1893-1900 Makea Issues 1d, 1½d, 2½d, 5d and 10d Die Proofs in Black on unwatermarked wove paper, each 27mm x 30mm and very fine (5)
Lot 915
Estimate: $600
'Makea' and 'Torea' Issues range on hagners with 1893-1900 1d - 10d Perf 12 x 11½ (incl 2½d shades), ½d - 1/- Perf 11 (16 with all listed shades); 1899 ½d on 1d Blue; 1901 1d Brown Crown opt; 1902 No Wmk Perf 11 ½d, 1d Cowan Paper and ½d, 1d, 2d Pirie Paper; 1902 Wmk NZ and Star ½d - 1/- with additional block of 4 ofd, 2d, 2d, 5d and 10d; 1909-11 ½d and 1d (3) plus ½d block of 4; 1913-19 Chalky Paper ½d - 1/- with additional blocks of 4 ofd, 1d, 1½d, 2d and 1/- . All part OG with a few MUH and generally fine. SG cat £1900+
Lot 916
Estimate: $450
1893-1900 'Makea' and Torea' Issues Perf 11 ½d Deep Blue, 1d Brown, 1½d Deep Lilac, 1½d Deep Mauve, 2d Brown, 2d Deep Brown, 2½d Pale Rose, 2½d Deep Rose, 6d Bright Purple, 1/- Deep Carmine, all in blocks of 4 with part OG, and mostly mounted on upper units only, generally fine. SG cat £998+ (40)
Lot 917
Estimate: $75
1899 'ONE/HALF/PENNY' on 1d Blue block of 4 centred top left with lower units MUH. SG 21 cat £136+
Lot 918
Estimate: $70
1899 'ONE/HALF/PENNY' on 1d Blue block of 4 large part OG, light diagonal crease in top right unit; SG 21, cat £128+
Lot 919
Estimate: $220
1919 Overprints on New Zealand KGV 1d Dominion, 2½d - 1/- Cowan paper (two each different perfs) and two perf blocks of 4, and DLR paper ½d - 3d, part OG and very fine, blocks with lower units MUH. SG cat £480+ (48)
Lot 920
Estimate: $120
Realised Price : $95
1921-23 Overprints on N.Z. QV Stamp Duty 2/- Deep Blue, 2/6d Grey-brown, 5/- Yellow-green, 10/- Maroon and £1 Rose-carmine, large part OG and lightly hinged, some toning on reverse of 10/- and £1. SG 76-80, cat £275
Lot 921
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $150
1920-1965 mint collection on hagners lacking only the opts on N.Z. 'Admirals' and 'Arms', including perf varieties of 1932 Pictorials, mostly fine to very fine with issues from 1937 MUH. SG cat £450+ (87)
Lot 922
Estimate: $120
Realised Price : $90
1931-32 Overprints on N.Z. 'Arms' 2/6d Deep Brown, 5/- Green, 10/- Carmine-lake and £1 Pink, large part OG and lightly hinged (4). SG 95-98, cat £199 (4)
Lot 923
Estimate: $40
1932 Pictorials 1d Imperforate Plate Proof Pair in Black and Lake on gummed paper, superb and an excellent Captain Cook thematic item
Lot 924
Estimate: $450
1932 Pictorials No Watermark 2d Black and Brown error 'Centre Inverted' from the printer's waste, lightly hinged with large part OG. SG 101 var, cat £500 (see footnote)
Lot 925
Estimate: $100
1932 Pictorials 1/- Imperforate Plate Proof in Black and Violet on unwatermarked wove paper, fine, also stamp-size photographic essay of 1/- in unadopted design showing King in civilian dress
Lot 926
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $380
1935 Silver Jubilee 1d, 2d and 6d affixed to small piece and with diagonal seriffed SPECIMEN handstamps applied to the U.P.U. distribution to Bechuanaland, piece also with audit ticks in green crayon. Fine and unique
Lot 927
Estimate: $500
1943-54 Overprints on N.Z. 'Arms' Wiggins Teape Paper 5/- Green, 10/- Carmine-lake, £1 Pink, £3 Green and £5 Indigo-blue, large part OG and very lightly hinged. SG 132-136, cat £569 (5)
1962 and 1966 Bradbury Wilkinson stamp-size photographic essays for a pictorial issue comprising 6d Hibiscus very similar to adopted 1963 issue, and 8d, 1/- and 5/- unadopted designs dated 13/5/66. Ex Spink February 2013 auction (4)
Lot 930
Estimate: $300
Realised Price : $230
1893 (1 Jan) registered cover to San Francisco with 1892 1d, 1½d, 2d and 10d on white paper cancelled 'RAROTONGA' in bars in violet, and with matching Rarotonga cds. Reverse with very fine strike of the large double circle 'GOVERNMENT OF THE COOK ISLANDS' in violet, and Wellington transit cds. Few minor tone spots otherwise very fine
Lot 931
Estimate: $100
Postal History: Official stamps selection on airmail covers to Australia, including representations from 1975 1st Series onwards (9), also similar from Aitutaki, Niue and Penrhyn (2), elusive material (13)
