Lot 6154 o
New Zealand, 1862, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 6d black brown, imperf, Large Star watermark, three different shades including grey black (ex-Kaye), deep black brown and black brown, each with four margins and rich colors neatly cancelled by barred ovals, fresh and Very Fine shade group. Scott No. 14d. Campbell Paterson No. A5b (1).SG No. 41 £390 ($510).
Realized: $160
Lot 6155 o
New Zealand, 1862, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 6d grey-black, imperf, Large Star watermark, very rare shade, large to mostly huge margins, bright color and paper, small paper wrinkle at right, Extremely Fine appearance and rare shade. Scott No. 14d. Campbell Paterson No. A5b (2).SG No. 41 var. £130 as normal ($170).
Realized: $210
Lot 6156 o
New Zealand, 1862, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 6d black brown, imperf, Large Star watermark, horizontal pair, large margins except tiny margin nick top right, intense prooflike color and impression on bright paper, Very Fine and pretty pair. Scott No. 14d. Campbell Paterson No. A5b (1).SG No. 41 £260 as singles ($340).
Realized: $210
Lot
6157 o
New Zealand, 1862, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 6d black brown, imperf, Large Star watermark, block of four, cancelled by two strikes of numeral "16" barred oval of Nelson, full to large margins all around, strong color and impression, upper right stamp with pinhole and the right-hand pair with stains mostly confined to reverse, Very Fine and rare used multiple, Maurice Burrus, Robson Lowe, July 1963, lot 142R.C. Agabeg, Robson Lowe, October 1971
Joseph Hackmey, Spink Shreves, February 2009, lot 1177; with 2000 R.P.S.L. certificate. Scott No. 14d. Campbell Paterson No. A5b (1).
SG No. 41 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED USED BLOCKS OF 1862 6D BLACK BROWN ISSUE.
Realized: $675
Lot
6158 
New Zealand, 1862, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 6d deep black brown, imperf, Large Star watermark, extraordinarily intense shade, roughly separated resulting in enormous margins all around with sheet margin at top and portion of adjoining stamp at foot, slightly irregular in a few places, tied by numeral "15" barred oval, matching "Nelson, New Zealand, JY 12, 1862" cds backstamp on gray folded letter to London, England, red London Paid (9.18) arrival cds, a Very Fine use with such a remarkable deep shade, DuBois (Hiroaki Inoue), Matthew Bennett, May 2007, lot 2170. Scott No. 14d. Campbell Paterson No. A5b (1). SG No. 41 var. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $525
Lot
6159
New Zealand, 1862, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 6d deep black brown, imperf, Large Star watermark, four large margins, tied by neat numeral "18" barred oval, matching "Dunedin, Otago, AU 20, 62" cds on 1862 cover to Sydney, Australia, reverse with "Ship Letter, Sydney, SP 10, 1862" arrival cds, Very Fine. Scott No. 14d. Campbell Paterson No. A5b (1). SG No. 41 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $475
Lot
6160 (
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New Zealand, 1862, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 6d brown, imperf, Large Star watermark, unused without gum, huge margins all around, bright color and paper, fresh and Extremely Fine gem; with 2001 B.P.A. certificate. Scott No. 14e. Campbell Paterson No. A5b (3). SG No. 42 £2,250 ($2,960).
A REMARKABLE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1862 6D BROWN IMPERF ISSUE.
Realized: $2,000
Lot 6161 o
New Zealand, 1862, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 6d brown, imperf, Large Star watermark, horizontal strip of three, large margins all around, strong color and impressions, each cancelled by numeral "16" barred oval of Kaiapoi, Very Fine and choice used strip, Yeroc, J.M.A. Gregson, January 2000, lot 264. Scott No. 14e. Campbell Paterson No. A5b (3).SG No. 42 £390 as singles ($510).
Realized: $550
Lot
6162
New Zealand, 1862, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 6d brown, imperf, Large Star watermark, large margins to just in at bottom right corner, tied by indistinct barred oval on mourning cover to Dublin, Ireland, reverse with indistinct May 18th 1863 origin backstamp and July 22nd arrival cds, receipt docketing; edge wear, Fine and scarce mourning cover use to Ireland. Scott No. 14e. Campbell Paterson No. A5b (3). SG No. 42 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $200
Lot
6163
New Zealand, 1862, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 6d brown, imperf, Large Star watermark, cut octagonally, rich color, tied by sharp numeral "15" barred oval, matching "Nelson, New Zealand, OC 12, 1863" origin backstamp on gray folded letter to Newark, England, reverse with Newark (12.19) arrival cds, Very Fine and unusual, Marcel Stanley, Christies Robson Lowe, December 1992, part of lot 433. Scott No. 14e. Campbell Paterson No. A5b (3). SG No. 42 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $250