Lot 235 o
New Zealand, 1862, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 6d red brown, imperf, Re-Entry (Pos. R. 17/3), Large Star watermark, full to large margins, bright color and sharp impression on soft paper, sharp numeral "1" barred oval of Auckland, fresh and Very Fine.SG No. 42 £140 for normal ($180).
This is a double re-entry with the faulty impression of Row 16 No. 3 seen faintly at the top of the stamp extending down 1.25mm, especially in the letters ZEAL. The re-entry proper is 0.1mm to the right and 0.1mm low, with doubling of the right margin of N of NEW and parts of D of ZEALAND, the Queen's nose and of the portrait circle at lower right. These feature are still clear in the 1871 printings in blue.
Realized: $280