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Auction: 22010 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of New Zealand - Part I
Lot: 110

(x) New Zealand
Printed by John Davies in Auckland
1862-64 on Large Star Watermarked Paper
2d. blue, plate 1, very worn; a block of four with good to large margins and original gum, scissor cut at left between first vertical pair resulting in a small diagonal crease; an attractive and rare block with outstanding pedigree. Signed Peter Holcombe and with his certificate (1988). S.G. 39

provenance:
Maurice Burrus, July 1963
"Antipodes", October 1988
Joseph Hackmey, February 2009
Dr. David Patterson, April 2019

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£2,300

Starting price
£2200