1957 Trans Antarctic Expdn. Original 4 page letter dated 29 Oct (57) written from Skelton Nove "lying in tent" by "Buster" (Lt Cmd Bill Smith RNZ) describing activities in detail "arriving farm tractors with canvas sides is bloody cold... have an idea Ed is going to ask me to stay on & go to depot 480". Smith led expedition in Dry Valley etc and was in part responsible for locating & establishing Scott Base. Letter addressed to L....
Public Stamp Auction #35
By: Mowbray Collectables
Mowbray Collectables Public Stamp Auction #35
Welcome to our 35th public stamp auction, comprising 1141 lots with estimates of over NZ$1.5 million of There’s a fantastic range of material on offer including outstanding items from several major collections.
• Exceptional New Zealand postmarks.
• New Zealand SG 1.
• 1906 1d claret Christchurch Exhibition x 3 on cover.
• 1906 1d claret Christchurch Exhibition, unused.
• 1906 1d claret Christchurch Exhibition, MUH.
• 250 collections, all world, including about 70 New Zealand.
• Extensive lots of Full Face Queens, about 1,000 in total!
• Good range of early New Zealand to GV.
• Over 200 Red & Blue Boy Healths.
• Three Reefton provisionals.
• Strong NZ Life Insurance section.
• NZ Beer Duties including 26/6d.
• Australian States, Ceylon, ex John Lovis.
• Strong Great Britain.
• Fascinating Europe incl Spain and Germany.
• Overall the property of 175 vendors.
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RECEIPT OF BIDS - Last time for receiving bids is 10am NZ time (GMT + 12) Saturday 21st September.
BUYER’S PREMIUM of 17% (plus GST on buyers premium for NZ buyers) will be added to the hammer price of each lot. (All buyers please note: no GST will be added to the hammer price of lots).
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RESERVE is 70% of estimate, and bids below this are not accepted. as this is the reserve on all lots.
UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTEE - every lot is guaranteed to match the description & be genuinely as described. Any lots found not to match our description may be returned within seven days for credit or refund.
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Lot #871 - POLAR
FID-South Shetlands 1944 censored cover sent to England during "Operation Tabarin" with ½d South Shetland ovpts vert pair, tied by 2 NOV 1944 South Shetland cdss. Partial "tombstone" censor cachet & signed. Heijtz cat from £400.
Lot #872 - POLAR
NZ 1979 Air New Zealand material for passengers on Antarctic flights. 2 brochures, 9 page roneo doc & large 72cm x 72cm fold out map of Antarctic with intended and bad weather plane routes clearly marked. Pristine condition.
Lot #873 - POLAR
Ross Dep 1967 decimal set x 12 (in blocks of 6). Jury cat $1200. MUH.
Lot #874 - POLAR
Ross Dep 1995 Antarctic Explorers: 460 x 555mm frame comprising 6 windowed (74 x 55mm) progress designs in ink & coloured pencil; 80c Ross Dep progress design (150 x 120mm) in water colour; outline of Captain Cook & ships, FDC & a loose FDC signed by Geoff Fuller. All Geoffrey Fuller artwork.
Lot #875 - POLAR
Ross Dep 1995 Antarctic Explorers: i) preliminary artwork, basic design, mockup & bromide of mockup for each (6) design; ii) FDC x 2 diff preliminary artwork; iii) date stamp preliminary artwork x 2, basic design x 2, sizes & assorted texts bromides; iv) 6 unaccepted (35 x 30mm) alternative designs in colour featuring explorer and Antarctic map; v) designer certificate with mint set affixed from NZ Post; vi) FDC & set of stamps in...
Lot #876 - POLAR
Victoria Land/King Edward VII Land c1901 NZ pictorial p/c publ Weeks Ltd ("Discovery" route map), 1st franked NZ 1d Universal booklet stamp canc Lyttelton 1 AP 04 (date of arrival of 3 Expdn ships from Antarctica), addressed to JJ Kinsey (expdn agent). Later EVII Land 1d added & canc expdn cds 2.30pm MR 4 09 (last day of PO), then Victoria Land 1d canc expdn cds 10.45pm 9 FE 11 (ex Cape Evans) & ½d canc 3.15pm FE 4 13 signed by W...
Lot #877 - POLAR
Victoria Land, King Edward VII Land & Ross Dependency extraordinary philatelic cover to JJ Kinsey (expdn agent) in Christchurch, NZ, franked 1d EVII Land canc blue BRIT. ANTARCTIC EXPD, cds FE 27 08 (date of arrival of Shackleton's "Nimrod" back in Lyttelton). Later, Victoria Land ½d pair & 2 x 1d added (with 1912 1d Dickens Centenary cinderella) & all canc clear expedition cds, 3 diff dates (9 FE 11, 3 MR 12 on 1d, FE 4 13 on ½d...
Lot #878 - POLAR
Victoria Land & King Edward VII Land 1908-13: ½d Victoria Land mint with expertisement mark, 2 x 1d Victoria Land, one MUH, one mint; 2 x King Edward VII Land FU/VFU. Jury cat $2250.
Lot #880 - POLAR
Victoria Land 1911-13 ½d & 1d ovpts, set of 2 (½d o/c as usual). ACS cat $2900. MUH.
Lot #881 - POLAR
Victoria Land 1913 ½d EVII ovpt block of 4, canc central BRIT. ANTARCTIC EXPD. cds 12.30pm JA 18 13 (first day). Cds impression rather blotchy. Rare as block. Jury cat $9000. FU x 2, GU x 2.
Lot #882 - POLAR
Victoria Land 1913 ½d horiz pair, 1 faint toned perf. Jury cat $5000. MUH.
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