1867 De La Rue ink recipes, piece cut from the printers archive book of ink recipes showing imperf De La Rue dummy stamps in blocks of four printed in pale Antwerp blue or Italian blue, the reverse side with similar blocks in red (imitation vermilion) and pale yellow, all four marked for "New Zealand Postage" with the ink recipe shown alongside, all four inks supplied in March 1867, the Italian blue ink supplied again in April 1873. An...
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Lot #1310 - New Zealand
1867 De La Rue ink recipes, a similar piece from the printers archive book of ink recipes with imperf De La Rue dummy stamps in blocks of four printed in vermilion (imitation) or maroon, both marked "New Zealand 1d Postage", the maroon ink marked "This colour was made to supersede the above vermilion ink and a quantity was sent for trial as a much cleaner worker". The reverse bears recipes for white and mauve or Syrian purple inks both...
Lot #1311 - New Zealand
1874-78 First Sideface Issue. Original perf 121⁄2 issue, specialised group written up on five pages with 1d (12, a single and block of four mint), 2d (6), 3d (3, one mint), 4d (3, one mint), 6d (6, one on a front) and 1/- (5). Includes an apparently imperforate 6d, a 6d on a front showing a fault in the perforating machine resulting in an area of missed perforations on both vertical sides, inverted watermarks on the 1d, 2d, 6d and 1/-, etc...
Lot #1312 - New Zealand
1874-78 First Sideface Issue. Perf compound of 121⁄2 and 10, used selection comprising 1d, 2d, 3d (2), 6d (3, one an irregular compound with perf 10 on one side only), 1/- (4, one with inverted watermark, another an irregular compound with perf 10 on one side only), one 6d with faults, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. 158/646w, £1,440. (11).
Suggested price: £ 300-350
Lot #1313 - New Zealand
1875 First Sideface Issue. Used selection comprising watermark Large Star 1d (short upper right corner perf) and 2d (2, one on piece, an early use on May 17) accompanied by a front showing the 2d watermark NZ and Star used on the same day, May 17 1875, and NZ and Star line perf 2d (3, two with R.P.S N.Z Certificates). S.G. 158, 178/9, £950. (7).
Suggested price: £ 200-250
Lot #1314 - New Zealand
1898 London printing 2d Lake Taupo mint pair, imperforate vertically, a good example of this scarce variety. CP$2500, S.G. 248bb, £600. Photo on Page 201.
Suggested price: £ 350-400
Lot #1315 - New Zealand
1906 9d Pictorial perf 14 NZ printing, unmounted mint marginal block of twelve with the double lined "NEW ZEALAND" watermark partly on the stamps, very fine. CP$3300 but S.G. only £456 (S.G. 326).
Suggested price: £ 350-400
Lot #1316 - New Zealand
1932 1d + 1d Health stamp depicting Hygeia, mint corner blocks of four from plate 1 or plate 2 (2, one a very pale impression from the worn plate), also a used marginal pair and block of four both showing constant flaws. The odd tiny perf stain, otherwise fine and attractive. S.G. 552, £456+.
Suggested price: £ 100-120
Lot #1317 - New Zealand
1936-55 Artwork by James Berry, various unadopted designs comprising 1936 Chambers of Commerce World Conference issue, pencil sketches on tracing paper (2) and detailed designs in pencil and/or ink and Chinese White (3) with two stamp size photos of suggested frames; 1936 King Edward VIII drawings for a proposed issue with borders in ink and Chinese White and pencil drawings of the King, both fine and attractive (2); 1955 Centennial of N.Z...
Lot #1318 - New Zealand
1957 3d Plunket Society Anniversary and 1958 3d Nelson City Centenary both in imperforate marginal plate proof blocks of 16 on gummed watermarked paper, superb unmounted mint, ex Bradbury Wilkinson Archives and the Sir Gawaine Baillie collection. (2 blocks). Photo on Page 204
Suggested price: £ 350-400
Lot #1319 - New Zealand
c.1970-2010 mint and used stamps, a large accumulation with many miniature sheets, some booklets and postal stationery, commercial covers, FDCs and maximum cards. (100s).
Suggested price: £ 80-100
Lot #1320 - New Zealand
1891-98 VR Life Insurance perf 12x111⁄2 1/- unusually with an R.P.O datestamp, perf 10 2d with ‘Z’ flaw and perf 11 2d chocolate shade pair all fine used. S.G. L6, 9a, 15a, £280. (4). Photo on Page 201.
Suggested price: £ 120-140
Lot #1321 - New Zealand
1893 VR Life Insurance perf 10 set of three mint, the 1⁄2d with a few perf faults. S.G. L7/9, £275. (3).
Suggested price: £ 100-100
Lot #1322 - New Zealand
1902-04 VR Life Insurance perf 11 sideways watermark set of three mint, also an additional unused 1d. S.G. L16/18, £410. (4). Photo on Page 201.
Suggested price: £ 120-140
Lot #1323 - New Zealand
1904 VR Life Insurance perf 14x11 sideways watermark 1d blue pair mint, an uncommon multiple. S.G. L20, £320. (2). Photo on Page 201.
Suggested price: £ 120-140
Lot #1324 - New Zealand
VR Life Insurance stamps, 1⁄2d used on a superb cover from Dunedin, and 1d on 1901 ‘half mourning’ cover following the death of Queen Victoria, sent from Invercargill, opening faults at upper edge but unusual. Scarce issues on covers. (2). Photo on Page 193.
Suggested price: £ 300-350
Lot #1325 - New Zealand
1905 Life Insurance 2d brown-red, redrawn design with "VR" removed, with an unusual ink flaw at right resulting in ‘F’ for first ‘E’ in ‘PENCE’, fine used. S.G. L21, £130+. Photo on Page 201.
Suggested price: £ 70-80
Lot #1326 - New Zealand
1906 Life Insurance perf 14 1d blue, redrawn design with ‘VR’ removed, fine mint and used in the first month of issue. S.G. L22, £305. (2). Photo on Page 201.
Suggested price: £ 120-140
Lot #1327 - New Zealand
1947 Life Insurance 1⁄2d - 1/- Lighthouses set of eight in imperforate plate proof pairs, with two additional 3d pairs in slightly differing shades, on gummed watermarked paper, superb unmounted mint, from the Bradbury Wilkinson Archives. (10 pairs). Photo on Page 216.
Suggested price: £ 250-350
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