Stamps & Covers Public Auction 362

Collection 1857-1951 Mint in as new Lighthouse hingeless album starting with QV Chalons imperf no wmk 2d & 6d (SG cat £4650), Star wmk 1d red, 2d blue, 6d black-brown & red-brown (£4900) plus perf 1/- SG78 (£3250), 1d brown & 2d blue perf 12½ (£500) 1873 ½d pink all 4 wmks (£355) - inc 2 MNH, 1874 QV set to 5/- (£1465), 1882 QV set to 1/- (£450), 1898 Pictorial set to 5/- no wmk fine perf (£900) - noted 1/- & 2/- MNH, 1899 perf 11 set (£700), 1900 double lined star set of 4, plus ½d green 5 diff perf/papers & Universal 1d (6 diff). 1902-07 Pic set to 5/- (£700 plus smaller die set, 1906 Christchurch set, KEVII inc all SG perfs & shades (£850), 1913 Auckland opt set (£300), KGV heads engraved (37, £395) perf 14x14½, & 14x13½ sets inc extra shades etc, other KGV & Universals various wmks etc comp? (29) as per SG, 1920 Victory set, 1925 Dunedin, 1926 KGV Admirals (7, £425), 1929-35 Healths (£230), Jubilee, 1931-35 Airs, 1935-42 long Def sets both wmks to 3/- plus perfs (£775), KGVI period comp inc Def set to 3/-, all Commem & Health sets etc. Then extensive BoB with Express (6 diff, £450), Postage Dues 1899-1900 comp (14, £635), 1902-38 (24, £575), & 1939-49 (7, £80), Postal Fiscals small QV 1d blue MNH (£275) & tall 2/- blue. Officials with 1907-09 to 2/- (£850) KEVII set (£200), 1913-25 long QV 2/- (2), & 5/- (£220), KGV comp plus perfs/shades (30, £400+), Admiral 2/- 1936-61 Arms 5/- both (£210), Pics to 1/-, KGVI to 2/- Centenary set. Finally Lighthouses 'VR' (3, £375), 1913-37 (£225) & 1944-47 set. Mostly F-VF M/MNH, some mixed earlies, majority fresh. SG cat £28,000=A$50,000. Valuable & impressive collection. (560). (P)