1902 2d Brown 'Torea', error 'No figures of value', SG 20a, large part o.g. The most celebrated error from Cook Islands. Provenance: Ex Fitzpatrick
Lot 367
Estimate: $1,000T
1893 cover to USA bearing 1d to 10d set cancelled by violet 'RARATONGA' in bars, Raratonga cds in violet below, superb strike of 'GOVERNMENT OF THE COOK ISLANDS' small star cachet on reverse, Auckland registered transit backstamp, odd tone
Lot 368
Estimate: $1,000T
1963 (12 Jul) OHMS stampless cover to New Zealand, cancelled at Mangaia, carried on the vessel "Siren" which was stranded on a reef at the entrance to Avatiu Harbour. [Accompanied by photocopy of Cook Islands Govt Post Office printed memo regarding the wreck]. One of the rarest modern wreck covers, with only four recorded
