Lot 51093 – 1898 Pictorial set to 5s original Waterlow plate proofs in issued colours in imperforate blocks of four

1898 Pictorial set to 5s, 14 values (with 2 1/2d « WAKATIPU » and 6d in both green and grass-green), original Waterlow plate proofs in issued colours in imperforate blocks of four, odd insignificant tones on reverse of a few middle values, still a superb set, rare and very beautiful, ex « Midas » (Sotheby’s 11/12/89, lots 308 & 310)