Lot# 895 - Auction 234-243
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Lot# : 895 New Zealand
1872/73: 2 d. orange and 6 d. blue, perf. 12½, used on 1873 cover from Auckland to New Bedford, Mass., USA via Suez, tied by 'Auckland / 1' duplexes in black (May 31) and by 'London / Paid' transit cds (Aug 13) in red. Faint 'New York / Paid All' cds in red on front with manuscript '2' cents credit in red crayon, reverse with 'New Bedford' arrival cds (Aug 25) in black. Cert. RPSL (2006).rnProvenance: Collection John Woolfe, Spink, Oct 2006, lot 247.rnrnrnStarting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 550 CHF