Austria 1948 local stamps, 3 covers each franked with plain stamps, perf inscribed "POSTGEBUHR BAR BEZAHLT TAXE PERCUE BARNASCHWEISUNG". Franking 5 x 5gr, 10gr & 40gr. All canc GRAZ - ST PETER 11-1-48 & 2 h/s DRUCKSACHE. Unlisted Netto & Michel, not found on internet.
Public Stamp Auction #37
By: Mowbray Collectables
Mowbray Collectables Public Stamp Auction #37
Welcome to our 37th sale. This bi-annual auction comprises nearly NZ$1.2 million of estimates. We
are honoured to feature stamps from several major collections of outstanding quality, including
Hilton Dicken's estate, NZ Postage Dues ex Jim Shaw, and a private client's massive Australia.
• 250 collections, all world, including about 40 New Zealand & 30 Australia.
• A nice range of postal history and stationery.
• SG1 and the scarce 1d brown NZ wmk.
• Some good NZ decimal varieties.
• Over 70 lots of Postage Dues
• Strong Great Britain and British Commonwealth, incl Cape of Good Hope 4d Perkins Bacon cancel.
• Overall the property of over 100 vendors.
DOWNLOAD A PDF of the catalogue here https://www.mowbrays.co.nz/files/E3900CDE-4AD1-4ADB-
B8A8-FD7889800314.pdf
RECEIPT OF BIDS - Last time for receiving bids is 10am NZ time (GMT + 12) Saturday 12 th September.
BUYER’S PREMIUM of 17% (plus GST on buyers premium for NZ buyers) will be added to the hammer
price of each lot. (All buyers please note: no GST will be added to the hammer price of lots).
PHOTOCOPIES/SCANS OF LOTS are available on request (within reason).
PRICES IN NZ DOLLARS - NZ$1 = approx. US66c, €56c, £0.51.
CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS will incur at surcharge of 2% for Visa/Mastercard, and 3% for American
Express.
RESERVE is 70% of estimate, and bids below this are not accepted.
UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTEE - every lot is guaranteed to match the description & be genuinely as
described. Any lots found not to match our description may be returned within seven days for credit
or refund.
CONDITIONS OF SALE – please view here https://www.mowbrays.co.nz/mowbray-
international/conditions.html#Hbcdeghiklm_1
For any queries please email us [email protected]
Sale Terms
Lot #1040 - foreign
China 1897 1c on 3c deep red, revenue stamp surcharged for postal use, p12-16, surcharge (SG) type 18A. Light paper adhesions on gum. RPSL cert (2019). SG 88. Cat £500. Mint.
Lot #1041 - foreign
China 1897 4c on 3c deep red, revenue stamp surcharged for postal use, surcharge SG type 19. Centered low, regummed. RPSL cert (2019). SG 90. Cat £1400. Mint.
Lot #1042 - foreign
China (& India) 1902, 1924 2 covers to/from SVEN HEDIN expdns: (1) 1902 regd cover from Sweden to Hedin, arrived SHRINAGAR 23 JU 02. This 1899-1902 expdn from Tibet to Calcutta produced 8 vol report with new information on Tibet; (2) 1924 Sino-Swedish Sinkiang Expdn cover from N Ambolf (expdn cartographer) franked 1c & 5c Junks, Sinkiang ovpt. Provisional Chinese regn label on reverse. The 1923 China NW scientific stamps were...
Lot #1043 - foreign
China 1932 Scientific Expdn set. SG 406-9. Cat £400+. MUH (5c minor gum disturbance).
Lot #1044 - foreign
France 1852 40c red-orange Ceres imperf vert pair, full margins except at right on small mourning cover to England, grid cancel & central Paris 16 OCT 52 cds pmk. Cat Maury/Spink €1850 (for pair on cover).
Lot #1045 - foreign
Germany c1945 West Berlin & Soviet Zone + Airmails MUH & FU - some dupn, & includes setenant varieties etc, all presented and cat in Euros on stockcard. Vendor STC €2575.
Lot #1046 - foreign
Germany Allied Occupation 1948 reg'd cover to NZ. Franked 2 x 5M Dove & 2 x 50pf Workers, cds Wilster 21.6.48 receiving mark Mangonui 18 AU 48, so high franking did not speed delivery. Slight rubbing on stamps but exceptional to see 2 x 5M franking & to NZ. Minor tone spots, envelope carefully opened. Michel 955, 962. Cat €307 (on cover).
Lot #1047 - foreign
Germany-West 1948-51, 6 early W German covers & 1 p/c to NZ: 1) 1949 UPU & Allied Occupation Koln anniv 24 + 16pf & 50 + 50pf + 4 others, 2) 1949 Relief set + Koln anniv 12 + 8pf; 3) 1950 Bach set; 4) as 3 plus 1949 stamp anniv 20pf + 1949 Relief 10pf + Koln anniv 24 + 16pf; 5) 1951 Lubeck set; 6) 195 Relief set. SG cat £1200+.
Lot #1048 - foreign
Indonesia 1948 2½g, 10g, 25g Indonesia ovpts on Netherland Indies stamps. SG 538-40. Cat £465. MUH.
Lot #1049 - foreign
Italy 1870 1L Postage Due, brown & pale blue (1st issue), p14. O/c. Attached at top to old album piece by 4-5mm wide (water-soluble) strip of gum. Rare SG D32. Cat £6500. Mint.
Lot #1050 - foreign
Italy 1874 5L Postage Due, brown & blue (1st issue), p14, w/c. Attached at top to old album piece by 3-4mm wide (water-soluble) strip of gum. SG D36. Cat £550. Mint.
Lot #1051 - foreign
Italy 1874 10L Postage Due, brown & blue (1st issue), p14, o/c. Attached at top to old album piece by 4-5mm wide (water-soluble) strip of gum. Top value. One faintly toned perf. Rare. SG D38. Cat £9000. Mint.
Lot #1052 - foreign
Madagascar 1904 cover with 30c Cinnamon on drab Diego-Suarez bisect tied by Vohemar 28 Feb cds & "Affranchiainsi/Faute Figurine" h/s addressed to Tamatave. Tamatave 9 Mar arrival b/s. Cover cut at left. SG 52w. Cat £900 (on cover).
Lot #1053 - foreign
Netherlands Indies 1868, 1870, 1923 proofs: 1868 design 10c blue perf, 1870 design 10c x 8 different colours. 1923 Jubilee vert pair (corner example with this), inscribed "Specimen".
Lot #1054 - foreign
Netherlands Indies-Japanese Occupation 1942-43 4 scarce items: 1942 5g (1941 design) with Japanese naval ovpt, mint no gum, unpriced by SG; blocks of 4 x 5c & 12½c Netherlands with naval ovpt, mint, unpriced by SG; F8.50 on 3c Netherland Indies, used on piece with SG 120; F8.50 ovpt on 3c, not listed by SG who state this value was used on telegraph money orders (see below SG 15). However, this piece appears to have normal Japanese...
Lot #1055 - foreign
Oman 1978 40B, 50B Surcharges. Very scarce. Issues to cover a very short term shortage. SG 212-3. Cat £900. FU.
Lot #1056 - foreign
Russia 1863-82 Tsar Alexander II Arms types accum incl 4 x St Petersburg town post, no cancels (1 with gum). c150 x 1k & 2k, 80 x 3k & 5k, 170 x 7k & 8k; 50 x 10k (1st type), 10 x 20k (1st type), 12 x 10k & 20k (2nd type). Used. SG c£2250+.
Lot #1057 - foreign
Russia 1884 7R Posthorns lemon-yellow & black - no thunderbolts - on vertically laid paper, dated 1888. SG 48. Cat £1300. FU.
Lot #1058 - foreign
Russia 1923 4R + 4R on 5000R deep violet, imperf with silver surcharge. Mikulski (1986) cert (Switzerland), stating this to be stamp #8 of sheet of 25. SG 319. Cat £550. Mint.
Lot #1059 - foreign
UAE 1973 high val defins on 4 pieces: 1d x 16, 2d x 10, 5d x 15, 10d x 12, mostly FU. Scarce multiples. SG 7,9,11,12. Cat £606.
Lot #1060 - foreign
UAE 1976 50f on 75f provisional, single with part HARRISON A(ND SONS LONDON) imprint on lower selv. MUH.
Lot #1061 - foreign
USA 1857 5c Jefferson red-brown shade, type I, p15 x 15½. RPSL cert (2019). SG 29. Cat £1200. FU.
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