1934 Royal Train cover - visit of HRH Duke of Gloucester. Crusader tied by Royal Train 24 DE 34 cds, also Wellington 28 DEC 1934 machine cancel. Typed addressee LL Hills (GPO). Readdressed in pen. Minor tone spots.
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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Lot #202 - New Zealand - Postal History
1934 Royal Train cover - visit of HRH Duke of Gloucester. 1d Field Marshal tied by Royal Train 24 DE 34 cds, also Wellington 28 DEC 1934 machine cancel. Typed addressee LL Hills (GPO), readdressed in pen. Minor tone spots on top edge.
Lot #203 - New Zealand - Postal Stationery
1870s-1960s 3 boxes of accum of envelopes, regd envelopes, Dept of Education, airmails, wrappers etc. Several thousand. Much dupn but better noted eg: regd: EA1a (m, grubby), EA2a (m, 2), EB2A (u, 2), ED3a (3). Good range of Regn labels. Education: AX1a (m); AX4 (m). Thousands. Mint & Used.
Lot #204 - New Zealand - Postal Stationery
1870s-1950s large accum of p/cs + printed matter & lettercards mint & used. Much dupn but better incl Austin Walsh card (m), & Samuel AC6a (u), AC 12a (m & 2u) AC17 (u), AC19k (m), AC 22a invtd, AU1a (m & u), AU3a, BB1a (m x 7) BB5a (m), BC2 (m), BC9 (m), BC10 (m x 2); BC13 (m), BC25a (m), BC26b ovpt ½d+ 1d (m), BC 27a (m). These alone cat $1800+. Numerous QV illustrated cards. 600 items.
Lot #205 - New Zealand - Postal Stationery
1893 OPSO PASD "Printed Matter Only" parcel label to Agent-General for New Zealand in London, bearing 1 July 1893 Wellington "A" class cancel & double. Ringed purple circular h/s reading "NEW ZEALAND. OFFICIAL PAID" at upper left.
Lot #206 - New Zealand - Postal Stationery
1899 ½d Mt Cook, 1d Terraces on foolscap envelopes unused. Small fault on 1d. Scarce. Samuel CA1b, CA2a.
Lot #207 - New Zealand - Postal Stationery
1932 ½d on 1d postcard "Masterton Local Provisional". "Halfpenny" in green ovpt on 1d Field Marshal postcard tied by Masterton 11 AU 32 cds (date rather indistinct). Wairarapa Farmer Co op Assn advert "15th August" etc. Listed in Samuel catalogue as cutout only, but (later) 1932 Provisionals book noted that Mr Schumann owns one. A major New Zealand postal stationery rarity. Samuel AC22b.
Lot #208 - New Zealand - Postal Stationery
1932 1d on 1d Field Marshal p/c, "ONE PENNY" ovpt invtd. Samuel AC22k. Unused.
Lot #209 - New Zealand - Postal Stationery
1932 4d on 4d GV reg'd envelope + 4d on 2 x 1d Field Marshal adhesives, h/s in blue. Samuel EC12a. Unused.
Lot #210 - New Zealand - Postal Stationery
1932 4d on 4d GV (Die II) registered envelope + 2d adhesive ovpt 4d, ovpts horiz in blues. Napier reg'n cdss. Samuel EC15a. Used.
Lot #211 - New Zealand - Postal Stationery
1932 Wellington provisional plain envelope with 2d GV & strip 1d Field Marshal x 3 & Wellington reg'n label. 2d GV h/s "ONE PENNY" horiz in maroon. Addressed to RJG Collins. Samuel mentions 3 known, this item illustrated in 1932 Provisionals book.
Lot #212 - New Zealand - Postal Stationery
1940 2d on 1d GVI carmine lettercard, without advert on back. Lower Hutt 1940 machine pmk b/s Motupiko 24 Dec 1940 squared circle cds.
Lot #213 - New Zealand - Postal Stationery
1940 2d on 1d GVI carmine lettercard, without advert on back, unused. Samuel BE3a. Cat $350 (2001).
Lot #214 - New Zealand - Postal Stationery
1941-5 POW aerogrammes - all 9 issues, some very scarce. Unused. Samuel GA1a-9a. Cat $4050.
Lot #215 - New Zealand - Postal Stationery
1941-4 POW aerogrammes - 1st 8 issues (missing only 1945 6d issue) range of postal markings, various Stalag no's etc. Samuel GA1a-8a. Cat $3175.
Lot #216 - New Zealand - Postal Stationery
1953 2d on 1d Ministry of Education postcard. "C" of "Card" with one serif only. Listed by Samuel as "not recorded". Samuel AX10b. Used.
Lot #217 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Full Face Queens Collections
Imperf used range of 20 earlies (mostly no wmk) on Hagner page. Noted 2d SG 2 FU 4 margins (corner back thin); 2d SG 5 pair FU, 4 margins but horiz crease; 1d SG 8 x 2 (small back thins); 2d SG 9 fine 4 margins VFU; 6d SG 13 x 3; SG 14 x 3, SG 15 (chestnut) x 2, 1 FU & 1 GU with faults; 1/- SG 16 x 2; 1/- SG 17 x 3 (all 1/- with small faults). Good appearance overall & many 4 margins. SG cat £15,000+.
Lot #218 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Full Face Queens Collections
Range of 34 imperfs & 17 Hausburg proofs in small s/b. Nice appearance but condition varies, some faults. Mint & used.
Lot #219 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Full Face Queens Collections
Specialised colln on L/H hingeless pages, appears to incl used: SG 9 x 2 (1 on piece), 12, 17, 35, 36, 40, 41, 43 x 2, 44, 73, 74, 76, 77, 80, 86, 96a, 111, 120, 122, 125, 128, 130, 131a, 132, 132a, 133, 136, 137, 138 & 141. Appear mint: 111, 114, 117, 126, 133, 136 & 139. Some faults mostly minor especially on higher cat vals. Also several modern NZ issues related to FFQs. Ex Peter Robertson. SG cat £11,000+. Mint & used....
Lot #220 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Full Face Queens Collections
Imperf x 13, perf x 26 well written up on 3 leaves, condition fine overall incl 6d brown on 1866 cover to Manchester. SG 10-138.
Lot #221 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Full Face Queens Collections
Imperf x 13, perf x 14, 4 imperf 2nds. Imperf incl wmk star 2d 2 x 4 margins, 2 x 3 margin, 3d 4 margin + 3 margin; 6d black-brown 2 x 4 margin, 3 margin; 6d red-brown 4 margin (1 close); 1/- 2 x 4 margin (1 touches); wmk NZ 1d 3 margin. Perfs incl 4d rose & 4d yellow.
Lot #222 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Full Face Queens Collections
Imperf star wmk, range of 32 used (almost all FU 3 or 4 margins) on Hagner page. Incl 1d x 2, 2d x 2, 3d x 4, 6d black-brown x 9, 6d brown x 3, 6d red-brown x 6, 1/- x 6. A few faulty are noted. SG 33-45 range. Cat £5775.
Lot #223 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Full Face Queens Collections
Perf range of 10 on stockcard incl: 1d carmine-vermilion SG 110; 3d lilac SG 117 x 3 shades, ditto partial imperf; 2d vermilion SG 138; 6d pale blue SG 136 x 3 (shades); 4d orange-yellow SG 139. Sound. SG cat approx £2100. Mint or unused.
Lot #224 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Full Face Queens Collections
3d lilac, star wmk (normally p12½). Accum of imperf provisional singles on stockcard: 1 unused & 15 used (GU to FU), various shades. Most have 4 good margins & several are exceptional. Also 3d deep mauve & 7 similar imperf, 4 margins, used. SG 117a, 188a (cat only as pairs). CP A3d(T) cat $3000 (mint) & $1250 (used) each as singles. CP cat approx $30,000 as fine. (22). Ex Lovis.
Lot #225 - NEW ZEALAND - Definitives: Full Face Queens Collections
Extensive perf used colln/accum on 27 Hagner/stock book pages: 1d red/orange x 70; 1d brown x 76; 2d blue x 185; 2d orange x 122; 3d x 109; 4d rose x 25; 4d yellow x 125; 6d brown x 138; 6d blue x 89 & 1/- x 75. Nearly all Davies prints but wide range of shades, many retouches (on 2ds), varying plate wear etc and a few interesting pmks. Over 1000 stamps! Cat Simpl $125,000++.
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