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Auction: 22020 - The Robin Gwynn Collection of New Zealand
Lot: 244

(x) New Zealand
Great Barrier Island Pigeon Post
1898 The Original Great Barrier Pigeongram Service
1899 (26 Mar.) complete "flimsy" bearing 1/- blue-green tied by violet 'great barrier/ the original/ pigeongram' double-circle cancellation addressed to the Stock exchange, Auckland with message "Men received no wages for 6 weeks. Threaten to knock off work if money not here by Thursday. Reply Pigeongram, J Goldsworthy, Great Barrier". A rare and historical item. R.P.S.N.Z. Certificate. CP VP2, $7,000

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

Sold for
£1,400

Starting price
£1200