1906 Christchurch Exbn seln on 4 Hagners - mint/MUH set in blks of 4 (½d no gum plus extra 1d blk of 4 no gum, 6d minor gum tone spots), set on special Centenary of Death of Nelson NZ Exbn envelope - 12 AP 1907 Exbn pmks (½d badly faded & stains on envelope); 4 x 3d singles on part envelope; 3d vert strip of 3 mint; FU set; about 6 sets plus various other extras. (Image)

1906 ½d, 1d Christchurch Exbn on FDC, stamps vert tied by "Exhibition 1 NO 06 1-PM CHRISTCHURCH" cdss "QUAD" (block) between "1" & "NO". Typed addressed "Mr Hawley. Gisborne". B/s complete "Christchurch 1 NO 06 1 45PM" "C" class & nearly complete Gisborne 3 NO "G" class cancels. Not one of the very few items recorded by Thackery. (Image)

1906 ½d, 1d Christchurch Exbn on FDC - stamps vert tied by "Exhibition 1 NO 06 1-PM CHRISTCHURCH" cdss - "QUAD" (block) between "1" & "NO". Typed addressed "Mr Hawley, Gisborne". B/s nearly complete "CHRISTCHURCH 1 NO 06 1 45 PM" "C" class & complete Gisborne 3 NO "G" class cancels. Not one of the very few items recorded by Thackery. (Image)

1913 ½d, 1d, 3d Auckland Exbn, also 1911 1d Victoria Land. Jury cat $1320. MUH. (Image)

1925 Dunedin Exbn, Map, Anzac, Jubilee & Commerce sets selns on Hagners. Noted: Dunedin Exbn set mint/3 MUH, lower LH corner blocks of 4 incl 4d "POSTAGF" flaw (R1/10); set on reg cover - 1 May 26 Exbn cancels. Map: Cowan blk of 4 FU; Anzac various position corner plate blks of 4 MUH; Jubilee set on reg cover (not FDI) & Commerce various position plate blks of 4. (Image)

1949 3d Royal Visit, HMS VANGUARD - prepared for use but unissued due to King's deteriorating health that resulted in the cancellation of the 1949 RoyaL Tour, MUH. Some creasing from being crumpled - as all 7 known examples have such/similar damage from being "rescued" from destruction. Nonetheless, this is a very rare stamp & is the original discovery made by Grattan. Also incls 1981 newspaper article, booklet by Grattan regarding rediscovery & 2017 article detailing this + the other known examples. Ex Gratton, Gluyas, Gerard McCoy. (Image)

1973 3c, 8c Anniversary double prints, 1975 18c Forest Park missing blue. CP S163a(z), S167a(z), S519a(z). Cat $950. MUH. (Image)

1974 New Zealand Day grossly mis-perfed m/s (vert cut 20mm to left). CP SM182-6z. Cat $1000. Mint (with normal). (Image)

1986 Scenic Bay m/s, perfs grossly misaligned - 20mm to left & 12mm upwards, small gum disturbance. Not listed by CP. MUH. (Image)

2004 45c Olympic Games John Walker complete sheet of 16 plus extra stamp straddling 3rd & 4th stamps in 3rd row which then has been (routinely) rouletted vert through the middle. This and next lot are the only 2 examples of this error we have seen. MUH. (Image)

2004 $2 Olympics (Peter Snell) invtd lenticular image on backing paper. CP S918az. Cat $4000. MUH. (Image)