New Zealand
Covers and stamps / New Zealand / Crown Circles
1849 (AP 14) outer letter sheet to London showing red crowned circle PAID Auckland New Zealand at top right, manuscript rating, Auckland New-Zealand unframed circular date stamp on reverse together with arrival cancel; light horizontal filing crease, fine quality cancels.
£195
New Zealand
Covers and stamps / New Zealand / Crown Circles
1851 (FE 17) entire to London showing red crowned circle PAID Auckland New Zealand at top right, manuscript “8” rating, Auckland New-Zealand unframed circular date stamp o reverse together with arrival cancel; slight ageing with horizontal filing crease.
£165
New Zealand
Covers and stamps / New Zealand
1873 (JA 14) entire to Christchurch franked 1864-71 1d. pale orange-vermilion and 1871-73 1d. brown from a worn plate tied two Wellington duplex, arrival backstamp, stamps with usual variable perfs but still attractive example of different colour, same denomination cover.
£1975
New Zealand
Covers and stamps / New Zealand
1893 (9/8) On Public Service Only label on piece with Postage/ (crown)/ Free stamp image, handstamped PRINTED MATTER ONLY to Official at London with Wellington square circle despatch.
£75
New Zealand
Covers and stamps / New Zealand / Postage dues
1897 cover to Auckland franked 1882-1900 1d. (2) and 3d. cancelled with ornately framed LOOSE LETTER handstamps, to left a circular handstamp TO PAY/ 4d/ Double Deficienct Postage, arrival backstamp; small bottom right corner fault, unusual.
£75
New Zealand
Covers and stamps / New Zealand / Instructional Handstamps
1898 cover to Auckland franked strip of three 1d. cancelled by framed LOOSE LETTER handstamp - provenance not indicated, arrival backstamp.
£95
Tonga
Covers and stamps / New Zealand / Tonga / Instructional Handstamps
1902 (April) 4d registered stationery envelope, size H2, additionally franked 2½d. King George II tied by unclear cds, addressed to New York, reverse with Registered Auckland transit 3 May, various Dead Letter Office and other instructional handstamps of New York, fine violet Dead Letter Office N.Z. cds on return.
£65
Great Britain
Covers and stamps / New Zealand / South Africa / Great Britain / Redirected mail / Instructional Handstamps
1907 (AP 24) cover addressed to a passenger on S.S. Rimutaka, Cape Town/ London to New Zealand franked pair 1d. KEVII tied Frome cds, Bristol transit on reverse of next day and Cape Town arrival of MY 14, missing the ship and forwarded to Lyttleton, Wellington with Cape Town P.B.S. cds of MY 14, Lyttelton arrival on 9 SP, octagonal Christchurch Unclaimed and two-line handstamp ADVERTISED/ UNCLAIMED. Vertical filing crease.
£55
New Zealand
Covers and stamps / New Zealand / Official Mail
1915 (4.Feb) Post and Telegraph Department receipt for telephone rental at Ekethauna with O.H.M.S. on front and short address; central crease and filing holes.
£55
New Zealand
Covers and stamps / New Zealand / Proofs
1934 (December) Stamp Printing Office Die Proofs of the 1935 Airmail issue produced in December 1934, with date and numbers on the reverse of the card as folows:- 1d. Green 20/12/34 No.5, 3d. Blue 21/12/34 No.8, 6d. Brown 20/12/34 No.37. Small fault at top of 1d. Stated to be probably unique in private ownership. Ex. Gawaine Baillie
£1750
New Zealand
Covers and stamps / New Zealand / Censored mail / Postal Stationery / Prisoner of War
1944 (1 Nov) Prisoner of War Post ‘SIX PENCE’ on 1/- formula stationery letter sheet used to a Corporal at Stalag VIII A with Auckland despatch cancel, German censorship on front and local DDA/ 9 on reverse; fine condition.
£165
New Zealand
Covers and stamps / Tonga / German Colonies / New Zealand / Samoa / Great Britain / Instructional Handstamps
Incoming cover from London on DE 23/ 79 franked wing marginal 6d. gray, addressed to Dunedin and endorsed “Till called for”, arrival backstamp of 24 FE 80, UNCLAIMED straight-line handstamp and cds of same colour dated 9 JU and sent to Dead Letter Office at Wellington arriving JU 19 80. Some creasing at top affecting the stamp but still attractive.
£55
Australia
Covers and stamps / Australia / New Zealand / Post Office Sealing Labels
Unclearly dated registered cover to Dunedin, New Zealand franked KGV Heads 1/2d.,1d. and 1 1/2d. (4) tied Adelaide cds, Officially Sealed label applied on arrival as found torn