NZ 1855-1967 pre-decimal mint/used colln in L/H hingeless album with slipcase. Mostly complete incl specialisation but some scarcer gaps filled with common varieties. Noted: used FFQs most mixed cond - SG 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 14, 16, 97, 98, 99, 100, 81 (2+ margins), 82 x 2 (1 with cert, other very poor), 85, 85, 96a, etc. Mint: 1898 Picts (high vals almost all no gum); Chch Exbn set; Auckland Exbn set; EVII; GV incl 1d Doms nearly all paper...
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 #102 - collections and accumulations
NZ c1855-1940 colln of a few hundred. A messy lot but noted 90+ FFQ, 5/- FSF. Also page 40+ NSW. Mint & used.
Lot #103 - collections and accumulations
NZ 1855-91 colln in L/H album mainly mint. Comprehensive FFQs imperfs unused to 6d; FU to 1/- incl dupn, perf set FU, some unused; 2/- x 2, 5/- FSF mint, 2/- & 5/- used; 1882 SSF mint, FU; 1898 Picts to 5/- mint (7); thereafter mostly complete mint with dupn. Noted Life Ins 1891 set FU; good Arms mint incl 25/-, 30/-, £2.10, £3, £4, £5. Used: £2.10, £3.10, £4.10 (dubious cancels).
Lot #104 - collections and accumulations
NZ 1855-1970s complete used simplified colln in Warwick multi-ring album. No back of book but incls Health & Xmas. Incls 1/- SG 17 (small thin & tiny pinhole). FSF, SSF, 1898s etc; 1906 Chch Exbn set (3d, 6d CTO); 1913 Auckland Exbn set; 1/- Victory GU, Red Boy GU.
Lot #105 - collections and accumulations
NZ colln in L/H hingeless album: 6 FFQ imperf incl 2d & 6d 4 margins star wmk; 13 FFQ perf; FSF used incl 2/- & 5/-; SSF 1/- mint; 1898s incl 5d, 8d, 9d, & 1/- mint; 1906 Chch Exbn (6d no gum) & 1913 Auckland Exbn mint; GV recess mint & used (excl 2d yellow mint); Victory & 1925 Dunedin Exbn 4d; Red Boy mint, Blue Boy MUH; 1953 QEII Defins MUH; 1898 2/- & 5/- Officials mint; 1925 QVLT 5/- no stop after official...
Lot #106 - collections and accumulations
NZ 1855-1950s colln in Premier album, all stamps in mounts, mix mint & used to 1920s, then mint. Noted used: FFQs simplified imperf & perf sets (4d Rose nice); FSF set (5/- fiscal); 1907 Pictorial officials; 3d, 6d Auckland Exbn CTO; Arms to £5 incl ovpt (no 35/-) mix postal/fiscal/no gum; 5/- Arms vert official CTO; Life Ins 1891 & 1905 sets. Mint: 1898 5/- Mt Cook, Christchurch Exbn set; EVII officials set; GV 8d official;...
Lot #107 - collections and accumulations
NZ 1855-1946 variable collns: 15 FFQs incl SG 5 (2½ margins); SG 43 (4 margins); SG 54 (2 margins); perf 4d yellow, 4d rose & 1/- green. 38 diff ½d Newspapers incl CP B1a mint, little gum (cat $350) x 2 & CP B3a used, double perfs; SSF 8d advert; 1898 5/- used; ½d purple listed re-entries incl p11 R5/10; 1906 Christchurch Exbn set FU/VFU; 1d Universal various re-entries; 1923 1d Map first day canc on piece; 1925 Dunedin Exbn 4d...
Lot #108 - collections and accumulations
NZ 1855-2002 FU simplified colln, seems complete. Fiscals are stamp duties pmk. Noted QVLTs to £1000 (no £600 or £800), Arms to £1000, ovpt Arms to £900, overall condition is very fine. Huge CV (to 1940 Jury cat $22,340 + $8,950 Kiwi for fiscals). A nice collection.
Lot #109 - collections and accumulations
NZ c1855-1966 mint/MUH/used colln, FFQs x 7 imperf (incl SG17, cat £1800), all with faults & 10 perf (incl 4d rose) & incl Christchurch Exbn set, mint; equivalent 1929-30, 1932+ Healths, 2/- Milford Sound official mint; 1891 Postage Dues to 8d mint; 1/3d lemon Arms MUH. A useful colln with some varieties, some variable cond (488 v).
Lot #110 - collections and accumulations
NZ 1855-1980s untidy 2 vol colln. Noted FFQs SG 3 (3 margins), SG 9 (3 margins); SG 43 (4 margins), FSF 1/-; useful SSF; considerable mint 1898s incl 6d green (6 incl block), 8d, 9d (2), 1/- (4); 2/- (3), 5/- but some toning etc. Also 5/- used. 1906 Christchurch Exbn 6d mint & used. Red & Blue Boy on piece together etc. Condition varies.
Lot #111 - collections and accumulations
NZ c1855-1940 small colln on 3 pages, noted FFQ x 5 imperf, 20 perf. Used.
Lot #112 - collections and accumulations
NZ c1855-1989 used colln in Premier album, good range, better items incl 4d, 6d FSF; SSF set (5d tone); 2/- Milford 5/- (fiscal); EVII set incl Officials; 1954 QEII Officials set; 1899 Dues to 5d; 8/-, 15/- Arms. Also many other key items cto incl 1924-34 Health (Red & Blue Boys unused no gum). All small s/b flaws etc & RPSNZ Handbook Vol 2 (no dust jacket).
Lot #113 - collections and accumulations
NZ 1856-1898 FFQ colln, 12 imperf incl 3 x 6d, 4 margin no wmk; c120 x perf incl 3 x 4d yellow, 1 x 4d rose. Many of the FFQs, a few FSF, SSF & 1898 sorted by pmk incl Cabbage Bay, Inca & Irkwell.
Lot #114 - collections and accumulations
NZ c1857-1966 simplified pre-decimal colln of c500 (almost all used) in L/L Warwick album. Not many gaps. Incls some good items, eg FFQ 1/- imperf SG 17 3 margins (damaged) FU, 1d SG 35 3 margins (very light pmk), 1/- p12½ SG 125 FU, FSF set incl 2/- FU, 1907 5/- Mt Cook Official FU (cto), 1906 Christchurch Exbn set (3d mint, 6d cto), 1913 Auckland Exbn set FU, 1931-4 Air set, GV 8d, 2/- Official, Health complete used from 1929 (earlies are...
Lot #115 - collections and accumulations
NZ 1857-90s FFQ, FSF & SSF colln on 6 pages. 29 imperf FFQ, 41 perf, interesting selection but condition varies. Nearly all used.
Lot #116 - collections and accumulations
NZ 1858-1988 colln in Devon album. Noted FFQ 41 imperf, 145 perf, handy FSF & SSF, 1898 ½d - 1/- FU on piece (pmk 24 Nov 98). Mixed cond especially FFQs.
Lot #117 - collections and accumulations
NZ 1860s-1990s in Premier album. Fairly complete from SSF incl 1898 Pictorials & Admiral 2/- Officials & 1940 Centennial Officials used. MUH/Mint/Used.
Lot #118 - collections and accumulations
NZ c1862-1970s mixed lot on leaves. Noted 15 FFQ on piece. Mint & used.
Lot #119 - collections and accumulations
NZ c1862 perf FFQs, 1940s useful miscellany on 8 Hagners/pages. Incl about 80 FFQs perf; 5/- Mt Cook mint. Condition varies.
Lot #120 - collections and accumulations
NZ 1862-1981 2 vol colln. Incl 1/- FFQ used, FSF to 5/- (2/- faulty), mint SSF, 8d SSF used, plentiful EVII & GV used incl GV 8d blue x 4, 2/- Admiral Official, Red & Blue Boy mint. Around 600 stamps. MUH/Mint/Used.
Lot #121 - collections and accumulations
NZ 1862-1971 colln on Scott pages. FFQs FU; FSF & SSF mint or used; 1898 Picts mint. Nice condition, practically complete. Noted good fiscals mint to £1 (QVLT, Arms). Jury cat $40,0000+.
Lot #122 - collections and accumulations
NZ 1864-1980s mint colln in Premier album. Noted: 3d 1906 Christchurch Exbn, 1/- Victory, 2/- Admiral & Admiral Official (latter toned); 1931 Airmails etc. 1d Life Insurance no VR blue, mint but heavy toning. High cv.
Lot #123 - collections and accumulations
NZ 1864-1971 colln in 7 official presentation s/bs to Governor General (Sir David Beattie) all fine & containing a good range of stamps of NZ (simplified) cat val of NZ alone is Jury $43,400. Dependencies must be £2000+. A wonderful lot. MUH.
Lot #124 - collections and accumulations
NZ 1873-1980s rather mixed 2 vol colln. Noted FSF 5/- horiz pair fiscally used; 1898 6d London, 8d Cowan p14 & 2/- London mint (2/- slight tone); 1906 Christchurch Exbn 3d MUH & CTO; 1913 Auckland Exbn 3d mint some gum, 6d mint; GV numerous blocks incl 2 perf pairs (incl 4x 1½d pair; 2 x 2d yellow; 2 x 2d violet; 3d brown; 2 x 4d yellow; 3 x 7½d etc); 1d Dominion x 7 mint/MUH blocks various prints incl "Globe" flaw; 1925 Dunedin Exbn...
Lot #125 - collections and accumulations
NZ 1873-1933 variable colln incl FSF 2/- FU, SSF 2½d to 1/- (40+), 1898s 6d green Kiwi x 2 mint (toning) & 2 used, 3d x 2, 5d x 3, 6d x 2 & 8d x 2 mint; 2/- (toning) mint, 6d reduced x 2 mint, 1d Dom booklet pane with selvedge (no bars) mint/MUH. GV various recess mint/MUH blocks.
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