Lot
6118 
New Zealand, 1862, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 1d orange vermilion, imperf, Large Star watermark, large margins all around, used with 2d deep blue (70) and 6d black brown (75), both s.e. at top, each cancelled by strike of "O16" cancel, matching "Gold Field, Otago N.Z., MY 13, 63" origin backstamp on Duncan correspondence cover to Edinburgh, Scotland, endorsed "via Marseilles" at top left, bold "Dunedin, Otago, MY-15, 63" transit cds, Edinburgh (7.16) arrival backstamp; light vertical folds, Very Fine and choice, ex-McNaught. Scott No. 11. Campbell Paterson No. A1e (2). SG No. 33 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
AN EXCEPTIONAL THREE-COLOR MIXED ISSUE FRANKING FROM GOLD FIELD AT THE 9D RATE VIA MARSEILLES TO THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Realized: $2,400