Lot
1710 
New Zealand, Expeditionary Forces in Egypt Cover Collection, 1940-43, of 29 covers and a couple miscellaneous items written-up on pages in album; includes F.P.O. 1 & 2 usages with either Egypt or N.Z. frankings, various K.W. postmarks, 1942 express letter to camp in Cairo, interesting POW cover with "Recovered By Allied Forces" handstamp, POW card usage from Germany, Field P.O's usages, etc.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $210
Lot
1711
New Zealand, WWII Censor Covers, over 300 covers with 94 early handstamp censors and over 200 censor tapes collected for all the different censor numbers, huge variety of usages including many Red Cross/P.O.W. related, postage dues, better meter usages, some better frankings and multiple rates; exceptional specialist lot or for dealer.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $550
Lot
1712
New Zealand, Prisoner of War Related Covers, 1941-44, group of 9 covers most addressed to New Zealand Expeditionary Force prisoners; with usages to P.O.W.'s in Rome, Crete and Middle East, with others directed through the Prisoner of War Inquiry Office in Geneva, Switzerland, franked all or in part with the 1935 Pictorial issue and three in combination with high value post-fiscal issues; condition a little mixed.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $120
Lot 1713 o
New Zealand, Chalon Head Group, of 38 Chalon heads selected for cancellation interest, 3 imperf the others all perforated. Includes numerals 1//18, 20, 25, various letters, and an 1862 1d with very scarce "A85" Mailboat cancel. Most with socked-on-the-nose strikes.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $210
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1714 
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New Zealand, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head" Collection Balance, 1862-73, of approximately 350 stamps mounted and identified on quadrille pages encompassing the 1864-71 large star watermark perf 12½ issues, 1871-73 color change issues including the later provisional papers; starting with 1864-71 1d issues with nice range of shades and a couple mint, used 2d issues with plate I issues showing uniform wear, 3d with used shades and additional mint single and pair, scarce 4d deep rose x3 used, 4d yellow including couple mint in shades, 6d with a host of shades and 6 mint singles, and 1sh with 4 mint in the yellow green shades and used in various shades, 1871-73 color change issues with 1d with a couple used perf 10 issues, 10x12½ issues with a nice showing of mint and used in shades and a couple used compound perf singles, nice section of 2d 10x12½ issues with a couple mint and varieties including retouch, shades, compound perfs (x3), double perfs and watermark vars., good 12½ perf issues including nice section of 6d issues including mint pair, provisional unwatermarked issues with 1d used x3, 2d including two mint pairs and 4d x2 mint, also includes representation in the scarcer 2d "N.Z.", "TH Saunders" & "Invicta" watermarks; S.G. catalog in excess of £40,000.Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
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Realized: $2,600
Lot
1715
New Zealand, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head" Cover Balance, 1862-71, of 33 covers most identified on pages; few earlier imperf issues usages including Richardson 6d usage to England and several single Davies 2d usages with usages from East Taieri and Waipawa, many 1864 Auckland 12½ Large Star issues including 1d single and pair usages, 2d plate I & II usages including strip of 3 to England, various 3d usages with shades, 2d red brown single usages, and a 1sh solo usage to England, color change usages including 6d to Scotland, etc.; condition varies.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Realized: $2,600
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1716 /o
New Zealand, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head" Balance, mix of several hundreds issues on cards, pages and in stockbook; mostly later perf'd issues including some damage/retouch plate material, some good earlier imperf issues and some cancel interest including the scarce barred "Coromandel" on 2d perf'd, manuscript "Takatea" with date on same, barred "Queen's Redoubt" on 6d perf'd, "ALF" in circle (Alford Forest) on 2d perf's, both fancy large S and S in circle of Invercargill, large W of Hokitika, etc.; a nice group for the Chalon Head specialist.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Realized: $1,450
Lot
1717
New Zealand, Cover Balance, well over 50 covers (modern covers & misc. not counted); includes a few early 1870-90's overseas usages, couple early 1890 post fiscal issue usages including registered to England, Christchurch Expo 1d on cover to Canada, 1913 Auckland Expo ½d on Expo postcard, some airmails usages, military mail and island usages, other later post fiscal usages, etc.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $675
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1718 /o
New Zealand, Collection Balance, mix of material including a 19th century town cancels on stamps collection in album with many nice items (no Chalon Heads), collection of counter coils 1949-60 including leader items, mint in stockbook mostly from KGVI issues on with many good sets, */o Post-Fiscals with some better, some early definitive issue studies, etc.; worth careful evaluation.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Realized: $2,600
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1719 /o
New Zealand, 1893 Advertisement Backed Definitives Settings & Study, includes complete reconstructions of the 240 positions (4 panes of 60) of the 2nd ad setting and the 3rd ad setting, with several hundred additional ads backed issues in stockpages including color & stamp varieties, couple on cover (stamp lifted and hinged in placed); condition mixed, a nice group for continued study.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,000