c1860s-1970s extensive pmk colln in 7 s/bs & bundle of pages. The 7 s/bs incl Post Offices arranged alphabetically but also by stamp type - over 2500 pmks noted from FFQs, Sidefaces, 1898 Picts, 1d Universals, GV, 1940 Cent etc etc. On pages: approx 100 parcel pmks, 30 numeral pmks (mostly FFQ) & NZ Islands (10 covers etc). (Image)

Auckland District postmark colln arranged by PO in 2 albums on Hagners, mostly stamps off piece but incl some covers & incl relevant p/c scenes. About 400 stamps, 60 covers & 14 p/cs. Weights 4½ kg. (Image)

Blenheim District postmark colln on Hagners arranged alphabetically by PO, good seln. Noted Molesworth "A" class cancels (24) 10 SP 23 - 6 OC 23 on official PO book page. About 130 pmks & several p/cs & envelopes. (Image)

Canterbury District postmark 2 album colln on Hagners arranged alphabetically by PO. Good variety incl about 150 on loose stamps or piece & about 30 covers incl 1860 entire Akaroa to Port Victoria (very poor cond). (Image)

Dunedin District postmark 2 album colln on Hagner arranged alphabetically by PO. About 300 on loose stamps or on piece, 24 on cover (noted 1869 cover with Tokomairiro FE 11 cds) plus 10 relevant p/c scenes. (Image)

Greymouth District postmark 2 album colln on Hagners arranged alphabetically by PO - 300+ pmks on loose stamps or piece, 28 covers (+ Newspaper) plus 33 relevant picture p/cs. (Image)

Invercargill District 2 album colln on Hagners arranged alphabetically by PO - 150+ pmks on loose stamps or on piece, 35 cover plus 25 relevant picture p/cs. Also maybe 30 photos of POs etc, nearly all modern copies. (Image)

Military c1900-70 2 vol colln on Hagners. Incl 2 envelopes (possibly not NZ related) & unused postal stationery p/c; c1905-13 14 related p/cs (mostly picture); WWI: about 45 covers incl envelopes, picture p/cs etc plus several pmks mostly on piece; WWII: about 50 covers & maybe 50 pmks on stamps, pieces etc; about 6 post WWII covers etc. Interesting mix. (Image)

Nelson District postmark colln on Hagners arranged alphabetically by PO. 100+ pmks on stamps or pieces; 28 envelopes & 5 related PPCs. Also several documents & photos (modern reproductions). (Image)

North Island various districts 6 vol postmark colln on Hagners arranged by district then alphabetically by POs. Gisborne (47 pmks on stamps pieces plus 11 covers & 1 relevant PPC); Hamilton (89, 9, 1); Masterton (56, 7, 1); Napier (39, 6, 2); New Plymouth (94, 8, 0); New Plymouth (93, 7, 2); Rotorua (23, 3, 3); Tauranga (4, 2, 0); Thames (51, 5, 1); Wanganui (111, 15, 1) & Whangarei (120, 18, 1). (Image)

Postmarks extensive accum on 84 pgs by Post Office and in small carton. Period 1890s-1980s with much Otago. Noted many better (eg: fine "Otago Heads" squared circle 1906 & much else). Only very basically organised (by letter of alphabet in large envelopes). Much earlier material (pre WWII). Also 100+ covers with pmks (again, many Otago), incl 1906 Christchurch Exbn 1d on PPC & 1936 1d Unemployment Relief on ocver canc Dunedin 2 OC 36 (both fine). Plus a few PO photos. Inspection advised! (Image)

Railways & Marine postmark collns on Hagners. Railways: over 100 pmks on loose stamps, pieces & 9 covers. Marine: 12 pmks + 2 covers & 1 ship picture p/c. (Image)

Timaru & Oamaru Districts postmark collns on Hagners arranged alphabetically. Timaru: pmks x 50+ on stamps, pieces etc plus 1869 cover to England with 6d FFQ cancelled barred "5" (Timaru). Oamaru - pmks x 20 + 5 covers. (Image)

Wellington District postmark 3 vol colln on Hagners arranged alphabetically by PO - about 350 pmks on stamps or pieces; 80 covers (noted several tatts covers) & 55 relevant PPCs. Weighs 5½ kg. (Image)

Westport District postmark 3 vol colln on Hagners - arranged alphabetically by POs - 175+ pmks on stamps & pieces; about 75 covers & 12 relevant PPCs. Also some documents & many photos etc mainly of POs, some which are modern reproductions. Weighs 5kg. (Image)

1848 pre stamp envelope with "Paid at Wellington crowned - circle" h/s (SG CC8, cat £350), addressed to Mrs Stafford, Nelson. B/s Wellington MY 27 1848 unframed cds. (Image)

1855 Stampless entire ex Auckland 15 Sept 1855 to New Plymouth (arr 18 Sept) bearing "2"(d) in black to be paid. Clear cds for each. The New Plymouth d/s has "Z" of NZ reversed (recorded use 1855-1860, PSNZ, Vol VII, p130). A few burnt (acid?) spots on front. (Image)

1861 stampless part wrapper sent to Kaiapoi from Lyttelton. Manuscript "2", Kaiapoi 19 Feb, Christchurch 20 Feb & Lyttelton 21 Feb unframed cdss (note: no letter). (Image)

c1862 part "Paid at Christchurch New Zealand" crowned circle pmk in black on 6d black-brown star (SG 41) (4 margins, tiny tear). Noted in SG stating only known used as cancellation after introduction of stamps. Very few strikes known. RPSL cert (1958). Ex Gordon Kaye. (Image)

1865 NZ Wars "Province of Auckland 1 FE 14 65" (Newcastle/Ngaruawahia) clear pmk on back & presumably same but very indistinct pmk tying 2d blue, NZ wmk (SG 98) to envelope. From Laver correspondence. (Image)

1867 long cover (damaged) to John C Clendon in central London, GB, franked block of 4 x 6d FFQ red-brown, p12½ (ie: quadruple rate), each canc messy (very worn) barred oval obliterator (must be "3" ex Perkins Bacon 1855 series). Readdressed across London, irregular block of 5 GB 1d red, pl 78 added & canc "W3" obliterator. On back, large florid ink m/s "Hokianga Dec 4th 1867", light unframed "RUSSELL / NEW-ZEALAND" cds DE 6 1867, patchy Auckland framed cds DE 10? (peculiar date setup) & 2 diff London cds 2, 4 MR 68. This is the only Hokianga postal m/s marking recorded. This PO opened very early in 1840, with a "Crown in Oval" d/s, known used to 10 July 1865 & withdrawn by 1867. A new A-type cds is known from MR 12 70 (no pre-issue proof date is recorded), hence use of m/s in interim. Used blocks of 4 FFQs on cover are most unusual. The reason for the 5d redirection fee (over such a short distance) was necessary at this time, possibly was so high due to the weight of the item. A unique & unusual item. ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL DATA: John Chitty Clendon was the brother of James Reddy Clendon, the de facto 1st United States consul in NZ (from 1838) & an important figure in early NZ history. The brothers had been in partnership as ship owners in London. JR arrived in the Bay of Islands in 1830 & for several years ran a very successful business acting for visiting US ships. He developed close links with local Maori. But the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi dealt a severe blow to his US-linked business. He sold his land at Okiato to the new NZ Government and it became the town of Russell. For years he was involved in local politics. He became a police magistrate. In 1862 he moved to Hokianga (later renamed Rawene) as magistrate in the Native Circuit Court (from which he retired in 1867). This cover was very probably sent by him. [Data ex "The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography" (1990]. (Image)

c1900-70s eclectic range of 170 items in album, incl many unusual. About 130 military at front, WWI to 1980s, but mostly WWII. Noted 1914 & 1940 "Service Suspended" or "Not Transmissible" cachets, 1941 Stalag 8B pictorial POW Xmas card, 1942 NZGH Xmas menu, 1943 GVI 1/- POW lettersheet (Samuel GA.3a, cat $300 in 1992), 1943 NZEF PO "N" cover ex Norfolk Isl (not complete, but "N" very clear; NZAMC cat $350). 1944 pictorial 2NZEF lettersheet PU Italy to NZ, 1944 8th Army message ex O.C, 1945 Malaya Patriotic Fund labels on 2 covers, 1940s POW covers ex Italy & Germany to NZ, 1957 Christmas Isl FPO cover, 1970s ANZUK (several). Also shipping x 27 covers (incl 1930s "Niagara" & "Makura" Marine PO's) & 12 misc at end. Weight 2kg. (Image)

1934 Royal Train cover - visit of HRH Duke of Gloucester. Crusader tied by Royal Train 24 DE 34 cds, also Wellington 28 DEC 1934 machine cancel. Typed addressee LL Hills (GPO). Readdressed in pen. Minor tone spots. (Image)

1936 1½d underpaid cover to Budapest, Hungary, ex Auckland 10 June with horiz pair ½d Fantail, "30/T" taxe mark in black, 48 fils in blue pencil, vert pair of 20 fils + single 8 fils Hungarian Postage Dues. Recipient refused delivery / payment. Subsequently small bilingual boxed "Refuse." label applied & cancelled 20 July & the postage due charge was nullified by application of 3 "X" in circle h/s & on rear appears Budapest 21 July despatch & Wellington 31 August arrival cancels. Despite light toning, this is an example on extremely scarce nullification of postage due charges on a cover. (Image)

1941-6 WWII censored reg'd overpaid (by 2d) airmail (no airmail label) cover ex Ngatea 7 March 1941 for Yugoslavia, subsequently censored in Greece, & bears "Retour pas de communication avec de (Yugoslavia)" in pencil. Cover arrived soon after attack on Yugoslavia & Greece (6 April 1941) & was unable to be returned before German occupation. Cover has various r/s on front & rear, incl Registered / 21 DE 45 / Melbourne b/s & red octagonal Auckland 14 Jan 1946 Unclaimed d/s. A rare survivor from German occupied Greece. Held in limbo for over 4½ years before returned undelivered to NZ. (Image)