1912-24 GV 1d Downey Head revised, proof, issued colour, ordinary wove paper, no wmk imperf. Mackennal Heads: Royal Cypher 2½d horiz pair imperf ovpt 'Cancelled'. Block Cypher ovpt 'Specimen'; imperf 1d right selvedge single & pair, 10d right selvedge single, 1/- single & horiz pair. Mint. (7 items).
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 #1027 - Great Britain
1913-34 Seahorses: BW 2/6d x 3 m (1MNG) & 10/- m; BW 2/6d x 10 u; Waterlow 5/- x 2 u & 10/- x 2 u; also range shades; 1934 re-engraved 2/6d m & 5/- x 3 m; 2/6d x 14 u; 5/- x 9 u & 10/- x 7 u. Some variable cond. (65v). Vendor's STC $6300+.
Lot #1028 - Great Britain
1913 £1 Seahorses deep green with L/H selvedge. Ex Baillie. SG Spec N72(2). Cat £6500. MUH.
Lot #1029 - Great Britain
1915 2/6d-10/- Seahorses, DLR print. SG 406, 409. 412. Cat £4225. Mint.
Lot #1030 - Great Britain
1918-9 2/6d chocolate-brown, 5/- Seahorses, BW printing. SG 414, 416. Cat £485. Mint.
Lot #1031 - Great Britain
1918-19 2/6d-10/- Seahorses, BW printing. SG 415-7. Cat £960. Mint.
Lot #1032 - Great Britain
1919 10/- Seahorses dull grey-blue, BW printing. O/c. SG 17. Cat £475. LH mint.
Lot #1033 - Great Britain
1924 10d GV turquoise-blue, block wmk invt. U/L corner example with full selvedge. EG 428wi. Cat £3750. Ex Stanley Gibbons.
Lot #1035 - Great Britain
1929 £1 PUC, with RH selvedge. SG 438. Cat £750. VLH mint.
Lot #1037 - Great Britain
1939-48 2/6d - £1 GVI high values set of 6. SG 476-478c. Cat £425. LH mint.
Lot #1038 - Great Britain
1940-2 WWII seln of 11 censored covers: 5 inwards "Under Cover Mail" items sent to GB via Thos Cook, PO Box 506, Lisbon, Portugal (4 ex Belgium & 1 ex Italy); 1 ex Belgium prior to German invasion; 1 ex Vichy France; 2 to Vichy France ex GB & other than GB censorship were not subject to Portuguese or French censorship & 2 domestic (Southern coastal areas) covers censored to prevent leakage of vital (troop movements etc)...
Lot #1039 - Great Britain
1948 £1 Silver Wedding cylinder block of 4. SG Spec cat £200. MUH.
Lot #1040 - Great Britain
1961 6d & 1/3d 7th Parliamentary Conference Set, imperforate imprimatur. "NPM IMPRIMATUR" h/s on reverse. Cat SG 629-30 var. Cat SG Spec £2000. MUH. Ex Stanley Gibbons.
Lot #1041 - British Commonwealth
Aden 1937 10R top value, exceptional example. SG 12. Cat £650. VFU & centered.
Lot #1042 - British Commonwealth
Barbados 1897 Diamond Jubilee set. SG 116-24. Cat £300. Mint.
Lot #1043 - British Commonwealth
British Guiana 1938, 1954 Picts sets incl GVI $3 x 3, QEII $5 x 3. SG 308-377. Noted SG 317a. Mint.
Lot #1044 - British Commonwealth
Canada c1852-7 imperf seln: ½d x 2, 3d x 3, 6d, 7½d & 10d various papers, shades (3d). All 4 margins (except ½d x 1 3 margins). Some minor faults. Cat simpl £7175. GU/FU.
Lot #1045 - British Commonwealth
Canada 1859-64 decimal colonial era used seln: 1c, 2c, 5c x 2, 10c brown, 10c purple, 12½c & 17c. Sound except 2c & 12½c small back thins. Cat simpl £755. GU/FU.
Lot #1046 - British Commonwealth
Canada c1868-93 large & small queens specialised colln on page, mostly used. Large queens (16) & small queens 28 + 1893 20c & 50c ¾ face mint & FU. Range of shades & printings. Cat simpl £3000+.
Lot #1047 - British Commonwealth
Canada 1897 50c Jubilee, pale ultramarine & $1 lake. Both have minor perf faults. SG 134, 136. Cat £740. MUH.
Lot #1048 - British Commonwealth
Canada 1897 Jubilee set of 16, some rather H/H, $3 small hinge thin, 5c damaged, 3c no gum. SG 121-140. Cat £6000. Mint.
Lot #1049 - British Commonwealth
Canada 1897 QV 4 corner Maple Leaves set of 8. 1c, 2c, 6c & 10c MUH, rest L/H mint. Cat Unisys C$3220.
Lot #1050 - British Commonwealth
Canada 1897 Jubilee set of 16. Mint (½c to 50 OG, $1-$5 regummed). Holcombe cert (whole set) 1995. SG 141-40. Cat £6000.
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