1898 ½d Mt Cook sepia horiz block of 40 (10 x 4) with lower L/H selvedge. A remarkable block. Jury cat $1200. MUH. (Image)

1898-1907 seln of 240+ v on 4 s/b pages, superb used, majority with very fine cds cancels & incl various RTPOs. Noted: 6d green x 4; 2/- x 4 FU + 1 fiscal; 5/- x 2 fiscals; 6d red – imperf at top. Cat $2040+. (Image)

1899 2½d Wakatipu block of 4, p11, no wmk, reperfed down centre with official patch, lower pair unhinged. CP E8b/z. Cat approx $900. Mint/MUH. (Image)

1899 6d Kiwi green block of 4, p11. CP E14b. Cat $800. Mint. (Image)

1900-7 seln (excl ½d green Mt Cook) on 6 s/b pages. 1d Terraces x 73, 1½d Boer War x 32 (incl brown shade x 1 & p14 x 2), 2d Pembroke purple x 90, 4d Taupo x 43 (incl CP EV12a R1/3 variety, p14 wmk reversed x 6) & 6d Kiwi red x 130 lovely range of shades (incl CP EV14b R1/1 variety, p11 Cowan imperf at top x 2 & proofs postally used x 2). Identified by CP Nos. Cat simpl $3300+. GU/FU. (Image)

1902 2/- Milford, p11, no wmk, laid paper. CP E20c. Cat $1000. Slightly HH mint. (Image)

1903 2/- Milord, p11, Cowan paper, invtd wmk, not good centering. CP E20d(Y). Cat $1750 (MUH). Mint. (Image)

1935-42 extensive mostly mint/MUH specialised colln, superbly written up c1950 by RJG Collins (designer of the 1d, noted philatelic authority & lifelong friend of the former owner Fred Musgrove of Christchurch). On interleaved linen-hinged pages in fine F Godden looseleaf album. Logically laid out by denomination ½d to 3/- & issue date of each sub-type. Many diff shades, plate blocks (some selvedge plate singles), plate flaws in blocks or singles (illustrated by fine ink drawings), invtd wmks, perf & paper varieties, booklet panes etc. Most mint blocks of 4 incl 2 MUH stamps. Many scarce or rare items (no doubt directly from Collins' stock). The 1935-36 1st wmk issues incl ½d clematis flaw FU, 1d p13½ x 14 CP L2b selvedge block of 4 with 2 stamps part 'ZE' letters wmk; 3d L6a block of 9 incl 7 MUH; 5d L8a, L8b mint/MUH blocks of 4; 9d L11a block of 9 MUH. With the 1st issues are a set of 16 superb (enlarged) real photo repros of original artists' drawings to 3/- (incl the 1d by Collins & unused 1/-, 1/3d designs). Multiple wmk issues incl 2d L4b block with R2/3 "tekoteko" flaw; 4d L7c (p14) plate 3 block of 4, cat $2500 (left selvedge mint, stamps MUH); 4d L7d selvedge pair with "shift" markings: 5d plate 2 blocks of 4 mint/MUH; 9d L11c block of 4 MUH & single invtd wmk mint; 9d L11d block of 4 incl 3 MUH; 3/- L14e plate 1 block of 4 mint/MUH. A great opportunity. Fine condition. Cat $27,000+ (many minor items not counted). (Image)

1935-42 Specialised fine used colln on pages, identified by SG No's. Range of both wmks & perfs. 63 stamps, nice group. (Image)

c1935-42 2/- Cook x over 1000 , some on album pages but mostly in envelopes & packets, some sorted into CP categories. Almost all used but incl 40 mint (incl 11 "COQK" flaw: L13c, L13e x 2, L13f & L13g x 2). Also incl RJG Collins "The 2/- Pictorial of 1935-42 Plate 1" publication & 2/- Cook official used x 80. (Image)

c1935-42 2/- Cook used stamps plating study, based on RJG Collins book, on illustrated/annotated pages with one page covering each of the 120 positions on Plate 1 sheet & 5 pages covering plates 2 & 3. Comprises 750 stamps incl 58 diff CP listed flaws, re-entries & retouches incl R1/4 COQK flaw (incl CP L13a-L13g except no L23b), & R8/2 coconut flaw & re-entries x 7. (Image)

1915 5d 2 perf pair. CP H5d. Cat $700. FU. (Image)

c1909 plate proof seln in black: vert block of 8, lower corner b of 4; 2 horiz pairs all imperf & booklet pane of 6; perf 14 x 15 b of 4 with R/H selvedge; in red imperf b of 4 (DLR unsurfaced paper). Also imperf b of 4 in black multiple printings on back. This latter item probably printer's waste. CP cat approx $850. (Image)

1925 DLR unsurfaced paper, DLR sideways letter wmk. CP J3a, J4ax. Cat $485. MUH. (Image)

1925 DLR unsurfaced paper block of 4. CP J3a. Cat $1600. MUH. (Image)

1906 Waterlow plates - "W1" & "W2" plate blocks of 4, p14. CP G9a var. Cat $2500. LH mint. (Image)

1967 ½c Manuka block of 4 with left selvedge, wine colour shifted 5mm upwards. Spectacular. Not listed by CP. MUH. (Image)

1973 4c Moth "set" of all 5 missing colours, no wmk (with normal). CP P6c(z,yx,w,v). Cat $2035. MUH. (Image)

1973 seln of colour missing flaws: 4c Puriri Moth yellow omitted CP 6c(V), purple-brown omitted CP 6c(X) & dark green (wing veins) omitted CP 6c(Z) block of 4; 10c Royal stamp with silver (Coat of Arms) omitted CP 12b(W); 50c Abel Tasman National Park yellow-green (headland on right) omitted CP 19a(Z)(2). CP cat $1540. All MUH. (Image)

1974 18c Maori Club black colour omitted (no "New Zealand" or carving). Spectacular. With normal for comparison. CP P14b(X). Cat $1200. MUH. (Image)

1975 1c Mineral upper left sheet corner block of 4 – imperf at top; 2c Mineral black & blue colours offset; 1991 $1.00 Round Kiwi (red & also blue) singles, grossly misperfed (neither cat by CP), & $3 Butterfly with grey & green colours omitted, on 4 stock cards. CP cat $2650 (plus non cat items). All MUH. (Image)

1976 25c Hauraki Gulf National Park plate block 34634, all stamps with mauve colour offset on back. CP P17b(z). Cat $1500. MUH. (Image)

1978-9 errors: 20c Shell magenta colour offset; 30c Shell purple colour offset x 3, with normal for comparison; 17c on 6c Rose (x 2) albino surcharge, with normals for comparison (9v). CP cat $2625. All MUH. (Image)

1979 errors: 10c QEII p14 x 14½ magenta & orange colours shifts; 14c on 10c QEII orange colour omitted, magenta colour shifted to right, misplaced surcharge, & invtd surcharge, with normals for comparison (7v). Cat $1825. All MUH. (Image)

2003 50c Ailsa Mountains error: solid silver ("Concorde") silver fern, & normal for comparison. Together with explanatory NZ Post letter. Cat $1500+. MUH. (Image)