1845 (Sep. 4) letter written from Wellington New Zealand and sent registered to Devonport with endorsement in letter via Sydney. New Zealand marks of origin are not evident so the letter was possibly carried privately to Sydney where the postmaster applied the rare two-line "Registered/SYDNEY". handstamp (White Type R2) in red at right for local 6d. registration payable in cash (the signature in red of H.W. Petre is possibly that of the Sydney Postal Official confirming prepayment of registration) and 2/4 payable by the recipient as 1s.4d. double private ship letter rate + 1s. registration fee endorsed at origin 6 in red denoting prepayment of double overseas ship letter. The White Type R2 registered handstamp was probably only used August to October 1845 with only two previously recorded examples in private hands - this possibly being unrecorded. Ex Alan Holyoake RDP FRPSL. (Image)

1899 5s vermilion Mount Cook, no wmk, perf 11, mint, fresh colour, nicely centred, hinge remains and gum crease top, cert. RPS (1981) (S.G. £300). (Image)

1935-36 1d scarlet mint block of four hand-perforated roughly 12 at right due to a corner fold occurring during printing which left the right hand margin imperforate, so the selvedge was cut off and the part perforate stamp was perforated (not perf.13 as usually stated for the variety), naturally creased, fine and very rare, cert. RPSNZ (2021) (CP L2d(T) $9000). (Image)

1935-36 1d scarlet, perf.13.5x14, in used plate "B2" block of four with selvedge only at foot, fine (CP L2B). (Image)

1935-36 2s olive-green perf.13.5x14 in mint plate block of four, fine. (Image)

1935-36 3s chocolate and yellow-brown, perf.13.5x14, experimental wet printing in mint block of four with watermark inverted and reversed, two stamps mint n.h., fine (S.G. £2'000+). (Image)

1936-42 1/2d bright green in mint lower right corner block of four from a sheet issued at Methven, showing part double horizontal perfs at right, some black adhesions on reverse, fine (CP L1b(Z)). (Image)

1936-42 5d ultramarine, perf.13.75x13.5, block of four with variety double print one albino, only one stamp mounted (heavy with a tiny thin), very rare, cert. RPSNZ (2021) (S.G. £3'600). (Image)

1936-42 2s olive-green perf.12.5 on fine paper, marginal block of six (3x2) from the top of the sheet with top row of perfs doubled, some minor toning, though very rare (CP L13e(Y) $6300+). (Image)

1936-42 2s olive-green perf.13.75x13.5, on coarse paper, mint pl.2 block of four from the foot of the sheet (R. 9-10/5-6) showing variety double print one albino, fine, cert. RPSNZ (2021) (CP L13g(Q) $8'000). (Image)

1936-41 3s chocolate and yellow-brown perf.14-13 x 13.5, mint block of four with variety watermark inverted, lower pair mint n.h., fine (S.G. £800+). (Image)