Start of the sale:
Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 3:44 AM
Item n°469175877
Sale ends:
Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 10:30 AM
Lot:
#7265
Catalog:
Estimated price:
between £1,500.00 and £1,800.00
NEW ZEALAND USED IN PITCAIRN ISLANDS - FABULOUS FORERUNNERS COLLECTION 1927-40 collection of "PITCAIRN ISLAND / NZ POSTAL AGENCY" large cds cancellations, all on piece showing complete or near complete strikes, and with some stamps as pairs. The collection starts with a few earlier NZ stamps not listed with 1898 2d pair (SG 272, this not on piece and with date not readable) plus 1907 6d Kiwi with 12 FE 35 cancel, then continues with 1925 1d Dunedin Exhibition lovely marginal PAIR with 19.8.27 cancel, three examples of the 1915-29 ½d green KGV (incl a pair), one with clear 13 SP 27 cancel, 1½d orange-brown with 17 OC 30 cancel, and 2d yellow with 17 JA 30 cancel, 1923 1d Map with 3 FE 28 cancel, 1926-27 1d Admiral two examples with 9 SE 30 and 12 FE 35 cancels, 1935 ½d Pictorial PAIR, 1935 Jubilee ½d with 23 JL 35 cancel and 1d with 30 MY 35 cancel, 1935 1d Air Mail with 5 JL 37 cancel (this not listed in SG), 1935 2½ Pictorial with two complete 14 OC 40 cancels (this being the last day of the NZ agency), 1937 Coronation 1d, 2½d, and 6d each with 10 DE 37 cancels plus a 6d block of four (not on piece) with two part DE 37 cancels, a very rare 1d Coronation on a First Day Cover tied by 12 MY 37 cancel, 1938 KG6 1d with two 4 DE 38 cancels in blue, and 1½d two examples with 4 DE 38 and 23 DE 38 cancels, 1940 ½d Centennial with 14 OC 40 cancel (last day), 1938 1½d KG6 with 10 FE 39 cancel on piece apparently addressed to the wife of the skipper of the steamer "Ardanhmor" (see attached write up), 1940 ½d and 1½d Centennial on cover to NZ tied by 14 OC 40 last day of Agency cancel, plus a 1938 "Pitcairn Radio" cover bearing 1d Kiwi tied by 18 MR 38 cancel and with Radio cachet, this with the usual water damage. A scarce assembly of these elusive forerunners. (27 postmark items plus 3 covers) For more images, please visit https://www.sandafayre.com/itemdetails.aspx?s=602306
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