1871 'C.R.' Monogram 1d Blue, 3d Pale Yellow-green and 6d Rose, two of each (one 1d and 6d no gum), and 1872 'Two/Cents' on 1d Deep Blue, 'Six/Cents' on 3d Yellow-green and 'Twelve/Cents' on 6d Carmine-rose. Part OG with mixed centering, minor toning and some minor perf faults. SG 10-15, cat £940 (9)
1876-77 Lithographed 'VR' 1d Blue on Laid Paper horizontal pair error 'Imperforate Between', gum thin caused by removal of hinge otherwise large part OG and very fresh, rare. SG 31c, cat £700
1876-77 Lithographed 'VR' 6d Rose vertical pair tied by two 'Sunburst' obliterators on 1880 (18 Jun) envelope from Levuka to Morgan's Valley, New York, with '5/CENTS' accountancy handstamp in black, and San Francisco transit cds (AUG 10) on reverse. Very fine and a rare usage
1876-77 Lithographed 'VR' 6d Rose on Laid Paper horizontal pair error 'Imperforate Between', gum thinning caused by removal of hinge and minor gum bends, otherwise large part OG and very fresh, rare. SG 33b, cat £700
1876-77 Lithographed 'V.R.' group of printing trials and printer's waste, comprising 'V.R.' Omitted 1d Wove Paper, and 1d, 3d, 6d Laid Paper, 2d on 3d Wove Paper pair with Surcharge Omitted, 1d (4, one 'V.R.' Misplaced), 3d Wove Paper Imperf, 1d, 2d on 3d block of 4, 4d on 3d (2), 6d (2) Laid Paper Imperf, 1d Laid Paper Imperf and Doubly Printed, 2d on 3d Laid Paper Imperf with Surcharge Omitted, 2d on 3d Wove Paper Imperf pair with Surcharge Inverted (Misplaced), 1d Laid Paper Imperf with 'V.R.' Inverted (Misplaced), 1d Laid Paper Imperf with Void Corner, 6d Wove Paper Imperf with 'V.R.' Inverted. Few small faults but generally fine and an attractive group (27)
1881-99 QV 1/- Brown selection with Perf 10, 11 x 10, 11, 11 x 11 3/4 (2) M and Perf 11 U (2), also 1882 5/- Litho M and U (? postally), and Imperf with remainder 15 DE 00 cancel. Few perf faults and gum bends, odd tone spot, generally fine. SG 64-69, cat £450+ (6M and 4U)
1932 (18 Mar) cover to Auckland with 1d and 2d KGV mailed shipside or on board and tied by fine strike of 'MARINE POST OFFICE/NEW/ZEALAND/R.M.S. NIAGARA' cds. Few small tone spots on reverse, otherwise fine