Lot 43 New Zealand (C) SG#253 5d Sepia Otira Gorge, 1898 Pictorial Issue, A Very Fine Used Single, May 1 1899 Auckland Regisrered Cancel, Unwatermarked, Perf 12-16.

A very fine used single of the 5d sepia Otira Gorge from the 1898 Pictorial Issue, may 1 1899 auckland regisrered cancel, unwatermarked, perf 12-16.

See lot 44 for the purple brown shade.

Gibbons values this at £200, so we estimate it at $200. The stamp offered here grades 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10