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Auction: 22010 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of New Zealand - Part I
Lot: 122

(x) New Zealand
Printed by John Davies in Auckland
1862-64 on Large Star Watermarked Paper
Imperforate

6d. red-brown (2) and 6d. deep red-brown (2), all with clear to large margins and tied by indistinct barred ovals on 1864 (1 Feb.) entire letter to Sydney, 'ship letter/ sydney' double-arc handstamp on reverse; filing folds and splits in the paper along some of these folds but not affecting the adhesives; an unusual and rare franking. S.G. 43

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

Sold for
£480

Starting price
£180