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**1863 ISSUE**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1301			2d. dull deep blue, unused and regummed, fresh bright color and with good regular margins nearly all round. An attractive example of very fine appearance. Rare and most appealing. Odenweller (2006) and R.P.S. (2007) Certificates. Sc. 26a; S.G. 96, £3,000. provenance: "DuBois", May 2007 (Image)	Est. $1,500-2,000 SOLD for $2,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1302	O		2d. dull deep blue, a horizontal pair with large to very large margins nearly all round, just touched at upper right corner. Each neatly cancelled "17" at Christchurch; a fine and rare multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (1935). Sc. 26a; S.G. 96, £1,600+. provenance: G.H. Boucher, October 1969 (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
1303	O		2d. dull deep blue, a light bright shade with good to large margins, neatly cancelled "11" (numeral widely spaced) at Ahuriri; fine and most attractive. Sc. 26a; S.G. 96, £800. provenance: "Chalon", February 1989 Christie's Robson Lowe, October 1989 (Image)	Est. $400-500 SOLD for $625.00 Will close during Public Auction
1304	O		2d. dull deep blue, generally good to large margins, close at upper right, cancelled "10" at Wellington; fine. Sc. 26a; S.G. 96, £800. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1305			1863 (27 June) mourning envelope from Lyttelton to Christchurch, bearing 2d. dull deep blue with good to large margins all round, cancelled "16" and showing arrival c.d.s. (27.6) at left; the adhesive with a minor crease at lower right corner and the envelope with small tear to left of the adhesive. A scarce stamp on cover. R.P.S. Certificate (2000). Sc. 26a; S.G. 96. (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1306			1863 (7 Oct.) envelope from Blenheim "via Marseilles" (deleted subsequent to use) to Stoke-on-Trent, bearing 2d. dull deep blue horizontal strip of three with clear to very large margins and showing an exceptional vertical overlap at left leaving a 2mm. wide margin, taking off the left frame up to the "n" of "new", twice neatly cancelled and tied by "blenheim/marlborough", the reverse with despatch, Picton (8.10) and arrival (19.12) c.d.s.; the strip lifted to reveal the paper, and hinged back in place, the envelope a little soiled. A very rare multiple of this stamp, particularly with the vertical overlap, which is believed to be unique on cover. R.P.S. Certificate (2006). Sc. 26a; S.G. 96. provenance: "Yeroc", 2000 John Woolfe, October 2006 Note: The only other vertical overlap, on a single stamp, was included in the "DuBois" auction of May 2007. The above cover was the subject of an article by John D. Evans in the "Kiwi" issue of January 1980. (Image)	Est. $18,000-22,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
1307			2d. dull deep blue, a fresh and bright shade, unused without gum; trace of a corner crease at lower right though of fine appearance. Scarce. Sc. 26; S.G. 96a, £1,800. provenance: Christie's Robson Lowe, October 1989 (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $2,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
1308	O		2d. dull deep blue, a horizontal pair sharing a single strike of the Dunedin "otago" duplex for 1863, and with the right-hand stamp remaining lightly cancelled, small part of another c.d.s. at foot. A fine and rare multiple. B.P.A. (1947) and R.P.S. (1976) Certificates. Sc. 26; S.G. 96a, £950+. provenance: F.C. Krichauff, November 1947 (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
1309	O		2d. dull deep blue, a horizontal pair cancelled with two part strikes of the Invercargill "21" duplex; the left-hand stamp a little soiled though an attractive and scarce multiple. B.P.A. (1987) and R.P.S. (2001) Certificates. Sc. 26; S.G. 96a, £950+. (Image)	Est. $400-500 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
1310	O		2d. dull deep blue, a particularly well-centered example neatly cancelled with superb Dunedin c.d.s. for 2 September 1863; small thin at top though of superb appearance. Sc. 26; S.G. 96a, £475. Note: A large percentage of these perforated stamps are off-centre to varying degrees. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
1311	O		2d. dull deep blue in a rich shade, an eccentrically off-center example showing large portion of the adjoining stamp at foot, cancelled with part Dunedin c.d.s. for 20 June 1863 and with small part "otago" in bars; unusual. Sc. 26; S.G. 96a, £475. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
1312	O		2d. dull deep blue, a large example with wide margins on the vertical sides, that at left showing frame-line of adjoining stamp caused by a vertical overlap, neatly cancelled "O 37" at Mount Ida; thins in places though of very fine appearance and most unusual. Sc. 26; S.G. 96a, £475+. (Image)	Est. $500-750 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1313			1864 (20 Feb.) envelope from Dunedin to Warden, Dunstan, bearing 2d. dull deep blue neatly cancelled with "otago" duplex and showing "dunstan/otago, n.z." c.d.s. (25.2) at lower right corner; the envelope with small part of flap missing, otherwise fine and attractive. Sc. 26; S.G. 96a. (Image)	Est. $1,500-2,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction

**1864 WATERMARKED “NZ”ISSUE**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1314			1d. carmine-vermilion, a block of four with watermark inverted, unused with part original gum, strong fresh bright color, clear to very large margins nearly all round, one stamp just shaved at one point at top; traces of gum creasing and one stamp with a small thin, however of wonderful appearance and considered to be the only known block. Sc. 27; S.G. 97, £3,400+. provenance: Maurice Burrus, July 1963 John R. Boker "Antipodes", October 1988 Christie's Robson Lowe, October 1988 (Image)	Est. $7,500-10,000 SOLD for $12,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1315			1d. carmine-vermilion, a horizontal pair with watermark inverted, unused with part original crackly gum, fresh brilliant color, good to large margins all round with 2mm. sheet margin at top; a couple of tiny gum thins though of outstanding appearance. Holcombe Certificate (1981). Sc. 27; S.G. 97, £1,700+. provenance: G.H. Boucher, October 1969 (Image)	Est. $2,000-3,000 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1316			1d. carmine-vermilion, unused with part original gum, rich luxuriant color and large well-balanced margins. A beautiful example of this lovely stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1991). Sc. 27; S.G. 97, £850. provenance: Alfred Caspary, October 1958 (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
1317			2d. pale blue (Plate I, worn), a block of four in a deep rich shade, unused with large part original gum, pin-pricked with black marks, clear to large margins mainly all round though touched on a couple of sides and the lower right stamp with small piece torn away; horizontal crease between, otherwise fine and believed to be the largest known block with one other recorded. Sc. 28; S.G. 98, £5,200+. provenance: R.C. Agabeg, March 1971 John R. Boker "Antipodes", October 1988 Christie's Robson Lowe, October 1989 (Image)	Est. $6,000-8,000 SOLD for $11,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1318			2d. pale blue (Plate I, worn), a marginal pair from the right of the sheet, unused with part original gum, remarkable 20mm. sheet margin at right showing "ag" of "postage" watermark, and with clear to large margins on most of the other three sides; the right-hand stamp with a couple of vertical creases though of fine appearance and an outstanding multiple. Sc. 28; S.G. 98, £2,600+. provenance: K.C. Krichauff, November 1947 (Image)	Est. $2,000-3,000 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
1319			2d. pale blue (Plate I, worn), fresh unused without gum, good to large margins, fine and most attractive. Holcombe Certificate (1988). Sc. 28; S.G. 98, £1,300. provenance: "Antipodes", October 1988 (Image)	Est. $500-750 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
1320			6d. red-brown, fresh unused without gum, fresh vibrant color, clear to large margins all round. A beautiful example of this very rare stamp. Holcombe Certificate (1988). Sc, 29; S.G. 99, £4,500. provenance: "Antipodes", October 1988 (Image)	Est. $3,000-4,000 SOLD for $5,000.00 Will close during Public Auction

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