Auction No. 23 Sunday, 15 April 2018 / 3:00 pm start
New Zealand 1894 (11th Sept) GB 2½d QV Jubilee on ...
Estimate $650
Category: Commonwealth & Foreign
Lot Details
New Zealand 1894 (11th Sept) GB 2½d QV Jubilee on mourning env addressed to Auckland, NZ tied by bold Bradford squared circle date stamp with "Saved from wreck of the "WAIRARAPA." 2 line h/s in violet. Auckland 3 NO 94 arrival cds. SS Wairarapa was a New Zealand ship of the late 19th century. It came to tragic fame when it hit a reef at the northern edge of Great Barrier Island, about 100 km out from Auckland & sank. The death toll of around 140 people remains one of the largest such losses in the country's history. The ship was named for the Wairarapa region. A scarce wreck mail cover in remarkably good cond.
