FREE: 1902 New Zealand Pink Terrace of Rotomahana stamp, U/VF, Scott #117, est. CV $12

The listing, 1902 New Zealand Pink Terrace of Rotomahana stamp, U/VF, Scott #117, est. CV $12 has ended.

Up for auction is a hard to find on Listia 1902 New Zealand 9 pence Pink Terrace of Rotomahana stamp, believed to be Scott #117, approx $12 catalog value. Perfs measure 14 and please see second photo for (photo edited) watermark, which may be sideways (can't see NZ). Interesting stamp from a smoke free and Covid free home. Thank you for bidding!

Pink Terrace of Rotomahana per Wiki:
The Pink Terrace, or Te Otukapuarangi ("The fountain of the clouded sky") in Māori, and the White Terrace, also known as Te Tarata ("the tattooed rock"), were natural wonders of New Zealand.[1] They were reportedly the largest silica sinter deposits on earth.[2] Until recently, they were lost[3] and thought destroyed in the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera, while new hydrothermal features formed to the south-west i.e. Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley.

The Pink and White Terraces were formed by upwelling geothermal springs containing a cocktail of silica-saturated, near-neutral pH chloride water.[4][2] These two world-famous springs were part of a group of hot springs and geysers, chiefly along an easterly ridge named Pinnacle Ridge (or the Steaming Ranges by Mundy).[5] The main tourist attractions included Ngahapu, Ruakiwi, Te Tekapo, Waikanapanapa, Whatapoho, Ngawana, Koingo and Whakaehu.