1912 cover pmk Carterton 13 FEB 12, with "Volunteer Fire Brigade Carterton" box cachet upper left. Attractive, opening tears.

1944 Postal Censorship 2 diff Health covers ex Levin to RNZAF serviceman at NZAPO 308 (Solomon Isl) with OPENED BY EXAMINER / D.D.A / 185 & 235.

Drummond (IN 1885-1943) superb 22 AU 94 "A" class on pair ½d Newspapers. Mint. Wooders 4.

Kamo (WR op 1877), fine fairly complete strike of "A 151 NZ" 3-ring rubber obliterator on QV SSF 6d brown p12 x 11½ horiz mesh (issued 1882). Stamp with small closed tear. Rare cancel.

Lake Ohia (WR 1911-63) 1918 3d QV red-brown & blue reg'd cover (with ½d GV War Stamp added), regn label canc complete LAKE OHIA J-type cds 8 JA 19, b/s fine transit G-type cds of MANGONUI 9 JA 19. Stamps canc by faint Napier d/s (on arrival at destinatio

Mangatoki (NU 1894-1972) fine complete J-type cds 22 MY 42 as receipt b/s on WWII stampless OAS cover to NZ, with NZ YMCA printed logo, from North Africa, canc fine "M.P.O. K.W.1" cds 25 MAR 1942, with fine circular censor h/s No 1319 (violet). Good cond

Matatoki (TH 1905-53) "A" class on ½d Silver Jubilee. (Wooders 5).

Mount Nicholas (IN 14-29 Jan 1978) temporary territorial training camp. Two fine strikes of relief cds "MT NICHOLAS" 28 JA 78 on cacheted cover, with Mossburn cds same day & signed by Postmaster NA West on back. "T.F.V." publicity label also on front (t

Palmer's (PM 1/6/1895-1/2/1806) very fine 11 November 1895 a class cancel on pair 1d SSF. Scarce. Wooders 8.

Palmer's (PM 1/6/1895-1/2/1896) very fine 8 January 1896 A class cancel on 2d SSF. Wooders 8.

Paroa (GM 1866-1875) "P" m/s cancel 13/9?/69? of Paroa on FQ 6d brown p12½ star wmk (SG 122a, issued 1867). "P" m/s believed to be this goldmining office. Unclear barred obliterator over top (appears to be "21" of Hokitika but may be "20" of Greymouth).

The Port (NN 1903-17) large part "H" class cancel, on 1900 4d.

Waitiri (DN 1902-16) fine near complete A-type cds 12 DE 04 on 1d Universal. Rare.

Wharuarimu (DN 1908-15), fine virtually complete G-type (3-ring) cds 30 NO 08 on 1d Universal on piece. Rare.

Postmarks mostly c1930s-40s accum of NZ (188) & World (104), on piece (partly stuck down) on old exercise book pages. Both circular d/ss & machine pmks. Noted some scarcer NZ items: eg: Dunedin Exbn (1925), Taieri Air Force (1945).

Postmarks: cds on 1940 1d (x 70) & 2d Centennial (x 95) . Nothing scarce noted. Most appear to be North Is offices. Mostly good clear strikes.

1916 WWI official "Military Service Act, 1916" p/c, printing code "MSA-2A" & "200,000/9/16-13892", with imprinted "1d Paid Permit No. 68. Canc Wellington "PAID 10" machine pmk 13 SP 1916 (magenta). Printed message from Govt statistician. Multiple verti

1916 WWI machine pmk "Buy some War Loan Certificates", good/fine strike Dunedin 27 SP 1916, on fine cover franked 1d Dominion.

1916 WWI machine pmk "British Patriotic Exhbn Opens Wgton Feb 1916", fine strike Wellington 21 JA 1916 on fine cover franked 1d Dominion. Scarce.

1918 WWI machine pmk "Food, wins the war, save it/Waste of food means defeat", mostly clear strike 3 AU 1918 (though most of top line has not struck), on print p/c to Otautau dairy factory. Franked 1d Dominion. Very fine cond.

1919 1d Dom p/c (Samuel AC.2a), with fine strike of post-war patriotic machine pmk "Returned soldiers want work. Help them to find it. Advise Repatriation Dept.", Wellinfton 19? MY 1919. Two small filing punch holes, otherwise fine.

1919 post-WWI machine pmk "Buy war loan certificates / Your money is required for the war", good/fine strike Wellington 17 JE 1919 on fine window envelope franked GV ½d & 1d Dominion. Scarce.

1919 post-WWI machine pmk "Invest in the war loan/It is your duty to help the war loan", clear strike but top line of cancel has not struck (possibly due to original contents) on fine cover to USA. Franked GV 1½d, canc Auckland 7 AU 1919.

1919 post-WWI machine pmk "Invest in the war loan/It is your duty to help the war loan", very fine strike Auckland 7 MY 1919 on fine cover to Canada. This quality of impression is hard to find.

1920 post-WWI machine pmk "We've got a job/Advise Repatriation Dept.". Fine strike Auckland 23 AP 1920 on fine cover to USA, franked GV ½d & 1d Victory. Scarce.