1871 6p blue, watermarked large star, perf. 12 1/2, also 1p brown perf. 10x12 1/2, horizontal pairs, the former, n.h., some gum toning, latter h.r., good colors, fresh and fine (SG 128,135, £1,350) cat. $1300 (Cat No. 41a,42) (Image)

Cat. $1300, Est.US$300

1880 (7 Dec) cover franked with 6p blue, sent from Auckland to Florence, sent via San Francisco, charged 1.20L postage due with the addition of pair of 60c tied by Firenze arrival pmks, fine (Image)

Est.US$250

1891 2 1/2p red brown, imperforate block of four, plate proof on watermarked paper, v.f., ex-"Midas" collection (Sotheby's 11/12/89, lot 130) (Cat No. 68P) (Image)

Est.US$150

1895 Pictorial Issue essays, 11 beautiful handpainted unadopted essays (each 38x25mm on card), comprising 1d "Kiwi" in green, 2d "Captain Cook", 2 1/2d "Milford Sound", etc., minor imperfections, otherwise fine and highly attractive set which forms part of the story of how the "new" pictorial set evolved and developed (illustrated in Derek Diamond's "The 1898 Pictorial Issue of New Zealand", page 10), ex-J.Currie (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1895 1/2p Queen Victoria, five different imperforate plate proofs, trial colors on white wove paper, occasional thin spots, still v.f., rare (Image)

Est.US$150

1898 Pictorials, imperforate plate proofs in black, 11 different, 1/2p, 1p and 2p in reduced size, fresh and v.f., rare (Cat No. 70/82P) (Image)

Est.US$500

1898 Pictorials, 1/2p-5sh imperforate and unpunched Waterlow printer's samples (in unissued colors), 13 different, including 2 1/2p gray inscribed "WAKITIPU", many with some gum, fresh and v.f. (illustrated in Derek Diamond's "The 1898 Pictorial Issue of New Zealand", page 70), ex-M.Burberry (Cat No. 70/83P) (Image)

Est.US$750

1898 1/2p-5sh, imperforate trial color proofs, 13 different unissued colors, each with "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" or "Waterlow & Sons Ltd" overprint, mostly without gum (removed from presentation sheetlets), occasional minor flaws, v.f., scarce (Cat No. 70/83P) (Image)

Est.US$750

1898 Pictorials, 1/2p-5sh trial color proofs, 12 different complete miniature sheetlets of nine, unused without gum, printed in unissued colors (2 1/2p "Wakatipu"), each stamp with a small security punch and overprinted "Waterlow & Sons Ltd" in blue (Samuel type WS3), couple of minor wrinkles, v.f. and extremely rare group of Waterlow sheetlets (Cat No. 70/83P) (Image)

Est.US$2,500

1898 Pictorials, 2 1/2p blue ("Lake Wakatipu"), right sheet margin block of 18 (3x6), from R3/8/8-10 positions, n.h., occasional perf. Separations and faint toned spots on gum, fine and impressive multiple, ex-Michael Burberry (catalogued as hinged singles) cat. $900 (Cat No. 74) (Image)

Cat. $900, Est.US$400

1898 3d "Huia", 6d "Kiwi" and 9p "Pink Terrace", perforated sheetlets in blue and red brown, each overprinted "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" and with a small security punch, marginal wrinkles, otherwise v.f. (Cat No. 75,78,80P) (Image)

Est.US$500

1898 6p green "Kiwi", complete offset on back, l.h., v.f., rare (CP14a (z), NZ $1,500), also a regular single (Cat No. 78,78var) (Image)

Est.US$250

1898-1903 2 1/2p blue ("Lake Wakatipu"), perf. 11, unwatermarked upper left sheet corner margin block of 10, stamps n.h., v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles) (CP NZ$1,750) cat. $500 (Cat No. 74) (Image)

Cat. $500, Est.US$200

1898-1903 8p indigo, upper left sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., also 9p purple, left sheet margin block of six, four stamps n.h., fresh and v.f., scarce (catalogued as hinged singles) cat. $720 (Cat No. 79,80) (Image)

Cat. $720, Est.US$300

1899 6d rose "Kiwi", unwatermarked, perf. 11, horizontal pair imperf. between, h.r., slightly patchy gum as often, fresh and fine, rare (SG 264b,£1,200) cat. $1400 (Cat No. 93g) (Image)

Cat. $1400, Est.US$500

1902-07 3p yellow brown, bister brown and pale bister brown, perf. 11, watermarked sideways, three different blocks of four, l.h. or h.r., occasional minute tone spots, fine-v.f. (SG 309,b) cat. £532 (Cat No. 112e,f,g) (Image)

Cat. £532, Est.US$150

1902-07 5sh deep red, watermark sideways (reversed), also 2sh blue green, perf.11, watermark inverted, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 316w,329) cat. £650 (Cat No. 119e,120) (Image)

Cat. £650, Est.US$150

1906 2s green, lower left sheet corner margin block of six, showing R12/3 re-entry at lower right corner, l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., fine and impressive multiple (SG 328,var) (catalogued as hinged singles) cat. $900 (Cat No. 119) (Image)

Cat. $900, Est.US$250

1909 KEVII 4p green, 8p blue, 1sh claret, imperforate trial color proofs on card, blocks of four, v.f. (Cat No. 134,138,139P) (Image)

Est.US$150

1911 Victoria Land, 1d carmine, upper right sheet corner margin block of 40 (10x4), with sheet number "D665845", several stamps showing constant varieties, marginal creases and perf. Separations, stamps n.h., post office fresh, v.f., cat. $4000 (Cat No. 131D) (Image)

Cat. $4000, Est.US$750

1911-13 1p "Victoria Land" and 1p "Auckland Exhibition" blocks of four, l.h. or n.h., v.f. (SG A3,412) (Cat No. 131d,131e) (Image)

Est.US$150

1913 Auckland Exhibition set of four, n.h. and well centered, seldom offered this nice, cat. $1365 (Cat No. 130E-179E) (Image)

Cat. $1365, Est.US$300

1920 Victory Issue, 1/2p-1sh imperforate blocks of four, l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., v.f. (Cat No. 165-70var) (Image)

Est.US$250

1936 3p brown "Maori Girl", watermark inverted, block of four, n.h., v.f. (Cat No. SG 582w) (Image)

Est.US$150

1938-47 George VI, 2p-9p imperforate horizontal pairs, six different, also 1p, 1 1/2p and 3p imperforate blocks of four, n.h., v.f. (Cat No. 226/264var) (Image)

Est.US$200