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

Lot 6157 o

New Zealand, 1862, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 6d black brown, imperf, Large Star watermark, block of four, cancelled by two strikes of numeral "16" barred oval of Nelson, full to large margins all around, strong color and impression, upper right stamp with pinhole and the right-hand pair with stains mostly confined to reverse, Very Fine and rare used multiple, Maurice Burrus, Robson Lowe, July 1963, lot 142
R.C. Agabeg, Robson Lowe, October 1971
Joseph Hackmey, Spink Shreves, February 2009, lot 1177; with 2000 R.P.S.L. certificate. Scott No. 14d. Campbell Paterson No. A5b (1).
SG No. 41    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED USED BLOCKS OF 1862 6D BLACK BROWN ISSUE.

Realized: $675