Lot
6247 
New Zealand, 1862, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 1s yellow green, perf 13, Large Star watermark, vertical pair, used with 2d pale blue (73) and 6d red brown (77), all cancelled by numeral "25" barred ovals, matching "Queenstown, Otago. N.Z. MY 13, 64" backstamp on registered cover to Westminster, England, endorsed "Via Invercargill" at bottom and "Via Marseilles" at top, bold strike of large red "Registered, Invercargill, No. "1076" MY 16, 1864" double-oval, red London Registered (7.13) entry cds, reverse with manuscript "Bullen" (gold mining camp); small cover faults at top with some backing paper improving edge, otherwise Very Fine and rare registered use, Len Jury, Spink, October 2015, lot 2182. Scott No. 20b. Campbell Paterson No. A6e (5). SG No. 80 Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
A REMARKABLE REGISTERED COVER WITH THREE-COLOR FRANKING AND THE SOLE RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE INVERCARGILL REGISTERED DATESTAMP.
Sent to connect with the P&O steamer "Madras" leaving Sydney May 21st 1864, arriving Suez July 4th. Sent overland to Alexandria then by P&O steamship "Euxine" leaving July 6th and arriving at Marseilles July 12th. The mail "Via Marseilles" arrived 36 hours earlier than the "all sea" route.
Realized: $2,700