Lot 758 New Zealand #22a 1862 2d grey blue Chalon, pelure paper, with four full to large margins, fine-very fine. Scott CV$950, SOLD for $1,300 plus premium.
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Lot 811 — New Zealand 1967 Eight cent flag pair with red colour missing, realized $920
Lot 811 New Zealand #392a 1967 8c Flag pair with Red Colour Missing, fresh never hinged, fine-very fine centering. Accompanied by RPS New Zealand 1987 certificate “that it is genuine”. Scott CV$750, SOLD for $800 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 750 — New Zealand #7 1857 One penny orange Chalon Used, realized $1323
Another superb stamp from the Leech collection, with a result to match.
Lot 750 New Zealand #7 1857 1p orange Chalon on thick soft white paper, with vertical mesh and full even margins with lovely postmark 17 of Christchurch, very fine. (SG #8). Scott CV$750, SOLD for $1,150 hammer.
Lot 794 — New Zealand #108var used, sold for $1495
We knew the Geoff Leech collection of used New Zealand would attract attention, but we were nevertheless impressed with the number of quality bids and fervent interest that came from the collection’s country of origin. Live bidders got up early (“from tomorrow”) to follow the auction and bid. This lot went for well over our estimate.
Lot 794 New Zealand #108var. 1906 1d Universal From New Royle Plates Perf 14 with Watermark Inverted. The discovery specimen written up in C.P. Newsletter v.41 no.3, page 7, Oct. 1989. Now listed in S.G. (# 356w) and in Campbell Paterson as G10aW but unpriced in either. With further write-up on album page. This lot is an opportunity to obtain a very rare stamp indeed. Without Fault. Est$ 1,000, SOLD for $1,300.00 plus premium.
Sessions 2-5 Today
Session #1 of Canada had some excellent realizations, particularly in the Admirals and the Consular Fee stamps. The unaudited results can be seen on Stamp Auction Network.
Today we have Commonwealth, Worldwide, Postal History and Literature. There has been much interest in the GB Leech New Zealand Collection and we are hoping to see some live bidding from New Zealand. The time difference between Ottawa and New Zealand is 18 hours, so our sale beginning at 1:00pm here will be at 7am Thursday in New Zealand. Australians will have to get up two hours earlier in time for 5am! You can check the current Ottawa time up to the minute at The World Clock.