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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: 488

(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.
Cook Islands 1893-1900 plate proof horizontal pairs in the issued colours of the 1d. brown, 1d. blue (a block of four), 1½d. mauve, 2½d. rose, 5d. olive-black and 10d. green, all on unwatermarked paper without gum as issued; fine

Note: Not recorded in the Postage Stamps of New Zealand, vol 4.

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

Sold for
£220

Starting price
£150