34651920-21 Surch 2d/40c red on yellow, no wmk, error opt shifted down straddling perfs (showing part at top of stamp). VF fresh MUH. SG 35 (var) normal M cat £130, should be at least double, £260 MUH, plus big premium for error. (P) $350$500
NEW HEBRIDES - FRENCH
34661903 Syndicat Francais Pictorial set 5c-1Fr. VF UN. Very scarce local post. (4). (P) $250$400
34671941 France Libre opt set 5c-10Fr, Postage Due set 5c-1Fr. VF MUH, usual colonial gum. SG F65-76, FD77-81 cat £295 (17) (P) $100$150
34691864-67 QV Chalon 4d deep rose, wmk large Star, perf 12½. F-VFU, "AUCKLAND 10 7 65" cds plus barred pmk. SG 119 cat £250, NZ retail $600. (P) $150$250
34701874-78 QV set 1d to 5/-, violet SPECIMEN worn h/s in sans serif capitals 11x1½mm, 3d perf 12½, others perf 12x11½. Mostly F-VF fresh UN. SG 154 & 180-86(s) cat £1525, NZ retail $3750 -both as normals. Very rare unpriced specimens (8) (P) $500$1000
34711878 QV 2/- deep rose. VF fresh M. SG 185 cat £375, NZ retail $1100. Exp Stolow. (P) $300$400
34721882-1900 QV 2nd Sideface 1d to 1/- black PLATE PROOF set - all the "Bock" engraved dies, inc 2 dies of 2d & 6d, all marginal. VF fresh UN as made. SG ex 187-93(p). (9) (P) $150$250
34731898 Lake Taupo 1d black & green colour trial PROOF sheetlet of 9 on no wmk paper, ea opt "Waterlow Sons & Ltd Specimen" & with security punch. Superb fresh UN as made. SG 247(p). Very rare. $500$800
34741898 Lake Wakatipu 2½d greenish-black colour trial PROOF sheetlet of 9 on no wmk paper, ea opt "Waterlow Sons & Ltd" & with security punch. Superb fresh UN as made. SG 250(p). Very rare. (P) $500$800
34751898 Birds 3d claret colour trial PROOF sheetlet of 9 on no wmk paper, ea opt "Waterlow Sons & Ltd Specimen", with security punch. Superb fresh UN as made. SG 251(p). Very rare (P) $700$1000
34761898 Pictorial 4d green White Terrace colour trial PROOF, LR cnr marginal, opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd", with security punch. VF fresh UN as made. SG 252(p). (P) $70$100
34771898-1900 Pictorial simplified set ½d to 5/-, mixed wmks, perfs & papers. Mostly F-VF M, few flts. SG ex 246-329 cat £700. NZ cat $2100+ -both for cheapest types. (16). (P) $200$300
34781899-1903 Pictorial set 2½d to 5/-, no wmk, perf 11. VF fresh M. SG 260-70 cat £700. NZ retail $2000. Very scarce set. (11) (P) $550$800
34791899-1903 Milford Sound 2/- blue-green on vert laid paper, rough perf 11. VF fresh M. SG 269a cat £200. NZ retail $400. (P) $100$150
34801902-07 Pictorial set 2½d to 5/-, wmk NZ star, rough perf 11. F-VF fresh M. SG 308-17 cat £740. NZ retail $2000. Very scarce set. (10) (P) $550$750
34821902-07 Pictorial set ½d to 5/-, wmk NZ star, perf 14. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 318-29 cat £600. NZ retail $2000. Very scarce set. (12) (P) $550$750
34831906 Christchurch set ½d-6d. VF fresh M. SG 370-73 cat £275. NZ retail $700. (4). (P) $180$250
34841906 Christchurch set ½d-6d. Superb fresh MUH. SG 370-73 cat £275 for M, should be at least double, £550+ MUH. Retail NZ$1500. Rare so nice. (4) (P) $600$900
34871907-11 OFFICIAL opt Pictorial set ½d to 5/-. VF fresh MUH. SG O59-67 cat £585+ for M, should be at least £1170 MUH, NZ retail $4700+. Top vals 2/- & 5/- with Ceremuga photo-certs. Very rare genuine MUH. (8) (P) $1200$1800
34881907-11 OFFICIAL opt Pictorial set ½d to 5/-, rough perf 14. F-VF MLH. SG O59-67 cat £675. NZ retail $1800. Scarce (8) (P) $650$850
34891907-11 OFFICIAL opt Pictorial set ½d to 5/-, rough perf 14. F-VFU. SG O59-67 cat £370. NZ retail $900. (8) (P) $250$400
34901907-11 OFFICIAL opt Pictorial 2/- Milford Sound, rough perf 14. Superb fresh MUH, very w/c. SG O66 cat £85+ for M, should be at least £170+ MUH, NZ retail $850++ (P) $200$300
34911909-16 KEVII set 2d to 1/-. VF fresh MLH/MUH. SG 38-94 cat £160+, NZ retail $420+ as M. (7) (P) $100$130
34921909 KEVII ½d black plate proof blk of 4. VF UN as issued. SG 387(p). (P) $50$80
34931909-26 Dominion 1d grey-black imperf plate proof, no wmk, PRINTED BOTH SIDES, blk of 4. VF UN as made. SG 405(p). Very rare. (P) $150$250
34941913 Auckland Exhibition opt set ½d-6d, tied to cover by "Exhibition Auckland 7 AP 14" cds. VFU. SG 412-15 cat £600+ & "from x2" on cover. Even loose U sets with proper cancels are very rare, almost never seen on cover. Certificate can be obtained upon request. (P) $1200$1800
34951915-30 KGV engraved set 1½d to 1/-. F-VF M/MLH. SG 416-30 cat £130. NZ retail $400. (15). (P) $80$100
34961915 KGV Recess print set 1½d to 1/- in blks of 4, plus extra blks of 1½d grey, 4d yellow, 6d pale carmine. Mostly VF fresh MUH, a few M/MLH (8d blue 3 sl thins). SG 416-30 cat £520 as hinged singles. NZ retail $3000. (72) (P) $450$700
34971925 Dunedin set ½d-4d. VF fresh MUH. SG 463-5 cat £32 for M, should be at least double, £64 MUH. Retail NZ$160. (3) (P) $60$80
34981925-30 QV long type Stamp Duty 3/- mauve postal fiscal, Cowan paper, perf 14½ x 14. F-VFM. SG F133 cat £180. NZ retail $300. (P) $130$180
34991926-34 KGV Admiral (nv) black master DIE PROOF (84x114mm) with blank value tablets & black surround, on thick no wmk paper. VF fresh UN as made. SG 466(p). Very rare (P) $700$1000
35001926-34 KGV Admiral set 2/- & 3/-, Jones paper, wmk inverted. VF fresh M. SG 466-7w cat £175. NZ retail $470. (2) (P) $130$160
35011926-34 KGV Admiral 2/- blue on Jones paper, wmk NZ star inverted. VFM. SG 466w cat £70, NZ retail $120. (P) $50$70
35111931-40 Arms 25/- greenish blue, single wmk Cowan paper. VF fresh MUH. SG F159 cat £550 for M, should be at least double, £1100 MUH. NZ retail $2000+ (P) $900$1200
3512 1931-40 Arms £3.10/- rose, single wmk Cowan paper. Superb fresh MUH, pristine original gum & perfect centring. SG F165 cat £1800+ for M, should be at least £3600+ MUH, NZ retail $7500+. Very rare genuine MUH. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $3500 $5000
35131931-40 Arms £4 light blue, single wmk Cowan paper. VF fresh MUH. SG 166 cat £475 for M, should be at least double, £950 MUH. NZ retail $1500 (P) $800$1200
3514 1931-40 Arms £4.10/- deep olive-grey single wmk Cowan paper. Superb fresh MUH, pristine gum. SG 167 cat £1600 for M, should be at least double, £3200 MUH. NZ retail $6500. Very rare genuine MUH -certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $3000 $4500
35191931-40 Arms 9/- orange, single wmk Wiggins Teape paper. VF fresh MUH. SG F176 cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MUH. NZ retail $1000. (P) $450$600
35251931-40 Arms £3 green, single wmk Wiggins Teape paper, marginal. Stamp VF fresh MUH. SG F183 cat £1300 for M, should be at least double, £2600 MUH. NZ retail $3500+. Very rare as genuine MUH. (P) $1800$2500
35261931-40 Arms 7/6 olive-grey single wmk unsurfaced Wiggins Teape paper. VF MUH. SG F185 cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MUH. NZ retail $1000. (P) $450$600
35281937 Kermadecs Sunday Island 3d blue Ship local stamp. Superb fresh MUH. Only 720 printed & rare MUH. (P) $300$500
35291937 Kermadecs Sunday Island 3d blue Ship local stamp, LL cnr blk of 4, error bottom 2 stamps printed DOUBLE. Stamps superb fresh MUH. Only 720 printed & exceptionally rare as se-tenant blk with errors. (4) (P) $1300$2000
35311939 Surch 35/- on Arms 35/- orange-yellow single wmk Cowan paper. Superb fresh MUH. SG F186 cat £800 for M, should be at least double, £1600 MUH; NZ retail $2000+. (P) $1000$1500
35331940 surch 11/- on Arms 11/- yellow, single wmk. VF fresh MUH. SG F189 cat £200 for M, should be at least double, £400 MUH, NZ retail $600 (P) $200$300
35441940 Official opt Centennial set ½d-8d, all variety "ff joined in pr with normal". VFU. SG O141a-50a cat £600++ as singles, plus premium for se-tenant prs. 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (8 prs). (P) $500$800
35451940-58 Arms mult wmk comp 1/3 to £1 inc extra 10/- shade, plus 30/-, £2 & £4, surch 5/6, 11/- & 22/-, & also single wmk 1/3 & 7/6. F-VF, mostly fresh MLH. SG F191-203, 205-6, 210, 214-16 etc, cat £2150+, NZ retail $3000+. (23) (P) $800$1200
35461958 QEII 2d opt in error on 1½d "stars". VF fresh MUH. SG 763b cat £130 & undercatalogued. NZ retail $300. Scarce genuine example (beware of forgeries!). (P) $120$160
35471959 Scout Jamboree 3d sepia & carmine, horiz IMPERF pr. VF fresh M, all 4 margins. SG 771(var). Very rare. (P) $300$500
35481963 Railway Centenary 3d train IMPERF, wmk "NZ star" sideways, plus 4 progressive proofs, all horiz prs. SG 818(var). VF fresh MUH. Retail $1500. (10) (P) $400$700
35501970-76 Tasman Park 50c, error "Dark green hill on left omitted". VF fresh MUH. SG 932 cat £350, CP P19a(V) NZ cat $650. (P) $200$300
35511996 Health 40c perf "Teddy Bear" design error, from withdrawn 1st printing, with corrected type to compare. Superb fresh MUH. SG 2000a cat £800, NZ retail $1500. (P) $600$900
35521996 Health 40c peel & stick "Teddy Bear" design error, with corrected type to compare. Superb fresh MUH on original backing paper. SG 2003a cat £1300, NZ retail $3250. (2) (P) $1300$1800
35531998 Pictorial Stamps Centenary Limited Edition PO Album with set to $1.80 in individual sheetlets of 25. Plus supplementary folder with set on Pic FDC. High FV, huge PO cost, retail NZ$395. $150$200
35542000 "A Life That Spans A Century, The Queen Mother 100 Years" PO album with set of 3 sheetlets of 25 plus limited edition M/Sheet joined trio. Fresh MUH. Only 5000 released. NZ retail $160 $75$100
35552000 Olympics 40c with horiz perfs shifted 5mm, resulting in "New Zealand 40c" at base of stamp, with normal to compare. VF fresh MUH. SG 2347a(var) cat £250 for missing "New Zealand 40c" from base of same error sheet. (P) $150$250
35562000 Olympics $1.10 with horiz perfs shifted 5mm, resulting in "New Zealand $1.10" at base of stamp, with normal to compare. VF fresh MUH. SG 2349(var). Similar variety from base of sheet with name & value missing for the 40c cat £250. (2) (P) $150$250
35572007 PO Year Collection. Fresh MUH. NZ retail $150. $60$80
3558Auckland Islands 1915 Grant Expedition ½d green & 1d red, issued for an attempted salvage operation of the shipwreck. VF fresh MLH. Described in Robson Lowe. Scarce Local Post issue. (2) (P) $150$250
35591938 Great Britain - New Zealand "Calpurnia" crash cover -stamp floated away & illegible cds, with typed label affixed "Salvaged from the air-mail liner Calpurnia" & with NZ PO label on reverse with "Timaru 23 Dec 1938" oval cachet. Typical battered condition. Crashed in Lake Habbaniyah Iraq. AAMC 834 for covers to Australia & this is much scarcer. (P) $300$500
35601952 Netherlands - New Zealand "Venlo" crash cover 30c Airletter with "S'Gravenhage 19 III 52" cds, typed label affixed "This Letter Was Burnt In A Plane Crash at Bangkok". Only bare trace of burnt edges when KLM Constellation crashed at Don Muang airport in Bangkok, Thailand. AAMC 1292a cat $350 to Australia & this is much rarer. (P) $200$400
3561Great Barrier Island: 1899 Triangle set 6d & 1/-, tied to "flimsy" pieces by "GBPA NZ" boxed pmks. F-VFU. CP VP6&7 NZ cat/retail $625. (2). (P) $250$350
3562Great Barrier Id: 1899 flimsy lettersheet franked 6d blue triangle (2). F-VF UN, sl toning. RL 7, CP VP7 cat NZ $350+++ as 2 loose stamps, a used flimsy cat NZ$5000. Very rare survivor. (P) $350$500
3563Great Barrier Id: 1902 outer envelope (toned & sl flts) used to deliver pigeongram to addressee, with transcript of the pigeongram it contained (unfortunately not present now). (P) $200$400
NEW ZEALAND - ANTARCTIC
35641908 King Edward VII Land opt Universal 1d. VF fresh MLH. SG A1 cat £475. BPA photo-cert. (P) $400$600
35651911 Victoria Land opt Dominion 1d. VF MUH. SG A3 cat £55 for M, should be at least double, £110 MUH. (P) $70$1100
35671892-94 Oil Rivers opt on GB QV set ½d to 1/-. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 1-6 cat £140. (6) (P) $110$150
NIGERIA
35681914-29 KGV set ½d-£1 die 1, wmk mult crown, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MUH. SG 1-12s cat £325 for M, should be at least double, £650 MUH. (12). (P) $500$800
35691914-29 KGV diff papers set 3d to 10/-, opt SPECIMEN inc 3d on deep yellow (yellow back), 4d on deep yellow (yellow back), 1/- blue-green back, 5/- on deep yellow (yellow back) & 10/- blue-green back, all wmk mult crown CA, die I. VF fresh MUH. SG 5bs, 6bs, 8cs, 10bs, 11as cat £264 for M, should be at least double, £528 MUH. (5). (P) $375$500
35701914-29 KGV £1 purple & black on red die 2. VF fresh MUH. SG 12ba cat £200 for M, should be at least £400 MUH (P) $300$450
35711921-32 KGV 2/6 Black & red on blue die 1, plate no.23 blk of 4. VF MUH, sl tropicalised gum. SG 27a cat £180 for M singles, should be at least £360 MUH, plus premium for blk. (P) $250$350
35721921-32 KGV 5/- Green & red on yellow die 1, LL plate no.23 blk of 4. Superb fresh MUH. SG 28a cat £280 for M singles, should be at least £560 MUH, plus premium for blk. (P) $450$700
35731968 Mexico Olympic Games 1/6 IMPERF left marg horiz pr. Superb MUH. SG 214(var). Rare, only 1 sheet existed. (P) $180$250
NIGERIA - BIAFRA
35741968 Biafra-France Friendship opt Elephants 1d + £1, error opt DOUBLE, 1 inverted. VF fresh MUH. See SG footnote in 1983 was SG 16cb cat £50 then. Very rare, only 1 sheet believed printed. (P) $150$250
NIUE
35751935 KGV Silver Jubilee opt 2½d, vert pr, IMPERF horiz. VF fresh M. SG 70(var) footnote cat £250. Rare as only 2 sheets of 80 such prs released. APS photo-cert. (P) $180$250
35761940 Pictorial 1½d unissued w/o surch, m/s endorsed by printer in top margin 5.5.39, plus with surch to compare. VF fresh UN. SG 78(var). Very rare as only 1 sheet recorded, exp printer's archive (P) $400$800
35771921 Registered cover franked Pictorial set ½d to 1/-, tied by "Niue 20 MY 21" cds, with reg label. To England, with London arrival b/s. SG 38-43 cat £65 & "from x5" on cover (P) $100$150
NORFOLK ISLAND
35781971 Christmas 6c IMPERF PROOF colour separations (8 diff) in blks of 4, plus issued stamp to compare. Superb MUH. SG 125(p). Only 1 sheet of ea existed! (9 blks) (P) $800$1200
35791982 Whales set 24c-80c, imperf PROOFS on individual Harrison & Sons presentation cards. VF. SG 284-86(p). Very scarce with only a tiny number produced. (3) (P) $1000$1500
35801993 Marine Life Nudibranch set 45c-$1.05, IMPERF traffic light gutter blks of 4, all right marginal. VF fresh MUH. SG 550-555(var). Very scarce as only 1 set of imperf sheets existed, so only 5 sets of gutter blks! (12). (P) $700$1200
NORTHERN NIGERIA
35811902 KEVII set ½d to 10/- wmk crown CA, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MLH. SG 10-18s cat £170. (9) (P) $130$170
35821902 KEVII set ½d to 10/- wmk crown CA, opt SPECIMEN. VF MUH. SG 10-18s cat £170 for M, should be at least £340 MUH (9) (P) $300$400