Lot 6250 o
New Zealand, 1863 Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 1d orange vermilion on pelure paper, imperf, unwatermarked, horizontal pair, "Dunedin" postmark in 15 bar oval, large margins all around except touched at bottom right corner, beautiful radiant color, cancelled by sharp strikes of "Dunedin" 15-bar oval, unnoticeable light vertical crease in left stamp, particularly fresh and Extremely Fine appearance; with 2001 B.P.A. certificate. Scott No. 21. Campbell Paterson No. A1g.SG No. 81 £5,000 as singles ($6,570).
A REMARKABLE RARE USED PAIR OF THE 1863 1D ORANGE VERMILION ON PELURE PAPER.