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Auction: 14024 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring the Award-winning Collection of Province of Otago Postal History formed by Greg Francis, and the Cliff Wheatley Rhodesias
Lot: 1389

(x) New Zealand
The Postal History of the Province of Otago
Gold Field Offices and Cancellations
Black's Diggings
1867 (30 Dec.) envelope to Scotland, bearing 1864-67 1d. scarlet-vermilion (6) with each pair cancelled "044", London Paid c.d.s. (1.3) below, the reverse with Dunedin (31.12) and arrival (2.3) c.d.s.; the envelope somewhat soiled, one 1d. stamp at left torn away and replaced (slightly out of place), the 1d. stamp at right originally folded over prior to being cancelled, nevertheless a remarkable franking from this scarce office. Photo

Note: Black's Diggings goldfield was located by the banks of the Manuherikia River. The gold mine at this location was referred to as "Blacks No. 1". A Post Office opened in November 1864

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Estimate
£800 to £1,000