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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: 491B

(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.
¼d. Discount Stamp die proof in red on card (54 x 80mm.) endorsed and signed "Rough Proof. W. R. Bock." also an unused horizontal pair of the issued stamp in grey; fine

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