Lot 6031 o
New Zealand, 1855, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 1d Bright red on blue paper, Auckland printing, unwatermarked, horizontal pair, each cancelled by indistinct barred oval, large to huge margins all around except barely touched at top, remarkable bright color on pristine deeply blued paper, Very Fine, R.C. Agabeg, Robson Lowe, March 1971, lot 1018; with 1948 R.P.S.L. certificate. Scott No. 4. Campbell Paterson No. A1c (1).SG No. 4 £4,000 as singles ($5,260).
A CHOICE PAIR OF THE 1855 1D RICHARDSON PRINTING WITH SUCH EXCEPTIONAL COLOR.
Realized: $1,700