Lot
6150 
New Zealand, 1862, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 3d brown lilac, imperf, Large Star watermark, margins to touched, used with 1d dull orange (8) clear to huge margins, and 6d brown (42) large margins to slightly in, each tied by numeral "11" barred oval, matching "Napier, SP-7 63" origin backstamp on cover to Scarbrough, England, endorsed Oct. 16th arrival backstamp; cover tear top right, Very Fine and attractive three-color mixed issue franking for the 10d rate, DuBois (Hiroaki Inoue), Matthew Bennett, May 2007, lot 2105Joseph Hackmey, Spink Shreves, February 2009, lot 1117; with 2006 Odenweller and 2007 R.P.S.L. Certificates. Scott No. 13. Campbell Paterson No. A3a (1).
SG No. 40 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
THE EARLIEST RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE NEW 10D RATE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM VIA MARSEILLES THAT CAME INTO EFFECT SEPTEMBER 1, 1863.
A Postal Notice dated September 1st 1863 (N.Z. Gazette, September 12) gave details of the proposed change of the rates via Marseilles with the charge being increased to 10d. With regard to letters sent to the U.K., these should be brought in "as early as possible". This cover is prepaid with the usual 3d and 6d values, but with a Richardson 1d issue added to make up the new 10d rate.
Realized: $2,200