1855, Queen Victoria, Chalon Heads Hausburg reprint of 2p in black on medium white card, produced in 1906, right margin block of 20 (4x5), lightly folded between 4th and 5th horizontal rows, minor soiling, no gum as issued, still F/VF, Est. $300-$400

150.00

1898, Mt. Cook 1/2p and Kiwi 6p, two engraved imperforate plate proofs in black, horizontal pairs printed on wove paper without watermark, no gum as produced, NH, VF, Est. $200-$250

100.00

1908-09, Universal Penny Postage, 1p redrawn design, and King Edward VII 1/2p, two imperforate plate proofs in black, horizontal pairs printed on thin card or on chalky paper, no gum as produced, NH, VF, Est. $200-$250

100.00

1909-12, Universal Penny Postage, Commerce, 1p carmine, left sheet margin horizontal imperforate pair on chalk-surfaced paper, watermark single NZ and Star with additional watermark on the selvage, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, C.v. $375, SG #405a, C.v. £500, both catalog values for hinged item

250.00

1915, King George V, engraved printing, four imperforate plate proofs of 2c, 3c, 6c and 8c in black, engraved printing, horizontal pairs on wove paper or on paper with inverted NZ and Star watermark (8c), no gum as produced, NH, VF, Est. $400-$500

200.00

1915-19, King George V, typo printing, four imperforate plate proofs of 1/2p in green, 2p and two of 3p in black, horizontal pairs printed on thin chalky ungummed cards or on gummed watermarked NZ and Star paper (one of 3p),NH and VF, Est. $400-$500

200.00

1939, Captain Cook at Poverty Bay, 2s olive green, Multiple NZ and Star watermark, comb perforation 13 1/2x14, bottom sheet margin horizontal pair, full OG, LH, VF, C.v. $450 as two singles, SG #589c, £800

150.00