New Zealand continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1782 |
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 New Zealand: A Q.V. to Q.E.II collection in varied condition in five printed albums with a selection of both imperf. and perf. Chalons to 1s. used, Q.E.II issues virtually complete to 2024 with later sets and
miniature sheets unmounted mint, officials, postal fiscals used to £3, to 11/- on 11s. mint, etc. (many 100s) (Image1)
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Est. £400-500
Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST. |
| 1783 |
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 New Zealand: A collection in three albums, 1874 to 2007, one volume with mint (Q.E.II mainly unmounted) incl. 1898 5d. and 9d., 1926-34 2s. and 3s., 1953-59 to 10s. and Victoria Land 1911-13 1d. unmounted, two
volumes with used incl. 1931 Smiling Boy set etc., mainly fine. (few 1,000s) (Image1)
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST. |
| 1784 |
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 New Zealand: Postal Fiscals: A mint collection on stock cards, 1931 to 1958, varied condition. Cat. £2,930+. (47)
(Image1)
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Est. £250-300
Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST. |
| 1785 |
On piece, front, etc. |
 New Zealand: Cancellations and Covers: 1865 (Apr. 15) envelope front (only) to England franked 3d. imperf. pair, four margins and slightly overlapped 6d. perf. 121/2 tied by two “CHCH” (Christchurch) duplexes,
unusual franking. Ex Stanley. Photo. (Image1)
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Est. £250-280
Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST. |
| 1786 |
 , entire, etc. |
 New Zealand: 1934 (Mar.) 6th Trans-Tasman printed flight covers to Sydney or Liverpool each franked 7d. (one with Trans-Tasman) overprint) and each tied by “KAITAIA” dated cachets and signed at left by
Kingsford-Smith, scarce. (2) Photo. (Image1)
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Est. £200-220
Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST. |
| 1787 |
, entire, etc. |
 New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1875 (Mar. 14) defective envelope “via San Francisco” to London (all three stamps missing) and with part Christchurch duplexes. Carried on the “Schiller” from New York to Hamburg
but wrecked on the Retarrier Ledges, Isles of Scilly (England) with the majority of those on board killed. 63 bags of mail from New Zealand for Great Britain were loaded at New York of which 27 were lost. Rare, five examples from New Zealand
recorded. Photo. (Image1)
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Est. £500-600
Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST. |
| 1788 |
, entire, etc. |
 New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1935 (Dec. 24) defective airmail envelope to Auckland with German 75pf. meter franking and Solingen c.d.s. with “RECEIVED AT G.P.O MELBOURNE/DAMAGED BY WATER” mark at top and
with official P.O. “FOUND OPEN” reseal label affixed to reverse and tied by Melbourne c.d.s. Recovered from the “City of Khartoum” which crashed off Alexandria a week later and from a recovered bag flown from Munich to Darwin. Photo. (Image1)
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Est. £300-350
Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST. |
| 1789 |
, entire, etc. |
 New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1940 (July) charred and reduced envelope to Napier, from a mail bag carried on a train from Wairoa that caught fire on July 4, diverted to Waipunga Station water tower where the
rear section was flooded, one other example is recorded. Photo. (Image1)
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Est. £150-200
Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST. |
| 1790 |
, entire, etc. |
 New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1945 (Apr. 19) airmail envelope to Army P.O. “308” (Solomon Islands) franked 2d. and tied by Hobsonville Air Force c.d.s. Carried on Royal New Zealand Air Force flight that
crashed at Piva North (Bougainville) four days later and endorsed “Salvaged from Hudson/ A/C crashed Piva/Airstrip, Bougainville/Approx 0900hrs 23/4/45/1 man saved/rest (4) burnt/ A/C NoNZ2012”. The only example of mail from this incident recorded.
Photo. (Image1)
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Est. £400-500
Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST. |
| 1791 |
, entire, etc. |
 New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1946 (Dec.) defective envelope to Wellington from Udine (Italy) all five stamps missing and with 1947 (Jan. 30) official printed ‘ambulance’ envelope with three-line cachet
applied to reverse (in Italian) “Item recovered in the condition in which it was found after the fire at the Port of Naples” and with Wellington arrival c.d.s. Photo. (Image1)
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Est. £200-220
Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST. |
| 1792 |
, entire, etc. |
 New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1948 (Apr. 19) airmail envelope to Whakatane franked 1d. (3) tied by Kaikohe c.d.s. and endorsed “Damaged/plane crash/Tauranga/20-4-48” at left, also a few contemporary newspaper
cuttings. Carried on the “Kahu” from Auckland to Gisborne, crashed in turbulent weather. The mail fully recovered though this the only example recorded from the incident. Photo. (Image1)
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Est. £500-600
Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST. |
| 1793 |
, entire, etc. |
 New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1952 (Mar. 19) stained or charred Netherlands 30c. aerogrammes (2) to New Zealand from Amsterdam or Apeldorn, one with framed “RECEIVED AT WELLINGTON IN DAMAGED
CONDITION/SALVAGED AT BANGKOK FROM AIRCRAFT FIRE”. cachet also an example of typed bilingual (English/Dutch) “THIS LETTER WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE/IN ‘PLANE CRASH AT BANGKOK” label (the latter ex Nierinck). Carried on the Venlo PH-TFF from Amsterdam to
Bangkok via Karachi, experienced a broken propellor blade and fire but still managed to land safely. Photo. (Image1)
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Est. £220-250
Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST. |
| 1794 |
, entire, etc. |
 New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1952 (Mar. 19) stained charred Netherlands 30c. aerogramme to New Zealand from Amsterdam, framed “RECEIVED AT WELLINGTON IN DAMAGED CONDITION/SALVAGED AT BANGKOK FROM AIRCRAFT
FIRE” cachet and matching O.H.M.S ‘ambulance’ envelope to the addressee and also with the same cachet. Carried on the Venlo PH-TFF from Amsterdam to Bangkok via Karachi, experienced a broken propellor blade and fire but still managed to land safely.
Photo. (Image1)
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Est. £150-200
Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST. |
| 1795 |
, entire, etc. |
 New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1952 (Mar. 19) stained charred Netherlands 30c. aerogramme to New Zealand from Amsterdam, with typed bilingual (English/Dutch) “THIS LETTER WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE/IN ‘PLANE CRASH AT
BANGKOK” label affixed to reverse. Carried on the Venlo PH-TFF from Amsterdam to Bangkok via Karachi, experienced a broken propellor blade and fire but still managed to land safely. Ex Nierinck. Photo. (Image1)
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Est. £120-150
Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST. |
| 1796 |
, entire, etc. |
 New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1952 (Mar. 19) reduced and charred envelope to Wellington franked Netherlands 12c. and 1g. (others missing) tied by Voorburg c.d.s., with framed “RECEIVED AT WELLINGTON IN
DAMAGED CONDITION/SALVAGED AT BANGKOK FROM AIRCRAFT FIRE” cachet at lower left. Carried on the Venlo PH-TFF from Amsterdam to Bangkok via Karachi, experienced a broken propellor blade and fire but still managed to land safely. Ex Nierinck. Photo. (Image1)
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Est. £120-140
Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST. |
| 1797 |
, entire, etc. |
 New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1952 (Mar. 19) stained charred airmail envelope to New Zealand franked Netherlands 40c. and 1g. tied by Rotterdam machine cancellation or c.d.s., with framed “RECEIVED AT
WELLINGTON IN DAMAGED CONDITION/SALVAGED AT BANGKOK FROM AIRCRAFT FIRE” cachet. Carried on the Venlo PH-TFF from Amsterdam to Bangkok via Karachi, experienced a broken propellor blade and fire but still managed to land safely. Photo. (Image1)
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST. |
| 1798 |
, entire, etc. |
 New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1954 (May) reduced and charred envelope (with part contents) to Trentham franked defective K.G.VI 4d. and tied by part c.d.s. with “RECOVERED FROM PARAPARAUMU/AIR CRASH 22-5-54”
cachet in purple and matching O.H.M.S. “RETURNED LETTER” envelope to the addressee. Carried on N.Z. National Airways Corporation “Piere” crashed on approach to Wellington airport. Ten examples recorded also some contemporary photos of the crash site,
airport or loading mail onto the plane before departing. Photo. (Image1)
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Est. £150-200
Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST. |
| 1799 |
, entire, etc. |
 New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1954 (May 21) reduced and charred envelope to Wellington franked 4d. and tied by Christchurch c.d.s. with “RECOVERED FROM PARAPARAUMU/AIR CRASH 22-5-54” cachet in purple and
matching O.H.M.S. “RETURNED LETTER” envelope to the addressee. Carried on N.Z. National Airways Corporation “Piere” crashed on approach to Wellington airport. Ten examples recorded also some contemporary photos of the crash site, airport or loading
mail onto the plane before departing. Photo. (Image1)
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Est. £200-220
Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST. |
| 1800 |
, entire, etc. |
 New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1961 (Mar. 21) stained envelope with part machine cancellation dated “25 JL.13” and endorsed “Found under floorboards when/new Private Boxes were being installed/at Post Office
Waimate 21-3-61 (initialled)” at lower left and Waimate c.d.s. alongside, the only example recorded. Photo. (Image1)
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Est. £200-220
Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST. |
| 1801 |
, entire, etc. |
 New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1963 (July 2) charred window envelope franked 21/2d. tied by Auckland machine cancellation. Carried by N.Z. National Airways Corporation “Hastings” from Auckland to Taurange
encountering poor weather en route the following day and crashing after hitting a rock face near Mount Ngatamahinerua with all on board killed. 168 letters were recovered though only eight are recorded with no explanatory procedures followed.
Photo. (Image1)
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Est. £350-400
Closing..Mar-12, 08:00 AM EST. |
