Lot
6304 
New Zealand, 1864, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 1s green, perf 13, N Z watermark, bright color, lifted and replaced, tied by indistinct barred oval, matching "Queenstown, Otago, MR 15, 64" cds backstamp on blue cover to Kingston, New Brunswick, red crayon "5d" credit to G.B., red London Paid (5.17) transit cds and matching "1d" handstamp, reverse with St. John (6.7) and Kingston (6.8) arrival cds; no flap, large cover tears and upper left corner repair, Fine and attractive 1s use to an unusual destination, John Woolfe, Spink, October 2006, lot 233Joseph Hackmey, Spink Shreves, February 2009, lot 1354; with 2006 R.P.S.L. certificate. Scott No. 30C. Campbell Paterson No. A6h (Y).
SG No. 106 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Overpaid 1d for the 11d rate for a ½ oz. letter to the British North America via Suez and Southampton. It was easier to use one stamp instead of multiples of lower values.
References: Illustrated in Odenweller as fig. 8.6, p. 117.
Realized: $1,600