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lot # 546 - brit. colonies New Zealand
1862/63: 6 d. black-brown, no wmk., on pelure paper, a very fine example with large margins all round, used on 1863 cover to Melbourne, Victoria tied by indistinct "020" obliterator in black, with 'Dunedin / Otago' transit cds alongside in black (March 13). Reverse with WAREPA despatch datestamp in black (March 11) and Melbourne arrival cds in red (March 20). Stamp removed for checking and replaced. A rare stamp on letter and very fine for a pelure paper cover. Cert. BPA (1991).rnProvenance: Collection H. Gordon Kaye, RL, 16 April 1991, lot 505.
Catalogue 284: Europe & Overseas
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