Lot
6248 
New Zealand, 1863 Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 1d orange vermilion on pelure paper, imperf, unwatermarked, o.g., unusually large margins all around, brilliant rich color, minute brushed over thin spot, choice Extremely Fine appearance, DuBois (Hiroaki Inoue), Matthew Bennett, May 2007, lot 2224; with 1998 R.P.S.N.Z. certificate. Scott No. 21. Campbell Paterson No. A1g $25,000 ($17,100). SG No. 81 £12,000 ($15,770).
A MAJOR CHALON HEAD RARITY WITH ONLY SEVEN RECORDED UNUSED EXAMPLES, THIS BEING ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN.
As an indication of rarity, the 1d orange vermilion on pelure paper (SG 81) has been absent from such major collections as Hind, Caspary, Dale-Lichtenstein, "Chalon" and Bartrop. The Hackmey collection contained two unused examples without gum. The original gum example offered here is an outstanding rarity.
Realized: $5,750