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New Zealand 1902-07 6d rose-red "Kiwi", watermark 43 UPRIGHT, perforations 11, attractively cancelled by Telegraph Office Nelson circular date stamp dated "25 MR 03", SG312ab.

An exceptional used and dated example of this key rarity in rose-red colour shade and with the watermark upright. A few slightly shortish perforations, but is the best quality example we have ever handled.

The Kiwi is the most ancient of New Zealand’s birds and unable to fly. They are unique to New Zealand and have become a national symbol.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £2,500.

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New Zealand 1902-07 1s orange-red "Kea and Kaka" ERROR WATERMARK 12b (INVERTED), vertical pair neatly cancelled Palmerston North circular date stamps, SG315ba.

An exceptional quality used pair and very rare multiple of this "abnormal" printing, on the same watermarked paper used for later issues of the Queen Victoria 'sideface' issue.

The Kea and Kaka are both endangered and are the world’s only alpine parrots. Kea are considered one of the most intelligent birds. They have been known to turn on water taps, set off stoat straps to get the eggs. The smaller Kaka are olive-brown in colour. They are nocturnal and very rarely seen.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £4,500.

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New Zealand 1906 7s6d bronze-grey Postal Fiscal, unsurfaced "Cowan" paper, watermark 43 sideways, perforations 14, SGF84.

A fine mint example with original gum. Slight gum creasing as often seen, which does not detract as this is a particularly fine example of this key value and only very lightly hinged.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £1,500.

Postal Fiscal stamps were used exclusively by the government to collect taxes and duties.

New Zealand 1915-27 6d carmine Official, upper left corner block of 42 (6x7) with plate number '22', the top four rows perforations 14x13½, the bottom three rows perforations 14x14½, giving six vertical 'two perforation' pairs at rows 4-5.

The prominent constant overprint flaws are present on R2/4, R3/3-4, R4/3-4, R5/4-5, R6/3-4 and R7/5-6, SG102b/c.

A brilliant quality corner block, unmounted mint with full original gum. As normal for sheets of this size, there are some light gum bends and one vertical pair with minor separation.

A rare and splendid multiple.

The Campbell Paterson Catalogue value is $5,150+.

New Zealand 1915-33 1½d slate, watermark 43, complete folded sheet of 240 (24x10) with sheet number 'J102330', SG437.

A fine unmounted mint complete sheet with full original gum. Some imperfections, as to be expected for a sheet of this size, with a portion of the right margin missing, gum tones and vertical crease through row 18). Most stamps are very fine and fresh.

A remarkable item for study.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £2,160+.

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Newfoundland 1939-49 10c violet Postage Due, perforations 11, watermark 106, complete sheet of 100 (10x10), showing variety 'LUE' for 'DUE' (R 3/3 and 3/8), SGD6a/ac.

A lovely and fresh unmounted mint complete sheet with full original gum. Some horizontal gum creasing (not affecting the three rows with the varieties) and marginal blemishes, but a remarkable item, and fascinating showing repetition of the original stone of 50 (5x10).

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £2,064++.

North Borneo Labuan 1891-92 6c on 8c deep violet, type 10 surcharge with 2mm space, complete sheet of 10 (5x2) with pantograph variety "No dot at lower left" at R2/5, all showing ERROR SURCHARGE INVERTED, except R1/3 showing SURCHARGE OMITTED, SG34a,f.

A fine mint sheet with large part original gum. Reduced margins, with offsetting on reverse and some separation, suitably reinforced, but still of fine appearance.

A spectacular and rare philatelic piece.

The design of these Queen Victoria head stamps are unique because of the incorporation of Arabic manuscript in Malay language, Chinese and English.

Provenance: Ex Sentosa (Spink 16/8/2015, lot 1153), and Malcolm Burnett.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £4,400+.

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North Borneo Labuan 1894-96 1c grey-mauve, perforations 13½-14, vertical pair error imperforated between, SG62ba.

Fine mint imperforate pair error with large part original gum. The perforations are slightly ragged at the left, but still much above average condition.

A rare and attractive error.

The island of Labuan off the northern coast of Borneo was ceded to Great Britain by the Sultan of Brunei in December 1846. Stamps from North Borneo were used and overprinted Labuan.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £1,200.

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North Borneo Labuan 1894-96 2c blue 'Sambar stag', IMPERFORATE block of 4 from foot of sheet, SG63a.

A fine quality mint block of four with original gum, (the lower pair apparently unmounted but with minor trace of gum disturbance).

A rare and attractive multiple, hardly ever found in a block of four.

The island of Labuan off the northern coast of Borneo was ceded to Great Britain by the Sultan of Brunei in December 1846. Stamps from North Borneo were used and overprinted Labuan.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £1,200+.

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North Borneo Labuan 1900-02 5c black and pale blue "Argus Pheasant", perforations 13½-14, complete folded sheet of 100 (10x10) with sheet number '10', SG114.

A fine and fresh unmounted mint complete sheet with full original gum. Some minor gum bends and one tone spot, inconsequential to what is a remarkable quality sheet.

It is amazing this entire sheet have survived in this condition and a fascinating item for study.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £2,400+.

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North Borneo 1901-02 3c green and dull mauve Postage Due, type D1 local overprint with stop after "DUE", perforations 14½-15, ERROR OVERPRINT DOUBLE, block of 4, SGD27a.

A fine and fresh mint block with large part original gum, (reinforcement at centre right).

A fine and rare block of this fine pictorial stamp.

Provenance: Ex Charles Taylor.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £1,100+.

North Borneo Japanese Occupation 1943 (29 Apr) 4c red, type 2, BLOCK OF THIRTY-TWO (10x3, with an extra pair at upper right), tied to large piece by eleven good to fine strikes of SIBU (Sarawak) type JD3 circular date stamps in violet, dated "9 8 2603" (= 9 Aug 1943), SGJ18.

A very fine quality piece, with only one stamp at the top right showing any defect and a few minor creases, as to be expected.

A spectacular and rare philatelic item, scarcer used than unused.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £2,080+.

Japanese forces first landed in North Borneo on 15 December 1941. By 19 January 1942, the whole of North Borneo had been occupied. Brunei, North Borneo, Sarawak and, after a short period, Labuan, were administered as a single territory by the Japanese.

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Pitcairn Islands 1925 stampless cover to Alleton, Mass., U.S.A., Washburn correspondence, with fine (slightly doubled) 'POSTED IN PITCAIRN ISLAND/1924 NO STAMPS AVAILABLE' large cachet in black (as type IV), with the year deleted in black M/S, SGC9.

A very fine 'CRISTOBAL CANAL ZONE' machine transit date stamp on reverse.

Typical slight cover faults but a rare and highly unusual 'late' use of this cachet (clearly after 1/1/25 !). The arrangement of letters being sent without postage stamps was ended in 1926.

A very interesting and philatelically important piece of early postal history from the Pitcairn Islands.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £2,500+.

The mail service from the Pitcairn Islands was irregular because it depended on passing ships and mail from the island was often sent via Tahiti.

In 1920, a regular mail service was introduced. As there were no stamps available, letters were allowed free postage as long as they carried a cachet, or manuscript endorsement, indicating their origin.

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Pitcairn Islands 1967 Decimal currency ½c on ½d, ERROR deep brown omitted, SG69a.

A pristine unmounted mint example with full original gum.

A rare and sought after error with the missing brown colour resulting in some of the people on the boat being omitted.

This stamp commemorated the Pitcairn Islands’ transition to decimal currency, featuring a striking maritime design of a Pitcairn Island longboat ferrying locals across turquoise seas. This encapsulated a vital symbol of island life and community connection.

This is a celebrated missing colour error, where the deep brown ink used to print the row of seated figures on the longboat was completely omitted during printing.

The result is a dramatic visual void where people should be, giving the boat a ghostly, deserted appearance. This key colour omission creates a highly noticeable and collectable visual error.

Accompanied with normal stamp for comparison and display purposes.

Fewer than 60 examples are believed to exist in any condition. A significant proportion show minor handling defects, making premium-quality unmounted mint examples particularly scarce.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £1,400.

 

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Prince Edward Island 1862-69 2d rose plate proof, imperforate block of 30 (5x6) on white wove, being the left half of a sheet (R1-6/1-5) with 'DIE II' at R2/5, SG12c.

A fine quality mint sheet which has been professionally mounted on an exhibition page. There are a couple of insignificant blemishes but, overall, a very attractive and very rare item.

Contemporary with the period of issue, and believed to have been found in Whiting's stock at the time of liquidation in 1893.

The catalogue value of the issued stamps is £3,300+.

Prince Edward Island was previously administered as part of Novia Scotia until it became a separate colony in 1769.

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Prince Edward Island 1869-70 4d black, complete imperforate sheet of 30 (5x6) on white wove, with numerous prominent constant flaws, SG31.

A fine quality mint sheet which has been professionally mounted on an exhibition page. Minor marginal tear at SE corner, and light creases affecting third and fourth columns but not apparent from face.

A rare and remarkable item, contemporary with the time of issue.

Prince Edward Island was previously administered as part of Novia Scotia until it became a separate colony in 1769.

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Rhodesia 1892-93 2s6d grey-purple, complete sheet of 60 (10x6) with large part 'PURE LIN(EN)/monogram/WOV(E BANK)' papermaker's watermark from 1890/91 printings, SG6.

A fine unmounted mint entire sheet with full original gum. Some minor adhesions and tone specks as often the case, but does not detract as still most attractive with fresh colour.

A rare and lovely item, in exceptional condition.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £3,300+.

Rhodesia, named after Cecil Rhodes, the founder of the British South Africa Company, joined the South African Postal Union on 1 August 1892. At this point, its stamps became valid for international mail. The stamps issued throughout 1890-1923 are all inscribed "British South Africa Company".

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Samoa 1877-80 'EXPRESS' 1s dull yellow, 2nd state, perforations 12½, block of 4 from R1-2/2-3 on the sheet, SG7.

A fine quality mint block with large part original gum. Shows part papermaker's watermark. The gum is rather dry (with slight tones on reverse of left pair) but very attractive fresh appearance with vibrant colour.

A rare block from the first stamps issued by Samoa.

Provenance: Includes a 'H.G. & Co' (= Hugo Griebert) guarantee mark on reverse.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £1,500+.

The first postal service in Samoa was organised by C.L. Griffiths, who had published the Fiji Times Express and needed a postal service for Samoa to distribute his new newspaper "Samoa Times".

The lithographic Express stamps were printed in Sydney, Australia by S.T. Leigh & Co., and the stamps were issued October 1, 1877 in time for the October 6th first printing and edition of the newspaper.

The Samoa Express service was discontinued late in 1881.

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