Neil Armstrong signed personal letter on undated NASA letterhead, 5.25" x 8", to Wellington boy scout Graham Fox: "Dear Graham, I don't have a tenderfoot badge, but if a (sic) can get one I will send it. Best wishes for your continued success in scouting, Sincerely Neil Armstrong" along with three books, Footprints on the Moon, Log of Apollo 11 & Our Awesome Universe, all in Nasa envelope addressed to Graham Fox. Foxing on letter,...
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.
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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.
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Lot #249 - COLLECTABLES
Brett's Historical Series Early New Zealand by Sherrin, Wallace, Thomson, Leys, 728 + 48pp. Publ Brett 1890. Hardback book damaged/repaired spine.
Lot #250 - COLLECTABLES
Donald McGill comic postcards 1900s-1950s. Some 1000 comic p/c in 5 albums, covering all periods. Appear to be all different. Few may be non-McGill. Sound condition throughout.
Lot #251 - COLLECTABLES
NZ: Canterbury Pilgrims 1850-1911 souvenir: 9 x 6cm, folded invitation to 61st Anniversary Canterbury Settlement Luncheon (to Mr N C Yendall, featuring delightful watercolour scenes of settlers' ships, 2 moas, North Canterbury Plains from Bridle Path etc. J Durey (artist) produced by Christchurch Press. Very fine fresh cond. Scarce.
Lot #252 - COLLECTABLES
NZ 1940-64 Bernard Freyberg memorabilia: (1) cover from Egypt to Bishop of Wellington. Hand addressed by & signature of "B.C. Freyberg Major Gen". Cancel NZ FPO 13 MY 40; (2) Xmas card with best wishes from Royal household, signed Bernard Freyberg, (a little scruffy) in envelope cancelled 5 NOV 1962 addressed to C Hegglun; (3) + 2 others.
Lot #253 - COLLECTABLES
Photography: 3 early daguerrotype portraits, all of British origin: 2 in decorative metal protective frames (man, identified as "Alfred Tozer, Feb 1856" & small girl, very attractive, both tinted; the third, a seated male, has considerable fading of the image & is in a small hinged box with clasps. The earliest successful photographic method. Rare.
Lot #254 - COLLECTABLES
Share certificates 1895-1915 colln of 37 mining shares - nearly all South Africa but some other African countries - gold, Tin, Copper etc. Incl many attractive designs. Full list available.
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