N.Z. GREAT BARRIER I 1899 Cover to Auckland with third issue 1s Pigeongram provisional

Stock Code: P223010966

1899 (8 Jul) unprinted flimsy (205 x 82mm) to Auckland, franked by 1899 (July 7) 1s "SPECIAL POST" blue-green opt "Pigeongram", tied by part strike of "AUCKLAND N.Z." oval datestamp with s/l "BARRIER." h/s above in violet (unrecorded by Walker and Goodkind). Very fine for this (necessary creasing !) with an unusually legible message in blue crayon (requesting renewal of an insurance policy). Only 960 issued of the provisional stamp and extremely rare on entire, this second day usage being the earliest recorded and which is unlikely to be superseded. An exceptional item, almost certainly unique with this combination of stamp and cancel. Ex Eliashar (Siegel 20 Dec 2002, lot 4043) with BPA cert (2022). CP VP3 (cat NZ$20,000).

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N.Z. GREAT BARRIER I 1899 Cover to Auckland with third issue 1s Pigeongram provisional - $6,868.40*

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