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Lot# 867 - Auction 234-243

  • Lot# : 867 New Zealand

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    1864/71: 2 d. pale blue, Plate I, worn plate, a single and horizontal pair used with 6 d. red-brown, two single examples on 1865 cover from Invercargill to Rochester, New York endorsed 'via Marseilles', tied by Invercargill / 21' duplexes in black (Aug 18). London / Paid' transit cds in red (Oct 16) and manuscript '8d.' credit in red crayon, '5 / N. YORK AM. PKT' datestamp in black and '16 /CENTS' credit marking in red and "Due 5c." with amount in manuscript at lower right for inland fee to Rochester. Some peripheral aging but a remarkable, attractive and rare Transatlantic usage. Cert. RPSL (2006).rnProvenance: Collection Gerald Ellott; Collection John Woolfe, Spink, Oct 2006, lot 280.rn 
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF