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Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
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Lot# : 2296 New Zealand
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1854c: The original Essay engraved by William Humphrys, prepared by Perkins, Bacon & Co. for the printing contract, showing the half-length Chalon portrait of Queen Victoria on engine-turned diagonally cross-hatched background with ornamental circular surround, State 1 without the circular frame-line dividing the portrait from the backgriound, printed in black on India paper (65 x 50 mm.) and mounted on soft wove card (88 x 74 mm.). Very fine and rare, an outstanding frontispiece for a specialised collection.rnrnProvenance: Collection Harry Lacoste Bartrop (October 1984); Collection Joseph Hackmey (2010).Starting bid : 2,500 CHFHammer price : 3,200 CHFLot# : 2297 New Zealand
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1855/58: Perkins Bacon imperforate Die Proof for 3 d. value in black on card with truncated corners, 23 x 30mm., fresh and very fine. A very rare and most appealing example of the printer's art. Signed Holcombe. Cert. RPSL (2006).rnrnProvenance: Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie (March 2006); Collection Joseph Hackmey (Feb 2009).1 / 1Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 2,600 CHFLot# : 2298 New Zealand
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1855/58: Perkins Bacon imperforate Die Proof for 4 d. value in black on India paper, affixed to card, 40 x 44mm., fresh and very fine. A very rare and most appealing example of the printer's art. Signed Holcombe. Cert. Holcombe (1988).rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Antipodes', Corinphila sale 79, Sept 1988, lot 3095.1 / 1Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 2,600 CHFLot# : 2299 New Zealand
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1855/58: Perkins Bacon imperforate Die Proof for 6 d. value in black on India paper, affixed to card, 40 x 44mm., fresh and very fine. A very rare and most appealing example of the printer's art. Signed Holcombe. Cert. Holcombe (1988).rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Antipodes', Corinphila sale 79, Sept 1988, lot 3091.1 / 1Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 2,600 CHFLot# : 2300 New Zealand
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1855: Perkins Bacon 2 d. dull blue, imperforate on blued paper, wmk. Large Star, a fine used example with ample to large margins all round with portion of adjoining stamp at base, used on 1856 entire letter from Wellington to London, endorsed at upper left "per Talcahuano" (Chile) and confirming the Pacific route taken with this mail. The adhesive in a bright resonant shade lightly tied by '10' numeral obliterator with reverse showing 'Wellington / New Zealand' cds in black (February 19) and London arrival cds (May 17) in red where charged '2s.' due in manuscript. Minor file folds sensibly reinforced internally, but a very rare and important entire - the sole occassion when Mail was transmitted via Chile during the Chalon era. an exhibition item. Cert. RPSL (2006).1 / 1Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 3,600 CHFLot# : 2301 New Zealand
1 / 21855: Perkins Bacon 1 s. pale yellow-green, imperforate on blued paper, wmk. Large Star, a magnificent horizontal pair with ample to huge margins all round and portion of adjoining stamps at top and at left, neatly cancelled by central '10' obliterator of Wellington in black. An outstandingly rare multiple in consummate quality and impecable provenance for the specialist. Cert. BPA (1993) Gi = £ 11'000+.rnrnProvenance: Philip Ferrary de la Renotière, Sale III (1922); Dr. Mario Tomasini; Maurice Burrus (July 1963); Major Henry Dumas (2000); Joseph Hackmey (2009).1 / 1Starting bid : 5,000 CHFHammer price : 9,000 CHFLot# : 2302 New Zealand
1 / 21855: Perkins Bacon 1 s. pale yellow-green, imperforate on blued paper, wmk. Large Star, a superb used example with much blueing of the paper, large margins all round, neatly cancelled by '9' numeral obliterator of New Plymouth in black. A wonderful choice example of this very rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1992) Gi = £ 5'500.1 / 1Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 3,400 CHFLot# : 2303 New Zealand
1 / 21855: Perkins Bacon 1 s. pale yellow-green, imperforate on blued paper, wmk. Large Star, used with 'CANCELLED' obliterator from the block of six originally given to Ormond Hill by Perkins Bacon in 1861, the stamp with small corner faults and closed tear at upper left, nevertheless an attractive example of this great rarity of excellent pedigree. Cert. RPSL (2000) Gi = £ 26'000.rnrnProvenance: Collections of E. W. and W. W. Mann; Charles Williams (1947), Major Henry Dumas (March 2000), Joseph Hackmey (2009).1 / 1Starting bid : 3,500 CHFHammer price : 8,500 CHFLot# : 2304 New Zealand
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1855/58: Richardson printing 1 s. green, imperforate on blued unwatermarked paper, the magnificent vertically bisected example (right half) used on 1858 cover to Dublin, Ireland to pay the 6d. single rate, lightly tied by '18' numeral obliterator of Otago. The adhesive with large margins on the three sides, the small envelope with fine "Otago / New Zealand" despatch cds on reverse (Dec 27) in black with 'Dublin' arrival adjacent (April 1) in blue. A splendid example of this rare usage, #20 of the 26 recorded examples in the Gerald Elliott census. An exceptional cover for the connoisseur. Certs. RPSNZ (1973) and BPA (1989) Gi = £ 26'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Antipodes', Corinphila sale 79, Sept 1988, lot 3022, Collection Joseph Hackmey, Spink, New York, Feb 2009, lot 1063.1 / 1Starting bid : 7,500 CHFHammer price : 12,500 CHFLot# : 2305 New Zealand
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1857/63: 1 d. dull orange, imperforate on hard white unwatermarked paper, two vertical strips of three, margins touched to large, used on 1860 second page of entire letter to Edinburgh, Scotland tied by "18" numeral obliterators of Otago. Reverse with 'Otago / New Zealand' despatch cds (June 28) in black and Edinburgh arrival (Sept 20) alongside. File folds affect the adhesives but a very rare franking for the 6d. single rate. Cert. Holcombe (1994).1 / 1Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 750 CHF -
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