1, 1855 1d Deep carmine red, London printing, especially well margined and with beautiful color, postally used with manuscript cancel, Very Fine and choice example; the Chalon issues of New Zealand (unlike those of other countries such as Tasmania) were almost never used for fiscal purposes; 2015 Odenweller certificate (SG 1, Campbell Patterson A1a) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 7,500

3, 1855 1sh Pale yellow green, lightly cancelled, just clear to full margins, a Fine sound example; 1978 RPS certificate (Scott $6,000; SG 3, £5,500; CP A6a, NZ$12,000) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 2,500

Campbell Paterson E18c, 1903(?) 1sh Orange red, Perf 11 "Abnormal" on paper of pre-1898 type, well centered with rich color, partially struck cancel, corner crease upper left, otherwise Very Fine and quite rare with only a few copies known; no official explanation has been put forward on the how and why this stamp was printed on a paper with 7mm space between the "NZ" and "Star" of watermark used for late issues of the QV sideface issues (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 1,000

AR62, 1937 35sh Yellow, wonderfully fresh and well centered, barest trace of hinging, choice Very Fine, the key value to the set (Scott $6,000; SG F161, £5,000) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 2,000

Campbell Paterson DP4e, 1893 2½d Blue, Perf 10, "O.P.S.O." overprint in violet, Dodgsun's advert (3d setting) in mauve on back, partial cds, a light corner crease does not detract, Fine and scarce; 2016 RPSNZ certificate (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 1,000

1899 ½d Black, Perf 11, "O.P.S.O." Overprint in violet, weak impression of the handstamp on single with light cancel, some clipped perfs at left and bottom left (not mentioned in cert.), still a Fine example not listed in SG or CP; 2016 RPSNZ certificate (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 3,000

SG O25a, 1902 ½d Green, Cowan paper, Perf 14, "O.P.S.O." Overprint in rose-magenta, blurred impression of the handstamp on a nicely centered single with portion of town cancel, usual rough perfs, small corner crease bottom right, still Very Fine and rare; 2016 RPSNZ certificate (Scott O17 var; CP FP4b) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 1,500