Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 3

1864/71: 1 d. pale orange-vermilion, single example and 3 d. lilac, single and two horizontal pairs, used on 1869 cover from the Goldfields at Waimea to Fusio, Tessin, Switzerland all tied by large "W" handstamps in black. Reverse with Hokitika cds (Sept 3), Basel cds, Signasco cds (Nov 5) and straight line FUSIO arrival. Obverse with 'London / Paid' cds (Nov 1) in red, circular PD and '20' rappen charge deleted in red crayon manuscript. The adhesives with faults due to being over the edge of the small envelope but a most unusual cover - prepaid at 1/4d. for rate via Suez and Southampton but transferred to the Marseilles route and thus 1 d. overpaid. Rare. Cert. RPSL (2006).rnProvenance: Collection C.W. Meredith, March 1960; Collection John Woolfe, Spink, Oct 2006, lot 278.rnrn