NEW ZEALAND continued...

**1862 TRIAL SEPARATIONS continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1241			1863 (28 May) ½oz.-1oz. envelope ex the Stafford correspondence from Auckland to Nelson, bearing 3d. brown-lilac with serrates clearly defined at left and at foot, in combination with 1862 imperf. 1d. orange-vermilion, each cancelled "1" with the 1d. clearly tied, part arrival c.d.s. below, despatch c.d.s. on reverse; the 3d. with lower left corner missing, the 1d. with defects and the envelope flap with faults though of fine appearance and a very rare mixed separation franking. Odenweller (2006) and R.P.S. (2007) Certificates. Unlisted in Scott; S.G. 33, 67m. provenance: "DuBois", May 2007 (Image)	Est. $3,000-4,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
1242	O		6d. red-brown showing roulettes, or traces thereof, on all sides, cancelled "1" in oval of bars at Auckland and hinged on piece showing small portion of c.d.s. alongside. R.P.S. Certificate (2000). Unlisted in Scott; S.G. 67r var. The sole example of this trial separation recorded on the 6d. red-brown. See "Postage Stamps of New Zealand" Vol II, page 265. provenance: Major K.M. Beaumont, 1948 Major Henry Dumas, March 2000 Note: This stamp was apparently discovered by Major Beaumont in 1945 and was reputedly purchased from Sefi Pemberton & Co. (Image)	Est. $3,000-4,000 SOLD for $2,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
1243	O		1d. orange-vermilion, a large example in a fresh bright shade, serrates complete on three sides and imperforate at top, neatly cancelled "1" at Auckland; some thinning though of fine appearance and a very rare stamp. Unlisted in Scott; S.G. 67s, £3,000. (Image)	Est. $1,500-2,000 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
1244	O		6d. brown, a large and well-centered example, serrates all round, light indistinct cancellation; two small creases at lower right corner though of very fine appearance for this rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1997) states "black-brown". Unlisted in Scott; S.G. 67v var., £2,000. provenance: G.H. Boucher, October 1969 Harry Lacoste Bartrop, October 1984 Christie's Robson Lowe, November 1996 (Image)	Est. $3,000-4,000 SOLD for $2,400.00 Will close during Public Auction

**1862 PERFORATED ISSUE**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1245			1d. orange-vermilion, well-centered and with wing-margin at left, unused without gum, an attractive example. Odenweller (2006 stating "vermilion") and R.P.S. (2007) Certificates. Sc. 16a; S.G. 68, £2,250. provenance: "Chalon", November 1968 R.C. Agabeg, March 1971 "DuBois", May 2007 (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1246			1d. carmine-vermilion, an exceptionally well-centered example, unused without gum, fresh bright color; natural crease outside design at top and a couple of short perfs. at foot, nevertheless an attractive stamp. Odenweller (2006) and R.P.S. (2007) Certificates. Sc. 16; S.G. 69, £2,250. provenance: "DuBois", May 2007 (Image)	Est. $400-500 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1247			2d. pale blue with slight plate wear surrounding the portrait, fresh unused without gum. Fine and attractive. R.P.S. Certificate (2007). Sc. 17c group; S.G. 73, £475. provenance: "DuBois", May 2007 (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
1248			2d. pale blue with a large degree of plate wear surrounding the portrait and elsewhere, unused without gum. An attractive example fully illustrating the need for the introduction of a new plate which was not to follow for another two years. Sc. 17c var; S.G. 73, £475. (Image)	Est. $150-200 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
1249			3d. brown-lilac, fresh unused without gum, good color; small green mark on reverse of one perf. at top. An attractive example of this scarce stamp. Holcombe Opinion (1988). Sc. 18; S.G. 74, £1,900. provenance: "Chalon", June 1969 "Antipodes", October 1988 (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
1250			6d. black-brown, a fresh and well-centered example, unused without gum. A fine example of this scarce stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1962). Holcombe Opinion (1988). Sc. 19b; S.G. 75, £75, £1,500. provenance: R.C. Agabeg, March 1971 "Antipodes", October 1988 (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1251			6d. brown, fresh unused without gum. Fine and most attractive. R.P.S.N.Z. (2000) and R.P.S. (2007) Certificates. Sc. 19 group; S.G. 76, £1,300. provenance: "DuBois", May 2007 (Image)	Est. $500-750 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1252			6d. red-brown, fresh bright color, unused without gum; small thin towards top not detracting from fine appearance. R.P.S. Certificate (2001). Sc. 19; S.G. 77, £1,200. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $725.00 Will close during Public Auction
1253			1/- dull green, a fresh bright example in a vibrant shade, unused without gum; fine and attractive. Rare. R.P.S. Certificate (2001). Sc. 20 group; S.G. 78, £1,900. (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $2,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
1254			1/- deep green, a large example in a lovely rich color, fresh unused without gum. Most attractive and surely one of the finest examples of this rare stamp known. R.P.S. Certificate (1959). Sc. 20a; S.G. 79, £2,000. provenance: "Antipodes", October 1988 (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $2,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
1255	O		1d. orange-vermilion, a horizontal pair imperforate between and a single with an additional vertical row of perforations at center and imperforate at right, twice cancelled "18" at Dunedin and affixed on fragment of a blue envelope; the left-hand stamp of the pair with upper left corner missing, nevertheless a remarkable and unique item. R.P.S. Certificate (2000). Sc. 16a var.; S.G. 68a, etc. £9,500+. provenance: Major Henry Dumas, March 2000 (Image)	Est. $5,000-7,500 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1256	O		2d. blue, a block of four showing minimal plate wear, light indistinct numeral cancellations; the upper right stamp with trace of a thin, otherwise fine. An attractive and very rare multiple. Signed Holcombe. R.P.S. Certificate (2007). Sc. 17; S.G. 72, £300+. provenance: "Antipodes", October 1988 "DuBois", May 2007 (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1257	O		1/- deep green, a horizontal strip of six cancelled with several strikes of the Dunedin "otago" duplex for 18 July 1864; the left-hand pair severed and rejoined, and with perfs. clipped at left. An exceptionally rare multiple. Sc. 20a; S.G. 79, £2,400+. provenance: Christie's Robson Lowe, October 1989 (Image)	Est. $1,500-2,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
1258			1863 (15 July) double rate envelope from Dunedin "Per Gottenberg v Marseilles" to Bolton-le-Moors, bearing 6d. black-brown (2) twice cancelled with "otago" duplex and showing, on reverse, Bolton arrival c.d.s. (14.9). A fine and scarce franking. Holcombe Opinion (1988) and R.P.S. Certificate (2001) states "stamps lifted and reaffixed slightly out of place" which is not self-evident. Sc. 19b; S.G. 75. (Image)	Est. $1,500-2,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
1259			1863 (18 Aug.) envelope from Dunedin to Great Yarmouth, the reverse showing an "all-over" advertisement, printed in pink, for the Commercial Hotel on High Street, bearing 3d. brown-lilac (3) twice cancelled with "otago" duplex and with superb arrival c.d.s. (15.10) on reverse; the strip with horizontal ridge mark caused by the original contents. A fine a rare franking. Holcombe Certificate (1988). Sc. 18; S.G. 74. provenance: Maurice Burrus, July 1963 R.C. Agabeg, March 1971 "Antipodes", October 1988 (Image)	Est. $1,500-2,000 SOLD for $1,350.00 Will close during Public Auction
1260			1863 (15 Dec.) envelope from Waianiwa to Dunkeld, bearing 6d. black-brown perforated such that the value is completely missing at foot, cancelled "7" in oval of thin bars and with "w3" c.d.s. alongside, the reverse with two Invercargill, Southland transit c.d.s. (15.12) in red and arrival c.d.s. (19.2); a little soiling around the adhesive which a natural pre-use vertical crease. Very rare, being one of only a handful of covers recorded from this office. Signed Holcombe. Sc. 19b; S.G. 75. provenance: "Antipodes", October 1988 Note: Only five covers, all but one from the same correspondence, are known with the Southland "W3" c.d.s., only one of which (presumably this cover) has the numeral "7" decipherable. See N.Z. Handbook, Vol. VII, pages 191-192. (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction