NEW ZEALAND - Postal History NEW ZEALAND - Postal History
Sale No: 583
Lot No: 416
Symbol: U
Auckland East (AK 1923-73 ch) uneven impression (ring complete, but "AUC- EAST/PARC-" only text visible) of large rubber parcel cds 5 MA(?) 1934, on blurred red Auckland meter No. 1, on printed "Auckland Star, P.O. Box 1409" parcel tag.
Opening NZ$ 17.00
Sold...NZ$ 20.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 419
Symbol: U
Cape Foulwind (WP 1887-1957) A-class cancel 27 DE 0? on 1d Universal. Wooders 7. (Image)
Opening NZ$ 40.00
Sold...NZ$ 65.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 420
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East Cape (GS 1925-73) near complete J-class cancel 28 NO 46 on 6d Peace stamp. PO not listed by Wooders.
Opening NZ$ 40.00
Sold...NZ$ 60.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 421
Symbol: C
Egmont Village (NU 1904-89) fine complete J-type cds 10 MY 45 as receipt b/s on "Air Letter" aerogramme, from NZ WWII serviceman in GB. Franked GB 3d GVI canc good-fine "New Zealand Army Base P.O.-U.K." cds 3 MY 45. Two folds & light creasing.
Opening NZ$ 14.00
Sold...NZ$ 25.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 422
Symbol: U
Farewell Spit (NN 1870-1977) complete J-class cancel 2 JA 69 n 3c Puarangi on piece. Not rated by Wooders. (Image)
Opening NZ$ 34.00
Sold...NZ$ 65.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 426
Symbol: C
Hamilton Air Force (HN 1943-5) good complete J-type cds 18 NO 43 on 1943 2d + 1d Health on cover (light ageing). Scarce. (Image)
Opening NZ$ 27.00
Sold...NZ$ 35.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 427
Symbol: C
Hedgehope (IN 1882-1968) fine near complete A-type cds 31 DE 10 on fine hand-tinted photographic PPC (Dee Street, invercargill), publ Gordon Brown & Co. Tone patch by stamp.
Opening NZ$ 17.00
Sold...NZ$ 20.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 428
Symbol: U
Highbank (CH 1897-1933) fine "A" class cancel on 1d Taupo. Wooders 5.
Opening NZ$ 14.00
Sold...NZ$ 20.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 432
Symbol: U
Kirikiriroa (HN 1872-1909) near complete A-class cancel (21 MY 00) on 1d Terraces. Wooders 6.
Opening NZ$ 24.00
Sold...NZ$ 30.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 434
Symbol: U
Levin Air Force (PM 1940-4) fine almost complete J-type cds 21 JL 42 on 2d Whare on irregular piece. Scarce. (Image)
Opening NZ$ 24.00
Sold...NZ$ 30.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 436
Symbol: U
Makarau (AK 1881-1939) good complete A-type cds 31 ?? 30? on 1d GV on neat piece. Scarce. (Image)
Opening NZ$ 20.00
Sold...NZ$ 25.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 443
Symbol: U
Manukau (PM 1887-99) full crisp A-class cancel (8 AP 96) on 1d SSF pair. Wooders 6. (Image)
Opening NZ$ 34.00
Sold...NZ$ 40.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 446
Symbol: C
"Marine Post Office/R.M.S. Niagara/New Zealand" 33mm C-type cds, very fine strike 21 DE 33 on NZ 1d GV on fine Honolulu, Hawaii aerial view PPC (town & docks), to Auckland. Not philatelic. PO operated 1923-38.
Opening NZ$ 40.00
Sold...NZ$ 48.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
Sold For 48
Sale No: 583
Lot No: 450
Symbol: C
Mawheraiti (GM 1914-89) 3 fine strikes of 28mm J-type cds 30 AP 75 on fine collector's cover. This d/s used from 1960 till closure.
Opening NZ$ 14.00
Sold...NZ$ 15.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 456
Symbol: C
Napier (NA) 1951-87 range of 11 reg'd covers (1951 to GB 1/7d rate, the rest internal), various frankings. Noted 3 diff imprinted postal stat reg'd covers, variable cond.
Opening NZ$ 17.00
Sold...NZ$ 20.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 463
Symbol: C
Otokia (DN 1902-51) fine complete A-type cds 18 JA 06 on 1d Universal on attractive PPC (Momona Bay, photo by Winkelmann). Two rounded corners.
Opening NZ$ 20.00
Sold...NZ$ 25.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 466
Symbol: U
Paterson's Inlet (IN 1872-1923) superb 7 Sept 1898 "A" class cancel on 1d Taupo horiz pair. Wooders 6.
Opening NZ$ 20.00
Sold...NZ$ 35.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 467
Symbol: C
Port Levy (CH 1861-1940) good-fine complete A-type cds 30 OC 08 on fine PPC.
Opening NZ$ 27.00
Sold...NZ$ 42.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 469
Symbol: C
Postmarks: North Island cds group of 108 covers circa late 1970s-early 1980s period, to Scripture Union, Wellington. Apparently all diff offices, most of which are now closed. Good to fine strikes. All small size covers, neatly opened. Arranged alphabetically. Useful lot.
Opening NZ$ 67.00
Sold...NZ$ 90.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
Sold For 90
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Lot No: 478
Symbol: U
R.P.O. DN-N fine 19 July 1897 "A" class cancel on 5d SSF, p10 (CP D7d, cat $60).
Opening NZ$ 24.00
Sold...NZ$ 30.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Lot No: 481
Symbol: U
St Andrew (TU 1878-99) fine 16 Feb 1899 "A" class cancel on 1d Taupo. Wooders 6.
Opening NZ$ 20.00
Sold...NZ$ 20.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Lot No: 482
Symbol: C
Swanson Air Force (AK 1943-5) good fairly complete strike of J-type cds (SWANSO- AIR FOR-) 12 NO 43 on fine cover (with printed RNZAF logo) by air to Christchurch. WWII office. Scarce.
Opening NZ$ 24.00
Sold...NZ$ 40.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 490
Symbol: C
"TRAVG. P.O. NEW PLYMOUTH" H-type cds, very fine complete strike 23 AP 05 on 1d Universal on fine PPC (No 495 "Grey Bridges & Cobden Township", publ FT). To Reefton. No other cancel. Puzzling.
Opening NZ$ 27.00
Sold...NZ$ 45.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 493
Symbol: C
Victoria Street (CH 1969-93) covers (fine) x 4, incl 2 regd philatelic, franked 29mm J cds with no arcs 3 FE 69 (1st day), 11 FE 71 both with POSB cds on regn receipt (enclosed) & 10 DE 73. Also J28.5 (3rd d/s) 4 AP 75 (early date of this).
Opening NZ$ 27.00
Sold...NZ$ 45.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Lot No: 499
Symbol: U
Willow Bridge (TU 1904-39) clear near complete H-type cds (top of -RID- off stamp), 1 MR 26 on 1d Dunedin Exbn.
Opening NZ$ 20.00
Sold...NZ$ 25.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Lot No: 500
Symbol: C
Wingatui (DN 1902-78) 2 fair-good part strikes of A-type cds ? ? 06 on 1d Universal on comic PPC (good condition) & 2 fine complete J cds 23 AU 60 (with mail index "8" mistakenly used to match month) on fine philatelic cover. Also photocopied view of P.O. in railway station c1902 (3 items).
Opening NZ$ 27.00
Sold...NZ$ 35.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 502
Symbol: C
1891 Invercargill to Leeds, UK cover, "Per SS Aorangi" with 2½d QV pmk, Invercargill 17 MR 91 b/s, NZ RPO 18 MR 91, Leeds MY 3 91.
Opening NZ$ 50.00
Sold...NZ$ 75.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Lot No: 506
Symbol: C
1921 reg'd cover ex Dunedin to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, franked FU 6d GV, canc cds 5 OC 21. Two receipt b/s, incl Canadian railway PO cds NO 5 21. Good cond.
Opening NZ$ 34.00
Sold...NZ$ 45.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Lot No: 508
Symbol: C
1923 reg'd cover ex Dunedin to Valletta, Malta, franked FU 6d GV & 1d Dominion, canc fine Dunedin/Registered cds 4 JL 23. M/s "AR" on front (Advice of Receipt). B/s fine Port Taufiq (Egypt) transit 31.VIII.23 & "4" in oval ring. Fine.
Opening NZ$ 50.00
Sold...NZ$ 60.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 509
Symbol: C
1923 reg'd cover ex Dunedin to Vienna, Austria, unusual franking of 4½d, ½d GV, 1d Dom & 1d Map FU (total 7d), canc cds 27 OC 23. With London, GB transit b/s 4 DE 23. Some edge creasing.
Opening NZ$ 50.00
Sold...NZ$ 60.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 514
Symbol: C
1932 "HALF PENNY" ovpt on 1d GV carmine p/c (Samuel AC24a), canc fine strike of Feilding slogan machine d/s "Home is Not Complete Without a Telephone" MR 21 1934. FU.
Opening NZ$ 14.00
Sold...NZ$ 16.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 516
Symbol: C
1934 airmail cover to GB, franked 9d GV horiz pair, canc 2 fine Featherston cds 28 NO 34. M/s "via Australia". VG frontal appearance, flap creases. No transit/receipt b/s.
Opening NZ$ 30.00
Sold...NZ$ 40.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 522
Symbol: C
1941, 1942 WWII Christmas p/cs from Stalag VIIIB to NZ. also 1942, 1943 2nd NZ Expeditionary Force Christmas cards.
Opening NZ$ 50.00
Sold...NZ$ 100.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 583
Lot No: 524
Symbol: C
1944 WWII OAS stampless cover to NZ, no FPO cds on front, only fine boxed RNZAF censor h/s (blue, signed). Sender's details on flap incl "NZAPO 361, RNZAF", so mailed from RNZAF Base, Esperitu Santo, New Hebrides (which used "RNZAF/NZAPO/B" cds Sept 1943-Dec 1945). With Christchurch Postmen cds b/s 13 JA 44. Flap tear, otherwise VG cond. Ex Startup.
Opening NZ$ 27.00
Sold...NZ$ 50.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Lot No: 526
Symbol: C
1944 pictorial Health FDC (set of 2 canc Auckland 9 OC 4$), to NZ serviceman, c/o NZ Army Base P.O. in London. B/s "New Zealand Army Base P.O.-U.K." cds 21 DE 44, readdressed to "149 Sqdn R.A.F., Methwold, Norfolk." With printed censor resealing strip "D.D.A./130". Fine.
Opening NZ$ 20.00
Sold...NZ$ 20.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 527
Symbol: C
1944 printed "Airgraph" envelope (no contents) readdressed twice. On back, 4 diff markings: a) "Post Office/Maritime Mail" undated machine cancel; b) "New Zealand Base Army P.O.-U.K." cds 28 SP 44; c) "New Zealand/Army Base, P.O. U.K" rubber cds (x 2) SEPT 26, OCT 16 (fine) with no year shown; d) Kirkwall cds 4 OC 44. D/s (c) is very scarce. Fine.
Opening NZ$ 30.00
Sold...NZ$ 40.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Lot No: 528
Symbol: C
1945 WWII OAS stampless cover to NZ, canc nearly complete "R.N.Z.A.F.N.Z.A.P.O./H" cds 16 JE 45, with blurred RNZAF censor h/s (violet, signed by sender F/O J.A. Clouston (details on flap). D/s used at NZ A.P.O. 348 on Green Island (also known as Nissan Isl), Solomon Islands Oct 1944-Aug 1945. Right side of cds is weak, but code "H" is legible. Edge creases at both sides, but good. Ex Startup. Scarce
Opening NZ$ 34.00
Sold...NZ$ 40.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 583
Lot No: 529
Symbol: C
1945 WWII PPC (corner creases) ex USA (franked 3c FD Roosevelt, canc Corydon Ind. 23 July), to R. Mech. A.I. [Alan] Breen on H.M.N.Z.S. Philomel, c/o G.P.O., Auckland, NZ. Address crossed out, redirected to Levuka (Fiji), also crossed out, then "Chilwa" m/s (ship name?) Fine "British Fleet Mail/12" cds 15 SP 45 & another (unclear) 24 SP 45. Interesting.
Opening NZ$ 24.00
Sold...NZ$ 30.00
Closed..Jun-03-2025, 07:00:00 EST
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Lot No: 551
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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.
