Gisborne postal district: 4 diff very scarce to rare pmks on 1d Universals: Iwiroa “A” class (Wooders rated 8/10); Pouawa “B” (9/10); Poututu “A” (9/10) & Waingake “A” (8/10). All good-fine near complete strikes. (Image)

Greymouth & Westport postal districts: 3 rare pmks on 1d Universals: fine “Pekanga 12/6/07” manuscript cancel [GM, P.O. open only 1907-1912, “G” class cds proofed c1908 but no examples seen]. This is THE sole m/s cancel recorded. Also, good Pakorari “H” class (Wooders rated 8/10) 15 SP 02 (GM, 1901-12) & Little Wanganui “H” (10/10) MR 26 04 (WP, 1895-1919, “H” replaced by “J” in 1911). (Image)

Hamilton postal district: range of 9 diff very scarce to scarce pmks on 1d Universals: Kakepuku “A” class (Wooders rated 8/10); Kiritehere “F” (9/10, known 1908-1911 only); Oparure “A” (9/10); Patunga “J” (8/10); Rukuhia “H” (10/10); Tahunga “A” (9/10); Te Rapa “H”; Waerengahou “G” (10/10); Wardville “B” (9/10). All good-fine near complete strikes. Also, fine strikes of Rotoorangi “H” (10/10) OC 4 07 on fine PPC & Tangawahia “H” (8/10) 11 SP 03 (muddled date – month invtd) on spiked “Tatts” lottery cover to Hobart. Rare lot. (Image)

Kowai (CH 1863-77, to Leithfield) good-fine complete A-class cds OC 4 67 on fine cover to GB (heavy "C" obliterator on 6d FFQ Chalon & fine Christchurch early machine d/s on back). Also poor strike on similar cover to GB & fine A SP 14 69 on 1d FFQ Chalon (3 items). (Image)

Marlborough postmarks colln on annotated pages. Well picked over & very untidy appearance. Good range of maybe 50 offices incl covers, stamps, stamps on piece etc. Many 100s items. Also small colln Lighthouses - stamps & pmks. All ex Elspeth Wells. (Image)

Masterton postal district: 4 diff very scarce to rare pmks on 1d Universals: Mount Bruce “H” class (Wooders rated 8/10); Stronvar “A” (7/10); Waihoki Valley “H” (9/10) & Waingawa “H” (7/10). Also, fine strike of Saunders Road “H” (10/10) & good/fine strike of Te Wharau “H” (7/10) – both on 1d Universals on fine PPCs. All complete or near complete strikes. Rare lot (6 items). (Image)

Middle Rangitikei/Rangitikei (PM 1861-72, to Bulls) Perkins Bacon supplied 1855 series barred obliterator "13". Use at Rangitikei (c1864 on) postulated by KJ McNaught (1988). Very fine complete strike (c1864-65?) on 2d blue FFQ Chalon SG 39 (plate 1, worn state, star wmk, imperf), 3½ margins. Appears very early use (sharp clear impression). Very few definite examples are known (& none at all on cover, which would normally enable attribution). Rare. (Image)

Middle Rangitikei/Rangitikei (PM 1861-72, to Bulls) fine barred "13" cancel on 1d carmine-vermilion FFQ Chalon SG 35 (imperf 3 margins, star wmk, minor creases). FU. Ditto comments on previous lot. (Image)

Nelson postal district: 2 rare pmks on 1d Universals: Kea “J” class (Wooders rated 10/10) 28 OC 09 & Wairangi “A” (9/10) 7 NO 05 [Kea PO was open 1909-1911 only]. Also, Blenheim postal district: Flaxbourne “H” (7/10) complete & Ketu Bay “A” (8/10) almost complete. All complete or near complete. Rare lot. (Image)

New Plymouth postal district: 4 diff very rare to rare pmks on 1d Universals: Douglas Road “F” class (Wooders rated 9/10); Hurimoana “H” (8/10); Hurworth “H” (9/10) & Maryville “A” (8/10). All good-fine, near complete strikes. (Image)

Palmerston North postal district: 5 diff very scarce to rare pmks (complete or near complete) on 1d Universals: Kaimatarau “H” class (Wooders rated 9/10); Korora “H” (9/10); Tararua “F” (9/10); Te Awa manuscript 16/8/02 (10/10, the only example known); Umutoi m/s 18/12/01 (10/10, also unique). Also, fine strikes of A class cds of Hinau & Mangatoro (both 7/10) on 1d Universals on fine PPCs (7 items). (Image)

Postmarks on 1d Universals (1901-1909) colln/accum arranged alphabetically in approx 600 small non-transparent manila wages packets, in shoebox. Wide range of approx 2000 mostly different, on stamp or piece, POs identified on front of packets (up to 4 diff per packet). From common to rare cancels. Variable quality of strikes, from partial to complete, patchy to clear impressions. Some good items throughout. In addition, are 14 circuit books of priced remainders, but nothing expensive noted, various post office cancels on a range of stamps from SSF (many on 1d Universals) through to c1950. Weight 1.94kg. (Image)

From 1855 Perkins Bacon 11 barred obliterators no's 1 - 18 (each issued x 2). Colln of 80 FFQ Chalon stamps, written up (1 per page!) on well illustrated pages. Noted: "1" x 2, "2" (1), "3" (4), "5" (7), "7" (4), "8" (10), "9" (8), "11" (5), "12" (2), "13" (1), "14" (3), "15" (9), "16" (4), "17" (8), "18" (11). Strikes mostly full & clear, with places of use identified. The rare "13" (believed used at Rangitikei) is on 4d yellow SG 120 (issued 1866). Other stamps stated to incl 2d SG 9 (cat £180) x 2, 6d SG 13, 14 (£350 ea), 1/- SG 16 (£1900, small back thin), 2d SG 37 (£300), 3d SG 40 (£225) x 3, 1/- SG 45 (£500) x 2, 6d SG 85 (£350) x 2, 1/- SG 100 (£475) x 2, 4d SG 120 (£200) x 2, 1d SG 137 (£400). Some recent oxidation throughout. 11 stamps with Odenweller certs (c2015). (Image)

c1860s Land Wars cancel on FFQs Chalon: "Province of Auckland" cdss x 3 - blank 1 & "2"; "4 Onehunga A" x 3; 5 Otahuhu (A) x 2 (1 only small part); "T/3" (Patea); "Port Waikato"; "Queen(s) Redoubt" (very indistinct); Mail Boat cancel x 2; (very small part) Tauranga cds; Headquarters x 3 (all part only). A total of 17 cancels (19 stamps). On 7 nicely written up pages. (Image)

1860s-70s misc early pmks on FFQ Chalon stamps (79, & 1865 cover to Sir John Hall with fine early Christchurch "Wright" machine d/s SE 29 65). Written up (1 item per well-illustrated page) in fine Davo L/L album (with slipcase). Scarce items noted incl "7" of Havelock, "3" of Waipawa, Canterbury L1, L7, L16 cds (all rear), "N/5" of Charleston, "N/4" of Hope, "4/ONEHUNGA/A" (4), "a" m/s of Ahaura, "H/1" of Napier (5), many "C" obliterators of Christchurch & "1" of Auckland, & various other obliterator or manuscript pmks. Strikes vary in clarity/completeness. Stamps stated to include 1d SG 33 (cat £350), 3d SG 60 (£225), 6d SG 41 (£200), 1d SG 69 (£450), 2d SG 118 (£120), 1/- SG 125 (£160). A few other higher cv items have faults. Also 32 misc extra pmks on FFQs (incl nice pair 3d SG 118) on 2 Hagner pages. 3 with Odenweller certs (2015-6). (Image)

1860s-70s Otago & Southland provincial obliterators & d/s on FFQ Chalon stamps (83). Written up (1 stamp per page) on well-illustrated pages. Noted: "O1" (Oamaru") x 7, "O2" (Herbert, very scarce), "O5" (Waikouaiti) x 3, "O7" (West Taieri/Outram), "O10" (Green Island) x 2, "O14" (Milton) x 2, "O17" (Lawrence) x 3, "O18" (Weatherstone, rare) x 2, "O19" x 2, "O22" x 2, "23" x 6, "O24" x 2, "25" x 2, "O28", "O32" x 2, "O37" x 5, "O51" (Waihola Gorge, Millburn, rare), "O54" (Nevis, rare), various Dunedin (20) & Invercargill (15) obliterators. Strikes vary, fair to fine. Stamps stated to incl: 6d SG 13 (cat £350), 1d SG 68 (£450), 1/- SG 100 (£475), 1/- SG 125 (£160), 2d SG 141 (£500). Some of those & other high cv items have faults. 3 stamps with Odenweller certs (c2015). (Image)

1864 Land Wars "LAVER" cover, sent by Robert Laver to Sydney, 6d red-brown FFQ Chalon (SG 43) tied by indistinct framed cds, also unframed Auckland JA 26 1864 cds. B/s indistinct Drury JAN 26 cds & Ship Letter Feb 11 cds. Nicely written up on page. (Image)

1864 Land Wars "LAVER" cover, sent by Robert Laver to Mrs Laver, Sydney, 6d red-brown FFQ Chalon tied by indistinct Queens Redoubt barred cancel, also 2 "New Zealand JY 6 64" unframed cdss. B/s indistinct Sydney Ship Letter cds. Flap & top torn. Nicely written up on page. (Image)

1865 Land Wars "LAVER" cover, sent by Robert Laver to Mrs Laver, Auckland. 2d blue FFQ Chalon (p12½, pl 1 worn) tied by indistinct "Province of Auckland" cdss. B/s "Province of Auckland 1" JU 22 65 & Auckland JU 24 1865 cds. Nicely written up on page. (Image)

1865 Land Wars "LAVER" cover, written by Robert Laver to Mrs Laver, Auckland, 2d FFQ Chalon blue p12½ (worn plate), tied by rather indistinct "Province of Auckland 1 JU 21 65" cds. B/s Province of Auckland 1 JU 21 65 cds & Auckland JU 22 65 cds. Flap missing & sellotape repairs (note: vendor states pmk is MY 21 but very indistinct). Nicely written up on page which states cover not recorded by Ellott. (Image)

1868 cover sent to India with 6d FFQ Chalon pair (red-brown p12½ SG 122), tied by indistinct barred & cds cancels (maybe local Canterbury origin). Also on front, Nagroor NO 19 cds in red. B/s Christchurch SE 12, Dunedin SE 17 & Madras No 9 cdss. On well annotated page. (Image)

1868 cover Dunedin-Glasgow with 6d FFQ Chalon brown (SG 122a) tied by Dunedin DE 30 duplex. B/s Glasgow MR 30 69. A 90 day journey! On annotated page. (Image)

1869 Coromandel goldmining exhibit page with a "New York Gold Mining Co" share certificate (1869) in fine cond (scarce); an 1872 Grahamstown tradesman's token featuring a quartz extraction mill & 2d blue FFQ Chalon (SG 115) cancelled with an A/3 duplex (Thames). Grahamstown and Shortland joined to become Thames around 1870. (Image)

1871 Land Wars envelope (opened out) sent to WM Baines, England, with 6d FFQ Chalon (SG 122) (sideways) tied by mostly complete "(5) Otahuhu A" oval pmk. B/s incl Otahuhu OCT 4, Auckland OC 4, Hull NO 27 & Howden NO 27 cdss. (Image)

1894 "SS Wairarapa" wreck cover. "SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF THE / WAIRARAPA" s/l cachet (slightly indistinct) on envelope sent to BNZ Wellington. Stamp floated off, Melbourne 22 OC duplex cancel. Sent from London Bank of Australia. B/s wax seal Auckland 10 NO & Wellington 13 NO "A" class cdss. (Image)