POSTAL STAMP AUCTION 479 TUESDAY 9 AUGUST 2016 2304 Background Ex 2550 2620 MOWBRAY COLLECTABLES, PRIVATE BAG 63000, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND 6140
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AUCTION 479 Closes: Tuesday 9 th August 2016 INDEX OF LOTS 1-466 Collections & Accumulations 467-527 Thematics 528-533 Postcards & Autographs 534-538 Accessories 539-544 Catalogues 545-561 Literature 562-810 New Zealand - Postal History 811-823 - Postal Stationery 824-1531 - Definitives 1532-1551 - Airmail 1552-1692 - Commemoratives 1693-1785 - Health 1786-1937 - Officials 1938-1977 - Life Insurance 1978-2074 - Postal Fiscals 2075-2101 - Booklets 2102-2171 - Other 2172-2233 - Revenues 2234-2255 - Cinderellas 2256-2349 Polar 2350-2397 Flight Covers 2398-2467 Australia 2468-2659 Pacific Islands 2660-2843 Great Britain 2844-3124 British Commonwealth 3125-3615 Foreign 3616-3643 Collectables IMPORTANT INFORMATION: - You can bid by mail, phone, fax, email or via our website - see contact details below. - For enquiries on any lots, contact our office as above. - Lots are listed on a simplified basis unless otherwise stated. - Stamps illustrated in colour may not be exactly true to shade. - Bids under 2/3rds of estimate are generally not considered. - NZ Bidders: GST of 15% will be added to successful bids. EXCHANGE RATES at time of printing (subject to change) NZ Dollar equals UK 54p, USA 72c, Australia 98c, Canada 94c, Euro 65c, Japan 74, Hong Kong $5.62, Singapore 98c. MOWBRAY COLLECTABLES Private Bag 63000, Wellington 6140, New Zealand Phone +64 6 364 8270, Fax +64 6 364 8252 Email mowbray.stamps@xtra.co.nz, website www.mowbrays.co.nz PAGE 5
CONDITIONS OF SALE 1. We shall accept bids offered by mail, e-mail, telephone or facsimile. 2. The highest bidder shall be the purchaser (subject to reserve, which is normally 65%-80% of estimate). If two bids are received for identical amounts on any lot, the first bid received shall be awarded the lot. 3. Bids shall advance in the following increments: Up to $100 $5 increments Over $100 10% increments, or at our discretion. Bids shall be accepted only in these advances; odd amounts if offered will be reduced to the nearest acceptable increments. 4. Bids will be used to their maximum value only as competitive bids require. Where two or more identical lots are listed, we reserve the right to transfer a bid from one lot to another if this is in the bidder s interests. 5. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. 6. Buy bids will not be accepted (in the event of two such bids on a single lot, an impossible situation would exist). 7. We will accept alternative bids for one of several lots if the bidder s intention is made clear. 8. We reserve the right to sell more than one lot where multiple lots, identical to the description, are available. This shall not apply to an illustrated lot. 9. By placing bids in the auction, the bidder is entering into a binding contract to purchase all lots he is awarded. 10. Maximum purchase value may be nominated by bidders. This figure must be noted in the bid form - when the limit has been reached all further bids will be cancelled. 11. Payment: Bidders will receive an invoice after the auction. Payment should be forwarded within 7 days of receipt of invoice, and may be made as follows: by credit card as detailed on the bid sheet; or: within NZ - personal or bank cheque, deposit into our bank account; Australia - personal or bank cheque; USA - personal or bank cheque/cash to NZ$ equivalent in US currency; Canada - bank cheque or draft/cash to NZ$ equivalent in Canadian Currency; GB - personal or bank cheque/cash to NZ$ equivalent in stg; rest of world - bankdraft in NZ$ or US$. 12. Buyers from outside New Zealand undertake that neither they nor an associated person will cause the purchased goods to be re-imported into New Zealand in substantially the same condition in which they were exported. This means that GST will not be charged on their purchases. 13. Delivery shall be made to bidders upon receipt of payment. Postage and packing is at purchaser s expense and unless otherwise requested, dispatches will be mailed: Inland (NZ) by ordinary mail; overseas by airmail; all dispatches valued over $1,000 by registered mail or courier. 14. Lots are listed on a simplified basis, unless otherwise stated. 15. Guarantee: Each lot is guaranteed to be genuine and as described. Descriptions of condition are opinion, and we recognise that opinions vary and that errors occur. Should purchasers suspect a lot is not as described, they should notify the Auctioneer within 7 days of receipt of the item. A replacement, refund or credit will be arranged. The following lots are not returnable: (a) Items which were illustrated in the catalogue are not returnable for matters of centering, postmarks, perf defects (ie. visible faults). (b) Stamps which have been immersed in water, or subjected to any chemical process subsequent to the sale. If necessary the opinion of a mutually acceptable authority shall be sought, and such opinion shall be final. 16. Viewing lots: lots may be viewed by appointment at the offices of Mowbray Collectables in Otaki. Alternatively arrangements may be made for single items to be photocopied or scanned. 17. Placing a bid in this Auction shall constitute acceptance of the foregoing conditions. 18. Prices Realised are sent to all bidders after each sale and is available to view on our website after the sale. * - MUH (mint, not hinged) / - mint & used ACS - Auckland City Stamps (NZ) b/s - backstamp C - cover/entire/postcard cds - circular date stamp CP - Campbell Paterson (NZ) CTO - cancelled to order FDC - first day cover FU - fine used (light pmk) GU - good used PAGE 6 ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS CATALOGUE: H/H - heavy hinged h/s - handstamp LH - light hinged LJ - Len Jury M - mint, previously hinged MNG - mint no gum m/s - miniature sheet or manuscript postmark o/c - off centre OG - original gum P - proof/reprint p/c - postcard pmk - postmark PPC - picture postcard PU - postally used R - revenue r/s - rubber stamp S - specimen seln - selection SG - Stanley Gibbons (UK) s/l - straight line "GU" and "FU" refer to the postmark
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