Sale 87: The Dr. David Patterson Collection of New Zealand

Lot 6015 o

New Zealand, 1855, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 1d dull carmine, Re-entry R. 18/6, London printing, Large Star watermark, showing re-entry above top frame-line and in value tablet, large to extra large margins except slightly in at left, bright color, neatly cancelled barred "1" oval at Auckland, Fine, ex-Alfred Clayton, 1959
Gerald Ellott
Joseph Hackmey, Spink Shreves, February 2009, lot 1018; with 1959 R.P.S.L. certificate. Scott No. 1 var. Campbell Paterson No. A1a (Z).
SG No. 1 var.; £20,000+ ($26,280)    Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE RE-ENTRY VARIETY OF THE 1855 1D LONDON PRINT ISSUE.

Realized: $5,750