Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 3

1864/71: 4 d. deep rose, perf. 12½, and 6 d. red-brown, variety Imperforate, wide margins all round and showing part of adjoining stamp at base, used on 1866 cover to London endorsed 'via Marseilles', tied by 'Auckland' (March 7) datestamp in black, the 4 d. also tied by 'London / Paid' cds in red on arrival (May 14). This cover has been erroneously described on the last two occasions when offered at auction. A fine and extremely rare cover. Cert. BPA (2019).rnrnProvenance: RL, London, 11 Oct 1989, lot 1318.rn                   Collection Major Henry Dumas, Spink, London, 15 March 2000, ex lot 271.rn                   Collection Joseph Hackmey, Spink Shreve, New York, 19 Feb 2009, lot 1469.rn