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Auction: 22010 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of New Zealand - Part I
Lot: 176

(x) New Zealand
Printed by John Davies in Auckland
1862 Provisional Printing on Pelure Paper, No Watermark
Serrated Perf 16 at Nelson
6d. black-brown, a well-centred example with serrates all clearly visible, neatly cancelled with large part "dunedin" in oval of bars; small imperfection at upper right due to separation, otherwise very fine. A great rarity of which only a very few examples are recorded. R.P.S. Certificate (1973). S.G. 95, £5,500

provenance:
Adam Hunter
"Chalon", February 1989
"Samos", June 1991
Joseph Hackmey, February 2009

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

Sold for
£3,800

Starting price
£2200