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Lot# 1668 - Auction 227-233

  • Lot# : 1668 New Zealand

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    1864/71: 1 s. yellow-green, two examples used on 1871 mourning envelope from Queenstown to Edinburgh endorsed 'via San Francisco' paying the quadruple rate, cancelled by numeral "25" obliterator in black. Reverse with Queenstown despatch cds (Aug 8), Dunedin transit cds (Aug 12) and Edinburgh arrival cds (Oct 28). Flaps torn on reverse and slightly soiled but a scarce rate. Cert. RPSL (2006).rnProvenance: Collection John Woolfe, Spink, Oct 2006, lot 321.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF