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New Zealand, 1872, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 4d orange yellow, perf 12½. unknown script watermark, unused without gum, well centered with deep radiant color; horizontal crease, Very Fine appearance,an unusual watermark variety, with 2009 Odenweller certificate. Scott No. 49 var. Campbell Paterson No. A4c var. SG No. 139 var.; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)
New Zealand, 1872, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 4d orange yellow, perf 12½. Unwatermarked, block of four, large part o.g., hinge remnant, well centered with deep vibrant color, Very Fine and scarce mint block. Scott No. 49. Campbell Paterson No. A4c. SG No. 139; Estimate $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)
New Zealand, 1872, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 4d orange yellow, perf 12½, watermarked (double lined capitals). Watermark "ER" of TH SAUNDERS, o.g., hinge remnant, well centered with deep intense color and impression, Very Fine. Scott No. 49 var. Campbell Paterson No. A4c (Z). SG No. 139a; £450 ($590). SG £450 ($590) (Image)
New Zealand, 1872, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 4d orange yellow, perf 12½, watermarked (double lined capitals). top margin block of four (R. 1-2/3-4), o.g., well centered with deep lustrous color, showing "TH" of "TH SAUNDERS" watermark, fresh and Very Fine, a stunning block. Scott No. 49 var. Campbell Paterson No. A4c (Z). SG No. 139a; Estimate $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)
New Zealand, 1872, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 4d orange yellow, perf 12½, watermarked (double lined capitals). Well centered with wide margins, cancelled by partial "Wellington" cds and barred oval, deep rich color, Very Fine and rare, few genuinely used examples are known. Scott No. 49 var. Campbell Paterson No. A4c (Z). SG No. 139a; £2,000 ($2,630). SG £2,000 ($2,630) (Image)
New Zealand, 1872, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 1d brown, perf 12½. N Z watermark, exceptionally well centered, bright color and very lightly cancelled, fresh and Extremely Fine gem, with 1959 R.P.S.L. and 2000 R.P.S.N.Z. certificates. Scott No. 45. Campbell Paterson No. A1s. SG No. 140; £9,000 ($11,830).
ONE OF THE FINEST RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE RARE 1872 1D BROWN PERF 12½ "N.Z." WATERMARK ISSUE. SG £9,000 ($11,830) (Image)
New Zealand, 1872, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 2d vermilion, perf 12½. N Z watermark, o.g., hinge remnants, deep vibrant color showing some plate damage at right; small gum crease, fresh and Very Fine. Scott No. 46. Campbell Paterson No. A2v. SG No. 141; £1,500 ($1,970). SG £1,500 ($1,970) (Image)
New Zealand, 1872, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 2d vermilion, perf 12½. N Z watermark, rich vibrant color, cancelled by "Dunedin AU 5 73" cds (the earliest recorded date), fresh and F.-V.F. Scott No. 46. Campbell Paterson No. A2v. SG No. 141; £350 ($460). SG £350 ($460) (Image)
New Zealand, 1872, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 2d vermilion, perf 12½. N Z watermark, strip of three (R. 8/1-3), well centered with strong vibrant color, cancelled by "N 1" barred ovals and "Nelson, AU 13" cds, s.e. at left, Very Fine and choice strip, an exceedingly scarce used multiple. Scott No. 46. Campbell Paterson No. A2v. SG No. 141; £1,050 as singles ($1,380).
Provenance: H. Gordon Kaye, Christie's Robson Lowe, April 1991, lot 703. SG £1,050 as singles ($1,380) (Image)
New Zealand, 1872, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 2d vermilion, retouched, perf 12½. N Z watermark, unused without gum, pos. R. 20/10, rich bright color, strong sharp impression clearly showing heavy retouching; light diagonal crease at bottom left, Very Fine appearance, with clear 2017 Odenweller certificate. Scott No. 46 var. Campbell Paterson No. A2v (Y). SG No. 141a; £1,900 ($2,500). SG £1,900 ($2,500) (Image)
New Zealand, 1872, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 2d vermilion, perf 12½. Lozenges watermark, exceptionally well centered with large margins, strong color and impression on bright paper, neatly cancelled by central strikes of numeral "16" barred oval of Port Victoria, an Extremely Fine gem. Scott No. 50. Campbell Paterson No. A2x. SG No. 142; £500 ($660). SG £500 ($660) (Image)
New Zealand, 1872, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 2d vermilion, perf 12½. Lozenges & "Invicta" watermark, Plate blotch under "C" of "PENCE" (R. 14/11), well centered with strong color, sharp strike of "5" medium barred oval, Very Fine and scarce. Scott No. 50. Campbell Paterson No. A2x. SG No. 142; £500 ($660). SG £500 ($660) (Image)
New Zealand, 1872, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 2d vermilion, perf 12½, preprint paper fold. Lozenges watermark, position R. 20/5, strong bright color and paper, partial strikes of circular barred cancel, F.-V.F. and scarce printing variety. Scott No. 50 var. Campbell Paterson No. A2x. SG No. 142 var.; £500 ($660). SG £500 ($660) (Image)
New Zealand, 1872, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 2d vermilion, perf 12½. Lozenges watermark. Deep rich color, tied by "C" barred circle cancel duplexed with "N.Z., Christchurch, DE 9 73" cds on light rose buff cover to Wellington, endorsed "Per Omeo" at top left, reverse with Wellington (12.10) arrival stamp, Very Fine and rare use. Scott No. 50. Campbell Paterson No. A2x. SG No. 142; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Provenance: Spink, Dec 15, 2004, lot 868.
ONE OF ONLY A FEW RECORDED USAGES BEARING THE 1872 2D VERMILION WITH LOZENGES WATERMARK.
References: Illustrated in Odenweller as fig. 13.4, p. 175. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)
New Zealand, 1872, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 2d vermilion, retouched, perf 12½. Showing "c" of "Invicta" watermark, pos. R. 18/4, exceptionally well centered with bright color, light strike of letter "C" thick barred oval, showing "C" of "Invicta" watermark, Extremely Fine and choice. Scott No. 50 var. Campbell Paterson No. A2x (Y). SG No. 142a; £750 ($980).
Provenance: Bernard Symonds, Spink, July 2007, lot 1451. SG £750 ($980) (Image)
New Zealand, 1871, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 1d red brown, perf 12½. Large Star watermark. Used with 1874, 1d lilac (152), tied by two strikes of "Christchurch, Mar 11, 74" duplex with "C" barred circle on cover to Napier, endorsed "per Mongol" at top left, reverse with Napier (3.15) arrival backstamp; small cover edge tear, Very Fine and rare. Scott No. 39 var. Campbell Paterson No. A1q (2). SG No. 132; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Provenance: Maurice Burrus, Robson Lowe, July 1963, lot 320.
A RARE CHALON HEAD AND SIDEFACE COMBINATION USAGE, OF WHICH ONLY THREE OR FOUR HAVE BEEN RECORDED.
Discussed and illustrated in Robin Gwynn's article, "Combination First Sideface and "Chalon Head" Usages, New Zealand Stamp Collector, Volume 88, No. 2, June 2008. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)
