1850, "Mission"-entire letter written by Rev. Johannes Carl Riemenschneider, sent from "WELLINGTON AU 16 1849" with red crown-cds "PAID AT WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND" sent via London adressed to Hamburg with arrival "St.P.A. 28 Feb.51", paid with 4 d for NZ inland-rate, 8 d. paid for private transport to London, there taxed with 6d. for seapost-rate to Hamburg, in Hamburg taxed with "9 Schilling-Curant" The letter is written by J.C. Riemenschneider, the first of only two early German missionars in New Zealand who lived and worked in Warea between 1844 and 1868 to evangelize the indigene Maori, later he moved to Otago and died 1866. In this letter (a part of the beginning is missing) he told extensive about his work and sitiuation (125 babtised natives, one of them arrived dressed in old "Dragoner"-uniform), the absence of basic commodities (only a beer-glass/mug instead of a chalice for the Lord's-Supper) and he complained about a departed person (probably a missionar of another distrikt), which was assumed by the other European settlers, to become brainsick at that time, and so on...., Certificate Van der Linden BPP and German translation of the letter included, -A scarce and rare posthistorical museum-item of the early NZ-history !!LITERATUR:-RIEMENSCHNEIDER OF WAREABY WILLIAM GREENWOODREED,WELLINGTON-AUCKLAND-SYDNEY 1967-MAORI AND MISSIONARY: EARLY CHRISTIAN MISSIONS IN THE SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALANDBY T.A.PYBUSREED,WELLINGTON 1954 (M) (Tax Method: Margin System)

1862/65, 1 d red-orange imperf unused without gum, at left side slightly touched, wmk star and 1 d rose perf 12 1/2 (Tax Method: Margin System)

1882, definitive issue, all 7 values from 1d to 1s in blocks of 4 on ungummed paper, 1d, 2d and 6d twice, fine (Tax Method: Regular Taxation)

1901/02, five different pictorial stat. postcards QV 1d brown on different papers all commercially used within New Zealand (3) or to Australia (2) with war views on front incl. 'Capt. Madocks, First Contingent', 'Major Robin, First Contingent', 'Some Riders in the rough', 'A refresher, Newton Park' and 'Presents for our boys', a few minor blemishes on two cards otherwise a fine and attractive quintet (Tax Method: Margin System)

Design "Rome" 1906 International Reply Coupon as block of four 3 d. New Zealand. This block of International Reply Coupons belong to the scarcest postal stationery and is a key item of any exhibition collection. The importance and real value is still very much underestimated - highlight of every postal stationery or country collection. This offer comes from the collection king fuad - this block of four is probably unique in private hands (T) (Tax Method: Regular Taxation)

1926, King George V as Admerial, large uncleared and undenominated Master Die Proof in black on a black background with number "206527" at right top, on paper without gum, very fine, rare (Tax Method: Regular Taxation)

1954 (10./11.3.), two different airletter forms franked with KGVI 9d violet commercially used from Karori or Opunake to Great Britain both with red boxed 'SALVAGED MAIL / AIRCRAFT CRASH / SINGAPORE 13.3.1954', nice and attractive pair (Tax Method: Regular Taxation)