NEW BRUNSWICK 1478 1860-63 Mint/unused selection with 1c (7), 2c (4), 5c (5), 12_c; also good used 2c, 5c, 10c & 12_c plus a neat EL franked 5c dark green. A nice lot. STC £500. £50 NEWFOUNDLAND 1479 STOCKBOOK containing the predominantly used duplicated collection inc. useful earlies. (Sev. 100's). THIS LOT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT LONDON 2000. £400 1480 1860-1947 Collection on leaves with good range of mint/unused/used QV values inc. imperfs., Cabot set used to 60c, 1910 inc. 10c & 12c used, 1937 Coronation mint etc. plus several covers inc. 1884 5c seal to Scotland, 1901 4c violet, 1899 3c (2) on reg'd cover to St John's etc. A good collection for expansion. (219 stamps/11 covers). £150 1481 1919 $1 on 15c horiz. mint pair, one with small thin, the other with no comma after "AIR" and "A" beneath "a" variety. SG. Cat. £460. PHOTO - see plate no. 8 £120 1482 Q 1933 Balbo $4.50 on 75c fine mint block of four with the lower two adhesives being unmounted. Very scarce thus. PHOTO – BACK COVER £750 1483 1933 Balbo $4.50 on 75c fresh mint. SG.235, Cat. £250. PHOTO - see plate no. 22 £80 NEW GUINEA 1484 1935 £2 and £5 Airs fine used. SG.204/5, Cat. £495. (2). PHOTO - see plate no. 8 £180 NEW REPUBLIC 1485 1886 10/6d violet on blue granite paper - unlisted variety 'perf. x imperf.' showing portions of two adjoining stamps; unused without gum. Faults. RPSL Cert. (1997). A rare item. PHOTO – BACK COVER £500 NEW ZEALAND 1486 STOCKBOOK containing the mint & used selection inc. a few Chalon Heads, Officials, Advertising labels & 1936-42 2/- pair with "COQK" variety. Mixed condition. (148). £100 1487 MISCELLANY of KGV-QEII items on cards including Life Insurance £3 mint, sundry KGV Officials and a range of QEII issues with colours partially omitted. (Small Qty.). £100 1488 MISCELLANY of QEII items inc. postal stationery & a few booklets. (70+ items). £50 1489 1855 small env. to N.Z. with no British postal markings but with fine boxed "FREDERICK YOUNG & Co./74 CORNHILL, LONDON" h.s. (closed tear) neatly placed on the front with m/s "Pr Hampshire" & arrival c.d.s. of Port Victoria & Wellington on front along with m/s "2" charge. (Ex Marcel Stanley). £60 1490 1894-1961 Selection of covers (18, some opened out) a postcard and an 1894 front bearing postage dues or with h.s. sent from N.Z. to overseas inc. 1895 env. from Christchurch to U.S.A. with 10c. p. due and "U.S. CHARGE/TO COLLECT/10 CENTS" 1907 env. from Wellington to Constantinople with circular framed "T./30/CENTIMES" and "BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE" c.d.s. 1945 env. to Sydney with circular framed "TO PAY/4D." £85 1491 1901 O.P.S.O. env. used from Wellington to Germany franked with 1d tied by a fine flag cancellation, 1904 postcard from Lyttelton to Lymington with a fine "TRAVELLING P.O./OUTWARDS/CHRISTCHURCH-DUNEDIN" c.d.s. & 1905 PCs (2) used from NZ to China with a large number of transit h.s. (4). £40 1492 1912 (15 Feb.) PPC to Kent franked by 1d Dominion cancelled with a fine "DOMAIN FETE/CHRISTCHURCH" c.d.s. Small faults. £60 1493 WORLD WAR I: 1915 (14 Dec.) stampless PPC (Albany, W.Australia) to NZ with a fine strike of the boxed red "ON ACTIVE SERVICE/N.Z. Hospital Ship/MARAMA" cachet. Rare & most attractive. Also a photo of the ship. £100 1494 WORLD WAR I: The small selection of covers and cards with a useful range of markings inc. Featherstone Military Camp, "N.Z.E.F./LONDON/RECORD OFFICE", N.Z.M.G./5th. RESERVE DEPOT POST OFFICE/GRANTHAM", PASSED BY THE/MILITARY CENSOR/N.Z.", various other censor markings, etc. Ex Alan Brown. (14 covers/cards and 2 pieces). £90 1495 1928 Byrd Expedition cover used to Wellington with official cachet, franked with 1d. cancelled at Dunedin and with a fine "S.S.ELEANOR BOLLING" cachet at lower right. £75 1496 1935-71 Collection of Registered mail, mostly sent to the UK. Some interesting frankings noted plus some instructional labels related to registration. (150+ items) THIS LOT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT LONDON 2000. £60 1497 RAOUL ISLAND: 1937-86 covers (5) inc. 1937 env. from Wellington to Raoul Island with m/s endorsement "This letter was among the first mail received from New Zealand by the Kermadec Island Expedition on 11th September 1937". Also 1967 env. with fine "RAOUL ISLAND" h.s. £100 1498 WORLD WAR II - 1941-42 Group of envs. from Egypt to NZ (13) and UK (2) franked with Egyptian 10m adhesives with various cancels inc. "B.P.O./K.W." c.d.s., "F.P.O./K.W." c.d.s. and "M.P.O./K.W. 8" c.d.s. Mostly censored. (15). £50 1499 WORLD WAR II - NAVAL; 1942-44 covers with N.Z. naval marks (3) and 1955 cover with "Auckland Naval Base" c.d.s. Fine. Ex Alan Brown. (4). £75 1500 WORLD WAR II: Group of censored covers with various cachets/tapes A clean lot. Ex Alan Brown. (7). £60 1501 KOREAN AND VIETNAM WARS: 1952-5 Korean War covers (6) with "N.Z.F.P.O./444/F.P.O.-3". c.d.s. and Vietnam War covers (12) from N.Z. soldiers with various "Tiki" h.s. boxed "NZ ARMY FORCE/VIETNAM" and "POSTAGE PAID/PORT PAYE" in violet. Mostly fine. (18 covers). £95 1502 NEW ZEALAND A.P.O. IN JAPAN: 1952-54 envs. (6) to West Wickham franked with G.B. (3) or unfranked with "N.Z.A.P.O./444" c.d.s. Also a small selection of covers (15) inc. two with special large illustrated cachets. (21 items). £48 1503 NEW ZEALAND A.P.O. IN JAPAN: 1952-54 envs. (5) to West Wickham with one unstamped and four franked with G.B. adhesives cancelled with N.Z.A.P.O./444" c.d.s. Fair to fine. £48 1504 NEW ZEALAND A.P.O. IN JAPAN: 1953/4 envs. (6 inc. two registered) franked with G.B. (5) and one unstamped from the same correspondence to West Wickham. All have "N.Z.A.P.O./444" c.d.s. used at the New Zealand headquarters in Japan, one with "F.P.O./949" c.d.s. backstamp. £50 1505 VIETNAM WAR: 1970-1 covers (3) and Forces Air letters (3) with various "Tiki" cachets, boxed "NZ ARMY FORCE/VIETNAM" and "POSTAGE PAID/PORT PAYE" in violet h.s. Mostly fine strikes. £42 1506 VIETNAM WAR: 1970 envs. (3) & Forces Air Letters (2) franked with Australian & GB adhesives plus one unstamped slightly cut down cover with various h.s. & cachets inc. boxed violet "N.Z. ARMY FORCE/VIETNAM". (5). £40 1507 1856 2d blue horizontal used pair on part E to London. Faults but an attractive piece. £50 1508 1857 (Sept.) 1/- green on unwatermarked blued paper lightly cancelled with four good margins. Small thin at left & tiny corner crease at upper left not touching the design. A rare adhesive. P. Hoolcombe Cert. (1992). SG.6, Cat. £3,500. PHOTO - see plate no. 22 £500 1509 1857-63 2d blue & pale blue on soft unwatermarked paper. Four margined examples cancelled "11" in bars. Minor imperfections but fresh and attractive. SG.9/10, Cat. £360. (2). £60 1510 1857-63 6d on unwatermarked paper. Two used shades. Small faults but very presentable examples. £90 1511 1857-63 1/- blue-green cancelled "18" in bars. Three good margins, cut into at left & tear at foot but a very collectable example of this scarce adhesive. SG.17, Cat. £1,200. £60 1512 1862 Star watermark used group comprising 1d (4), 2d (4), 6d (3) and 1/- (2). Mixed condition. Also a block of 16 2d black imperf. proofs on thin card. Fine. (13 plus proof block). £180 1513 1862 Rouletted 7 at Auckland 1d vermilion used. A little soiled. SG.47, Cat. £700. £70 1514 1862 Rouletted 7 at Auckland 2d plate blue good used & 2d pale blue good used but thinned. SG.49 & 51, Cat. £900. (2). £90 1515 1862 Perforated 13 at Dunedin 2d (2), 6d & 1/- (2, one repaired). Space fillers only. SG. Cat. £550+. (5). £40 1516 1862 Pelure paper 1/- green fine used. SG.86, Cat. £950. PHOTO - see plate no. 22 £180 1517 1864 "NZ" Star watermark 1d, 2d (poor), 6d (repaired) & 1/- (creased). Good spacefillers. SG.97-100. Cat.. £1,200. Also 1864-67 3d lilac used (with pinhole). (5). £90 1518 1864 Perf. 13 at Dunedin 2d blue & 1/- green. Fair used. SG.105/106, Cat. £610. £90 1519 1864-67 1d (3), 2d (7, inc. a pair), 3d (5), 4d deep rose, 4d yellow (2, one a deep shade), 6d (5) & 1/- (4). Also perf. 12_ 2d & 6d. Poor to fine used. (29). £180 1520 1871 Perf. 10 1d, perf. 10 x 12_ 1d (2) & 2d (2), perf. 12_ 1d (3), 2d (2) & 6d (4). Poor to fine used. (15). £75 1521 1882-1900 1d Dies 1 & 2, 2d Die 2, 3d, 4d, 6d Die 1 & 2, 8d & 1/- blocks of four imperf. P.O. reproductions in black on thin cream card. Fine. £85 1522 1882-98 1d rose. The small mint selection inc. 1888 Die 2 pair perf. 12 x 11_ with inverted watermarks & 1896 perf. 10 x 11 pair with double vertical perforations. Fair to fine. (11). £50 1523 1882-1900 2d lilac Die 2 mint block of 4. Small faults. SG.188c, Cat. £200+. £40 1524 1888-97 2_d blue mint selection with 1888-95 perf. 12 x 11_ block of 4 and singles (2), 1893 perf. 10 (2), 1896 perf. 10 x 11 (4) & rotary perf. 11 (7 inc. two pairs). Fair to fine. Cat. £870. (19). £100 1525 1890 1d rose Die 3 on vertical mesh paper perf. 12 x 11_ mint block of 4. One thinned, otherwise fine. Cat. £280. £40 1526 1891-95 1d rose perf. 10 mint block of 4 which has been patched along the base of each pair and reperforated 10 x 12_. Some foxing but scarce. Also a marginal block in a carmine shade. Cat. £600+ £120 1527 1891-95 Perf. 10 2d purple: a complete used reconstruction of the third setting advertisements Mostly fine. £110 1528 1898 1d blue & yellow brown (CPE2a): a mint selection inc. blocks of four (8, inc. six with re-entries) and a pair. Fresh mint. (36). £50 1529 1898-1903 2_d blue (shades): mounted mint selection with 1898 ''WAKITIPU'' (23 inc. four blocks of four) and ''WAKATIPU'' perf 11 on unwatermarked paper (12 inc. two blocks of four) and on Cowan paper (25 inc. four blocks of four, a vertical strip of three and three pairs). Also a perforated colour trial in slate. Mainly fine. (57). £120 1530 1898-1906 5d brown unmounted mint selection with 1898 perf.12 - 16 (6), 1899 perf.11 (4), 1902 Cowan paper perf. 11 (10) and 1906 perf.14 (4). Mostly fine. (24). £110 1531 1898 Perf. 14-16 9d purple block of four (slightly foxed) and singles (3), 1899 perf.11 9d purple shades with block of four, pair and single. Mostly fine mounted mint. (14). £120 1532 1898 Perf. 12-16 9d purple (3) and 1902-09 perf. 14 Cowan paper 9d purple (9) all with re-entries. Mounted mint/unused, some with faults. (12). £90 1533 1898-1903 Perf. 11 on Pirie paper, 2_d (2), 3d (2), 4d (2), 5d, 6d green (2), 6d rose (3), 8d (2), 9d (2), 1/- (4), 2/- (2) and 5/- (marginal) mounted mint. Fair to fine. (23). £75 1534 1899-1906 5d brown mounted mint blocks of 4, comprising 1899 perf. 11 (2), 1903 Cowan paper perf. 11 & 1906 perf. 14 (2). Some small faults but fresh. £75 1535 1899 6d green perf. 11, a block of four, pair and six singles inc. one re-entry and one with weak offset. Also 1902 6d rose perf.11 an imperf at top single, a marginal pair (one without watermark & one with double-lined 'W') plus another with tiny part offset. Mostly fine. (16). £100 1536 1900 Pirie paper _d blocks of 8 & 4 plus 2d block of 4, pair & singles (3). Mostly fine mounted mint. £40 1537 1900-01 _d green specialised mint & used selection inc. mint Pirie paper perf.11 (22 inc. two blocks of four), 1901 Pirie paper perf 14 corner block of 49 (7 x 7), a block of four, pair and singles (6), Basted Mills paper perf. 14 divided block of six, 1902 Cowan paper perf.11, 11 x 14 (2), 14 x 11 and 14 (24 inc. blocks of ten and four). Mixed condition. (Qty.) £180 1538 1900 1d Crimson (CP.E3a - shades): a mounted mint selection inc. plate proofs (12 inc. marginal block of four and pair), blocks of six, four (6) & two pairs. A good range of shades with a few minor varieties. Mostly fine. (69). £170 1539 1902 Cowan paper mixed perfs. _d green mounted mint corner block of 6 from the lower left of the sheet. Some foxing & creasing but a scarce multiple. £80 1540 1902 Mixed perfs. _d green on Cowan paper mounted mint block of 4 from the foot of the sheet. SG.306. BPA Cert. (1961). £40 1541 1902-09 Perf.11 Cowan paper 9d purple, a mounted mint block of four, also a single with 'star' watermark only. Small faults but fresh colour. Also 1906 perf.14 Cowan paper 9d value in a mint block of 4 and six singles. Mostly fine. (15). £120 1542 1902-09 Perf. 14 Cowan paper 9d mint block of 4 (some creasing) plus a mint single with watermark inverted and reversed. £50 1543 1902-09 Perf.11 5/- deep red & perf.14 5/- red, used examples (SG 317 & 329). Also 1903 compound perf. 4d, mounted mint (SG333 - Cat. £300). Small faults. (3). £120 1544 1902-09 5/- red, two used shades, one defective, one fine. £50 1545 1906 6d Carmine-rose perf.14: a mounted mint selection with a block of four, pairs (2) and singles (9 inc. one without watermark, two re-entries and four with letters in watermark). Mostly fine. (19). £150 1546 1906 Perf. 14 Cowan paper 9d purple: mint block of six (creased), vertical pair and singles (2). Mostly fine. (11). £75 1547 1906 6d rose compound perf. 11 x 14 fine mounted mint pair. SG.335, Cat. £650. £100 1548 1906 Compound perf. 14 x 11 9d purple unused plus 1902-09 perf. 11 Cowan paper 9d purple without watermark with double horizontal perfs. at foot fresh unused. £120 1549 1906 Cowan paper 1d carmine mint block of 12, some creasing. £40 1550 1906 Christchurch Exhibition. _d (3), 1d (3), 3d (5) and 6d (3) mint plus _d & 1d used. Poor to fine. (16). £80 1551 1909-16 2d to 1/- & 1910 4d (2) mounted mint blocks of four. The 2d & 6d to 1/- with some foxing/toning, others fine. £100 1552 1909-16 Perf. 14 x 14_ 2d (2), 3d to 5d (2), 6d (2) and 8d (2) plus line perf. 14 3d to 1/-. Fine mounted mint. £80 1553 1915-30 1_d to 1/- used mixed perf. vertical pairs. Mostly fine. A very rare set. Cat. £1,390. PHOTO - see plate no. 22 £400 1554 1915-30 1_d to 1/- fine mounted mint mixed perf. vertical pairs. £160 1555 1915-30 1_d to 1/- mounted mint, mixed perf. vertical pairs; a few with small faults but mostly fine. (SG Cat.£600+). (28). £150 1556 1915-30 The used selection with perf.14 x 14_ 1_d to 5d (2), 6d to 1/- (2) and perf. 14 x 13_ 1_d to 5d (5), 6d (2, one inverted watermark), 7_d (2), 8d blue (3), 8d brown, 9d (2) and 1/-. Fair to fine. (42). £90 1557 1915-30 The used selection of shades comprising 1_d (12), 2d violet (3), 2d yellow (4), 2_d (8), 3d (22), 4d yellow (2), 4d violet (79), 4_d (6), 5d (23), 6d (42), 7_d (6), 8d blue (3), 8d brown (18), 9d (24) and 1/- (30). Also 1916 1_d (4), 2d (5) and 3d (2). Mostly fine. £90 1558 1915-30 6d carmine lake fine used. £50 1559 1915-22 KGV mint selection with 1915 DLR _d green with complete offset, plus 1_d, 2d & 3d imperf. plate proofs in black on thin card, 1/- orange-vermilion imperf. pair of plate proofs in issued colour on gummed toned paper and 1922 5d blue perf. 14 x 14_ mounted mint corner block of 4 with plate number 43 (some creasing). Some creasing & marginal thin. £120 1560 1916 Watermarked perf. 14 x 13_ 1_d (2, one used), perf. 14 2d to 6d mint and used, perf. 14 x 14_ 1_d (2, one used), unwatermarked perf. 14 x 13_ 1_d perf. 14 1_d (2 used), 2d (2, one used), 3d (3 used) & a 6d vertical pair (gum creased) the upper stamp without watermark. £40 1561 1926 1d Field Marshal marginal mint block of six, single imperf. at top, pair & single colour trial & two unused postcards overprinted "HALFPENNY". Fine. £50 1562 Q 1934 (17 Feb.) Trans-Tasman cover to Mrs. Ulm, signed by Ulm & Boulton. This is the scarce proof cover referred to in "Airmails of New Zealand Vol. 2" (page 159). £70 1563 1935-36 & 1936-42 5d blue fine mint plate blocks of 4 from the foot of the sheet, £30 1564 1935-36 Mint selection with temporary perf. 13_ x 14 1d red fine unmounted marginal pair, 1935 3/- sepia & yellow-brown perf. 14-13 x 13_ unmounted block of 4, 1936 2/- Cook perf. 13-14 x 13_ block of 4 from an unusual blurred printing and perf. 12_ block of 4. (14). £120 1565 1935 3/- sepia & yellow-brown mounted mint from "wet" experimental printing. CP. L14c. PHOTO - see plate no. 22 £150 1566 1935 3/- sepia & yellow-brown mounted mint from the "wet" experimental printing. CP. L14c. £150 1567 1935 Airmail 1d (3), 3d (2) and 6d (3 inc. the scarce aniline shade). Fine mint plate blocks of 4. £55 1568 1935 Silver Jubilee _d (2), 1d (4) and 6d in fine mint imprint blocks of 4. £50 1569 1936-42 Coarse paper 5d ultramarine mint horiz. coil strip of 4 with coil join showing plate number 8 in between. Some trimmed perfs. as usual at top. Scarce. £100 1570 1940 Centenary set on FDCs plus a mint & used set. Also 1937 Coronation set in blocks of 4 & on FDC. Fine. £70 1571 1953-59 3d, 4d, 8d, 9d, 1/- & 1/6d complete sets of 19 counter coil numbered pairs. Fine. £100 1572 1953-59 8d carmine marginal unmounted mint with INVERTED WATERMARK. Rare thus. SG.730a. Also Australia 1975 18c Flower mint with BLACK OMITTED and normal for comparison. (3). PHOTO - see plate no. 22 £150 1573 1960-66 Mint selection of counter coil pairs with most numbers in red comprising 2d (3), 2_d (11), 3d (59), 4d (42), 6d (31), 8d (25), 1/- (32), 1/3d (11), 1/6d (23) & 1/9d buff (20). Mostly fine. £240 1574 1960-66 _d (2), 1d, 2d (2), 3d (2), 4d (2), 6d (4, two of each paper) & 8d (2), all in unmounted blocks of six with Chambon perfs. Fine. £80 1575 1960-66 _d (3), 1d (2), 3d (2), 4d (2), 6d & 8d (2) unmounted blocks of 6 with Chambon perforations. Fine. £70 1576 1960-66 The small selection of coil leaders & ends inc. 1/9d buff ends (5) & 1/6d (4). Mostly fine. £70 1577 1960-66 _d to 8d vertical strips of three with Chambon perforations. Fine mounted mint. £40 1578 1960-66 4d (23), 1/- (14) & 1/9d buff (19) unmounted mint counter coil pairs with black numbers. A mainly fine lot. £150 1579 1960 8d Rata unmounted mint plate block (1121) of 8. Fine. £50 1580 1960-66 1/9d buff, a selection of mint counter coil pairs with number in red comprising numbers 2 to 5, 7 to 17 and 19. Mostly fine. £140 1581 1960 & 1965 5/- blackish green (plate 3) each in a fine (one folded) mint block of six; 1960 10/- steel blue (plate 13) and the 1960 £1 magenta (plate 12) both in unmounted mint blocks of six. (18). £110 1582 1967 2_c Kowhai corner block of four with greatly misplaced perforations, 3c with purple colour shift, 5c on coarse paper, 7c block of four with Doctor Blade flaw in margin, 8c block of four with black colour shift and 15c block of six with Doctor Blade flaw. Also 1970-76 3c booklet pane (6) with inverted watermark plus 1c, 3c and 4c panes with upright watermark; some short perfs. All fine unmounted mint. £120 1583 1967-92 Group of varieties, etc. with 1967 30c National Park marginal blocks of 6 with retouches, 1970 National Park PVA gum unwatermarked paper plate block of 6 fine unmounted mint, 1970 20c block of 4 with black colour shift, 1970 Christmas 20c block of 4 with silver drag print, 1971 18c inverted watermark, 1973 Commemorations 3c with yellow brown doubled, 1974 Games 5c on unsurfaced paper, 1982 24c Map block of 4 with blurred green & 1990 Zeapex sheet with black printed double. Fine. £90 1584 1970-76 10c Arms with complete silver offset (2), a counter coil pair (trimmed perfs. at top) and a single with inverted watermarks; 1973 10c with complete offset of deep blue. Also 1975 Christmas 10c with yellow offset. Fine unmounted mint. (7). £150 1585 1971 (June) 4c on 2_c Magpie Moth variety ''4c at top of stamp, bars at top right'' (CP.P30a (T)), fine unmounted. 1973-76 4c Puriri Moth in blocks of four with pale green and blue colour shifts respectively, three singles with various degrees of green omitted and another four with various degrees of dark green omitted, two singles with green colour shift and another with veins omitted. Also 1970 1c to 4c with inverted watermarks. All fine unmounted mint. (23). £150 1586 1975 18c Kaweka Forest with dark blue omitted; 1978 20c Shell with buff offset on reverse - both fine unmounted mint. £110 1587 1976 8c Roses in cylinder block (10) with horizontal comb perf. double variety, fine unmounted. £60 1588 1979-80 14c on 10c horizontal strip of five, one without surcharge and four with very light surcharge; also a marginal block of four with offset of surcharge variety. Fine unmounted mint. (9). £120 1589 1982 18c Christmas with complete yellow and blue offset, also 1989 Christmas 80c pair, one with tiny portion of design offset. Fine unmounted mint. £75 1590 1985 18c Christmas (3, inc. a pair) and 50c pair with ''CRISTMAS'' error. Also 1987 70c Kittyhawk in horizontal pair with misplaced perforations resulting in the aircraft flying into the perfs. at left. Fine unmounted mint. (8). £120 1591 BOOKLET PANES: 1926 1d Dominion imperforate pane of six in black on watermarked gummed paper, 1927 1d Dominion booklet pane with "Kodak" adverts, 1935 1d Kiwi pane with "Parisian" adverts and another 1d Dominion pane with top selvedge missing & no adverts. £80 1592 EXHIBITIONS: 1906 Christchurch labels collection comprising nos. 1 (2, one damaged), 2 (5, inc. a corner block of 4), 3 (3), 4 (5, inc. a pair), 5 (4, inc. one on piece tied by part London c.d.s. & blue crayon cancels), 6 and 7 (14, inc. one with lilac omitted, plus blocks of 4 & 6). Also two PCs of R.J.Seddon, who appears on label 7 & a label advertising the "Press Co." who printed the official programme & a block of four labels advertising Kaiapoi woollen goods who exhibited in 1906. Mixed condition with some fine examples. A scarce group. (24 items). £240 1593 LIFE INSURANCE: Selection of high values with fiscal cancellations comprising 30/- (2), £2 10/-, £3 10/- (2) & £4 10/-. (6). £100 1594 OFFICIALS: 1907 5/- deep red mounted mint & used. A few short perfs. on used, the mint is fine. £120 1595 OFFICIALS: 1927 1d, 2/- & 5/- mint, 2/- a little foxed (3). £70 1596 OFFICIALS: 1927 _d green marginal mint block of 4 officially patched over on reverse. Fresh mounted mint. £48 1597 OFFICIALS: 1933 5/- green neatly cancelled at upper left, one short perf. at top. SG.)113, Cat. £300. £80 1598 OFFICIALS: 1936 1d scarlet perf. 13_ x 14 & 9d red and grey with green overprint. Fine mint. £40 1599 OFFICIALS: 1938 9d red and grey with green overprint mint & used. Fine. £40 1600 OFFICIALS: 1940 Centenary set in lightly mounted mint blocks of 4. Some rust spotting. £120 1601 OFFICIALS: 1942 perf. 12_ 2d orange unmounted mint plate block of 4. Slight traces of foxing. Scarce. PHOTO - see plate no. 22 £160 1602 RAILWAYS: c1880-1905 collection of covers (19) and adhesives with an interesting array of c.d.s. cancels inc. 1896 "N.Z./R.P.O.-CH/A", 1900 R.P.O. CHRISTCHURCH-S/N.Z." and 1908 "TRAVELLING P.O./CHRISTCHURCH-DUNEDIN". Also two modern covers. (46 items). £200 1603 RAILWAYS - DUNEDIN NORTH (NORTH OTAGO) T.P.O.: An interesting selection of covers (14) & some adhesives with various c.d.s. cancels inc. 1882 "NZ/R.T.P.O./DNN", 1898 "NZ/R.P.O.DN.N" and 1901 "TRAVELLING P.O. DUN NTH/N.Z.". An interesting lot. (35 items). £120 1604 RAILWAYS: 1890-1925 mint & used collection of newspaper stamps with various perforations & papers represented inc. mint values to 6d, _d block of six & strips of 5 & 4; also an interesting section of plate flaws. Mixed condition. (283). £220 1605 RAILWAYS: 1890-1970 slightly remaindered collection of pieces, adhesives, etc. with various railway TPO c.d.s. cancels plus a used range of Newspaper stamps with _d (24), 1d (35), 2d (14), 3d yellow (8), 4d (9) & 6d (5). Also mint _d, 1d, 2d, 3d yellow (7 inc. a block of 6), 4d & 6d. Mixed condition. (Qty.). £180 1606 RAILWAYS: 1890-1925 small study of plate flaws on newspaper stamps inc. _d used block of 8 with sloping "NEWSPAPER", a used marginal block of 8 and 1d violet block of 4 with "cut across R of RAILWAYS", _d used block of 8 & mint block of 6 with "broken scroll" variety, used block of 10 with "no dot after N" & 3d lemon mint block of 4 with "worn scroll" variety. Mostly fine. £160 1607 RAILWAYS: 1892-1913 group of covers, etc. inc. Napier-Palmerston North covers (3) and a large piece, New Plymouth-Aramoho covers (9), Auckland-Thames covers (8) and Auckland-Hamilton covers (5), plus sundry off-cover adhesives from all the above. (Approx. 50 items). £120 1608 RAILWAYS: 1892-1905 small selection of covers/cards with various T.P.O. c.d.s. inc. "TRAVG P.O. NEW PLYMOUTH/N.Z.", 1904 "TRAVELLING P.O./WELLINGTON-NAPIER" & 1903 "TRAVG P.O. NAPIER/N.Z.". (14 items). £55 1609 RAILWAYS: Covers (5) and cards (6) with various T.P.O. h.s. inc. "TRAVG. P.O. AUCKLAND/N.Z." c.d.s., "TRAVELLING P.O./WELLINGTON-NAPIER" c.d.s., "TRAVELLING P.O. DUN.Nth/N.Z. c.d.s. and "TRAVELLING P.O./DUNEDIN-INVERCARGILL" c.d.s. Mostly clear strikes. £48 1610 RAILWAYS: 1905 Railway Dept. essays in slate-green on unwatermarked highly glazed surface paper with _d, 1d, 2d, 3d, 6d & 1/-. Fine. £160 ** 1611 RAILWAY NEWSPAPER STAMPS: 1890 _d to 6d unused (a few with gum) accumulation of blocks of four, pairs & singles. Cat. approx. $800. (80). £180 1612 RAILWAY NEWSPAPER STAMPS: 1890-95 Small mint/unused & used collection of newspaper stamps with _d (30 inc. 14 used), 1d (25 inc. 6 used), 2d (15 inc. 5 used), 3d brown (3, 1 used), 3d orange (3 used), 3d lemon (10 mint), 4d (7 inc. 3 used), 6d (29 inc. 23 used with a block of 4 & a pair). Poor to fine. (122). £160 N.Z. DEPENDENCIES 1613 KING EDWARD VII LAND: 1908 Shackleton Expedition Royle 1d carmine mounted mint. A little foxed on reverse. £75 1614 VICTORIA LAND: 1913 British Antarctic Expedition certificate (cut down & torn at top) bearing 1911-13 1d red tied by a fine Expedition c.d.s. Also 1915 _d & 1d Auckland Islands General Grant Expedition labels fine mint. £60 NIUE 1615 1935 2_d dull & deep blue in a fine mint vertical pair IMPERF. BETWEEN HORIZONTALLY. SG. Cat. £300. £120 NORTH BORNEO/SABAH ** 1616 1889 1c yellow-brown postcard used from Sandakan to "Captain Branch, S.S. Memnon, Sandakan"; cancelled with red SANDAKAN/25/NO/93 c.d.s. (used 1884-93). Fine. £40 ** 1617 1889 1c yellow-brown postcard uprated with 3c for the 4c foreign rate and used on 22 NO 1897 from Sandakan to Wantage; slight corner faults. Also 1889 3c red-brown postcards used from Sandakan to Singapore (fine) and to Germany, the latter cancelled with the 17 bar oval of Sandakan with red c.d.s. below and Singapore transit mark and some adherence on the reverse. £100 ** 1618 1889 8c green postcard with INVERTED "8" IN CORNERS variety used from Sandakan to Germany; cancelled with red SANDAKAN c.d.s. with ERFURT c.d.s. nearby. Rare but philatelic. £120 ** 1619 1892 First type 1c on 8c green postcard fine unused, further example with red SANDAKAN c.d.s. though unaddressed and ditto with added U.S.A. address. (3 cards). £65 ** 1620 1892 First type 1c on 8c green postcard fine unused, second type used philatelically from Sandakan, one to Penang and the other to Germany, both fine with red SANDAKAN c.d.s. and 1895 4c on 8c green postcard fine unused. (4 cards). £100 ** 1621 1892 Second type 1c on 8c postcards both stamped to order with red SANDAKAN c.d.s., one unused and the other uprated with pair of 1c on 5c stamps to Germany; both fine. (2 cards). £60 ** 1622 1892 Second type 1c on 8c green postcard, stamped to order and "used" locally within Sandakan; also a fine unused example. (2 cards). £60 ** 1623 1894 1c+ 1c reply card uprated with 3c stamp and cancelled on 30 MAY 96 from Sandakan to Switzerland; reply half unused. Also an unused example. Both fine. (2 cards). £60 1624 1939 Set of 5 superb used. (SG £700). £140