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Auction: 22010 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of New Zealand - Part I
Lot: 55

(x) New Zealand
Printed in Auckland by J. Richardson
1857-63 On Soft White or Hard Paper, No Watermark
Imperforate
2d. pale blue on hard paper, a block of four, three stamps with clear to good margins and the fourth just cut-into at top and with a rounded corner, each lightly cancelled "11" at Port Ahuriri and tied to piece, the reverse of which shows Ahuriri c.d.s. for 21 September 1859; a very rare multiple with only two blocks of four known. Peter Holcombe Certificate (1988). S.G. 9

provenance:
"Antipodes", September 1988
Joseph Hackmey, May 2010
Derek Diamond, July 2016
Dr. David Patterson, April 2019

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£450

Starting price
£520