slightly earlier state of the Crack, a bit aged; both unmounted. (2 items) 

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

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$750

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$450

1985-89 Birds Kakapo unissued 25c marginal example from the right of the sheet, unmounted. Superb. With the issued 30c for comparison. [Not listed in Campbell Paterson. Gibbons in a footnote below SG 1297 state that it was "prepared but not issued"] (2)

Grade A+ B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

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

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1984-2015 Issues in four albums including M/Ss, not-so-mini sheets & sheetlets, self-adhesives, die-cut designs & other weird-and-wonderful issues. Thematics galore! or post lots of parcels. Face value stated to exceed NZ$2250. Weighs 8kg.  (1000+)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

POSTAL HISTORY: 1876 cover to Switzerland with First Sidefaces single & strip of 3 cancelled with large 'W' of Waimea, the reverse with cds of 'HOKITIKA/MY25/76' & Christchurch, London transit of 18JY76)(on the face, light Locarno & poor oval handstamp in blue, rated "1½" in red on the face, minor blemishes.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000