Lot 500
New Zealand





Stamps & Covers of the World | 5951
Auction: Day 2
£6,240
Description
1864-1967 unmounted mint collection arranged in five red leather presentation stockbooks, contained in a half carton, including 1864-71 3d lilac, 1s yellow-green, 1871-73 1d brown (worn plate), creased, 6d blue, 1873 no wmk 2d vermilion, 4d orange-yellow, 1878 1d to 5s, 1882-1900 ½d to 1s, 1898-1908 ½d to 5s, 1906 Christchurch Exhibition to 6d, 1913 Auckland Exhibition to 6d, 1909-12 ½d to 1s, 1926-34 2s, 3s, 1931 Smiling Boys pair, Officials, Postage Dues; also good selections of Aitutaki, Cook Islands, Penrhyn Island and Western Samoa. Condition generally fine to very fine. A superb lot. (hundreds)
Footnote
This collection was presented to Brigadier Bernard Edward Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae, KT, GCMG, GCVO, DSO, OBE (6 May 1911 – 28 November 1980). He was the last British-born governor-general of New Zealand.





