Lot 6058 o
New Zealand, 1858, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 1d dull orange, imperf, unwatermarked, horizontal strip of four, large margins except barely in at left, bright color, each cancelled by numeral "15" barred oval of Nelson, faults including thinning and vertical crease in second, Very Fine appearance. Scott No. 7. Campbell Paterson No. A1d.SG No. 8 £3,000 as singles ($3,940).
THE LARGEST KNOWN MULTIPLE OF THE 1858 1D RICHARDSON PRINTING ON WHITE PAPER.
Realized: $1,600