1121 1934 FAITH IN AUSTRALIA FLOWN COVERS: 1934 (July) A selection of mainly printed covers (38) carried by "Faith in Australia" from Australia to Papua and New Guinea with some flown back. A wide and interesting range of frankings with a few better adhesives included. Mixed condition. (38 covers). £200
1122 1934 FAITH IN AUSTRALIA FLIGHT COVERS: 1934 A selection of covers franked with a wide range of adhesives carried on the historical "Faith In Australia" flight from Auckland to Sydney and Port Moresby (various stages). Mostly fine. (26 covers). £180
1123 1934 FAITH IN AUSTRALIA FLIGHT: 1934 env. from Port Moresby to NSW carried on the Faith in Australia flight from Papua to Australia with the rare "JUNE" cachet. Also a pilot signed cover with normal cachet flown from Australia to Papua. (2 covers). £80
1124 1938 FIRST AIR MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICE FROM AUSTRALIA/PAPUA/NEW GUINEA & RETURN BY CARPENTER & CO. 1938 A selection of covers flown from Sydney to Rabaul and two in the reverse direction from various starting points and destinations. The covers bear a wide variety of adhesives inc. N. Guinea values to 6d and Australian 3d Kookaburra miniiature sheet. (29 covers). £200
1125 1938 FIRST AIR MAIL & PASSENGER SERVICE FROM RABAUL TO SYDNEY: 1938 A group of covers (24) from various locations and flown on the 1st air mail fligyht from Rabaul to Sydney, places of origin inc. Gasmata, Mandang, Salamaua and Port Moresby. Some duplication but franked with a variety of adhesives to 1/-. £160
1126 1938 FIRST CARPENTER AIRWAYS FLIGHT FROM SYDNEY TO NEW GUINEA: 1938 A collection of covers (32) carried on the 1st Carpenter Airways flight from Sydney to New Guinea with carried on the return flight, one is pilot signed. A wide range of attractive frankings are represented. Mainly fine. (32 covers). £150
1127 1938 CARPENTER AIRLINES FLIGHT COVERS: 1938 A selection of covers carried on Carpenter airlines first flights with Rabual to Salamaua survey flight, 1938 (18 April) Mascot, NSW to Rabaul survey flight pilot signed, 1938 (30th May) Sydney to Rabaul & return. 1938 (28 May) a seriies of 8 large illustrated covers flown from Sydney to various stopping points and returned inc. two signed by the pilot. Also a few press cuttings. (11 covers). £100
1128 1938 FIRST AIRMAIL PASSENGER SERVICE FROM RABAUL TO SYDNEY: 1938 (11 March - 4th June) A selection of covers to Francis Field mostly franked with 2/- adhesives carried on the 1st Australia to New Guinea service from various places of origin comprising Kavieng, Manus, Lae, Gasmata, Kieta, Wewak, Talasea, Bulolo & Salamaua. 1937 & 1938 covers franked with the Coronation set flown on the same flight originating from Namatanai & Kokopo. Some staining in places. (11 covers). £70
1129 1939 Air set to £1 fresh mounted mint, the £1 being a marginal example. SG. Cat. £650. (14). £200
1130 AUSTRALIAN FIELD POST OFFICES: 1943-45 The selection of coves (15 inc. a green priveledge env.) and pieces (6) mostly franked with Australian adhesives tied by FPO c.d.s. inc. numbers 082 (registration section Port Moresby), 098 (Lae Gravel Pits), 201 (Milne Bay), 203 (Manus) and 53 (Nadzab). Mainly fine strikes. £65
1131 USA NAVY 3205 - MANUS: 1945 A seriies of 6c envs (51) from NSD Navy ~3205 at Manus to Leavenworth, Kansas with contents, all are censored. £65
NEW ZEALAND
1132 SMALL BOX containing an accumulation of covers and cards from 1887 to early 1960's incl. an official 1d postal stationery card date-stamped 0.0AM on 1 JA 01 to celebrate New Zealand's inclusion in "Universal Penny Postage scheme", a wide range of frankings (many of them colourful) and rates, air/rail/official mail, instructional marks, censored covers and cancellation interest throughout. (167 items). £90
1133 TWO STOCKBOOKS containing the early to modern mint & used ranges from useful 19th Century types onwards including some better mint middle period issues. (Many 100's). £120
1134 THE VALUABLE QV-KGV COLLECTION ON SCOTT LEAVES: 1856-1939 mint & used collection with much of note inc. a few useful Chalons, 1878 2/- unused (rounded SE corner perf.) & 5/- used, a good selection of 1898-1907 pictorials with values to 2/- (2) & 5/- mint, KEVII set to 1/- mint, 1915 KGV set to 1/- mint, 1936 set to 3/- mint, Healths inc. Smiling Boy pair mint, a good range of Postal Fiscals with QV vals. to 9/- mint & 10/- used and KGV vals. to £2, £3 & £4 used, useful P.Dues and a very strong section of Officials with 2/- Milford Sound mint & used, 5/- Mount Cook used, KEVII vals. to 1/- used, 1911-15 2/- (2) & 5/- (2) mint, 1927-28 2/-Admiral mint, 1933 5/- Arms mint, 1936-42 to 5/- Arms mint and a good little group of Life Insurance issues. Condition a little mixed but mostly good to fine. (Approx. 300). £1000
1135 MISCELLANY on two large stockcards with strength in KGV period inc. useful mint airmail adhesives plus a cover to a lady passenger on the SS "Monowai" bearing airmail 4d & 7d with rectangular boxed "RECEIVED IN LETTER CARRIERS BRANCH/WELLINGTON WITHOUT CONTENTS" cachet. (Small Qty.). £75
1136 AUCKLAND CROWNED CIRCLE "PAID AT" COVER TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA; Unusual Dec. 1848 env. (minor stains but with very fine embossed wafer seal) from Auckland (v. fine c.d.s. on back) to "Adelaide, South Australia Via Sydney" with a faint red Crowned Circle "PAID/AT/AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND" on the front with red m/s "4" (outgoing Ship Letter rate) and black m/s "6" (ingoing Ship Letter rate) rates. The letter is signed "E. Grey" at bottom left of address; presumably a near relation of the N.Z. Governor of the time (in office 1845-53), George Grey. £100
1137 1860 (12 Jan.) EL from Invercargill to Launceston (Tasmania) prepaid "6" in NZ with partial "BLUFF HARBOR" c.d.s. on the flap (rare mark, Marcel Stanley only recorded three such other marks) beside fine diamond arrival d.s. and a superb red boxed Hobart "SHIP-LETTER-INWARDS-FREE" transit d.s. on the front. Interesting contents re sending letters back to New Zealand. £120
1138 PRE-STAMP REGISTERED MAIL: Rare 1860/1 trio of re-backed Es (side flaps removed & some closed tears) from Akiroa (fair c.d.s.'s) to Lyttelton branch of Union Bank of Australia all endorsed 'Paid' in black ink and 'Registered' in red crayon which matches their m/s "1/2", "1/4" & "1/8" rates (all 1/- registration fee plus 2d, 4d or 8d postage for up to ‡oz., ‡oz to 1oz. and 1oz to 2oz weights respectively). Rare matching trio. [Ex Willcocks]. £100
1139 SCARCE EARLY REGISTERED COVER TO UK: 1871 E (missing flap) to Scotland franked with 3d lilac pair & 6d brown [SG 117 & 122a] tied by indistinct '20' numeral obliterators of Greymouth, the 6d also tied by London oval reg'd d.s.; transit c.d.s. of Greymouth, Hokitika & Christchurch on reverse. Slight dustiness but attractive & scarce. PHOTO - see plate no 33T £350
1140 SIXPENNY RATE COVERS TO U.K.: 1872-73 Es (2) franked with a pair or 2 single examples of the 1864-7 issue 3d Lilac [SG117], the former with indistinct barred numeral cancellation, backstamped at Greymouth & Nelson, the latter with Auckland duplex cancellation and m/s 'Via S.Francisco' endorsement, closed tear around stamps; slight perf. discoloration/ageing. (2 covers). £90
1141 DOUBLE-RATE REGISTERED COVER EX PAROA, 1873: Worn, slightly grubby E to Scotland franked with 3 examples of the 6d pale blue [SG.136]with one or two short perfs., pen-cancelled with 'P' of Paroa and tied by 3 strikes of the Greymouth barred '20', m/s 'Registered' with London oval reg'd d.s. nearby; the reverse has strikes of the Greymouth & Hokitika c.d.s. A very scarce registered item from this short-lived office. £320
1142 MILITARY - WWI: The small selection of covers & cards inc. real photo cards of Featherstone Camp, SS "Ulimaroa" & SS "Star of India", a good selection of censor marks, Camp marks, etc. (15). £150
1143 MILITARY - WWI: The small selection of "better" cards with a good range of cachets inc. "ON ACTIVE SERVICE/N.Z. Hospital Ship/MARAMA" and three different Expeditionary Force cachets (two Egyptian & one Indian). A good little group. (7 items). £150
** 1144 1862 6d black-brown, rouletted 7 at Auckland, lightly cancelled. Trimmed at left. RPS Cert. (1999). £90
1145 1898 Pictorial perf. 12-16 ‡d to 5/- fresh mounted mint. Cat. £500. (14). £140
1146 1898 First pictorial reduced size black ungummed plate proofs of the 3d, 6d & 1/- values in blocks of four. (3 proofs). £100
1147 1898 (5 April) The mounted mint study with ‡d (42, inc. a faked imperf. pair, mint blocks of sixteen and twelve), 1d (120, inc. two corner blocks of thirty, a corner block of fifteen, a block of twelve, a corner block of twelve with vignette plate offset), 2d (17, inc. a plate proof block of four and an imperf. between horizontal pair), 2‡d "WAKITIPU" (24, inc. a corner block of twelve, a vertical strip of three with se-tenant perf. sizes), 2‡d "WAKATIPU" (9, inc. a single imperf. plate proof, a corner pair with re-entry), 3d (7, inc. a block of four), 4d (14, inc. three blocks of four), 5d, 6d (6, inc. a single with offset), 8d (5, inc. a block of four), 9d vertical plate proof pair and a block of four, 1/- block of four and single, 2/- (6, inc. a block of four, a single with offset) and 5/- corner block of four. A fine lot. £1200
1148 1898 (5 April) ‡d to 5/-. Fine mounted mint. (13). £120
1149 1898 The small group of Waterlow "punched" colour trials in unissued colours with ‡d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 5d (2), 8d (2), 9d and 2/-. Fine. (10). £120
1150 1898 Pictorial ‡d purple-brown mint single with complete offset on reverse, 5d sepia fine mounted mint, 5/- mint (part gum) & used (perf. 11) with presentation cancellation. A scarce group. (4). £120
** 1151 1898 2d lake, an imperf. between horizontal pair used on a philatelic cover registered from Wellington to Christchurh. Some cover tears at top but adhesives fine. RPS Cert. (1956). PHOTO - see plate no 33T £200
** 1152 1898 2d rosy-lake, an imperf. between vertical pair. Fine used. SG. Unpriced. RPS Cert. (1988). PHOTO - £200
1153 1899-1903 "Unwatermarked "Pirie" paper 2‡d (2), 3d (3), 5d (2), 6d green (2), 6d red (3), 8d (2), 9d (3), 1/- (4), 2/- (2) and 5/- (2). Mostly fair to fine mounted mint. £280
1154 1899-1909 Pictorial issues. The small selection comprising perf. 11 no wmk. 2‡d to 5/- fine used, 1902-09 Cowan paper 2‡d to 5/- perf. 11 fine used and perf. 14 2d to 5/- fine used. A good group. (32). £150
1155 1900 (March- Dec.) "Pirie" paper ‡d black, an imperf. marginal plate proof block of four and a brown purple pair. ‡d green (8, inc. a block of four), 1d (9, inc. an imperf. plate proof block of four), 2d (5). Also 1899 perf 11 4d (3). Mostly fine mounted mint. £140
1156 1900 1‡d pale chestnut, a large margined IMPERFORATE mint example. £75
1157 1900 1d Universal., a die prrof of the finished design on glazed card, a block of four uncleared plate proofs and a corner block of eight plate proofs of the finished design from the top right corner of the sheet. Fine. PHOTO - £160
1158 1901 (Jan.) 1d Universal perf. 12 to 16 mint blocks of six (2) and four (3) plus a single, a marginal "punched" colour trial and four used. Also 1901 (Feb.) perf 14 single and perf. 11 block of four and three singles. Some show re-entries. Mostly fine. £70
1159 1901 (1 Jan.) A local Christchurch env. franked with a single 1d tied by a very fine "CHRISTCHURCH" c multi-ring c.d.s. dated "1 JA 01" the first day of issue. Fine. £60
1160 1901-08 The small mounted mint study of the ‡d green issue with 1901 "Pirie" paper perf. 14 marginal arrow block of four, 1901 "Basted Mills " paper perf. 11 marginal arrow block of four, perf. 14 marginal block of nine with reversed "3" plate number, "Cowan" unwatermarked paper perf 14 block of six 1902 "Cowan" watermarked paper perf. 14 arrow block of four. 1906-08 "Cowan" paper perf. 14 (3), 14 x 13‡ (2) and 14 x 15. Mostly fine. £150
** 1161 1901 (Feb.- Dec.) "Pirie" paper 1d carmine perf. 11 and 14 mixed, a mounted mint marginal block of four with "patching" paper on reverse. Small faults but a scarce multiple. PHOTO - £240
** 1162 1901 (Dec.) 1d carmine, an imperf. between mounted mint block of four. centred to top, the lower pair unmounted. Fine.SG. 288a. PHOTO - £200
1163 1901 (Dec.) Universal 1d on Basted Mills paper, perf. 11 x 14 marginal blocks of six & four plus a single, an imperforate between horizontal pair, perf 14 x 11 pair, perf. 14 block of four, a marginal single with double perfs. at foot. Mainly fine mint. (20). £180
** 1164 1901 (Dec.) "Basted Mills" 1d carmine, mixed perf., a marginal mint block of four from the foot of the sheet. One creased, others fine. £80
1165 1902 "Cowan" paper unwatermarked and watermarked perf 14 singles, 1904 Royle & Sons "dot" plate block of four, 1906 New Royle & Sons plate R2 block of four and R1 single. Mostly fine. (11). £100
1166 1902-09 Perf. 11 2‡d (2), 3d (3), 4d, 5d (3), 6d (5), 8d (2), 9d, 1/- (3). 2/- (2) ans 5/- (3). Fresh mounted mint. (25). £300
1167 1902-09 Perf. 11 8d blue, a marginal example from the top of the sheet with imperf. top margin variety. Mounted mint. £70
1168 1903 perf. 11 2/- on unwatermarked laid paper. Fresh mounted mint. Also 1902 perf. 11 6d on Lisbon superfine paper. Fine. PHOTO - £100
1169 1902-09 Perf. 14 2d (3), 2‡d (2), 3d (3), 4d (3), 5d (2), 6d (2), 8d, 9d, 1/- (4), 2/- (2) and 5/- (2). 1908 perf. 14 x 13 4d. 1907-08 perf. 14 x 15 3d (5), 6d (3) and 1/- (2). Mostly fine mounted mint. £400
1170 1903 Cowan paper 2/- green fresh mint with REVERSED WATERMARK. Unpriced by Stanley Gibbons. £60
1171 1903 2d compound perf. 11x14 with horizontal bars cancellation. Rare thus. SG.331, unpriced used. £75
1172 1905-06 1d Universal Slot Machine trial stamps comprising 1905 (June) Dickie dot plate imperf. x two holes pair, 1905 Dickie reserve plate single imperf. x two holes, 1906 Parker reserve plate imperf. single and 1906 Dikie and Brown imperf. single. Also 1908 ‡d and 1d blocks of four with vertical lines as used in training schools. Fine. (13). £100
1173 1905 Die proof of the "Chalon" head stuck onto a modern card numbered at top "3673" and letted "D". Damaged but rare. This item was used as the back cover illustration to "The Die Proofs of Waterlow & Sons, Part VI" by Fraser & Lowe. Also a c1927 die proof by Waterlow of a vignette showing Kiwis amongst ferns numbered "12022". £120
1174 1906 1d from the Waterlow trial plates comprising, a singe "puched" plate proof in violet, a mint single and block of four, marginal W1 and W2 plate blocks of four and a 1908 (1 Dec.) 1d on De La Rue surfaced paper. A fine group. £150
** 1175 HAUSBERG REPRINTS: 1906 2d. plate II, Hausberg reprint, a complete sheet of 240. Folded across two rows but fine. £240
1176 1907-15 Used group with 1907-08 reduced size pictorial issue ‡d (3), 3d (3), 4d, 6d (3) & 1/- (2) covering all the perforation varieties, 1915 perf. 14 x 13‡ 1‡d to 1/- mostly fine used and1915 perf. 14 x 14‡ 1‡d to 1/- mostly fine used. Also 1926 Field Marshal 1d REVERSED WATERMARK plus mint blocks of 4 of same in scarlet, bright rose-carmine & rose-carmine with part arrow in selvedge. (Small Qty.). £150
1177 1920 Victory 1d, a die proof of the completed design with uncleared background on card (73 x 63mm), another die proof of the completed design on standard size glazed card. Two die proofs on standard size card of a vinette similar to that eventually used. PHOTO - see plate no. £300
1178 1920 Victory, 1d a die proof of the completed design on glazed card (61 x 87mm). Also issued set in blocks of four, a ‡d with sideways watermark and a 1d with inverted watermark. 1922 2d on ‡d block of four and Samoa 1920 set. Mostly fine. £250
1179 1926-34 Master Die prrof without value and uncleared surround numbered "206527". Fine. PHOTO - see plate no. £160
1180 1926-34 Jones paper, 2/- & 3/-, Cowan paper 1d block of four, a marginal imperf. block of four, ten perf. colour trials inc. a block of four, 2/- and 3/-. Also Official 1d blocks of eight and four, a single with "no Stop" variety and 2/-. Mostly fine. £160
1181 1935-42 A small mounted mint study of the 2nd pictorial ssues inc. 2d perf. 12‡d plate blocks (2A & 2B) blocks of four, 4d perf. 14 plate (2B) block of four, perf 12‡ plate (3) block of four, perf. 12‡ 5d blocks of four inc plate 2. 6d perf. 12‡ plate 2 blocks of four, 8d perf. 12‡ plate blocks of four, 9d perf. 14 x 15 block of four, 2/- perf. 12‡ blocks of four and 3/- blocks of four. (91). £300
1182 1931 A set of seven imerforate gummed essays by T.I. Archer comprising ‡d (2), 1d 2&Mac189;d (2, inc. one accepted design of the 6d) and 6d. A fine group. PHOTO - £150
1183 1946 Peace issue, a detailed collection on leaves with all values represented in some depth, includes photgraphic essays, proofs from the printer's day books (damaged), positional multiples with some varieties. and a few plate blocks. Mainly fine. (Qty.). £800
1184 1960-66 6d Pikiarero unmounted mint IMPERFORATE block of 4. Light gum bends. Uncatalogued by Stanley Gibbons. £120
1185 1960 Picorial 5/- to £1 unmounted mint corner blocks of four with sheet values in margin. Also 1968 Pictorial $2 black, ochre & blue unmounted mint imprint block of eight. Fine. £80
1186 1974 Original artwork for the 10c Xmas stamp. A preliminary coloured sketch for the 10c Xmas stamp signred by the designer/artist (Eileen Mayo). £150
** 1187 1991 45c Rock wren on self adhesive paper IMPERFORATE vertical strip of three from the coil printing fine unmounted mint. £75
1188 BOOKLET PANES: 1928 1d Portrait, an imperf proof in black of the pane of twelve, taken prior to the plate being hardened. Three complete 1d panes inc. two with advertisements (one with marginal bars). Fine. £150
1189 HEALTHS: The unmounted mint collection of Health sheets (plus 1969 Captain Cook x 6) with a total Catalogue value of £456. (Small Qty.). £150
** 1190 HEALTH STAMPS: 1932-37 A selection of Health Stamps with unmounted mint corner plate blocks of four 1934 plate 1, 1935 plate 1, 1936 plates 1 & 2, 1937 plate 2. Also used 1932 and 1937 blocks of four. Fine. (28). £80
1191 OFFICIALS: 1902 Royle & Sons perf. 14 booklet pane of six. 1906 Waterlow and Royle & Sons blocks of four and 1908 De la Rue paper block of four. Fine mint. £100
1192 OFFICIALS: 1907 perf. 14 ‡d, 2d, 3d, 6d, 1/-, 2/- and 5/- (2, inc. one with split "L" in "OFFICIAL"), 2d marginal blocks of nine and four. Perf. 14 x 15 ‡d & 6d. Mostly fresh mounted mint. (23). £240
** 1193 POLICE DEPARTMENT - 1907 REEFTON PROVISIONAL: 1907 2d purple "Reefton Provisional" with m/s "Official" in red and "GREYMOUTH/PAID/3" central overprint. Fine unused. RPSNZ Cert (1988). SG. P3. Cat. £1,300. PHOTO - £400
1194 REVENUES: 1880 Land Deeds 1/-, 2/-, 3/-, 4/-, 5/-, 6/-, 10/-, 15/- & 20/- used plus 1880 Law Court 1/-, 2/-, 5/- & 1/- (4) good used. £65
** 1195 ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONS - VICTORIA LAND: 1908 1d rose carmine Royle printing, a corner block of four with central "BRITISH ARCTIC EXPD" c..d.s. Fine.RPS Cert. (1995). £60
NIGERIA
1196 THE NIGERIAS: Mint collection on Scott leaves with much of note inc. Lagos 1887-91 set to 10/-, 1904 5/- & 1904-05 set to 10/-, Niger Coast 1893 ‡d on GB 2‡d Jubilee & 1/- on 2d Jubilee (both red opts. - not guaranteed), N.Nigeria 1902 set to 10/-, 1910-11 to 5/- & 1912 to 10/-, S.Nigeria 1902-04 to 10/-, 1907-10 values to £1 & KGV vals. to 5/- plus Nigeria KGV Heads to 10/- (3) & 1936 Pictorial set to £1. Mostly good to fine. (Approx. 200). £400
NIUE
** 1197 1946 Peace 6d variety overprint double one albino. Fine unmounted mint. SG.100a. Cat. £200. RPSNZ Cert. (1988). £60
NORTH BORNEO/SABAH
1198 MINT COLLECTION on Scott leaves with much of value inc. 1894 pictorial set, 1894 25c to $2 "Arms" types, 1895 surcharges to 40c on $1, 1899 4c surcharge set (less the 4c on 24c) plus additional examples of the 4c on $5 & 4c on $10, "British Protectorate" opts. to $1 (less 12c value), 1904-05 4c surcharge set, 1912 "British Protectorate" opt. on $5 & $10 (gum heavily toned & opts. not guaranteed), 1916 (May) twelve vals. to 24c with Red Cross opt., 1918 (Aug.) set to $2, 1918 (Oct.) set to $2 (less $1), 1926-28 pictorials to $1, 1931 50th Anniversary set, good P.Dues inc. 1939 set, etc. Chiefly very good to fine. (Approx. 200). £440
1199 1891 (26 June) env. to Essex (red Leyton arrival mark on back) franked with 3 x 2c adhesives (SG.25) and single 1c orange (SG.24) cancelled by oval of bars with red Sandakan c.d.s. nearby; cover has been repaired at top where another adhesive (1c?) has been removed but nevertheless very rare example of the short-lived (9th April to 30th June, 1891) 8c per ‡oz. rate to U.K. £100
NORWAY
1200 DAVO ALBUM containing the early to modern mint & used collection (from SG.1) with many useful sets & singles noted. STC £1,100. (Some 100's). £180
1-80
81-160
161-240
241-320
321-400
401-480
481-560
561-640
641-720
721-800
801-880
881-960
961-1040
1041-1120
1121-1200
1201-1280
1281-1286
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