Auction 333-341 Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection - Day 2

1873: 1 d. brown, watermark "N Z", perforated 12½, used, with centrally-struck Christchurch cds, typical irregular perforations and slightly soiled at foot, yet an otherwise presentable example of this rarity, of which only a small number are recorded used, and with no unused examples known. Cert. BPA (2016) Gi. = £12,000.