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AUCTION 231 Closing Tuesday December 10, 2019 AUCTION 231 Closing Tuesday December 10, 2019 1594 Ex 2297 1890 701 603 1630 2367 VIEW THIS AUCTION ONLINE AT WWW.AUCKLANDCITYSTAMPS.CO.NZ No Buyer’s Commission PO Box 99988 Newmarket Auckland 1149 NZ • Ph +64 9 522 0311 • Fax +64 9 522 0313 • Email bid@AucklandCityStamps.co.nz Ex 30 235 261 257 Ex 31 252 264 249 Ex 255 256 Ex 271 Ex 438 Ex 440 Ex 443 Ex 452 1044 616 Ex 832 Ex 1327 Ex 1356 Ex 1432 Ex 1485 Ex 1582 Ex 1620 1629 1631 1632 - Plate 1 - 1633 1634 1635 1636 1637 1638 1639 1640 1641 1642 1643 1644 1646 1647 1648 1649 1650 1651 1652 1654 1656 1657 1658 1659 1660 1661 1662 1663 Ex 1664 1666 1668 1676 1678 1679 1680 1684 1693 1691 1700 1712 Ex 1721 1731 - Plate 2 - 1772 1783 1794 1796 1797 1792 1817 1057 1848 1893 1894 1966 2089 1971 1973 1980 1987 1988 2054 2023 2024 2012 2016 2014 2013 2001 2003 Ex 2104 2184 2185 2197 2198 2218 2205 2202 2207 - Plate 3 - Welcome To Auckland City Stamps Auction 231 Welcome to Postal Auction 231 which contains 2833 lots of World & New Zealand Stamps & Covers and closes on Tuesday December10, 2019. In World Stamps the highlights are French Antarctic (See Lots 229-425), Lot 603 Great Britain 1902/10 KEVII £1 Dull Blue Green SG 266 Mint (Est $1600), Lot 701 Great Britain 1929 £1 PUC Mint (Est $800), Lot 1321 Pitcairn Island 1925 Posted at Pitcairn Island/No Stamps Available Forerunner Cover (Est $1250), and Lots 1593-1595 USA 1930 Zeppelins Mint. In New Zealand Stamps the highlights include Lot 1630 1/- Imperf Mint Full Face Queen NZ Watermark SG 100 Mint (Est $2000), Lot 1666 1874 2/- First Sideface unh (Est $2000), Lot 1733 1/2d on 1d Field Marshal Provisional on piece Used (Est $2000), Lot 1890 2003 $1.50 Moonlanding with No Embossing unh (Est $2000), Lot 2089 2004 40c Wellington Arts Festival CAL Used (Est $1250), Lot 2185 Life Insurance 1905/06 2d Chestnut No VR unh (Est $6000), Lot 2225 QV 1d Lilac Postal Fiscal Mint (Est $1750), Lot 2252 Arms £3.10s Rose unh (Est $5000) and Lot 2296 NZ Govt Railway Proposed Essay Set (Est $750). In New Zealand Postal History the highlights include Lot 2364 FFQ Cover with Perforated 2d Blue Pair, 6d Red Brown & 1/- Green tied from Dunedin to UK (Est $2500), Lot 2365 FFQ Cover with 6d Red Brown to Maine USA (Est $1500), Lot 2367 FFQ Cover with 1/- Green on BNZ env (Est $1750) also Airmail Covers (See Lots 2383-2542). Lastly there are Sections on NZ Postcards, Kiloware & Collections to finish the sale. Scans of most lots are available – please contact us early with your requests. Our 18th Public Auction is being held in Auckland on Saturday March 7, 2020 and the deadline to receive consignments is approaching. Please contact David Holmes for a confidential appraisal. Good luck with your bidding in Auction 231 – please remember to phone, fax, post or e-mail your bids. For those clients who email bids note that we will always confirm receipt of your email by return - so if you don’t hear back from us please email again or contact the office. Auction 231 closes on Tuesday December 10, 2019. David Holmes Nigel Shanks Public auction 18 March 7, 2020 At Our On Site Auction Rooms - Located at Our Specific Areas Of Interest Include 1 Ngaire Ave, Newmarket Specialised Deceased Estates Postal History Collections Deadline for Consignments November 30, 2019 Early NZ Errors Revenues Full Face Railway Material Life Insurance Queens Postage Dues Postal Fiscals Exhibitions Contact David Holmes Early Health Specialised NZ for a confidential appraisal. Arms PHONE +64 9 522 0311 Prestamp Disaster Mail Rare Covers WE WILL TRAVEL ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD TO VIEW SUITABLE MATERIAL Early Great Australia Asia Britain Pacific Islands Australian * 15% Vendor Commission British States *GST will be added to the commission rate for local vendors Commonwealth PO Box 99988 Newmarket Auckland 1149 NZ • Ph +64 9 522 0311 • Fax +64 9 522 0313 bid@AucklandCityStamps.co.nz • www.AucklandCityStamps.co.nz 2 LOT NZ$ LOT NZ$ WORLD STAMPS & COVERS 29 C 1941 Censored Airmail Cover to England endorsed 100 ‘Per Australia-New Zealand-USA-England’ with ADEN 1d,9d,5/- Robes values tied. Boxed Censor cachet. 1 ** 1949 Silver Wedding Pair SG 30/31 unh (2) 80 Minor creasing (1) PHOTO-PLATE 4 2 ** (Kathiri) 1949 Silver Wedding Pair SG 14/15 unh (2) 35 30 * 1948/49 Arms £1 Blue & £2 Green SG 224cs & 224ds 100 Overprinted ‘Specimen’ Mint (2) PHOTO-PLATE 1 3 ** (Quaiti) 1949 Silver Wedding Pair unh (2) 35 31 U BCOF 1946 Set Complete 1d to 5/- SG J1a/J7a tied on 250 AFGANISTAN Pieces. Cat £275 (7) PHOTO-PLATE 1 4 ** 1998 WWF Ovis Vignei Set unh (4) 10 AUSTRALIA CINDERELLAS 5 ** 2004 WWF Himalayan Musk Deer Set unh (4) 40 32 * 1971 Emergency Air Mail Service London-Melbourne 25 AITUTAKI & Melbourne-London Sheetlets of 4 plus Min Sheet for each. Odd blemish (4) 6 ** 1986 Pope John Paul II Visit to South Pacific Set SG 30 556/59 unh (4) 33 ** 1980’a Don River Tramway Devonport Tasmania Im- 20 perf Sheetlet of 10 rouletted unh (1) AJMAN 34 ** 1997 Royal Flying Doctor Service $50 Sheetlet of 5 of 50 7 ** 1964 Tokyo Olympics Min Sheet SG MS36a unh (1) 30 each $2.50 & $7.50 values unh (1) ALAND AUSTRIA 8 ** 2006 Tattoos Booklet unh (1) 30 35 ** 1997 Wipa 2000 International Stamp Exhibition 1st 50 ALBANIA Issue SG 2478 in a Sheetlet of 4 unh (1) 36 ** 2006 50th Anniv Europa Stamps SG 2804 unh (1) 10 9 ** 1989 Flowers Set SG 2414/16 unh (3) 8 ALDERNEY 37 ** 2006 Freemasonary Min Sheet SG MS2808 unh (1) 10 38 ** 2006 Liechenstein Museum SG 2805 unh (1) 10 10 ** 2004 Community Services 4th Set SG A242/47 unh (6) 16 39 ** 2006 Muhamma Ali Boxer SG 2798 unh (1) 10 11 U 2008 25th Anniv Set SG A342/47 Fine Used (7) 16 ANDORRA 40 ** 2006 Muscial Instruments SG 2833/34 unh (2) 10 41 ** 2007 80th Birth Anniv PopeBenedict XVI SG 2863 unh 10 12 ** (Spanish) 2005 2/21e Dippen Bird SG 334 unh (1) 18 (1) ANGOLA 42 ** 2007 Modern Art Min Sheet SG MS2867 unh (1) 10 13 ** 1998 Aircraft 2x Sheetlets SG 1358/66 & 1369/77 unh 30 43 ** 2007 Portrait SG 2854 unh (1) 10 (2) 44 ** 2008 50th Anniv Austrian Airlines SG 2913 unh (1) 12 ANGUILLA 45 ** 2008 Princess Marie SG 2915 unh (1) 10 14 ** 1983 Easter Set SG 549/58 unh (10) 25 46 ** 2008 World Heitage Site Wachau SG 2920 unh (1) 10 ANTIGUA 47 ** 2009 140th Anniv Vienna State Opera House SG 2981 10 15 ** 1949 Silver Wedding Pair SG 112/13 unh (2) PHOTO- 30 unh (1) PLATE 4 48 ** 2009 400th Birth Anniv Ralmondo Montecuccoli SG 10 ASCENSION 2966 unh (1) 16 ** 1948 Silver Wedding Pair SG 50/51 unh Cat £50 (2) 100 49 ** 2009 Bicentenary Battle of Aspern & Essling Min Sheet 10 Sg MS2983 unh (1) 17 ** 2005 Sport Fishing 2nd Set SG 927/30 unh (4) 15 50 ** 2009 Lewis Hamilton Formula 1 SG 2968 unh (1) 10 18 ** 2006 Sprt Fishing 3rd Set SG 940/43 unh (4) 16 51 ** 2009 World Heritage Site Old Town Graz SG 2985 unh 10 19 ** 2008 Botanists & Plants Set SG 1016/19 unh (4) 30 (1) AUSTRALIA 52 ** 2010 120th Birth Anniv Egon Schiele SG 3037 unh (1) 12 20 C 1908 Picture Postcard Holy Trinity Church, Gran- 50 53 ** 2010 150th Birth Anniv Gustav Mahler SG 3031 unh 10 ville - Destroyed by Fire 16/05/08 Real Photo Mint (1) (1) PHOTO-PLATE 4 54 ** 2010 75th Birth Anniv Ioan Holender SG 3040 unh (1) 10 21 C 1920’s Dimboola Coloured Picture Postcard - The Na- 25 tional Bank/Post Office/Railway Station Photos Mint (1) 55 ** 2010 Vienna State Opera House SG 3020 unh (1) 10 22 C 1920’s Picture Postcard Railway Station & Court 50 56 ** 2010 World Heritage Site SG 3013 unh (1) 10 House Bowral, JJ Nichols, Mittagong Mint (1) AZERBAIJAN 23 C 1934 (11OC) MacRobertson International Air Race 100 57 ** 2007 Bicentenary Baku Customs Service SG 666/67 14 from London to Melbourne by Roscoe Turner Eustis unh (2) #434. Fine signed cover (1) PHOTO-PLATE 4 BAHAMAS 24 C 1934 (18OC) England-Australia MacRobrtson Air Race 150 by DH89 Dragon Rapsie ‘Tainui’ ZK-ACO signed by CE 58 * 1938/52 KGVI Definitives Set SG 149/57a Good Mint 125 Kay. Eustis #438. Fine Cover (1) PHOTO-PLATE 4 Cat £150 (17) 25 C 1934 (19OC) England-Australia MacRobertson Air 150 59 ** 1942 Columbus 450th Anniv Set SG 162/75a unh Cat 100 Race Cover for DH89 Dragon Rapsie ‘Tainui’ ZK-ACO £80 (14) Signed by Cyril E Kay Pilot. Eustis #438. (1) PHOTO- 60 * 1948 KGVI Terecentenary Set SG 178/93 Good Mint 60 PLATE 4 Cat £75 (16) 26 C 1934 (20OC) England to Australia MacRobertson Air 250 61 ** 1948 Silver Wedding Pair SG 194/95 unh (2) 80 Race Cover (Miles Hawk Major,ZK-ADJ) Signed by N.McGregor & HC Walker. Eustis #440. Very Scarce 62 ** 1954/63 QE Definitives Set SG 201/216 unh Cat £100 100 (1) PHOTO-PLATE 4 (16) 27 C 1935 (12AU) Queensland Airmail Society Fraser Island 100 63 ** 2007 WWF Blainville’s Beaked Whale Set SG 1449/52 11 Wreck SS Maheno Rocket Flight Vignette on Signed unh (4) Cover.
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