2a (3) 1902 1d carmine Commerce of New Zealand overprinted "PENRHYN
ISLAND.", with brown surcharge, perf 11, (formerly Scott no. 3) a
rare
2a (3) 1902 1d carmine Commerce of New Zealand overprinted "PENRHYN
ISLAND.", with brown surcharge, perf 11, (formerly Scott no. 3) a
rare stamp in multiple with less than 5 recorded, this block of
four is the largest multiple known, missing from most collections
as a single stamp, OG,HR, F-VF (4000, 3400)
Lot 746
Scott
2a
1,500.00$
Sold
2a (3) 1902 1d carmine Commerce of New Zealand overprinted "PENRHYN
ISLAND.", with brown surcharge, perf 11, horizontal pair,
2a (3) 1902 1d carmine Commerce of New Zealand overprinted "PENRHYN
ISLAND.", with brown surcharge, perf 11, horizontal pair, (formerly
Scott no. 3) a rare stamp in multiple with less than 5 recorded,
missing from most collections as a single stamp, fresh and
extremely well centered for the issue, OG,HR, XF (2000, 1700)
Lot 747
Scott
2a
425.00$
Sold
2a (3) 1902 1d carmine Commerce of New Zealand overprinted "PENRHYN
ISLAND.", with brown surcharge, perf 11, a scarce stamp missing
from
2a (3) 1902 1d carmine Commerce of New Zealand overprinted "PENRHYN
ISLAND.", with brown surcharge, perf 11, a scarce stamp missing
from most collections, fresh bright color, OG, HR, F-VF, with
Philatelic Foundation certificate (1000, 850)
Lot 748
Scott
2b
700.00$
Sold
2b (6) 1902 1d carmine Commerce of New Zealand overprinted "PENRHYN
ISLAND." SG Type 2, with brown surcharge, perf 11x14, (formerly
Scott
2b (6) 1902 1d carmine Commerce of New Zealand overprinted "PENRHYN
ISLAND." SG Type 2, with brown surcharge, perf 11x14, (formerly
Scott no. 4), a seldom seen stamp missing from most collections,
fresh bright color and particularly nice centering, OG,HR, XF
(1500, 1500)
Lot 749
Scott
2b
1,800.00$
Sold
2b (6) 1902 1d carmine Commerce of New Zealand overprinted "PENRHYN
ISLAND.", with brown surcharge, perf 11x14, horizontal pair,
(formerly
2b (6) 1902 1d carmine Commerce of New Zealand overprinted "PENRHYN
ISLAND.", with brown surcharge, perf 11x14, horizontal pair,
(formerly Scott no. 4) a rare stamp in a multiple with less than 10
recorded, missing from most collections as a single stamp, fresh
with traces of overprint ink offset on reverse, OG,LH, F-VF (2400,
3000)
Lot 750
Scott
2b var
1,700.00$
Sold
2b var (8) 1902 1d carmine Commerce of New Zealand with brown
surcharge SG Type 2, VARIETY - mixed perfs, 14 and then
reperforated
2b var (8) 1902 1d carmine Commerce of New Zealand with brown
surcharge SG Type 2, VARIETY - mixed perfs, 14 and then
reperforated horizontally 11 by the printer for quality control
without the official patching which sometimes is on the reverse,
with 7 perf tips toned, this variety is missing from most
Dependencies collections, OG, HR, F-VF, with RPSL certificate (0,
3500)
Lot 751
Scott
6b var
1,950.00$
Sold
6b var (13) 1902 1d carmine Comerce of New Zealand on Cowan paper
overprinted "PENRHYN ISLAND." and surcharged in blue, vertical
pair,
6b var (13) 1902 1d carmine Comerce of New Zealand on Cowan paper
overprinted "PENRHYN ISLAND." and surcharged in blue, vertical
pair, VARIETY - mixed perfs: 14 and then reperfed horizontally 11
for quality by the printer, a rarely seen pair with all six
horizontal rows of perfs (3 at perf 14 + 3 at perf 11) intact,
fresh bright color, OG, NH, SUPERB (0, 1600)
Lot 752
Scott
6b var
1,000.00$
Sold
6b var (13) 1902 1d carmine Comerce of new Zealand on Cowan paper
overprinted "PENRHYN ISLAND." and surcharged in blue, horizontal
pair,
6b var (13) 1902 1d carmine Comerce of new Zealand on Cowan paper
overprinted "PENRHYN ISLAND." and surcharged in blue, horizontal
pair, VARIETY - mixed perfs: 14 and then reperfed horizontally 11
for quality by the printer, a rarely seen pair with perfs
14x14x11x14 on left stamp with a trace of perf 11 on top of right
stamp then perf 14x14x11x14, no trace of official patching which is
sometimes on the reverse, OG, VLH, F-VF, with BPA certificate (0,
1600)
Lot 753
Scott
6b var
2,000.00$
Sold
6b var (13) 1902 1d carmine Comerce of new Zealand on Cowan paper
overprinted "PENRHYN ISLAND." and surcharged in blue, block of
four,
6b var (13) 1902 1d carmine Comerce of new Zealand on Cowan paper
overprinted "PENRHYN ISLAND." and surcharged in blue, block of
four, VARIETY - mixed perfs: 14 and then reperfed horizontally 11
for quality by the printer, a rarely seen block of four with five
horizontal rows of perf, two at perf 14 and 3 at perf 11, with two
toned spots and with no trace of the official patching which
sometimes shows on the reverse, OG, VLH, XF (0, 3200)
Lot 754
Scott
17 var,...
190.00$
Sold
17 var, 17 (28a, 28) 1920 ½d green K George V of New Zealand,
overprinted "PENRHYN ISLAND." SG Type 4 in red, wmkd single-lined
NZ and
17 var, 17 (28a, 28) 1920 ½d green K George V of New Zealand,
overprinted "PENRHYN ISLAND." SG Type 4 in red, wmkd single-lined
NZ and Star (SG Type 43), perf 14x15, vertical pair with ERROR - no
stop after "ISLAND" (row 2, pos 24) on top stamp (OG, VLH), with
bottom stamp (row 3, pos 24) is OG, NH, error is much scarcer than
the 2½d missing stop, fresh and bright color, grossly
undercatalogued, F-VF (0, 151)
Lot 755
Scott
21 var,...
140.00$
Sold
21 var, 21 (24ab, 24a) 1920 2½d blue K George V recess printing,
overprinted "PENRHYN ISLAND." in red, ERROR - no stop after
"ISLAND",
21 var, 21 (24ab, 24a) 1920 2½d blue K George V recess printing,
overprinted "PENRHYN ISLAND." in red, ERROR - no stop after
"ISLAND", bottom center stamp in a block of six (rows 9-10, pos
7-9), error stamp is NH with top-left and right stamps in block LH,
XF (0, 200)
Lot 756
Scott
21 var ...
110.00$
Sold
21 var - 24 var (24b-27b) 1917-20 2½d-1' K George V of New Zealand
recess printing, overprinted "PENRHYN ISLANDS." SG Type 4 in red
21 var - 24 var (24b-27b) 1917-20 2½d-1' K George V of New Zealand
recess printing, overprinted "PENRHYN ISLANDS." SG Type 4 in red or
blue, VARIETY - compound perf vertical pairs (perf 14x13½, 14x14½),
cplt (4), fresh bright colors, OG, HR, VF (0, 270)
Lot 757
Scott
23 var,...
270.00$
Sold
23 var, 23 (26ab, 26a) 1918 6d carmine K George V of New Zealand
overprinted "PENRHYN ISLAND." SG Type 4, perf 14x14½, VARIETY - no
stop
23 var, 23 (26ab, 26a) 1918 6d carmine K George V of New Zealand
overprinted "PENRHYN ISLAND." SG Type 4, perf 14x14½, VARIETY - no
stop after "ISLAND" (row 10, pos 8), in horizontal pair with
normal, OG, HR, fine (0, 455)
