Great Britain and British Commonwealth New Zealand
Sale No: 239
Lot No:1050
Symbol:P*
Proofs comprising Chalons 2d to 1/- reprinted die proofs in unissued colours; Penny Universal imperf in indigo with 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD/SPECIMEN' overprint in red; KEVII ½d perf & 1/- imperf (faults) plate proofs both in black; Booklets KGV Typo ½d & Dominion 1d imperf panes of 6 in black; also Aitutaki 1903 ½d to 1/- each with diagonal parallel lines in lieu of 'SPECIMEN' overprint, the 6d & 1/- are oxidised.
(16 items)
Sale No: 239
Lot No:1052
Symbol:O
Cat No:Collection
1860s-2000 collection in simplified Davo albums from Chalons Imperf Wmk Large Star 6d (4 close margins) plus range of perforated values, First Sidefaces 4d, Second Sidefaces set, 1898 Pictorials set (5/- fiscal cancel), KEVII set (8), KGV Heads recess-printed set & Admirals, 1920 Victory, 1925 Dunedin, then reasonably complete including Healths with Smiling Boys pair and all M/Ss CTO (most with contemporary cancels), Airmails complete, Life Insurance including 'VR' 3d & 6d, 'OFFICIAL' overprints including 1898 Pictorials 6d 2/- & 5/-, KEVII set, KGV Admiral 2/-, a few Postage Dues & Postal Fiscals, etc; also Ross Dependency; a few earlies in variable condition but generally fine & many with neat cds cancels, Cat £3000+.
(100s)
Sale No: 239
Lot No:1053
Symbol:*/**
Cat No:Collection
1870s-1980s accumulation in stockbook noted Second Sidefaces set plus 1d with Ellipse Flaw, 1898 Pictorials set (both 2½d), 1906 Christchurch Exhibition set (6d **), KEVII set (9), 1913 Auckland Exhibition overprints set, KGV Heads sets & Admirals, Healths including Smiling Boys duo, Airmails, 1935 Pictorials (both 9d; 2/- & 3/- **), also 'OFFICIAL' overprints including 1898 Pictorials ½d 2d 3d 6d 1/- 2/- & 5/-, KEVII set (5), KGV Heads (13) and Admiral 2/-, 1935 Pictorials, KGVI Heads, 1940 Centennials set, etc, plus a few Life Insurance issues, condition variable but mostly fine, Cat £4000+.
(100s)
'The Postage Stamps of New Zealand' RPSofNZ volumes I to VII (volume II intact with Perkins Bacon Chalon reprints), plus 'The Penny Universal' by Lee, 'The Second Type Postage Due Stamps' by Samuel 42pp spiral bound, Monograph #7 'New Zealand Arms Type: The Design Process 1915-1929' and 'New Zealand Railway and Revenue Stamps' by Brodie et al, 54pp spiral bound, condition mixed with some foxing on some volumes. Weighs 14kg.
(11)
Two cartons containing yearbooks comprising 1984-85 x4 and 1986 unopened, plus 1970s-80s Annual Issues, Postal Stationery, and Souvenir Collectors Packs including definitives with duplicates, sets in packets, plus Ross Dependency. Weighs 12kg.
(Qty)
UPU presentation books (147mm x 122mm) 1) 'New Zealand and Associated Territories' with 1953 Pictorials, Cook Islands 1963 Pictorials; 2) 'New Zealand' with 1960 Pictorials set, Western Samoa 1952 Pictorials set, Tokelau 1d, 2d, 1/- on ½d; plus both books contain Niue 1950 Pictorials, Ross Dependency 1957 to 1/6d, and NZ Post Office directors business cards x4, all unmounted.
(2 books)
Sale No: 239
Lot No:1058
Symbol:*/**O
Cat No:Collection
Two cartons containing collection in albums with KEVII and KGV definitives to 1/-, Health M/Ss & FDCs, 'FDC cover packs', Framas (shoebox full), new issues in packets including M/S, Pitcairn QEII sheets, Niue in packets, Tokelau, etc. condition mixed. Weighs 13kg.
(Qty)
1855-58 Blue Paper No Watermark 1/- yellow-green SG 6, margins close to good, light numeral cancel, Cat £3750. An unusually fine example of this scarce stamp. George Buhler Certificate (1982).
1857-63 No Watermark Imperf 6d chestnut SG 15, good even margins, Cat £600. A very fine example of this underrated stamp, of which most examples are defective and/or ugly.
Sale No: 239
Lot No:1067
Symbol:V/F
Cat No:Collection
1862-64 Large Star Imperf 3d brown-lilac SG 40, a large example with 'ONEHUNGA/ A ' cancel, 6d the three listed shades SG 41-43, and 1/- yellow-green SG 45, all with full margins, Cat £950. A high-quality group.
(5)
1862-64 Large Star Imperf 3d brown-lilac SG 40, an unusually large example with good to large margins, largely superb 'WAN....EI/ APL15/64/NEW ZEALAND' cds, Cat £200. Superb!
1864 Wmk 'NZ' Imperf 1d 2d (superb!) & 6d SG 97-99, all with full margins, the 1d & 2d both with 'PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND' cds, Cat £1325. A high quality trio.
Sale No: 239
Lot No:1073
Symbol:V
Cat No:Collection
1909-12 KEVII ½d to 1/- plus Dominion 1d each x3 singles affixed to ledger page & tied by large '.../COLLECTION/ DE/BERNE/MADAGASCAR' cachet in rosine, plus the 4d yellow x3 on a separate similar page which has some repairs.
(30)
REVENUES: Attractive selection of the early Stamp Duty issues with Imperforate including 1/4d 1/8d 3/4d 6/8d 7/- purple & red, 15/- x2, £1 'TWENTY/SHILLINGS', £1/10/- & £7, mostly with full margins; Rouletted 6d grey-brown & blue; Perf separated by Die but unchecked by us including 6d red-brown, 1/4d 3/4d 6/8d 7/6d 8/- 9/- 15/- x3, £1 'TWENTY/SHILLINGS', £1 'ONE/POUND' x3, £1/5/-, £1/10/-, £1/15/-, £2, £2/10/- & £3 x2, etc, also a few 'COUNTERPART' & 'FINE/PAID', etc, generally fine to very fine.
(130 approx)