1871 1/- Die II violet & blue, postally used on reg'd cover to AT Bate, Native Superintendent, Wellington, ex 5 September 1891 Christchurch, with 7 September 1891 arrival cancel. Attractive, philatelic use. (Image)

1873 6d red-brown & blue, die II, p10 x 12½, large NZ wmk, good part A32 obliterator & MERCER / JY 25 / 82 d/s, believed to be the 3rd known example. Clearly within emergency period approved use of revenue stamps for postal purposes & not philatelic use. Whilst CP lists & prices 1882 4d, 6d & 1/- QVLTs as postally used, it does not list the earlier QVLTs PU, although several examples are now known of genuine postal use in the 1880s. NB: Craddock does not list this. See also PSNZ Vol VII, pg 229. RARE. (Image)

1878 1d lilac Stamp Duty, small size, postally used, canc Auckland G-type cds 7 SP 98 on cover to local address. Posted at printed paper. Jury cat $1600. (Image)

1882 1d blue Stamp Duty x 14, mostly FU. All genuine postal use c1882. (Image)

1882 8d, NZ wmk, 13 December 1882 Auckland "A" class cancel. CP Z1f. Cat $2000. Rare item. FU. (Image)

1882-1926 3/-. Jury cat $900. MUH. (Image)

1882-1926 5/-. Cat $1200. MUH. (Image)

1882-1925 £3 Nelson 31 MY 8? cds pmk. VFU. (Image)

1925 12/6d purple, Cowan, p14½ x 14, VLHM. An exceptionally scarce, handsome stamp. Previously offered by us in 2010, hammer price $39,000. Ex Gerard McCoy. SG F140. CP Z13c. Very few known, of which Mowbrays have sold 3. (Image)