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Auction: 22020 - The Robin Gwynn Collection of New Zealand
Lot: 207

(x) New Zealand
Life Insurance Department
1894 (26 May) envelope from the head office of the Government Insurance, Wellington to London via Auckland bearing perf. 12 x 11½ ½d and perf. 10 2d., tied by squared circle cancellations; An extraordinary cover especially bearing the first government Life stamp; the printed warning in the cover emphasizes that the '..improper use of the envelope or stamps is punishable..', but the Government Life stamps were only valid in New Zealand and not valid for overseas destinations, presumably the clerk who prepared this envelope for posting was mis-informed to say the least! fine and rare

provenance:
Allan Berry

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

Sold for
£600

Starting price
£240