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Auction: 15043 - The "Fordwater" Collection of New Zealand
Lot: 1173

New Zealand
1874-78 First Sideface Issue
Watermark "NZ" and Star, Perf. 12x11½
4d. maroon, a top left corner block of four showing current number, mounted in the selvedge only, some light gum creases and two small holes in margins, otherwise fresh and fine unmounted mint. A very rare positional multiple. C.P. C4d[4], $6,000; S.G. 182. Photo

Note: Paper for printing was bound in books and detached as needed, hence the line of perf 14 perforations at top.

provenance:
Dr. Robin Gwynn

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Sold for
£2,300