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Lot# 1614 - Auction 227-233

  • Lot# : 1614 New Zealand

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    1862/64: 1 d. orange-vermilion, a used horizontal pair in a bright shade, ample to large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at right, on 1863 cover from Hampden to Shag Valley cancelled by "03" in bars obliterator with 'Waikoua' datestamp below (Jan 16) in black. Reverse with 'Hampden / Otago' cds in black. Minor staining removed from the pair at top but a fine and most attractive cover from the central Otago Goldfields. Cert. Holcombe (1988).rnProvenance: Collection Marcel Stanley, RL, 8 Nov 1977, lot 559; Collection "Antipodes", Corinphila sale 79, Sept 1988, lot 3303.rnNote: Both the Hampden despatch and Waikoua arrival datestamps are the earliest recorded examples.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF