Bid on Lots in Sale 854
| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | |
| 4082 | ![]() |
1899, 1sh Red, Marotiri
Island. Complete sheet of six with four sheet margins, original
gum, extensively rejoined, hinged on small white piece for exhibition
purposes, otherwise Fine, very few sheets are known with sheet margins on
four sides, with undated R.P.S. of New Zealand certificate (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
| 4083 | ![]() |
1899, 1sh Red, Marotiri
Island. Block of six with sheet margin at right, center pair Mint N.H.,
other four original gum incl. top right stamp small h.r., top and bottom
left stamps with small faults, appears Fine-Very Fine
(Image) |
E. 400-500 |
| 4084 | ![]() |
1899, 1sh Red, Marotiri
Island. Two unused panes of six and single, panes of six incl. one with
original gum and selvage on three sides and other without gum and selvage
on two sides, latter with light creases, single without gum and with
Sanabria backstamp, in mounts on exhibit pages to show different stereos
and flaws in design, Fine-Very Fine (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
| 4085 | |
1899, 1sh Red, Marotiri
Island. With sheet margin at left, tied by multiple overlapping strikes
of violet "Marotiri Copper Syndicate Island The Original Pigeongram Service
81 Sep 1899" double oval cancel with "18" reversed on 207 x 113mm flimsy,
message written entirely in the hand of agent J.W. Mackay and reads
"We are all quite well but nothing to tell you. Weather is very good.
Hope you are well as I have an idea something is wrong. Expect the boat
next Monday + will return by her. Love + kisses to Larmies + some for self.
Jack.", stamp with faults and flimsy with overall toningFINE. THIS IS THE ONLY KNOWN FLIMSY WITH THE MAROTIRI STAMP. A GREAT RARITY. The stamp was issued on Sept. 15, 1899, and the operation closed in early 1900. This Sept. 18 usage is a very early one. According to a footnote in Walker (p.66), no known examples were known on a flimsy. With undated New Zealand R.P.S. certificate (Image) |
E. 20,000-30,000 |
| 4086 | |
Pigeongram from F. Dibble to
S.H. Howie in Newton. On Service's Ty. 2 flimsy, reduced, dated 1901,
light toning, Fine, Dibble was the Service's agent in Whitford and operated
from Mr. Nathan's Ostrich Farm (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
| 4087 | |
Three Flimsies from S.A.
Dibble to L.D. Nathan. Each stampless with Service Ty. 3 cancel
requesting supplies, one 1903 and other two 1904, former with small holes
in flimsy from pen, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
(Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
| 4088 | |
Port Fitzroy to Davenport New
Zealand. 230 x 148mm flimsy datelined Dec. 27, 1904, from Port Fitzroy
to Davenport with original cover sending pigeongram from Auckland
office to Davenport, cover franked by two New Zealand -1/2d Green stamps,
Service Ty. 3 cancel and Davenport receiving circular datestamp on back,
roughly opened at top affecting one stamp, flimsy with defective 1sh fourth
issue stamp with Ty. 3 cancel and fake Agency Ty. 4 cancel affixed but
obviously does not belong, otherwise Fine
(Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
| 4089 | |
Pigeongram from
Whangaparapara. Stamp removed, violet "Great Barrier The Original
Pigeongram Service 15 Sept. 1902" (Ty. 5) double oval datestamp, on flimsy
(Walker Ty. 4a) with message written entirely in the hand of agent T.
Robinson and signed by him asking for supplies, flimsy with small edge
faults, otherwise Fine (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
| 4090 | |
Whangaparapara to
Whitford. Stampless 148 x 162mm flimsy written by agent C.E.
Werner to Mr. Arthur H. Nathan asking for supplies, violet "Great
Barrier The `Original' Pigeongram Service (Ty. 3) cancel dated Sept. 26,
Extremely Fine (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
| 4091 | Termination of the Whitford Service. Typed letter datelined March 28th, 1904 from L.D. Nathan to S.H. Howie and signed by Nathan, letter with Nathan & Co. printed corner card at top left, contents read "Dear Sir, Please note on and after the end of this month we shall not be running the Pigeon service between here and Whitford, as the Government have established telephonic communication with that place. Kindly inform us if you are prepared to take over our birds at their cost, or can you suggest what we had best do with them. Awaiting your early reply. We remain, Dear Sir, Yours faithfully, L.D. Nathan", usual folds, Very Fine | E. 200-300 | |
| 4092 | The Original Pigeongram Service Pigeons Used by the Press. Letter from an Auckland Star reporter assigned to cover a miltary exercise by the Auckland Infantry Battalion carried by the Original Pigeongram Service, four statment-size pages, bottom of fourth page with Ty. 3 cancel, usual creases, otherwise Fine, the service's birds were used by the Battalion | E. 750-1,000 |