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Coin And Stamp Auctions Achieve More Than A Million Dollars In Sales
Saturday, 23 September 2023, 7:32 pm | Mowbray Collectables
Friday and Saturday’s International auctions showed strong interest remains in the time-honoured fields of coin and stamp collecting. “We saw sales of over $ 1,000,000 across coins and stamps this weekend” said David Galt, auctioneer and ... More >>
Amazing Price Achieved For ‘Mistake’ New Zealand Coin
Friday, 22 September 2023, 7:54 pm | Mowbray Collectables
A coin mistakenly struck with both a Canadian side and a New Zealand side has sold at auction in Wellington for $60,000. It is one of only eleven remaining in the world and auctioneer David Galt of Mowbray Collectables describes the price as ‘truly ... More >>
Mistakes, Rarities & Historic Letters In Coin And Stamp Auctions
Friday, 15 September 2023, 12:13 pm | Mowbray Collectables
Going under the hammer for the first time in New Zealand is a unique and bizarre error coin from 1965 with the tiki of a New Zealand Halfpenny on one side and Queen Elizabeth II on the other side, with the inscription in Latin instead of English. ... More >>
All Black Memorabilia Sold And On Its Way To Te Papa
Tuesday, 22 February 2022, 12:30 pm | Mowbray Collectables
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2202/1e7eea7bc45d19dcddb1.jpeg" width="720" height="653"> Although he was just a schoolboy when his 84-year-old grandfather passed away in May 1967, Phil McDonald knew that ... More >>
Veteran Auctioneer Sees Huge Changes In Almost 50 Years Of Stamp Auctions
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 6:12 am | Mowbray Collectables
When John Mowbray conducted his first stamp auction in 1974, he worked off foolscap newsprint sheets with lot details he had typed himself. After more than 55 years his business has evolved from selling stamp packs of first day covers into the internationally ... More >>
Interest In Collectable Coins Heightens In Lockdowns
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 12:00 pm | Mowbray Collectables
A major international coin and banknote auction is being held in Wellington this Friday. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2109/45f82066f9baf41f60ee.jpeg" width="720" height="720"> A major international coin and ... More >>
Lockdown Brings Increased Interest In International Coin Auction
Friday, 5 March 2021, 5:52 pm | Mowbray Collectables
Lot 201 Ancient Rome, Denarius, Brutus. There has been strong interest in the international numismatic auction planned for Friday March 12 in Central Wellington. From a midday start, there will be more than 600 lots to auction, with participants bidding both ... More >>