Handy mostly unmounted selection with Ball Bay two sets of Imprint blocks of 4 (one set with one unit *) plus White Paper 3d & 2/- imprint blocks of 4 and marginal set to 1/- with Perf Pips and 2d strip of 5 also with Aberrant Perfs in the Margin (CTO), Local Government 2/8d block of 4, QEII Coils group including 5c + 1c Bird on commercial cover to NSW, etc, generally very fine. (Qty 180 approx) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

POSTAL HISTORY: 1877 (April 4) cover from England with 6d grey Plate 15 to "Miss Rossiter/Starvation Flat/Norfolk Island" & endorsed "Via San Francisco" & "Via New Zealand", 'AUCKLAND' transit b/s, professionally cleaned & a small fault at top repaired. Ex Stephen Bradford: sold, in its original condition, for $1456 at our auction of 9.11.2002 and now a must alluring exhibition item. Inwards mail this early is very rare. [NB: between 1856 & 1885 there were no postal facilities on the island]

Grade (A) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000