Lot 6409 o
New Zealand, 1871, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 1d deep brown, perf 12½x10, Large Star watermark, bright color, rectangular bar cancel of Wellington province, thin spot; with clear 2009 Odenweller certificate. Scott No. 42 var. Campbell Paterson No. A1o.SG No. 127 £4,750 ($6,240).
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE STAMP WITH ONLY FIVE RECORDED EXAMPLES.
The five recorded examples of the 1d deep brown perf 12½x10 comprise 3 singles and a pair on cover. As an indication of rarity, an example of this stamp was not present in the Hackmey. This example has a Wellington province rectangular cancel that accords with the known usage. The pair on cover is cancelled with a Palmerston North cds and adjacent Foxton (11.27.71) datestamp.
References: Illustrated in Odenweller as part of fig. 10.12, p. 162.
Realized: $9,000