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Auction: 22020 - The Robin Gwynn Collection of New Zealand
Lot: 260

(x) New Zealand
Napier Earthquake
1931 (6 Feb.) envelope from Hastings to Christchurch bearing 1926 1d. tied by 'hastings' c.d.s. and with 'emergency earthquake air mail' cachet in violet, signed by Pilot C.M. Duthie; fine and with AMSNZ authentication handstamp on reverse, offered with contemporary 'Earthquake Memorial Tablet, Napier N.Z.' postcard also 1931 (14 Feb.) unfranked emergency printed envelope with 'nelson park refugee camp/ napier' in blue at lower left, endorsed Earthquake area' at top and with 'napier' c.d.s., sent to Dunedin by surface mail, slightly torn at top; scarce, an attractive duo

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Sold for
£500

Starting price
£220