Lot 791
| | Estimate: $1,000T | Realised Price : $750 |
1853 (28th Mar) entire letter Port Victoria to England 'per "Tasmania"', manuscript rated '8' and charged '2', with very fine and largely complete strike of 'PAID AT PORT VICTORIA NEW ZEALAND' Crowned-Circle handstamp in red, arrival datestamps on reverse |
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Lot 792
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1853 (29th Apr) envelope Wellington to London 'p Stately', manuscript rated '8' and charged '2', with very clear strike of 'PAID AT WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND' Crowned-Circle handstamp, arrival datestamp on reverse |
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Lot 793
| | Estimate: $800T | Realised Price : $600 |
1854 (Mar) inwards cover from India sent after the relief of Lucknow bearing 4a, mss. 'Paid' and framed 'INDIA/PAID' in red, missent to Victoria where double-oval 'MISSENT TO/MELBOURNE/VICTORIA' in red applied, cancelled on arrival at Auckland, minor ageing |
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Lot 794
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1859 (27th Dec) cover Auckland to Leeds, England bearing 1857-63 6d pale brown (3 margins, tiny abrasion top left corner), Leeds datestamp 12th Mar 1860 applied on arrival, where re-addressed to Harrogate and large '1d' struck in black. Fine |
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Lot 795
| | Estimate: $250T | Realised Price : $190 |
1861 (9th Aug) part entire Wellington to France 'per Marseilles', handstamped '10' and manuscript charged '6', with very fine strike of 'PAID AT WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND' Crowned-Circle Handstamp, arrival datestamps on front and reverse |
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Lot 796
| | Estimate: $300T | Realised Price : $230 |
1861 (30th Dec) cover Ahuriri to London 'via Marseilles' bearing 1857-63 6d pale brown vertical pair - margins in places, paying ½oz rate. 'London PAID' cds applied on arrival 15th Mar 1862, minor faults |
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Lot 797
| | Estimate: $850 | Realised Price : $725 |
1862 wreck cover to Lincoln, England still bearing 6d Chalon franking and original contents which have badly affected by sea-water, together with OHMS "ambulance" envelope with very fine framed 'Saved from the wreck of/the Colombo.' in black and arrival datestamp. Rare survivors (2) |
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Lot 798
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1862 (6th Feb) cover to Calcutta with datestamps of Lylleton and Christchurch with mss. '6', on arrival re-addressed to London and franked with 2a and 4a, framed 'INDIA/PAID' in red and arrival datestamp |
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Lot 799
| | Estimate: $3,500T | Realised Price : $2,700 |
1863 (25th Sep) cover from Tasmania to Decaan India via Bombay, address misread and sent to N.Z. where 'MISSENT/TO/DUNEDIN' within red circle was applied, various transit and arrival backstamps, minor cover faults on reverse only. Only one other example of this 'Missent' marking recorded |
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Lot 800
| | Estimate: $400T | Realised Price : $340 |
1864 (13th Feb) open-out cover Christchurch to North Wales 'via Marseilles' bearing imperf 2d pale blue (4 margins) and three 6d red-brown (3-4 margins) paying the 1oz rate, tied by Christchurch duplex. Holywell arrival cds 13th Apr 1864 on front. Attractive |
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Lot 801
| | Estimate: $1,500T | Realised Price : $1,150 |
1864 (18th Jul) cover Invercargill to USA bearing imperf 1864 2d pale blue (2, both 4 margins) and 6d pair (cut into at top). London arrival cds 20th Sep 1864 and '16 CENTS' struck in red, with '5 N.YORK Am. PKT' cds struck in black. Very fine |
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Lot 802
| | Estimate: $500T | Realised Price : $380 |
1864 (10th Dec) backstamped cover locally addressed at Akaroa bearing 2d Blue (re-entry), manuscript 'Missent to Lylleton' where datestamp was applied 11.12.64, minor ageing. Scarce local use |
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Lot 803
| | Estimate: $750T | Realised Price : $575 |
1865 (18th Jan) cover Invercargill to New York 'via Marseilles' bearing 1864-67 6d red-brown strip of three (damaged at top), tied by '21' in bars. London 'PAID' cds struck in red and '5 N.YORK Am. PKT' struck in black, manuscript 'Due 5c' in blue. Somewhat fragile and with part back flap missing |
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Lot 804
| | Estimate: $250T | Realised Price : $250 |
1865 (14th Nov) cover to London endorsed 'Pr Mail Steamer' bearing 6d Red-Brown (2), tied by indistinct barred cancels, 'LONDON/PAID' arrival datestamp, flap faults. Attractive |
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Lot 805
| | Estimate: $300T | Realised Price : $600 |
1865 (7th Nov) registered cover-front Wellington to England bearing 1864-67 6d brown pair and single, cancelled with unrecorded manuscript '9' and cross. Faint 'REGISTERED' handstamp and manuscript 'Registered 1424'. A scarce survivor |
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Lot 806
| | Estimate: $500T | Realised Price : $675 |
1866 (19th Jan) cover Hokitika to Wick, Scotland 'per Gothenburg to Melbourne thence per R.M.S. via Marseilles', bearing 1864-67 2d pale blue pair and 3d lilac pair (one damaged) paying the ½oz rate. 'RPO' in circle struck on front and Wick arrival datestamp 17th Mar 1866 on reverse. Cover with part flap missing, otherwise very fine appearance |
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Lot 807
| | Estimate: $400T | Realised Price : $525 |
1866 (20th Jul) cover Dunedin to United States bearing 1864-67 2d deep blue and 1/- green, tied by large 'O' in bars, Panama transit cds and N.Y. Steamship 10 (10 cents to pay) on front. Faults at base and 'via Marseilles' notation excised at top as sent by Panama route |
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Lot 808
| | Estimate: $1,500T | Realised Price : $1,150 |
1866 (20th Jul) slightly reduced cover Dunedin to Edinburgh 'via Marseilles' bearing 1864-67 6d brown and scarce 4d rose paying the ½oz rate, tied by Dunedin duplex, Edinburgh arrival datestamp 15th Sep 1866 on reverse. Attractive and rare franking |
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Lot 809
| | Estimate: $300T | Realised Price : $650 |
1866 (20th Sep) cover Dunedin to London bearing 1864-67 6d red-brown tied by Dunedin duplex, superb 'TOO LATE' handstamp struck in black, with London arrival cds in red on front and reverse. Very fine |
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Lot 810
| | Estimate: $500T | Realised Price : $1,150 |
1867 (29th Mar) registered cover-front to Switzerland bearing 1864-67 2d blue and 1/- yellow-green pairs, creasing through adhesives and manuscript cancelled, oval 'REGISTERED LONDON 27 MY 67' struck in red, Calais Ambulant cds and 'CHARGE' struck in black. Attractive and a desirable destination |
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Lot 811
| | Estimate: $1,500T | Realised Price : $1,150 |
1867 (27th Jun) cover Lyttleton to Canada via London, bearing 1864-67 1/- yellow-green tied by 'C2' in bars, sent through St Thomas, Dutch West Indies (10th Sep transit cds on reverse), rated '8' and charged '4' in manuscript, crossed through on arrival and charged '13'. Very fine and a rare routing to Canada. 1988 Holcombe cert |
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Lot 812
| | Estimate: $150T | Realised Price : $115 |
1867 (6th Jul) cover to London endorsed 'Pr Mail Steamer' bearing 6d Red-Brown, tied by barred 'C' of Christchurch with datestamp alongside, mss. 'pd' and 'LONDON/PAID' arrival datestamp |
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Lot 813
| | Estimate: $200T | Realised Price : $170 |
1867 (8th Nov) entire letter Wellington to London 'Per "Ruahine" Via Panama' bearing 1864-67 6d red-brown tied by Wellington duplex. 'LONDON/PAID/30 DE 67' struck in red and arrival cds struck in black on reverse. Very fine |
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Lot 814
| | Estimate: $300T | Realised Price : $230 |
1868 (18th Apr) cover Lyttleton to Maine, USA 'via Panama' bearing 1864-67 6d red-brown. 'N.Y STEAMSHIP/JUN 13/10' (10 cents to pay) struck in black and unframed Lyttleton cds on reverse. Attractive and very fine |
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Lot 815
| | Estimate: $150T | Realised Price : $115 |
1868 (7th Dec) flapless cover Wellington to Ireland 'via Panama', bearing 1864-67 6d red-brown tied by Wellington duplex, Ennis arrival backstamp |
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Lot 816
| | Estimate: $150T | Realised Price : $115 |
1869 (27th Feb) cover Wellington to Wanganui bearing 1864-67 2d deep blue tied by Wellington duplex, arrival cds on reverse. Several tears and part flap missing on reverse, very fine appearance on front |
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Lot 817
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1870 (24th Jan) cover Dunedin to Nova Scotia bearing damaged 1864-67 1/- yellow-green tied by 'C' in bars, Halifax and Wallace N.S. handstamps on reverse, slightly soiled, nevertheless a rare destination |
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Lot 818
| | Estimate: $200T | Realised Price : $150 |
1871 (30th Jan) cover Timaru to London 'v. San Francisco' bearing 1864-67 6d brown, tied by '5' in bars, Christchurch transit cds on reverse and London 'PAID' 3rd Apr 1871 struck on front. Fine |
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Lot 819
| | Estimate: $400T | Realised Price : $550 |
1871 (31st Aug) cover Auckland to London bearing 2d Chalon (3) cancelled by diamond '1', paying standard ½oz rate via San Francisco on the second American-Australian Line under British flag service, London arrival datestamp in red |
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Lot 820
| | Estimate: $2,000T | Realised Price : $1,500 |
1872 (11th Mar) flapless cover Invercargill to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland via San Francisco and Windsor, bearing 2d Vermilion (4) paying 8d ½oz rate via San Francisco (backstamped), handstruck '5' and 'MORE-TO-PAY' applied at Windsor for single inland rate, transit and arrival backstamps |
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Lot 821
| | Estimate: $500T | Realised Price : $600 |
1873 (23rd Aug) cover-front Dunedin to Tasmania bearing 1d brown (2), manuscript 'Def 1d' applied in error and crossed out, together with handstruck 'DETAINED/FOR/(1d in mss.)/POSTAGE' '783' manuscript applied in accordance with regulation 31' |
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Lot 822
| | Estimate: $300T | Realised Price : $420 |
1873 (18th Dec) opened-out cover to Illinois bearing 3d Lilac block of 4 folded over both sides of cover, cancelled by Greymouth and Hokitika datestamps together with manuscript 'C' of Crowadun, London paid transit in red, mss. '2d', handstruck '2/CENTS' in red, Chicago arrival cds. Unusually paid for the Brindisi route though not endorsed and sent via Suez |
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Lot 823
| | Estimate: $10,000T | Realised Price : $8,500 |
1874 Commercial cover San Francisco to Victoria bearing 10c strip of three (one trimmed perfs), sent via New Zealand where unframed 'NEW ZEALAND/SHIP LETTER' applied (second "A" of ZEALAND small -McNaught type II), Auckland and Melbourne backstamps, minor ageing on reverse. A spectacular item and almost certainly a unique usage Provenance: Ex Marcel Stanley |
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Lot 824
| | Estimate: $800T | Realised Price : $600 |
1880 cover Melbourne to Dunedin bearing Victoria 2d cancelled by barred 'IS', handstruck '2' applied at Invercargill together with framed 'LOOSE LETTER', mss. 'Missent to Oamaru, backstamps of Invercargill, Oamaru and Dunedin |
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Lot 825
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1892-1905 cover group comprising 1892 Reefton to Christchurch bearing 2d, 1895 Christchurch to USA bearing 2d + ½d, 1898 Auckland to USA bearing 2½d, 1904 PPC Wellington to Scotland bearing 1d and 1905 Invercargill to Newfoundland bearing 1d, mixed condition (5 items) |
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Lot 826
| | Estimate: $7,500T | Realised Price : $5,750 |
1895 (23rd Feb) cover Great Britain to Danish West Indies, with very rare unframed 'MISSENT TO/NEW ZEALAND' struck in black, backstamps of San Francisco, New York and Frederiksted. Small faults, including repaired tear at top, do not detract. Only two other examples of this handstamp are recorded (both on part fronts). A desirable exhibition item |
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Lot 827
| | Estimate: $1,500T | Realised Price : $1,150 |
1900 (6th Aug) inwards cover via Brindisi Switzerland to Sydney bearing 1900 U.P.U. set cancelled at Bern, mis-sorted and framed 'MISSENT TO/INVERCARGILL' applied in N.Z., transit and arrival backstamps |
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Lot 828
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1916 (31st Aug) cover printed for 'N.Z. GOVERNMENT INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.' used to Hamilton bearing Life Insurance stamps ½d and 1d tied by Auckland cds |
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Lot 829
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1951 (27th Nov) airmail cover from Whitanaga to Pitcairn Island bearing 1½d (2) + 2d (2) tied by Whitanga cds's, double-circled arrival datestamp of '4.JAN.52' |
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