1900 printed OPSO cover with imprinted VR Postage Free P.A.S.D., ex Printing & Stationery Dept, Wellington, canc fine Wgtn 'flag' machine d/s APR 2. To Fergusson & Mitchell, Dunedin (printers who perforated FFQ stamps in 1862). B/s R.P.O. DN-N cds. Minor creasing, otherwise fine.
Postal Stamp Auction #530
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Mowbray Collectables Postal Stamp Auction #530
Our monthly postal stamp auction #530 has a great range of 3,754 lots, worldwide, suitable for all collectors!
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Lot #607 - New Zealand - Postal History
1900 printed OPSO cover with imprinted VR Postate Free P.A.S.D., ex Printing & Stationery Dept, Wellington, canc partial Wgtn 'flag' machine d/s c AP 1900. To Fergusson & Mitchell, Dunedin. B/s unclear R.P.O. DN-N cds. Minor corner fault, otherwise fine.
Lot #608 - New Zealand - Postal History
1901 regd envelope to Dunedin with 5d Otira tied by indistinct Te Aro A class cds, b/s Wellington 9 MAY A class 1901
Lot #609 - New Zealand - Postal History
1908 commercial cover of Porter & Co., gun merchants, Auckland, with all-over pictorial advert on back (close-up view of W.N. Tisdall gun). Slightly cut down at top & c30% of flap missing (removing part of text). PU Auckland to Kamo. Attractive & rare.
Lot #610 - New Zealand - Postal History
1914 cover to Sydney, Australia, franked 1d Dom. Adressee not found. Various markings, mostly Australian, & small part of Dead Letter Office/Wellington cds (blue) on back. Vert central fold & punch hole.
Lot #611 - New Zealand - Postal History
1919 covers x 2 to same addressee with average to good strikes of scarce Wellington slogan machine d/s "Soldiers Fought For You. Now Let Them Work For you. Advise Repatriation Dept.". Posted 28 JL, 9 AU. Worn edges & 1 with part flap missing.
Lot #612 - New Zealand - Postal History
1919 covers x 2 to same addressee with fine strikes of Wellington slogan machine d/s "Returned Soldiers Want Work. Help The To Find it. Advise Repatriation Dept.". Posted 9 JE, 4 AU. Worn edges & flap ltears. Scarce marking.
Lot #613 - New Zealand - Postal History
1924 cover to Union Bank (opened 3 sides, 2 horiz folds), franked 1d Dominion, canc Christchurch C cds 7 AU 24 alongside fine unboxed "LOOSE LETTER" h/s. On back, pencilled "W. Oakley, Halkett".
Lot #614 - New Zealand - Postal History
1925 "VISIT THE EXHIBITION 1925-1926 / JL 6 10 -ASA 1925" roller cancel on roughly opened out New Zealand & South Seas Exhibition 1925/1926 printed (colour) promotion env with view of trams & Exbn venue + NZ Coat of Arms with Featherston 7 JL 25 arrival cancel.
Lot #615 - New Zealand - Postal History
1927 stampless N.Z. P. & T. Dept printed (red) OHMS toll account, to "Railway Station, Eketahuna", with small rouletted section removed. Two examples: 1 canc Telegraph Office, Eketahuna steel cds, 1 canc Eketahuna M.O & S.B. octagonal rubber d/s. Fold for posting.
Lot #616 - New Zealand - Postal History
1927-28 stampless N.Z. P & T. Dept printed (red) OHMS toll account, to Railway Station, Eketahuna", with small rouletted section removed. Two examples, canc Eketahuna M.O. & S.B. octagonal rubber d/s (1 in green, 1 in violet). Folded for posting. Unusual.
Lot #617 - New Zealand - Postal History
1931 cover USA to NZ, 2c canc San Francisco machine d/s NOV 24 "Red Cross Roll Call/Join", with S.F. postage due h/s & ringed "Centimes 30 T". NZ arrival "To Pay 3d" h/s & 1d, 2d, NZ Due stamps canc Takapuna 15 DE 31. Minor surface damage. M/S "Per S.S. Monowai".
Lot #618 - New Zealand - Postal History
1941 Air cover to GB (via USA), franked 5/- Arms & damaged 9d Maori Panel (red & grey), canc Havelock North cds 18 MR 41. With NZ censor resealing strip & NZ censor h/s No. 44. M/s "Clipper". Readdressed in GB. Good cond.
Lot #619 - New Zealand - Postal History
1941 Air cover to GB (via USA), franked 5/- Arms (short corner) & 9d Maori Panel (red & grey), canc Havelock North cds 11 MR 41. With NZ censor resealing strip & censor h/s No. 21. Readdressed in GB. Fine.
Lot #620 - New Zealand - Postal History
1941 Small airmail cover to San Francisco, 41- Arms Auckland 24 October 1941 Health Stamps slogan cancel, resealed at LHS & bars light circular # 42 censor's h/s in purple.
Lot #621 - New Zealand - Postal History
1964 2 diff illustrated vending machine covers: a) 60th anniv 1st vending machines, franked by 2 x 1½d model D machine made by E Moss (inventor of NZ & World's 1st postal franking machine & b) COMAC letter franking machine trial, cancelled respectively 31 March & 13 April, Christchurch "C" class cancels (2 covers).
Lot #622 - New Zealand - Postal History
1964 3d COMAC Experiemental Letter Franking machine installed at Christchurch CPO: 3d frank on cover, unused; also similar but on printed cover with 13 AP 64 "C" class cds (FDC). See PSNZ Vol VI, p428.
Lot #623 - New Zealand - Postal History
1969-81 x 4 diff Scout Jamboree covers with pictorial cancels.
Lot #624 - New Zealand - Postal History
c1970s-80s stampless parliamentary official covers (long) x 37 with various rubber frank h/s or imprinted "Official Paid". Also 11 pieces.
Lot #625 - New Zealand - Postal History
1972 5c COMAC letter franking machine installed at Timaru, example (with "TU" town identifier) on cover, unused. Also incl similar example ex Christchurch. Examples from smaller towns such as this are more difficult to acquire than those for example, from Wellington or Christchurch. See also PSNZ Vol VI p429.
Lot #626 - New Zealand - Postal History
1972 5c COMAC letter franking machine: set of 12 diff (each with 2 letter town identifier) unused covers (see also PSNZ vol VI, p429).
Lot #627 - New Zealand - Postal History
1972 5c COMAC letter franking machine, installed at Christchurch CPO x 3 diff covers: a) unused on plain cover & b) two diff 6 September slogan cancels (FDCs), each with "CH" identifier in meter frank (see PSNZ vol VI, p429).
Lot #628 - New Zealand - Postal History
1981 parcel tag canc fine strike (purple) of cds "U.S. NAVY F.P.O. 06690 DET. D." MAR 26 1981. Addressed to "United States Embassy, Wellington, N.Z./N.Z. Courier Limited/Airport Only". Fine.
Lot #629 - New Zealand - Postal History
1984 Antarctice Research setenant block of 4 canc Dunedin FDI cds 1 FEB on long commem cover (showing Antarctic scene) publicising 1985 NZ Alpine Club expedition to Mt Everest, signed "E.P. Hillary" in ink (Sir Edmund Hillary). Minor tone on back.
Lot #630 - New Zealand - Postal History
Christchurch Airport, October 1985 x 2 diff illustrated souvenir covers, a) NZ Air Traffic Controllers Assn & b) Air NZ inaugural flight to Los Angeles. Stapleton 775.
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