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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: 481

(x) New Zealand
William Rose Bock and Alfred Ernest Cousins
Bock was a dominant force in New Zealand stamp production for over half a century from the mid-1870's until 1931 and Cousins the only New Zealander ever to defined himself specifically as an 'engraver of the postage stamp die' as he did in the 1894 Wellington Almanack.
Tonga 1892 die proofs for 1d. (2) in blue and another in deep blue and for the 4d. (2) in brownish-purple and in brown on unwatermarked paper, also 1893 'five pence' in red on 4d. orange, a block of nine from the right of the sheet; fine

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Sold for
£110

Starting price
£110