Burma-India-Japan 1937 GVI Coronation "Rocketgram". Japanese Goodwill coronation flight "Divine Wind" 18.5.37 with coronation rocket cinderella. 2A Burma stamp, canc Rangoon & flight canc + Japan Consulate General, Calcutta. Message on reverse "long life & happiness to their Imperial Majesties ... God Save the King & Queen". Flight by Karakaze-go aircraft. Numbered 39 of 54.
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).
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Lot #925 - flight covers
India (Australia) 1933-34 15 items: 1) Wood Australia-England flight July 33 Lucknow-Calcutta flight h/s, DUM DUM airport label (Eustis 317, (flight reversed) cat A$400); 2) 16 Jan 33 cover with large label "Prince Ali Khan Penang-Bombay Puss Moth - Dum Dum canc Santa Cruz 17 Ja 33; 3) 2/- Earthquake relief fund label Dum Dum to Calcutta return; 4) 1934 label, 1st parachute delivery in India; 5) to 15) Trans-India FFCs 1933.
Lot #926 - flight covers
NZ 1920-38 10 scarce flight covers 1) 4 SP 20, Cantab Aviation Co; Kaikoura to Christchurch signed by pilot (Stapleton 25c) grubby & torn; 2) 31.1.1921 Cantab Aviation Co Chch-Timaru (St 27b); 3)-4) 6 FE 31 Napier earthquake 2 covers Napier (st 41); 5)-6) 19 FE 32 Dunedin-Chch (signed by Director Air Service) & Oamaru-Chch (signed pilot), emergency flights due to floods (St 72a, 72b); 7)-8) 4.5.33 Blenheim-Wgtn & reverse Cook...
Lot #927 - flight covers
NZ 1921 Timaru-Christchurch Express Delivery cover, signed by pilot Euan Dickson. Timaru 31 Jan cds's tieing 6d, 1½d & 5d Victory + 6d Express stamp. 103 flown but few Express Delivery. Stapleton 27x.
Lot #928 - flight covers
NZ 1928 Kingsford Smith Southern Cross flight from NZ (13 OCT) cover carried by T McWilliams. Cover addressed to E Graham (for E Nichol) has pencil notation on reverse "Left Blenheim (NZ) 4.51am 13 OCT 1928 arrived Richmond (NSW 4.16am 14 OCT 1928 NZ time, 2.16 Sydney time". NZ summer time advance ½ hour during flight. A fine & rare cover. Stapleton #32. Cat $5000. 16 carried.
Lot #929 - flight covers
NZ, Australia, Belgium, USA etc 1930s-40s 3 vols of FFC etc. Noted Stapleton 39, 43 x 2, 45 x 3; 56 x 7; 57-58 x 18, 71; 79 x 1; 122 x 2; 213 x 2. These alone cat $2700+. Many others incl crash covers, balloon races etc. Nicely written up with newspaper articles etc. Eustis 161 & 207 (cat A$200).
Lot #930 - flight covers
NZ 1930s-50s 40 inward varied covers. Noted 1st x 4d cover GB to NZ Air posted 12/7/31 rec Air Mail Sydney 21/1/32. From flight Irkutsk-Hong Kong caught up in Manchuria incident & pilots imprisoned (cf Newall 31-22). Also 2/6d 2nd Seahorse on cover to NZ & German 2DM + 3DM Airs on cover to NZ; Prisoner of War cover Italy to NZ etc.
Lot #931 - flight covers
NZ 1931 Auckland-Hamilton & return reg'd cover with 3d, 7d Airs, Blue Boy & 1929 Nurse tied by Auckland 10 DEC 8am cdss, & 4d Air, Red Boy & 1d Field Marshal tied by Hamilton 10 DEC "4" cdss. B/s Hamilton 10 DEC 2 ? & Auckland 10 DEC 8pm cdss.
Lot #932 - flight covers
NZ-Australia 1933 Southern Cross trans-Tasman flight. WAIPAPAKAURI hotel envelope franked 1d Admiral canc Waipapakauri 25 MR 33 + 2d Oz franked Sydney 25 MA 33. Signed Kingsford-Smith. Addressed to Sqdn Ldr T While, NZ Airways Ltd, Timaru Airport & "Carried Southern Cross New Zealand & Australia". B/s Sydney 26 MR 33 & ANSNZ expertisation. Minor toning. Eustis 299a 1 of 10. Cat A$1500.
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