Postal History continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Description |
Opening |
| 481 |
C |
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1964 2 diff illustrated vending machine covers: a) 60th Anniv 1st vending machine, franked by 2 x 1½d Model D machine, made by E Moss (inventor of NZ & World's 1st postal franking machine, & b) COMAC letter franking machine trial, canc respectively
31 March & 13 April, Christchurch "C" class cancels (2 covers).
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-03, 08:00 AM |
| 482 |
C |
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1972 5c COMAC Letter Franking machine, installed at Timaru, example (with TU town identifier) on cover unused. Also incl similar example ex Christchurch. Examples from smaller centres such as this are more difficult to acquire than those from eg:
Wellington & Christchurch. (See also PSNZ Vol VI, p429).
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-03, 08:00 AM |
| 483 |
C |
|
1974 NZ Forces in Singapore, 2 air covers to same NZ address, franked NZ 5c Fish, m/s "Forces Concession": a) canc "ANZUK F.P.O.5" machine d/s 22 JAN 1974; b) canc "Forces Post Office 258" cds (part unclear) 25 JU 74. Fine (2).
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-03, 08:00 AM |
| 484 |
C |
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1974 cover with straight-line cachet of "M.V. TOA MOANA". Franked 3c Moth, canc Auckland machine d/s 8 NOV. Fine.
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-03, 08:00 AM |
| 485 |
C |
|
1974 cover with circular cachet (red) of ship M.V. "C. Joyce" (Singapore). Franked 3c Moth, canc light Wellington "World Population Year 1974" machine d/s 11 OCT. Fine.
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-03, 08:00 AM |
| 486 |
C |
|
1975 5c COMAC Letter Franking machine, installed at Christchurch CPO x 3 diff covers: a) unused on plain cover, b) two diff 6 September slogan cancels (FDCs), each with "CH" identifier in meter frank. (See PSNZ, Vol VI, p429).
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-03, 08:00 AM |
| 487 |
C |
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 1975 NZ Forces in Singapore (ANZUK) "FORCES POST OFFICE / 258" 27mm double-ring cds, fine complete strike 24 JA 75 on NZ 5c
Parrot Fish on cover to NZ commercial address, with m/s "Forces Concession". Cover originally printed Australian O.H.M.S, but private use by NZ soldier. Opened 3 sides. Good condition. (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-03, 08:00 AM |
| 488 |
C |
|
 1976 NZ Forces in Singapore (ANZUK) branch office at Tengah RAF base: "N.Z.F.P.O. / 5" 29mm J-type cds, fine complete strike 24
NO 76 on NZ 5c Rose pair on good cover to NZ (missing flap). Quite early use (known from AP 76). (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-03, 08:00 AM |
| 489 |
C |
|
1977-8 covers x 3 similar to same NZ address with cachets (in blue or black) of (British) container ships ACT 1, ACT 2, ACT 7. Stamps canc Wellington 12 SP 77, Christchurch 4 AP 78, Port Chalmers 22 AU 77. Fine.
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-03, 08:00 AM |
| 490 |
C |
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1977 covers x 2 similar franked 7c Rose, canc Auckland machine d/s 22 AUG 77 & with fine circular cachet (blue) "S.S. FAIRSKY / MONROVIA". One cover with poor postal cancel, the other clear (possibly mailing redone?) Good cond.
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-03, 08:00 AM |
| 491 |
C |
|
1977 matching covers x 2 with cachet (blue) of ship G.T.E.V. "Union Rotoiti" (1 canc Auckland 6 SP, 1 canc Mt Maunganui 7 SP). Fine.
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-03, 08:00 AM |
| 492 |
C |
|
1977 cover with fine large circular cachet (blue) of ship M.V. "Union New Zealand" (Wellington). Franked 7c Rose canc light Bluff machine d/s 8 AUG. Fine.
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-03, 08:00 AM |
| 493 |
C |
|
1977 cover with 3 diff cachets (blue) of container ship "ACT 1". Franked 7c Rose, canc Wellington machine d/s 12 SEP.
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-03, 08:00 AM |
| 494 |
C |
|
1977 cover with 2 diff cachets (violet) of ship "S.T.S. Erne" (1 on front, 1 on back). Franked 7c, 3c Roses, canc Lower Hutt machine d/s 14 OCT. Fine.
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-03, 08:00 AM |
| 495 |
C |
|
1977 cover with circular cachet (violet) of ship "Arabonne" (Bergen, Norway). Franked 7c Rose, canc Wellington machine d/s 24 AUG. Fine.
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-03, 08:00 AM |
| 496 |
C |
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1977 covers x 2 similar (to same address) with ship's cachet (blue) of S.S. "Texaco Bombay": a) franked NZ 7c Rose, canc Auckland cds 23 AU 77, with (at left) "PACKET BOAT" (+ 5 lines) section of former (Auckland) machine pmk; b) franked 13c in US
stamps canc "PACKET BOAT" (as above), with Auckland cds at left. Fine & unusual.
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-03, 08:00 AM |
| 497 |
C |
|
1978 cover with large circular cachet (violet) "Sitmar Cruises / Monte Carle / T.S.S. Fairstar" & another smaller cachet (with line's flags). Franked NZ 7c Rose canc (not common), unclear Auckland machine d/s 2 JUN 1978. Good cond.
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-03, 08:00 AM |
| 498 |
C |
|
1978 cover with boxed cachet (black) of container strip "ACT 2". Canc Christchurch machine d/s 4 AP 78. Fine.
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-03, 08:00 AM |
| 499 |
|
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c1988 colln of 74 diff close-up coloured photos 15 x 10cm, of (mostly major) North Isl post office buildings, apparently around the time of the mass closures in Feb 1988. Very few show the new NZ Post logo. All identified. Fine record.
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-03, 08:00 AM |
| 500 |
U |
|
c2002 large pieces x 2 ex commercial packets with 55 x 38mm imperf self adhesive "PacketPOST" black on red-brown postage labels affixed & canc by Reiner roller d/s of Blenheim. Diff texts "Nationwide up to 1kg" (code "PKPP1") & similar "1.5kg" (code
"PKPP1500"). These labels appear to have had a short life.
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-03, 08:00 AM |
