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Sale 318
The "DuBois" Collection
of New Zealand Chalon Heads of 1855-1872
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Lot 2274 |
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2d pale blue from Plate 1 with advanced plate wear (SG 98), full to large margined example with sheet margin at right, cancelled by barred oval handstamp on 1864 (18 Oct.) envelope from Auckland to Nelson (21.10), Fine to Very Fine. Campbell Paterson A2j(1).
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2275 |
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6d red-brown (SG 99), lovely rich color, large margins all around, tied by "1" on 1864 (29 Apr.) green envelope from Auckland to the 12th Regiment, Victoria Barracks, Sydney, with "Sydney/Ship Letter" c.d.s. (10.5), stamp lifted and inaccurately replaced, small piece of flap at back missing, Very Fine Maori War cover from the Laver correspondence (an officer serving in the 12th Regiment) with this scarce stamp. Campbell Paterson A5f.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 1998 Holcombe and 2006 Odenweller Certificates.
Provenance: Antipodes
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Lot 2276 |
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1/- green and 1864-67 watermarked large star perf 12½ 6d deep red-brown (SG 100, 122), tied by "Auckland/1" duplex on 1866 (30 June) envelope to Wells, Somerset (15.9), the 1/- is full-margined but has light crease at upper right corner, small cover tears at top center, nevertheless Very Fine 1s6d rate to the U.K. with 1/- paying the late letter fee. Campbell Paterson A5h(1), A6h(1).
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 2001 R.P.S.N.Z. Certificate.
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