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Auction: 22131 - New Zealand e-auction: The Property of Robin Gwynn; Followed by the Collection Formed by S.P. Riddell - e-Auction
Lot: 378

(x) New Zealand
The Sideface Issues
1882-1900 Second Issue
1891-95 Perf. 10

A mint and used specialised collection on exhibition pages with plate proofs, Specimens, mint and used multiples, watermark varieties, shades, perforation varieties and multiples with misplaced perforations; including 1d. rose with watermark inverted, block of six with 'Screwdriver' flaw and block of four with 'Chisel' flaw, 2d. lilac mint block of fifteen, mint blocks of four (3), a mint strip of eight with dramatic misperforations, used examples with reversed watermark, double perfs, misplaced perfs, 2½d. blue with mint including a block of four. 3d. with Specimen, mint blocks of four (3), 4d. blue-green with a Specimen and a mint block of six, 5d. with a Specimen and mint multiples, 6d. plate proof, Specimen, mint block of four and a range of used, 1/- red-brown with Specimens in both purple and red, mint blocks of four (2), a single example with 'Bulbous nose' flaw, used examples including a strip of three and a block of four, etc. chiefly good to fine and a lovely group for the specialist

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

Sold for
£4,200

Starting price
£1000