1953-58 QEII defins huge accum, ½d to 1/9d, large & small figures & officials. Over 250 plate blocks of 6 (4 for 9d to 1/9d), part sheets, plate flaw & inscription blocks etc etc. Some officials, no 3/- official or 1/-. Die 1B evident, over 10,000 stamps MUH, few mint.
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 #502 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1954-58 9d-1/9d QEII ultra specialised study of medium values: plate flaws in blocks & strips, based on PSNZ vol IV, chapter XI. Few hundred stamps incl 17 blocks. Exbn material.
Lot #503 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1954 9d, 1/-, 1/6d QEII gutter blocks (4 x 4), L/H block plate block 1A1A, R/H block shows 3 stages of plate crack under lower left stamp, (a) no crack; (b) short crack; (c) extended crack. All 3 stages for all three values, additional gutter block for 1/6d. Unlisted by CP. Exceptional Exbn piece. cf PSNZ vol IV, p154. CP NV 9, 10, 11 var. MUH.
Lot #504 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1954-7 2/6d-10/- QEII plate blocks of 4. CP N13a(4)-N16a(4). Cat $2475. MUH.
Lot #505 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1954-7 2/6d-10/- QEII plate blocks of 4 x 4. 2/6d & 3/- MUH, 5/- & 10/- mint. CP N13a(2)-N16a(2). Cat $2475 as MUH.
Lot #506 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1954-7 2/6d-10/- QEII blocks of 4 x 4 (2/6d is plate block). CP N13a-N16a. Cat $1080. MUH.
Lot #507 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1954-7 2/6d-10/- QEII plate blocks of 4. CP cat $2475. MUH.
Lot #508 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1954-5 QEII defins original set to 10/-, large figures set. 1958-64 provisionals all in blocks of 9 (except 2/6d - 10/- top selvedge blocks of 4 & provisional blocks of 16). 2/6d-10/- plate blocks of 4. 1954 QEII officials to 3/- incl provisionals in blocks of 4. Cat $4000+.
Lot #509 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1958 2d on 1½d QEII stars ovpt error, block of 4. Cat $1200. MUH.
Lot #510 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1958 1/- QEII, centre die 1B (with die 1A). CP N10b. Cat $500. MUH.
Lot #511 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1958 1/- QEII centre die 1B (with die 1A). CP N10b. Cat $500. MUH.
Lot #512 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1960 ½d Manuka, green colour omitted. CP O1ay. Cat $1000. MUH (with normal).
Lot #513 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1960 2d Kaka Beak (flower), black colour "New Zealand" etc omitted. MUH (with normal). CP O3az. Cat $1200. MUH.
Lot #514 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1960 4d Puarangi (flower), massive accum with research into plate flaws etc. Covers, sheets, multiples, coil pairs, Chambon perfs, bulk used etc etc. Plus few others, many thousands.
Lot #515 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1960 8d Rata, red & green colours offset - block of 4. CP O10az. Cat $3000. MUH.
Lot #516 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1960-68 Pictorials specialised colln on pages with detailed typed descriptions, incl plate blocks, blocks showing positional flaws etc. Noted 3/- to £1 value blocks of 4 & imprint & plate, no blocks of 6, each mounted twice. High cat! Mint/MUH.
Lot #517 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1960-6 10/- Glacier, chalk paper lower L/H corner vert plate blk of 25 & blk of 6; £1 Geyser lower L/H corner horiz blk of 15 & horiz lower selvedge strip of 5. Jury cat $1920. MUH.
Lot #518 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1961 2½d on 2d QEII, plate block of 6 - no. 19, wide setting (5½mm), small part lower selv at right missing. CP states perhaps 10 such plate blks of have reported. CP N42b. Cat $2000. MUH.
Lot #519 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1961 2½d Titoki missing pale red colour - vertical pair with L/H selvedge. (with normal). CP O4ax. Cat $3000. MUH.
Lot #520 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1965 4d Puarangi (flower) chalk surfaced paper, specialised study of used stamps on 14 pages comprising plated examples & dated examples (singles: earliest 5 June 1966, latest Dominion Road 14 October 1966, covers: 13 June 1966, latest Atiamuri 19 May 1967) showing that distribution & use was restricted to only some North Island Post Offices. Also incl R17/12 = mint example, RPSNZ (2018) Cert & R9/9 retouch x 3 GU/FU [1m; 72...
Lot #521 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1965 4d Puarangi (flower) chalk surfaced paper, part imprint & plate block of 6 MUH. With ordinary plate 2333 block of 8 for comparison. RPSNZ (2017) Cert. (CP cat $20,000 as block of 8).
Lot #522 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1965 4d Puarangi (flower) chalk surfaced paper, single, faint surface fault. CP $2,000. MUH.
Lot #523 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1965 4d Puarangi (flower), chalk surfaced paper with RH selvedge. CP O6b. Cat $2000. MUH (with normal).
Lot #524 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Predecimal
1966 2/- Rock Drawing, chalk surfaced paper, horiz block of 10 (selvedge at base), all stamps exhibiting so-called "gutless wonder" major printing defect. Fine example (2 hinged, rest MUH). With normal block of 10, MUH.
Lot #525 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1967-70 ½c to 18c specialised colln of plate blocks (incl no wmk) etc, invt wmks, plate flaws, 4c on 2½c missing bars in block of 12. Mint/MUH.
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