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Lot# 1599 - Auction 227-233

  • Lot# : 1599 New Zealand

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    1855 (July 20): 2 d. dull blue, wmk. Large Star on blued paper, an unused example with enormous margins, with portion of adjoining stamp at left, of excellent colour and beautiful appearance, with large part og. Peter Holcombe certificate harshly states 'a little soiled in places'. An immensely rare stamp unused and without doubt one of the finest of the few recorded examples extant. Signed Holcombe. Certs. RPSNZ (1972), Peter Holcombe (1991) Scott 2 = $ 40'000/Gi = £35'000.rnProvenance: Collection "Antipodes", Corinphila sale 79, Sept 1988, lot 3137; Collection 'Samos', Ivy, Shreve & Mader, London, June 1991, lot 820.
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 10,000 CHF