Lot 30
New Zealand: 1894 envelope to New...

Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5938
Auction: 22 November 2022 at 00:00 GMT
Estimate: £200 - £250
Description
New Zealand: 1894 envelope to New Zealand postmarked East Melbourne Vic for OC 22, with stamp floated off, carried by ''S.S. Wairarapa'' which ran into a cliff a mile off Miners Head, the northern end of Great Barrier Island, face bearing two lined ''Saved from the wreck of the ''WAIRARAPA'' cachet in violet, backstamped by Auckland and Christchurch arrivals, scarce.

