New Zealand 1899 9d imperforate plate proof in purple, SG267

New Zealand 1899 9d imperforate plate proof in purple, SG267New Zealand 1899 (early) 9d imperforate plate proof in purple (the original 1898 colour) on ungummed wove, SG267. A fine block of 4 with mostly large margins (a little close at lower right). Printed by Waterlow from the "colonial" plate, before it was despatched to New Zealand. An important philatelic display piece of this wonderful stamp issue depicting the stunning Pink Terrace, Rotomahana also known as "the fountain of the clouded sky". BUY NOW:

Accompanied with a Philatelic Foundation of New York (PF) certificate of authenticity (2002) as Scott 106b

When the Duke of Wellington was asked to name the greatest general of the day

His most famous films included The Searchers

Great Britain 1840 1d Grey-black (worn plate) Plate 2

Well centred examples are referred to as worth double this amount making this an attractively priced set

V display glass

There’s real power in the jaw

the 'set' of seven values with type D16 overprint

horizontal pair showing coil join

This gave a cameo effect

The 1½pi stamp has a light bend of no significance and mentioned purely for accuracy

executed in black ink that has faded to brown with age