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Auction: 7033 - British Empire Stamps & Covers
Lot: 1355

New Zealand 1840 (26 Dec.) "H.M.S." entire from Kororarika to the Colonial Secretary, New South Wales, showing a fine strike of the very rare framed "free/kororarika/-n.z-" h.s. in red and, on reverse, Crowned Kororarika and Sydney General Post Office (11.1) d.s.; entire with small tear at top centre. The latest recorded date of use of the four examples of the Free handstamp in private hands. Photo Estimate £ 800-1,000 provenance: "Kiwi", Christie´s Robson Lowe, 1990

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£600