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AWARD-WINNING WORLD-CLASS EXHIBITION COLLECTION1901-09 1d UNIVERSAL ISSUE: Extensive and valuable specialised exhibition collection mounted on 128 pages (64 pages size A3) displaying with great appel the genesis, the different printings and usages of this very popular issue.Key-items throughout including plate proof of 60 by Waterlow & Sons, group of 11 coin proofs, extensive study of the various perforation combinations on the 1901 London plate, various examples of first day usages, then the various plates showing printing and perforation varieties, a study of different types of papers including Pirie, Basted Mills and Cowan, noted extremely rare perf.14 vertical pairs on Cowan paper IMPERFORATE between, also spectacular examples of mixed perforations, study on the Royle & Sons plates including booklet and an extensive study of the various perforations, section of 1908 redrawn design, range of covers and frankings including items sent abroad and officials, examples of fiscal usages, wide range of different perfins, officials overprint including rare booklet, New Zealand dependencies including valuable NIUE, PENRHYN ISLAND, AITUTAKI and KEdVII LAND.Lot include three stockbooks with extra unmounted material and the 6-volume RPSNZ reference work „The Postage Stamps of New Zealand“The most extensive work on this issue we have ever seen, many ex George Baillie and Robert Dumas items