Lot 6257 o
New Zealand, 1862 Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 6d black brown on pelure paper, imperf, unwatermarked, horizontal pair (R. 16/2-3), Position R. 16/3 showing re-entry, full to large margins except just touched bottom right corner, deep rich color and strong impression, each cancelled by barred oval, right stamp with small corner crease and scissor cut, left with tiny tone speck in crown, Very Fine appearance, a rare pair with plate re-entry variety. Scott No. 24, 24 var. Campbell Paterson No. A5d (Z).SG No. 85, 85 var. £500 + as singles ($660).
Realized: $160