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Auction: 22020 - The Robin Gwynn Collection of New Zealand
Lot: 36A

(x) New Zealand
Revenues
Revenues- Provisional Postal Usage
1882 (15 May) piece bearing 1/- grey-green and red horizontal pair used in combination with First Sideface 2d. rose and 3d. brown and Second Sideface 1d. rose tied to piece by 'blenheim' c.d.s. cancellations; also 1882 5/- red and blue postally used, both very rare. S.G. F4 etc.

provenance:
Dr. Ken McNaught

Note: Another 1/- Law Courts postally used on 15th June 1882 is in the Tapling collection housed in the British Library. The importance of these items is in demonstrating beyond any possible doubt that these "Law Courts" stamps were being deliberately postally used in the provisional period.

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

Sold for
£1,800

Starting price
£500