Tradition und Erfahrung in klassischer Philatelie seit 1919

Losnr. 1641 - 227.-233. Auktion

  • Losnr. : 1641 Neuseeland

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    1864/71: 1 d. carmine-vermilion, single example used on 1867 Soldier's concessionary rate cover from Auckland to Cambridge, tied by numeral "1" obliterator with AUCKLAND despatch cds (Jan 8) alongside. Endorsed at top 'From No. 626, Private John Palmer, 57th Regiment' and counter-signed correctly at lower left by Major H. Butler commanding. 'London / Paid' cds in red on front (April 3) and reverse with Cambridge arrival cds in black. Some minor creasing to envelope as ever with Soldier's mail. A fine and very rare cover from the 2nd Maori War. Cert. RPSL (2000).rnProvenance: Collection Major Henry Dumas, Spink, March 2000, lot 303.                 rnNote: The 57th Regiment (West Middlesex) returned to England in April 1867, but many of the Officers and men chose to stay on in New Zealand. The regiment had been stationed there for many years (see Gerald Ellott's monograph on the 57th Regiment in New Zealand, published April 2017, available at viewing in Zurich) with two Victoria Crosses awarded for gallantry at Allen's Hill in October 1863. There is a war memorial in New Plymouth commemorating the British troops who died or were killed in the Maori Campaigns.
    Ausruf : 1.000 CHF
    Zuschlag : 4.000 CHF