QEII DECIMAL FDCs: Seven volumes housing 1967-2008 range inc. high values to $10, mini. sheets, commemorative postmarks, coin covers, commemoratives and definitives, special postmarks, signed covers, Ross, Kermadec Islands cover. A very strong range of Benham silks. One volume is solely ' Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit'. A really good clean lot. (665 covers) Cross Reference: FIRST DAY COVERS, FANTASIES, AUTOGRAPHS (Image)

1953-2020 MINT SETS, PLUS BINDERS: 9 cartons holding envelopes (still sealed, a few 1970s/80s & Niue cancelled to order) from the philatelic bureau each with a standing order of mint sets, sheetlets or booklets; a possible complete run of issues for the 1996-2020 period in chronological order. Also, 4 Lindner albums with printed pages near complete with mint sets, ranges, sheetlets, etc. for 1953-99 plus a sparsely-filled 1957-2004 Ross Dependency album. Considerable amount of face value for New Zealand & Niue as well as a few FDCs, airmails, stamped covers & other items. (v. many 100s of issues) Cross Reference: FIRST DAY/SPECIAL EVENT COVERS, BOOKLETS, NIUE (Image)

MINT & USED COLLECTION/ACCUMULATION: Carton containing the balance of a collection inc. stock book with early to modern. mostly used ranges, mainly commoner types but noting 2d blue 'Smiling Boy' used, large boxed presentation album celebrating 150 years of NZ stamps (2005), 22-ring album with a range of earlier issues inc. Chalons in fair to average condition (c.51), various sideface & pictorial issues to 1/-, KGV defins., 1891 Life Insurance issues to 6d, early 'Long Tom' Stamp Duty types, postally used, to £2, etc. Also, a catalogue & textbook. A useful assembly. (Many 100s) (Image)

1870s-MODERN MINT & USED ASSEMBLY: Wide range of material inc. some blocks & mini. sheets, two packets of printed album pages with useful starter material and other material on stock cards, in packets or loose. Also inc. stock card containing railway newspaper stamps (3), 2/- and 3/- stamp duty, booklets inc. 1938 issue (SG SB18; first advert. page missing, some aging), 1960s mint Christmas issues, 'Arms' type postal fiscals, etc. (many 100s)Cross Reference: RAILWAY STAMPS, NEWSPAPER STAMPS, BOOKLETS, POSTAL FISCALS (Image)

MISCELLANEOUS POSTAL HISTORY: A small carton with 300+ envelopes and cards from late QV to early QEII, represented by FDCs, commercially used mail, censor mail, paquebot, anniversary/ commemoratives, 1937 FDC Coronation airmail, etc. A useful quantity to start a collection of this country or to build/add to thematic sets.Cross Reference: THEMATICS, AIRMAILS (Image)

EARLY TO MODERN MINT & USED COLLECTION: Mixed mint & used, pre QEII material mainly used, later around 50/50 mint & used to 2015. Presented in 5 binders on SG printed pages, with post-2015 issues on plain pages. No Chalons, and few early high values, but around 80% complete with strength in QEII and mint issues mostly 1980s/90s. (v. many 100s) (Image)

ROSS DEPENDENCY & TOKELAU ISLANDS 1971-2021 FDCs: An accumulation in three narrow flat boxes of unaddressed illustrated FDCs for Ross Dependency (31), also 1984 Antarctic Research Presentation Pack; 1974 Operation Ice Cube souvenir covers signed & with special cachets (8). Tokelau Islands FDCs (32), plus some mint stamps. [ex Ken Norris]. (73) Cross Reference: ARCTIC/ANTARCTIC (Image)