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A fine and fresh block of four with original gum, (lower pair are unmounted mint).

An attractive and scarce multiple of this fine pictorial stamp featuring Otira Gorge and Mount Ruapehu.

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A fine used pair with Auckland circular date stamps. An attractive stamp depicting Lake Taupo and Mount Ruapehu.

A scarce multiple with the reversed watermark printing variety.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £200+.

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A fine used example of this attractive stamp depicting Lake Taupo and Mount Ruapehu. Scarce with the watermark reversed variety.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £100.

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A brilliant quality mint block with large part original gum. The right pair with light bend. Nevertheless, still a very fine and rare block and exceptionally fresh.

New Zealand Campbell Paterson Catalogue Number: EV20d.

A beautiful pictorial stamp issue of Milford Sound, home to some of the most impressive waterfalls on earth.

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A brilliant mint block with large part original gum (one stamp unmounted mint). Typical perforations and centring for this issue, and left pair with light bend. Despite minor condition flaws, overall it is a lovely block and exceptionally fresh.

A rare stamp and particularly scarce as a block of four in such fine condition.

Provenance: Ex Michael Burberry, with his enlarged drawing.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £640+.

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A fine set of mint blocks of four with large part original gum. Typical perforations for this issue, and red block with small tone spot mentioned purely for accuracy as a fine and attractive group.

The Kea and Kaka are both endangered and are the world’s only alpine parrots. Kea are considered one of the most intelligent birds. They have been known to turn on water taps and set off stoat traps to get the eggs. The smaller Kaka are olive-brown in colour. They are nocturnal and very rarely seen.

New Zealand Campbell Paterson Catalogue Numbers: E18d - 1, 2, 5 & 6.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £1,280+.

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A very fine and rare mint positional block in pristine condition.

Provenance: Ex Michael Burberry.

A stunning pictorial issue depicting one of the natural wonders of New Zealand.

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A fine and fresh unmounted mint positional block of eight with full original gum. Couple of minor blemishes (R9/9 with nick at top, R9/12 with small bend), but showing a very prominent plate scratch (through the "Ruapehu" vignette) on R10/10.

Lovely appearance and a very scarce and desirable positional multiple.

A beautiful philatelic display piece of one of the most attractive of the early New Zealand pictorial issues depicting Otira Gorge (with an inset view of Mount Ruapehu, one of the world's most active volcanoes).

New Zealand Campbell Paterson catalogue value is $1,950+ (approx £1,000) as six fine unmounted examples.

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A well-centred block of 4, from R3/4/7-8, showing Campbell Paterson listed plate variety "clear line of almost horizontal dots at head of Otira Gorge" on upper right stamp (R3/8).

A brilliant quality mint block with original gum, (the lower pair unmounted mint).

A scarce and lovely block, being the discovery example for the Campbell Paterson listing (New Zealand Campbell Paterson catalogue number EV13h, unpriced), with enlarged drawing.

A beautiful philatelic display piece of one of the most attractive of the early New Zealand pictorial issues depicting Otira Gorge and Mount Ruapehu.

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A fine used block of six. There is a slight crease affecting three stamps, fairly inconsequential and still good condition for this issue.

A very scarce used multiple and rarer in used condition than mint.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £450+.

An important New Zealand early pictorial stamp issue with Mount Cook holding deep spiritual significance and home to New Zealand's tallest mountain and longest glacier.

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A fine used pair with large part Christchurch circular date stamp dated "23 MY 01". A fine example of this particular variety where most examples have serious condition issues.

A scarce and attractive multiple.

New Zealand Campbell Paterson catalogue number E6a(1)Y, listed at a value of NZ $500+.

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A very fine used pair with large part "CHELTENHAM" circular date stamp.

A scarce variety, particularly so as a multiple.

An attractive pictorial stamp issue depicting the stunning White Terrace, Rotomahana also known as "the fountain of the clouded sky".

The White Terraces were formed over thousands of years by a geyser, which had played over the mountain slope leaving deposits of silica. They were a world famous tourist attraction by 1886, when the eruption of nearby Mount Tarawera completely obliterated them. All that remains are sketches, paintings and these wonderful stamps.

New Zealand Campbell Paterson catalogue number E3a(1)Z, listed at a value of NZ$350+ (approx £180).

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A fine, fresh and well-centred mint example with large part original gum.

A rare printing variety on this paper.

Provenance: Ex Michael Burberry, with his enlarged drawing.

New Zealand Campbell Paterson Catalogue Number: CP EV20d.

One of the most attractive designs from what was the first pictorial series from a major British colony. The design of Milford Sound is home to some of the most impressive waterfalls on earth.

It was customary at this time for the monarch’s head to form the basis of most stamp designs. As such, this first pictorial definitive series, issued in 1898, caught the public’s attention.

The designs stemmed from a public design competition launched in 1895, offering cash prizes for the best designs. This approach was to support the government policy of encouraging new settlers and promoting tourism at that time.

The superb engraved views of New Zealand’s scenery, with Mountains and water proving the most popular subjects among the competition winners, captured the imagination of the Victorians at the time and have remained ever-popular with collectors as they were ground-breaking at the time.

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A very fine and scarce mint imperforate block and most attractive.

One of the most attractive designs from what was the first pictorial series from a major British colony. The design of Milford Sound is home to some of the most impressive waterfalls on Earth.

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A very fine mint block. Traces of toning at foot (and R12/4 with a tiny natural paper flaw), but remains still very fine.

Probably a unique block with the re-entry (Campbell Paterson New Zealand Specialised Catalogue No: EV20e).

Provenance: Ex Michael Burberry, the recognised authority on varieties of the New Zealand pictorial stamps.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £640+.

One of the most attractive designs from what was the first pictorial series from a major British colony. The design of Milford Sound is home to some of the most impressive waterfalls on Earth.

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A fine mint block with part to large part original gum and with lovely fresh colour. Typical perforations and centring for this issue. The right stamp with a thin, although still an attractive and scarce multiple.

A beautiful pictorial stamp issue of Milford Sound, home to some of the most impressive waterfalls on earth.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £960+.

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A spectacular and rare multiple and attractive philatelic display piece.Trivial tones on reverse do not detract in any way as of very fine appearance.

A beautiful pictorial stamp issue of Milford Sound, home to some of the most impressive waterfalls on earth.

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A fine mint pair with large part original gum (matt gum, lower stamp unmounted). A few tiny tones, but still of fine appearance.

A scarce and interesting pair.

Provenance: Ex Michael Burberry, with his enlarged drawing showing the flaws.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £320+.

One of the most attractive designs from what was the first pictorial series from a major British colony. The design of Milford Sound is home to some of the most impressive waterfalls on earth.

It was customary at this time for the monarch’s head to form the basis of most stamp designs. As such, this first pictorial definitive series, issued in 1898, caught the public’s attention.

The designs stemmed from a public design competition launched in 1895, offering cash prizes for the best designs. This approach was to support the government policy of encouraging new settlers and promoting tourism at that time.

The superb engraved views of New Zealand’s scenery, with Mountains and water proving the most popular subjects among the competition winners, captured the imagination of the Victorians at the time and have remained ever-popular with collectors as they were ground-breaking at the time.

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A fine block of 4 with mostly large margins (a little close at lower right). Printed by Waterlow from the "colonial" plate, before it was despatched to New Zealand.

An important philatelic display piece of this wonderful stamp issue depicting the stunning Pink Terrace, Rotomahana also known as "the fountain of the clouded sky".

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A fine used example neatly cancelled by part '(AUC)KLAND' squared circle, dated '(O)C 94'. Unobtrusive creasing yet still much above average for this issue.

A very rare variety of the Victorian New Zealand stamp.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £500.

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A fine used example, lightly cancelled by part '(NA)PIER' duplex, dated 'MY 79'. Small ink notation on reverse does not detract from fine appearance.

A scarce Victorian New Zealand stamp. These stamps were first issued in 1874 with the change in design to the more conventional side view of the Queen. Prior to this the "Chalon Head" stamps showed an image of Queen Victoria, based on the portrait of the Queen on her coronation in 1837 by Alfred Chalon.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £300.

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A fine used example with very light duplex which leaves portrait virtually clear. Tiny perforation fault at left, but still of fine appearance.

A scarce Victorian New Zealand stamp. These stamps were first issued in 1874 with the change in design to the more conventional side view of the Queen. Prior to this the "Chalon Head" stamps showed an image of Queen Victoria, based on the portrait of the Queen on her coronation in 1837 by Alfred Chalon.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £300.

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A fine used example. Typical centring, but an interesting example, clearly showing a double strike of the perforating comb at top and sides.

A scarce Victorian New Zealand stamp. These stamps were first issued in 1874 with the change in design to the more conventional side view of the Queen. Prior to this the "Chalon Head" stamps showed an image of Queen Victoria, based on the portrait of the Queen on her coronation in 1837 by Alfred Chalon.

Campbell Paterson Specialised Catalogue No: C7a(Z) (unpriced).

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £300.

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A fine mint fresh example with large part original gum.

H L Richardson was asked to prepare a design similar to the 2s and 3s stamps that depicted King George V as an Admiral of the Fleet. It was recommended, however, that as General Sir Charles Fergusson - a distinguished soldier, had succeeded Viscount Jellicoe as Governor-General, it would be appropriate to depict the King in the uniform of a Field Marshall. The design was engraved by Waterlow and Sons, London. The stamp was in production from 1926-1935. The stamps were overprinted 'Official' for use on letters, packets and telegrams sent on the public service.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £130.

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A brilliant quality mint block with large part original gum, and the right pair unmounted mint. Well-centred and very fine.

A most attractive philatelic example of this fine King George V stamp with stunning vibrant colour.

The Campbell Paterson Catalogue value is $500.

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