Lot 1527 /o
New Zealand, 1864, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 2d blue study, perf 12½, Large Star watermark, of 74 stamps; includes 11 worn plate 1 issues (113) with 4 unused including thick and blurred print varieties, 63 plate 2 issues (114-115) with 7 unused, includes the range of Campbell-Paterson shades with a nice showing of various cancellations, thick and thin papers, watermark lines on mint issues, etc., also a scarcer retouched issue unused (115a); condition well above the norm throughout, 11 Odenweller certificates accompany, Very Fine.SG No. 113-115a; £4,892 ($6,430) Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,400