1967 ½c Manuka block of 4 with left selvedge, wine colour shifted 5mm upwards. Spectacular. To be listed in future by CP. MUH.
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.
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Lot #527 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1967 ½c Manuka proof booklet sheet mint/MUH comprising 3 columns of 30 stamps (3 x 10) separated by 2 columns of unprinted paper. Sheet comprises booklet plate pane XA twice, plate numbers 1A 1A 1A beneath R10/1-2 & signature of S Jones in blue ink underneath R10/2. Ex DLR archives. Unique.
Lot #528 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1967 2½c Kowhai, 3c Puarangi (flower) & 7c Rata in imperf horiz pairs. Also 3c imperf selvedge block of 4. 2½c & 3c are MUH, 7c is no gum. Not listed by CP. CP OD4a, 5a, 9a var.
Lot #529 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1967 2½c Kowhai, 3c Puarangi (flower) & 7c Rata in imperf horiz pairs. Also 3c imperf selvedge block of 4. 2½c & 3c are MUH, 7c is no gum. Not listed by CP. CP OD4a, 5a, 9a var.
Lot #530 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1967 3c Puarangi (flower) booklet pane (XA in selvedge) with purple colour completely omitted from first column (1 mint/1 MUH) & 50% omitted from central column stamps, (both MUH), with normal booklet pane (muh) for comparison. RPSNZ (2010) Cert (copy). Booklet pane missing colour not listed by CP, possibly unique.
Lot #531 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1967 7c Rata imperf block of 4. MUH.
Lot #532 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1967 8c Flag complete offset blue & red - top R/H corner horiz block of 8. CP OD10a var. MUH.
Lot #533 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1967 20c Maori Rock Drawing unique DLR printer’s proof 12.7cm square with (printed by) DELACRYL proof & for comparison 2/- (PHOTOGRAVURE) alongside (with £12 on incorrect £4 sheet value printed!) Also with issued stamp showing diff denomination fonts. Vendor's comment "This experimental, unique proof produced excellent results in a process that was ultimately not used".
Lot #534 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1967-89 MUH colln incl plate blocks etc. Huge cat value (face value $1750) incl 1967 $2 Pink x 22, 1968 $2 x 22 plus FU block of 4. Well presented in 6 Senator albums.
Lot #535 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1970 6c Seahorses horiz block of 8, R/H 4 stamps deep green virtually completely omitted. Wmk paper. CP P8a var. MUH.
Lot #536 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1970 Pictorials extensive 4 vol colln incl various errors (ex Baillie), omitted colours: 1c red, blue; 2c black; 4c blue, yellow, purple; 6c olive; 10c deep blue, red (2), silver (2). Also 2c yellow offset, major colour shift; invtd wmk; 3c part double perf; 4c on 2½c double surcharge one albino block of 4; 7½c offset; 10c silver offset (4-12), major perf shift. These errors alone cat $5000+. Also 4c on 2½c (weak) albino surcharge block of...
Lot #537 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1971 25c Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park & 30c Mt Cook National Park Bradbury Wilkinson unique imperf colour proofs on grey card 11.4 x 15.2cm, annotated 25c NOT APPROVED / SEE ORDER SHEET 30/12/70. & 30c APPROVED together with part letter re suggestions to 25c design & single stamps as issued, MUH.
Lot #538 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1971 50c Abel Tasman Park, left (dark green) headland omitted. CP P19av. Cat $1000. MUH.
Lot #539 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1973 4c Moth error: vert pair deep green colour (veins) 10mm shifted to right (appearing in margins), no wmk. Also, similar but single with 7.5mm shift to right of veins. Not listed by CP. MUH.
Lot #540 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1973 4c Moth, imperf horiz pair, no wmk. CP P6cQ. Cat $500. MUH.
Lot #541 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1973 7c Leather Jacket (fish) horiz block of 6 with top selvedge, yellow colour shift approx 4mm upwards, no wmk. CP P9bx. Cat $600. MUH (selvedge hinged).
Lot #542 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1974 8c John Dory (fish) block of 4, black colour shift 2½mm downwards ("John Dory" in lower margin, fins over "8c"), no wmk. CP P11bu. Cat $1000. MUH.
Lot #543 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1975 4c Rose red & green colours offset - 7 stamps & 2 partial in lower R/H corner block of 9. CP PA4aw. Cat $4200+. MUH.
Lot #544 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1975 small s/b with Flower plate blocks etc. Incl 3c imperf pair & 8c imperf margins block of 4. MUH.
Lot #545 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1976 8c Rose, green & red offset bottom 2 rows of plate (2A etc)/imprint block of 15. Offset incl the plate/imprint markings. P14 x 13¾. CP PA8bx. Cat $10,000+. MUH.
Lot #546 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1979 $1 Scallop top right corner value vert block of 6, partial imperf 1 pair, imperf between top & side 2nd pair. CP P19a(y). Cat $2000+. MUH.
Lot #547 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1982 24c Map plate & imprint (# 117) block of 6 mint (CP cat $800), with single on "The Minke Whale Chase" cover with 29 December 1983 Wellington Packet Boat cds.
Lot #548 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1988 40c Kiwi, lower 2 rows of sheet showing double perfs on bottom & sides of all stamps in 10th row, p14¼ x 14. CP PC15az. Cat $1500. MUH.
Lot #549 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1991-97 $1-$5 Butterflies exhibit on 8 pages (+ 4 pages pictures). Noted $3 missing grey & green colours MUH (CP PC41bz, cat $1500). 16 plate blocks etc.
Lot #550 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Queen Elizabeth II Decimal
1991 $3 Butterfly, variety grey & green omitted error (with normal). CP PC41bz. Cat $1500. MUH.
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