Lot 6316
New Zealand, 1864, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 1d carmine vermilion, perf 12½, Large Star watermark, strong color, tied by numeral "8" barred oval, matching "Wanganui, New Zealand, AP 5, 1866" cds backstamp on soldier's envelope to Much Woolton near Liverpool, England, endorsed "From No 1413 Corporal John Thomas D Company 2/14th Regt." and countersigned by Commanding Officer, reverse with Wellington (4.10) and Liverpool (6.17) arrival cds, Very Fine and attractive use, Yeroc, J.M.A. Gregson, January 2000, lot 495Gerald Sattin
John Woolfe, Spink, October 2006, lot 216
Joseph Hackmey, Spink Shreves, February 2009, lot 1405; with 2000 and 2006 R.P.S.L. certificates. Scott No. 31. Campbell Paterson No. A1m (1).
SG No. 110 Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
A REMARKABLE 1D SOLDIER'S LETTER USE DURING THE 2ND MAORI WAR COVER, ONE OF THE FEW STILL IN PRIVATE HANDS.
Realized: $4,750