Cook Isl 1892 provisionals seln/colln on Hagners: 1d x 12 m, 10 u; 1½d x 13 m, 11 u incl blk of 4; 2½d x 14 m & 14 u incl blk of 4; 10d x 4 m & 15 u incl blk of 4. Plus about 9 Fournier forgeries + 7 other facsimilies etc. Nice range both papers & various cancellations. Genuine stamps alone cat approx £5500. A remarkable group.
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.
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Lot #852 - Pacific Islands
Cook Isl 1892 provisionals specialised colln on extensively annotated all value on both white & toned paper (a differentiation no longer recognised by SG) & then all the 6 identified stereo position (3d 5 only). Also an additional 2½d light blue shade x 4. Total 50 stamps, all mint except 10d x 1 FU. Cat simpl £3370.
Lot #853 - Pacific Islands
Cook Isl 1892 1d blue provisionals postal stationery seln - 5 unused & 2 used, various shades & sizes. The 2 used (both philatelic) incl FDI Rarotonga 19 AP 1892 boxed cancel & 6 April 1893 Rarotonga pmk addressed to Wellington. Also 1894 1d blue Queen Makea x 2 unused & 1 used (1906 to Wellington).
Lot #854 - Pacific Islands
Cook Isl 1892 10d provisional on regd cover to Melbourne - Rarotonga 12 OC 94 cdss, b/s Auckland 25 OCT & Melbourne 7 NOV. RPSL cert (1967).
Lot #855 - Pacific Islands
Cook Isl 1892 provisionals set x 6 - all 6 stereo positions with identification notes & sketches. SG 1-4. Cat £1350. Mint.
Lot #856 - Pacific Islands
Cook Isl 1919-28 GV colln/seln on Hagners. Noted Admirals: 2/- (both papers) & 3/- "Rarotonga" ovpts; 2/- & 3/- "Cook Islands" ovpts, all in mint blocks of 4. 2 perf pairs full set mint; 32 other blocks (incl 4½d plate blk of 12 & blk of 30 etc. Total 240+ stamps. Good cv. Mint & used.
Lot #857 - Pacific Islands
Cook Isl 1920-c1940s Pictorials extensive mint & used seln/colln on Hagners, noted for blocks: incl 1920 (set no 3d), 1927 ½d & 1d; 1920 1½d, 3d & 1/- all on single reg'd cover to Canada; 1932 4d centre (black) imperf plate proof + 48 1932 & later issues. Also 100+ singles & 3 other covers incl 1921 reg cover to Canada.
Lot #858 - Pacific Islands
Cook Isl 1932 4d Pictorial, no wmk, upper left sheet corner blk of 24 (4 x 6) MUH with compound perfs 14 & 13: selvedge, p13, column 1 p14, column 2 p13, column 3 p14 & column 4 p13. This piece contradicts info in PSNZ Vol V & in SG that state [compound perf 13] "from the 3rd or 4th vert column with 13 at left or right". MUH Exbn item.
Lot #859 - Pacific Islands
Fiji 1876-77 VR Sydney ovpt. Accum in small s/b. 1d MNG x 25, used (mainly pen cancels) x 120+. 6d MNG x 1, used (mainly pen cancels) x 60+, incl blk of 6 & of 4. 4d on 3d used x 4, both papers, also 2nds. Ex missionary. Also monograph Rodger J, Postal History of Fiji; 1876-1910 - which lists many rural postmasters (who often used initials as pen cancels). SG 28, 30, 31, 33, 34. Cat c£10,000.
Lot #860 - Pacific Islands
Gilbert & Ellice Isl 1950 underpaid air mail cover to Auckland, NZ, bearing 1d, 2d, 3d UPU & 6d GVI, circled orange T / 10d taxe indicator, red TO PAY / d / DEFICIENT POSTAGE h/s on front, with 10 inserted in pencil. Rear bears 3d pair 3rd series (s/ws wmk) postage dues & 1/- GVI x 7, cancelled 27 February 1950, Auckland. 7/6d charged being bulk postage due for 9 underpaid items. SG 686 & D47aw.
Lot #861 - Pacific Islands
Niue 1967 illustrated (long) NZPO FDC of decimal currency 1c to $2 defins with Niue pictorial cancel. Extremely scarce cover.
Lot #862 - Pacific Islands
Niue/Tokelau 460 x 555mm frame comprising 3 windowed FDCs: Niue 1973 Fish, 1970 Crabs & Tokelau 1974 Shell (latter 2 signed). Also Niue Fish & 2 diff hand painted FDC essays, 2 Fish FDCs (one with compliments of Niue PO printed slip) & misc FDCs/stamps of Niue/Tokelau MUH. All Geoffrey Fuller artwork.
Lot #863 - Pacific Islands
Niue 1902 1d Universal h/s "NIUE". Nice cond. Full gum. SG 1. Cat £300. Mint.
Lot #864 - Pacific Islands
Papua 1932 9d, 1/3d Lakatoi, bicolour set of 2 with black seriffed "SPECIMEN" ovpt. SG 127s-128s. Cat £750. MUH.
Lot #865 - Pacific Islands
Penrhyn 1902 1d Universal block of 4, mixed perfs (p11 x 14 with extra horiz p14 at top & middle), Cowan paper. Several very faintly toned perfs, lower pair unhinged. Nice exhibition item. SG 13. Cat £3200. Mint/MUH.
Lot #866 - Pacific Islands
Pitcairn 1940 4/8d booklet, minor blemishes incl evidence label removed (see next lot) but stamps & interleaves good. With articles by Vernon Kisling Jan 2015 PISC "Pitcairn Log". SG SB1. Cat £3250. MUH.
Lot #867 - Pacific Islands
Pitcairn 1940 10/- (4/8d) booklet (SG SB1 cat £3250) but piece of paper pasted over original price handwritten "10/- mint", some toning but overall good appearance. With article by Vernon Kisling Jan 2015 PISC "Pitcairn Log" states that was done by enterprising islander as a surcharge & that only 3 known to exist (this could be one of the 3). MUH.
Lot #868 - Pacific Islands
Samoa 1877-80 Express colln genuine examples on annotated Hagners: 1d x 6 u & 1 m; 3d x 5 u; 6d x 7 u, 1 m; 9d x 5 m incl block of 4, 1 u; 1/- x 5 u; 2/- x 2 u, 1 m & 5/- x 1u. Also 2 x 1d probably genuine. 4 items with Odenweller certs (incl 9d block of 4). Total 38 stamps. Some mixed cond but a remarkable assemblage. Also set of 8 reprints in sheets of 40. Scan/photocopy genuine stamps available.
Lot #869 - Pacific Islands
Samoa 1879 6d Express deep violet complete sheet of 10, 3rd state, p12. Some ageing, darkening of paper etc. Remarkable item & rare in sheet form. SG 17a. Cat £600. OG mint.
Lot #870 - Pacific Islands
Samoa c1900-1 postal stationery 7 items - 5pf "Samoa" ovpt 2 p/cs & reply card unused; 1d Palm blue p/c x 2 unused; 5pf Yacht p/c unused & 1d EVII (+ ½d adhesive) lettercard used (to England).
Lot #871 - Pacific Islands
Samoa 1900-1920: German colony 3pf, 5pf, 10pf & 5M Yacht types (last wmk) mint. GRI ovpts ½d to 9d: ½d (both), 5d & 9d used on piece, 2½d, 3d & 6d used, 1d mint, 4d MUH. All used with correct German pmk 1.14 (cf Burge RPSNZ) & late 1914 dates. 1914 Samoa ovpt set mint. Also 2d, 2½d, 6d & 1/- on piece canc 27.10.14. Plus 6d Victory mint. SG 101-9, 115-121, 147. Cat £625.
Lot #872 - Pacific Islands
Samoa 1916 ½d on 5pf + ½d on 5pf GRI ovpt postal stationery postcard & reply portion (joined). Unused. Cat Ascher 330 Dm (1996). H & G no 3.
Lot #873 - Pacific Islands
Samoa 1916 "G.R.I." ovpt postal stationery items - ½d on 5pf & 1d on 10pf each p/c & ½d reply card (½d sender's half & 1d reply half), all used. Also 1903 5pf x 2 complete reply cards (diff shades) & 10pf p/c all unused.
Lot #874 - Pacific Islands
Samoa 1935 Pictorial colour trials: a) single colour (frame only) ½d, 2/-, 3/- x 1 each & 1/- x 4 diff; b) bi-colour (frame & centre) ½d x 3, 2½d x 22, 1/- x 19, 2/- x 16 & 3/- x 18, 83v on 4 Hagners, all diff.
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