Sale 6

Spring 2015 Sale


New Zealand and Samoa
 
 
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Lot 377

New Zealand, 1855, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 2d dull blue on blued paper, London printing, Large Star watermark, unused, margins all around, clear two spots at right, various faults, none detracting from the brilliant color and appearance of this extremely rare stamp, Odenweller Cert (2013) states only "one closed tear … corner crease and five spots of rust…" (barely noticeable).
SG 2; £35,000 ($52,150). (Scott 2).
Scott $40,000

Our records show under 15 unused examples exist and have resided in most but not all of the great New Zealand collections. All but three are with faults or cut in.

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$4,000
Lot 378
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New Zealand, 1857, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 1s green on blue paper, Auckland printing, unwatermarked, light cancel, margins all around except at top left, fresh color, quite fine for this rare stamp, Odenweller Cert. (2015).
SG 6; £3,750 ($5,590). Campbell-Patterson A6b. (Scott 6).
Scott $4,250.
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$500
Lot 379

New Zealand, 1862, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 1d carmine vermilion, perf 13, Large Star watermark, a great New Zealand rarity, unused, brilliant color and well centered, some short perforations, fine, Odenweller Cert. (2015).
SG 69; £2,750 ($4,100). (Scott 16).
Scott $3,000

Missing from great New Zealand collections including Bartrop and Gordon Kaye, better than the Burrus copy.

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$650
Lot 380

New Zealand, 1878, Queen Victoria "Side Face", 2s deep rose, perf 12 x 11½, N Z and Star watermark, disturbed o.g., unusual centering for this issue, fine.
SG 185; £375 ($560). (Scott 59).
Scott $750.
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$100
Lot 381

Samoa, 1914, G.R.I. 6d on German Samoa 50pf black & purple on buff, bisect, together with 3d on 25pf orange and black (105) tied by APIA SAMOA 12-9-14 c.d.s. strikes on part of front and all of reverse bearing third strike of c.d.s. Undoubtedly genuine, but certificate of no opinion is not grounds for return (Scott 108 var.).
Estimate $200 - 250

V. Adler had only 5 covers of the G.R.I Issue not including low value post cards
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$145