Lot 46 New Zealand (C) SG#256 9d Purple Pink Terrace, Rotomahana, 1898 Pictorial Issue, A Very Fine Used Single, Unwatermarked, Perf 12-16, SON August 4 1899 RPO CDS Cancel.

A very fine used single of the 9d purple Pink Terrace, Rotomahana from the 1898 Pictorial Issue, unwatermarked, perf 12-16, SON August 4 1899 RPO CDS cancel.

Gibbons values this at £45, so we estimate it at $45. 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