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COLLECTIONS OF POSTAL HISTORY,STATIONERY, 1913 AUCKLAND AND

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October 7, 2015 - LONDON

LEN JURY

Len’s first collection was put together by his parents (he was too young!) using egg white tomount the stamps! He joined the Taranaki Philatelic Society as a teenager in 1955. It was at thesemeetings Len acquired a passion for Postal History. Firstly Taranaki, with the slimmest of hopeshe would one day find a letter from or about his Jury/Jory great great grandparents who arrivedon the first emigrant ship to New Plymouth in 1841. This he has never found though in the lastfew days before this catalogue was printed Len has found evidence that suggests the family werewriting to family remaining in England. Len has discovered letters from other settlers describinglife on adjoining farms. One of these describes the devastation in the few days before the Battleof Waireka, fought on his present day farm in 1861. In the battle the first Victoria Cross in NewZealand was won. Len owns the original farm settled in 1847 and it is now, one of the very fewNew Zealand farms still in ownership of a direct descendant.In each of Len’s collections he has been able to add an item to/from early settlers in his smallhome district of Omata. However at the Taranaki Philatelic Society talks he learned about otherextremely rare and romantic Taranaki covers, such as the prisoner who set fire to New PlymouthPost Office. The cell and Post Office were in adjoining rooms! Another cover shows a StratfordPost Office cachet for a mailbag robbery. A similar cachet was not used until many decades later.Len never ever expected that one day he would have the pleasure of sharing, showing and tellingthe stories of these and many other very rare covers with members of Stamp societies throughoutNew Zealand.Len has been since involved in New Zealand Philatelic Exhibitions, firstly as Exhibition CatalogueEditor of Tarapex ’69. His first overseas trip was to the Capt. Cook 150th Commemorativeexhibition in Sydney in 1970 and first judged overseas at the Australian 1982 Anpex Exhibitionin Brisbane. He was Chairman of the 2005 New Zealand National Stamp Exhibition in Auckland.His exhibits have won 16 gold medals including Large Gold and many other awards in NewZealand, Australia, England, USA, Indonesia, China, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Korea,Taiwan, Portugal and Thailand. The Grand Award Internationale in Perth in 2012 he counts asone of his greatest exhibition highlights.Len has been actively associated with New Zealand Philatelic Societies for many years. In 2008/9he was President of the New Zealand Philatelic Federation and is patron of the North Shore andAuckland societies. Two years ago he was honoured to receive New Zealand’s highest philatelicrecognition, The New Zealand Medal of Philatelic Excellence.

New Zealand Medal of Philatelic ExcellencePast President New Zealand Federation of Philatelic Societies

Patron of Auckland and North Shore Philatelic SocietiesPast International President Toastmasters International


The New Zealand Society of Great Britain

The Society hold regular

meetings in London and

around the UK regions where

members have access to an

extensive library and a

circulating exchange packet.

However there are benefits to

membership wherever you

live, with ‘The Kiwi’ published

six times a year, an annual

auction and a web site where

you can chat to other

members, check out articles of

interest or link to other web-

sites relevant to New Zealand

stamp collecting.

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The New Zealand Society of Great Britain

The Society hold regular

meetings in London and

around the UK regions where

members have access to an

extensive library and a

circulating exchange packet.

However there are benefits to

membership wherever you

live, with ‘The Kiwi’ published

six times a year, an annual

auction and a web site where

you can chat to other

members, check out articles of

interest or link to other web-

sites relevant to New Zealand

stamp collecting.

Membership enquiries to:

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or via the web site: www.nzstamps.org.uk


NEW ZEALAND

NEW PLYMOUTH AND LOCALITIES

x2001 * 1842 (Nov.) envelope from a member of the Plymouth Company “by Overland Mail” toLondon, the notation deleted and replaced by “no oppy via India at present W.S. Co.Sydney 17 Dec 42” and “Per Olinda”, rated “8” and “3” and showing “PAID SHIPLETTER/Crown/SYDNEY” oval datestamp (12.12), the reverse with fine PlymouthCompany red wax seal and London arrival c.d.s. (9.5). Photo £400-500

Note: The failure of Plymouth Company bankers on 10 May 1842 led to the merger of thiscompany with the New Zealand Company

x2002 * 1843 (12 Apr.) entire letter to the Wesleyan Missionaries at Wellington, showing apartially fine strike of the framed “PAID AT/NEW PLYMOUTH” (crossed by light fold) and,on reverse, despatch and arrival (22.4) Crowned oval datestamps, the former across thejoin. An early use of the Paid At handstamp. Photo £400-500

x2003 * 1845 (25 Aug.) entire letter to England, rated “8” in red ink (deleted) and again in blackand showing fair framed “PAID AT/NEW PLYMOUTH” (crossed by filing crease), the reversewith despatch Crowned oval datestamp, London “SHIP LETTER” handstamp anddatestamp, and Wisbech c.d.s., all overlapping one another. Photo £350-400

x2004 * 1846 (26 Apr.) 2oz. entire to England, rated “8” (deleted) and “2/-” and showing fairCrowned Circle “PAID/AT/NEW PLYMOUTH. NEW ZEALAND” (CC1) with Beccles arrivalc.d.s. (1.11) at foot, unframed despatch and London (31.10) datestamps on reverse.Photo £600-800

x2005 * 1847 (3 Apr.) 2oz. entire letter (a few small faults) to England rated “1/4” (deleted) and“2/-”, showing despatch Crowned oval datestamp (5.4) and London (13.12) c.d.s. onreverse, the face panel with fine Beccles arrival c.d.s. (14.12) £200-250

x2006 * 1848 (18 June) 1oz. entire letter (small faults) to England, rated “8” (deleted) and “1/-” and showing fair Crowned Circle “PAID/AT/NEW PLYMOUTH. NEW ZEALAND” (CC1)partially over-cancelled by Beccles arrival c.d.s. (14.12), despatch and London transitc.d.s. on reverse. Photo £300-400

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x2007 * 1851 (2 Sept.) entire letter “via Auckland and Sydney” to London, rated “2” (deleted)and “8” and showing framed “PAID AT/NEW PLYMOUTH” in black and, on reverse,Crowned oval datestamp, step-type “SHIP-LETTER/PLYMOUTH” in blue and arrival c.d.s.(9.2); some soiling though rare with few examples of the Paid At handstamp in blackrecorded. Photo £800-1,000

x2008 * 1852 (10 Jan.) entire letter to London, rated “2” (deleted) and “8” and showing fairframed “PAID AT/NEW PLYMOUTH” with superb Wellington transit c.d.s. (17.1) at left,despatch and arrival (7.8) datestamps on reverse; repaired hole at centre of face panelthough rare with few examples of the Paid At handstamp in black recorded. Photo £300-400

x2009 * 1859 (24 Jan.) envelope (light overall soiling) to Auckland, bearing 1857-63 2d. paleblue with clear to large margins and neatly cancelled “9”, arrival c.d.s. (25.1) at lower leftcorner, despatch c.d.s. with reversed “Z” on reverse. Photo £150-200

x2010 * 1860 (26 Mar.) entire letter to Melbourne, rated “6” and showing a fair strike of thesecond type Crowned Circle “PAID/AT/NEW PLYMOUTH NEW ZEALAND” (CC2) inbrownish ink, despatch and arrival (date unclear) datestamps on reverse. Rare with fewexamples recorded, most of which are in this indistinct colour. Photo £1,000-1,200

PROVENANCE:Spink, October 1997

x2011 * 1860 (12 Oct.) envelope to Leicestershire and twice redirected locally, bearing 1857-632d. pale blue block of three with margins in places and very lightly cancelled, Leicestertransit c.d.s. (22.12) at top, the reverse with small unframed despatch datestamp (earlierthan recorded in “Postmark Taranaki” 1986) and five U.K. transit c.d.s.; the envelope andstamps with faults/defects though an unusual form of the 6d. rate £120-150

x2012 * 1860 (8 Nov.) mourning envelope “via Marseilles” to England, bearing 1857-63 1d. dullorange, 2d. blue and 6d. brown with margins nearly all round and lightly cancelled “9”,despatch and arrival c.d.s. on reverse; the 1d. value creased diagonally and the cover a littlesoiled though a scarce and attractive franking. Odenweller Certificate (2006). Photo £600-800

x2013 * 1861 (9 Feb.) mourning envelope to Yorkshire, bearing 1857-63 6d. brown with goodto large margins and neatly cancelled “9”, despatch and arrival (18.4) c.d.s. on reverse.Photo £400-500

x2014 * 1861 (6 July) envelope from Lyttelton “Per Royal Mail” to New Brunswick, rated “1”alongside “6” over “8” and showing unframed despatch c.d.s. and London Paid c.d.s.(19.9), all on face, the reverse with unframed “CHRIST-CHURCH/CANTERBURY” c.d.s. (6.7)and two indistinct New Brunswick datestamps (5.10) £120-150

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x2015 * 1861 (27 Aug.) envelope to Auckland, bearing 1857-63 1d. dull orange pair with threelarge margins (cut-into at base) neatly cancelled “9” and with arrival c.d.s. (28.8)alongside, small unframed despatch c.d.s. on reverse. A rare franking of the 2d. for 1⁄2oz.rate. Photo £800-1,000

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x2016 * 1862 (11 Apr.) envelope from New Plymouth, via Suez and Southampton, to Port Royal,Jamaica, bearing 1857-63 6d. brown horizontal pair with large margins on the horizontalsides and centrally cancelled “9”, showing “Foreign 5d” and “1” in red crayon, LondonPaid c.d.s. (16.6) and Kingston (5.7), all on face, the reverse with New Plymouth andPort Royal (6.7) datestamps. An exceptional destination with very few Chalon coversrecorded to the West Indies. Photo £10,000-12,000

PROVENANCE:John Woolfe, October 2006

x2017 * 1863 (9 Feb.) envelope to Governor Sir Henry Barkly at Melbourne, bearing 1862-646d. black-brown with three clear to large margins and cancelled “9”, despatch and arrival(21.2) c.d.s. on reverse; recipients note on face refers to letter from Lt. Token of the 65th.Regiment and the loss of H.M.S. Orpheus. The sole example of mail referring to thisdisaster. Photo £300-400

Note: H.M.S. “Orpheus” was wrecked on the Manukau bar with the loss of 189 of the 225Officers and men on board, the worst maritime disaster in New Zealand waters

x2018 1864-67 1d. pale orange-vermilion cancelled “R. Parris 9-1-67” in manuscript and withportion of New Plymouth frank handstamp. Most unusual £100-120

Note: 1n 1865 Parris had been appointed Civil Commissioner for Taranaki

x2019 * 1864 (1 Apr.) envelope (small repair at top) via Wellington to Dunedin, bearing 1862-64 2d. pale blue with good to huge margins (scissor-cut clear of design at left)clearly cancelled “9” and with Wellington c.d.s. (3.4) alongside, the reverse (part flapmissing) with despatch and arrival (7.4) c.d.s. Photo £150-200

x2020 * 1864 (9 June) mourning envelope “via Marseilles” to London, bearing 1862-64 2d. paleblue, 6d. red-brown and 1/- yellow-green with margins in places or all round (2d.), eachneatly cancelled “9”, despatch and arrival (15.8) c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £1,200-1,500

x2021 * 1865 (9 July) envelope (small perimeter faults) “Via Marseilles” to London, bearing1864-67 2d. pale blue pair and 6d. red-brown each neatly cancelled “9”, despatch andarrival (15.9) c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £300-350

x2022 * 1866 (13 Sept.) envelope to London, bearing 1864-67 6d. red-brown cancelled bysuperb “9” duplex, the reverse (two small pieces cut away) with arrival c.d.s. (17.11);clean and most attractive. Photo £200-250



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x2023 * 1868 (11 Jan.) envelope to Auckland, bearing 1864-67 3d. lilac cancelled by “9” duplex,the reverse (part flap missing) with large part arrival c.d.s. £120-150

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x2024 * 1868 (20 July) envelope ex the Berridge correspondence from Omata to England, bearing1864-67 6d. red-brown cancelled “9” and with c.d.s. alongside, the reverse (part flapmissing) with arrival c.d.s. (30.9); also Sideface 1d. (defective) with manuscript “Omata18/10/99” £100-120

x2025 * 1869 (3 Mar.) mourning envelope to Skipton, Yorks., bearing 1864-67 6d. red-browncancelled by “9” duplex and with arrival c.d.s. (23.5) on reverse; light overall toning andflap missing though a very late use of the duplex £100-120

x2026 * 1869 (May) front to England, bearing 1864-67 6d. red-brown cancelled “9”, uponarrival at Tunbridge Wells redirected to Isle of Wight with 1d. red, and 1878 envelope toU.S.A. bearing Sideface 6d. blue cancelled “9” and with c.d.s. alongside, showing framed“PAID ALL” and San Francisco transit c.d.s.; the latter with the “9” obliterator being usedsome 9 years later than recorded in “Postmark Taranaki” £150-200

x2027 * 1869 (2 June) double rate envelope (trivial imperfections) to Wellington, bearing 1864-67 3d. lilac vertical pair neatly cancelled by fine “9” duplex with year date reversedto “8169”, arrival c.d.s. (4.6) on reverse. Photo £150-200

x2028 * 1870 (3 Oct.) envelope to Nelson bearing 1864-67 2d. blue and 1871 (1 Dec.) envelopeto Patea bearing 1871-73 2d. orange, both cancelled “9” with c.d.s. alongside and bothwith arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Also 1871 “Registered Letter Receipt” for item “205”posted to Auckland and showing despatch c.d.s. £180-200

x2029 * 1890 and 1898 envelopes to Wellington both franked at 3d. with the first redirected toChristchurch, both cancelled by “RPO-NU” c.d.s., 1905 card to Egypt and 1905 card fromEngland both showing “TRAVG P.O. NEW PLYMOUTH” c.d.s. with code “1” (the secondapplied sideways), and 1908 and 1910 cards cancelled by “TRAVELLING P.O./TARANAKI”Inwards and Outwards c.d.s. respectively £100-120

x2030 * 1898 envelope from Auckland showing boxed “UNCLAIMED” handstamp and arrival c.d.s.,both in violet, 1900 and 1904 registered covers with Telegraph abbreviated datestamps,1901 card and 1913 envelope registered to Australia showing different types of squared-circle datestamp, 1903 card with single-ring datestamp, 1905 unstamped card bearingPostage Due 1d. and loose Universal 1d. block of four with Telegraph Office c.d.s., and1913 long unstamped envelope with “PAID 1⁄2D” triple-ring datestamp in magenta. An interesting group £180-200

x2031 * 1901 (29 Nov.) envelope registered from Bell Block to England, bearing Pictorial 1⁄2d.and 21⁄2d. sharing manuscript “Bell Block 29 11 01” alongside manuscript registrationnumber, circular-framed “R” and London Registered oval datestamp (1.1) below; somefoxing around the perfs. though a rare manuscript marking applied due to the death ofthe postmaster. Also Sideface 1d. cancelled “Fitzroy 13/3/86” in manuscript and 1905card from England with arrival c.d.s. Photo £200-250

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x2032 * 1849 (16 Apr.) envelope from Edinburgh “Per private Ship Cornwall” to Nelson, rated“8” and showing despatch, London (17.4), New Plymouth (19.8) and Nelson (25.8)unframed datestamps, and 1850 entire of unknown origin to Nelson, rated “5” (4d.between provinces + 1d. port to port) and showing New Plymouth (30.6) and Nelson(11.7) unframed datestamps. An unusual pair of incoming items routed direct to New Plymouth £200-250

x2033 * 1850 (1 Oct.) envelope from England to a member of the 66th. Regiment at Wanganui,carried privately to Auckland where placed into the postal system, rated “4” in red andshowing Crowned Circle “PAID/AT/AUCKLAND”, New Plymouth (6.3) and Petre (14.3)unframed datestamps on face, Auckland unframed datestamps (18.4) on reverse, uponarrival redirected to Gravesend, Kent, rated “8” and with arrival c.d.s. (6.10) on reverse.Unusual. Photo £200-250




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x2034 * 1851 (15 Nov.) entire letter (small faults) from Wellington “p Shepherdess”, showing fine“2” handstamp in black and Crowned oval datestamp (2.12) with fixed tear date. Photo £400-500

x2035 * 1852 (21 Oct.) Bill of Lading entire letter ex the Weston correspondence to NewPlymouth, rated “4” and showing senders cachet, Auckland c.d.s. (9.5) and weak arrivalCrowned oval datestamp with “1851” fixed datestamp; perimeter faults though unusual £150-200


x2036 * 1857 (20 June) entire letter to Moturoa, rated “2” in red ink and showing, on reverse, a fine strike of the very rare “KAWHIA” handstamp and with unframed arrival datestamp(28.6) with reversed “Z”. Believed to be one of only four recorded examples of theKawhia handstamp. Photo £1,200-1,500

Note: Kawhia was a small missionary station on the west coast between Auckland and NewPlymouth

x2037 * 1858-62 envelopes (4) ex the Weston correspondence, two from Southampton bearing6d. lilac cancelled “85” and showing unframed c.d.s. with reversed “Z” or frameddatestamp, and two from London franked at 9d. (1d. + two 4d.) or 1/- with bothshowing small unframed c.d.s. with the 9d. rate via Nelson, and 1861 mourning envelopefrom Bishop’s Waltham franked at 9d. (1d.+2d.+6d.) and showing unframed Nelson andarrival c.d.s., all the New Zealand datestamps on face; the first and last with a few smallfaults though generally attractive £300-400



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x2038 * 1858 and 1859 entire letters ex the same correspondence from London, the first “viaSouthampton” rated “6”, the second “Per Overland via Marseilles” and rated “9”, bothunframed arrival c.d.s. with reversed “Z”, 1862 and 1863 entire letters ex the samecorrespondence from London, the first “via Southampton” rated “6” and with smallunframed arrival c.d.s., the second “Via Marseilles” rated “1/8” and with weak framedarrival c.d.s.; all four with Lombard St. despatch c.d.s. £120-150

x2039 * 1861 (15 June) envelope “P Victory” from Sydney, bearing 1860 perf. 12 6d. grey-browncancelled by “N.S.W.” duplex and with unframed arrival datestamps (8.7) alongside £120-150

x2040 * 1865 (12 June) envelope from Nelson to “Taranaki”, bearing 1864-67 2d. pale bluelightly cancelled with indistinct numeral and showing arrival c.d.s. (13.6) alongside, finedespatch c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £150-200

x2041 * 1867 (17 Nov.) envelope from Campbelltown to Taranaki, bearing 1864-67 1d. carmine-vermilion (3) with indistinct numeral cancellations, upon arrival redirected to Nelson andshowing, on reverse, despatch, Port Chalmers (18.11), Wellington (22.11), NewPlymouth (26.11 and 27.11) and Nelson (5.12) c.d.s.; an attractive 3d. interprovincialrate franking. Photo £200-250

x2042 * 1868 (28 June) orange envelope (complete with three variously dated letters and a lockof hair) from Cincinnati to Wanganui, showing “PAID” handstamp, despatch and LondonPaid (13.7) c.d.s. in red, unframed Wellington (15.11) and Petre (17.11) datestamps,New York datestamp on reverse; a few small faults though full of character. Photo £500-600

PROVENANCE:“Destination New Zealand”, Marcel Stanley, May 1988

x2043 * 1869 (10 Feb.) envelope from Cincinnati to Wanganui, showing “PAID” handstamp,despatch and London Paid (28.2) c.d.s. in red, unframed Nelson (22.5) and Petre (3.6)datestamps, New York datestamp on reverse. Photo £600-700

PROVENANCE:“Destination New Zealand”, Marcel Stanley, May 1988

Rural Taranaki Offices

x2044 * Awakino: 1891 printed envelope to Dunedin, bearing Sideface 2d. (defective) cancelledby manuscript “Awakino”, the reverse with four transit c.d.s. including three differentT.P.O., and 1905 envelope registered to Hobart bearing 1d. Universal (5) cancelled byc.d.s. £150-200

x2045 * Douglas Road: 1906 1d. red stationery envelope to Wellington cancelled by finesquared-circle datestamp, T.P.O. and Stratford c.d.s. on reverse, and 1910 postcard fromToko to Douglas showing arrival squared-circle with “RD” removed, changed afterprotests from residents when railway Station was named Douglas Road £100-120

x2046 * Hawera: 1881 (7 Oct.) “Normamby Star” newspaper to Christchurch, bearingNewspaper 1⁄2d. rose neatly cancelled and tied by “A” class c.d.s.; scarce. Photo £400-500

x2047 * Kaponga”: 1888 (25 July) 1d. brown card from Manaia to Opunaki (now Opunake),cancelled “Kaponga 25/7/88” in manuscript and with Manaia c.d.s. at lower left, arrivalc.d.s. (26.7) on reverse; minor tones on face, otherwise fine £120-150

x2048 * Patea: 1866 (21 Dec.) hand delivered envelope complete with letter from “Major Rookes& the officers of the garrison at Patea” to dine with them that evening; envelope soiledthough an unusual pre-postal service item. Also piece of a “On Maori Council BusinessOnly” card showing large illustrated seal handstamp in blue inscribed “MAORICOUNCIL/KURAHAUPO DISTRICT.” £200-250


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x2049 * Patea: 1869 envelope to Wanganui bearing 1864-67 3d., 1882 double rate long envelopeto Nelson bearing Sideface 2d. (2) and 1890 envelope to Christchurch bearing Sideface2d., all three cancelled “T/3” in oval of bars; the first two with flaps removed, the lasttwo much later than the 1877 latest date recorded, and 1872 envelope from Wanganuito Carlyle, Patea bearing 1871-73 2d. orange cancelled “8” and with arrival c.d.s. onreverse £250-300

x2050 * Pohokura: 1894 envelopes (2) ex the same correspondence to Inglewood bearingSideface 2d., the first with manuscript “Pokohura 8/8/94”, the second with manuscript“Poh 27/11/94”; both with small faults at top through opening though a most unusualpair; also Pictorial 1d. blue and brown with manuscript “Pohokura 17.8.94” £200-250

x2051 * Te Kiri: 1916 (8 Aug.) envelope registered to Kaponga, bearing Dominion 1d. (2) andKGV Head 11⁄2d. each with manuscript “E T 8th 16”, possibly applied after the datestamphad been locked away for the day, the registration label cancelled by Te Kiri c.d.s. thefollowing day. R.P.S.N.Z. Certificate (2005). Photo £150-200

Note: Research has suggested that the initials “ET” may be those of Elizabeth Thomas, arelative of the 1903 Postmaster/Store owner

x2052 * Warea: 1850 (24 July) entire from the German Mission Station via Auckland and Londonto Hamburg, variously rated and showing fine Auckland transit c.d.s. (12.8) on face, thereverse with New Plymouth (30.7), London (22.2) and S.E.P.A. (28.2) datestamps.Photo £500-600

x2053 * Warea: 1851 (14 Mar.) entire from the German Mission Station via Auckland andLondon to Hamburg, variously rated and showing fine Auckland transit c.d.s. (19.4) onface, the reverse with indistinct New Plymouth, London (25.9) and datestamps; lightageing, transcript of letter included. Photo £500-600

x2054 * Warea: 1852 (July) entire from the German Mission Station via Auckland and London toHamburg, variously rated and showing Crowned Circle “PAID/AT/AUCKLAND”handstamp on face, the reverse with London (21.8) c.d.s.; transcript of part letterincluded. Photo £600-800

x2055 * Wairoa: 1873 (18 Oct.) envelope from the Military Camp/Redoubt near Waverley toSydney, showing manuscript “Wairoa 18.10.73” on reverse and bearing 1871-73 1d.brown and 2d. orange (defective) both cancelled “8” at Wanganui in transit, the reversealso showing Wanganui, Wellington and Sydney (4.11) c.d.s. Photo £150-200

x2056 * The balance of the collection neatly mounted and written-up on pages, comprising covers(35, largely postcards with some incoming) and pieces/loose stamps (60) from over fiftyoffice from Hawera to Wharehuia, covers from Strathmore (1894) and Waitara (1877)together with a number of pieces and loose stamps with manuscript cancellations, 1892envelope from Waitara to U.S.A. bearing 5d. pair and showing framed “TOO LATE”, cardsof note include those from Maketawa, Rawhitiroa, Taramauku, Tokaora, Waitoriki (2)and Wharehuia, and 1916 postcard from Hospital Ship “Marama” with censor mark andKoru arrival c.d.s. A fine lot for the specialist £1,500-2,000


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Forerunnerx2057 * 1844 (2 Feb.) entire from Parramatta to New Plymouth, rated “7” and “8” and showing

framed “PARRAMATTA/POST PAID” with Sydney Ship Letter oval datestamps (22.2), thereverse with despatch (in blue) and arrival (26.3) Crowned oval datestamps. An attractivemanuscript forerunner. Photo £300-350

Red Numerals for Postage PaidThe British handstamps were proofed by the British G.P.O. in 1846. 24 identical sets of thefigures “1”, “2” and “4” were made for New Zealand. Post Office records show that they wereissued in 1846, however they are only recorded as being used from 1848.

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x2058 * 1854 (4 Mar.) envelope from Auckland “Via Overland route” to England, originallyscheduled to be sent via Suez but transported by the long sea route via Madras and theCape of Good Hope, rated “8” and showing Crowned Circle “PAID/AT/AUCKLAND NEWZEALAND”, h.s. “2” and Louth arrival c.d.s. (28.7), all on face, despatch and London c.d.s.on reverse. The earliest recorded red numeral used at Auckland. Photo £150-200

Note: At the time that the above cover was sent most of the steamships were requisitioned bythe British Government for use in the Crimean War to transport troops and supplies. The gapwas filled by reverting to clipper sailing ships owned or chartered by various Liverpool sailinglines, principally the Black Ball Line and the White Star Line


x2059 * 1855 (3 Jan.) envelope (minor faults at left) from Auckland “Per Steam from Sydney” toEngland, rated “1/-” and showing fine Crowned Circle “PAID/AT/AUCKLAND NEWZEALAND”, h.s. “, equally fine h.s. “2” (Postage had to be paid to Australia) and Loutharrival c.d.s. (7.4), all on face, despatch c.d.s. on reverse £120-150

x2060 * 1855 (3 Jan.) entire letter from Auckland to Sonoma, California, showing CrownedCircle “PAID/AT/AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND” and with h.s. “2” at left partially covered bySan Francisco c.d.s. (26.5) with “SHIP 5” handstamp alongside, despatch c.d.s. on reverse;small tear on face panel clear of the handstamps. The sole recorded entire to U.S.A. witha red numeral handstamp. Photo £400-500


x2061 * 1856 (July) entire letter (minor faults) from Auckland to Scotland and 1856 (10 Nov.)envelope (with contents) from Auckland to England, both showing Crowned Circle“PAID/AT/AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND” and h.s. “2”, the first rated “8” in manuscript, thesecond to Leicester with h.s. “8d”, the reverse of both with despatch and arrival c.d.s., thelatter also showing Plymouth Ship Letter c.d.s. £200-250

x2062 * 1859 (22 Sept.) envelope from Warkworth to Onehunga showing, on reverse, manuscript“Warkworth 9/2/59 paid 2d” in magenta ink, on face Auckland c.d.s. (26.9) and fine h.s.“2”; some sellotape stains on the vertical sides, and other small faults though a very raremanuscript marking and the earliest recorded example. Photo £800-1,000


x2063 * 1859 (14 Nov.) ladies embossed envelope (stains) from Wellington to Wanganui,showing Crowned Circle “PAID/AT/WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND”, h.s. “2” and Petrearrival c.d.s. (16.11), all on face, despatch c.d.s. on reverse, and 1859 (31 Dec.) envelopefrom Wellington to Archdeacon Brown in Auckland showing Crowned Circle“PAID/AT/WELLINGTON”, h.s. “2” and arrival c.d.s. (5.1), all on face, despatch c.d.s. onreverse £150-200



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x2064 * 1860 (Jan.) entire letter “per S.S. “Airedale” to New Plymouth and (May) envelope to thePaymaster of the 65th. Regiment at “Taranaki”, both from Auckland showing scarceunframed “PAID” c.d.s., h.s. “2” and arrival c.d.s., all on face; an attractive pair sent at thetime that there were bitter Land Wars, with previous Maori runner services terminatedcancelled due to hostilities £150-200

x2065 * 1861 (21 Jan.) blue envelope (light stains) from Wellington to Wanganui, showingCrowned Circle “PAID/AT/WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND”, h.s. “2” and Petre arrival c.d.s.(23.1), despatch c.d.s. on reverse, and 1862 (3 Mar.) envelope (complete with letter)from Auckland to Onehunge, showing unframed “PAID” datestamp and h.s. “2”; a fineand attractive pair £150-200


x2066 * 1849 (25 June) entire from Petre to London, showing Crowned Circle “PAID/AT/PETRENEW ZEALAND” with a superb strike of the h.s. “4” as unpaid applied in black in error,deleted and changed to a paid manuscript “4” in red alongside, ship letter charge rate of“8” written alongside the Crowned Circle, superb Petre c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £500-600

PROVENANCE:Major Henry Dumas, March 2000

x2067 * 1856 (21 Oct.) entire letter from Onehunga “pr William Denny” to Glasgow, showingweak Crowned Circle “PAID/AT/AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND” and h.s. “4”, manuscriptdouble rate “1/-” for ship letter charge, despatch, London and Glasgow (10.2)datestamps on reverse; one of only three examples of the handstruck “4” in red recorded.RPSNZ Certificate (2005). Photo £300-400

Note: The “William Denny” was chartered by the Auckland Provincial Council to provide amonthly shipping service to Sydney. The service ended when the ship was wrecked off the NorthCape of New Zealand on 2 March 1857

x2068 * 1859 (30 July) entire letter from Wellington Steam Navigation Co. “Overland” toWanganui, showing Crowned Circle “PAID/AT/WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND” alongsidesuperb h.s. “4” with Petre arrival c.d.s (3.8) at left, despatch c.d.s. on reverse; centralhorizontal filing crease clear of the red. One of only three examples of the handstruck “4”in red recorded, and the sole recorded example used for internal postage. Photo £250-300


x2069 * 1860 (5 Nov.) envelope to England, showing fine Crowned Circle“PAID/AT/WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND” alongside equally fine h.s. “6”; despatch andarrival (19.1) c.d.s. on reverse; the envelope with soiling and a few age marks, howeverthe sole example of the handstruck “6” in red recorded. Photo £400-500


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x2070 * 1849 (14 July) entire letter from Glasgow to Wellington, rated “8” and showing fourU.K. datestamps in red, Auckland (26.11) and Wellington (28.12) datestamps with thelatter having h.s. “1” alongside. A scarce handstamp with only fourteen examplesrecorded, eleven of which appear in this collection. Photo £250-300

x2071 * 1849 (7 Aug.) envelope from Edinburgh “per Private Ship Pekin” to Nelson, rated “8”and showing Edinburgh and London datestamps, Wellington (9.2) and Nelson (24.2)unframed datestamps together with a fine strike of the h.s. “1”, Ship Letter London c.d.s.on reverse. Photo £300-350



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x2072 * 1849 (20 Sept.) entire letter (an illustrated letter sheet of Micklegate Bar) to “SuvaFejjee”, rated “Pd 8” in magenta ink and showing York c.d.s. in blue, London Paid andShip Letter datestamps, New Plymouth (18.1) and Auckland (8.2) unframed datestamps,together with a fine strike of the h.s. “1”, all on face. A rare destination and full ofcharacter. Photo £1,000-1,200


x2073 * 1849 (31 Oct.) entire from London “Per “Clara” to Cloudy Bay, Cook’s Strait”, rated“P 8d” in magenta ink and showing London Paid c.d.s., Auckland (22.3), Wellington(3.5) and two light Nelson (11.6) unframed datestamps alongside superb “1” handstamp,London Ship Letter c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £250-300

x2074 1850 (29 July) front and part back from London to Nelson, bearing 1841 2d. blue stripof four with good to large margins mainly all round and each neatly cancelled “14”,showing London Ship Letter, Auckland (18.12) and Nelson (25.1) unframed c.d.s., andsuperb h.s. “1”; most attractive. Photo £200-250


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x2075 * 1850 (2 Aug.) envelope from Edinburgh to Nelson, bearing 1841 2d. blue strip of fourwith good to large margins mainly all round and each neatly cancelled “131”, showingLondon Ship Letter c.d.s., Auckland (18.12) and Nelson (25.1) unframed c.d.s. and fineh.s. “1”, the reverse with framed “CASTLE/STREET”, despatch and London c.d.s.; mostattractive. Photo £1,500-1,800PROVENANCE:John Woolfe, October 2006

x2076 * 1850 (9 Nov.) entire from London “Per “Cresswell” to Cloudy Bay, Cook’s Strait”, rated“P 8” in red and showing London Ship Letter c.d.s., Auckland (20.3), Wellington (22.4)and Nelson (13.5) unframed datestamps alongside superb “1” handstamp. Photo £250-300


x2077 * 1851 (12 Mar.) entire from Halifax to Wellington, rated “8” and showing despatch c.d.s.in blue, London and London Ship Letter c.d.s. in red, Auckland (17.8) and Wellington(?.9) unframed datestamps, and superb h.s. “2” £100-120

x2078 * 1852 (Mar.) entire letter from Wellington “p Wonga Wonga” to Wanganui with despatchand superb h.s. “2”, 1860 (Mar.) “OPS” entire from Ahuriri to Napier showing despatchdatestamp and superb h.s. “2”, and 1862 (Sept.) entire letter (small imperfections) fromWellington “p Lord Worsley Steamer” to Ahuriri showing arrival datestamp alongsidesuperb h.s. “2” £150-200

x2079 * 1852 (21 Mar.) entire letter from Wanganui to Rev. Whitely at Kawhia, showing NewPlymouth Crowned oval datestamp and h.s. “2” with manuscript “2” below totalling “4”,Petre despatch c.d.s. on reverse; recipients notes at right over New Plymouth datestamp £200-250

x2080 * 1852 (2 Aug.) mourning envelope from London “P Steamer Sydney” “via Sydney” to NewPlymouth, showing despatch datestamp, unframed Wellington datestamp (14.1) and NewPlymouth Crowned oval datestamp (29.1, the latest date recorded), and 1856 (Dec.)clean entire from London “Per European via Melbourne” to the Superintendent of theProvincial Government of Wellington, rated “6” and showing despatch c.d.s. unframedWellington datestamps (4.3) alongside superb h.s. “2” £400-500

x2081 * 1852 (4 Sept.) entire (minor imperfections) from Wellington “p Eclair” to NewPlymouth, showing superb h.s. “2” and with Crowned oval arrival datestamp (1.10) atleft, despatch datestamp on reverse. Photo £200-250



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x2082 * 1853 (17 Jan.) entire letter from New Plymouth with letter headed “p Overland Mail” toWanganui, showing h.s. “2” on face and with Crowned oval despatch datestamp withfixed year date “1851” on reverse; a few small faults though a rare cover carried by theOverland Route established shortly after the founding of settlements at Wellington,Wanganui and New Plymouth £200-250

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x2083 * 1853 (Nov.) envelope from London to New Plymouth, bearing embossed 1/- green(cut-to-shape) cancelled “15” and showing London Ship Letter c.d.s., Auckland and NewPlymouth (reversed “Z”) unframed datestamps and h.s. “2”, and 1857 (Feb.) envelopefrom Bath “Via Liverpool Per Indian Queen” to Nelson, bearing embossed 6d. purple(three margins) cancelled by “53” sideways duplex and showing Wellington and Nelsonunframed datestamps, and h.s. “2”; flap faults and a little soiled in places though a notunattractive pair £250-300

x2084 * 1856 (13 June) OHMS entire (190x88mm.) from New Plymouth to the ColonialSecretary at Auckland showing despatch and arrival unframed datestamps and superb h.s.“2”, and 1860 (19 Jan.) OHMS entire letter from Ahuriri to Napier with light unframeddatestamp and h.s. “2”, the contents including “we require all the encouragement from theProvince of Hawke’s Bay which can be consistently given to keep up the second mail service....” £150-200

x2085 * 1856 (1 Aug.) envelope addressed in Maori to “Ka Akarana”, showing unframedAuckland datestamp and h.s. “2” on face, the reverse with a good strike of the very rarestraight-line “KAWHIA” handstamp; the envelope with two creases, one crossing theKawhia handstamp, and some pinholes. One of only four recorded example of the Kawhiahandstamp. Photo £500-600


x2086 * 1856 (6 Oct.) OHMS entire from Ahuriri to Wellington showing despatch and arrivalunframed datestamps and superb h.s. “2”, and 1858 (2 Aug.) OHMS entire(180x88mm.) from the Postmaster at Wanganui to Auckland showing despatch (2) andarrival unframed datestamps and superb h.s. “2” £150-200

x2087 * 1856 (18 Nov.) envelope from Sydney “Pr Cheetah” to Wellington, bearing Diademimperf. 3d. yellow-green with four good margins and cancelled by dumb obliterator,showing superb arrival c.d.s. and h.s. “2”, despatch c.d.s. on reverse; most attractive.Photo £300-350

x2088 * 1856 (20 Dec.) entire from Melbourne to Wellington, bearing Woodblock imperf. 6d.orange (light crease) with four good margins cancelled “1” and showing unframed arrivalc.d.s. and superb h.s. “2”, despatch oval datestamp on reverse; most attractive. Photo £200-250

x2089 * 1858 (15 May) envelope from Nelson to Wairau showing despatch datestamp and h.s.“2” on face, and 1860 (15 May) envelope from Nelson to Beaverton (now Blenheim)showing superb h.s. “2” with despatch datestamp on reverse; both a little soiled thoughan interesting pair with the former addressed to Mr. Wynen who built a store in Wairauin 1855 and Joseph Taylor who ran a blacksmiths in Beaverton. A Post Office opened asBeaver in March 1856 £150-200

x2090 * 1859 (25 Jan.) entire letter and 1860 (24 June) front and part back, both fromWellington to Port Cooper, 1860 (14 Aug.) entire from Auckland “p first vessel” toTaranaki and 1862 (16 Mar.) entire letter from Wellington to Wanganui, all showingdespatch datestamps and h.s. “2” on face, the “2” handstamps largely superb £200-250

Local Numeral “2”

x2091 * 1854 (24 Apr.) small envelope (overall light soiling) from New Plymouth to Wanganui,showing h.s. “2” alongside Petre arrival datestamp (29.4), despatch c.d.s. on reverse; a previously unrecorded handstamp showing different curl in the head compared with theBritish type. Photo £150-200

Note: Postmasters of smaller towns resorted to producing their own handstamps as the Britishnumeral handstamps were not or no longer available

x2092 * 1858 (11 Jan.) envelope (minor soiling) from London to Port Chalmers, rated “6” andshowing London Paid datestamp, unframed Wellington (29.3) and Otago (16.5)datestamps, and a superb strike of the h.s. “2”. Photo £150-200




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x2093 * 1861 (2 July) entire from Lyttelton to Christchurch, showing a superb strike of the h.s.“2” and arrival datestamp (16.7), despatch datestamp on reverse; the earliest recordeddate of use of this h.s. “2”. Photo £150-200PROVENANCE:John Woolfe, October 2006

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x2094 * 1861 (14 Sept.) envelope (a little soiled and flap missing) from Christchurch to Kaiapoi,showing a superb strike of the h.s. “2” alongside arrival datestamp (16.9), despatchunframed datestamp on reverse, being a new last date of use. Photo £150-200


x2095 * 1848 (31 Oct.) small envelope from London to Wellington, carried privately to Nelsonand posted unpaid, showing unframed Nelson c.d.s. (24.2) and superb h.s. “4”; smalllight stain clear of the handstamps. Photo £350-400PROVENANCE:John Woolfe, October 2006

x2096 * 1848 (29 Nov.) entire letter from Parramatta, New South Wales to Wellington, rated “7”in red ink and showing framed “PARRAMATTA/POST PAID”, Crowned “PAID SHIPLETTER/SYDNEY” oval datestamp (29.11), and unframed Wellington datestamp (29.12)alongside superb h.s. “4”, Parramatta and Sydney datestamps on reverse. Photo £200-250

x2097 * 1849 (23 Jan.) OHMS entire from Wellington to the Superintendent and ResidentMagistrate at Nelson, showing arrival c.d.s. (2.2) and largely fine h.s. “4”; the earliestrecorded use from Wellington £120-150

x2098 * 1849 (22 Sept.) envelope (two flaps missing) apparently written within Auckland andaddressed locally, showing fine unframed datestamp and h.s. “4” £100-120

x2099 * 1849 (12 Dec.) envelope (light horizontal fold at centre) from Wellington to Lytteltonshowing two strikes of the h.s. “4”, one applied inverted and corrected with an uprightstrike, despatch datestamp on reverse; a most unusual application of two strikes which wasin contravention of the regulations, the fine for which was 6d., if levied. Photo £250-300

x2100 * 1850 (3 Dec.) envelope from Auckland to Wellington marked “Victoria” andsubsequently “too late for the Victoria”, showing unframed datestamps of Russell (6.12),Auckland (10.12), New Plymouth (2.1) and Wellington (17.1) with a superb strike of theh.s. “4”, possibly applied at Auckland. Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:John Woolfe, October 2006

x2101 * 1853 (24 Mar.) entire (205x88mm., no side flaps) from Geelong to The Commissionerof Crown Lands at Wellington, rated “10” in red ink and showing unframed Wellingtondatestamp (6.4) alongside h.s. “4”, and Nelson unframed datestamp (12.4, possibly anerror of date), Geelong and Melbourne oval datestamps on reverse £150-200

x2102 * 1854 (25 June) OHMS entire from Wellington to The Superintendent at Otago, showingsuperb h.s. “4” and Otago arrival datestamp (crossed by crease), despatch datestamp onreverse £100-120

x2103 * 1856 (4 Sept.) clean double rate entire from London “Per Marco Polo via Melbourne” toWellington, rated “1/-” and showing London Paid c.d.s., light arrival datestamps (24.12)and superb h.s. “4” £100-120PROVENANCE:John Woolfe, October 2006

x2104 * 1859 (3 Oct.) OHMS entire letter (210x90mm.) from New Plymouth to The DeputyAdjutant General Militia & Volunteers at Auckland, showing arrival c.d.s. (13.10) andsuperb h.s. “4”, despatch datestamp on reverse. Photo £200-250


x2105 * 1860 (1 June) clean entire from Ahuriri to The Superintendent of Hawke’s Bay at Napier,showing badly distorted and previously unrecorded h.s. “4” and with part Ahuriridespatch datestamp on reverse. Photo £800-1,000PROVENANCE:John Woolfe, October 2006


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x2106 * 1842 (12 Aug.) envelope (211x95mm., small faults) from Sydney “p Jane Goudia via PortNicholson” to Nelson, rated “3” and showing Sydney Paid Ship Letter Crowned ovaldatestamp and, at left, a superb strike of previously unrecorded h.s. “6”, Wellington ovaltransit datestamp (4.9) on reverse; the earliest recorded New Zealand Numeralhandstamp. Photo £250-300

PROVENANCE:“Adam Hunter”, July 1980John Woolfe, October 2006

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x2107 * 1870 (2 Sept.) small envelope ex the Stafford correspondence from Wellington andaddressed locally, bearing 1864-67 3d. lilac clearly cancelled “7” and showing fine h.s.“1” preceded by equally fine “LATE FEE” h.s.; charged as a “country” letter at 2d. and 1d.late fee, The sole recorded example of the figure “1” handstamp in the period 1861-74(Ellott 13-32). RPSNZ Certificate (2012). Photo £250-300

x2108 * 1897 G.B. 1⁄2d. brown wrapper, uprated with 1⁄2d. pair, from Weobley to Dunedin,cancelled “003” and showing framed “T/5/L” alongside h.s. “1”, 1907 postcard with“Post” crossed out, from Lyttelton to Invercargill, bearing 1⁄2d. and with superb h.s. “1”alongside, and 1909? unpaid card from Milton to Oamaru with part despatch c.d.s.alongside superb h.s. “1” followed by manuscript “to pay” £100-120


x2109 * 1861 (11 Dec.) small envelope from Dunedin to “The Manse Port Chalmers”, bearing1857-63 1d. dull orange with clear to large margins mainly all round and neatly cancelled“18”, large h.s. “1” alongside, despatch c.d.s. on reverse; the sole example recorded (seeEllott Vol. 3). Photo £400-500

x2110 * 1905 postcard from Millerton to Napier franked at 1⁄2d., bearing 1d. Postage Duecancelled on arrival and with h.s. “1D” alongside, 1906 cards from Riverton, Stratford (2)and Urenui all bearing 1⁄2d. and showing h.s. “1D” or circular-framed “T1” (Riverton),largely the only examples recorded £120-150


x2111 * 1858 (late Nov.) envelope from Nelson to Auckland, bearing 1857-63 2d. blue withgood to large margins, cancelled “14” and additionally tied by arrival datestamp (7.12)with superb h.s. “2” alongside, the reverse (part flap missing) with indistinct despatchdatestamp. Photo £200-250

x2112 * 1869 (7 July) envelope from Auckland to Wellington, bearing 1871-73 1d. orange (2)both neatly cancelled by “1” duplex, 1d. underpaid and showing superb h.s. “2”alongside one of the adhesives, arrival c.d.s. (11.7) on reverse; most attractive. Photo £150-200

x2113 * 1870 (Nov.) envelope (flap missing and part of address excised) from Lyttelton “p Gothenburg” to Wellington, bearing 1864-67 2d. cancelled “7” and with h.s. “2”preceded by h.s. “TOO LATE”, 1884 envelope from Timaru to Christchurch bearingSideface 1d. cancelled by duplex and with h.s. “2” alongside, 1884 G.B. 1⁄2d. card carriedprivately to New Zealand and used from Nelson to Greymouth showing superb h.s. “2”applied within the bars of a weak squared-circle datestamp, 1895 envelope fromWellington to London bearing G.B. 21⁄2d. indistinctly cancelled and additionally cancelledby legible h.s. “2” with “25/CENTIMES/T” and “21⁄2D F.B.” charge marks, and 1902unfranked card to England, posted as a loose letter on the Christchurch South Railwayshowing h.s. “2”, “T/10/CENTIMES” and “2D/I.S./E.” charge marks. An interestinggroup £200-250




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x2114 * 1868 (4 May) envelope from Alford Forest to Wellington, bearing 1864-67 2d. blue PlateII cancelled “ALF” in manuscript and by “C” in oval of bars with superb h.s. “2”alongside, the reverse (part flap missing) with Christchurch (4.5) and arrival (9.5) c.d.s.Photo £250-300

x2115 * 1868 (2 Dec.) envelope from Balclutha to Wellington, bearing 1864-67 2d. blue Plate Icancelled “019” and with a fine partial double strike of the h.s. “2” at upper left, thereverse with despatch, Dunedin (3.12) and arrival (6.12) c.d.s. Photo £120-150

x2116 * 1870 (4 May) envelope (part flap missing) from Christchurch to Newtown Post Office,bearing 1864-67 1d. orange neatly cancelled by “C” duplex and showing superb h.s. “2”at left. Photo £150-200

x2117 * 1870 (31 July) envelope (crease clear of adhesive and traces of ageing) from Invercargillto Waikouaiti, bearing 1864-67 2d. blue Plate II (retouched) very lightly cancelled byduplex and further by “SI” obliterator, weighing over 1⁄2oz. and showing a fine strike ofthe Invercargill h.s. “2” and with arrival c.d.s. (3.8) tying the adhesive, Dunedin c.d.s.(1.8) on reverse. Photo £150-200

x2118 * 1882 (5 July) envelope from Amberley to Christchurch bearing Sideface 1d. and showingh.s. “2” alongside, 1899 (26 June) Gray’s Patent Plough Share advertising envelope fromBalclutha to Dunedin bearing Pictorial 1d. and showing “2” h.s. alongside, 1900 (15 June) envelope from Waverley, bearing Pictorial 1d. rose with h.s. “T.2” alongside,and 1906 (Apr.) postcards from Lyttelton (2), the first to France and originally charged2d. due though with 1d. Universal on picture side and with charge marks crossedthrough, the second to Brisbane, unstamped and with h.s. “2D”; an interesting groupwith the first three handstamps previously unrecorded. RPSNZ Certificate (2008) for first £180-200


x2119 * 1870 (24 Mar.) envelope from Wellington to Timaru, bearing 1864-67 3d. lilac neatlycancelled “7” and showing fine h.s. “3” preceded by equally fine “LATE FEE” h.s., thereverse with despatch, Christchurch and arrival (29.3) c.d.s.; the sole example recordedand illustrated in Ellott Vol. III, Section 13-31. Photo £200-250


x2120 * 1864 (25 Apr.) envelope (small faults) from Wellington to Wanganui, bearing 1862 2d.pale blue Plate I (worn), good to large margins, cancelled “7” and alongside “DEFICIENTPOSTAGE/FINE..........” both completed for “2” followed by fine h.s. “4”, light arrival c.d.s.(27.4) at centre, despatch c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £200-250

x2121 * 1865 (21 Sept.) envelope (214x91mm.) from Nelson to The Chief Justice at Aucklandbearing 1864-67 2d. pale blue Plate I (worn) lightly cancelled “14” and alongside fair“INSUFFICIENTLY STAMPED/FINE..........” both completed for “2” followed by h.s. “4”,despatch and arrival (24.9) c.d.s. on reverse £120-150

x2122 * 1870 (27 Dec.) envelope from Auckland to Wellington, bearing 1864-67 2d. deep bluePlate II cancelled by “1” duplex and showing at left “DEFICIENT POSTAGE/FINE..........”both completed for “2” followed by fine h.s. “4”, the reverse (flap missing) with arrivalc.d.s. (1.1). Photo £150-200

x2123 * 1876 (23 Aug.) unstamped New Zealand Insurance Company printed envelope (crease atfoot) from Thames to Auckland, showing large part “A/3” despatch duplex alongsidesuperb h.s. “4”, the first recorded use of the British “4” from this office, and 1880 (17 June) envelope (small faults) from Wellington to Blenheim bearing Sideface 2d.(defective) cancelled by “W” duplex and showing superb h.s. “4” at foot £100-120



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x2124 * 1865 (15 Oct.) envelope (222x103mm., creases) from Dunedin and addressed locally toCapt. Inverrarity, bearing 1864-67 2d. pale blue Plate I (worn) cancelled by “OTAGO”duplex and showing “DEFICIENT POSTAGE/FINE..........” both completed for “2” followedby fine h.s. “4” at upper left £120-150

x2125 * 1866 (1 June) quadruple rate envelope (217x90mm.) from Weatherstone Goldfield toDunedin, bearing 1864-67 2d. deep blue vertical strip of three each lightly cancelled“018” in brownish ink and with a legible strike of the “GOLD FIELD/OTAGO N.Z.” h.s. withcode “B” in the same ink at lower left corner, showing “DEFICIENT POSTAGE/FINE..........”h.s. at upper left and with superb large h.s. “4” a little over-cancelling the Goldfield h.s.;some creases in places, and staining, mainly confined to reverse. Rare. Photo £600-800


x2126 * 1884 (30 Sept.) unstamped envelope from Palmerston North to Rangitikei showingdespatch c.d.s. alongside h.s. “4”, 1892 envelope from Christchurch to Ashburtonbearing 2d. and with large h.s. “4d” alongside, 1893 envelope from Kaiapoi toChristchurch bearing 1d. (2) and showing manuscript “Def. 2/Fine 2” followed by fancyh.s. “4”, and 1900 envelope from Taheki to Hokianga, bearing Sideface 2d. (anotherfloated off) and showing large circular-framed “TO PAY/4D”. An interesting quartet £250-300


x2127 * 1893 (3 Nov.) envelope from London to Oamaru, bearing 21⁄2d. with duplex and showingframed “T/25/L” h.s. alongside h.s. “5”, and 1897 (19 May) envelope (228x100mm.)envelope from Edinburgh to Dunedin, bearing 1⁄2d. (5) with c.d.s. and showing twoframed “T/L”, manuscript “2/2 5” and h.s. “5”; two of the three recorded examples £150-200


x2128 * 1866 (31 Dec.) envelope from Wellington addressed locally, bearing 1864-67 1d.orange-vermilion pair and 2d. blue sharing two “070” duplex and showing, at left,“DEFICIENT POSTAGE 2/FINE.......2” with h.s. “6” alongside; overall soiling and faults onflap though scarce and not unattractive. Photo £200-250

Note: Posted on the last date of the 2d. per 1⁄2oz. to 1oz. and 4d. per further oz. or part thereofrate

x2129 * 1870s front from Christchurch to Nelson, bearing 1871-73 6d. brown cancelled “C”,showing “DEFICIENT POSTAGE 2”/FINE.....4/6d” with h.s. “6” and manuscript “6” in bluecrayon below, a further handstamp deleted by “C” in oval of bars, and a superb strike ofthe circular-framed “MISSENT/TO/DUNEDIN” handstamp, and 1886 (12 Aug.) envelope(208x102mm.) from Christchurch and addressed locally, bearing 1d. and 2d. cancelled“C” in oval of bars and showing h.s. “6” (open top loop) alongside, the sole recordedexample of this handstamp recorded £150-200

x2130 * 1870 (21 June) double rate Interprovincial rate envelope from New Plymouth toLyttelton, bearing 1864-67 3d. lilac cancelled “9”, showing “DEFICIENT POSTAGE3/FINE....3” with h.s. “6” below followed by despatch c.d.s., the reverse with Wellington(24.6) and arrival (25.6) c.d.s. Photo £200-250

x2131 * 1873 (29 May) envelope from Wellington to Christchurch, bearing 1871-73 1d. brown(2) both cancelled “7” and showing “DEFICIENT POSTAGE 2/FINE....../LATE FEE 4” withh.s. “6” alongside, despatch and arrival (31.5) c.d.s. on reverse; the envelope with minorsoiling though the sole recorded example of this handstamp. Photo £250-300



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x2132 * 1855 (15 Jan.) entire from New Plymouth to Auckland and redirected to Wellington,initially rated “2d” in red crayon and showing Crowned Circle “PAID/AT/NEW PLYMOUTHNEW ZEALAND” (CC1) in black, Auckland (25.1), New Plymouth (12.2 when returnedthere) and Wellington (24.2) unframed datestamps, and h.s. “2”, original despatch c.d.s.on reverse. Photo £600-800

x2133 * 1861 (19 July) envelope from Alton, Hants “Prepaid 6d. via Southampton” to Wellingtonand redirected to “Kaipoi Canterbury”, bearing 6d. lilac cancelled “11” and showingWellington (3.10), Lyttelton (4.10) and Kaiapoi (5.10) unframed datestamps, and h.s.“2”, and 1876 (15 Jan.) envelope (edge faults) from London “via Brindisi” toWellington and redirected via “Manawatu” to New Plymouth, franked at 9d. andshowing h.s. “2” deleted by “9” obliterator and replaced with “4”, reverse withWellington (15.3), Wanganui and New Plymouth (8.4) c.d.s. on reverse £100-120

x2134 * 1862 (Sept.) envelope from Greytown to Wellington and redirected back to Greytown,bearing 1862 2d. blue with margins mainly all round (defect at upper right corner)cancelled “4” in oblong of bars and showing Wellington datestamp (30.9) and h.s. “2”alongside, and 1868 (6 Apr.) envelope from Wairoa to Napier, bearing 1864-67 2d. deepblue cancelled by Napier “H/1” duplex and showing superb h.s. “2” at left, held inNelson for some 2 months before redirection “Try Nelson” and with Nelson (6.6) andWairoa datestamps on reverse £150-200

x2135 * 1864 (22 Nov.) envelope from an unknown office to Napier and redirected to the PostOffice at Auckland, bearing 1864-67 2d. pale blue with indistinct cancellation andshowing h.s. “2” alongside with arrival datestamp (FFA 1.3, 25.11), and 1867 (22 Feb.)envelope, addressed in Maori, from Auckland to Ahuriri and redirected to Napier, bearing1864-67 2d. deep blue neatly cancelled “2” and with fine h.s. “2” alongside, despatchand arrival c.d.s. on reverse £150-200

x2136 * 1871 (20 Mar.) envelope from Napier to Wellington and redirected to Auckland, bearing1864-67 1d. pale orange-vermilion (2) tied by “H/1” duplex and showing h.s. “2” atlower left corner, Wellington datestamps (2.4 and 3.4) on reverse; attractive £120-150

x2137 * 1877 envelopes (2) ex the Holdsworth correspondence from Alderley-Edge, the first (7.7)franked at 6d. to the Post Office at Wellington and redirected to “Marakekeho HawkesBay”, the second (18.9) franked at 8d. to the Post Office at Auckland and redirected to“Marakekeho Napier”, both showing superb h.s. “2” and with appropriate datestamps onreverse £120-150


x2138 * 1864 (Dec.) and 1865 (May) envelopes ex the Paterson correspondence fromCampbelltown to Dunedin and redirected via Matauru to Fortification Station (sheepfarm), differently franked at 10d. with both showing h.s. “2”, various datestamps on faceand reverse (one with Matauru c.d.s. FFA 3.2 datestamp eight months earlier thanrecorded in Vol. VII), and 1866 (Mar.) envelope from the same correspondence toGreymouth and redirected to Dunedin, franked at 10d. and showing superb Greymouthh.s. “2”; a few faults though an unusual trio £150-200

x2139 * 1866 (26 May) envelope (small imperfections) from Manchester “via Marseilles” toHokitika and redirected to Waimea, franked at 10d. and showing fine Hokitika h.s. “2”at foot, the reverse with manuscript “Waimea 2/8/66” £120-150

x2140 * 1869 (June) and (Oct.) envelopes ex the same correspondence to Christchurch andredirected to Newtown, the first from Lerwick franked at 6d. with manuscript “Left” andinitials of the postman on reverse, the second from Dundee, Victoria bearing Laureated6d. blue (defective) with both showing fine strikes of the Christchurch h.s. “2” £100-120



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x2141 * 1870 (20 Sept.) envelope from London to Hokitika and redirected to Christchurch,bearing 6d. with clear SW35 duplex and showing fine h.s. “2” of Hokitika, and 1871(Feb.) envelope (one flap missing) from Worksop “via Marseilles” to Riverton andredirected to Invercargill, franked at 9d. and showing fine h.s. “2” of Riverton. An attractive pair £100-120

x2142 * 1872 (Dec.) envelope from Wellington to Dunedin and redirected to Kaikorai, bearing1871-73 2d. orange with “070” duplex and showing h.s. “2” at left, 1873 (13 Feb.)envelope (light overall soiling) from Dunedin to Tokomairiro and redirected to Balclutha,bearing 1871 2d. orange with “O” duplex and with h.s. “2” in upper left corner, and1876 (Apr.) envelope from Auckland “per Lady Bird” to Westport and redirected toThames, bearing Sideface 2d. rose (defective) with light duplex and h.s. “2” at lower left,all superb strikes of the h.s. “2” £150-200


x2143 * 1869 (Dec.) mourning envelope from London to Auckland and redirected to Patea,bearing 6d. lilac with N15 duplex and showing superb h.s. “3” below, and 1870 (Jan.)envelope from Nelson to Auckland Post Office and redirected to Nelson, bearing 1864-67 3d. lilac cancelled “N/1” with c.d.s. alongside and showing superb h.s. “3” atleft. An attractive pair £200-250


x2144 * 1872 (22 Oct.) envelope from Auckland to Wellington and redirected to Nelson, bearing1871-73 2d. orange (2) twice cancelled by “1” duplex and showing h.s. “4” at left,Wellington (26.10) and Nelson (3.11) c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £150-200

x2145 * 1877 (9 May) envelope (minor edge faults) from Market Harborough “via Southampton”to Auckland and redirected to Otahuhu, bearing 6d. grey with “511” duplex and showing“DEFICIENT.POSTAGE 6D..FINE.... 6D./1/-” with the redirection fee h.s. of “4” alongsideand manuscript “2” above; most unusual. Photo £150-200


x2146 * 1885 (28 May) envelope registered from Piplee “Registered for receipt Per Mail Steamervia Bombay” to Patea and redirected to Pihama, franked at 10a. and showing “R” in circleat right and h.s. “4” for postage only at left, the reverse with despatch c.d.s. andregistration handstamp, transit c.d.s. and Dunedin Registered oval datestamp (13.7) inred; tear on face panel and some soiling though a most unusual item of incoming mailand the sole recorded example of this “4” handstamp to date. Photo £150-200


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x2147 * 1878 (28 Feb.) triple rate blue envelope from Dunedin to Wellington and redirected toAuckland, bearing Sideface 6d. blue with light duplex, Wellington c.d.s. (2.3) and fineh.s. “6” at left, Wellington and Auckland (5.3) c.d.s. on reverse; the sole recordedexample of the “6” handstamp used for redirection. Photo £150-200

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Loose Letters

x2148 * 1878 (June) envelope from St. Kilda, Victoria “per Claud Hindustan” to Dunedin,bearing Bell 2d. lilac (2) twice cancelled by Port Chalmers “PC” duplex (13.6) and withoval “LOOSE/SHIP LETTER” handstamp and h.s. “2” alongside, Dunedin c.d.s. (13.6) onreverse £120-150

x2149 * 1887 (Aug.) envelope (small faults) from Russell to Sydney, bearing Sideface 2d.cancelled “A/26” in oval of bars and showing framed “LOOSE LETTER” and British h.s.“2” alongside, Russell and Manly c.d.s. on reverse, 1884 (Sept.) 1d. brown card fromWellington to Blenheim, cancelled on arrival and showing framed “LOOSE LETTER” andlarge local h.s. “2” in blue, and 1892 1d. blue card to Auckland, cancelled “A” in oval ofbars, Auckland c.d.s. and showing framed “LOOSE LETTER” alongside British h.s. “1”. An attractive trio £150-200

Consignee Mail

x2150 * 1853 envelope from Henry H. Wills & Co., Commission Agents, London “p HamillaMitchell” to New Plymouth, showing sender’s cachet, Auckland (30.11) and NewPlymouth (22.12) datestamps with the latter over-cancelled by British h.s. “2”, and 1862(31 Mar.) “Consignees letter pr Victoria” entire (no side flaps) to Lyttelton showing localh.s. “2” and with Lyttelton datestamp (31.3), the last day that letters could be postedwithout stamps in New Zealand £150-200

x2151 * 1884 (3 Dec.) envelope (complete with printed Bill of Lading) from London to Napierand handstamped “CONSIGNEE’S LETTER PER IONIC” in violet on face panel, mailed onarrival at Port Ahuriri bearing Sideface 1d. rose cancelled by c.d.s. and redirected toWaipukurau with postage due indicated by previously unrecorded h.s. “2” of Napier, partNapier c.d.s. on reverse; attractive and most unusual. Photo £200-250

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Advertised and Unclaimed

x2152 * 1864 (Apr.) mourning envelope from Leeds to Melbourne and redirected to Dunedin, toHamilton and again to Dunedin, franked at 6d. and showing local h.s. “6” deleted andreplaced with manuscript “8” alongside “Advertised/Unclaimed”, 1864 (July) mourningenvelope from London (stamp removed) to Invercargill to Picton to Havelock, showingtwo different local h.s. “2” and with framed “ADVERTISED/UNCLAIMED” h.s. in red, and1866 (Apr.) mourning envelope from Carlisle to Dunedin and redirected to Hokitika,bearing 1d. red (6) and showing local h.s. “2” deleted by “OTAGO” in bars and withmanuscript “Advertised Unclaimed”. An interesting trio £200-250

x2153 * 1864 (July) envelope from Dunedin to Teviot, bearing 1864-67 2d. cancelled by duplexand showing framed “ADVERTISED/UNCLAIMED” and h.s. “2”, 1867 (May) envelope fromHokitika to Arnold Township, bearing 1864-67 2d. blue cancelled by “C/21” duplexwith Greymouth local h.s. “2” alongside manuscript “Unclaimed”, and 1896 11⁄2d. lettercard from Timaru to Christchurch showing arrival c.d.s., boxed “UNCLAIMED” and h.s.“2d” all in violet; a few faults though an unusual trio £120-150

x2154 * 1865 (18 Feb.) envelope (flap missing, small faults) from Blenheim to Wairau, bearing1864-67 2d. blue Plate I cancelled “1” in oval of bars showing local h.s. “2” with lightPicton c.d.s. alongside, marked “Advertised Unclaimed” and showing, on reverse, anotation that the envelope has been opened in error £120-150

REGISTERED MAIL

Manuscript and Early Handstampsx2155 * 1847 (26 Apr.) entire letter from Auckland to Wick, Scotland, rated “4” at Auckland with

manuscript “Registered W. 414” applied at Wellington, further rated “1/8” including theregistration fee, all on face, the reverse with London “SHIP-LETTER” handstamp, London(24.11), Glasgow (25.11) and Wick (27.11) datestamps. Photo £250-300

x2156 * 1847 (31 May) entire letter from Auckland to Wick, Scotland, rated “4” alongside framed“PAID AT/AUCKLAND” and manuscript “Registered 450”, further rated “1/8” and showing,on reverse, New Zealand Type II double-arc datestamp (a late use), London c.d.s. and“SHIP-LETTER” handstamp, and Wick arrival c.d.s. (28.11). Photo £300-350

x2157 * 1854 (25 May) envelope (complete with letter) from Auckland “Via Sydney or Melbourne- from thence by Steamer and Overland Route” to England, marked “Registered” andshowing light Crowned Circle “PAID/AT/AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND” and British h.s. “4”,both in red, Auckland, Liverpool Ship (28.9) and Hull (29.9) datestamps on reverse.Photo £150-200

x2158 * 1856 (17 Oct.) envelope from Nelson to Carlisle, marked “Registered 426” and rated “2”in red crayon, showing light Crowned Circle “PAID/AT/NELSON NEW ZEALAND” and withLondon double oval “REGISTERED/G.P.O.” datestamp (2.3), Plymouth Ship Letter c.d.s.on reverse, and 1857 (24 June) envelope from Auckland to Scotland, marked“Registered” and rated “6” in red and black (twice), showing light Crowned Circle“PAID/AT/AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND”, Auckland and Perth c.d.s. on reverse £200-250

x2159 * 1861 (31 July) envelope from Papanui to England, rated “6” alongside manuscript“Registered 485 717” with Christchurch (31.7) and Lyttelton (1.8) datestamps on face,the reverse with manuscript “Papanui 31/7/61”, Cheltenham and Northleach (24.10)c.d.s.; also 1860 part entire from Akaroa to Lyttelton showing manuscript “Registered”and “2/-” in red crayon, the earliest of five similar Akaroa manuscript registered covers ofsimilar date £150-200



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x2160 1867 envelope front (faults) to Switzerland bearing 1864-67 2d. and 1/- pairs withindistinct manuscript cancellation, “CHARGÉ” handstamp, circular-framed “PD”, LondonRegistered and Calais c.d.s., and 1873 (4 Mar.) blue envelope front from Hope, Nelson,to Switzerland, bearing 1864-67 3d. strip of four (one defective) and 1871 1d. and 6d.all cancelled “N/4” in oval of bars and showing oval-framed “PD” and London Registereddatestamp. R.P.S. Certificate (2006) for the latter £300-400

PROVENANCE:Joseph Hackmey, February 2009 for latter

x2161 * 1869 (4 Aug.) envelope (flap missing) from Patea, Taranaki to Wanganui, marked“Registered No 41” at upper left corner and bearing 1864-67 3d. mauve and 6d. brownsharing “T/3” in oval of bars. A fine and colourful example of the 3d. per 1⁄2oz. inter-provincial rate plus 6d. registration fee. The earliest recorded registered cover from Patea.Photo £1,000-1,200

PROVENANCE:H. Gordon Kaye, April 1991 Joseph Hackmey, February 2009

x2162 * 1870 (Mar.) envelope from Hokitika to Locarno, Switzerland, manuscript “Registered” atleft and bearing 1864-67 2d. deep blue Plate II and 1/- yellow-green (3, two defectiveand one toned) with light bars cancellations and with despatch c.d.s. alongside, alsoshowing oval-framed “PD”, London Registered oval datestamp (24.5), Calais c.d.s. (25.5)and “CHARGÉ” handstamp, the reverse (flap missing) with part Christchurch, Paris andarrival c.d.s.; the envelope with some overall soiling though a scarce registered franking toan unusual destination. R.P.S. Certificate (2006). Photo £400-500

PROVENANCE:Joseph Hackmey, May 2010

x2163 * 1873 (25 Sept.) double rate envelope from Nelson to London, marked “Registered 774”in red ink and bearing 1874-67 1/- yellow-green and 1871 6d. blue sharing “N/1”obliterator and tied by Nelson and London Registered (1.12) datestamps; envelope withtear on face panel below adhesives, and a few other faults though not unattractive. Photo £200-250



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x2164 * 1848 (17 Oct.) entire letter from Wellington “registered Via Sydney” on the “Subraon” toDevonport, rated “4” and “1/6” and showing light Crowned Circle “PAID/AT/WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND” alongside superb straight-line “REGISTERED” handstamp,the reverse with despatch, London (27.4) and Devonport (28.4) c.d.s.; very rare, beingthe earlier of the two recorded examples of the first Wellington and New Zealandregistration handstamp. Photo £1,000-1,200

Note: The “Subraon” was delayed several days in Wellington due to severe earthquakes. Theship did not leave until 26 October, foundered that evening and subsequently was wrecked.This catastrophe delayed the mail for over six months. The captain was given a plaquethanking him for sheltering some of the settlers in the aftermath of the earthquakes

x2165 * 1875 (May) envelope from Howick to Auckland bearing Sideface 2d. and 6d. (defective)with c.d.s. and showing crudely-shaped “REGISTERED/NO” handstamp at left, and (Sept.)blue envelope from St. Bathans to Dunedin, bearing Sideface 2d. and 6d. cancelled“O.31” and showing large “REGISTERED NO.” handstamp at left alongside Cromwelltransit c.d.s., RTPO (29.9) and arrival c.d.s. on reverse; adhesives with traces of ageingthough an unusual pair with both strikes being the sole examples recorded £100-120

x2166 * 1877-1901 envelopes to England (2), Tasmania (2, spike holes), USA (2) or internally,showing a selection of the various “REGISTERED” types, comprising items from Akaroa(not recorded by Voyce), Auckland (1886, also with saw-tooth oval datestamp in pink),Christchurch (1877, earliest recorded date, envelope truncated at top), Hammer Springs,Hokitika (also showing boxed type), New Plymouth (1886 front only, the first recordedexample), Rimu and Springfield £200-250

x2167 * 1889-1904 envelopes from Wellington, comprising 1889 (2) to Italy franked at 9d. or1/1d. with both showing “REGISTERED.” (52x6mm. in red), 1890 to Germany franked at1/9d., with “REGISTERED.” (57x5mm.) in black and London oval-framed “R”, 1891 toNew South Wales bearing 5d. and with “REGISTERED.” (55x6mm. in violet), 1898 OPSOto Dunedin with “REGISTERED” (63x10mm. in violet, the sole recorded example) of theDead Letter Office and datestamp in pink, and 1904 to Tasmania with “REGISTERED.”(44x6mm. in red). An attractive quartet £300-350



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x2168 * 1891-1907 envelopes (4) showing town name handstamps preceded by manuscript“Registered” in various forms, comprising Dunsandel (1891, unrecorded by Voyce) with“R” in circle misused on local mail, Featherston (1904), Government Buildings (1907)and Molesworth St. (1907), the 1904-07 covers to Tasmania with spike holes. An unusualquartet £100-120

x2169 * 1898-1905 envelopes to Auckland or Tasmania (5, spike holes) showing a selection oftypes incorporating the town name, comprising At Eltham (1901, not previouslyrecorded), Maungaturoto (1904), Opunake (1898, only two recorded), The Port (1901,new earliest date of use and 1904 in green, not listed in NZ handbooks), and TokomaruBay (1904) £200-250

Crown over “REGISTERED”

x2170 * 1859 (2 June) entire from Christchurch to London marked “Registered 313” at left, rated“10” (deleted) and “6” in black and in magenta, showing “Crown/REGISTERED” in redand with arrival datestamp (23.6) alongside, Christchurch despatch datestamp on reverse.The earliest recorded cover from New Zealand with this Registered handstamp. Photo £400-500


x2171 * 1886 (31 Dec.) envelope (263x116mm.) from New Plymouth to Yorkshire, bearingSideface 1/- red-brown pair cancelled by “NP” duplex and showing, at upper left corner,a superb strike of the “Crown/REGISTERED” handstamp (oxidised), Pontefract arrivalc.d.s. (10.2) on reverse £200-250

Twin Arc “REGISTERED”

x2172 * 1860 large piece from Auckland to London showing despatch datestamp and fine twin-arc handstamp with manuscript “463” at centre, and 1861 (1 Mar.) envelope (light overalltoning) from Russell to New York, showing manuscript “Registered 32”, trace ofCrowned Circle “PAID/AT/RUSSELL NEW ZEALAND” covered by US circular-framed “10”handstamp, twin-arc “REGISTERED” with manuscript number and the lettering deleted,Auckland and New York datestamps £200-250


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x2173 * 1862 (13 Mar.) double rate envelope (220x99mm.) registered from Wellington toDunedin, bearing 1857-63 2d. blue (2) and 6d. brown (2) with margins generally allround, cancelled with three clear strikes of the “10” obliterator and showing, alongsidethe adhesives, twin-arc “REGISTERED” in black with manuscript “686” at centre, followedby “REGISTERED” handstamp in red and manuscript “Too late for MS delivery CYB”, arrivalc.d.s. (18.3) datestamp below the datestamps, despatch c.d.s. on reverse; the envelopewith vertical crease at left side clear of the markings. A remarkable registered franking andbelieved to be the earliest recorded use of handstruck registered markings applied in New Zealand on franked covers. Photo £2,500-3,000

PROVENANCE:Marcel Stanley, November 1977 Gerald Ellott Joseph Hackmey, February 2009

x2174 1862 (Apr.) front and one flap from Dunedin to Portsmouth, bearing 1857-63 6d.brown strip of three with margins in places and each cancelled “18”, showing manuscript“Registered” alongside large part twin-arc “REGISTERED” (lettering largely missing atedge) with manuscript “3453” at centre, Dunedin transit c.d.s. (3.4) above adhesives; the strip with the left-hand stamp defective though interestingly showing the stampslargely separated between by scissors, probably carried out by postal officials to aidseparation at time of purchase. Rare, being used so soon after the compulsory use ofstamps on mail brought in on 1 April 1862. Photo £250-300

x2175 * 1863 (24 Dec.) envelope “Registered” from Bolton “Via Marseilles” to Dunedin, bearing4d. and 1/- cancelled by “62” duplex, showing London Registered oval datestamp, twin-arc “REGISTERED” with manuscript “536” at centre and “Crown/REGISTERED”handstamp, both in red, Otago c.d.s. (19.2) on reverse. Photo £200-250

Note: Proof sheets of Post Office marks, 1862-64, discovered at Dunedin Post Office in 1965,illustrate both the twin-arc and Crown handstamps

x2176 * 1903 (21 Aug.) 1d. red stationery envelope, uprated with Sideface 2d. and Pictorial 1d.,from Port Chalmers to Bendigo, Victoria, all neatly cancelled by c.d.s. with the adhesivesadditionally cancelled in manuscript, showing superb twin-arc “REGISTERED” in black withmanuscript “No. 610” at centre and circular-framed “R” (enhanced), Melbourne andBendigo c.d.s. (31.8) on reverse £120-150



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Unframed Datestamp With “No.” At Top

x2177 * 1865 (21 Mar.) envelope from Waimate to H.M. Customs, Auckland, marked on reverse“Waimate Mar. 21/65” and bearing 1864 watermark “NZ” imperforate 2d. pale blue(Plate 1 worn) in combination with indistinct watermark perf. 121⁄2 6d. red-brown bothcancelled with pen strokes, marked “Registered No 15” in red ink and “Registered” inblack ink with Russell transit c.d.s. (22.3) between the two, and with“REGISTERED/NO/AUCKLAND N.Z.” datestamp for 24 March at upper left corner; coverand adhesives with faults though a rare combination of imperforate and perforatedstamps, and the sole example of this registered handstamp recorded on cover. Photo £300-350

x2178 * 1865 (16 June) mourning envelope from Okitiki (Hokitika) to Auckland and redirectedto Wellington, bearing 2d. pale blue and 6d. red-brown indistinctly cancelled andshowing despatch, Nelson (19.6), Auckland Registered (24.6, the earlier of two recordedexamples) and Wellington (27.7) datestamps, all on face, held in Nelson for 2d.redirection fee, added with a further 2d. pale blue and showing a legible strike of the“REGISTERED LETTER/NO/NELSON. N.Z.” datestamp in red with manuscript “558”; heavilysoiled and other faults though most unusual. Also 1867 front from Nelson to Auckland,bearing imperforate 3d. lilac and perforated 6d. brown both cancelled “14”, showingdespatch datestamp and “REGISTERED LETTER/NO/NESLON.N.Z.” in black, defects withpart of the datestamp cut away. Despite the faults an interesting pair £200-250

Double-Circle Handstamps

x2179 * 1862 (9 July) envelope (flap missing) from Christchurch to Arlesford, Hants, bearing1857-63 1/- blue-green with large margins mainly all round and in combination with1862 6d. black-brown with three margins, both lightly cancelled “17”, showing double-circle “REGISTERED/NO./CANTERBURY N.Z” handstamp with reversed “Z” in red, Lytteltonc.d.s. (10.6) and London Registered oval datestamp (22.8), the reverse with despatch andarrival (22.8) c.d.s.; both stamp with defects though remaining attractive and the solerecorded example of this handstamp to date. RPSNZ Certificate (2013). Photo £600-700

Note: This cover is mentioned on page 243 of Vol. VII of the RPSNZ handbook

PROVENANCE:“Adam Hunter”, July 1980John Woolfe, October 2006

x2180 * 1865 (15 Aug.) entire (no side flaps) from Lyttelton and addressed locally, showing“REGISTERED/N.Z./LYTTELTON” handstamp at left alongside manuscript “Registered”,Akaroa c.d.s. on reverse; position where adhesives were affixed cut away though the solerecorded example of this handstamp £100-120

Green Tape

x2181 * 1871 (2 Oct.) front and small part back from Nelson to Nottingham, bearing 1864-672d. blue Plate I pair affixed over piece of green silk ribbon, this and the stamps cancelled“N/1” and with c.d.s. alongside, a further despatch c.d.s. on reverse. The sole example ofgreen tape usage from New Zealand recorded. Photo £150-200

Note: An 1866 addition to the regulation read “All registered letters must be distinguishedfrom ordinary correspondence by having the word “Registered” written in red ink on the topleft hand corner of the front side of the letters and by tying them with green tape”

PROVENANCE:John White, April 1982“Yeroc”, 2000John Woolfe, October 2006



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The Oval Datestamps

x2182 * 1864 (13 May) envelope from Queenstown “Via Invercargill” and “Via Marseilles” toLondon, bearing 1864-67 2d. pale blue, 6d. red-brown and 1/- green vertical pair allcancelled “25”, showing large “REGISTERED/NO./INVERCARGILL” double oval-frameddatestamp (16.5) and with London Registered oval datestamp (13.7) at foot, the reversewith manuscript “Bullen” (gold mining camp) and despatch c.d.s. (FFA3.2) some tenmonths earlier than recorded in Vol. VII; small faults at top though a magnificentregistered franking and the sole recorded example of the Invercargill Registereddatestamp. Photo £1,200-1,500

Note: Sent to connect with the P&O steamer “Madras” leaving Sydney 21 May 1864,arriving Suez 4 July. Sent overland to Alexandria then by P&O steamship “Euxine” leaving6 July and arriving at Marseilles 12 July

x2183 * 1866 (16 Oct.) envelope from Sydney to “Pilot Station Port Chalmers Heads” and “to beleft at Port Chalmers Port Office”, bearing 1862-66 1d. red (6) and Registered (6d.) redand blue all cancelled by dumb obliterator, showing Sydney Registered oval datestampalongside fine double-oval “REGISTERED/G.P.O./NO/DUNEDIN. N.Z.” datestamp whichadditionally ties the Registered (6d.), arrival c.d.s. (5.11) on reverse; part flap missing andsmall adhesive faults though a rare and most attractive incoming franking. Also 1866envelope (stamp missing) from Dunedin to Finland showing similar Registered ovaldatestamp and a variety of transit marks. Photo for first £250-300

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x2184 * 1878-1905 envelopes (10) showing a selection of the first standard type oval datestamps,comprising those from Auckland (1879) to London, Blenheim (1894) to England,Christchurch (1878) from England (additionally showing Dunedin large oval, both theearliest recorded dates of use and accompanied by a proof strike of the Christchurch typeon piece), Greymouth (1900, earliest recorded date) in violet to Germany and (1905) inred to Hobart, Napier (1896) to San Francisco, Nelson (1881) to England and (1882)to Reefton, Wellington (1878, earliest recorded date) to London, and Westport (1884,earliest recorded date) from Lyall to Nelson; generally fine and an attractive group £600-800

x2185 * 1880 (16 July) envelope from Dunedin “via San Francisco” to London, bearing Sideface1d. mauve-lilac, 2d. rose (4) and 3d. brown all cancelled “DUNEDIN” in oval of bars andshowing large oval-framed “REGISTERED/NO/DUNEDIN” datestamp (Voyce type a) inviolet, and 1878 (16 Dec.) registered letter receipt showing the same type in red. Photo £150-200

x2186 * 1883-1905 envelopes (8, five to Tasmania, spike holes) showing a selection of the variousdouble oval ring types, comprising Carterton (1905), Eketahuna (1903, earliest daterecorded), Foxton (1901, latest date recorded), Reefton (1903, only recorded example),Waipawa (1904), Wanganui (1893), Waitu (1903, only recorded example) andWellington (1883); an attractive group £200-250

x2187 * 1884 (Mar.) envelope from Howick and (July) from Warkworth, both to England frankedat 1/- and showing, on reverse, “REGISTERED/AUCKLAND.” plain-sided oval datestamps,1884 (22 Oct.) envelope from Auckland to London bearing Sideface 1/- red-browncancelled “A” in oval of bars and showing “REGISTERED/NO/AUCKLAND” saw-toothedoval datestamp in violet (letters 3mm. high) over-cancelled by straight-line “REGISTERED”,and 1890 (21 Apr.) envelope from Auckland “Via Frisco” to England, bearing Sideface1d., 2d. and 6d. (2) cancelled “A” in oval of bars and showing similar“REGISTERED/NO/AUCKLAND” saw-toothed oval datestamp in violet (letters 2mm. highand with crosses at left and right, unrecorded by Voyce); small imperfections though anunusual pair £140-180

x2188 * 1887-93 envelopes (4) and receipts (2) from Dunedin, all showing large oval datestamps,comprising Voyce type b in red on 1887 envelope to British Columbia and a receipt, typec in red on reverse of 1888 GB 2d. envelope (uprated with 1/-) from London and inviolet on 1891 envelope to British Columbia, and type d in red on receipt and in black(two figures of year only) on 1893 Victoria envelope from Melbourne. A fine andattractive group £250-300

x2189 * 1900 (3 Feb.) envelope from Queenstown to USA, franked at 51⁄2d. and showing locallymade “REGISTERED/N./QUEENSTOWN” oval handstamp with “W” inverted (not recordedin Voyce), Dunedin and US registration handstamps on reverse; small imperfectionsthough one of only two examples recorded £120-150

x2190 * 1901 (9 Mar.) envelope (spike hole) from Picton to Tasmania, franked at 5d. andshowing locally made “REGISTERED/PICTON. N.Z.” double-oval handstamp alongsidecircular-framed “R” handstamp £100-120

Boxed Handstamps

Made For Individual Postmasters

x2191 * 1890-1905 envelopes (10) to Austria (2), England, Holland, South Africa, Tasmania (2)or internal (3), showing a variety of the various types and comprising items from Bulls,Devonport (not previously recorded) and Stratford (1d. envelope, additional stampsremoved), and “REGISTERED AT” followed by town name types for Gisborne (only datedcover recorded), Hokitika (Electoral Notice Letter type with Unclaimed handstamp),New Plymouth (2, being the earliest of the three recorded), Rakaia (the sole examplerecorded), Stafford and Te Karaka; also a piece with small part of previously unrecordedtype for Tongaporutu £200-250



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Post Office General Standard Type

x2192 * 1895-1907 collection of envelopes (54), package label and large package envelope pieceto Austria ( 2), England (2), Germany (3), Java (2), Syria, Switzerland, Tasmania (29),USA (5) and internal (11), variously franked from a range of over forty offices andshowing a number or earliest or latest recorded dates of use, two additionally showingmanuscript in tandem with the boxed handstamp; the items to Tasmania with spike holesthough generally fine and an attractive collection £1,000-1,200

x2193 * 1896 (3 Oct.) envelope from Auckland to San Francisco, bearing Postal Fiscal 1870 (c.)1d. lilac and blue-green (2) and 2d. green and red (2) with each pair of values sharing“AUCKLAND/REGISTERED” double-ring datestamps and with a good strike of the boxedhandstamp additionally tying one of the 1d. values, arrival c.d.s. (22.10) on reverse; acolourful and most attractive item used by the owner as his frontispiece item for theregistration markings collection. Photo £300-350

x2194 * 1898 (8 June) envelope to Cuba, bearing Sideface 2d. pair and Pictorial 1⁄2d. and 1d. alltied by “REGISTERED/AUCKLAND” double-ring datestamps, and with boxed handstampand despatch c.d.s. both in red at foot, the former being the earliest recorded date of usein this colour, in transit having San Francisco and New York Exchange registration labelsaffixed at top, the reverse with various US transit datestamps and US label inscribed“DESPATCH TO SPAIN OR SPANISH COLONIES PROHIB-TED ON ACCOUNT OF WAR” label tiedby Auckland Registered datestamp (3.8) applied on return. Rare and full of character.Photo £250-300

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Blue Crossed Lines Only

x2195 * 1900 envelope from Tutamoe to Government Buildings, Blenheim, bearing Sideface 1d.(2) and 3d. each cancelled “Tutamoe 21/6/00” in manuscript, and 1901-07 envelopes (5,all with spike holes) to Tasmania from Hurleyville, Maraekakaho, Wellington (2) andWhangamomona, all additionally showing circular-framed “R” to aid sorting of registeredmail to overseas destinations £120-150

Blue Crossed Lines and variations of “Registered” in Manuscript

x2196 * 1891-1907 envelopes (20, mostly to Tasmania with spike holes) showing various differenttypes including “R” only, “Rg”, “Reg”, “Regd” and “Registered” with some plus thenumber, many additionally showing “R” in circle, various offices, one to Martinique withUS New York registration label, one from Golden Ridge cancelled in manuscript, and onefrom Christchurch with 1907 Exhibition datestamp £300-400

Blue Crossed Lines and variations of “Registered” in Manuscript with inclusion of Place Name

x2197 * 1889-1906 envelopes (12) to Tasmania (7 with spike holes), USA or internal (4) from anall different selection of offices, those to overseas additionally showing circular-framed“R” (one in red) and one also showing straight-line “REGISTERED”; an attractive group £200-250

Blue Crossed Lines and variations of “Registered” in Manuscript with inclusion of Place Nameabbreviated

x2198 * 1903-07 envelopes (8) to Tasmania (all with spike holes), comprising items fromArrowtown, Kaiaua, Kawhia (the only example recorded), Oaonui, Otorohanga,Paemako, Rahotu and Tangawahia, four not previously recorded £150-200

Circular, Oval and Octagonal Handstamps

Circular

x2199 * 1894-1909 envelopes (12) to England, France, South Africa, Tasmania (7), USA andinternal, variously franked and all showing “R” in circle with two in violet and two in red,two cancelling the stamps and two in an unusual thin type; an attractive group £200-250

Oval

x2200 * 1899 (6 July) envelope from Rangiora to London, bearing 21⁄2d. and 4d. cancelled byc.d.s. and showing “Registered at Rangiora” at left with oval-framed “R” in red below theadhesives, a new earliest recorded date for this handstamp, and 1901 envelope (spikehole) from Whitecliffs to Tasmania, franked at 5d. and showing “Registered no 20” in bluecrayon and with oval-framed “R” in pale pink; an attractive pair £100-120

Datestamps

x2201 * 1891 (6 June) envelope (285x243mm.) from Auckland to Melbourne, bearing Sideface3d. in combination with Postal Fiscal 1867 perf. 10x121⁄2 3/- lilac and green and perf.121⁄2 3/4d. brown and blue pair all cancelled by “A” in oval of bars with circular-framed“R” alongside and “REGISTERED/AUCKLAND” double-ring datestamp at foot; tear acrossface panel and a few other small faults though a remarkable franking. Also 1892 envelopeto USA bearing Postal Fiscal 1867 2/- rose and blue perf. 10 with c.d.s. and showingstraight-line “REGISTERED” alongside. RPSNZ Certificate (2013) for both £250-300


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x2202 * 1893 (2 May) G size formula registered envelope from Auckland to Sutton uprated withNewspaper 1⁄2d. rose pair and Postal Fiscal 1870 1d. lilac and green and 6d. brown andblue all cancelled by “A” in oval of bars and showing “R” in circle and“REGISTERED/AUCKLAND” double-ring datestamp alongside, London Registered ovaldatestamp additionally tying the 1⁄2d. pair; flap damaged though rare and most attractive.Also 1898 envelope from Rangiahua to Auckland showing similar datestamp on reversewithout indice, a new earliest recorded date of use. Photo £300-350

x2203 * 1897 envelope from Dunedin to London bearing 8d. blue cancelled by circular-framed“DUNEDIN/R” handstamp, and 1903-07 envelopes (5, spike holes) from various offices toTasmania and showing transit datestamps of Auckland or Wellington, one of the latterwith the stamp cancelled by “WELLINGTON/R” datestamp £100-120

x2204 * 1901-07 envelopes to England or Tasmania (8, spike holes) showing a variety ofoctagonal-framed datestamps (five on reverse) for Auckland, Christchurch (3) andWellington on reverse, Dunedin and Invercargill (2, one cancelling the stamps) in violetand Petone in blue cancelling the adhesive, and showing various other types of registeredmarkings, and 1907 envelope from Nelson to Tasmania bearing 1d. (4) with triple-ringdatestamp (the only office to use this type) £150-200



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Compulsory Registration

x2205 * 1871 (23 Mar.) printed Bank of New Zealand linen-backed envelope from Christchurchto Invercargill bearing “Banker’s Parcel, Without Letter” label at lower left, marked“Registered” and bearing 1864-67 2d. blue pair and 6d. brown twice cancelled “C” inoval of bars and showing arrival c.d.s. (28.3) on reverse; the envelope and adhesives withsome faults though not unattractive and the sole recorded example of a cover with aBanker’s Parcel label. Photo £600-800

PROVENANCE:John Woolfe, private sale

x2206 * 1886-96 envelopes to Auckland and Christchurch (5) or Australia, variously marked forCompulsory Registration due to content of coins or banknotes and charged various ratesof Postage Due, largely opened-out and rebacked, and 1903 OPSO brown ReturnedLetter envelope from the Dead Letter Office at Wellington and addressed locally, showingmanuscript “Compulsorily registered. Fine 6d.” in red ink and with h.s. “6d”.” in violetalongside. An interesting and most unusual group £300-400

Advice of Receipt

x2207 * 1892 envelope from Auckland to New York franked at 8d. (51⁄2d. postage plus 21⁄2d. forA.R.) and showing manuscript “Ack receipt”, 1897 envelope from Dunedin to Brazilfranked at 11d. and with manuscript “AR”, 1897 and 1898 printed ReturnedAcknowledgement of Delivery envelopes, the first from Dunedin addressed locally, thesecond from Auckland to USA, and 1899 envelope from Wellington to Otago franked at5d. showing two framed “A.R.” handstamps together with Invercargill framed“UNCLAIMED.” handstamp and c.d.s., both in magenta; two with some foxing though afascinating group. Photo for last £200-250

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x2208 1860-1914 Receipt forms collection (40), various types comprising 1860 for a letter fromCollingwood to Nelson, Form “No.20” (4, 1867-73, one with double-oval datestamp),Form “SO3” (14 in various styles) and blue on cream type (21 with one unusually madeout for two letters); also 1786 (11 Nov.) “London Gazette” with reference to an armedrobbery near Godalming £300-400

x2209 1894 (18 Jan.) OPSO printed label from the Stamp Department at Wellington toPalmerston North, showing printed “POSTAGE/Crown/FREE.” imprint with facsimilesignature of C.A. St. G. Secretary of Stamps, blue crayon lines and Wellington c.d.s.; a fewsmall faults though very rare £150-200

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Despatch Markings

Applied Before or in Posting at a Post Office

Forerunners

x2210 * 1831 (3 Sept.) missionary entire letter from Richard Hill in Sydney to Rev. A.N. Brownat Paihia and with receipt docketing including “Recd by the Active 18 Sept. 1831”. A rareand important early letter, being the earliest recorded incoming letter to New Zealandoutside of archives and museums. Photo £400-500Note: William Plowditch was appointed the First Postmaster in New Zealand at Kororarekain early 1831 by the Postmaster-General of New South Wales

x2211 * 1835 (27 April) entire from Rev. H. Williams (Leader of the London Missionary Societyin New Zealand) at Paihia via Tauranga to Rev. A.N. Brown (the first missionary with theNgati Haua) at Matamata Mission Station, believed to have been carried by the schoonerFanny which departed The Bay of Islands on 31 May and carried by Maori runner fromTauranga to Matamata Mission Station. An important early letter, being the earliestrecorded item of New Zealand inland mail outside of archives and museums. Photo £500-600Note: A mission station opened at Matamata in 1833. It was abandoned in 1835 soon afterthe above letter arrived

Straight-Line Handstamps

x2212 * 1842 (26 Aug.) entire letter from Nelson to Birmingham and redirected to Nottingham,rated “6”, “8” (deleted) altered to “9” (to include redirection fee), showing a light strikeof the very rare “NELSON” handstamp and, on reverse, London “SHIP LETTER” handstampand c.d.s. (9.5), Birmingham (9.5) and Nottingham (10.5) c.d.s. One of only threeexamples of this handstamp recorded, this being the earliest. Photo £1,500-1,800PROVENANCE:John Woolfe, October 2006

x2213 * 1843 (22 June) entire letter from Waimate Mission Station by Maori runner via Petre toWellington, marked “Paid 6” and showing a superb strike of the “PETRE.” handstampwith stop and with Crowned Wellington arrival oval datestamp (2.8) below. The earliestrecorded date of use of this handstamp of which six examples are recorded. Photo £3,500-4,000




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x2214 * 1847 (22 Mar.) entire letter headed “Wanganui” to New Plymouth, rated “4d” andshowing, on reverse, a superb strike of the “PETRE” handstamp without stop; repaired tearthrough left edge of “P” though an attractive and late use example of this rare handstamp.Photo £700-900

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Paid At Handstamps

x2215 * 1840 (26 Dec.) entire letter from Kororarika via Sydney to London, rated “7” and “8”and showing fine “PAID AT/KORORARIKA/-N.Z.-” at right and Sydney Paid Ship Letter ovaldatestamp (11.1) at left, the reverse with Crowned despatch and Sydney (11.1)datestamps, step-type “SHIP LETTER/PLYMOUTH” handstamps and London c.d.s. (3.6).Photo £800-1,000

x2216 * 1843 (16 Jan.) entire letter (vertical fold at centre) from Hokianga to Birmingham rated“8” and “1/6”, showing largely fine “PAID AT/HOKIANGA” with unclear despatch ovaldatestamp alongside, the reverse with London “SHIP LETTER” handstamp in red, London(1.7) and Birmingham (1.7) c.d.s. Photo £300-350


x2217 * 1843 (4 Oct.) entire letter from Kororarika to London, rated “8” and showing a finestrike of the “PAID AT/KORORARIKA/-N.Z.-” handstamp at upper right, London arrivalc.d.s. (22.4) on reverse. Photo £800-1,000



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x2218 * 1845 (24 Mar.) 2oz. entire from New Plymouth to Beccles, rated “1/4” (deleted) and“2/8” and showing “PAID AT/NEW PLYMOUTH” handstamp alongside “SHIPLETTER/BRIGHTON”, the reverse with despatch oval datestamp, London and arrival (9.10)c.d.s. Photo £2,000-2,500

PROVENANCE:“Kiwi”, Christie’s Robson Lowe, September 1990 John Woolfe, October 2006

x2219 * 1846 (6 Apr.) entire from Wellington to Port Glasgow, redirected to Helensburgh andsubsequently marked “Gone to Port Glasgow”, variously rated and showing a good strikeof the “PAID AT/WELLINGTON” handstamp at left, despatch oval datestamps and variousScottish transit datestamps on reverse. Photo £150-200

x2220 * 1846 (3 Dec.) entire from Wellington to London, rated “4” and “1/4” and showing avery fine strike of the “PAID AT/WELLINGTON” handstamp at upper left, despatch ovaldatestamp and arrival c.d.s. (15.5) on reverse. Photo £300-350



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x2221 * 1852 (c.) entire from New Plymouth “Via Valparaiso & Panama” to London rated “2”in red and “2/-”, showing “PAID AT/NEW PLYMOUTH” struck in black in error and, onreverse, second type despatch oval datestamp with fixed “1851” year date and arrival c.d.s.Photo £1,800-2,000

PROVENANCE:“Kiwi”, Christie’s Robson Lowe, September 1990John Woolfe, October 2006

x2222 * 1856 (3 Nov.) envelope (opened-out) from Kawhia to London, showing a good strike ofthe very rare “PAID AT/KAWHIA” alongside h.s. “2”, both in red, the former partiallyoverstruck by large h.s. “8d” applied at Plymouth, and Auckland transit c.d.s. (3.11) and,on reverse, small “KAWHIA” h.s. partially over-cancelled by London c.d.s. (2.3) in red withPlymouth Ship Letter c.d.s. (28.3) alongside. The only recorded example of the Paid Atand “2” charge handstamps, and one of only four examples of the “KAWHIA” handstamp.Photo £3,500-4,000


Paid Handstamps

x2223 * 1844 (2 Dec.) missionary entire letter, headed “Wangaroa”, from Russell to Tahiti, rated“4d” and showing a fine strike of the “PAID/RUSSELL” handstamp with light filing creasebetween the two lines of type, the reverse with Crowned oval “POST OFFICE/RUSSELL”datestamp, “came 8 Feby /45” recipients mark on face. Rare. Photo £1,500-2,000

Note: This handstamp was used from September 1844 and survived the destruction of theRussell Post Office in December 1844 as strikes are recorded in 1846

x2224 * 1846 (20 Nov.) entire letter from Nelson to Tewkesbury, rated “8” (deleted) and “2/-”and showing a superb strike of the “PAID/NELSON” at upper left corner, the reverse withCrowned despatch oval datestamp, London (15.5) and arrival (16.5) c.d.s. Photo £800-1,000


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x2225 * 1848 (6 Sept.) envelope from Auckland to Archdeacon Marriott in Hobart, rated “4”(deleted) and “8” and showing fine “PAID/AT/AUCKLAND.NEW.ZEALAND”, the reversewith despatch datestamp and framed Hobart “SHIP LETTER” datestamp (6.10). Photo £150-200

x2226 * 1852 (12 Feb.) entire from Otago to London, rated “2” and “1/4” and showing a finestrike of the “PAID/AT/OTAGO.NEW.ZEALAND” crossed by light filing crease, the reversewith manuscript “P.O. Otago 12/2/52” alongside despatch datestamp and with twoLondon datestamps (22.7). Photo £250-300

x2227 * 1853 (26 Apr.) entire letter from Nelson to Sydney, rated “2” in red crayon alongsidewatery “PAID/AT/NELSON.NEW.ZEALAND” and superb Sydney “3” to pay handstamp, thereverse with despatch and Sydney Ship Letter (10.6) datestamps. Photo £250-300

x2228 * 1855 (7 Feb.) small envelope (upper right corner fault) from New Plymouth toWellington, rated “2” and showing first type “PAID/AT/NEW PLYMOUTH.NEW.ZEALAND”(CC1) struck in black in error alongside arrival datestamp (17.2). Photo £800-1,000

x2229 * 1858 (13 Aug.) entire from New Plymouth to London, rated “6” and showing first type“PAID/AT/NEW PLYMOUTH.NEW.ZEALAND” (CC1) alongside arrival c.d.s. (13.11),despatch c.d.s. with reversed “Z” on reverse. A very late use of this rare handstamp. Photo £1,000-1,200


x2230 * 1859 (25 July) envelope to Wanganui (Petre), rated “2” and showing second type“PAID/AT/NEW PLYMOUTH NEW ZEALAND” handstamp (CC2) in brownish ink and withPetre arrival c.d.s. (27.7) at left, second type despatch datestamp on reverse; the envelopewith some light overall ageing though a fine strike of this very rare, locally produced,handstamp of which only seven examples are recorded. Photo £2,000-2,500


x2231 * 1860 (7 May) entire letter from Wellington “Per Overland Mail” to Wanganui (Petre),rated “2” in red crayon alongside “PAID/AT/WELLINGTON.NEW.ZEALAND” and arrivaldatestamp (9.5), all crossed by a filing crease. Photo £100-120

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x2232 * 1861 (9 Dec.) mourning envelope from Auckland to Surrey, rated “6” and showing fine“PAID/AUCKLAND.NEW.ZEALAND” datestamp and with London Paid c.d.s. (18.2)alongside £100-120

Forwarded

x2233 * 1844 entire from England and carried out of the mails on private ship “Parrock Hall” toSydney, delivered to The Union Bank of Australia who applied their double-oval cachetmarked “11th. Decr. 44 pr Star of China”, rated “3” and “8” and showing Paid Ship LetterSydney (11.12), Wellington (26.12) and Nelson (11.1, day figures inverted and “5” ofyear date misplaced due to Postmaster cutting out the “4” and replacing with a “5”) ovaldatestamps. Photo £200-250PROVENANCE:John Woolfe, October 2006

Manuscript Markings of Origin

x2234 * 1850 (18 Sept.) entire from Otago “Via Sydney p Poictier” to London, rated “4” and “8”and showing, on reverse, “P.O. Otago 18/9/50.” alongside arrival c.d.s. £100-120

x2235 1851 (20 Mar.) large part front and part back ex the Cole correspondence from PortVictoria to England, marked “8 Pd Port Victoria” in red, “8” (deleted) and “1/4” andshowing, on reverse, manuscript “Port Victoria 20 March 51” and London arrival c.d.s.(13.8) £100-120

x2236 * 1856 (21 Jan.) “On H.M. Service” entire from Lyttelton to The Colonial Secretary atAuckland, rated “8” and showing manuscript “Post Office Lyttelton” and Aucklandunframed datestamp (5.3) on face, despatch datestamp on reverse £150-200

x2237 * 1857 (May) large part entire from Mahurangi (later renamed Warkworth in 1870) to theColonial Secretary at Auckland, marked “2d. Paid at Mahurangi” with manuscript ““2”below alongside arrival datestamp (18.5) £100-120

x2238 * 1858 (June) entire from Waiuku to Auckland and showing manuscript “2d. Paid atWaiuku” above arrival unframed datestamp (10.6). Rare. Photo £150-200PROVENANCE:John Woolfe, October 2006

x2239 * 1858 (Dec.) envelope from Mongonui to Adelaide, showing “4d paid at Mongonui”alongside Auckland (9.12) and G.P.O. arrival (16.1) datestamps, manuscript “2” at leftapplied in Sydney for delivery to destination. Photo £150-200

x2240 * 1859 (18 Aug.) large part entire from Akaroa to Auckland, marked “Akaroa 18/8/59” onreverse, the face panel rated “2” alongside Port Victoria (20.8) and Auckland (9.9)datestamps. Rare. Photo £300-400PROVENANCE:Major Henry Dumas, March 2000

x2241 * 1859 (14 Nov.) envelope from Raglan to England, bearing 1857-63 6d. bistre with clear to large margins and neatly cancelled “1”, the reverse with manuscript “Raglan14/11-59” and with unframed Paid Auckland datestamp (17.11, applied in error) over-cancelled by Auckland unframed datestamp of the same date in black. Rare with twocovers recorded. Photo £200-250

x2242 * 1859 (7 Dec.) envelope (small faults) from Whangarei to England, bearing 1857-63 6d.bistre with good to large margins on three sides and clearly cancelled “1” with Aucklanddatestamp (12.12) alongside, the reverse with manuscript “Whangarei 7 D. 59” (crossedby tear on flap), Gateshead arrival c.d.s. (12.3) and circular-undated Prudhoe Station.Photo £180-200




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x2243 1860s front, addressed in Maori, from Wainui (later Herbertville) to Wellington, bearing1864-67 2d. pale blue cancelled “Wainui Sept ??” and subsequently with indistinctnumeral in oval of bars, light Napier c.d.s. (30.9) Type FFS1 at foot £100-120

x2244 * 1860 (18 July) envelope from Waitetuna to England, bearing 1857-63 6d. brown withmargins nearly all round and neatly cancelled (not tied) “1”, the reverse with manuscript“Waitetuna 18/7/60” and Auckland transit datestamp (23.7); two creases crossing theadhesive and the manuscript mark. Photo £150-200

x2245 1861 (16 July) front and part back from Takaka to Nelson, bearing 1857-63 2d. pale bluewith clear to large margins and cancelled “15” with manuscript “Takaka 16/7/61” andNelson arrival datestamp (19.7) alongside; horizontal crease crosses the adhesive thougha very scarce manuscript marking. Photo £80-100


x2246 * 1862 (c.) envelope from Renwicktown to Wairau, bearing 1857-63 2d. blue with largemargins on three sides and tied by a broad uneven vertical pen stroke, believed to havebeen applied at this office, no other markings £100-120


x2247 * 1862 (26 Mar.) envelope from Wairoa to Port Napier, bearing 1857-63 2d. blue withmargins on three sides, light obliterator and with Ahuriri unframed datestamp (29.3)alongside, the reverse with manuscript “Wairoa 26/3/62”; the envelope with a few faultsin places though scarce £100-120

x2248 * 1862 (6 Sept.) envelope (age marks on face panel) from Kaitaia to Waimate (MissionStation, now Waimate North), bearing 1862 2d. blue with clear to very large marginsnearly all round (small faults) cancelled with three diagonal pen strokes and showing verylight Mongonui Crowned oval datestamp (8.9) alongside unframed Russell datestamp(10.9), manuscript “Kaitaia Sept. 6th./1862” on reverse £100-120

x2249 * 1866 (Mar. and Oct.) envelopes ex the same correspondence from Kowai “Via Marseilles”to England, both bearing 1864-67 2d. deep blue (2, one defective) and 6d. brown/red-brown, the first with each stamp cancelled “K2” and twice then cancelled “C” in oval ofbars, the second with the stamps lightly cancelled by Kowai c.d.s. and twice then cancelled“C” in oval of bars, both with Christchurch and Loughborough arrival c.d.s.; an unusualpair. Photo £300-400

PROVENANCE:H. Gordon Kaye, April 1991

x2250 * 1868 (15 Feb.) envelope from Kawau to Napier, initialled “G Grey” (Sir George Grey,Governor of New Zealand) and bearing 1865-67 3d. lilac with indistinct cancellation, thereverse with manuscript “Kawau Feb. 15th. 1868”, Auckland (17.2, date lines transposed)and arrival (21.2) c.d.s.; rare with two covers recorded. Photo £200-250

x2251 * 1869 (23 Sept.) envelope (opened-out and a little soiled) from Newmarket to Otahuhu,bearing 1864-67 2d. blue (defect at top) cancelled at Auckland? and with arrival c.d.s.(24.9) alongside, the reverse with manuscript “Newmarket 23/9” and with part Aucklandc.d.s. (23.9). Rare with only two covers recorded £100-120



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x2252 * 1870 (27 Oct.) mourning envelope from Pyramid “via Suez” to Scotland, bearing 1864-67 3d. lilac pair with the left-hand stamp cancelled “P/27.10.70” and the right-handstamp cancelled with a large “X”, showing fine “TOO LATE” framed handstamp alongsideand with Invercargill (28.10) and Greenock (28.12) c.d.s. on reverse; minor soiling onface panel, otherwise fine and most unusual. RPSNZ Certificate (2012). Photo £400-500

Note: Pyramid Post Office was opened on 1 January 1869 and closed on 30 April 1880

PROVENANCE:Marcel Stanley, November 1977

x2253 * 1871 (14 Mar.) pink envelope from Porirua to Napier, bearing 1864-67 2d. bluecancelled with manuscript “9X” and “7” in oval of bars and showing, on reverse,Wellington (14.3) and Napier (22.30 c.d.s.; the envelope is accompanied by a letter fromthe same correspondence, dated in August, headed “Boscobel Porirua” confirming thelocation of this cancellation £120-150


x2254 * 1872 (Oct.) envelope from Rakaia North to Wellington, bearing 1871 2d. orangecancelled “RN” in manuscript and by weakly struck obliterator leaving manuscriptmarking clear, Christchurch (11.10) and arrival (15.10) c.d.s. on reverse; crease throughadhesive though remaining attractive. Photo £150-200

x2255 * 1876 (8 Nov.) envelope from Okarito to Grahamstown, Auckland, bearing Sideface 2d.rose with indistinct cancellation and showing, on reverse, manuscript “Okarito 8.11.76”alongside Hokitika (11.11) and Nelson (19.11) c.d.s.; recipients markings across facepanel and crease crosses adhesive £100-120

x2256 * 1881 (26 Feb.) envelope from Takapau to England, bearing Sideface 2d. rose verticalstrip of three (one folded on to reverse, faults) with manuscript “Takapau 26/2/81” andtwice cancelled “A” in transit at Auckland, Paid Liverpool US Packet c.d.s. (23.4) above,the reverse with Auckland (26.2) and arrival (23.4) c.d.s. Photo £300-350

x2257 * 1881 (26 Feb.) envelope from Lake Takapuna to Bolton, bearing Sideface 2d. rose (3,placed sideways with one round on to reverse) cancelled “Lake 26/2/81” andsubsequently “A” in oval of bars at Auckland, showing Liverpool U.S. Packet c.d.s. (23.4)at left, the reverse with Auckland (26.2) and arrival (23.4) c.d.s.; envelope with lightoverall ageing though very scarce and not recorded in the 1998 published list ofmanuscript cancellations. Photo £150-200

x2258 * 1882 (25 Nov.) envelope from Takapuna to Belgium, bearing Sideface 1d. rose verticalstrip of six (two folded partially on to reverse) and 2d. violet (defective) sharing “25 1182 Takapuna” with all subsequently cancelled “A” in oval of bars at Auckland, showingmanuscript “11⁄2” in red crayon over local delivery number handstamp, Auckland c.d.s.(25.11) on reverse. An unusual destination. Photo £300-400

x2259 * 1889 (4 June) 1d. brown card (spike holes) from Gorge to Christchurch, the messageheaded “Manawatu Gorge” and signed by George Ross, the Postmaster), stampimpression cancelled “Gorge 4/6/89” and subsequently cancelled by Woodville c.d.s. (4.6)in transit; scarce with only two covers recorded. Also 1907 (20 Dec.) picture postcardfrom Woodville to Napier, bearing Universal 1d. cancelled “wdv 20 12 07” within an “X”,the sole example recorded £120-150

x2260 * 1892 (23 Feb.) envelope from Scarrotts to Kerikeri, bearing Sideface 2d. violet cancelled“Scarrotts 23/2/92” and subsequently cancelled “A” in oval of bars in transit at Auckland,the reverse with Auckland (24.2), Waimate North (1.3) and arrival (2.3) c.d.s. Rare withvery few recorded. Photo £200-250

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x2261 * 1866 (1 Mar.) envelope from Clifton (Taranaki) “via Marseilles” to a member of the Kellyfamily at Portuman, Ireland, bearing 1864-67 1d. orange-vermilion (2), 2d. pale blue and6d. red-brown, each cancelled by “N.P.2” obliterator and showing “CLIFTON” single-archandstamp alongside with manuscript date “12/1 Mar 1/66” added at centre, part arrivalc.d.s. (15.5), the reverse with New Plymouth c.d.s. (2.3) in red and Ballinasloe transitc.d.s. (14.5); the envelope soiled, creased and with small part flap missing though aspectacular and unique Chalon Head issue franking from the Taranaki War. RPSNZCertificate (2005). Photo £5,000-6,000

Note: Clifton was a Military Redoubt established at White Cliffs Redoubt near Pukearuhe.The Post Office opened on 1 July 1865. The handstamp was supplied from New Plymouth on25 November 1865. Military Post Office regulations stated that the postage stamps were to becancelled before affixing to the cover, reflected on the stamps applied to this cover. The PostOffice closed on 13 February 1869 following the massacre of three soldiers including Kelly,Postmaster Lt. Gascoigne and his family, and Rev. John Whiteley who arrived at the outpostat the time of the massacre


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x2262 * 1867 (16 Nov.) envelope from Ohinitahi, Governor’s Bay to Charteris Bay, bearing1864-67 2d. blue cancelled by “O” within oblong of bars and showing, on reverse,“OHINITAHI” handstamp followed by manuscript “16/11/67”, and Wellington c.d.s.(16.11); envelope a little soiled and with tear on flap crossing the handstamp.Accompanied by 1868 (4 June) envelope from the same correspondence, bearing 1864-67 2d. blue cancelled by replacement “O” within oval oblong of bars (altered bythe Postmaster) and showing, on reverse, locally-produced unframed “OHINITAHI/NEWZEALAND” datestamp and Wellington c.d.s. (4.6). A wonderful pair with the first beingone of only two recorded covers with the handstamp. Photo £1,200-1,500

Free Markings

x2263 * 1840 (5? Dec.) entire from Kororarika to the Colonial Secretary at Sydney, showing fine“FREE/KORORARIKA/N.Z” framed handstamp in red, the reverse with despatch and Sydney(27.12) oval datestamps. A very rare handstamp with only four examples recorded outsidearchives. Photo £1,500-2,000

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x2265 * 1862 (15 July) OHMS entire letter, written in Maori, from Whangarei to Auckland,manuscript “Whangarie 15/7/62” on reverse and, on face, a good strike of the“FREE/AUCKLAND.NEW.ZEALAND” unframed datestamp (18.7). A rare making used ninemonths earlier than recorded in Vol. VII of the RPSNZ handbook. Photo £300-350

Note: The contents regarding a James Busby-Ngunguru land claim. James Busby wasappointed British Resident of New Zealand in 1833 and went to the Bay of Islands. Hedrafted the Declaration of Independence of New Zealand and at a meeting in Octobersigned it together with 35 chiefs from the northern part of New Zealand

x2266 * 1864 (11 Jan.) OPSO printed envelope (complete with contents) from theSuperintendent’s Office at Wellington to Wanganui, signed by the Superintendent, I.E.Featherston, and showing a fine strike of the framed “WELLINGTON/FREE” handstampwith unframed arrival datestamp (20.1) below, despatch datestamp on reverse. Very rare,being one of just three recorded examples of this Free handstamp. Photo £1,500-2,000

x2267 * 1866 (29 Mar.) envelope from Mahurangi to England, bearing 1864 watermark “NZ”imperforate 6d. red-brown (margins mainly all round) cancelled by c.d.s. and showing, onreverse, further despatch c.d.s., Auckland Free (2.4) and Tetbury (17.6) c.d.s.; unusual inbeing used on outgoing mail £120-150


x2268 * 1867 (17 Oct.) envelope from Droxford to Auckland, bearing 6d. cancelled “85” andshowing, on reverse, despatch, Bishops Waltham, London, Southampton and“FREE/AUCKLAND.NEW ZEALAND” c.d.s.; rare in being the sole example of this Freedatestamp incorrectly used in this manner on incoming mail £120-150

x2269 * 1867 (28 Dec.) OPSO large part envelope (207x95mm.) from New Plymouth to theCommissioner of Stamps at Wellington showing “FREE/N.PLYMOUTH.N.ZEALAND” c.d.s.,arrival c.d.s. on reverse; some faults though the only example of this datestamp recordedby the owner, and 1869 (23 Jan.) printed OPSO envelope (complete with contents, arequest that Mr. Richard Carter, Inspector of Slaughter Houses, takes up the position ofKeeper of the Public Pound) from the Superintendent’s Office at Auckland to Newmarketshowing “FREE/AUCKLAND.NEW.ZEALAND” c.d.s., a year earlier than recorded in Vol. VIIof the RPSNZ handbook; both signed by a public official as required £300-400

x2270 1887 OPSO parcel label with printed “POSTAGE/FREE” label at upper right, fromWellington to Germany, cancelled by Official Paid c.d.s. with “GOLDFIELDS/APPROVED”oval datestamp in blue and manuscript “1/3” rate mark in red crayon as New Zealand didnot have a free postage agreement with Germany at this time, and 1893 similar label fromWellington “Per Aorangi” to London showing “PRINTED MATTER ONLY” handstamp andshowing Official Paid cachet and despatch c.d.s.; a most unusual pair. Photo for first £300-400


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x2271 * 1889 (17 Apr.) On N.Z. Exhibition Business Only card from Dunedin addressed locallyand with rubber stamp signature of the Secretary, 1889 (1 Nov.) On Property TaxBusiness Only printed envelope from Wellington to Dunedin with “FREE.” handstamp,1894 (July) OPSO New Zealand Parliamentary Papers wrapper from Wellington toAuckland showing House of Representatives cachet in violet, and 1898 Advances ofSettlers printed letter sheet from Wellington to Rangitikei; an attractive and unusualquartet £100-120

x2272 * 1898 (21 Apr.) On Public Trust Office Business envelope from Wellington to Westportbearing printed “FREE” adhesive label neatly tied by c.d.s.; a little soiled around the perfs.,otherwise fine. Believed to be philatelically contrived though the sole example recordedon cover. Photo £250-300

x2273 * 1901 envelope from Newtown Park to Wellington showing Military Post Office Freecachet in blue-green and cancelled by Wellington South c.d.s., 1902 envelope fromTrentham to Asburton with Military Post Office cachet in violet with Wellington c.d.s.alongside, and 1910 (14 Nov.) envelope from Devonport to Wellington, showing“Auckland/Garrison Artillery Division/DEVONPORT/ON ACTIVE SERVICE” cachet in bluewith despatch c.d.s. below. Photo £300-350

x2274 * 1907 envelopes (2) both showing “CHRISTCHURCH,/NEW ZEALAND./OFFICIAL PAID.”handstamp in red and with overseas postage paid with meter marks, comprising (Apr.)registered from Christchurch “Via Vancouver” to London showing No.5 (CanterburySeed Co.) meter marks for 3d.+1d. in violet and boxed registration cachet in red, and(Nov.) marked “Book Post” from Christchurch to Holland showing No. 17 (Geo. Payling& Co.) meter marks for 1d. (2) in violet; an unusual pair illustrating a requirement byoverseas Post Offices to accept meter mail at that time £120-150

x2275 * The balance of the section comprising Official Paid (2), Storekeeper and GeneralAssembly Department Frank Stamps, Book Post (2, each bearing 1d.) and Printed Matter(3, two bearing 1⁄2d. values and one with Postage Paid No. 5 1⁄2d. meter mark) £120-150

En Route Markings

Added to Explain Modes of Transport and for Reasons of Delay

Port to Port

x2276 * 1849 (20 June) entire letter from London to Rev. George King care of the Bishop of NewZealand at Auckland, rated “8” and showing “St. James St.” handstamp in blue andLondon c.d.s., New Plymouth (28.10) and Auckland (5.11) unframed datestamps, largemanuscript “1” port to port charge fee for trans-shipment to Auckland at centre, LondonShip Letter c.d.s. on reverse; a rare rate marking with less than twenty examples recorded.Photo £300-350

Note: The Bishop of New Zealand is known to have acted as a “Forwarding Agent” for clergyunder his control

Late Letter Handstamps

x2277 * 1864 (28 Sept.) envelope from Wellington addressed locally, bearing 1864-67 2d. paleblue (defective corners at left) neatly cancelled “7” and showing a superb strike of theunframed “LATE LETTER” handstamp alongside unframed datestamp, part of reversemissing though of fine appearance and an unusual item with no Late Letter charge madeon mail to a Minister of the Crown. Photo £300-400

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x2278 * 1864 (16 Nov.) envelope from Lyttelton to Napier with New Zealand Exhibitionembossed crest on flap, bearing 1864-67 2d. pale blue cancelled “16” and with a superbstrike of the framed “LATE LETTER.” handstamp alongside, light arrival c.d.s. (26.11)below and with manuscript “1/-” late fee charge mark, at lower left corner, to be paid bythe recipient, despatch c.d.s. on reverse. Fine and rare. Photo £600-800

x2279 * 1866 (18 Mar.) large part front from Dunedin “via Marseilles” to Manchester, bearing1864-67 2d. deep blue strip of four and 6d. red-brown pair all cancelled by “OTAGO”duplex, light manuscript “Late Letter” in blue crayon below the 6d. pair and with a goodstrike of the unframed “LATE LETTER” handstamp below the 2d. strip; a further 2d. stampmissing at right and with some faults though an extremely scarce marking £250-300

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Late Fee Handstamps

x2280 * 1866 (8 Feb.) envelope from New Plymouth “via Marseilles” to Bridgend, Wales, bearing1864-67 2d. pale blue Plate I (worn) pair (one with fault at left), superb 4d. deep roseand 6d. red-brown pair (one with small fault at top) and a single, all neatly cancelled by“9” duplex and showing a superb strike of the unframed “LATE/FEE” handstamp, Nelson(9.2) and arrival (12.4) datestamps on reverse. The sole example of this Late Feehandstamp recorded in private hands with another example residing in the Rhodescollection in the Canterbury Museum. A spectacular and unique Chalon franking of greatcharm. Photo £4,000-5,000

PROVENANCE:Christie’s Robson Lowe, October 1989 Joseph Hackmey, February 2009

x2281 * 1907 postcard from Balclutha to Waitati, bearing 1d. Universal cancelled “019” andshowing despatch c.d.s., “LATE FEE.” handstamp and circular-framed “TO PAY/1d”handstamp alongside, and 1909 postcard from Wellington to England, bearing 1d.Universal (2) cancelled by c.d.s. and showing manuscript “Late Fee” at upper left corner £80-100

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x2282 * 1855 (27 Sept.) envelope (complete with letter) from Mongonui to Adelaide, rated “2”in red as paid and “2” in black as unpaid in South Australia, showing faint Crowned Circle“PAID/AT/RUSSELL.NEW.ZEALAND”, Auckland datestamp (5.10) alongside “TOO LATE”handstamp and with G.P.O. South Australia arrival datestamp (30.10) below, the reversewith manuscript “Posted at Mongonui 27th. Sept. 1855 Paid” and Russell c.d.s. (4.10).Photo £600-800

x2283 * 1859 (2 May) envelope from Auckland to Onehunga, rated “2” and showing CrownedCircle “PAID/AT/AUCKLAND.NEW.ZEALAND” alongside framed “TOO LATE”, unusuallystruck in red, despatch datestamp on reverse; light overall soiling though a rarehandstamp. Photo £250-300

x2284 * 1861 (23 Dec.) entire (traces of soiling) from Wellington to Rangitikei, bearing 1857-632d. blue with large margins in places, cancelled by indistinct numeral and with a superbstrike of the framed “TOO LATE” handstamp, despatch datestamp on reverse. Photo £200-250

x2285 * 1864 (10 Feb.) entire from Dunedin “p Aldigna via Marseilles” to Cognac and redirectedto Jarnac, bearing 1862 perf. 13 2d. blue (2) and 6d. red-brown twice cancelled by“OTAGO” duplex, showing chamfer-framed “TOO LATE/DUNEDIN” in red, “P.D.” andMarseilles c.d.s. (11.5), all three in red, three transit/arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £700-800


x2286 * 1864 (Dec.) envelope from Benmore to Scotland, bearing 1864-67 6d. red-browncancelled “Be” in manuscript and showing fine Invercargill “TOO LATE” handstamp in redwith companion c.d.s. (18.12) on reverse which also shows Glasgow (23.4) andHelensburgh (24.3) c.d.s. RPSNZ Certificate (2013) £120-150

x2287 * 1865 (4 Mar.) small envelope (a fraction toned) from S.S. Dunedin to a carpenter care ofthe Wellington Post Office, bearing 1864-67 2d. pale blue cancelled by fine “OTAGO”duplex and showing superb chamfer-framed “TOO LATE/DUNEDIN” handstamp alongside,arrival datestamp (11.3) at foot. Rare. Photo £800-1,000


x2288 * 1865 (7 Mar.) envelope from New Plymouth to Wellington, bearing 1864-67 2d. bluecancelled “9” with two strikes of the “TOO LATE” framed handstamp and with arrival c.d.s.(13.2) below the adhesive. RPSNZ Certificate (2013). Photo £150-200

x2289 * 1865 (6 Sept.) envelope from Napier to Auckland, bearing 1864-67 2d. pale bluecancelled “11” and with superb “TOO LATE” handstamp alongside, despatch and arrivaldatestamps on reverse. Photo £250-300

x2290 * 1866 (26 Feb.) envelope from Hutt Post Office to Wanganui, bearing 1864-67 2d. paleblue cancelled “1” (“0” erased) and showing a superb strike of the framed “TOO LATE”handstamp alongside, the reverse with “W1”, Wellington (26.2) and arrival (28.2)datestamps. Photo £250-300




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x2291 * 1870 (20 Jan.) blue Bank of New Zealand envelope from Kaiapoi to Blenheim, bearing1864-67 3d. lilac (minor ageing) cancelled “16” and showing despatch c.d.s. (year datein manuscript) and superb “TOO LATE” framed handstamp, Christchurch (21.1) andarrival (2.2) c.d.s. on reverse; horizontal crease which crosses through base of adhesive.RPSNZ Certificate (2013). Photo £200-250

x2292 * 1871 (9 May) envelope from Kaiapoi to Christchurch, bearing 1864-67 3d. bluecancelled by superb numeral “16” and with equally fine locally made “TOO LATE”handstamp alongside, despatch and arrival (9.5) datestamps on reverse; fine and rare.Photo £300-400


x2293 * 1877 (14 Aug.) blue envelope from Nelson to Richmond, bearing Sideface 2d. cancelledby “NN” duplex and showing fine framed “TOO LATE” at left, a new latest date of use, and1900 envelope (opened-out and rebacked) from Little Akaloa to Christchurch bearingSideface 2d. with part c.d.s. and showing boxed “TOO LATE” handstamp alongside. Also 1898 Oamaru Post Office audit page (200x248mm.) showing a range of hand/datestamps (33) including framed “TOO LATE” (two different), framed “LOOSE LETTER” andeight different Postage Due marks £120-150

x2294 * 1880 (3 Aug.) envelope (no flap) from Auckland to Dry River Station near Wellington,bearing Sideface 2d. red cancelled by “A” duplex and showing superb “TOOLATE/AUCKLAND.” handstamp alongside, the sole recorded example with Blenheim beingthe only other office to use a similar handstamp including the town name, part arrivalc.d.s. on reverse. Photo £150-200

x2295 * 1880 (20 Dec.) envelope from Ahaura to Greymouth, bearing Sideface 2d. violetcancelled by c.d.s. and showing large “TOO LATE” handstamp alongside, part arrival c.d.s.(21.12) on reverse; the sole recorded example of this locally made handstamp. Photo £120-150

Paid All Handstamps

x2296 * 1873 (15 Feb.) blue envelope from Greymouth “via San Francisco” to Adare, Canada,upon arrival in the US the original franking removed and replaced with 3c. green pair(partially over edge) with “crossroads” cancellations and affixed over original “PAID ALL”handstamp in red, San Francisco c.d.s. (31.3) alongside, reverse with despatch, Nelson(16.2), Lucan (9.4) and Adare (9.4) c.d.s., and 1877 (23 July) blue envelope fromGreymouth to San Francisco, bearing Sideface 2d. rose (6) cancelled by several “G”duplexes, “PAID ALL” handstamp in red below and arrival c.d.s. (22.8) at lower left £150-200

x2297 * 1883 (7 Dec.) envelope from Dunedin to New York, bearing Sideface 6d. brown withsquared-circle datestamps and showing superb “PAID ALL.” framed handstamp in red atleft, New York Paid All duplex datestamps (6.1) on reverse £150-200

x2298 * 1885 (21 May) envelope (blunt lower right corner) from Mosgiel “Via San Francisco” toKentucky, bearing Sideface 1d. rose (2) and 4d. green cancelled “O/147” in oval of barsand showing double-framed “PAID ALL.” in violet at lower left, the reverse with despatch,Dunedin (21.5) and San Francisco Paid All (15.6) datestamps; complete with “StampsWanted” printed letter from stamp dealer Antonio D. Vannini; attractive. Photo £120-150


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Express and Coach Mail

x2299 * 1863 (Feb.) envelope from Arrow River to a Storekeeper in Dunstan, marked on reverse“Forwarded by the Fox Express Company 26/1/63” alongside Dunstan receipt datestamp(27.1, FFA3.2 type, earliest recorded date), the envelope bearing 1862 imperforate 6d.black-brown cancelled “023” in oval of thin bars, missent to Dunedin (2.2) and returnedto Dunstan (24.2) with both datestamps on face; the envelope with some ageing and foxspotting, nevertheless the sole recorded New Zealand Private Mail Express Letter. Photo £800-1,000

Note: Fox’s ran this Express Mail Express Service from the gold diggings on the Arrow andShotover rivers with routes south and east

x2300 * 1878 (7 Feb.) envelope from New Plymouth “Via Wellington, Coach New Plymouth” toNelson, bearing Sideface 1d. violet (2) cancelled “9” and with despatch c.d.s. at foot,arrival c.d.s. (15.2) on reverse; an unusual item carried on the coach service operated byShepherd and Young of Wellington to and from New Plymouth. Photo £200-250

Anglo-French Accountancy Handstamp

x2301 * 1883 (26 June) envelope from Opunaki to Wellington, bearing Sideface 2d. lilac neatlycancelled by diamond-framed “GB/1F624/10” handstamp, the reverse with Wanganui(26.6) and arrival (30.6) datestamps; envelope with faults at top through opening thoughthe only cover recorded. RPSNZ Certificate (2005). Also three loose 2d. values with thesame cancellation. Photo £800-1,000

Ship Letter Handstamps

x2302 * 1842 (16 Nov.) entire letter from the Wangaroa Mission Station, Auckland to Londonrated “6” and “8”, showing framed “PAID AT/AUCKLAND” in red at upper right and asuperb strike of the “NEW-ZEALAND/SHIP LETTER” handstamp at upper left, the reversewith Crowned Auckland GPO datestamp, Liverpool Ship Letter datestamp (16.5) andLondon c.d.s. (17.5); a little fragile with some splitting at folds though of very fineappearance. Photo £1,800-2,000

x2303 1843 (25 Sept.) “HMS” front and part back from Auckland to the Secretary of theGeneral Post Office in London, rated “4” in red (deleted) for post to Australia and freefrom there to London, showing framed “PAID AT/AUCKLAND” in red with superb “NEW-ZEALAND/SHIP LETTER” handstamp above, the reverse with Crowned Auckland GPOdatestamp and London arrival c.d.s. (14.3). Photo £250-300


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x2304 * 1874 (8 Dec.) envelope ex the Nicholson correspondence from San Francisco toMelbourne, bearing 1873 10c. brown (3, one defective) each cancelled by oval of barsand showing a fine strike of the second type “NEW-ZEALAND/SHIP LETTER” handstamptying one of the adhesives, the reverse with J.C. Merrill & Co. f.a.c. in blue, Auckland(5.1) and two Melbourne (15.1) c.d.s. One of just three recorded examples of this secondtype handstamp, and an almost certainly unique usage. Photo £4,000-5,000

Note: This cover was carried on the short lived Australia Steam Navigation Co. contractwhich ran from San Francisco to Honolulu, Suva, Auckland and then to Sydney and return

PROVENANCE:Marcel Stanley, May 1988

Loose Letter Handstamps

x2305 * 1880 (May) envelope from Victoria to Dunedin, bearing 2d. cancelled by “SI” obliteratorand showing framed “LOOSE LETTER” alongside h.s. “2” with manuscript “Missent toOamaru”, and 1895 envelope from The Port, Nelson to Blenheim, bearing 2d. with c.d.s.and showing framed “LOOSE LETTER” alongside h.s. “2”, arrival c.d.s. on reverse; bothshowing small portions of Unpaid Postage docket still attached. An unusual pair each witha charge of 2d. for late fee. Also 1888 “Unpaid Postage Docket” for an 1888 letter fromChristchurch to Cheviot giving a charge of “6” £150-200

x2306 * 1887-1913 envelopes/cards (10) to England (2), Tasmania and internally (7) andshowing a variety of types used at Auckland, Bluff, Dunedin (2, one franked at 2d.including 1d. for late fee, the other marked “Flag Station”), Greymouth, Matarae(marked “Posted, Matarae” and unfranked, being sent to a mail order company), NewPlymouth, Russell (1887, charged 1d. late fee affixed on reverse), Westport (2, one inred). An interesting group £150-200

Packet Boat Handstamps

x2307 * 1896 (6 Oct.) envelope from New South Wales to Dunedin, bearing 4d. with Wellingtonc.d.s. and showing manuscript “Ship Letter per SS Wakatipu. Extra fee added” alongsideframed “PACKET BOAT.”, and 1904 picture postcard to New York, bearing 1d. Universalcancelled by framed “PACKET BOAT.” handstamp with light “N.Z. MARINE POST P.O./R.M.S.“SONOMA”” datestamp (10.3) in blue-green, and with two US transit datestamps £150-200


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x2308 * 1840 (3 May) entire letter from Dundee to Sydney, redirected to Port Nicholson and sentin error to Kororarika, variously rated and showing framed “PAID AT/DUNDEE”, “PAIDSHIP LETTER/LONDON” oval datestamp (4.5), two other U.K. datestamps and, on reverse,a fine strike of the very rare “MISSENT TO KORORARIKA/-N.Z-”, all applied in red, Dundeec.d.s., Crowned “GENERAL POST OFFICE/SYDNEY” d.s. (3.10) and manuscript “1/10 topay”; some rebacking at folds and foxing of face panel though the earliest of the fiverecorded examples of this handstamp and not one of the four examples recorded in Vol.VII of the RPSNZ handbook. Photo £2,500-3,000


x2309 * 1858 (24 July) entire letter from Mauritius “pr Devondale via Galle” to Tasmania andmissent to Auckland, showing Crowned “MAURITIUS/GPO” datestamp, superb “MISSENTTO/NEW-ZEALAND” deleted, large part Auckland datestamp (23.10) and framed “SHIPLETTER INWARDS FREE” datestamps (both clear of where an adhesive has been cut away)and, on reverse, diamond-framed “SHIP LETTER INWARDS FREE” datestamps (23.11). One of only three examples of this handstamp recorded. Photo £200-250



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x2310 * 1863 (22 Sept.) envelope from Hobart to Deccan, India, bearing 1860 6d. grey cancelled“76” and showing horseshoe-framed “PRE-PAID” datestamp alongside, “Deccan” misreadas Dunedin and showing superb circular-framed “MISSENT/TO/DUNEDIN” in redalongside, the reverse (part of one flap missing) showing Dunedin (19.10), Bombay(21.12) and Secunderabad datestamps. Rare, being one of only five examples of thishandstamp of which two are struck in red. Photo £1,800-2,000

x2311 * 1869 (18 Dec.) envelope from Egerton, Mass. to Russell, bearing 1861 10c. green and12c. black (right edge affixed over edge) cancelled with three-ring target with parts ofdatestamp alongside, showing two “12” handstamps and London Paid c.d.s. (1.1) in redand a superb strike of the previously unrecorded “MISSENT TO/CHRISTCHURCH”handstamp, the reverse with New York Paid All (21.12), Christchurch (30.3), Auckland(5.4) and Russell (7.4) datestamps. Photo £1,200-1,500

Note: The Bark “Ionia” was a whaling ship built in 1848 - Indian, Pacific and Antarcticoceans. Russell was a Supplies port for Whalers, Sealers and suchlike. Wimpenny was a sailoron the “Ionia”. Theodore’s father (Theodore) was a mariner and was mostly involved inwhaling. The whaling voyages could last 3 - 4 years per voyage


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x2312 * 1895 (28 Feb.) envelope from Charing Cross to Frederick, St. Croix, Danish West Indies,bearing 21⁄2d. purple on blue tied by squared-circle datestamp and showing largely fine“MISSENT TO/NEW-ZEALAND” handstamp alongside, the reverse with San Francisco, New York and arrival datestamps; small fault at top through opening. One of the threerecorded examples of the Missent handstamp which shows a small “W” in “NEW”, similarto the 1874 Ship Letter handstamp. Photo £2,000-2,500

x2313 * 1900 (6 July) envelope from Berne to Sydney, bearing 1900 UPU set of three withExpress c.d.s., missent to New Zealand due to the lack of a country in the address with“Australia” added subsequently, showing boxed “MISSENT TO /INVERCARGILL”(31x8mm.) with the reverse showing Invercargill (13.8), “R.P.O. DN S/2” T.P.O. (14.8),Sydney (23.8) and Kogarlah c.d.s. The sole recorded example of this handstamp. Photo £250-300Note: This mail was sent by northbound train from Invercargill to Dunedin and exchangedwith the southbound train at the “crossover” station of Waianakarau

x2314 * 1910 (12 Sept.) picture postcard from Subiaco, Western Australia to Newton Tasmania,bearing 1d. cancelled by Ship Room c.d.s. where missorted as Newton, Auckland andshowing circular-framed “MISSENT/TO/N.Z./AUCKLAND” handstamp and datestamp(25.9) alongside the adhesive. Only the second recorded example of this unusualhandstamp incorporating the country initials. Photo £300-350

x2315 * 1911 (4 Mar.) picture postcard (corner crease) from Auckland to Nelson, bearing 1d.Universal cancelled by c.d.s. and additionally tied by a superb strike of the circular-framed“PAID/AT/DUNEDIN” in black, Dunedin-Christchurch T.P.O. (4.3) and Nelson (7.3)c.d.s. at lower left. The sole example of this very rare handstamp recorded struck in black.Photo £800-1,000

Missent Manuscript Marks

x2316 * 1864 (Dec.) envelope from an unknown office to Akaroa, bearing 1864-67 2d. pale blue(re-entry R.8/11) with small part cancellation and showing manuscript “Missent toLyttelton” alongside Lyttelton c.d.s. (11.12) alongside, arrival datestamp (dates inverted)on reverse. Photo £150-200

x2317 * 1897 (22 Aug.) envelope from Maidenhead to Nelson, British Columbia, franked at 21⁄2d.and showing “Missent to Nelson New Zealand” alongside Nelson c.d.s. (9.10), 1904 (22 Nov.) envelope from St. John’s, Newfoundland to London, bearing Universal 1d.and Newfoundland 2c. sharing c.d.s. and with “Missent to N.Z. 27.2.05” at left, and 1908(Oct.) picture postcard (stamp removed) to “Runciman Near Drury”, sent to Drury andwith “Missent to Drury” in red ink at top £150-200



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x2318 * 1850 (20 July) entire from New Plymouth to Nelson rated “2”, showing manuscript “PO NP 20-7-51” and with Wellington (4.8) and Nelson (12.8) unframed datestamps. A very rare manuscript provisional marking used during the period after a fire at the New Plymouth Post Office, of which only two examples are recorded. Photo £2,000-2,500Note: On 28 June 1851, the Post Office was destroyed by fire. The manuscript marking wasapplied by the Postmaster, W. Leech, whilst the handstamps were sent for repair orreplacement at WellingtonPROVENANCE:John Woolfe, October 2006

Post Office Robbery

x2319 * 1897 (28 July) envelope from New Plymouth to Mahoe, bearing Sideface 2d. withsquared-circle datestamp and showing “One of 600 Letters stolen/from Stratford Post Officeby/burglar and subsequently re-/covered.” framed cachet in green; two light creases barelyaffecting appearance. One of only three recorded examples. RPSNZ Certificate (2005).Photo £500-600Note: The “Taranaki Herald” of 3 August 1897 reported that 600 stolen letters had beenfound on the roadside between Stratford and Midhurst and that a Robert McKenzie hadbeen arrested for the crime

Wreck CoversS.S. “Manaroa”

x2320 * 1913 (17 Apr.) unfranked postcard from Motueka to Aramoho, showing Nelson c.d.s.(17.4) alongside, 1d. Postage Due handstamp and with a fine strike of the “SAVED FROMWRECK/OF “S.S. MANAROA” handstamp in magenta, notation regarding the wreck onpicture side. One of only six recorded examples. Photo £400-500Note: The S.S. “Manaroa” struck the Beef Barrells rocks in French Pass early on 18 April andwas beached some three miles away at D’Urville Island

S.S. “Tararua”

x2321 * 1881 (12 Apr.) envelope from Oamaru to Sandhurst, Victoria, stamp floated off andshowing a fine strike of the “SAVED FROM WRECK/OF S.S. “TARARUA.”” large cachet inmagenta, the reverse with despatch, Port Chalmers, Greymouth, Melbourne and arrival(3.5) c.d.s. Rare with only four examples recorded. Photo £800-1,000Note: The S.S. “Tararua” struck the Otara Reef on 29 April and was subsequently lost offWaipapa Point with the loss of 131 lives



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x2322 * 1881 (23 Apr.) envelope (complete with contents, stamp floated off) from Christchurchto Tasmania, showing part despatch duplex and with a superb strike of the very rare smalltype “SAVED FROM WRECK/OF “TARARUA”” cachet, believed to have been applied atInvercargill. One of only two recorded examples. Photo £2,500-3,000

Note: The owners great grandfather was the first keeper of the lighthouse, built there becauseof the wreck

S.S. “Waikare”

x2323 1909 (27 Dec.) top part of a postcard from Milford Sound, bearing 1d. Universal withc.d.s. and marked “This PC’d was posted at Milford Sound and was on the “Waikare” whichwas wrecked there & which is still lying in the sea. It was crowded with tourists at the time”,applied at a later date. The sole item of mail known from this wreck £200-250

Note: The steamer “Waikare” hit an uncharted rock between Indian Island and PassageInlet in Dusky Sound on 4 January 1910

S.S. “Wairarapa”

x2324 * 1894 envelope from New South Wales to Dunedin, bearing 1d. pair both cancelled “A”in oval of bars at Auckland, showing framed “PACKET BOAT.” handstamp and a very finestrike of the small “SAVED FROM WRECK/OF “WAIRARAPA”” handstamp, Auckland c.d.s(3.11) on reverse; the envelope with some stains and other faults though one of only tworecorded examples of this small cachet. Photo £500-600

Note: The S.S. “Wairarapa” ran in to 700 feet cliffs about a mile east of Miners Head on thenorthern end of Great Barrier Island on 29 October. This cover is illustrated on page 82 ofthe Hoggarth and Gwynn handbook


x2325 * 1894 (12 Sept.) envelope (stamp floated off) from Scotland to Auckland, showing a finestrike of the “Saved from wreck of the/“WAIRARAPA”” cachet in violet, despatch, Auckland,Hellensville and Kaukapakapa (5.11) c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £200-250


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x2326 * 1894 (23 Oct.) envelope (stamp floated off) from Sydney to Auckland, showing despatchduplex and a fine strike of the “Saved from wreck of the/“WAIRARAPA”” cachet in blue-violet crossed by a crease and with small tear at top, arrival c.d.s. (3.11) on reverse. Photo £150-200

x2327 * 1894 (23 Oct.) envelope (stamp floated off, no flap) from Melbourne “Via Sydney &Auckland” to Gisborne, showing part despatch duplex and a fine strike of the “Saved fromwreck of the/“WAIRARAPA”” cachet in blue, crossed by tear, Auckland (65.11) andGisborne (7.11) c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £150-200

x2328 A selection of adhesives recovered from the wreck, comprising New South Wales (10),Queensland (6), South Australia (3), Victoria (8), G.B. (11), India (5), Japan (3), HongKong (2) and Württemburg, all affixed to two page document by the local Postmaster andtied by numerous fine strikes of the “Saved from wreck of the/“WAIRARAPA”” cachet inviolet. A most unusual item £600-700


Arrival Markings Added to Collect Unpaid Postage and Fines, or to Explain why an Item Was Unable to be Delivered

Deficient Postage/Fine

x2329 * 1862 (17 Oct.) envelope from Dunedin “via Marseilles” to Scotland, bearing 1862imperforate 6d. black-brown pair with margins mainly all round (scissor-cut at foot ofone) and indistinctly cancelled, showing circular-framed “MORE/TO/PAY”, “DEFICIENTPOSTAGE/FINE...” handstamp completed for “9” and “6” respectively for a total of “1/3”fine by the premium rate, and with Pitcaple arrival datestamp (16.1) alongside, the reversewith Dunedin, London and Aberdeen c.d.s. Photo £400-500


x2330 * 1864 (31 Mar.) envelope from Auckland to Redhill, Surrey, bearing 1864 imperf. 2d. paleblue (small fault at top) and 6d. red-brown lightly cancelled with numeral obliterator,showing G.B. circular-framed “MORE/TO/PAY” and with “DEFICIENT POSTAGE/FINE”handstamp completed for “2” and “6” respectively for a total of “8”, the reverse withdespatch, London (13.6) and Redhill (13.6) c.d.s. Attractive. RPSNZ Certificate (2013).Photo £350-400

x2331 * 1865 (7 Feb.) envelope (opened-out and rebacked) from Napier to Dunedin, bearing1864-67 2d. pale blue with indistinct numeral cancellation and showing “DEFICIENTPOSTAGE/FINE...” handstamp completed at “2d.” each for a total charge of “4d” and withdespatch c.d.s. alongside, arrival c.d.s. (12.2) on reverse. Photo £200-250

x2332 * 1866 (11 Aug.) envelope from Auckland to Napier and redirected to Wellington, bearing1864-67 2d. deep blue cancelled by duplex and showing “DEFICIENT POSTAGE/FINE...”handstamp completed at “2d.” each for a total charge of “4d”, the reverse (part flapmissing and small tear at foot) with arrival c.d.s. (16.8). Photo £200-250

x2333 * 1867 (3 Jan.) large part envelope (truncated at foot and one flap missing) fromWellington to Nelson, bearing 1864-67 2d. deep blue cancelled by “070” duplex andshowing “DEFICIENT POSTAGE/FINE...” handstamp with “FINE” inserted in reverse andwith large British h.s. “2” below. Photo £200-250




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x2334 * 1867 (7 Feb.) blue over 2oz. Bank of New Zealand envelope from Westport “perStormbird via Hokitika” to Nelson, bearing 1864-67 1d. orange-vermilion and 6d. red-brown sharing Hokitika “C/21” duplex and showing manuscript “Deficient 5/Fine 3” fora total of “8”, arrival c.d.s. (11.2) on reverse, and 1897 (31 Mar.) envelope from Lincolnto Christchurch bearing Sideface 2d. with c.d.s. and showing manuscript “D.P. 2d./Fine2d./4d” in red ink. An unusual pair showing the fines in manuscript. Photo for first £250-300

x2335 * 1871 (18 May) envelope from Invercargill to Hokitika “West Coast”, bearing 1864-67 2d.blue with indistinct numeral cancellation and c.d.s. alongside, showing framed “TOOLATE” handstamp and with “DEFICIENT POSTAGE/FINE...” handstamp complete with largelocally made “4” handstamp, arrival c.d.s. (31.5) on reverse; an unusual cover with allthree handstamps only used at Invercargill. Photo £300-350

x2336 * 1879 (10 Feb.) envelope (complete with contents) from Featherston “via Brindisi” toWishaw, Scotland, bearing Sideface 2d. rose (3) cancelled “3” and showing “DEFICIENTPOSTAGE/FINE...” handstamp completed at “6” each for a total charge of “1/-”; envelopewith some soiling though a previously unrecorded handstamp. Photo £150-200

x2337 * 1884 envelope (part of reverse missing) from Dunstan to New York, bearing Sideface 6d.brown cancelled “023” and showing “DEFICIENT POSTAGE/FINE...” handstamp completedat “6d” each for a total charge of “1/-”, this fee converted to cents with additional “U.S.CHARGE/TO/COLLECT” and “24 Cents” handstamps, and 1886 (16 July) envelope fromAlbany St. P.O., Dunedin to British Columbia, bearing Sideface 6d. brown cancelled by“AS” duplex and showing “DEFICIENT POSTAGE/FINE...” handstamp with a charge of “1/-”. An interesting and unusual pair £100-120

x2338 * 1884 envelope from Napier “via Melbourne” to England, bearing 2d. and 6d. sharing“NA” duplex and showing “DEFICIENT POSTAGE 6D./FINE....6D./1/-” boxed handstampwith the Deficient Postage line altered to “8” and the total to “1/2”, and 1885 envelopefrom Wanganui to England, bearing 6d. brown with “WG” duplex and showing“DEFICIENT POSTAGE 6D./FINE....6D./1/-” boxed handstamp in violet with an additional“1/-” charge handstamp alongside. An unusual pair £200-250

x2339 * 1895 (Oct.) 11⁄2d. lilac letter card from Henderson to Helensville, showing small“DEF/FINE/2” handstamp with manuscript “Loose Letter” in red ink above and with thestamp impression cancelled on arrival (14.10); some perforations re-inforced internally,and with a spike hole though believed to be the sole recorded example of this unusualhandstamp on mail posted from a Rail mailbox £100-120

Deficient Postage And Fine

x2340 * 1866 (19 Aug.) envelope from New Plymouth to Wanganui, bearing 1862 2d. blue(defective) cancelled “9” and showing “DEFICIENT POSTAGE AND FINE” double-ringhandstamp, completed for “2d” over “2d” with handstruck “4” and Wanganui c.d.s.(20.8) alongside, despatch c.d.s. on reverse which has one flap and part of anothermissing. Rare. RPSNZ Certificate (2013). Photo £250-300

x2341 * 1871 (30 Oct.) envelope from New Plymouth to Patea, bearing 1871 1d. brown neatlycancelled “9” and showing “DEFICIENT POSTAGE AND FINE” double-ring handstampalongside handstruck “2” with despatch c.d.s. below, arrival c.d.s. (1.11) on reverse; smallimperfections though rare. RPSNZ Certificate (2013). Photo £300-350


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x2342 * 1868 (3 Aug.) double rate envelope from Oamaru via Panama to Oxford carried on the25th. voyage by the Rakaia, bearing 1864-67 6d. red-brown cancelled by indistinctnumeral and showing a good strike of the rare “DEFICIENT POSTAGE/HALF FINE.....” h.s.completed for “6” and “3” respectively, a total of “9” which upon arrival in the U.K. hasbeen deleted and replaced with “1/-” h.s., Oxford arrival c.d.s. (30.9) below the adhesive,the reverse with despatch, Dunedin (4.8) and four further Oxford c.d.s.; the envelopewith some repairs and other small faults, nevertheless one of only three covers recordedshowing this handstamp, this being the sole example from Dunedin. Photo £200-250


x2343 * 1868 (2 Oct.) envelope from Auckland to Jersey, bearing 1864-67 6d. red-browncancelled by duplex and showing a fine strike of the rare “DEFICIENT POSTAGE/HALFFINE.....” h.s. completed for “6” and “3” respectively, a total of “9” which upon arrival inthe U.K. has been deleted and replaced with “1/-” h.s., arrival c.d.s. (30.1) on reverse; a few faults though a rare handstamp with only three examples recorded. Photo £300-400

Deficient Postage/Fined

x2344 * 1869 (22 June) double rate blue envelope from Napier to Wellington, bearing 1864-671d. orange and 3d. lilac twice cancelled by light duplex and showing “DEFICIENTPOSTAGE/FINED......” handstamp completed for “2” and “3” respectively for a total chargeof “5”, arrival c.d.s. (27.7) on reverse. Rare and most attractive. Photo £1,800-2,000

Note: It is thought that this Deficient Postage handstamp was of local manufacture as nearlyall other types of this nature contain the word “FINE” as opposed to “FINED”


x2345 * 1884 (28 Apr.) envelope from Napier “via Frisco” to England, bearing Sideface 6d.brown cancelled by “NA” duplex and showing “DEFICIENT POSTAGE/FINED......”handstamp, both lines completed for “6d” for a total of “1/-” with an additional chargehandstamp “1/-” applied below, Lutterworth arrival c.d.s. (7.6) on reverse £200-250



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x2346 * 1869 (13 Apr.) envelope from Auckland “Via Southern Boat & Marseilles” to Edinburgh,bearing 1864-67 6d. red-brown cancelled by duplex and showing fine “DEFICIENTPOSTAGE/VIA MARSEILLES” handstamp alongside, Prestonpans arrival c.d.s. (17.7) onreverse. One of only two covers recorded showing this unusual handstamp. Photo £800-1,000Note: Letters inscribed “via Marseilles” not prepaid at the correct rate of 10d. weretransferred to the 6d. standard rate as long as sufficient postage had been paid for thestandard service via Southampton or Suez mailbags

Detained For Postage

x2347 * 1864 (24 Nov.) “On public service only” envelope (213x88mm.) from the Road Board tothe Secretary for Public Works at Christchurch, originally without postage stamps andshowing framed “DETAINED FOR POSTAGE” handstamp alongside manuscript “2” and withdespatch c.d.s. at foot, subsequently franked by 1864 watermark “NZ” perf. 121⁄2 2d. paleblue pair twice cancelled by “CH.CH” duplex with a further strike below; envelope withcreases though most unusual. Photo £250-300PROVENANCE:H. Gordon Kaye, April 1991

x2348 1873 (Aug.) front from Dunedin to Evandale, Tasmania, bearing 1871 1d. brown verticalpair with indistinct cancellations, marked “Def. 1d.” and with circular“DETAINED/FOR/POSTAGE” handstamp completed for “1d” alongside Dunedin c.d.s.(23.8), the 1d. fee apparently paid in cash with the endorsement deleted £120-150

x2349 * 1876 (16 June) envelope from Switzers to Nova Scotia bearing Sideface 6d. bluecancelled “019”, 2d, underpaid and showing circular “DETAINED/FOR/POSTAGE”handstamp alongside 2d. rose cancelled by Dunedin “D” duplex (16.6), upon arrivalshowing “MORE TO PAY 5” in blue further charge handstamp, the reverse with five transitc.d.s., arriving on 8 August. Most attractive. Photo £200-250

Detained For Additional Postage

x2350 * 1872 (15 Nov.) envelope from Auckland to Launceston bearing 1871 2d. orangecancelled by “1” duplex, 1d. underpaid and showing “DETAINED FOR..../ADDITIONALPOSTAGE” handstamp for “1” partially covered by 1871 1d. brown cancelled by “1”duplex the following day, the reverse with diamond-framed “SHIP LETTER INWARDS FREE”datestamp (4.12); the envelope sympathetically rebacked internally and most attractive.Photo £1,500-1,800




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x2351 * 1878 (25 May) envelope (opened-out and one flap missing) from Otamatea to Londonbearing Sideface 2d. rose cancelled “83”, underpaid 4d. and with “DETAINEDFOR.../ADDITIONAL POSTAGE” handstamp complete for “4d”, held at Auckland for 13 daysawaiting payment and bearing 2d. rose pair (faults) cancelled by Auckland “A” duplex(7.6); the reverse with Whangarei and London (5.8) c.d.s. Photo £200-250

Extra Charges

x2352 * 1896 and 1897 envelopes registered to the Union Bank of Australia in Christchurch, thefirst from Springfield with “all over” advertising boxes on reverse and bearing Sideface 1d.(5) with c.d.s., the registration charge not being paid in full and showing “6d Ex charge”in red crayon, all on face, the second from Waiau bearing Sideface 5d. and with the chargeof 6d. noted on reverse, both with the underpayment charged to the senders account. A most unusual pair £100-120


Insufficiently Stamped

x2353 * 1862 (9 Oct.) entire from Nelson “via Marseilles” to London, bearing 1858-62 1d. dullorange with margins in places, in combination with 1862 2d. blue early impression and6d. black-brown (possibly on pelure paper), both with four margins and slightlyoverlapping one another and each neatly cancelled “15”, showing “INSUFFICIENTLYSTAMPED/FINE.....” handstamp completed for “3” and “6” respectively with a superb strikeof the “9” total charge handstamp alongside the adhesives and with circular-framed“MORE/TO/PAY” handstamp below, the reverse with despatch and arrival (18.1)datestamps. A rare and most attractive three-colour underfranked letter, and the solerecorded cover with the New Zealand “9” handstamp. Holcombe (1988) and RPSNZ(2013) Certificates. Photo £2,500-3,000

PROVENANCE:“Chalon”, November 1968 Christie’s Robson Lowe, October 1989“Antipodes”, October 1988 Joseph Hackmey, February 2009

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x2354 * 1865 (15 Mar.) double rate envelope (a little soiled) from Christchurch “Per MailSteamer” to London, bearing 1864-67 6d. red-brown pair (faults) twice cancelled by“CH.CH” duplex and showing framed “INSUFFICIENTLY STAMPED” handstamp appliedvertically at left, subsequently deleted and marked “pd”, Paid London c.d.s. (19.5) c.d.s.below the adhesives. Photo £150-200

Note: The postal clerk has apparently misread the endorsement “Per Mail Steamer” as “PerMarseilles” and applied the “Insufficiently Stamped” handstamp. He then seems to haverealised his mistake and crossed out the handstamp and written “pd”


x2355 * 1865 (15 Aug.) envelope (small edge faults) from Christchurch “Via Marseilles” toEdinburgh, bearing 1864-67 6d. red-brown cancelled by indistinct numeral and showingframed “INSUFFICIENTLY STAMPED” handstamp at left alongside despatch c.d.s., arrivalc.d.s. (23.10) on reverse; scarce with no postage due levied. Photo £300-400


x2356 * 1867 (16 May) envelope from Christchurch “Via Marseilles” to Edinburgh, bearing1864-67 6d. brown cancelled “CH.CH” in oval of bars with c.d.s. alongside and showing“INSUFFY STAMPED” handstamp applied at foot with the “FINE” line not appearing, thepurpose being to explain why the letter did not arrive using the Marseilles service, arrivalc.d.s. (26.7) on reverse. Photo £400-500

x2357 * 1868 (2 Apr.) envelope from Hokitika to Coventry, bearing 1864-67 3d. lilac strip ofthree cancelled “C/4” in oval of bars, showing “INSUFFY STAMPED/FINE Half” completefor “1/-” and “3” respectively for a total of “1/3”, a further 3d. lilac pair added, just overthe edge of the handstamp and similarly cancelled, showing manuscript “1/6” (to takeinto account the UK 3d. fee) followed by circular-framed “MORE/TO/PAY” additionallytying the strip of three, the reverse with despatch, London (28.5) and Coventry (28.5)c.d.s.; envelope with faults though a most unusual franking. Photo £200-250

x2358 * 1868 (12 May) envelope (221x100mm.) from Christchurch to Kaiapoi, bearing 1864-673d. lilac cancelled “C” in oval of bars and showing “INSUFFY STAMPED/FINE....”handstamp complete for “1” and “2” respectively and with large manuscript “3d” at left,arrival c.d.s. (13.5) at foot, despatch c.d.s. on reverse; a few small faults though a rareusage of this handstamp used internally. Photo £300-400

x2359 * 1871 (25 Feb.) envelope to Timaru Post Office, redirected to Nelson and again toChristchurch, originally without an adhesive and upon arrival in Nelson showing“INSUFFICIENTLY STAMPED/FINE....” handstamp followed by British “4”, then bearing1864-67 2d. blue cancelled at Nelson by “N/1” duplex (27.2) with charges of “8d”(deleted) and “1/-”, the reverse with Wellington (1.3), Christchurch (3.3) and Timaru(4.3) c.d.s. A most unusual multi-redirectional cover. Photo £300-400


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x2360 * 1885 (31 Jan.) envelope (complete with letter marked as written from Auckland) fromChristchurch to London, bearing Sideface 6d. brown cancelled by squared-circledatestamp and showing “INSUFFY STAMPED/FINE....” handstamp with both linescompleted for “6d” and showing large “1/-” handstamp alongside, arrival c.d.s. (10.3) onreverse. Photo £250-300

More To Pay

x2361 * 1877 (23 June) envelope from Christchurch to Wellington, bearing Sideface 2d. rosecancelled by “C” duplex and showing British “4” handstamp followed by “MORE TO PAY”handstamp; also 1877 (19 Sept.) Union Bank of Australia “Pass Book Only.” envelopefront (stamp cut away) from Christchurch to Amberley, marked “Contrary to Regulationssealed against inspection” and showing manuscript “3/8” followed by “MORE TO PAY”handstamp £200-250

Postage Added For Redirection

x2362 * 1872 (23 July) envelope from Bedale “via Southampton” to Hokitika and marked “Pleaseforward if left” bearing wing-margin 6d. chestnut Plate 11 cancelled by “60” duplex,upon arrival redirected to Ross and bearing 1871 2d. orange cancelled by Hokitikaduplex; flap missing though a most attractive redirected franking. Photo £400-500

x2363 * 1891 envelope (small faults) from Oldenburg to Christchurch bearing 20pf. blue withc.d.s., upon arrival redirected to Dunedin and bearing Sideface 2d. with squared-circledatestamp, and 1909 postcard from Newcastle, New South Wales to Auckland bearingArms 1d. with c.d.s., upon arrival redirected to Gisborne showing framed “LOOSELETTER” handstamp and bearing Universal 1d. with arrival machine datestamp £100-120


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x2364 * 1897 envelope from Wanganui addressed locally, bearing Postal Fiscal imperf. 1d. blueand red cancelled by squared-circle datestamp, and 1898 envelope from Clareville toWellington sent at unsealed printed rate and marked “Letter”, both showing circular-framed “TO PAY/2D/DOUBLE DEFICIENT POSTAGE” handstamp, 1899 envelope fromEngland to Dunedin franked at 1d., showing arrival “3” handstamp and bearing PostageDue 1⁄2d. (2) and 2d. together with “NOT KNOWN BY/LETTER CARRIERS,/DUNEDIN.” and“UNCLAIMED” handstamps in violet, and 1906, 1907 and 1908 unfranked postcards, eachbearing Postage Due 1d. and with different deficiency handstamps, one being British “1”of Christchurch. A few small faults though an interesting group £140-180

Advertised and Unclaimed

x2365 * 1857 (June) envelope from London to Wellington, bearing 1856 6d. lilac with arrivaldatestamp (15.9) alongside and with a superb strike of the framed“ADVERTISED/UNCLAIMED” handstamp at upper left. Photo £120-150

x2366 * 1863 (26 July) envelope from Eltham, Victoria to Arrow Township, Arrow River, Otago,bearing 1d. (2) and 4d. with indistinct barred oval numeral cancellations and showingsuperb framed “ADVERTISED/UNCLAIMED” alongside arrival c.d.s. (25.8), the reverse withdespatch, Melbourne (29.7) and Dunedin (17.8) c.d.s. Photo £200-250

x2367 * 1863 (Nov.) envelope from Christchurch addressed locally, bearing 1862 2d. withindistinct numeral cancellation and showing datestamp alongside framed “ADVERTISEDAND/UNCLAIMED.” handstamp, and 1864 (Apr.) envelope from Invercargill addressedlocally, bearing 1864 perf. 13 2d. very lightly cancelled and showing despatch c.d.s. andframed “ADVERTISED/UNCLAIMED” handstamp in red alongside manuscript “2d” tocollect for advertising; both with faults though an unusual pair. RPSNZ Certificate(2013) for first £200-250

x2368 * 1864-80 envelopes (4) from Great Britain, three franked at 6d. and showing framed“UNCLAIMED” in red of Nelson (1864) over two other handstamps in red, “UNCLAIMED”of Dunedin in purple (1879 and 1880), the latter additionally showing framed“UNCLAIMED” in red, 1879 envelope registered from London to Waddington Post Officeshowing framed “ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED” in red, and 1907 envelope from Frometo a passenger on S.S. Rimutaka en route to New Zealand with Christchurch Unclaimeddatestamp; a few small faults though an interesting group £200-250

x2369 * 1888-98 covers/cards (10) addressed internally and showing a variety of framed orunframed “UNCLAIMED” handstamps, 1908 and 1912 envelopes (the latter bearingPostage Due 1⁄2d. pair) showing Wellington and Blenheim framed Unclaimed datestamps,1908 and 1912 envelopes from Europe both showing different “NonRéclamé/Unclaimed” handstamps and a variety of other markings applied on arrival;generally fine £250-300

Not Known By Letter Carriers

x2370 * 1883-1909 envelopes/cards (8), five used internally and three from the UK, showingframed handstamps for Auckland, Christchurch (2 different), Dunedin, Gore, Invercargill(2 different) and Nelson, together with a range of other directional handstamps; generallygood to fine £200-250

Dead Letter Office

x2371 * 1867 (20 Dec.) printed “Returned Letter.” envelope (G.P.O. oval monogram in pink onflap) from the Dead Letter Office in Wellington to The Bank of New Zealand in Dunedin,the interior with printed explanation regarding the non-delivery of an envelope, thereverse with D.L.O. and arrival (7.1) c.d.s., and 1906 (23 June) OPSO Returned Letterenvelope (253x110mm.) registered from Wellington to Auckland, showing despatchc.d.s. and large D.L.O. registration cachet in violet, arrival c.d.s. (26.6) on reverse, theonly example recorded by the current owner £150-200

x2372 * 1876 and 1896 Returned Letter printed envelopes from the Dead Letter Office atWellington, the first to Dunedin and the second to Invercargill and redirected toRiverton, both with despatch and arrival c.d.s., 1911 envelope from England toWellington with Unclaimed and Not Known By Letter carrier marks on face, Dead LetterOffice c.d.s. and very rare Wellington Exhibition c.d.s. (the only example seen by theowner) on reverse, and Exhibition glitter card £100-120


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Gone No Address

x2373 * 1880 (22 Nov.) envelope from Dunedin to Port Chalmers, showing superb “GONE/NOADDRESS.” handstamp and with eventual arrival c.d.s. (11.1) back in Dunedin below theadhesive; one of the earliest recorded strikes of this type of cachet, 1892 wrapper fromWellington addressed locally and showing “GONE NO ADDRESS” handstamp between linesand 1905-08 envelopes (4, one from England) with various types of the cachet £120-150

Officially Sealed Labels

x2374 * 1892 On Bankruptcy Business Only envelope from Masterton to Wellington bearingblack on rose “Found Open./Officially Sealed.” label tied by arrival c.d.s., 1897 and 1898envelopes each showing, on reverse, blue on white labels, the first (torn on opening) withR.P.O. endorsement, the second tied by Dunedin c.d.s., and 1906 envelope fromDunedin addressed locally, bearing long blue on white label affixed from front on toreverse and marked “Torn in franking machine”. Also 1910 Parcel Post label used fromDunedin and “NEW ZEALAND/Arms/POST OFFICE” labels (12) with five pairs of labelP.O.144 used in more recent times £150-200

Balance

x2375 * 1872-1911 collection of covers/cards (31, 12 incoming) showing a variety of handstampscomprising, Beyond Delivery, Deceased, Insufficiently Addressed (2), Not Called For (2),Not Found (2), Not Home (2), Not Known (2, one 1872 in manuscript, one with stamptorn away), No Response (2), Outdated Addresses (2), Please Advise Correspondent OfYour Full Address, Please Get Letters Redirected To Your Present Address (3, two forCorrect and Full), Prohibited (2), Removed No Address (2), Returned From (2) andUndeliverable (2); a few small faults though a fascinating group of these unusualhandstamps £500-600

ROYAL VISITS

1901 Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Yorkx2376 * 27 April “Royal Visit” unstamped envelope from Christchurch, addressed locally and with

“Arthur W Rhodes Mayor Elect” handstamp, 20 June Royal Visit to Featherston NewZealand Railways timetable card and 25 June illustrated “Souvenir Post Card” fromWellington to England. Also 1901 Stereoscopic “Proclamation of King Edward VII.Oamaru” postcard used from Napier in 1903 to Dunedin £150-200

1934-35 Duke of GloucesterRoyal Train Datestamp

x2377 * 1934 (20 Dec.) envelope from Napier? to Gisborne complete with letter from S. Olgilvie(Property Division New Zealand Post Office), bearing Field Marshal 1d. tied by superb“ROYAL TRAIN/NEW ZEALAND” c.d.s. Photo £200-250Note: No philatelic mail was accepted or dealt with on the Royal Train, and a strictcensorship of this type of mail was imposed by the New Zealand Postmaster-General. Onlymails from the Duke of Gloucester and his entourage were accepted on the Royal Train. TheRoyal Train postmark was strictly limited to use of official mail only and was discontinuedwhen the Royal Train was used for the last time on 14 January 1935. Not more than fiftypieces of mail received the special postmark. This and the following six lots offer a remarkablegroup of this rare postmark used during the train’s journey from Wellington on 19 Decemberto Kingston on14 January

x2378 * 1934 (24 Dec.) 1d. red stationery envelope from Rotorua, addressed locally to the PostOffice and cancelled by a superb strike of the “ROYAL TRAIN/NEW ZEALAND” c.d.s. Photo £200-250

x2379 * 1935 (4 Jan.) 1d. on 2d. red postal stationery envelope from Palmerston North,addressed locally and cancelled by a superb strike of the “ROYAL TRAIN/NEW ZEALAND”c.d.s., arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £200-250

x2380 * 1935 (10 Jan.) envelope (small repair at top), posted en route from Ross to Dunedin, toNelson and bearing 1934 Health 1d.+1d. cancelled by a superb strike of the “ROYALTRAIN/NEW ZEALAND” c.d.s. Photo £200-250




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x2381 * 1935 (13 Jan.) envelope from Waikiwi to “The Hon. J.A. Young, Minister of InternalAffairs with the Royal Party, South Island”, bearing 1934 Health 1d.+1d. cancelled by asuperb strike of the “ROYAL TRAIN/NEW ZEALAND” c.d.s. Photo £200-250

x2382 * 1935 (14 Jan.) New Zealand Railways envelope (insignia on flap) from Kingston toWellington, bearing Field Marshal 1d. (some foxing) cancelled by a superb strike of the“ROYAL TRAIN/NEW ZEALAND” c.d.s. Photo £200-250

Flight Covers

x2383 A * 1935 (12 Jan.) envelope from Auckland to Hon J.A. Young Parliamentary Attaché,H.R.H. Duke of Gloucester, South Island” and marked “Royal Party Special Air MailAuckland-Invercargill”, bearing Air 7d. with c.d.s. and signed by the pilot S. Wallingford,the reverse with a superb strike of the “ROYAL TRAIN/NEW ZEALAND” c.d.s. The soleexample carried on this special flight. Photo £250-300

x2384 A * 1935 (16 Jan.) “Special Flight” envelope from Wellington to “E.A. Munden, Esqre.,P.&T. Representative, Royal Party” at Longbeach, bearing Field Marshal 1d. with c.d.s.and with manuscript “W N Buckley, Flt. Lt. R.N.Z.A.F. 16.1.35” in green ink. Photo £120-150Note: Longbeach was used as a rest and relaxation stop off before the Royal Tour of Australia

x2385 A * 1935 (28 Jan.) envelope from Wellington to The Right Hon. J.G. Coates, P.C., Russell,Bay of Islands, bearing 1934 Health 1d.+1d. with c.d.s. and arrival datestamp (29.1)alongside, signed “W N Buckly, Flt. Lt. R.N.Z.A.F. 28.1.35” in green ink £120-150

x2386 A * 1935 (29 Jan.) envelope from Auckland to Wellington, bearing Field Marshal 1d. tied bymachine datestamp, typed inscription “By seaplane from H.M.A.S. Australia Bay ofIslands” and signed by pilots “J. Sylvester 28/1/35” and “S. Wallingford F/Lt”, arrivalc.d.s. (30.1) on reverse £120-150

Telegrams

x2387 * “Royal Tour./TELEGRAM” blue on pale yellow printed form and envelope, fine unused £100-120

x2388 * “Royal Tour./TELEGRAM” blue on pale yellow printed form and envelope, sent by G.J.Young, Inspector in charge of the Royal Party postal services, from Auckland onChristmas Day to S.A. Ogilvie, Property Division, G.P.O. Wellington, the form withTelegraph Office c.d.s., the envelope with Wellington machine datestamp. The solerecorded used pair. Photo £500-600

x2389 * “Royal Tour./TELEGRAM” blue on pale yellow printed form and envelope, the form withHunterville c.d.s. (31.12), the envelope marked “Hunterville 31st. December, 1934 to 2nd.January, 1935. (His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester’s Visit)”, the dates of thestopover. Photo £250-300



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x2390 A selection comprising unused postcard showing post office at night with “Welcome ToOur Prince”, press pass for Southland Times to attend public receptions at Invercargill,1934 (29 Dec.) letter card from Auckland with message including “waiting to see Dukebefore he leaves for Hamilton”, 1935 (19 Jan.) Christchurch Polo Club programme andphoto of the Duke, and (20 Jan.) Christchurch Cathedral Order of Service. Also 1944Royal Visit “Camroc” Dry Ginger Ale illustrated advertising envelopes (3, two usedpostally) £150-200

1931 (3RD. FEB.) NAPIER EARTHQUAKE

x2391 * 1931 (7 Feb.) unstamped envelope from Havelock North to the Publishing Departmentof the Herald Office at Auckland and possibly originally enclosing an account of thedevastation, marked “Earthquake Area.” and with fine despatch c.d.s. below. Photo £150-200

x2392 * 1931 (9 Feb.) unstamped envelope from Napier to Wellington, showing fine despatchc.d.s. and marked “Unstamped 1931 Earthquake from George Porain”, possibly addedlater by the recipient. Photo £200-250

x2393 * 1931 (13 Feb.) unstamped envelope (stains, and tear at right) from Napier to Wanganui,marked “Earthquake Area” and showing despatch c.d.s. alongside circular-framed “TOPAY/2D” handstamp, arrival c.d.s. (16.3) on reverse; the faults maybe the result ofearthquake damage, the cover possibly carried on special airmail flight. Also “RealPhotographs of Napier Earthquake” packet of eight together with six others taken by thevendors parents. Photo £200-250

x2394 * 1931 (14 Feb.) YMCA envelope to New Plymouth, marked “Earthquake Area” at upperleft corner and showing light Napier despatch c.d.s. at upper right. Photo £150-200

x2395 * 1931 (16 Feb.) unstamped envelope from Napier to the office of the “Weekly News” inAuckland, marked “Earthquake Area” over-cancelled by despatch c.d.s.; sent on last “freepostage “ day. Also 1931 (9 Feb.) envelope from Auckland and sent locally to the officeof the “Herald”, marked “Hawke’s Bay Earthquake Fund” and bearing Field Marshal 1d.with Dominion Road c.d.s. £150-200

x2396 * 1931 (17 Feb.) unstamped envelope from Napier to Wellington marked “Fromearthquake area”, showing despatch c.d.s. alongside manuscript “T1” and bearingPostage Due 1d. cancelled on arrival; sent a day after the free postage rate was withdrawn.Photo £150-200

x2397 * 1931 (17 Feb.) unstamped envelope from Napier to Invercargill marked “FromEarthquake area”, showing machine despatch datestamp over-cancelled by “TOPAY/1D/DOUBLE DEFICIENT POSTAGE” and bearing uncancelled Postage Due 1d., possiblyas a result of the Post Office feeling kind or not realising that the cover was outside thefree postage rate period £120-150

x2398 * 1931 (21 Feb.) unstamped “Nelson Park Refugee Camp,/Napier” printed envelope toAuckland, typed “EARTHQUAKE AREA” at top and with despatch machine datestamp, uponarrival bearing Postage Due 2d. cancelled by c.d.s. (23.2) and showing“COLLECT/2D./AFFIX STAMPS/BEFORE/DELIVERY” handstamp. Photo £200-250



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Airmail Relief Flights

x2399 A * 1931 (3 Feb.) envelope from Wellington to Hastings, bearing Field Marshal 1d. andExpress Delivery 6d. tied by c.d.s., “EXPRESS” black on orange label at left and signed bythe pilot “CG Wallace” below, arrival c.d.s. (4.2) and guarantee handstamp on reverse.Rare with only twelve covers flown, the day of the earthquake. Photo £180-200

x2400 A * 1931 (4 Feb.) envelope from Hastings to Christchurch, bearing Field Marshal 1d. tied byc.d.s. and showing “EMERGENCY EARTHQUAKE AIR MAIL” handstamp signed “H.B. Burrell.Flt. Lt. N.Z.P.A.F.”, guarantee handstamp on reverse £120-150

x2401 A * 1931 (4 Feb.) envelope from Hastings to Christchurch, bearing Field Marshal 1d. tied byc.d.s. and showing “EMERGENCY EARTHQUAKE AIR MAIL” handstamp signed “H.B. Burrell.Flt. Lt. N.Z.P.A.F.”, guarantee handstamp on reverse £120-150

x2402 A * 1931 (6 Feb.) envelope from Gisborne to Napier, bearing Field Marshal 1d. tied by c.d.s.and showing “EMERGENCY EARTHQUAKE AIR MAIL” handstamp signed “GB Bolt”,guarantee handstamp on reverse £150-200

x2403 A * 1931 (12 Feb.) envelope from Gisborne to Hastings, bearing Field Marshal 1d. tied bymachine datestamp and showing “EMERGENCY EARTHQUAKE AIR MAIL” handstamp signed“DM Allan F/Lt”, arrival c.d.s. (13.2) and guarantee handstamp on reverse £150-200

x2404 A * 1931 (16 Feb.) envelope from Hastings to Christchurch, bearing Field Marshal 1d. tiedby c.d.s. and with Dominion Airways “cut” label, triangular hand illustrated cachet andsigned “WH Lett Pilot”, probably the last usage of this label. Also 2004 re-enactmentflight cover. Photo £200-250

POSTAL STATIONERY

Postcards

x2405 * 1876-86 1d. brown study (15, four used) including Postmaster-General’s publicity types(2, both a little soiled), 1876 UPU example with printed “1877.” label affixed at upperright corner, 1881 handstamped “SPECIMEN” in violet, 1885 handstamped “SPECIMEN”,1886 with larger words in heading, used from Christchurch locally (defective), and 1890swith replacement of letters “Y” in “ONLY” and “I” in “WRITTEN” unused and used £200-250

x2406 * 1890 1d. blue selection (6) comprising unused (2, one on deep buff and one on yellowstock - vertical crease, ex Sussex), creamish stock and white stock examples handstamped“specimen” in violet in different types, and used examples (both uprated with Newspaper1⁄2d.) on creamish stock from Tarata to Cape Colony and from Auckland to Japan; threewith faults though an unusual group £200-250

x2407 * 1897 11⁄2d. carmine, a selection comprising master die proof in black, colour trials (6, oneon card), and used cards (3, all Waikite Geyser), one to England, one to Batavia and one(uprated with Sideface 1⁄2d. black pair, slightly truncated) to Germany £200-250

x2408 * 1899 1d. green with scenic views selection with all but Princess St., Dunedin represented,comprising unused (10, two being presentation examples with part circle, one creased)and used (2), one to Barbados with oval Ship Letter datestamp, and 1901 1d. brown withscenic views, Cashel St., Christchurch unused and Manchester St. Christchurch used fromWellington locally and with Unclaimed and Not Known By Letter Carriers handstamp,and c.d.s. in magenta £180-200

x2409 * 1900 1d. brown with Boer War scenic views on creamish stock, unused (3, two beingpresentation examples with part circle), used (4, one used locally with Auckland showingNot Found and Unclaimed cachets, and c.d.s. in magenta), and deep buff stock (lightcrease) from Napier to Waipukurau £100-120



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x2410 * 1900 1d. brown with Boer War scenic views, yellow stock complete unused set of sixteen,fresh and fine unused £150-200

x2411 * 1907 1⁄2d. blue, a die proof in black on glazed card (47x60mm.), unused and used,uprated with 1⁄2d. (for War Tax) from Brown’s to Otautau £100-120

x2412 * 1915 1d. Dominion inscribed “INLAND POST-CARD.”, handstamped “Specimen”; fine andscarce. Photo £150-180

x2413 * 1915 1d. unused, 1919 1d. unused, 1920 1⁄2d.+1d. used from Whakatane locally, 19231⁄2d. on 1919 1d. used from Whakatane, 1⁄2d. on 11⁄2d. handstamped “SPECIMEN” and withPostmaster-General blue pencil tick, 1923 1⁄2d. used from Whakatane, 1924 1⁄2d.Provisional with 11⁄2d. obliterated (2, one handstamped “SPECIMEN”), 1924 new 1⁄2d. (2,one twice handstamped “SPECIMEN”) and 1932 1⁄2d. blue+1⁄2d. green, both types unused;generally fine £150-200

x2414 * 1920 11⁄2d., uprated with Victory 1d., from Temuka to Dunedin, sharing “LOOSE LETTER”handstamp and charged 1⁄2d. Postage Due with stamp and handstamp, small faults, and1921 new 11⁄2d. die proof in black on glazed card (37x40mm.), die proof in green onwove paper (67x71mm.), and a used example from Whakatane £150-200

x2415 * 1932 “HALFPENNY” Surcharges specialised selection (19), comprising 1⁄2d. on Dominion1d.+1⁄2d. handstamped in blue, unused (rare with only two examples apparently recorded),1⁄2d.+1⁄2d. handstamped in violet unused, handstamped in blue (3, one with normalhandstamp cancelled but unaddressed, one with handstamp inverted and one withhandstamp double, both unused), 1d. red Field Marshal handstamped in blue used onfirst day of issue, handstamped in blue double (2, both used), handstamped in blue trebleunused, handstamped in violet used, handstamped in violet (inverted) and blue unused,handstamped in violet and in red and handstamped in violet (inverted), both unused, and1⁄2d. KEVII + KGV 1⁄2d. handstamped in blue unused and used (2, one used on day ofissue) and handstamped in red double, unused; generally fine and a most interesting andunusual group £300-350

Private Postcards

x2416 * 1892 Austin Walsh & Co. Cigarette 1⁄2d. rose, unused (2) and used (2), one (tear at foot)from Hawera to Auckland in 1893 and one a very rare illegal and contrary to regulationsuse in 1911 to another address and showing “DEFICIENT POSTAGE 1/FINE.....” handstampfollowed by British h.s. “1” - see note in Vol. IX of RPSNZ handbook. Photo £200-250

x2417 * 1897 “New Zealand Cyclist’s Touring Club” 1d. blue on pink used from Wellington in1899 (11.3) to Invercargill with arrival R.P.O. c.d.s. (14.3) on face panel, light indistincthandstamp above arrival d.s.; the contents referring to a membership enquiry; crease atleft corner, nevertheless scarce and not unattractive. Photo £200-250

x2418 * 1897 “New Zealand Cyclist’s Touring Club” 1d. blue on pink used from Wellington in1897 (15.3) to Nelson with arrival c.d.s. (18.3) on face panel; the contents referring to amembership enquiry; tear at foot and at left, nevertheless scarce and not unattractive.Photo £120-150

x2419 * 1899 Sir Joseph Ward’s “Universal Penny Postage” 1d. red used from Wellington to theTelegraph Office, Christchurch, an unused card (the sole example recorded) and theenvelope used with datestamp and addressed to the Financial Secretary of the G.P.O. inLondon, no postage stamp applied and possibly sent as a Specimen for the English PostOffice; also an example of the facsimile card. A fine and rare group. Photo £200-250

x2420 * 1901 Kempthorne, Prosser & Co.’s N.Z. Drug Co. Ltd. 1d. unused and 1904 KEVII 1d.used in 1906 from Auckland to Waiuku; the first with minor stain at top, otherwise fineand a scarce pair. Photo £120-150



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x2421 * 1886 1d.+1d. brown unused, two examples on different coloured stock handstamped“SPECIMEN” and one UPU example with printed “1886.” label affixed at upper rightcorner, a used example used from Dunedin via Thames to Fairlie in 1897 with comment“some trouble getting it, for they say they are not used now”, and used outward and replyhalves used in 1888 from Kihikihi to Auckland and in 1904 from Oamaru to Dunedinrespectively, 1901 1d.+1d. unused and 1907 1⁄2d.+ 1⁄2d. unused and used outward andreply halves; a few small faults in places though generally good to fine £150-200

Letter Cards

x2422 * 1895 (c.) essay without stamp impression, showing “NEW ZEALAND/Arms/LETTER CARD”in oval format at top and with frame similar to that used for 1876 postcards, printed inblack on cream stock; small crease at upper right corner, otherwise fine and one of onlytwo examples recorded. Photo £200-250

x2423 * 1895-1901 1⁄2d. lilac study showing various shades on a variety of stock and perforations,comprising Type 1 unused (2) and used (3, all uprated by 1d.), one to Tasmania withenclosure and two to England, one being perf. 121⁄2x10 (RPSNZ Certificate, 2011), andType II unused (4), handstamped “SPECIMEN” (2) and used in 1896 from Flag Swamp toDunedin and redirected locally, and 1901 1d. on 11⁄2d. unused and used in 1901 fromWhirinaki to Montreal £200-250

x2424 * 1903-08 KEVII 1d. selection comprising unused in three distinct shades (one in brownon cream stock, minor foxing) and used (2), one from Invercargill to Christchurch in1904 and one (perforations intact), printed from two pieces of paper due to shortage ofcard, from Omata to Hawera in 1907 (see Vol. IX, page 109), and 1910 3d. on blue used(2), one from Auckland in 1911 and one the Samoa issue uprated with 1d. (2) used toGermany in 1920 £100-120

x2425 * 1916-17 11⁄2d. unused (2), handstamped “SPECIMEN” and used; 1920 11⁄2d.+1⁄2d. used (2,one to Sweden); 1921 2d. handstamped “SPECIMEN” and used; 1923 11⁄2d. on 2d. unusedand used; 1923 1d. on 11⁄2d. (2, one handstamped “SPECIMEN”) and 1d. on 2d. (2, onehandstamped “SPECIMEN”); 1923 Dominion 1d. unused and used; 1923 Map 1d. unused(2, one on off-white stock), and 1924 1d. on defaced 11⁄2d. on 2d. handstamped“SPECIMEN” and used; two of the unused being UPU archival examples with handstampeddates at top; the Specimen examples with a few small imperfections though generally fineand an interesting group £250-300

x2426 * 1927 Field Marshal 1d. with adverts, one handstamped “SPECIMEN”, one with UPUarchival datestamp at top, banded pack of six and a part pack of five, both with bandingmade from stamp selvedge, both with manuscript “Sold at face recd 20 Nov. 1930”, 19312d. yellow with adverts unused (two different), 1931 Field Marshal 1d.+1d. with advertsunused (two different), and 1932 1d. on 2d. handstamped “SPECIMEN”, one with UPUarchival datestamp at top, unused and used; the first with some foxing though generallyfine £250-300

x2427 * 1932 “ONE PENNY.” Surcharges specialised collection (13) in various colours, comprisingField Marshal 1d.+1d. unused (5), one with surcharge on each, two with doublesurcharges and one with surcharge treble, and used, Field Marshal 1d.+1d. (both printed)unused (2, one with surcharge double in red), and “ONE PENNY.” on 2d. yellow unused(3), one with surcharge double and one additionally showing “HALF PENNY”, and used;generally fine. An unusual group £300-350



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x2428 * 1932 “HALFPENNY.” on Field Marshal 1d.+1d. unused (2, one additionally handstamped“ONE PENNY.”), a used example from Christchurch addressed locally, and 1d.+1⁄2d. pairhandstamped in purple unused with outer perfs. removed; traces of foxing in placesthough a scarce quartet £200-250

x2429 * 1932 “HALFPENNY.” on Field Marshal 1d.+1d. (both printed), both handstampeddiagonally in blue, unused; a couple of light fox marks, otherwise fine and the soleexample recorded in the Vol. IX handbook. Photo £300-400

Envelopes

x2430 * 1899 1⁄2d. (3), 1d. and 2d. unused, and 1⁄2d. used; 1900 1⁄2d. proof impression in red waxon small piece of card, unused (5) and used (3, two uprated with one registered), 1d.proof impression in black on piece of laid paper, unused (2) and used (3, one uprated andregistered) and 2d. unused (2) and used (2, one uprated and registered), various sizes;generally good to fine £150-200

x2431 * 1900 1⁄2d. deep green neatly cancelled by double-ring “N.Z. POSTAL STAMP/1D/PAID/NO.”handstamp, used during 1904 Moss No.1 franking machine public trial in Christchurchand addressed locally. Fine and rare. Photo £200-250

x2432 * 1902 1d. on 2d. unused (2), 1903 1⁄2d. unused (2) and used (2), and 1d. unused (3) andused (4), 1912-13 1⁄2d. with punched hole and handstamped “SPECIMEN”, unused andused (2), and 1912-36 1d. with albino impression unused (3) and used in 1937 (21 June)“Shortest Day” addressed locally from Karori £120-150

x2433 * 1903 1⁄2d. deep green neatly cancelled by double-ring “N.Z. POSTAL STAMP/1D/PAID/NO.”handstamp, used during 1904 Moss No.1 franking machine public trial in Christchurchand addressed locally. Fine and rare. Photo £200-250

x2434 * 1932 (Sept.) 1d. red uprated with Field Marshal 1d. with manuscript “Cancelled”, usedfrom Wellington and addressed locally; scarce. CD21a. RPSNZ Certificate (2009). Photo £150-200

x2435 * 1932 (June) 1d. red uprated with Field Marshal 1d. red overprinted “ONE PENNY” in red(2), one unused, the other used from Wellington in 1932 (14 Sept.) to Christchurch; fine.Photo £150-200

x2436 * 1932 (June) “ONE PENNY” on 2d. red (3), one handstamped “SPECIMEN” and unused (2)one with overprint omitted (scarce); fine £200-250

Note: After the 2d. red envelope was prepared it was not issued on account of the rate beingreduced, and it was supposed to be revalued, however some of the envelopes were released inerror and were distributed to the public

x2437 * 1932 (6 July) envelope from Stratford to Midhurst, bearing Field Marshal 1d. red tied by“HALFPENNY.” handstamp in violet and cancelled by “A Telephone Protects The Home”machine datestamp, arrival c.d.s. (7.7) on reverse. The only recorded example fromStratford used on cover. Samuel BZ2a (b). See RPSNZ handbook Vol. IX, page 256.Photo £800-1,000

Note: The Stratford firm of drapers, R.H. White & Co., had stamped 2626 envelopes withField Marshal 1d. stamps. These were returned to the Stratford Post Office which forwardedthem to the New Plymouth Chief Post Office due the rate change being reduced to 1⁄2d. on 1June 1932. The New Plymouth Chief Post Office overprinted them “HALFPENNY”horizontally in violet. Three examples are recorded on piece, all with portions of the sameslogan postmark



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Envelopes Printed To Private Order

x2438 * 1901 “Hancock’s Bismark Brand Lager Beer” 1d. red (2), one bearing 1d. Universal overcentre of advert and addressed to Samoa though uncancelled and with arrival c.d.s.(17.12.01), the other used from Auckland (10.11.01) and addressed locally, an unusualpair. Photo £120-150

x2439 * 1900 Dr. Russell, Christchurch 1d. carmine on grey stock with pink coating on the inside,uprated with Pictorial 3d., registered from Christchurch to England; also 1903 1d. ongrey stock with differently coloured embossed emblem on flap, registered fromChristchurch (additional stamp removed) to England. Scarce. Photo £200-250

PROVENANCE:John Sussex, May 2011

x2440 * 1903-08 T.H. Hall & Co. 1d. carmine on cream stock, 1904 (30 July) with purple-browninscriptions from Auckland to Kamo, small part machine datestamp and with arrival c.d.s.(1.8) on reverse; small tear at top, otherwise fine. Photo £120-150

x2441 * 1903-08 T.H. Hall & Co. 1d. carmine on cream stock, 1906 (29 Mar.) with browninscriptions from Auckland to Kamo, small part machine datestamp and with arrival c.d.s.(31.3) on reverse; small tear at top, otherwise fine. Photo £120-150

PROVENANCE:John Sussex, May 2011

x2442 * 1907-14 Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd. for Bishop Grimes 1d. carmine on cream stock, 1912(27 Mar.) from Christchurch to Austria, machine datestamp and showing 30 Centimespostage due cachet at foot, and “Reuter’s Directory of Telegraphic Addresses.” 1d.carmine on cream with printed addressed of Wellington, unused. Photo for first £100-120

x2443 * 1926-34 Vance Vivian Ltd., Wellington, 1929 1⁄2d. green (229x100mm.) on buff stockaddressed locally and neatly cancelled by Telephone machine datestamp, 1921 (c.) T.S.Morrin & Fenwick Ltd. 11⁄2d. orange-brown cut-out (thinned), 1927 Bible in SchoolsLeague, Dunedin 1d. carmine on dull orange with rubber stamped address thoughunused and 1930 Shell Co. 1d. red on white cut-out cancelled by Raetihi 1943 c.d.s. £100-120

x2444 * 1938-39 Allied Finance Ltd., Wellington, 1d. red window type neatly cancelled by“Motorist Carelessness Kills” machine datestamp; the first recorded example of the 1936George V die to produce 1d. postal stationery envelopes for this company after the deathof King George V. Photo £150-200

Registered Envelopes

x2445 * 1884 formula types, sizes F, G and H (vertical crease) each handstamped “SPECIMEN”(15x11⁄2mm.) in the stamp box, a further size G handstamped “SPECIMEN.”(111⁄2x11⁄2mm.); size F used in 1898 from Kekerrangu to Dunedin bearing 1d. and 5d.and size G used in 1892 from Auckland to England; generally fine and a scarce group £400-500

x2446 * 1898 3d. with printing number on face, sizes F (3, one used), G (5, two used, one toPrince Edward Island) and K, 1900 3d. without printing number on face size G used (2);1903 3d. with rounded flap size G unused, 1905 3d. with square flap size G unused, 19083d. size G unused, 1911 3d. size G unused and used to Japan, and 1912 3d. sizes G andK unused and size G used to Newfoundland; generally good to fine £120-150

x2447 * 1913 3d. size G unused and used, and size K used (2); 1918 3d. size G used; 1920-223d. size G used (3, one uprated with Official 1⁄2d.); 1924-29 4d. size G handstamped“SPECIMEN”, unused (2) and used (3), and size K unused; 1931 6d. size G unused andused; 1932 4d. on 6d. size G unused (2) and used; 1933-36 4d. size G unused and used;1936-39 4d. size G handstamped “SPECIMEN”, unused (2) and used (2), and 1940 6d. on4d. size G unused and used; generally good to fine £200-250



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x2448 * 1913 3d. bistre-brown size F used from Te Teko (24.5.15) to Whakatane, the label notcontemporary; traces of foxing though the sole recorded used example of this size. EC1a.Photo £100-120

x2449 * 1924 4d. brown, size G from Stockton Mine to Westport, cancelled “Stockport Mine18/6/24” in manuscript and again on the registration label; minor imperfections thougha rare West Coast coal mining relief cancellation. Photo £120-150

x2450 P 1931 6d. proof impression in red on “Kent Valley Parchment” watermarked paper(127x202mm., folded horizontally at centre) numbered “3091”. Rare. Photo £300-400

PROVENANCE:“Midas”, December 1989

x2451 P 1931 6d. proof impressions in red arranged tête-bêche on wove paper (127x175mm.,folded horizontally at centre) marked “our proof”. Rare. Photo £500-600

PROVENANCE:“Midas”, December 1989

x2452 * 1932 (June) 4d. brown with Field Marshal 1d. red vertical pair handstamped“FOURPENCE.” downwards in blue, and 4d. brown with 2d. yellow sharing “FOURPENCE.”in blue, unused; the second with a couple of light fox marks, otherwise fine and scarce £200-250

x2453 * 1932 (June) 4d. brown (3), one from Tauranga (23.7) to Wellington uprated with 1⁄2d.and with the stamp impression handstamped “FOURPENCE.” in blue, one (opened-out)from Tokomaru (10.8) to Palmerston North uprated with 1d. and with 2d. yellowhandstamped “FOURPENCE.” in blue, and one from Napier (18.8) addressed locally,bearing 2d. yellow with both this and the registration stamp handstamped “FOURPENCE.”in blue and cancelled by Registration c.d.s.; the last considered philatelic though a scarcetrio £300-400

Wrappers

x2454 * 1878 1⁄2d. large piece with the stamp impression handstamped “SPECIMEN” (15x2mm.) inviolet and unused (3, one on thick paper); 1881 1⁄2d. unused and used with additionalstamp missing before arrival and with the space cancelled by circular-framed “DETAINEDFOR/POSTAGE” handstamp, 1889 1⁄2d. unused and used, and 1891 handstamped“SPECIMEN” (11x11⁄2mm.), unused and used (3, one to Queensland); generally good tofine £120-150

x2455 * 1903 1⁄2d. unused pack of nineteen with plain wrapper band, 1920 Dominion 1d.handstamped “SPECIMEN”, unused and used (uprated with 1⁄2d. from Te Aro to Auckland),1920 1⁄2d.+1⁄2d. unused and used (2, one from Christchurch, overweight and uprated withVictory 1⁄2d.), 1923 1⁄2d. on 1d. unused and used, and 1931 Field Marshal 1d. redcancelled by circular-framed “AK.” and used to Whakatane; generally fine £120-150

x2456 * 1923 1⁄2d. blue-green on buff (3), one handstamped “SPECIMEN”, unused and usedcancelled “WN” in “bootheel” from Wellington to Christchurch; a scarce trio £140-180

x2457 P 1924 1⁄2d. new design, die proof in yellow-green on wove paper (75x168mm.) £100-120

x2458 * 1932 Provisional 1⁄2d. green with additional 1⁄2d. yellow-green sharing “HALFPENNY”handstamp in violet, unused, see RPSNZ handbook Vol. IX, page 305 £100-120



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x2459 * 1867 front from Auckland to “Alfred Eccles Hon. Secy. N.Z. Exhibition Dunedin” andbearing 1864-67 1d. and 2d. lightly cancelled and with c.d.s. alongside; 1886 printedcircular from Julius von Haast, the Commissioner for the New Zealand Court at SouthKensington “via Brindisi” to Wellington showing a fine strike of the Colonial & IndianExhibition c.d.s. on reverse, the contents being a printed questionnaire re the “NewZealand Court” and goods being shown, and 1924 envelope from Auckland to USAbearing Map 1d. with Dominion Industrial Exhibition machine datestamp £150-200

x2460 * Dunedin, 1865: 1864 (25 Nov.) envelope from the Government Survey Office atDunedin to William Colenso, Member of the House of Representatives at Auckland withembossed pink coloured seal of the exhibition on flap, bearing 1864-65 2d. pale blue tiedby “OTAGO” duplex and showing arrival c.d.s. (4.12, type FF1A.3) alongside; a few smallfaults though a rare and important item from this exhibition accompanied by a Certificatefor First Class Photography and a portrait photograph of the time £300-400PROVENANCE:“Adam Hunter”, July 1980

x2461 Dunedin, 1889-90: Sideface 4d., 3d. and 1d. with large part strikes of the “EXHIBITIONDN” datestamp for January, February and March 1890 respectively, “On ExhibitionBusiness Only.” labels with boxed “N.Z.E.” at right, unused and used from Queenstown(20.11.89), 1898 envelope from Auckland to Bombay showing J.H. Dalton’s ExhibitionAwards printed in panel at left and two illustrated pieces of company paper showingawards won £150-200

x2462 * Dunedin, 1889-90: 1890 (18 Apr.) envelope (less flap) from Dunedin addressed locally,containing an invitation from the Music Committee to an evening of dancing on 23 April,showing weak Company Frank and facsimile signature of the Exhibition Secretary for freepostage, despatch c.d.s. alongside, and 1891 “On N.Z. Exhibition Business Only.”postcard from Dunedin addressed locally, an Official Notification for the liquidation ofthe Exhibition assets £200-250

x2463 Auckland, 1898-99: 1898 piece of headed paper with letter signed by the Secretary,W.H. Holmes, who later became the secretary for the 1913-14 exhibition, a Youth SeasonTicket complete with photo of holder (a remarkable survivor), Arch. Clark & Sons Ltd.advertising brochure, and Christchurch International Exhibition, 1906-07: illustratedlettercard bearing Exhibition 1d. used from Christchurch to Auckland and Tower Liftpostcard (addressed but not sent as a postcard) showing “Posted At Top Of Tower”cachet £100-120

x2464 * Christchurch Jubilee Exhibition 1901: 1901 (22 Jan.) “V. Crown R.” mourningenvelope addressed locally, bearing Pictorial 1d. red in mourning square with a light strikeof the “CH’CH JUBILEE EXBN/N.Z” triple-ring datestamp with a further superb strikealongside; posted the day that Queen Victoria died. Very rare. Photo £400-500



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x2466 * Christchurch Exhibition 1922-23: A collection of the meter marks, comprising MossModels D and E 1d. (2) unused (3, one with the meter marks cancelled with Exhibitionc.d.s. and showing Delivery Counter c.d.s. on reverse), one used to Wellington and one(with additional 2d.) cancelled by Exhibition machine datestamp and used to Peking andredirected to Tientsin, 1⁄2d. and 1d. on piece with large “CANCELLED” below and given tomembers of the public as mementos, Postal Franking Machines pamphlet withimpressions of eight stamps inscribed “ANYWHERE” and two further impressions on pieceswith the same handstamp. Also “CHRISTCHURCH/EXHIBITION” c.d.s. on 1922 (Nov.)envelope registered to Scotland with Found Opened and Officially Sealed labels, and onfour pieces and a registration label. A fine lot £250-300

1913-14 AUCKLAND

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Publicity

x2467 * Collection of the Exhibition Postal Slogan on covers/cards (12), a specialised studyshowing the various types, sizes and periods of use, one with Exhibition Tower cachet inviolet, one from the Prime Ministers Office with Official Paid cachet in blue-green, oneenvelope franked at 1⁄2d. and bearing 1d. Postage Due, and two with slogan altered from“OPENS” to “OPEN” (3.3 and 13.3). An interesting and unusual group £100-120

x2468 * 1913 (Sept. and Nov.) Garland Ltd. window envelopes sent via Kaitaia to Ahipara withdatestamps on reverse, both franked by Universal 1d. red with Exhibition Opens slogancancellation and bearing “WE ARE EXHIBITING” labels, the first in deep blue with sans-seriflettering, “PROTECTED” at foot and wide gap above “AUCKLAND”, the second in brownwith seriffed lettering; the latter envelope damaged though an attractive pair and the onlytwo Garland covers recorded £200-250

x2469 * 1914 (Feb.-May) C.A. Brown & Sons envelopes (3) addressed to Customers, all frankedwith 1⁄2d. cancelled by Exhibition Opens slogan and bearing “WE ARE EXHIBITING” labelswith seriffed lettering, two in green with narrow and wide gaps above “AUCKLAND”, theother in red with narrow gap above “AUCKLAND”; also a further loose label in red withseriffed lettering and “PROTECTED” at foot £250-300


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x2470 * 1914 (Feb.) envelope from Auckland to Hokianga showing printed illustration inscribed“AUCKLAND EXHIBITION 1913-14” and showing buildings and city Coat of Arms, bearingUniversal 1d. tied by Exhibition slogan and with arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Also embossedenvelope seal in black on red and one of the multi-coloured labels with part machinecancellation £120-150

x2471 A selection of the multi-coloured labels, comprising “Royal Artillery band” proof on thickwhite gummed paper, perf. 12 sets of five (2, one comprising a strip of four and numberfive stamp loose) and rouletted set of five; a few small faults though a scarce group £150-200

Construction

x2472 * 1913 (11 Nov.) large part 1d. red stationery envelope from Hamilton to “Domain Camp”Auckland showing scarce “238” relief datestamp (12.11) on reverse, (27 Nov.) envelopefront from Auckland addressed locally and showing a fine strike of the “SPECIALCONSTABLES’ CAMP/QUEEN’S WHARF/AUCKLAND” double oval cachet, 1914 (Jan.)postcard to an “ex-special foot constable” marked “left camp” and showing Return toSender and Unclaimed handstamps, and a postcard showing Mount Robson and camptents £150-200

x2473 * A selection of picture postcards (8), mostly showing various views of the exhibition underconstruction, and three real photo cards showing scenes of the opening day, one toChristchurch bearing 1⁄2d. used on 3 January 1914 with “4” of year date omitted £100-120

The Stamps

x2474 + 1⁄2d., 3d. and 6d. blocks of four, and 1d. block of fifteen, fine mint. S.G. 412-415,£2,054+. Photo £500-600

x2475 1⁄2d. to 6d. set of four, together with unoverprinted 1⁄2d. and 4d., all cancelled byExhibition c.d.s. (23.3.14) on registered piece with the unoverprinted stamps used aspostage to a non “British” country; 3d. and 6d. with small tone marks at top, otherwisefine. Cat. £600+. Photo £150-200

x2476 1⁄2d. to 6d. set of four, all cancelled by portions of the Exhibition datestamp. Cat. £600.Photo £150-200

x2477 1⁄2d., 3d. (on small piece) and 6d. used with 1913 datestamps, the first on day of issue.Cat. £600. Photo £150-200

x2478 S 1d., 3d. and 6d., all cancelled by parallel bars for presentation purposes; 1d. with smallsurface defect and 3d. with two rounded corners. A rare trio. Photo £100-120

x2479 1d. carmine mint marginal pairs with one in each showing Feather and Globe flaws, andused examples (2) showing the same two varieties; generally fine. Cat. £727+. Photo £200-250

x2480 1d. carmine slot machine issue, double gummed for extra strength, a selection comprisinga mint strip of three, one showing Feather flaw, with paper join, a mint strip of three withone showing trace of paper join, and a used example with Exhibition c.d.s. and showingslot machine teeth marks at right; fine. CPS6a(Z), $2,400+ £150-200

x2481 + 3d. bright chestnut shade block of four, fine mint. S.G. 414, £520+. Photo £200-250

x2482 3d. chestnut marginal example showing three plate dots in margin, large part gum (a littletoned); perfs. between stamp and margin re-enforced. Rare. CP S6a(Z), $2,000. Photo £150-200



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x2483 * 1⁄2d. selection (5), comprising two cards (both showing Top of Tower cachet) and anenvelope bearing singles, all three with Exhibition c.d.s., a pair with Exhibition c.d.s. onenvelope to Wellington, and envelope from Rotorua to Victoria, Australia with a pair(placed inverted) tied by machine datestamp £120-150

x2484 * 1d. selection (3) comprising envelope to Sydney and postcard to U.S.A. (untaxed) bothcancelled by Exhibition c.d.s. and showing Top of Tower cachet, and an envelope toWanganui with Exhibition Open machine datestamp, and 1913 postcard to Fiji bearingunoverprinted 1d. with Exhibition c.d.s. £100-120

x2485 * 1913 (11 Dec.) envelope from Auckland to Germany, bearing 1⁄2d. (2), 1d. (2), 3d. and6d., all not valid for postage, in combination with Pictorial 21⁄2d. to pay the postage, allneatly cancelled by c.d.s.; unusual. Photo £200-250

x2486 * 1913 (12 Dec.) envelope registered to Wellington, bearing 6d. carmine pair withExhibition c.d.s. and bearing registration label cancelled by Exhibition octagonaldatestamp in blue-green; small faults at upper right, mostly clear of the pair. Photo £150-200

x2487 * 1914 (Feb.) envelopes (4) addressed to G.J. King in London, one (2.2) bearinguncancelled 1d. with Exhibition c.d.s. alongside New Zealand and UK postage duemarkings, the other three (14.2) bearing 1⁄2d. pair, 1d. and 3d. all cancelled by Exhibitionc.d.s. and with no other markings £150-200

x2488 * 1914 (10 Feb.) envelope registered “via Sydney” to Norfolk Island, bearing the set offour and registration label, all cancelled by Exhibition c.d.s.; fine and a rare destination.Photo £300-400

x2489 * 1914 (11 Mar.) envelope registered to Scotland, bearing unoverprinted 1⁄2d. and 1d. pairswith Exhibition c.d.s. and with the registration label cancelled by octagonal-framedExhibition datestamp in blue-green, Auckland and arrival (17.4) c.d.s. on reverse; unusualwith the suggestion that unoverprinted stamps may also have been available at theexhibition at this time £100-120

x2490 * 1914 (18 Mar.) envelope (crease at foot) registered from Auckland to Wellington,bearing 1⁄2d. green block of six (2x3) tied by Auckland Registered c.d.s. £100-120

x2491 * 1914 (23 Mar.) envelope to Mt. Eden, marked “Special Delivery.” at foot and bearing 1d.and 6d. (the Special Delivery fee) tied by “EXHIBITION OPEN” machine datestamp;unusual. Photo £120-150

Postal Stationery Cards

x2492 * Essays printed in green and in red, both with date printed as “1913” in the centralrectangle compared with “1913-14” on the issued cards, and without views on reverse;both with small crease/split at top though very rare, being one of only two sets recorded.Photo £200-250

x2493 * Complete set of the issued cards less No. 11 (only one recorded), comprising Nos. 1 (1⁄2d.,Albert Park) in black, 2 (1⁄2d. Albert Domain) trial colours in black and in blue-green, 3(1⁄2d., Chief Post Office) trial colour in blue-green, 4 (1⁄2d., Fish Pond), 5 (1d., Queen St.),6 (1d., Remuera from One Tree Hill) trial colour in black and issued type in sepia, 7 (1d.,Auckland Harbour) in sepia, 8 (1⁄2d., Fish Ponds) trial colour in black and (1d.) issuedtype in sepia, 9 (1⁄2d., Main Entrance) trial colour in black, 10 (1⁄2d., Shelley Beach) inblack, 12 (1⁄2d., Yachts) in black, 13 (1d., Sunlight and Shadow) trial colour in blue-green,14 (1⁄2d., Customs St.) trial colour in blue-green, 15 (1d., Chief Post Office, used) insepia, 16 (1⁄2d., Auckland Harbour) trial colour in black and (1d.) issued colour in sepia,17 (1⁄2d., Rangitoto) trial colour is sepia, 18 (1d., Kiosk, used) in sepia, 19 (1d.,Aquarium, used) in sepia, and 20 (1d., Victoria St.) trial colour in blue-green; some withtrivial faults at corners due to the brittle nature of the stock though a remarkable assemblywhich is believed to be the most comprehensive formed £3,000-4,000

x2494 * 1⁄2d. green No. 5 (Queen St.) in black and 1d. red No. 8 (Fish Ponds), unused; 1d. withmerest trace of ageing, otherwise fine. Photo £250-300


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x2495 * 1⁄2d. green No. 17 (Rangitoto) in purple-brown, used with Exhibition c.d.s. on 1December (opening day) to Papakura; fine and rare. Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:John Sussex, May 2011

x2496 * 1⁄2d. green No. 17 (Rangitoto) in black used with Exhibition Opens machine datestamp(15.2) to Opeke with part Waikouaiti, and 1d. red No. 8 (Fish Ponds) in black used withExhibition c.d.s. (24.1) to Temuka; 1⁄2d. with corner creases and 1d. with small portionsof address panel expunged though a rare duo with both referring to their purchasethrough the “1d. in the slot” machine; also a contemporary newspaper cuttingmentioning the exhibition and an “automatic post office” £150-200

During The Exhibition, The Buildings and Fun Park

x2497 * A selection of postcards showing various buildings, comprising Palace of Industries (4,two used with 1⁄2d. or 1d. values, three with Top of Tower cachet), Aquarium, Art Gallery,Band Rotunda, In The Gardens, Machinery Court and Yachts (1d. card No. 12 used toWellington), and a further selection (16, some used) associated with Fun Park includingFigure Eight, The Katzenjamer, The Cyclorama, Toy Railway, “Aeroplane” types,Watershute (3), etc.; generally good to fine £200-250

x2498 * 1914 (15 Feb.) envelope addressed locally to High Court Judge, bearing 3d. bistre pair,paying the Express Delivery fee, cancelled by a good strike of the “EXHIBITION BUILDINGS”machine datestamp, and (24 Feb.) picture postcard (Palace of Industries Building) toHerne Bay bearing 1⁄2d. green similarly cancelled. An unusual pair. Photo for first £200-250

x2499 * 1914 (3 Apr.) envelope registered to the New Zealand Crown Mines at Karangahake,bearing 3d. bistre and 6d. carmine pairs neatly cancelled by Exhibition c.d.s. and withregistration label cancelled by octagonal Exhibition datestamp in blue-green, AucklandRegistered c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £300-400


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Commercial Standholders and Advertisers

x2500 * 1892-1930 selection of covers/cards (13) with advertisements from companies whoadvertised in the Exhibition catalogue, comprising Arthur Yates & Co., Arthur H.Nathan, J.P. Hooten, Hancock & Co., Arch. Clark & Sons, Auckland Gas Co.,Kempthorne Prosser & Co. (two different types covering complete back of envelopes),Donaghy’s Rope & Twine Co., Sargood, Son and Ewen, United Steamship Co. andKaiapoi Woollen Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (2, one to Fiji), eight using meter marks forpostage; also an unused real photo card showing The Royal Artillery Band. An interestingand attractive group. Photo £250-300

x2501 * Walsh Bros. 1921 (22 July) envelope from Whangarei to Auckland, bearing 1d., 2d. and 3d. each tied by c.d.s. and showing “Aerial Mail” in blue crayon alongside light “Per Aerial Post” handstamp additionally tying the 1d. value; rare with only 21 coverscarried on this date £250-300

x2502 * Government Life Insurance Department’s Court 1913 (5 Dec.) envelope addressedlocally, bearing 1⁄2d. pair sharing Exhibition c.d.s. and bearing, on reverse, Maori warcanoe perf. 12 multi-coloured label tied by Exhibition machine datestamp £100-120

x2503 * Government Life Insurance Department’s Court facsimile impressions of the LifeInsurance 1⁄2d., 1d., 2d., 3d. and 6d. values in colours close to those issued, each printed73x88mm. on individual pieces of wove paper (112x132mm.) affixed to individual piecesof paper confirming their printing at the 1913-14 Exhibition and similar to those of the1906 Christchurch Exhibition; the 1⁄2d. with a little foxing in the margins otherwise fine.A rare group £250-300

The Close

x2504 * 1914 (3 Apr.) Cargen Hotel advertising envelope (no flap) to England and (15 Apr.)picture postcard to Archill, both bearing 1d. Universal with “AUCKLAND EXHIBITIONCLOSES 18TH APRIL” machine datestamp. Rare with only four examples recorded. Also twopicture postcards with one referring to the exhibition as an “ex” £150-200

x2505 * 1914 (18 Apr.) envelope to Rotorua, bearing 1⁄2d. to 6d. set of four cancelled byExhibition c.d.s. with time code for 4PM., the last day of the exhibition; also “Aucklandand the Exhibition in a Nut Shell” real photo card £300-350



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1920 VICTORY ISSUE

Preliminary Sketches

x2506 E 1⁄2d. pencil drawings in a vertical format, two different designs showing King George Vhead above Kiwi, both executed on brown tracing paper (folded in to four) and affixed topieces of card (81x94mm. and 86x100mm.); one with tear clear of the design. Attributedto H. Lynley Richardson due to use of his design for the New Zealand King George Vissue. Photo £300-400

x2507 E 1⁄2d. pen and brown ink sketch in a vertical format showing King George V head aboveKiwi, the head and upper value tablets using parts of the 1915 1⁄2d. green, the countryname and lower tablets using parts of the 1915 11⁄2d. black, the whole on wove paper(101x78mm.) and accompanied by a photo print of the finished design. Photo £250-300



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Undated

x2508 E 1⁄2d. in blue-green showing King George V head at left and Arms at right above valuetablet, affixed to card (114x89mm.) lettered “M”; also same design plate proof marginalblock of four in carmine on wove paper. Photo £400-500

x2509 E 1d. in the issued design, in brown with portions of the frame touched up in watercolourand inset on card (89x113mm.). Photo £300-400


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x2510 E 2d. (2) both showing Maori woman at centre flanked on both sides by lion, one in deepbrown and one in blue and sepia, lettered “G” and “H” respectively and affixed to card(89x114mm.). Photo £800-1,000

x2511 E 2d. and 6d., the 2d. in brown and blue with small portions touched-up in Chinese whiteand incorporating the Maori head as used for the 11⁄2d. design, the 6d. in shades of brownwith parts of the frame in watercolour and in close to the issued design though withoutdates at foot of columns, lettered “I” and “K” respectively and affixed to card(89x114mm.) with the 6d. marked “Amended as issued”. Photo £800-1,000

x2512 E 5d. (2), one in shades of brown in a design very similar to that used for the 11⁄2d. value,the other in blue and brown with the same frame design, the vignette showing a Maoriwoman, lettered “D” and “E” respectively and affixed to card (89x114mm.) marked“Design border blue, figure brown” and with “D” additionally endorsed “Adopted for the11⁄2d. with addition of POSTAGE & REVENUE”. Photo £800-1,000



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x2514 E 6d. (2) in brown, one close to the design used for the 1d. value and inscribed “PEACECOMMEMORATION STAMP”, the other similar to design “C” inscribed “DOMINION OF NEWZEALAND”, lettered “A” and “B” and affixed to card (89x114mm.) with “A” endorsed“Amended as issue for 1d.”. Photo £800-1,000

x2515 E 6d. in close to issued design though without dates at base of columns, the vignettephotographic, the frame printed in orange, inset on card (89x114mm.) lettered “L” andendorsed at foot “Design, border green, centre brown”. Photo £400-500

x2513 E 5d. and 6d., the 5d. in blue and brown with frame similar to that used for the 11⁄2d. valuethough with Maori woman in vignette, the 6d. with photographic vignette showing“Victory” and frame printed in orange, inscribed “DOMINION OF NEW ZEALAND”, lettered“F” and “C” respectively and affixed to card (89x114mm.) marked “Design border brown,figure blue”. Photo £800-1,000


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x2516 E 1⁄2d. in the issued design, in blue with value tablets highlighted in Chinese white, inset oncard (86x111mm.) lettered “P” and endorsed “1⁄2d. Green” and, at foot, “Design appd bySir Joseph Ward” (former New Zealand Postmaster-General who was in London at thetime). Photo £400-500

x2517 E 11⁄2d. in brown with the vignette similar to that used for the 1d. value and dated “1914-19”, affixed to card (89x114mm.) lettered “O”. Photo £400-500

x2518 E 3d. and 6d., the 3d. in blue in a design very similar to that used for the 1⁄2d. value, the 6d.in brown in the design as used for the 3d. value, affixed to card (114x89mm.) lettered“P” endorsed “Approved for 1⁄2d.” and “Q” endorsed “Approved for 3d” respectively.Photo £800-1,000


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x2519 E 3d. in the issued design, in brown with tops of the value tablets highlighted in Chinesewhite, inset on card (86x111mm.) lettered “Q” and endorsed “3d. Dark brown” and, atfoot, “Design appd by Sir Joseph Ward”. Photo £400-500

x2520 E 1/- (2) in brown in designs not dissimilar to that used for the 6d. value, one showing“Victory” filling the vignette, the other showing a smaller format with the framehighlighted in Chinese white, affixed to card (114x89mm.) letter “S” and “R”respectively. Photo £800-1,000

Dated 15th. May 1919

x2521 E 1d. in the issued design, in shades of brown with portions in watercolour, inset on card(89x114mm.) lettered “T” and endorsed “Carmine” at top and “Design appd by Sir JosephWard” at foot. Photo £400-500

x2522 E 11⁄2d. in the issued design, in shades of brown with portions in watercolour, inset on card(114x89mm.) lettered “D.1.” and endorsed “Cadmium brown” at top and “Design appdby Sir Joseph Ward” at foot. Photo £400-500


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x2523 E 6d. in the issued design, in shades of brown with portions in watercolour, inset on card(89x114mm.) lettered “U” and endorsed “Design appd by Sir Joseph Ward” at foot. Photo £400-500

x2524 E 1/- in the issued design, in shades of brown with portions in watercolour, inset on card(114x89mm.) lettered “V” and endorsed “Design appd by Sir Joseph Ward” at foot. Photo £400-500

Die Proofs

All in black on various size pieces of glazed card

Progressive Types

x2525 P 1⁄2d. (6), two with uncleared borders both showing three dots at top (the holes of thethree pins holding the steel for the engraver), one with borders nearly cleared, all threewith background lines touching values, and three with die recut with background linesnot touching value tablet, one dated “July 21. 19” £800-1,000

x2526 P 1d. (8), three showing enlarged design of “Victory” and lion, different shade effects andguide crosses with one dated “2 Oct”, five in the issued design showing various effects ofthe engraving, one with blister marks around “AN” of “NEW ZEALAND”, one marked “July11. Before Hardening” and one marked “July 12. After Hardening” £800-1,000

x2527 P 11⁄2d. (4), one partially cut-to-shape and initialled “A.I.H.”, the other three 92x60mm.with one marked “30.6.19 Before Hardening” and one marked “1.7.19 After Hardening”.Also a photo of the Maori head used as a basis for this value £600-800

x2528 P 3d. (3, all 92x60mm.), one unmarked, one marked “July 4. 19 Before Hardening” and onemarked “July 5. 19 After Hardening” £500-600

x2529 P 6d. (3, all 60x92mm.), one unmarked, one dated “Aug 21. 19” and one marked “Aug.26. 19 After Hardening” £500-600

x2530 P 1/- (4), one partially cut-to-shape and initialled “A.I.H. 18.8.19”, the other three92x60mm. with one marked “Aug. 19. 19 Before Hardening” and one (creased andsurface faults) marked “Aug 20. 19 After Hardening”. Also head only with unclearedsurround and marked “Original Die before hardening” and initialled “A.I.H.” £300-400


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Before and After Striking, all full size

x2531 P 1⁄2d. (2), both marked “AFTER STRIKING” with one dated “6/7/20” £300-400

x2532 P 1d. (2), one (struck on the card vertically) marked “BEFORE STRIKING” and dated“14/7/19”, the other marked “AFTER STRIKING” and dated “24/7/20” £300-400

x2533 P 11⁄2d. (2), one marked “BEFORE STRIKING” and dated “1/7/19”, the other marked “AFTERSTRIKING” and dated “28/7/20” £300-400

x2534 P 3d. marked “AFTER STRIKING” and dated “13/7/20” £150-200

x2535 P 6d. (2), one (struck on the card vertically) marked “BEFORE STRIKING” and dated“26/8/19”, the other marked “AFTER STRIKING” and dated “16/7/20” £300-400

x2536 P 1/- marked “AFTER STRIKING” and dated “22/7/20” £150-200

Day Book Types

x2537 P 1⁄2d. to 1/- set of six, all stamp-size and affixed to four day book pieces dated between 2 July and 27 August with details of leads taken, the pieces subsequently crossed throughin red ink with three dated “Aug 1919”. Photo £400-500

x2538 P 1⁄2d. to 1/- set of six, all stamp-size and affixed to three day book pieces dated between 2 July and 28 July with details of leads taken, the pieces subsequently crossed through inred ink with two dated “Sept. 1st. Sent to Colony”. Photo £400-500

Trial Leads

x2539 P 11⁄2d., 3d., 6d. and 1/-, all with 2-4mm. margins and struck in intense black on wovepaper £150-200


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Imperforate Colour Trialsx2540 P + 1d. green, 1d. brown and 11⁄2d. pale lilac corner blocks of four showing Jubilee line, 3d.

magenta and 1/- blue “sheetlet” blocks of four, all on gummed unwatermarked paper £500-600

x2541 P 3d. in red, green, orange and blue, all pairs from the left of the “sheetlet” blocks of four,and an additional 3d. in red, on gummed watermarked paper (inverted on green trial).The only examples recorded to date £400-500

x2542 P + 6d. red, violet, magenta and green “sheetlet” blocks of four on gummed unwatermarkedpaper £400-500

Colour Trials with Specimen Overprints

Some of the following groups may have been prepared as printer’s samples

Imperforate

x2543 P S + 1⁄2d. violet, 3d. magenta, 6d. magenta and 1/- violet “sheetlet” blocks of four on gummedunwatermarked paper, one, two or three examples overprinted “SPECIMEN” and with oneor two impressions in each showing manuscript lines as to where the Specimen overprintwas to be placed. Photo £400-500

x2544 P S B 1⁄2d./1/- se-tenant block of four in red-brown and 3d./6d. se-tenant block of four inmagenta on gummed unwatermarked paper, all overprinted “SPECIMEN”. Photo £200-250

x2545 P S 1⁄2d./1/- se-tenant pair in red-brown, 11⁄2d. brown-orange, 3d. chocolate (2), 3d. red, 3d.violet, 3d. magenta and 6d. violet (2) £200-250

x2546 P S + 1/- violet “sheetlet” block of four on gummed unwatermarked paper, each overprinted“SPECIMEN”. Photo £100-120

Perforated

x2547 P S 1⁄2d./1/- se-tenant strip of four in red-brown, 1⁄2d. lilac, 3d. magenta and 6d. blue pairs,and 1/- pale violet block of four, all perforated on one two or four sides £300-400

x2548 P S 1d. lilac, orange-yellow, green, magenta and brown (block of four, two pairs rejoined) onunwatermarked paper, some with gum £150-200

x2549 P S 11⁄2d. in pale green, brown, pale violet and olive-green (block of four, two pairs rejoined)on unwatermarked paper, some with gum £150-200

x2550 P S 6d. pale violet block of four and 1/- in green, blue and red-brown on gummedunwatermarked paper £150-200

1922 (c.) Printers Samplesx2551 P S Imperforate 1⁄2d. red, 1⁄2d. blue, 3d. green block of four and 1/- blue (2), and perforated

1d. magenta block of four, 11⁄2d. brown block of four, 11⁄2d. lilac, 11⁄2d. pale green and 6d.red, affixed to two pieces of brown card (132x162mm.) with code numbers printed undereach stamp, each handstamped “SPECIMEN” (DS1) £400-500

x2552 P +S Imperforate 1⁄2d. brown-orange, 3d. chocolate and 6d. violet blocks of four, each affixedto piece of brown card with code number below, and perforated 3d. chocolate affixed tosmall piece of brown card, each handstamped “SPECIMEN” (DS2) £300-400

x2553 P S Perforated 11⁄2d. brown-orange, 3d. chocolate and 6d. violet, each handstamped“SPECIMEN” (D9a) in red £100-120

Imperforate Plate Proofsx2554 P + 1⁄2d., 1d. (2), 11⁄2d. (2), 3d. (2), 6d. (3) and 1/- (4) blocks of four and 1/- block of six

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Specimen Stamps

x2555 S 1⁄2d. to 1/- set of six, each handstamped “SPECIMEN” (D15) in violet and affixed to smallpieces ex the De La Rue archive showing details of leads taken with the 1⁄2d. dated “Sep1919”. A unique set. Photo £400-500

Receiving Authority Specimens

x2556 S 1⁄2d. to 1/- set of six, each handstamped “SPECIMEN” by the Bechuanaland Post Office andwith portions of a blue crayon mark. A unique set. Photo £250-300

x2557 S 1922 2d. on 1⁄2d. green vertical strips of three (2), both affixed to pieces and tied byhandstamps of the Madagascar and Mauritania Post Office handstamps; one stamp in eachstrip defective though a unique pair £200-250



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x2558 Collection including a mint range with 1⁄2d. (7), 1d. (6), 11⁄2d. (6), 2d. on 1⁄2d. (4), 3d.(5), 6d. (5) and 1/- (3) blocks of four, and a used range with a few blocks of four or largerto 6d., some perfins, values to 6d. with inverted watermark, 6d. and 1/- (both with othervalues) on parcel labels, etc. Also a Feaver real photo postcard showing “PeaceCelebrations July 19 1919 Opunake” £300-400

Covers

x2559 * The collection bearing values to 3d., covers/cards with many overseas destinations andcomprising items with usage of the 1⁄2d. (25, one on Acknowledgement of Delivery formfor a registered letter from Wanganui to Auckland), 1d. (30, one with framed“INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID” incorrectly applied, one with framed “LOOSE LETTER”, onewith framed “LATE FEE”, one on Receipt For Telegram form, and three fiscal usages onpieces), 11⁄2d. (11, two censored), 2d. on 1⁄2d. (4, one with very rare 1922 AucklandWinter Exhibition machine datestamp) and 3d. (3). An interesting assembly £500-600

x2560 * 1⁄2d. to 1/- set of six on 1920 (28 Jan.) envelope registered from Christchurch to SouthAfrica; a very early date of use with only one other cover from Christchurch for 27 Januaryknown pre-dating it. Also 28 January envelope from Auckland to U.S.A. bearing 1⁄2d. and1d. and believed to be the first day that the issue was on sale in Auckland £150-200

Airmails

x2561 A * 1920 (20 Feb.) Walsh Bros. & Dexter Ltd. trial flight, envelope from Thames toAuckland, marked “By Seaplane” and bearing 11⁄2d. with c.d.s., and (9 Apr.) envelope,with printed flight details, from Mangonui to Tikokino bearing 1⁄2d. with c.d.s., Waipawaand arrival c.d.s. on reverse; both with creases though a scarce pair £400-500

x2562 A * 1920 (Mar.) Auckland-Opotiki and return flight chartered by the Rt. Rev. Cleary to visitoutlying parts of his diocese, 12 Mar. envelope from Auckland to Whakatane and 15 Mar.return flight envelope from Tauranga to Auckland, both bearing 1⁄2d. and 1d. tied by c.d.s.and signed by the pilot “GB Bolt”; the latter with a central vertical crease though a rarepair; Airmail Society of New Zealand handstamp on reverse. Photo £400-500

x2563 A * 1920 (13 Apr.) Raglan-Auckland return flight chartered by the Rt. Rev. Cleary to visitoutlying parts of his diocese, envelope bearing 11⁄2d. neatly cancelled by c.d.s. and signed“GB Bolt” at lower left corner, Airmail Society of New Zealand handstamp on reverse;accompanied by a “Seaplane WAYBILL” form signed by Bolt and a later letter sent by Boltto a Mr. London giving details of mail for Raglan being dropped through the clouds dueto fog. A fascinating group £300-400

x2564 A * 1920 (4 Sept.) Canterbury (NZ) Aviation Co. Ltd. return flight, Club Hotel advertisingenvelope from Blenheim to Christchurch, showing “PER AERIAL MAIL” cachet in violet andbearing 11⁄2d. with c.d.s., signed by the pilot “Euan Dickson” at lower left corner; AirmailSociety of New Zealand handstamp on reverse. Photo £300-400

x2565 A * 1920 (18 Oct.) Walsh Bros. Wanganui to Hastings by Capt. Russell, envelope redirectedto Palmerston North, bearing 1d. pair tied by c.d.s. “PER AEROPLANE” handstamp in redand arrival c.d.s.; scarce. Photo £400-500

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x2566 A * 1921 (5 Feb.) Christchurch (NZ) Aviation Co. Christchurch via Ashburton to Timaruand return, envelope (central vertical crease) from Ashburton to Timaru, marked “PerAerial Mail” and bearing 3d. pair plus KGV Head 2d. tied by machine datestamp. Photo £100-120



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x2567 A * 1921 (30 Mar.) Christchurch (NZ) Aviation Co. Christchurch via Ashburton to Timaruand return, envelope sent by Express Delivery from Timaru to Christchurch, marked“Express Aerial Post” and signed by the pilot “Euan Dickson”, showing “AERIAL POST.”handstamp and bearing 1/- orange plus KGV Head 2d. both tied by c.d.s.; envelope witha vertical crease though a most unusual rate for this flight. Photo £250-300

x2568 A * 1921 (6 Apr.) Christchurch (NZ) Aviation Co. Christchurch via Ashburton to Timaruand return, envelope from Timaru to Christchurch, marked “Aerial Mail” and showing“AERIAL POST.” handstamp in violet, bearing 1⁄2d. green and KGV Head 71⁄2d. tied byc.d.s.; scarce with few carried at this date. Photo £200-250

x2569 A * 1921 (9 May) Walsh Bros. & Dexter Ltd. Auckland-Whangarai and return with aSupermarine Channel flying boat, envelope (toned) from Auckland to Whangarai bearing6d. with c.d.s. and showing “PER AERIAL POST.” cachet in violet and signed by the pilot“GB Bolt”, and return flight envelope (no flap, creases) similarly franked and with “PerAerial Mail” in manuscript and “PER AERIAL POST” handstamp, both faint; former withAirmail Society of New Zealand handstamp on reverse. Photo £250-300

x2570 A * 1929 (7 Mar.) envelope “Per R.M.S. Aorangi thence Via Air Mail” to California, bearing1⁄2d., 1d. and 11⁄2d. neatly tied by c.d.s., and U.S. Airmail 5c. vertical pair (applied in NewZealand) tied by San Francisco “1” duplex (29.3) upon arrival; scarce and unusual. Photo £200-250

Express Delivery

x2571 * 1922 (22 May) envelope from Christchurch to Timaru, bearing “EXPRESS.” black onorange label alongside 1903 6d. red and violet and 2d. on 2d., both cancelled by c.d.s.;small faults though a scarce franking £100-120

Maritime

x2572 * Undated R.M.S. Tahiti envelope “per S/S Maunganui” to Paris (part of address deleted),bearing 1⁄2d., 11⁄2d. and Cook Islands 1d. twice cancelled by San Francisco “1” duplex andshowing “PAQUEBOT/San Fran. Calif.” handstamp in violet, 1922 postcard to USA,bearing 1d. tied by “PAQUEBOT/POSTED AT SEA/RECEIVED/VICTORIA” (Canada) c.d.s. onboard the S.S. Nikko Maru, and 1928 German East Africa 3pf. card to USA, bearing 11⁄2d.with this and the card stamp impression cancelled by framed “PACKET BOAT” handstampand showing “N.Z./MARINE POST OFFICE/R.M.S. NIAGARA” c.d.s. Also 11⁄2d. block of sixwith 1922 London F.S. Paquebot c.d.s. £100-120

Postage Due

x2573 * 1920 envelopes (3) addressed internally, two bearing 1d. Postage Due, the third bearingPostage Due 1d. and Victory 1⁄2d. to make up the 11⁄2d. Due, 1922 window envelope fromMasterton with 4d. postage due, bearing Victory 1d. (4) cancelled “Postage Due” inmanuscript alongside 4d. To Pay handstamp, 1922 postcard from Travelling P.O. SouthOtago to Dunedin, late for T.P.O. mail and bearing 3d. Postage Due cancelled on arrival,and 1933 envelope to Saar franked at 1d., Refused, returned and bearing Postage Due1d. (3) applied on arrival. An interesting group £200-250

Post Offices in the Pacific

x2574 * 1920 envelope to England bearing 1d. and War Tax 1⁄2d. with “FANNING ISLAND” triple-ring datestamp, 1924 envelope to London bearing 1d. with Washington Island c.d.s., andpieces (2) bearing 1d. and 2d. on 1⁄2d. with Nukualofa c.d.s. and bearing 1d. with Fakaofac.d.s. Also 1922 envelope to USA bearing 1d. pair cancelled by Auckland F.M.B.(Foreign Mail Bag) c.d.s. £150-200

Registered Mail

x2575 * Collection of covers (39) addressed internally or to Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada,Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France (2), Germany (2), Russia, Switzerland (3),U.K. (6), U.S.A. (8) and internal, bearing a variety of frankings with all values to 1/- (3)represented; generally fine and an attractive group £400-500


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Specimen Stamps

x2576 S 1⁄2d. to 1/-, three examples of each affixed to piece and tied by various strikes of the“POSTES ET TÉLÉGRAPHES/COLLECTION/DE/BERNE/MADAGASCAR” handstamp in red andsigned by a postal official. A unique group. Photo £400-500

x2577 S 1⁄2d. to 1/- each handstamped “COLONIAS” by a Portuguese or Spanish ReceivingAuthority and affixed to small pieces; foxing in places though an almost certainly uniqueset; also 1d. and 11⁄2d. pairs cancelled by part mute circle to show New Zealand PostOffices of designs and values of next issue £100-120

Issued Stamps

x2578 A mint collection with a set, with additional 1⁄2d., 1d., 11⁄2d. and 6d., in blocks of four, aselection of minor varieties, and 1/- block of four and a single (B.P.A. Certificate, 1989)with overprint double, one faint; also used 1⁄2d., 3d. and 1/- (3) with the 3d. and one1/- used on day of issue; generally fine £150-200

Covers

x2579 * 1920-23 covers (4) registered from Apia, comprising 1920 1d. letter card, uprated with1d. and 3d., to Bolivia, 1921 at 5d. to England, 1921 to Australia at 1/9d. and 1924 toUSA at 5d., 1921 envelope from Auckland to USA with 1⁄2d. (2) and unoverprinted 1d.with the 1⁄2d.’s not recognised for postage, 1923 envelope registered from Apia toEngland bearing 6d. with line around as unrecognised at first and subsequently acceptedwith line deleted, 1925 envelope (complete with letter) from Washington Island toEngland bearing 11⁄2d. and various KGV Heads tied by c.d.s., and 1930 envelope fromPago Pago to USA bearing 1⁄2d. to 3d. with double-ring datestamps; also six loose valuesmostly cancelled by Samoan or Tokelau Post Office datestamps £250-300



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The Original Great Barrier Pigeongram Service

x2580 A 1899 (Mar.) “SPECIAL POST” 1/- blue-green cancelled by “GREAT BARRIER/THE/ORIGINAL/PIGEONGRAM SERVICE” cachet in violet on 22 June flimsy with “Sorry I missedthis mail will let you have them by the next without fail” message. Rare. C.P. VP2, $7,000.Photo £1,200-1,500

x2581 A 1899 (5 Mar.) flimsy headed “Whangaparapara” to Kohimarama, Auckland with “GREATBARRIER/THE/ORIGINAL/PIGEONGRAM SERVICE” and “THE ORIGINAL/GREAT BARRIERPIGEONGRAM SERVICE/MAROTIRI SYNDICATE PIGEONGRAM SERVICE” cachets in dull violet £100-120

x2582 A 1899 (Aug.) “SPECIAL POST” 1/- blue-green overprinted “Pigeongram”, tied on flimsy(some creases) by “GREAT BARRIER/THE/ORIGINAL/PIGEONGRAM SERVICE” cachet andtwo strikes of the “Copyright” handstamp in violet. Rare. C.P. VP3, $20,000. Photo £2,500-3,000

Marotiri Copper Mines

x2583 A 1899 (Sept.) 1/- red tied by part “MAROTIRI COPPER SYNDICATE/THE/ORIGINAL/PIGEONGRAM SERVICE” oval cachet on small piece; a few foxed perfs. though very rareused. C.P. VP6, $10,500 used and $50,000 on flimsy (three recorded). Photo £2,500-3,000

x2584 A 1900 large flimsy with pigeons shown at top centre; a little creasing, otherwise fine £100-120

The Great Barrier Pigeongram Agency

x2585 A 1899 Triangular 6d. blue pair affixed on unused “Date..... 1904” form; some creasing anda little gum staining around the pair. C.P. VP7 £100-120

x2586 A 1899 Triangular 1/- red tied by framed “G.B.P.A./N.Z.” framed datestamp on 1900 (26 Jan.) plain flimsy (208x80mm.) with message re a concert; a few faults though veryrare. C.P. VP8, $8,500. Photo £800-1,000

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SALE TITLE DATE CODE NAME SALE NO.

New Zealand, The Award-Winning Len Jury Collections of Postal History, Wednesday 7 October 2015 TARANAKI 15044Stationery, 1913 Auckland and 1920 Victory Issues at 10.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m.

I request Spink, without legal obligations of any kind on its part, to bid on the following Lots up to the price given below. I understand that if my bid is successful the Purchase Price will be the sum of the final bid and Buyer’s premium as a percentage of the final bid, any VAT chargeable, also a fee for bidding on the-saleroom.com onlyand fee for paying by credit card. The Rate of Premium is 20% of the final hammer price of each lot. I understand Spink will pursue me for payment for any successful bid.In addition, I understand and consent that Spink may share my personal details relating to the default with other auction houses and live bidding platforms to protectthemselves from such defaults.

All bids shall be treated as offers made on the Terms and Conditions for Buyers printed in the catalogue. I also understand that Spink provides the service of executingbids on behalf of clients for the convenience of clients and that Spink will not be held responsible for failing to execute bids. If identical commission bids are received forthe same Lot, the commission bid received first by Spink will take precedence. Please note that you will not be notified if there are higher written bids received.

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VAT is chargeable on the Hammer price andthe Buyer’s premium of daggered (†) and (Ω)lots at the standard rate (currently 20%), andon lots marked (x) at the reduced rate(currently 5% on the Hammer price and 20%on the Buyer’s premium). VAT on MarginScheme lots (identified by the absence of anyVAT symbol next to the lot number) ispayable at 20% on the Buyer’s premium only.

BIDDING INCREMENTSBidding generally opens below the low estimate and advances in the following orderalthough the auctioneer may vary the bidding increments during the course of theauction. The normal bidding increments are:

Up to £100 by £5£100 to £300 by £10£300 to £600 £320-£350-£380-£400 etc.£600 to £1,000 by £50

£1,000 to £3,000 by £100£3,000 to £6,000 £3,200-£3,500-£3,800-£4,000 etc.£6,000 to £20,000 by £500£20,000 and up Auctioneer’s discretion


TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR BUYERSThese conditions set out the terms on which we (Spink and Son Limited of 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury London WC1B 4ET (company no. 04369748)) contractwith you (Buyer) either as agent on behalf of the Seller or as principal if we are the Seller. You should read these conditions carefully.

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1 DEFINITIONS The following definitions apply in these conditions:Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme means a VAT margin scheme as defined by HM Revenue & Customs;Buyer’s Premium means the charge payable by you as a percentage of the Hammer Price, at the rates set out in clause 5.1 below; Certificate of Authenticity means a certificate issued by an Expert Committee confirming the authenticity of a Lot; Expert Committee means a committee of experts to whom a Lot may be sent for an extension in accordance with clause 3.4.3; Forgery means a Lot constituting an imitation originally conceived and executed as a whole with a fraudulent intention to deceive as to

authorship, origin, age, period, culture or source where the correct description as to such matters is not reflected by the descriptionin the catalogue and which at the date of the auction had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordancewith the description in the catalogue. Accordingly, no Lot shall be capable of being a Forgery by reason of any damage and/orrestoration work of any kind (including re-enamelling);

Hammer Price means the amount of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer in relation to a Lot;Lot means any item deposited with us for sale at auction and, in particular, the item or items described against any Lot number in any

catalogue;Reserve the amount below which we agree with the Seller that the Lot cannot be sold;Seller means the owner of the Lot being sold by us; Spink Group Spink and Son Limited, our subsidiaries and associated companies.VAT value added tax chargeable under VAT and any similar replacement or additional tax; andVAT Symbols means the symbols detailing the VAT status of the Lot details of which are set out at the back of the catalogue.

2 SPINK’S ROLE AS AGENT

2.1 All sales undertaken by us either at auction or privately are undertakeneither as agent on behalf of the Seller or from time to time, as principalif we are the owner of the Lot. Please note that even if we are acting asagent on behalf of the Seller rather than as principal, we may have afinancial interest in the Lot.

2.2 The contract for the sale of the Lot will be between you and the Seller.

3 BEFORE THE SALE3.1 Examination of goods

You are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which youare interested, before the auction takes place. Condition reports areusually available on request. We provide no guarantee to you otherthan in relation to Forgeries, as set out in clause 5.13 of these Termsand Conditions.

3.2 Catalogue descriptions3.2.1 Statements by us in the catalogue or condition report, or made

orally or in writing elsewhere, regarding the authorship, origin,date, age, size, medium, attribution, genuineness, provenance,condition or estimated selling price of any Lot are merelystatements of opinion, and are not to be relied on as statements ofdefinitive fact. Catalogue and web illustrations are for guidanceonly, and should not be relied on either to determine the tone orcolour of any item. No lot shall be rejected on the grounds ofinaccurate reproduction. No lot illustrated in the catalogue andonline shall be rejected on the grounds of cancellation, centring,margins, perforation or other characteristics apparent from theillustration. Estimates of the selling price should not be relied on asa statement that this price is either the price at which the Lot willsell or its value for any other purpose.

3.2.2 Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their beingin perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or givenby way of condition report make reference to damage and/orrestoration. We provide this information for guidance only and theabsence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free fromdefects or restoration nor does a reference to particular defectsimply the absence of any others.

3.2.3 Other than as set out in clause 5.13, and in the absence of fraud,neither the Seller nor we, nor any of our employees or agents, areresponsible for the correctness of any statement as to theauthorship, origin, date, age, attribution, genuineness orprovenance of any Lot nor for any other errors of description or forany faults or defects in any Lot. Every person interested shouldexercise and rely on his own judgment as to such matters.

3.3 Your ResponsibilityYou are responsible for satisfying yourself as to the condition of thegoods and the matters referred to in the catalogue description.

3.4 Extensions – Stamps only3.4.1 If you wish to obtain an expert opinion or Certificate of

Authenticity on any Lot (other than a mixed Lot or Lot containingundescribed stamps) you must notify us in writing not less thanforty-eight hours before the time fixed for the commencement ofthe first session of the sale. If accepted by us, such request shall havethe same effect as notice of an intention to question thegenuineness or description of the Lot for the purposes of clause5.13 (Refund in the case of Forgery) of these Terms andConditions and the provisions of clause 5.13 (Refund in the case ofForgery) shall apply accordingly.

3.4.2 Notice of a request for an expert opinion or Certificate ofAuthenticity must give the reason why such opinion is required andspecify the identity of your proposed expert which will be subjectto agreement by us. We reserve the right, at our discretion, torefuse a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticityincluding (without limitation) where the proposed expert is notknown to us.

3.4.3 If we accept a request for an expert opinion or Certificate ofAuthenticity we will submit the Lot to the Expert Committee. Youacknowledge and accept that the length of time taken by an ExpertCommittee to reach an opinion will vary depending on thecircumstances and in any event is beyond our control.

3.4.4 We will not accept a request for an extension on account ofcondition. Any Lot described in the catalogue as having faults ordefects may not be returned even if an expert opinion or Certificateof Authenticity cites other faults or defects not included in thecatalogue description, other than in the case of a Forgery.

3.4.5 Should Spink accept a request for an extension under theforegoing provisions of this paragraph, the fact may be stated by theAuctioneer from the rostrum prior to the sale of the Lot.

3.4.6 It should be noted that any stamp accompanied by a Certificateof Authenticity is sold on the basis of that Certificate only and noton the basis of any other description or warranty as to authenticity.No request for an extension will be accepted on such a stamp andthe return of such a stamp will not be accepted.

3.4.7 If you receive any correspondence from the Expert Committeein relation to the Lot, including but not limited to a Certificate ofAuthenticity, you must provide us with copies of suchcorrespondence no later than 7 days after you receive suchcorrespondence.

4 AT THE SALE4.1 Refusal of admission

Our sales usually take place on our own premises or premises overwhich we have control for the sale, and we have the right, exercisableat our complete discretion, to refuse admission to the premises orattendance at an auction.

4.2 Registration before biddingYou must complete and sign a registration form and provideidentification before making a bid at auction. Please be aware that weusually require buyers to undergo a credit check.If you have not bid successfully with Spink in the past, or you areregistering with us for the first time, we reserve the right to require adeposit of up to 50% of the amount you intend to spend. Such depositwill be deducted from your invoice should you be successful. If you areunsuccessful at auction, your deposit will be returned by the samemeans it was paid to Spink.Some lots may be designated, prior to the auction, as “Premium Lots”,which means a deposit may be required before placing a bid on theitem for sale. Information will be posted on our website in such anevent.

4.3 Bidding as PrincipalWhen making a bid (whether such bids are made in person or byway of telephone bids operated by Spink, commission or online oremail bids), you will be deemed to be acting as principal and will beaccepting personal liability, unless it has been agreed in writing, at thetime of registration, that you are acting as agent on behalf of a thirdparty buyer acceptable to us.

4.4 Commission BidsIf you give us instructions to bid on your behalf, by using the formprovided in our catalogues or via our website, we shall use reasonableendeavours to do so, provided these instructions are received not laterthan 24 hours before the auction. If we receive commission bids on aparticular Lot for identical amounts, and at auction these bids are thehighest bids for the Lot, it will be sold to the person whose bid wasreceived first. Commission bids are undertaken subject to othercommitments at the time of the sale, and the conduct of the auctionmay be such that we are unable to bid as requested. Since this isundertaken as a free service to prospective buyers on the terms stated,we cannot accept liability for failure to make a commission bid. Youshould therefore always attend personally if you wish to be certain ofbidding.


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4.5 On-line BiddingWe offer internet services as a convenience to our clients. We will notbe responsible for errors or failures to execute bids placed on theinternet, including, without limitation, errors or failures caused by (i) aloss of internet connection by either party for whatever reason; (ii) abreakdown or problems with the online bidding software and/or (iii)a breakdown or problems with your internet connection, computer orsystem. Execution of on-line internet bids on www.spink.com andSpink Live is a free service undertaken subject to other commitments atthe time of the auction and we do not accept liability for failing toexecute an online internet bid or for errors or omissions in connectionwith this activity. Buyers who acquire lots on the-saleroom.com willhave a fee of 3% on the hammer price added to their invoice for usingthis facility.

4.6 Telephone BidsIf you make arrangements with us not less than 24 hours before thesale, we shall use reasonable endeavours to contact you to enable youto participate in bidding by telephone, but in no circumstances will webe liable to either the Seller or you as a result of failure to do so.

4.7 Currency ConverterAt some auctions, a currency converter will be operated, based on theone month forward rates of exchange quoted to us by Barclays BankPlc or any other appropriate rate determined by us, at opening on thedate of the auction. Bidding will take place in a currency determined byus, which is usually sterling for auctions held in London. The currencyconverter is not always reliable, and errors may occur beyond ourcontrol either in the accuracy of the Lot number displayed on theconverter, or the foreign currency equivalent of sterling bids. We shallnot be liable to you for any loss suffered as a result of you following thecurrency converter.

4.8 Video imagesAt some auctions there will be a video screen. Mistakes may occur in itsoperation, and we cannot be liable to you regarding either thecorrespondence of the image to the Lot being sold or the quality of theimage as a reproduction of the original.

4.9 Bidding IncrementsBidding generally opens below the low estimate and advances in thefollowing order although the auctioneer may vary the biddingincrements during the course of the auction. The normal biddingincrements are:

Up to £100 by £5£100 to £300 by £10£300 to £600 £320-£350-£380-£400 etc.£600 to £1,000 by £50£1,000 to £3,000 by £100£3,000 to £6,000 £3,200-£3,500-£3,800-£4,000 etc.£6,000 to £20,000 by £500£20,000 and up Auctioneer’s discretion

4.10 Bidding by Spink4.10.1 We reserve the right to bid on Lots on the Seller’s behalf up to

the amount of the Reserve (if any), which will never be above thelow estimate printed in the auction catalogue.

4.10.2 The Spink Group reserves the right to bid on and purchaseLots as principal.

4.11 The Auctioneer’s DiscretionThe auctioneer has the right at his absolute discretion to refuse any bidto advance the bidding in such manner as he may decide to withdrawor divide any Lot, to combine any two or more Lots and, in the case oferror or dispute, to put an item up for bidding again.

4.12 Successful BidSubject to the auctioneer’s discretion, the striking of his hammer marksthe acceptance of the highest bid, provided always that such bid ishigher than the Reserve (where applicable), and the conclusion of acontract for sale between you and the Seller.

4.13 After Sale Arrangements If you enter into any private sale agreements for any Lot with the Sellerwithin 60 days of the auction, we, as exclusive agents of the Sellerreserve the right to charge you the applicable Buyer’s Premium inaccordance with these Terms and Conditions, and the Seller acommission in accordance with the terms of the Seller’s agreement.

4.14 Return of Lot4.14.1 Once your bid has been accepted for a Lot then you are liable

to pay for that Lot in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.If there are any problems with a Lot then you must notify us within7 days of receipt of the Lot, specifying the nature of the problem.We may then request that the Lot is returned to us for inspection.Save as set out in clause 5.13, the cancellation of the sale of any Lotand the refund of the corresponding purchase price is entirely atour sole discretion. We will not normally exercise that discretion ifthe Lot is not received by us in the same condition that it was in atthe auction date.

4.14.2 No lot may be returned on account of condition if thecondition was stated by a third party grading company (including,but not limited to PCGS, NGC, ANACS, ICG, PMG, WBG).

5 AFTER THE AUCTION5.1 Buyer’s Premium and other charges

In addition to the Hammer Price, you must pay us the Buyer’sPremium at a rate of 20% of the final Hammer price of each lot, a feeof 3% on the hammer price total for using the-saleroom.com and a feefor paying by credit card.

5.2 Value Added TaxOther than in respect of Zero-rated Lots (o) VAT is chargeable on theHammer price and the Buyer’s premium of daggered (†) and (Ω) lotsat the standard rate (currently 20%), and on lots marked (x) at thereduced rate (currently 5% on the Hammer price and 20% on theBuyer’s premium). VAT on Margin scheme lots (identified by theabsence of any VAT symbol next to the lot number) is payable at 20%on the Buyer’s premium only.

5.3 VAT RefundsGeneral5.3.1 As we remain liable to account for VAT on all Lots unless they

have been exported outside the EU within 3 months of the date ofsale, you will generally be asked to deposit all amounts of VATinvoiced. However, if a Spink nominated shipper is instructed, thenany refundable VAT will not be collected. In all other cases creditswill be made when proof of export is provided. If you export theLot yourself you must obtain shipping documents from theShipping Department for which a charge of £50 will be made.

5.3.2 If you export the Lot you must return the valid proof of exportcertificate to us within 3 months of the date of sale. If you fail toreturn the proof of export certificate to us within such period andyou have not already accounted to us for the VAT, you will beliable to us for the full amount of the VAT due on such Lot and weshall be entitled to invoice you for this sum.

5.3.3 To apply for a refund of any VAT paid, the proof of exportcertificate must be sent to our Shipping Department clearly marked‘VAT Refund’ within 3 months of the date of sale. No payment willbe made where the total amount of VAT refundable is less than £50and Spink will charge £50 for each refund processed.

VAT Refunds - Buyers from within the EU5.3.4 VAT refunds are available on the Hammer Price and Buyer’s

Premium of Daggered (†) and Investment Gold (g) Lots. You mustcertify that you are registered for VAT in another EU country andthat the Lot is to be removed from the United Kingdom within 3months of the date of sale.

5.3.5 Where an EU buyer purchases a Lot on which import VAT hasbeen charged, no refund of VAT is available from us. It may bepossible to apply directly for a refund on form VAT 65 toHM Revenue & Customs Overeseas Repayment Section,Londonderry.

VAT Refunds – Buyers from outside the EU5.3.6 Where a Lot is included within the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme

and evidence of export from the EU is produced within 3 monthsof the date of sale, the VAT on Buyer’s Premium may be refunded.

5.3.7 Where the Lot is marked as a Daggered (†) or Investment Gold(g) Lot the VAT charged on the Hammer Price may be refundedwhere evidence of export from the EU is produced within 3months of the date of sale. A refund of VAT charged on the Buyer’sPremium can also be made on receipt of proof of business as acollectibles dealer.

5.3.8 Where the Lot is marked as an Omega (Ω) Lot or an ImportVAT (x) Lot and evidence of export from the EU is producedwithin 3 months of the date of sale, the VAT charged on both theHammer Price and Buyer’s Premium may be refunded. Whererequired, we can advise you on how to export such Lots as a specificform of export evidence is required. Where we advise you on theexport of the Lots, please be aware that the ultimate responsibilityin respect of obtaining a valid proof of export certificate will lie withyou and we will not be responsible for your failure to obtain suchcertificate.

5.4 Payment5.4.1 You must provide us with your full name and permanent address

and, if so requested, details of the bank from which any paymentsto us will be made. You must pay the full amount due (comprisingthe Hammer Price, the Buyer’s Premium and any applicable VAT)within seven days after the date of the sale. This applies even if youwish to export the Lot and an export licence is (or may be)required.

5.4.2 You will not acquire title to the Lot until all amounts due have been paid in full. This includes instances where specialarrangements were made for release of Lot prior to full settlement.

5.4.3 Payment should be made in sterling by one of the followingmethods:II(i) Direct bank transfer to our account details of which are set

out on the invoice. All bank charges shall be met by you.Please ensure that your client number is noted on thetransfer.

i(ii) By cheque or bank draft made payable to Spink and Son Ltdand sent to Spink at 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury,London WC1B 4ET. Please note that the processing chargesfor payments made by cheques or bank drafts drawn on anon-U.K bank shall be met by you. Please ensure that theremittance slip printed at the bottom of the invoice isenclosed with your payment.

(iii) By Visa or Mastercard. A fee of 2% will be applied. Paymentsmade by American Express are subject to a 4% fee. Paymentsexceeding £5,000 can normally only be made by the cardholder in person whilst on our premises.

5.4.4 Payments should be made by the registered buyer and not bythird parties, unless it has been agreed at the time of registrationthat you are acting as an agent on behalf of a third party.


5.5 InvoicesInvoices may consist of one or more pages and will show: Zero ratedLots (o); no symbol Lots sold under the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme;Lots marked (g) special scheme Investment Gold; Daggered Lots (†),imported Lots marked (x) and (Ω), (e) Lots with Zero rated hammerfor EU VAT registered buyers.

5.6 Collection of Purchases5.6.1 Unless specifically agreed to the contrary, we shall retain lots

purchased until all amounts due to us, or to the Spink Group, havebeen paid in full. Buyers will be required to pay for their lots whenthey wish to take possession of the same, which must be within 7days of the date of the sale, unless prior arrangements have beenmade with Spink. Without prior agreement, lots will not be releaseduntil cleared funds are received with regard to payments made bycheque.

5.6.2 Unless we notify you to the contrary, items retained by us willbe covered in accordance with our policy which is available forinspection at our offices from the date of sale for a period of sevendays or until the time of collection, whichever is sooner. After sevendays or from the time of collection, whichever is the earlier, the Lotwill be entirely at your risk.

5.6.3 Our policy will not cover and we are unable to acceptresponsibility for damage caused by woodworm, changes inatmospheric conditions or acts of terrorism.

5.7 NotificationWe are not able to notify successful bidders by telephone. WhileInvoices are sent out by mail after the auction we do not acceptresponsibility for notifying you of the result of your bid. You arerequested to contact us by telephone or in person as soon as possibleafter the auction to obtain details of the outcome of your bids to avoidincurring charges for late payment.

5.8 Packing and handling5.8.1 We shall use all reasonable endeavours to take care when

handling and packing a purchased Lot but remind you that afterseven days or from the time of collection, whichever is sooner, theLot is entirely at your risk. Our postage charges are set out at theback of the catalogue.

5.8.2 It is the responsibility of the Buyer to be aware of any ImportDuties that may be incurred upon importation to the finaldestination. Spink will not accept return of any package in order toavoid these duties. The onus is also on the Buyer to be aware of anyCustoms import restrictions that prohibit the importation ofcertain collectibles. Spink will not accept return of the Lot(s) underthese circumstances. Spink will not accept responsibility for Lot(s)seized or destroyed by Customs.

5.8.3 If the Buyer requires delivery of the Lot to an address other thanthe invoice address this will be carried out at the discretion ofSpink.

5.9 Recommended packers and shippersIf required our shipping department may arrange shipment as youragent. Although we may suggest carriers if specifically requested, oursuggestions are made on the basis of our general experience of suchparties in the past and we are not responsible to any person to whomwe have made a recommendation for the acts or omissions of the thirdparties concerned.

5.10 Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases5.10.1 If you fail to make payment within seven days of your stipulated

payment date set out in your invoice, we shall be entitled to exerciseone or more of the following rights or remedies:5.10.1.1 to charge interest at the rate of 2% per month compound

interest, calculated on a daily basis, from the date the fullamount is due;

5.10.1.2 to set off against any amounts which the Spink Group mayowe you in any other transaction the outstanding amountremaining unpaid by you;

5.10.1.3 we may keep hold of all or some of your Lots or otherproperty in the possession of the Spink Group until you havepaid all the amounts you owe us or the Spink Group, even if theunpaid amounts do not relate to those Lots or other property.Following fourteen days’ notice to you of the amountoutstanding and remaining unpaid, the Spink Group shall havethe right to arrange the sale of such Lots or other property. Weshall apply the proceeds in discharge of the amount outstandingto us or the Spink Group, and pay any balance to you;

5.10.1.4 where several amounts are owed by you to the SpinkGroup in respect of different transactions, to apply any amountpaid to discharge any amount owed in respect of any particulartransaction, whether or not you so direct;

5.10.1.5 to reject at any future auction any bids made by you or onyour behalf or obtain a deposit from you before accepting anybids.

5.10.2 If you fail to make payment within thirty-five days, we shall inaddition be entitled:

5.10.2.1 to cancel the sale of the Lot or any other item sold to youat the same or any other auction;

5.10.2.2 to arrange a resale of the Lot, publicly or privately, and, ifthis results in a lower price being obtained, claim the balancefrom you together with all reasonable costs including a 20%seller’s commission, expenses, damages, legal fees, commissionsand premiums of whatever kind associated with both sales orotherwise, incurred in connection with your failure to makepayment;

5.10.2.3 when reselling the Lot, place a notice in our cataloguestating that you successfully purchased the Lot at auction buthave subsequently failed to pay the Hammer Price of the Lot; or

5.10.2.4 take any other appropriate action as we deem fit.5.10.3 If you fail to collect within fourteen days after the sale, whether

or not payment has been made, you will be required5.10.3.1 to pay a storage charge of £2 per item per day plus any

additional handling cost that may apply. 5.10.3.2 you will not be entitled to collect the Lot until all

outstanding charges are met, together with payment of all otheramounts due to us.

5.11 Uses of default informationIf you fail to make payment for a Lot in accordance with these Terms andConditions:5.11.1 We reserve the right to refuse you the right to make bids for any

future auction irrespective of whether previous defaults havebeen settled; and

5.11.2 You consent to us disclosing details of such default to otherauctioneers and live bidding platforms, which will include yourname, address, nature of the default and the date of the default.

Auctioneers or live bidding platforms who receive details of the defaultmay rely on such information when deciding whether to enter into atransaction with you in the future.

5.12 Export Licence5.12.1 If required we can, at our discretion, advise you on the detailed

provisions of the export licensing regulations. Where we advise youin relation to export licensing regulations the ultimate responsibilityin respect of any export will lie with you and we will not beresponsible for your failure to apply for any necessary licences.

5.12.2 If the Lot is going to be hand carried by you, you may berequired to produce a valid export licence to us or sign a waiverdocument stating that a licence will be applied for.

5.12.3 You should always check whether an export licence is requiredbefore exporting. Export licences are usually obtained within twoor three weeks but delays can occur.

5.12.4 Unless otherwise agreed by us in writing, the fact that you wishto apply for an export licence does not affect your obligation tomake payment within seven days nor our right to charge interest onlate payment.

5.12.5 If you request that we apply for an export licence on yourbehalf, we shall be entitled to recover from you our disbursementsand out of pocket expenses in relation to such application, togetherwith any relevant VAT.

5.12.6 We will not be obliged to rescind a sale nor to refund anyinterest or other expenses incurred by you where payment is madeby you despite the fact that an export licence is required.

5.13 Refund in the case of Forgery5.13.1 A sale will be cancelled, and the amount paid refunded to you

if a Lot (other than a miscellaneous item not described in thecatalogue) sold by us proves to have been a Forgery. We shall nothowever be obliged to refund any amounts if either (a) thecatalogue description or saleroom notice at the auction datecorresponded to the generally accepted opinion of scholars orexperts at that time, or fairly indicated that there was a conflict ofopinions, or (b) it can be demonstrated that the Lot is a Forgeryonly by means of either a scientific process not generally acceptedfor use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which atthe date of the auction was unreasonably expensive or impracticableor likely to have caused damage to the Lot. Furthermore, youshould note that this refund can be obtained only if the followingconditions are met:5.13.1.1 you must notify us in writing, within seven days of the

receipt of the Lot(s), that in your view the Lot concerned is aForgery;

5.13.1.2 you must then return the item to us within fourteen daysfrom receipt of the Lot(s), in the same condition as at theauction date; and

5.13.1.3 as soon as possible following return of the Lot, you mustproduce evidence satisfactory to us that the Lot is a Forgery andthat you are able to transfer good title to us, free from any thirdparty claims.

5.13.1.4 you must provide to us all evidence obtained by you thata Lot is a Forgery no later than 7 days after you receive suchevidence.

5.13.2 In no circumstances shall we be required to pay you any morethan the amount paid by you for the Lot concerned and you shallhave no claim for interest.

5.13.3 The benefit of this guarantee is not capable of beingtransferred, and is solely for the benefit of the person to whom theoriginal invoice was made out by us in respect of the Lot when soldand who, since the sale, has remained the owner of the Lot withoutdisposing of any interest in it to any third party.

5.13.4 We shall be entitled to rely on any scientific or other process toestablish that the Lot is not a Forgery, whether or not such processwas used or in use at the date of the auction.

6 LIABILITY Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits or excludes our liability for:6.1 death or personal injury resulting from negligence; or 6.2 any damage or liability incurred by you as a result of our fraud or

fraudulent misrepresentation.

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7 USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION7.1 We will use the personal information you provide to us to:

7.1.1 process the bids you make on Lots (whether successful orotherwise) and other auction related services we provide;

7.1.2 process your payment relating to a successful purchase of a Lot;7.1.3 arrange for delivery of any Lot you purchase, which will include

passing your details to shipping providers and, on overseasdeliveries, to customs where they make enquiries regarding the Lot;

7.1.4 inform you about similar products or services that we provide,but you may stop receiving these at any time by contacting us.

7.2 In accordance with clause 4.2, you agree that we may pass yourinformation to credit reference agencies and that they may keep a recordof any search that they do.

7.3 In accordance with clause 5.11, you agree that where you default onmaking payment for a Lot in accordance with these terms and conditionswe may disclose details of such default to other auctioneers and livebidding platforms.

7.4 We are also working closely with third parties (including, for example,other auctioneers and live bidding platforms) and may receiveinformation about you from them.

8 COPYRIGHT 8.1 We shall have the right (on a non-exclusive basis) to photograph, video

or otherwise produce an image of the Lot. All rights in such an imagewill belong to us, and we shall have the right to use it in whatever waywe see fit.

8.2 The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material relatingto a Lot is and shall remain at all times our property and we shall havethe right to use it in whatever way we see fit. You shall not use or allowanyone else to use such images, illustrations or written material withoutour prior written consent.

9 VATYou shall give us all relevant information about your VAT status and that ofthe Lot to ensure that the correct information is printed in the catalogues.Once printed, the information cannot be changed. If we incur any unforeseencost or expense as a result of the information being incorrect, you willreimburse to us on demand the full amount incurred.

10 NOTICESAll notices given under these Terms and Conditions may be served personally,sent by 1st class post, or faxed to the address given to the sender by the otherparty. Any notice sent by post will be deemed to have been received on thesecond working day after posting or, if the addressee is overseas, on the fifthworking day after posting. Any notice sent by fax or served personally will bedeemed to be delivered on the first working day following despatch.

11 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONSThe following provisions of this clause 10 shall apply only if you are acting forthe purposes of your business. 11.1 Limitation of Liability

Subject to clause 6, we shall not be liable, whether in tort (includingfor negligence) or breach of statutory duty, contract, misrepresentationor otherwise for any:11.1.1 loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and/or

similar losses, loss of anticipated savings, loss of goods, loss ofcontract, loss of use, loss of corruption of data or information; or

11.1.2 any special, indirect, consequential or pure economic loss,costs, damages, charges or expenses.

11.2 SeverabilityIf any part of these Terms and Condition is found by any court to beinvalid, illegal or unenforceable, that part may be discounted and therest of the conditions shall continue to be valid and enforceable to thefullest extent permitted by law.

11.3 Force majeureWe shall have no liability to you if we are prevented from, or delayedin performing, our obligations under these Terms and Conditions orfrom carrying on our business by acts, events, omissions or accidentsbeyond our reasonable control, including (without limitation) strikes,lock-outs or other industrial disputes (whether involving our workforceor the workforce of any other party), failure of a utility service ortransport network, act of God, war, riot, civil commotion, maliciousdamage, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule,regulation or direction, accident, breakdown of plant or machinery,fire, flood, storm or default of suppliers or subcontractors.

11.4 Waiver11.4.1 A waiver of any right under these Terms and Conditions is only

effective if it is in writing and it applies only to the circumstancesfor which it is given. No failure or delay by a party in exercising anyright or remedy under these Terms and Conditions or by law shallconstitute a waiver of that (or any other) right or remedy, norpreclude or restrict its further exercise. No single or partial exerciseof such right or remedy shall preclude or restrict the further exerciseof that (or any other) right or remedy.

11.4.2 Unless specifically provided otherwise, rights arising underthese Terms and Conditions are cumulative and do not excluderights provided by law.

11.5 Law and Jurisdiction11.5.1 These Terms and Conditions and any dispute or claim arising

out of or in connection with them or their subject matter, shall begoverned by, and construed in accordance with, the law of Englandand Wales.

11.5.2 The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England andWales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute orclaim that arises out of, or in connection with, Terms andConditions or their subject matter.

Postal ChargesPrices for books(items sent by this method are not covered by insurance)

Prices for all other items including postage and packaging

Shipments of more than 2kg or volumetric measurement of more than 2kg have tobe sent by courier. Certain countries may incur extra charge when courier servicesare required by our insurance policy. For lots sent by courier please [email protected] for calculation of any further relevant cost in addition tothe above charges.

Value Added Tax (VAT)

Charging of (VAT) at AuctionThe information shown on this page sets out the way in which Spink intends toaccount for VAT.

i. Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme1. Where possible, we will offer Lots for sale under the Auctioneers’

Margin Scheme. Such Lots can be identified by the absence of anyVAT symbol next to the Lot number in the catalogue and will not besubject to VAT on the Hammer Price.

2. Where Lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme to UKVAT–registered businesses, the VAT on Buyers’ Premium is notrecoverable as input tax. Upon request on sale day, we will issueinvoices that show VAT separately on both the Hammer Price andthe Buyer’s Premium. This will enable VAT-registered businesses torecover the VAT charged as input tax, subject to the normal rules forrecovering input tax.

ii. Zero-Rated LotsLimited Categories of goods, such as books, are Zero-rated (o) for VAT inthe United Kingdom. Such Lots are offered under the Auctioneers’ MarginScheme. In these circumstances no VAT will be added to the Buyer’spremium.

iii. Daggered LotsLots which are Daggered (†) in the catalogue are subject to VAT at 20%on both the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium.

iv. Imported and Omega LotsLots which are marked (x) in the catalogue are subject to VAT at 5% onthe Hammer price plus 20% on the Buyer’s premium. Lots which bear theOmega symbol (Ω) are subject to VAT at 20% on the Hammer Price andon the Buyer’s Premium. This VAT is payable on items imported fromoutside the EU. In these cases we have used a temporary importationprocedure, which in effect means that the point of importation is deferreduntil the Lot has been sold. At this point the Buyer is treated as theimporter and is liable to pay the import VAT due. We will collect the VATfrom you and pay it to HM Customs and Excise on your behalf.

v. Investment Gold LotsLots marked (g) in the catalogue are exempt from VAT on the HammerPrice and are subject to VAT at 20% on the Buyer’s Premium. A refund ofVAT charged on the Buyer’s Premium can also be made on receipt of proofof business as a collectibles dealer outside of the EU.

Invoice Value UK EU Rest of the WorldUp to £1,500 £10 £15 £20

Up to £10,000 £20 £30 £40

Above £10,001 £20 £50 £60

Weight UK EU Rest of the WorldUp to 1kg £8 for any weight £12 £15

Up to 2kg £8 for any weight £18 £25


GROUP CHAIRMAN AND CEO

Olivier D. Stocker

YOUR SPECIALISTS

STAMPS

UK - Tim Hirsch FRPSL Guy Croton David Parsons Nick Startup Neill GrangerPaul Mathews Dominic Savastano Tom Smith Ian Shapiro (Consultant)

USA - George Eveleth Richard DebneyEUROPE - Guido Craveri Fernando Martínez

CHINA - Tommy Chau Doris LoCOINS

UK - Richard Bishop Tim Robson Jon Mann Barbara Mears John PettUSA - Greg Cole Stephen Gol dsmith (Special Consultant)

CHINA - Kin Choi Cheung Paul Pei Po ChowBANKNOTES

UK - Barnaby Faull Andrew Pattison Monica Kruber Thomasina SmithUSA - Greg Cole Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant)

CHINA - Kelvin Cheung Paul Pei Po ChowORDERS, DECORATIONS, MEDALS & MILITARIA

UK - Mark Quayle Oliver Pepys John HaywardBONDS & SHARES

UK - Mike Veissid (Consultant) Andrew Pattison Thomasina SmithUSA - Greg Cole

EUROPE - Peter ChristenCHINA - Kelvin Cheung

BOOKS

UK - Philip Skingley Jennifer Mulholland Nik von UexkullAUTOGRAPHS

USA - Greg Cole Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant)WINES

CHINA - Guillaume Willk-Fabia Angie Ihlo Fung

YOUR EUROPE TEAM (LONDON - LUGANO)

Chairman’s OfficeCharles Blane

DirectorsTim Hirsch Anthony Spink

Auction & Client Management TeamMira Adusei-Poku Grace Hawkins Rita Ariete Dora Szigeti Tatyana Boyadzhieva Nik von Uexkull

John Winchcombe Tom Mathews Maurizio Schenini

FinanceAlison Bennet Marco Fiori Mina Bhagat Dennis Muriu Hemel Thakore Veronica Morris

IT & AdministrationBerdia Qamarauli Michael Addo Liz Cones Curlene Spencer

Tom Robinson Cristina Dugoni Giacomo Canzi

YOUR AMERICA TEAM (NEW YORK)

Auction Administration and Marketing & DesignAmit Ramprashad

Finance & AdministrationAleena Nieves

AuctioneerStephen Goldsmith

YOUR ASIA TEAM (HONG KONG - SINGAPORE)

AdministrationAngie Ihlo Fung Newton Tsang Sue Pui Arthur Chan Doris Lo Gary Tan

Ken Imase [email protected]

BANKNOTES

24/25 September The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale New York 32229/30 September World Banknotes London 1500914 November The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong CSS198 December World Banknotes London 15048

SALE CALENDAR 2015/16

The above sale dates are subject to change

Spink offers the following services:– VALUATIONS FOR INSURANCE AND PROBATE FOR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS OR WHOLE COLLECTIONS –

– SALES ON A COMMISSION BASIS EITHER OF INDIVIDUAL PIECES OR WHOLE COLLECTIONS –

STAMPS

24 September Windward Islands and British Guiana, British Honduras, Cayman Islands and Jamaica from the Vestey Collection London 15042

6 October The “Fordwater” Collection of New Zealand London 150437 October New Zealand, The Len Jury Award-Winning Collections of Postal History, Stationery,

1913 Auckland and 1920 Victory Issues London 150448 October Autographs, Historical Documents, Ephemera and Postal History London 1503717 October The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong CSS1421 October Great Britain Stamps and Postal History London 15045November The Charles W. Adams Collection of United States and Canada New York 152November The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale New York 15325/26 November The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale, featuring the John Sussex Collection

of South West Africa,1880-1928 London 1504610 December Bermuda from the Vestey Collection London 1504727/28 January The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale London 16010

COINS

22/23 September Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 1500624/25 September The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale New York 32214 November The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong CSS192/3 December Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 15007

MEDALS

19 November Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 15003

BONDS & SHARES

24/25 September The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale New York 32214 November The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong CSS1920 November Bonds & Share Certificates of the World London 15019

AUTOGRAPHS

8 October Autographs, Historical Documents, Ephemera and Postal History London 15037

ARTCURIAL

5/6 October From Paris to Hong Kong Hong Kong 2888

WINES

17 September Whisky, Cognac and Other Spirits Hong Kong SFW163 December Whisky, Cognac and Other Spirits Hong Kong SFW1715 January Whisky, Cognac and Other Spirits Hong Kong SFW18

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