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Lot# 1643 - Auction 227-233

  • Lot# : 1643 New Zealand

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    1864/71: 1 d. pale orange-vermilion in a horizontal pair ostensibly imperforate x 12½ not confirmed by certificate but with large wide margins at top and at base; used with 2 d. pale blue (worn Plate I) and 6 d. red-brown on 1870 cover from Invercargill to Scotland endorsed 'via Marseilles'  tied by Invercargill duplexes (March 23) in black. Reverse with Kilmarnock cds of receipt (May 15) in black. A few minor imperfections but a remarkable 1 d. pair and an attractive cover. Cert. RPSL (2006).rnProvenance: Collection John Woolfe, Spink, Oct 2006, lot 270.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF