1d blue 'Queen Makea Takau' issue, perf 11, a superb mint block of eighteen comprising the top three rows of the sheet with sheet margins on three sides. Lovely multiple. (SG 12) [US6] (Start Price = £24.80)

1d blue 'Queen Makea Takau' issue, perf 11, a superb mint block of eighteen comprising the bottom three rows of the sheet with sheet margins on three sides and '253245' sheet number handstamp in right margin. Couple of small tone spots on gum but otherwise a lovely multiple. (Start Price = £60.00)

2½d deep rose 'Queen Makea Takau' issue, perf 11, a mint block of nine, gum a little patchy but otherwise a fine multiple. (SG 16a) [US6] (Start Price = £44.80) (Image)

1d blue 'Queen Makea Takau' issue, perf 11, a fine mint side marginal block of eight. (SG 12) [US3] (Start Price = £22.40)

2½d deep rose 'Queen Makea Takau' issue, perf 11, a mint block of six, gum a little patchy but otherwise a fine multiple. (SG 16a) [US3] (Start Price = £48.80)

Queen Makea 1d brown imperf Proof on thin cream paper, fresh and fine (Start Price = £105.60) (Image)

5d olive-black Queen, fine mint block of our, the lower pair unmounted. [US2] (Start Price = £37.60) (Image)

1d bistre brown perf 11, a remarkable unmounted mint block of 12, some tone spots on top perfs otherwise very fine & scarce. [US1] (Start Price = £93.60) (Image)

A mint & used collection on old leaves from useful earlies with used vals to 10d & 1/-(2), odd mint, a few with perf toning, later includes 1932 to 6d mint, 1938 KGVI trio, 1949-61 set to 3/- m, 1963 set mint, 1966 airs set mint, 1967 decimal set to $1 mint, 1967-71 high vals $4(both), $6, $8, $10, etc. A really useful collection to expand in mainly very fine quality. [US5] (Start Price = £153.60)

QV Attractive study of 6d value, Perf.11, SG 18/18a on leaves.Inc. Stamp 3, State 1 with 'White Spot on Wing' not quite complete x 4, inc.pair with normal. State 2 'Spot' complete in block of 4 with 3 normals. + single. Then 'Spot on Sea' variety (stamp No.14) in block with 4 normals + 2 singles. Then Stamp No.17 'Ornament' flaw x 2, Stamp No.18 'Beak' flaw x 1, Stamp No.37 'Spot on Border' flaw x 1. Clean lot m.m. or u.m. or f.u. Rare lot of great interest to specialist. (23 inc.blocks) [US7] (Start Price = £83.20)

No wmk Pirie paper 1d rose red fresh mint block of six (Start Price = £51.20)

Perf 11 5d olive black fine used (Start Price = £16.80)

No wmk Pirie paper 2½d blue fresh mint marginal block of four (Start Price = £25.60)

set to 9d, 1920 set to 1s, 1932 set to 6d, 1933-36 set to 1s (ex. 4d and 6d), h/r, m.m. (29) [US2] (Start Price = £26.40)

2s deep blue with carmine overprint, very fin emint. [US2] (Start Price = £75.20) (Image)

Arms £1 pink fresh m.m. (Start Price = £59.20) (Image)

KGVI: 1/-, 2/- & 3/-, superb used (Start Price = £28.00)

1s,2s,3s mint [US3] (Start Price = £13.60)

Cover franked with 1933 1d black & scarlet (SG 107) plus New Zealand 1935 1d scarlet (SG 557) tied by somewhat over inked RAKAHANGA NZ cds with second strike alongside. Addressed to AUSTRALIA. Scarce. (Start Price = £84.00) (Image)

Pictorial set(10) fine m.m. [US3] (Start Price = £8.00)

Low values ½d to 3d duplicated (7 of each ) u.m. [US5] (Start Price = £10.40)

SUPERB COLLECTION written-up on leaves (stamps in Hawid strips). Starts Definitives 1963 set to 5/-, 1966 Airmails to 10/-, Xmas (both sets), 1967 Surcharges to $1 on 10/- on 10d (exc.cheap SG 208) + $6 on £3 (brownish gum), 1967-71 to $10 with & without fluorescent markings, 1970 $4 on $8 both types of each, 1974-5 Shells to $10, etc. Then Commemoratives apparently complete for the period, inc. good Captain Cook sheetlets, and many other better sets, souvenir sheetlets. First set is l.m.m. everything else is fresh u.m.Lovely clean lot (100's + many sheetlets) [US6] (Start Price = £133.60)

LOVELY COLLECTION on leaves (stamps in Hawid mounts), from 1979 Rowland Hill through to 1990 Christmas, with high degree of completeness (missing a couple of defin.sets) Inc. Definitives inc. 1987 Surcharged set to $2.80 on $3 m.m. 1987 (June) Surch. set + sheetlet, (June-July) Hurrican Relief surch. set + sheetlets, etc. Then Commemoratives apparently complete for the period with sheetlets where issued. Except for set noted, all superb u.m.(100's + many sheetlets) [US6] (Start Price = £116.80)

QEII Christmas set of 4 souvenir sheets, imperf. but UNCUT horizontally and vertically, so as to a block of 4 sheets. Superb u.m. Scarce [US5] (Start Price = £20.00)

Birth Bicentenary of John J Audubon set of 6 plus SGMS1021a, b & c mini sheets. Superb u.m. (9) (Start Price = £14.40)