New Zealand: 1855 (ca.) the original essay prepared by Perkins, Bacon & Co. Ltd., depicting Chalon half-length portrait engraved by William Humphreys, with engine-turned background and ornamental circular surround, State 2 with circular frame line dividing the portrait from the engine-turned background, printed in black on surfaced wove paper (97 x 78mm). Rare and attractive. Ex Du Bois and Joseph Hackmey. R.P.S. certificate (2007). Photo. (Image1)

New Zealand: 1882-1900 Second Sideface issue, 1d. die proof in black on card (38 x 75mm), small tone spot well clear of design. Photo. (Image1)

New Zealand: 1882-1900 Second Sideface issue, 6d. die proof in black on card (38 x 75mm), a few tone spots well clear of design. Photo. (Image1)

New Zealand: 1882-1900 Second Sideface issue, 1s. die proof in black on card (38 x 75mm), a few marks in surround clear of design. Photo. (Image1)

New Zealand: 1909-16 selection on leaves, incl. plate proofs, 1/2d. single with double perfs. at top, 3d. perf. 14 (3), 5d. mixed perfs. block of four, 6d. perf. 14 (3), 8d. perf. 14 x 131/2 block of four, etc., varied condition. (113)

New Zealand: 1913 Auckland Exhibition 1/2d. to 6d. set in mint pairs, heavy hinges, otherwise fine. S.G. 412-15, cat. £600. Photo. (Image1)

New Zealand: 1915 (ca.) Perkins, Bacon & Co. essays, three photographic essays of unadopted 1d. designs, mounted on thick card (130 x 142mm). Perkins Bacon were dissatisfied with the H. Richardson design and so produced their own in house, all were rejected by the New Zealand Post Office. Ex Baillie. Photo. (Image1)

New Zealand: 1915-30 Recess: A selection of mint plate numbers, comprising 11/2d. grey-slate pair plate 14, 2d. violet plate 16 single, 2d. yellow plate 15 single, 21/2d. blue plate 17 single, 3d. chocolate plate 19 single, 4d. yellow plate 20 block of four, 4d. violet plate 20 pair, 4d. purple plate 44 single, 5d. light blue plate 43 pair, 6d. carmine plate 37 pair, 8d. indigo blue plate 39 single, 8d. red-brown plate 39 single, 9d. sage-green plate 25 single, etc.

New Zealand: 1915-30 Recess 3d. die proof in black on wove paper (60 x 63mm), 1915-33 Typo. Master die proof for the 11/2d., printed in black on thick glazed paper (46 x 50mm) with uncleared value tablets, and 1926-34 Small Admiral type 1d. imperforate proof booklet pane of six printed in black on thin paper, the first with some imperfections, otherwise fine. Photo. (Image1)

New Zealand: 1915-30 Recess, 6d. carmine-lake, in a plate “37” block of four, fine unmounted mint, extremely rare shade in a plate block. B.P.A. certificate (2002). Photo. (Image1)

New Zealand: 1915-33 Typo., 11/2d. die proofs (3 on surface paper), one endorsed “2nd Proof” and “Black” (61 x 80mm), another endorsed “1st” and “Purple Black” (56 x 92mm), last endorsed “2nd Proof” and “Purple Black” (61 x 78mm), fine. Ex Midas. Photo. (Image1)

New Zealand: 1947-52 K.G.VI issue, essay die proof incorporating full face portrait facing slightly to right, cross-hatched background within issued frame, blank value tablets, printed in deep green on surfaced wove paper (108 x 150mm). Photo. (Image1)

New Zealand: 1947-52 K.G.VI issue, die proof of issued design, with blank value tablets, printed in green on surfaced wove paper (32 x 39mm), fine. Photo. (Image1)

New Zealand: 1947-52 K.G.VI issue, 2d. die proof in issued design, printed in black on surfaced wove paper (87 x 94mm), slightly soiled. Photo. (Image1)

New Zealand: 1960-66 1s.3d. with variety carmine omitted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 792a, cat. £800. Photo. (Image1)

New Zealand: 1970-76 50c. with variety dark green omitted, unmounted mint, tiny tone spot, otherwise fine. S.G. 932c, cat. £350. Photo. (Image1)

New Zealand: 1973-76 no watermark 1c. variety blue omitted and 2c. variety black omitted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 1008b, 1009b, cat. £560. Photo. (Image1)

New Zealand: A selection, comprising 1871-73 1d. brown perf. 10 x 121/2 two unused examples in slightly differing shades, 1882-1900 Second Sideface issue 1d. dies 1, 2 and 3 in mint blocks of four, 1915-30 Recess 5d. perf. 14 x 141/2 light blue in unmounted mint plate “43” plate block of four, 1977 Silver Jubilee 8c. pair from the miniature sheet with variety Indian red omitted used, and an unmounted mint selection of officials with 1936-61 single watermark 1d. perf. 131/2 x 14, multiple watermark set, with 2d. perf. 121/2 and perf. 14, 2s. perf. 131/2 x 14, etc. 2s. olive-green perf. 131/2 x 14 with variety “CAPTAIN COQK” from the top of the sheet, slightly mixed condition. (54)

New Zealand: A collection in four albums, Q.V. to Q.E.II, incl. imperf. and perf. Chalons to 1s. used, 1898 set used, 1902-07 to 5s. mint, 1906 Exhibition set mint, 1909-16 to 1s. mint, 1915-30 to 1s. mint, 1931 Health set mint, 1935-36 to 3s. used, 1936-42 to 3s. mint, 1953-59 to 10s. mint, postal fiscals to £5 used, etc., mixed condition. (100s)

New Zealand: Revenues: 1867 De La Rue page bearing the redundant head die of King Pedro V of Portugal Experimental Postage Three Pence ‘dummy’ stamp, twenty examples in a variety of colours, sent to New Zealand and used to illustrate the coloured inks available at the time, also bearing Portugal 1864 Imposto do Sello 20r. and endorsed “Dup Receipt”. A fascinating and unique document. Ex ‘Midas’ collection. Photo. (Image1)

New Zealand: Great Barrier Island Pigeongram Post: 1905 (Sept. 8) large flimsy from John G. Vivian in Oroville to H. Brett at “The Star” office, with violet “GREAT BARRIER/PIGEONGRAM SERVICE” circular handstamp, good message, some faults. (Image1)