Sale No: 43
Lot No: 390
Symbol: U
Cat No: Collection
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Tasmania 1863-80 St George postal fiscals engraved by Alfred Bock (WR Bock's step-brother, under whom he served his apprenticeship): postally used copies of 5/- p12½ SG F20 (cat £900 mint, unpriced used), with numeral "52" cancel of Launceston & 2/6d p11½ SG F23 (cat £190). Background information on J William Rose Bock & Alfred Ernest Cousins: Bock was a dominant force in New Zealand stamp production for over half a century from the mid-1870s until 1931, and Cousins the only New Zealander ever to have defined himself specifically as an “engraver postage stamp die” as he did in the “1894 Wellington Almanack”. An historian by profession, Dr Robin Gwynn wrote the entries for both men in the New Zealand Dictionary of National Biography, and echoes of their efforts run through many sections of his philatelic collection. Lots 384-393 focus on aspects of their work that did not result in major New Zealand postage stamp issues. Bock was the more important artist and engraver so far as New Zealand was concerned, Cousins more significant in the wider Pacific context. (Image)
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Opening NZ$ 140.00
Sold...NZ$ 140.00
Closed..Sep-22-2023, 16:30:00 EST
Sold For 140
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