Auction: 22010 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of New Zealand - Part I
Lot: 178
(x) New Zealand
Printed by John Davies in Auckland
1863 on Thick Soft Paper
Imperforate
2d. dull deep blue, variety stitch watermark, cancelled with barred oval "17", illustrated in Robert Odenweller's article published in the London Philatelist (Feb. 2012) on the subject of the Stitch Watermark, a copy of which is enclosed with this lot; a couple of very small thin spots, otherwise fine and very rare. B.P.A. (1958) and Odenweller (2011). S.G. 96 var.
Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Estimate
£6,000 to £8,000
Starting price
£5200