Status International - Sale 394

New Zealand: Comprehensive near comp collection 1870s to 1995 in near new Davo illustrated album with 1882-1900 QV set of 8 to 1/-, 1898 Pics to 1/-, plus 5/- Mt Cook f/c. 1906 Christchurch Exhibition ½d & 1d. 1909 KEVII set to 1/-. 1915 KGV set of 15 to 1/-, all lightly cancelled. 1920 Victory set to 1/-. 1925 Dunedin set UN. 1926 Admirals 2/- & 3/-. Pre-dec Healths near comp inc 1931 Smiling Boy 2d blue. 1937 KGVI to 3/-. 1940 Centennial comp, 1954 QEII set to 10/-, 1960 Pics to £1 Geyser. Decimals virtually comp (ex Healths M/S) to 1995 Christmas with 1967 Defs to $2 Geyser (both), high val Commem sets Pics & $20 Mt Cook. Then Back of the Book with Officials (70) with vals to 5/- inc 1909 KEVII set to 1/-, 1938 KGVI to 2/-, 1940 Centennial set & 1953 QEII to 1/-. 1903 & 1939 Express 6d violet. Lighthouses to 1981 inc 1891 VR ½d, 1d, 2d & 3d. 1905-37 to 6d pink in very scarce 2d chestnut (retail $350), plus 3d brown ($75). Pre-decimal Arms (10) to £1, plus decimal set to $10. Ross Dependency comp to 1994 Arctic Wildlife. Generally F-VFU, NZ retail $4500. (1380 + 32 M/S)
Estimate A$500