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  • Lot# : 1354 New Zealand

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    New Zealand 1864: 1 s. green imperforate, a fine horizontal strip of three used with 1864/67 2 d. pale blue, perf. 12½ pair, one stamp defective, used on 1865 cover at quadruple weight (4 x 10 d.) to Edinburgh; all tied by 'Dunedin / Otago' duplexes (May 18). Backstamped on arrival in Edinburgh (July 17). An extraordinary franking and a very rare combination of imperforate and perforated issues on letter. Cert. Holcombe (1988) and BPA (2010).

    Provenance: Maurice Burrus (July 1963), lot 260.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold