Sale 318

The "DuBois" Collection
of New Zealand Chalon Heads of 1855-1872


1862 watermark Large Star, perf 13 (at Dunedin)
 
 
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Lot 2199
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1d vermilion (SG 68), bright and nicely centered with wing margin and sheet margin watermark at left, unused, Fine. Campbell Paterson A1f(3).
SG £1,800 ($2,300)

Expertization: 2006 Odenweller Certificate.
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Lot 2200
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1d vermilion (SG 68), strong color, large margins on three sides, unused, short perf at top. Otherwise Fine. Campbell Paterson A1f(3).
SG £1,800 ($2,300)

Expertization: 2006 Odenweller Certificate.
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Lot 2201
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1d orange-vermilion (SG 68), nicely centered with exceptionally large margins, bright and fresh, slightly short perfs at upper right, Fine to Very Fine. Campbell Paterson A1f(1).
SG £325 ($410)

Expertization: 1996 R.P.S.N.Z. Certificate.
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Lot 2202
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1d orange- vermilion (SG 68), neat 1865 Dunedin/Otago duplex c.d.s., bright and fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Campbell Paterson A1f(1).
SG £325 ($410)
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Lot 2203
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1d carmine-vermilion (SG 69), nicely centered with bright color, unused, Fine to Very Fine. Campbell Paterson A1f(2).
SG £1,800 ($2,300)

Expertization: 2006 Odenweller Certificate.
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Lot 2204
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1d carmine-vermilion (SG 69), bright and exceptionally well centered, unused, couple short perfs at lower right, otherwise fresh and Very Fine. Campbell Paterson A1f(2).
SG £1,800 ($2,300)

Expertization: 2006 Odenweller Certificate.
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Lot 2205
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2d dull blue (SG 72), unused, fresh and Fine. Campbell Paterson A2e(6).
SG £400 ($510)
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Lot 2206
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2d blue (SG 72), fresh and nicely centered with a lovely Dunedin oval grid cancel, Very Fine. Campbell Paterson A2e(5).
SG £70 ($90)

Expertization: 1996 R.P.S.N.Z. Certificate.
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Lot 2207
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2d blue (SG 72), well centered with remarkably large margins and a light grid cancel, Extremely Fine. Campbell Paterson A2e(7).
SG £70 ($90)
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Lot 2208
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2d blue (SG 72), horizontal pair, beautifully centered, particularly the right stamp which shows a portion of the adjacent stamp at its right, light Dunedin duplex cancel, Jun 6, 1863, Very Fine and choice. Campbell Paterson A2e(5).
SG £140 as singles ($180)
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Lot 2209
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2d blue (SG 72), block of four, fresh and nicely centered, light grid cancels, small thin upper right stamp, otherwise Very Fine and scarce. Campbell Paterson A2e(7).
SG £280 as singles ($360)

Expertization: signed Holcombe.
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Lot 2210
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3d brown-lilac (SG 74), fresh and nicely centered, unused, Fine to Very Fine. Campbell Paterson A3b.
SG £1,500 ($1,910)

Expertization: 2003 R.P.S.N.Z. Certificate.
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Lot 2211
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3d brown-lilac (SG 74), an oversize example with perforations clear of design all around, light cancel, couple tiny corner creases, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Campbell Paterson A3b.
SG £400 ($510)

Expertization: clear 2006 Odenweller Certificate as an "unusually fine copy".
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Lot 2212
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3d brown-lilac (SG 74), reasonably well centered with bold Dunedin/Otago duplex cancel, Fine to Very Fine. Campbell Paterson A3b.
SG £400 ($510)

Expertization: 1995 R.P.S.N.Z. Certificate.
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Lot 2213

6d black-brown (SG 75), part original gum, fresh and Fine. Campbell Paterson A5c(1).
SG £1,300 ($1,660)

Expertization: signed Holcombe.

Provenance: Antipodes
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Lot 2214
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6d brown (SG 76), unused, fresh and Fine. Campbell Paterson A5c(2).
SG £1,100 ($1,400)

Expertization: 2000 R.P.S.N.Z. Certificate.
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Lot 2215
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6d brown (SG 76), choice centering and light "25" oval grid cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine. Campbell Paterson A5c(2).
SG £140 ($180)
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Lot 2216
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6d red-brown (SG 77), beautifully centered with bright color and light cancel, fresh and choice Very Fine. Campbell Paterson A5c(4).
SG £110 ($140)
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Lot 2217
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1/- bluish green (SG 78), brilliant color and neat Dunedin/Otago duplex cancel, fresh and Fine. Campbell Paterson A6e(1).
SG £425 ($540)
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Lot 2218
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1/- dull green (SG 79), nicely centered with light Otago grid cancel, fresh and Very Fine. Campbell Paterson A6e(3).
SG £400 ($510)
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Lot 2219
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1/- yellow-green (SG 80), virtually perfectly centered with large margins leaving perforations clear of the design all around, unused, faint tone spot at center left, otherwise fresh and Superb. Campbell Paterson A6e(5).
SG £1,500 ($1,910)

CONSIDERED THE FINEST EXISTING EXAMPLE OF ALL RECORDED PERF. 13 VARIETIES.

Expertization: 2006 Odenweller Certificate.

Provenance: Stanley, Odenweller
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Lot 2220
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1/- deep yellow-green (SG 80), nicely centered with neat Dunedin oval grid cancel, Very Fine. Campbell Paterson A6e(5).
SG £375 ($480)
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Lot 2221
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1/- dull yellow-green (SG 80), nicely centered with neat Dunedin duplex cancel, Jan 14, 1864, Very Fine. Campbell Paterson A6e(5).
SG £375 ($480)
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Lot 2222
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The mainly used balance of the issue, comprising 1d (2), 2d (11, with two unused), 3d, 6d (4), and 1/- (4), some have faults but many are sound. F.-V.F. appearance.
SG £5,000+ ($6,380)
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