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

Lot 6187

New Zealand, 1862, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 1s yellow green, imperf, Large Star watermark, pair and single, used with 1d orange vermilion (33 var.), 2d deep blue (36), and 6d black brown (41), all tied by indistinct "18" barred ovals, matching "Dunedin, Otago, AU-15, 62" origin backstamp on blue folded cover (no side flaps) to Scotland, blue framed "Missent to Ayr" handstamp at bottom, reverse with Ayr, Glasgow (11.13, 11.15) and Stewarton (11.15) arrival cds; stamps have been lifted, the face panel cleaned and the stamps replaced, slightly misplaced., Fine and rare, H. Gordon Kaye, Christie's Robson Lowe, April 1991, lot 436
Greg Francis, Spink, July 2014, lot 1359
Paul Kruger (private sale); with 2004 R.P.S.N.Z. & 2014 Odenweller certificates. Scott No. 15. Campbell Paterson No. A6d (3).
SG No. 45    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

A VERY RARE AND ATTRACTIVE FOUR-COLOR FRANKING FOR A 1½-1¾ OUNCE LETTER TO THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Realized: $1,500