1938-53 ultra specialised colln of officials in 2 s/bs. Several thousand stamps incl 200+ plate blocks of 4 or 6, imprint blocks, shades, papers, wmks & plate flaws. Noted 6d pl 146 & 8d pl 10 plate blocks of 6; 2/- MUH sideways invtd wmk block of 4, 3/- wmk sideways pl 2-1, plate blocks etc. Huge cat.
Public Stamp Auction #36
By: Mowbray Collectables
Mowbray Collectables Public Stamp Auction #36
Welcome to our 36th sale. This bi-annual auction comprises over NZ$1.2 million of estimates. We are honoured to feature stamps from several major collections of outstanding quality, including Hilton Dicken's estate, Peter Robertson's collection of NZ, NZ Postage Dues ex Jim Shaw, and collections and singles ex John Lovis.
Highlights:
• The presentation collection for former Governor General, The late Sir David Beattie (lot 123)
• 185 collections, all world, including about 50 New Zealand.
• A nice range of postal history and stationery.
• Extensive lots of Full Face Queens, about 1,500 in total.
• SG1 and the scarce 1d brown NZ wmk.
• Good range of early New Zealand to GV.
• Some good NZ decimal varieties.
• Over 180 Red & Blue Boy Healths.
• Strong NZ Life Insurance section.
• 1882 5/-, £400 QVLT Fiscals, unlisted by CP & SG.
• Over 90 lots Postage Dues
• Strong Great Britain and British Commonwealth.
• 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 7th March.
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).
PHOTOCOPIES/SCANS OF LOTS are available on request (within reason).
PRICES IN NZ DOLLARS - NZ$1 = approx. US65c, €61c, £0.50.
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RESERVE is 70% of estimate, and bids below this are not accepted.
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Lot #486 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: King George VI
1938-44 ½d green, ½d chestnut (horiz coil pair), 1d red, 1½d chocolate, 1½d red, 3d + officials 1d red, 1½d chocolate. All on separate addressed FDCs (8) (½d green & 1d red pictorial, rest plain). Cat $884.
Lot #487 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: King George VI
1938 1½d chocolate albino "Official" ovpt. CP M4az. Cat $550. MUH.
Lot #488 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: King George VI
1938-52 covers x 46 incl 1st day of rate to UN of 1½d various FDC incl unlisted 1½d & 3d on 1d plain FDC, 48 x ½d officials on piece etc.
Lot #489 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: King George VI
1938-51 2 vol colln counter coil pairs. Complete or nearly complete sets No's 1-19 of rubber stamped & black printed No's, with extras incl scarcer. CP cat $8250+. Mint/MUH.
Lot #490 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: King George VI
1938-1953 specialised colln on annotated pages incl all values & colours, all stamps in mounts. Noted about 60 plate blks + other plate No blks & strips, good range paper types, several booklet panes, invt wmk varieties etc. Mint (many MUH).
Lot #491 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: King George VI
1938-53 very specialised colln mounted on pages with detailed typed descriptions. Nearly all as plate blocks & virtually complete missing only the very scarce items. Well over 250 PBs + some imprint blocks, coil strips, booklet panes + other blocks & strips. Strong in paper varieties & some shade varieties & plate flaws. Huge cv but many items affected by the occasional tone spot. Mint/MUH.
Lot #492 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: King George VI
c1938 plate proofs - 1d green, 1½d red, 2d, 3d, 4d, 8d & 9d imperf blocks of 4 in issued colours, on gummed paper as issued. Also ½d chestnut top right corner horiz blk of 24 (8 x 2) mounted on card.
Lot #493 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: King George VI
1938-53 plate block colln on 25 annotated pages: ½d brown x 6, 1d red x 12; 1d green x 41; 1½d chocolate x 3 (20, 21 & imprint) + booklet pane invt wmk; 1½d red x 10 + 2 booklet panes; 2d x 16; 3d x 7; 4d x 2; 8d x 1; 1/- x 1; 1/3d x 3; 3d x 3; 3d on 1d x 3 & 1d on ½d. Various papers, no apparent dupn, some minor blemishes. Mint (some MUH), good CV.
Lot #494 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: King George VI
1940 composite essays x 3 diff designs - 1/3d in purple, 1/6d olive & 1/3d claret with cut out images of issue head design Wilding mounted on raised card produced by Bradbury Wilkinson. Inscribed "As submitted to High Commissioners Office London 12/11/40 For Forwarding to Wellington. This particular set was sent to Mr Jamieson, but as the other one arrived in Wellington, he returned this to us" (note BW printed lower vals but DLR the...
Lot #495 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: King George VI
1941 2d on 1½d chocolate re-inserted "2" (R10/10) in positional block of 4. CP M5az. Cat $1650. MUH.
Lot #496 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: King George VI
1944 1d green x 2 plate blocks of 8 - #84 & #85. Coarse, horiz mesh paper. CP M2e. Cat $800. MUH.
Lot #497 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: King George VI
1947 3/- Lower quarter of sheet (10 x 4), plate 2-1 Row 15/4 & 16/6 show no signs of various stages of plate flaws or re-entries discussed by CP. This appears therefore to be pre-flaw stage. According to CP, only one block with 15/4 in pre-flaw stage has been identified, this presumably a 2nd. Exhibition piece. CP M16a var. Cat $1000 as ordinary. MUH.
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