Lot 6005 E
New Zealand, 1853, engine-turned background trade sample on thin card, octagon trimmed showing "7" die number at top, fresh and Very Fine. Scott No. 1E.SG No. 1E Estimate $150 - 200.
This trade sample by Perkins, Fairman & Heath with pattern used in the New Zealand stamps for the background outside the circle containing the portrait.
Realized: $180