1855-57 Blue paper No Wmk 1/- Green, SG 6, small to good margins three sides, just clear to touching in places along top, lightly cancelled. A lovely stamp. Cat £3750
Lot 469
Estimate: $200
1874-78 First Sidefaces, simplified set 1d to 5/- (with extra 2d), variable centring and condition, 5/- with horizontal crease, mostly good/fine. Min cat £794 (9)
Lot 470
Estimate: $250
1882-1900 Bock and Cousins Progressive Die Proof 'pull' of 5d head with uncleared surrounds on thick wove paper
Lot 471
Estimate: $90
1899-1900 Waterlow Imperf Plate Proofs on white wove unwmkd paper, ½d Mt Cook in Purple-slate (2), 1d Terrace in Greyish-lake and 2d Pembroke Peak pair in Rose-lake (5 proofs)
Lot 472
Estimate: $900
1915-33 KGV Perkins, Bacon Imperf Plate Proofs in Black on thin wove ungummed paper Wmk 'SPECIAL POSTAGE PAPER LONDON', 1d, 2d, 3d (24, corner blocks of four and 20), 4½d block of four, 6d (2) and 9d pair; on unsurfaced Cowan paper Wmk 'NZ', 5d (6, incl block), 6d (8 in blocks), 8d (10, incl blocks) and 1/-; plus 4d block & single handstamped 'SPECIMEN', few minor blemishes, mostly fine (57)
Lot 473
Estimate: $1,200
1915-33 KGV Perkins, Bacon Plate Proofs from Relief Plates, comprising Imperf on glazed card in Black ½d (6, incl block of four), 1½d (5, incl block), 2d (11, incl two blocks), 3d (7, incl block and pair), plus ½d Green block of four; Imperf on gummed Wmkd paper ½d Green pair, 1½d Black shades (9, incl two blocks), 2d Black, 3d Black shades (23, incl three blocks, one a block of 12); on Mottled paper ½d Black, ½d Green block of four, Perf 2d Black block of four; also Imperf 3d Chocolate block of four on card, few blemishes, majority fine. A scarce and valuable assembly (83)
Lot 474
Estimate: $1,000
1915-30 KGV Recess printed 5d Light Blue 'Imperforate block of four', CP K7a(Y), stamps unmounted. Cat as mounted NZ$2000
Lot 475
Estimate: $250
1915-30 KGV Recess printed Thin paper 6d Carmine block of four, lower unmounted units showing 'No Wmk', SG 434/a, CP K8d(Z). Cat NZ$1050 for hinged
Lot 476
Estimate: $50
1970-76 Definitives 50c National Park, error 'Pale Green (headland at right) omitted'
Lot 477
Estimate: $300
1973-76 No Wmk 4c Puriri Moth, error 'Purple-Brown (background) omitted', CP P6cX. A striking variety. Cat NZ$550
Lot 478
Estimate: $80
1979-80 Surcharge 14c on 10c marginal single, error 'Surcharge double', CP PA31aV Cat NZ$350
Lot 479
Estimate: $75
Official: 1915-27 KGV 3d Chocolate 'two perf' block of four, SG O100c, lower units unmounted. Cat £80+
Lot 480
Estimate: $200
Postal Fiscals: 1931-50 Arms Cowan paper horizontal mesh 9/- Brown-orange and 10/- Carmine-lake (slightly yellowed-gum), SG F154-55, Wiggins Teape chalk-surfaced paper vertical mesh 1/3d Pale Orange-yellow, 2/6d Dull Brown, SG F169-70, and Multiple Wmk 15/- Sage-Green, SG F202, generally fine and fresh mint. Cat £281