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Lot 778 - new zealand  -  Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

Lot 778 - new zealand - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

1899 First Issue imperforate plate proofs on ungummed unwatermarked paper comprising Type I Large 'D' œd scarlet & blue-green; œd scarlet & deep green block of 4; and œd pale blue-green & deep sepia [Sir Gawaine Baillie's similar œd block of 4 sold for £276]

Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

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Lot 781 - new zealand  -  Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

Lot 781 - new zealand - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

1910 KEVII optd 'OFFICIAL.' œd to 1/- SG O73-O77 (CP #HO1a-HO8b), well-centred, unmounted, Cat £90+ (NZ $1000+).

Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

New Zealand
Lot 799 - new zealand postal history -  Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

Lot 799 - new zealand postal history - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

1849 outer, 1854 cross-written entire and an 1863 envelope all to London with light but clear strikes of the '[crown]/PAID/AT/AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND' h/s & similar Crown Circles from Port Victoria & Nelson respectively SG CC1 CC6 & CC2, minor blemishes, Cat £2600.

Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

New Zealand postal history
Lot 800 - new zealand postal history -  Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

Lot 800 - new zealand postal history - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

part banking outers (each with the address panel & one flap) from 'AKAROA' (the second with Inverted Year Slug, '5' as Makeshift '2') to Lyttelton, the first is stampless endorsed "registered" & rated "1/2", the other with the stamp removed.

Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

New Zealand postal history
Lot 801 - new zealand postal history -  Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

Lot 801 - new zealand postal history - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

entire OPSO parcel label (140x95mm) with 'POSTAGE/[crown]/FREE' at upper-right & 'Printing and Stationery Department' imprint at lower-left, to Italy, horizontal & vertical indents from string used to secure the parcel.

Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

New Zealand postal history
Lot 802 - new zealand postal history -  Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

Lot 802 - new zealand postal history - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

OPSO cover with Post & Telegraph Dept Imprint at lower-left, to Switzerland with Perf 11 2œd 'LAKE WAKATIPU' with 'O.P.S.O.' handstamp in violet SG O18 (Cat £900 x5+ on cover) tied by 'WELLINGTON/ 3DE02/NZ' cds, 'BERN/BRF DISTR' arrival b/s, two vertical folds well clear of the stamp. RPSofL Certificate (1981) as the then SG O15.

Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

New Zealand postal history
Lot 803 - new zealand postal history -  Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

Lot 803 - new zealand postal history - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

stampless covers from 'PORANGAHAU' with tax h/s & Postage Dues œd strip of 4, 1d pair, 2d & 3d singles tied by superb 'WAIPUKURAU/16AU39/NZ' cds being the First Day of Issue. Superb!

Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

New Zealand postal history
Lot 804 - new zealand postal history -  Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

Lot 804 - new zealand postal history - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

(Nov) Wellington DLO 'RETURNED LETTER' Envelope with 'TO PAY/("4/-")' h/s & excellent franking of Postage Dues 3d orange-brown SG D44 block of 16 (Cat £400++ x6+ on cover) affixed to the reverse & tied by 'UPPER SYMONDS STREET/POSTMEN'S BRANCH' cds, unusually for a local letter with 'Opened and passed by Censor' tape & Censor #2 cachet in violet, minor wrinkles. A remarkable early wartime cover.

Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

New Zealand postal history
Lot 805 - new zealand postal history -  Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

Lot 805 - new zealand postal history - Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

ROYAL TRAIN/14JA35/NEW ZEALAND' superb strike tying 1d Admiral to plain envelope with 'NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS' crest on the flap. Superb!

Prestige Philately Pty Ltd Public Auction #187 - General Public Auction

New Zealand postal history
Lot 839 - british empire and foreign countries new zealand -  Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Lot 839 - british empire and foreign countries new zealand - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

New Zealand: 1867 De La Rue page bearing the redundant head die of King Pedro V of Portugal Experimental Postage Three Pence 'dummy' stamp, twenty examples in a variety of colours, sent to New Zealand and used to illustrate the coloured inks available, also bearing Portugal 1864 Imposto do Sello 20r. and endorsed "Dup Receipt". A fascinating and unique document. Ex Midas. Photo.
[Proposed price: £2000-2500]

Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

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