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Auction: 22020 - The Robin Gwynn Collection of New Zealand
Lot: 84

(x) New Zealand
The Sideface Issues
1882-1900 Second Issue
1893 (3 Feb.) envelope to U.S.A. marked 'Found in bag' and possibly found by a mail officer in a supposedly empty bag from a previous voyage, bearing Hawaii 1c. violet and 2d. red-orange (2) remaining uncancelled and used in combination with 2½d. blue tied 'n-z/marine p.o.' c.d.s. also just tying one of the 2c. values. Colourful and most unusual

provenance:
John Woolfe, October 2006

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

Sold for
£300

Starting price
£300