1895 commercial cover to Sydney with 'SURCHARGE/2½D.' on 8d mauve SG 23 tied by cds with Large '95' Decade & Year Wheels (used only in 1895), Auckland transit & Sydney arrival b/s, small faults. [The really odd thing is that the '95' digits were made of rubber, not steel]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1900 usage of rare Undivided Back PPC ('Tonga Tabu. Tombs of the old Tongan kings') to NZ with 1897 Pictorials 1d & Bisected 3d Ha'amoga both tied by 'VAVAU' cds, Nukualofa transit b/s & Auckland arrival cds, corner fault. Unauthorised usage: the sender writes "...cut in two...I think it will be a novelty..." Ex Martin Baxendale: bought at an Italian auction in 1992 for £207.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Stockbook with a colourful range of earlies including '½d.' on 1d block of 4, '7½d.' on 2d Perf 12 SG 28 & a few varieties including '2½d.' on 1/- with No Stop after 'SURCHARGE ', Typewritten 'Half-/Penny-' SG 36A & 36Aa, 1895 George II ½d on 2½d with Missing Eyebrow, 1d on 2½d & 7½d on 2½d both with '7' for '1' in '½', 5d blue Perf 11, 1897 Pictorials plus 2½d No Fraction Bar in pair (RPSofL Certificate), later issues to 1953 Pictorials set, etc, some hinge remainders but otherwise generally very fine, also Officials in mixed condition with GFB Overprints & Surcharges, STC £5500. (150+)

Estimate AU$2,000