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

Lot 6082 ()

New Zealand, 1857, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 6d brown on hard paper, imperf, unwatermarked, unused without gum, large even margins, rich color; tiny natural paper inclusion at upper right side, Extremely Fine, Samos, Ivy Shreve, Mader, June 1991
Joseph Hackmey, Spink Shreves, February 2009, lot 1081; with 1988 Holcombe & 1991 B.P.A. certificates. Scott No. 9. Campbell Paterson No. A5a (10).
SG No. 13    £3,250 ($4,270).

A CHOICE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 6D BROWN ISSUE WITH HANDSOME COLOR AND OUTSTANDING MARGINS.

Realized: $2,500