POSTAL STAMP AUCTION TUESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2017 492 1920 (image reduced in size) MOWBRAY COLLECTABLES, PRIVATE BAG 63000, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND 6140 553 554 555 556 557 561 562 563 564 565 567 579 580 581 582 585 589 590 571 598 614 615 616 630 644 649 656 660 661 717 692 701 706 719 720 Front and Reverse 800 Ex 753 777 780 785 788 792 803 801 810 811 814 847 764 850 1049 996 1036 1071 1156 1141 1177 1113 1136 1288 1139 1015 Ex 1185 Ex 1189 1178 1202 1203 1419 1413 1295 1417 1418 1440 1521 1525 1591 1595 1597 1602 1603 1676 1617 1618 1619 1328 1335 1620 1622 1623 1283 1401 1419 1556 1559 1566 1572 1575 1576 1582 1730 1738 1210 1630 POSTAL AUCTION 492 Closes: Tuesday 5th September 2017 INDEX OF LOTS 1 - 368 Collections & Accumulations 369 - 468 Thematics 469 - 469 Postcards & Autographs 470 - 470 Accessories 471 - 477 Catalogues 478 - 495 Literature 496 - 532 New Zealand - Postal History 533 - 552 - Postal Stationery 553 - 1187 - Definitives 1188 - 1193 - Airmail 1194 - 1312 - Commemoratives 1313 - 1402 - Health 1403 - 1519 - Officials 1520 - 1554 - Life Insurance 1555 - 1629 - Postal Fiscals 1630 - 1659 - Booklets 1660 - 1728 - Other 1729 - 1818 - Revenues 1819 - 1855 - Cinderellas 1856 - 1919 Polar 1920 - 1942 Flight Covers 1943 - 2142 Australia 2143 - 2350 Pacific Islands 2351 - 2530 Great Britain 2531 - 3060 British Commonwealth 3061 - 3534 Foreign 3535 - 3538 Collectables IMPORTANT INFORMATION: - You can bid by mail, phone, fax, email or via our website - see contact details below. - For enquiries on any lots, contact our office as above. - Lots are listed on a simplified basis unless otherwise stated. - Stamps illustrated in colour may not be exactly true to shade. - Bids under 2/3rds of estimate are generally not considered. - NZ Bidders: GST of 15% will be added to successful bids. EXCHANGE RATES at time of printing (subject to change) NZ Dollar equals UK 56p, USA 74c, Australia 94c, Canada 94c, Euro 64c, Japan ¥83, Hong Kong $5.85, Singapore $1.00. PAGE 7 CONDITIONS OF SALE ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS CATALOGUE: * - MUH (mint, not hinged) H/H - heavy hinged p/c - postcard / - mint & used h/s - handstamp pmk - postmark ACS - Auckland City Stamps (NZ) LH - light hinged PPC - picture postcard b/s - backstamp LJ - Len Jury PU - postally used C - cover/entire/postcard M - mint, previously hinged R - revenue cds - circular date stamp MNG - mint no gum r/s - rubber stamp CP - Campbell Paterson (NZ) m/s - miniature sheet S - specimen CTO - cancelled to order or manuscript postmark seln - selection FDC - first day cover o/c - off centre SG - Stanley Gibbons (UK) FU - fine used (light pmk) OG - original gum s/l - straight line GU - good used P - proof/reprint "GU" and "FU" refer to the postmark PAGE 8 CONDITIONS OF SALE 1U A,B,C. 1940s c2005 America (mostly), Belgium & Canada, seln, dupn, on 11 stock pages, mostly $50 reasonably recent. Used. 2U Aden & Protectorates 193767 neat used colln. 1937 Dhows to 2R, GVI to 10R, Silver Wedding $200 QEII set to 20/ (both) & incl 15c greenishslate, Seiyun to 5R & to 10/ Shikr to 5R & 5s ovpt. FU/VFU. 3/ Africa c19001980s seln mint/MUH/used/cto, dupn, in sales packets, previously priced for sale At $60 $115+, also various unpriced but previously cat £100+, counting only 1 each item per packet. Some variable cond. 4U Algeria c19912002 Presentation stockbooks containing c160 MUH stamps in sets. The 19982002 $125 book contains c100 stamps & the 19913 about 60. No dupn. SG cat c£170. MUH. 5* Antarctica 19771990 Chile bulk stock MUH: SG 781 x 3; 10157 x 9; 10669 x 19; 1142 x 66; 1245 $75 x 25 & 1288 x 11. (208v). SG cat £365+. 6/ Asia c18801990s seln mint/MUH/used, dupn, in sales packets, previously priced for sale at $75+, $120 also various unpriced but previously cat £135+, counting only 1 each item/packet. 7/ Australia, Fiji, Gilberts 1890s1980s useful group in L/H s/b. Australia 500 from 1913. Fiji 250+ $175 with coverage from QV with better MUH. Gilberts/Kiribati 100 + with good spread. 8U Australia 191360s used accum on album pages. Mix, few Roos & GV defins, 1948 to £2. c250 $60 stamps. Weighs 1.1 kg. 9U Australia 191378 used colln in Seven Seas standard album noted Roos to 5/ plus good range $175 OS puncture, GV Heads set, mostly complete. Missing most key early commems, incl AAT, few Dues. 10 U Australia 19141965 dealer's used s/b. 200+ GV Heads well spread across values. Multiple $250 examples of most values. c2000 stamps. 11 U Australia 193037 Commem sets: Sturt, Victoria (both perfs), Anzac, Jubilee, Cable, SA & NSW, on $175 pages. SG 117195 range. Cat £241. GU/FU. 12 U Australia 196681 used (mostly FU) colln of approx 330 diff pages. Reasonably complete, incl $75 many higher values. SG cat £146. 13 U Australia 196682 dealer's s/b used. 510 examples of most issues (Navigators to $1). Some $75 varieties noted. 2000+ stamps. Some toning. 14 U Australia 19952001 neat VFU/cto colln in 4 SG albums. Appears complete incl m/s. Weighs 6kg. $200 15 / Austria c1920sc1980 a mostly used seln (minor dupn) in sales packets, previously cat (circa 15 $45 years ago) at £103+ but not priced up. (Only 1 each item counted in cv). 16 / Austria 194864 colln of mint & used sets in Warwick 22ring album, arranged chronologically. A $250 few gaps noted eg 3s, 5s 1950 Airs, but still much value & near complete. Generally good cond. SG cat £900+. 17 / Austro Hungarian Empire c18701950 untidy mint/used range with dupn, on 63 pages. Very mixed $100 cond. 18 / Austria c196595 colln of c800 mainly used, arranged chronologically in sets. Appears near $175 complete (couple gaps noted). Nice cond. SG cat c£800. 19 / Bahamas, Barbados QV GVI on 17 pages. Picked over but suit specialisation for perfs etc. $150 Condition varies. Cat Simpl £470+. Mint/Used. 20 / Basutoland, Bechunaland, QVGVI on 12 pages. Picked over but worth checking for perfs etc. $200 Condition varies. Cat £550+. Mint/Used. 21 / Bermuda, QVGVI on 7 pages. Picked over. Suit checking for perfs etc. Cat Simpl £450+. $175 Mint/Used. 22 M Bermuda 193652 GV/GVI colln of 64 diff mint (many LH) on 6 pages, incl. 1936 ½d1/ set of 9 & $250 ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS CATALOGUE: 6d SG104a, 193852 1d1/ set (both line perf & comb perf) & most scarcer shades incl. SG 111a, 113, 114b, 115a, also ovpt varieties on SG122. Clean. SG cat £334. * - MUH (mint, not hinged) H/H - heavy hinged p/c - postcard / - mint & used h/s - handstamp pmk - postmark 23 M Bermuda 195368 QEII colln of 100+ diff. Mint (mostly VLH) in mounts on 12 pages, incl. 195362 $300 ½d£1 set of 18 plus many shade variants (e.g. 1d SG 136a, 1/3d 145a, 145bc, 10/ 149a & £1 ACS - Auckland City Stamps (NZ) LH - light hinged PPC - picture postcard shade, 1954 reprints incl. 5/, 1962 1d£ set of 18, 1966 2d2/ sideways wmk, & commem sets. b/s - backstamp LJ - Len Jury PU - postally used Clean. SG cat £420. C - cover/entire/postcard M - mint, previously hinged R - revenue 24 C Bhutan 1980s internal commercial covers (all to Food Corporation of Bhutan), bundle of 110. Little $60 cds - circular date stamp MNG - mint no gum r/s - rubber stamp variety in stamps but probably range of postmarks from rural POs. Unusual. CP - Campbell Paterson (NZ) m/s - miniature sheet S - specimen 25 / British Commonwealth 1880s1960s useful colln in LH s/b. Some GV mint, some good short sets $250 CTO - cancelled to order or manuscript postmark seln - selection GV, GVI, early QEII, 7 x 1949 UPU sets, India GV to 25R (telegraphic) etc. c600 stamps. Mint & FDC - first day cover o/c - off centre SG - Stanley Gibbons (UK) Used. FU - fine used (light pmk) OG - original gum s/l - straight line GU - good used P - proof/reprint "GU" and "FU" refer to the postmark PAGE 9 26 / British Commonwealth 19111937 GV short sets (a few early GVI) on stockcards. Useful West $100 Indies. Cayman 1935 to 2/ mint, Ceylon 1935 1R mint, etc but toning problems. c 200 stamps. Mint & Used. 27 / British Commonwealth c1920s90s off paper accum in chocolate box, negligible NZ, Aust, GB or $100 Canada. Several thousands. 28 / British Commonwealth 1930smid 1950s range of approx 300 mostly used in small "Memo" $75 notebook. Odd better items noted, incl GB 1934 2/6d GV SG 450 x 2 FU (cat £40) each. 29 / British Commonwealth 1937 Coronation (about 450 stamps) 1946 Peace (about 125) & 1953 $275 Coronation (about 80) Omnibus colln in s/b. Nearly all as sets mint & used. (Also 1981 Princess Diana x 17). Minor dupn & some minor toning. 30 / British Commonwealth 1937 Coronation complete omnibus of 202 stamps mint, plus many sets $135 also used incl Newfoundland set of 11. A few sets affected by toning. Cat approx £300. 31 * British Commonwealth 1946 Victory, 35 diff omnibus set of 2 plus Hong Kong set of 2, all in plate $150 blocks of 4. Clean. MUH. 32 * British Commonwealth 1981 Royal Wedding apparently complete omnibus colln in 4 special albums $400 (incl 1 album Queen Mother). Virtually all m/s, booklets & ovpts. Cat £900. 33 / British Empire c1880s1940s colln of c750 mainly used in springback "Pacific" stamp album. NZ, $175 Australia, Pacific, Canada & GB well represented. NZ noted: Dunedin Exbn set (mint) in blocks of 4 (gum tone); 1920 Victory set; 1935 Picts/1940 Cent official sets (used); 1929 Health block of 6 (mint, gum tone).