Catalogue
East Taieri (Otago), Presbyterian Church, 1864 (GRW.108; L.385; C.2024). Toned very fine and an early original issue with smaller lettering, very rare thus, apparently unpublished.
Estimate $200
SOLD $520
East Taieri (Otago) Presbyterian Church 1864, as previous but with larger lettering and of local manufacture. Also North Taieri (Otago) Presbyterian Church, undated (circa 1864), West Taieri, 1864 (3) and Waihola (Otago) 1864 (2) (GRW.108, 116, 131, 126; L.384-7; C.204, 4681, 6242, 6193). All of local manufacture, generally extremely fine-nearly uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $120
SOLD $110
Green Island (Otago) Church, undated (circa 1868) (GRW. 109; L.382; C.2667). Very good with Otago (NZ) about 1868 in ink on reverse; good very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Invercargill, Southland, Presbyterian Church, undated (circa 1866) (GRW.110; L.393; C.2962). Very fine; good very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Kaihiku, Otago, Presbyterian Church, undated (circa 1866) (GRW.111; L.383; C.4784) (illustrated) North Dunedin (Otago) (St. Stephen's) Presbyterian Church, 1871 (GRW.115; L.379; C.4677) (2). Whangarei (Auckland) Church, undated (circa 1864) (GRW.132; L.361; C.6245). Extremely fine or better. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Kakanui (Otago) Presbyterian Church, undated (circa 1875) (GRW.-; L. (395); C.-). Full original mint bloom, uncirculated and excessively rare, unpublished in the standard references.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,400
Longbush (Southland) undated (circa 1864) (GRW. 112; L.392; C.3924). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $620
Longbush (Southland), as previous. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $520
Nelson, Trinity Church 1849 (GRW.114; L.368; C.6073). Fine and very rare.
Estimate $240
SOLD $400
North Taieri (Otago) Presbyterian Church, undated (circa 1864) (GRW.116; L.384; C.4681) from original dies of Scottish manufacture lettering slightly smaller. Nearly very fine and very rare as such.
Estimate $180
SOLD $620
Oamaru (Otago) (St. Paul's Church) undated (circa 1868) (GRW.117; L.370; C.4707). Another but struck with a broad flat rim (36mm). Nearly extremely fine, the second with inked 'Otago/NZ' on obverse field and very rare. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Oamaru (Otago) as previous lot. Slight blistering on one, all with some original colour, very fine-nearly extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Oamaru (Otago) as previous two lots except a uniface trial of the obverse only in copper. Hints of mint red, die flaw at 4 o'clock, otherwise good extremely fine and excessively rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,000
Otago, Scottish Reformed Presbyterian Mission, 1844 (GRW.119; L.372; C.4629). Considerable original mint bloom, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $850
Otago, as previous. Toned, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $850
Otago, Presbyterian Church of, undated (circa 1864) (GRW.120; L.373; C.4782) (2). Stock token, Free Church of Soctland, undated (circa 1848) appears to be a cast replica (GRW.118; L.371; C.6457). Wellington, St. John's Church 1886 (GRW.130; L.367; C.6220) this also is a cast replica. The first brilliant uncirculated, others good very fine or better. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Otepopo (Otago) Presbyterian Church 1864 (GRW.122; L.391; C.4789). Minor stabilised blistering otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $270
SOLD $420
Port Chalmers (Otago) Presbyterian Church 1848 (GRW.123; L.376; C.5007). Rusty very fine; original colour extremely fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $240
SOLD $250
Tapanui (Otago) Presbyterian Church, undated (circa 1866) (GRW.124; L.389; C.5939). Some original colour good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $370
SOLD $560
Waikouaiti (Otago) Presbyterian Church, 1863 (GRW.127; L.375; C.6194). Usual 'tin pest' or blistering otherwise very fine or better and very scarce. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $110
Warepa, Otago, Presbyterian Church, undated (circa 1866) (GRW.128; L.388; C.4786). Some mint bloom, good extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $270
SOLD $340
Wellington, St. Andrew's Church, undated (circa 1870) (GRW.-; L.365; C.-). Rim nick at 7 o'clock on reverse, toned with slight tin pest, overall an even dark brown patina, very fine and excessively rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,900
Wellington, St. John's Church, 1886 (GRW.130; L.367; C. 6220). Brilliant uncirculated and extremely rare thus, possibly the finest known.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,800
Maori; printer's proof of Communion token of admission in paper, undated but circa 1847 by Colenso (Williams 163). Two printed paragraphs in Maori followed by a Scripture reference and at the base 'Tukua tenei tangata ki roto' (Allow this person within) 'Na te Koreneho' (By Colenso) (115 x 85mm). The two parts were divided and pasted on the front and back of a card (78 x 57mm) by Colenso as a ticket of admission for attending communions. Good extremely fine and excessively rare, an important printed ephemeral item relating to the cross over between the Maori and the Christian community.
Estimate $800
SOLD $740
Collection of New Zealand Communion Tokens housed in a glazed frame as presented by H.G.Williams in 1933 to . Fine - extremely fine, a few rare or very rare, only three or four such sets were so presented by Williams ( ).
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $4,100
Channel Islands, Jersey, St. Helier's Church 1853 (GRW.208; C.3037; H.95; Cop.107) table no.2. Toned otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $370
SOLD $300
Malta, Scotch Church, 1849 (GRW.209; Cr.4064). Toned otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $620
Mauritius, Port Louis, St. Andrew's Church, undated (circa 1840) (GRW.255; Cr.5014) serial no. 9. Tin pest otherwise very fine and very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $280
Mauritius, Port Louis, as previous, but serial no. Tin pest otherwise very fine and very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
South Africa, Apostolic Union, undated (circa 1850) in cupro-nickel (G.R.W. 256; C.5544)). Some carbon spots otherwise original colour, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $320
SOLD $400