Petite Treasures – May 2026

1877, three stamps 4 d. on 3 d. showing shades of mauve, on laid paper with monogram "VR" overprint, unused, good perforations, fine trio. (SG £360).

1876, Four Pence on 3 d. mauve on laid paper from the Printer's Waste / Trial sheets, imperforated block of four, deep impression, unused, very fine.

Provenienz: Sir Lacon Threlford

1877, 4 d. on 3 d. mauve, on laid paper with monogram "VR" overprint, unused with part gum, variety ‘double print of mauve colour’, fraudulent perforation 12¾, fine and interesting printers waste, certificate BPA (1998).

1877, 4 d. on 3 d. mauve, on laid paper with monogram "VR" overprint, unused, variety ‘double print of mauve colour’, good perforation, fine and attractive. (SG unrecorded, maybe printers waste).

1877, 4 d. on 3 d. mauve, on laid paper with monogram "VR" overprint, perforation 12½, unused, variety ‘shifted to double overprint’, good horizontal unsuccessful perforation, fine and attractive. (SG unrecorded).

1878/99, 2 d. on 3 d. green on wove paper, unused, variety imperf, fine.

Provenienz: Sir Lacon Threlford

1878/99, 2 d. on 3 d. green on wove paper, top margin, variety imperf, tied to piece by SUVA REGIS. 4 JUL 1913, a very late usage, fine.

Provenienz: Sir Lacon Threlford

1878/99, 2 d. light blue on wove paper, from the Printer's Waste / Trial sheets, unused no gum (maybe ink removed or washed out), few short perfs, still fine.

Provenienz: Sir Lacon Threlford

1903, KEVII 1 d. dull purple and black on red, top left corner margin block with plate number “1” on top, mint never hinged, tiny gum crease, otherwise very fine and fresh.

1904/09, KEVII Spavin Flaw: 2 d. dull purple and orange, unused, plate flaw “damaged frame and crown”. It occurs on the third stamp in the first row of the left pane. Fine and scarce.

1903, KEVII 5 sh. green and black, two stamps top and bottom margin, both showing plate number “1” and colour shades, unused, very fine matching pair.

1903, £1 grey-black and ultramarine, good perforation, clear cancelled, fine

1903, KEVII two stamps £1 grey-black and ultramarine, £1 purple and black on red, good perforations, each clear cancelled with forged cancellation SUVA FIJI type 160 cds. ‘Madame Joseph’, fine pair.

1904/12, KEVII ½ d. green, ½ d. green and pale green, 1 sh. green and carmine, unused, three blocks of four and six, fine trio.

1904/12, KEVII watermark change to Multiple Crown CA, set of three values (½ d., 1 d. and 1 s.) and the 1906/12 set of seven values to £1 purple and black on red, unused, mainly fine.

1904/12, KEVII watermark change to Multiple Crown CA, set of three values (½ d., 1 d. and 1 s.) and the 1906/12 set of seven values to £1 purple and black on red, used, mainly fine.

1904/09, KEVII 1 d. purple and black on red, block of four, unused, bottom pair mint never hinged, otherwise very fine and fresh.

1904/09, KEVII Spavin Flaw: 1 d. purple and black on red, unused, this moderate flaw is a broken frame at right of the crown. It occurs on the third stamp in the first row of the left pane. Fine and scarce.

1906/12, KEVII ½ d. green corner margin pair and 1 d. red bottom margin block of four, each showing plate number “1”, stamps unused and mint never hinged, very fine matching pair.

1906/12, KEVII Spavin Flaw: 1 d. red, unused, plate flaw “damaged frame and crown”. It occurs on the third stamp in the first row of the left pane. Vertical crease, otherwise fine and scarce.

1906/12, KEVII Spavin Flaw: 1 d. red, used, plate flaw “damaged frame and crown”. It occurs on the third stamp in the first row of the left pane. Fine.

1906/12, KEVII 1 d. red bottom left corner margin block of 15, showing plate number “1”, stamps unused and mint never hinged, two stamps tiny surface scratch, otherwise fine and scarce.

1906/12, KEVII 1 d. red, two stamps top and bottom margin, showing plate numbers “1” and “2”, stamps mint never hinged, hinge on margin, very fine matching pair.

1906/12, set of four values to £1 unused, mint never hinged strips of three, wmk. multiple script CA, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black, fresh and very fine. A scarce set and largest possible multiples.

1906/12, KEVII 6 d. dull purple, top left corner margin block of four, showing plate number “1” on top, stamps unused and mint never hinged, tiny gum spots, otherwise fine. Additional 2½ d. bright blue with plate number on top.

1904/12, KEVII £1 purple and black on red, watermark multiple crown CA, tied to piece by Suva Registered 12 APR 1913 cds., fine.

1909, Edward VII 2 sh. nearly complete booklet, this handmade booklet was issued with ½ d. green (S.G. 118) in one pane of six and one pane of five, plus three panes of six of the 1 d. red (S.G.119; one pane is missing one stamp), the booklet has been exploded for display, stapled at left, in addition to the covers there are four sheets of interleaving to separate the panes, one of these is slightly adhering to the 1/2p pane of six, some perf. separation particularly in the ½ d. panes and some gum toning, the red covers have minor faults, despite the flaws this is a reasonably well preserved example of an extremely rare booklet of which very few are still extant; Stanley Gibbons for fully complete booklet is £4,000 (cert.Basel 2003)

1912-27, George V, complete set to 5 sh. and £1, with few extra dies and shades, all unused, very fine.

1912/23, George V ¼ d. brown to £1 purple and black on red, two album pages with top and bottom margin stamps and blocks showing 20 plate numbers “1”, "5", “6” and "8", unused and mint never hinged, good perforations, very fine and attractive study.

1914, KGV ½ d. greean four stamps and 1 d. carmine, together on tied to parcel tag by PO NIUSAWA 4/AUG/1914 cds., adressed to Chatswood N.S.W.very fine and a scarce usage.

1912/23, George V, pair ½ d. green, variety ‘watermark reversed and inverted’, good perforation, unused, fine. (SG £400).

1912/23, George V, ½ d. green, variety ‘watermark reversed and inverted’, good perforation, unused, fine. (SG £200).

1912/23, George V, 1 d. deep rose, variety ‘watermark inverted’, cancelled LEVUKA 17/OCT/1923, missing perforation at left, still fine. Only few recorded, Certificate APS (2001). (SG -,- unpriced).

1912/23, George V, 2 d. greyish-slate, variety ‘watermark C of CA missing’, cancelled SUVA1 19/DE, perforation flaws, still fine. Only few recorded, Certificate APS (2001). (SG -,- unpriced).

1912/23, George V, 2 d. greyish-slate, variety ‘watermark inverted’, cancelled 1921, good perforation, fine. Certificate APS (2004). (SG £350).

1914, George V, 3 d. purple on yellow, variety ‘watermark mult. Crown CA sideways’, unused, very fine. Certificate Brandon (2003). (SG £350).