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

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Die Proofs, Plate Proofs & Reprints

Lot 6007 P

New Zealand, 1855, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 1d black, plate proof on wove paper, unwatermarked, full margins including sheet margin at left despite the haphazard laying-down of the plates, note the irregular spacing between impressions in both rows and columns, all impressions have a leftward slant, couple small flaws incl. some minor creasing, Very Fine. Scott No. 1P. Campbell Paterson No. A1c.
SG No. 1P    Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

THE LARGEST RECORDED INTACT PROOF BLOCK OF THE 1D VALUE, HAVING BEEN REMOVED FROM A LARGER BLOCK OF 82 STAMPS.

The 1d, 2d and 1sh stamps were official ordered from Perkins,Bacon & Co. of London on March 5, 1853. The dies and plates were produced in 1854 and shipped to New Zealand along with printing supplies on September 28, 1854. At least one proof sheet from each plate was printed on medium white wove unwatermarked paper. They are easily distinguished from later reprints, often on card, by the sharpness of the impression and absence of plate wear.

The 1d value had 10 of the 240 plate impressions re-entered, more than any of the other denominations.

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