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General U.S. Postal History By Issue Including Airmails and Officials
 
 
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Lot 1774

1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to oversize margins, cancelled one of two strikes on 1849 folded letter postmarked Very Fine strike red "Norwich & Worcester R.R., Apr 27" c.d.s., contents is a Bill of Lading with a Norwich & Worcester illustrated letterhead; some splitting of internal folds, Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1775

1847, 5¢ red brown (1), four huge to large margins, including frame of adjacent stamp at left, dark shade, tied by red grid on 1850 folded letter to Albany N.Y., matching red "New-York Mar 15" c.d.s., Very Fine and exceptional.
Estimate 600 - 800

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1776

1847, 5¢ red brown (1), four huge margins, attractively tied by red grid on 1848 folded letter to Philadelphia Pa., matching "New-York '5cts' 16 Nov" integral rate c.d.s. and "Paid" handstamp, Very Fine and striking.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1777

1847, 5¢ red brown (1), four large margins to slightly shaving the upper right corner frameline, tied by red grid and matching "Albany N.Y. Jan 31" c.d.s. on blue 1851 folded cover to Quebec, Canada, red Montreal "FE4 1851" transit and manuscript rating, Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1778

5¢ red brown (1), ample to large margins except clear at top, blue manuscript "X" and tied by horizontal file fold on 1849 folded letter with clear octagon handstamp, "Taber & Bagley/American Hotel/New York" on bottom flap, contents written by Wm. Phipps Blake, a minerologist who later worked as a mining engineer in Alaska, California, China and Japan. Here he discusses going to California and describes an invention for panning for gold which he is selling at a store at Rathbuns Hotel for $6.00 each; lettersheet with some internal separations, Fine and rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1779

5¢ red brown (1), full margins to touched at top left, tied by red square grids, on 1848 folded letter to Newark, N.J. with small oval "New York/Hotel/J.B. Monnot" in red, "New-York Aug 19" c.d.s., stamp with tiny tear, lettersheet with separations and small tear at top, An extremely rare use of the New York Hotel handstamp.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1780

1847, 5¢ red brown (1), four margins, huge at top with large portion of adjoining stamp (tiny scissor cut in margin only), close at bottom, cancelled and tied by red "5" rating handstamp and matching "Fall River Ms. Mar 26" c.d.s. on 1849 folded letter to New Bedford Ma., additional manuscript cancellation, edge toning, Fine, a scarce cancellation.
Estimate 400 - 500

Provenance: Emerson, Sampson
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Lot 1781

1847, 5¢ red brown (1), four huge to full margins, adjoing framelines at top and bottom, tied by red grid cancellation on 1849 docketed folded cover to Northampton Mass., red "Boston '5cts' 8 Jun" integral rate c.d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1782

1847, 5¢ red brown (1), four margins with wide left, tied by bold strike of attractive blue grid on 1850 folded letter to Cooperstown N.Y., two strikes of matching "Utica N.Y. Nov 1" fancy oval postmark; stamp with some wrinkles from affixing, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1783

1847, 5¢ red brown (1), four large to close margins, part of adjacent stamp frameline at left, tied by red grid on folded letter to Lowell Mass., matching "Boston '5cts' 6 Mar" c.d.s.; slight soiling, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1784

5¢ red brown (1), large margins to touching, pen cancelled and tied by large crayon "due 5" in red on double rate advertising envelope with 3-line corner crease at top for the "Marlboro Hotel… Temperance House", to Newbury, Vt., red "Boston 10 cts 11 Jan" c.d.s., line drawn beneath stamp and "10" in crayon written below this. The stamp shows discoloration in several places- possibly a twice used stamp that was caught by a clerk, the "10" representing the total due; cover creased and without flap otherwise Fine, an intriguing and unique usage.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1785

1847, 5¢ red brown (1), four large balanced margins, rich color and neat red square grid cancel on cover to Phila with light strike red New York c.d.s.; staining on the envelope but the stamp is fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $650
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Lot 1786

5¢ red brown (1), two overlapping singles, each four margins, tied together by red grids on buff envelope to Port Dover, Canada, faint red Albany N.Y. c.d.s., black Queenston U.C. Jan. 9, 1850 exchange postmark and manuscript "9" due, Simcoe backstamp; left stamp with tear, Fine. Ex Craveri, 1998 P.F. Certificate.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1787

1847, 5¢ red brown (1), horizontal pair, margins all around except slightly shaving lower left frame line, tied by red grid cancellations on buff envelope to Columbia Ky., matching red "Portsmouth N.H. May" c.d.s. and "Paid" handstamp, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1788

5¢ red brown (1), two horizontal pairs, margins to clear, tied by red square grids on double rate cover to Delaware, O., "New-York Mar." c.d.s., docketing affects left stamp, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500

Provenance: Stollnitz
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Lot 1789

1847, 10¢ black (2), ample to large margins, deep color, perfectly detailed impression, tied by blue grid, matching "Milwaukie Wis. Jan 19" c.d.s., on 1848 folded lettersheet to New York N.Y., although it appears that the docketing was done by Henry Gibson when he removed the original lettersheet there is no conclusive proof that this indeed is a territorial usage (Wisconsin became a state on May 29, 1848), Very Fine and elusive usage.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000

Expertization: signed Ashbrook, 1997 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Gibson, Sampson, Gore, Hart

In his article on this cover in The Chronicle of the U.S. Classic Postal Issues, Feb. 1970, Vol. 22, No. 1, pages 9-11, Creighton Hart gives credence to Henry Gibson's docketing which would, indeed, place this as a territorial usage.

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Lot 1790

10¢ black (2), position 90R, ample to large margins, handsome shade, tied by twice-struck red square grids, matching "New-York May 2" on 1849 folded letter with faint Swarts Post Office oval in orange red, and additional "Letters for N.York City/Direct To" etc. on flap; lettersheet with light even toning which has affected the markings, however stamp is Very Fine, a very scarce usage.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500

Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Gibson
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Lot 1791

10¢ black (2), large margins except clear at right, tied by bold blue "5" in oval and red grids, on white envelope to Concord N.H. with blue "Baltimore Md Jul. 20" c.d.s. at left; stamp with light surface scrape from force of cancels, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000

A RARE COMBINATION OF TWO COLORS AND INCORRECT RATE HANDSTAMP.
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Lot 1792

1847, 10¢ black (2), four large margins, tied by red square open grid cancellation on folded cover to Newbern N.C., red "New York" c.d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000

Expertization: signed by Bloch.
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Lot 1793

10¢ black (2), full to large margins except touched bottom right, tied by pen cancel, on 1851 folded letter to Montreal, red "U.S. Express Mail N.Y. New York 3 Jan." c.d.s., manuscript "4½" due, Fine, Ex-Robertson.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1794

1847, 10¢ black (2), four margins, tied by red grid on buff envelope to Burlington N.J., matching red "Pittsburgh Pa. Sep 15" c.d.s., unconfirmed plating noted as 100R; bleaching slightly affects stamp, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1795

10¢ black (2), four margins, tied by pen cancel on 1850 folded cover to Philadelphia with small blue "R" registration handstamp, manuscript "50" at bottom, clear blue "Dayton O.Sep. 16" c.d.s.; stamp with scuffing on face, Fine appearance, scarce.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1796

Apalachicola Fty. Feb. 19, red c.d.s. with matching light grids cancelling 5¢ red brown (1) vertical pair with mostly large margins except clear at left in bottom stamp, on buff envelope to New York N.Y.; faint wax seal spot at center, Fine and very scarce.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Craveri
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Lot 1797

Jacksonville Flor. Jun. 26, red c.d.s. on folded cover to St. Augustine E. Fla. bearing 5¢ red brown (1) large margins to clear at bottom, cancelled by manuscript and tied by file fold, matching underlined "Paid" endorsement; no side or bottom flaps, some toning along folds, Fine and rare.
Estimate 500 - 750

THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 COVER FROM JACKSONVILLE.

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Craveri
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Lot 1798

Madison Flor. Dec. 8, bold c.d.s. on 1849 folded cover to St. Augustine bearing 5¢ red brown (1) odd single with 20¢ of stamp cut off at top, tied by manuscript cancellation, Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500

THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 COVER FROM MADISON.

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Craveri
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Lot 1799

1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (8A), single with full margins except barely touching at left and clear at top center, rich color, tied by Sparta Ga. c.d.s. on drop cover; trivial top right corner crease, Fine.
Scott $1,150

Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1800

3¢ 1851 Railroad Covers, four covers comprising Boston & Burlington R.R., Jul 21 c.d.s. (41-C-1) ties four margin 3¢ rose red (11) on cover to Winchendon, Ms., U.S. Express Mail Mass. Boston, c.d.s (73-A-3) on Nov. 5, 1851 folded letter from Providence to New York, 3¢ orange brown (10), large margins to touching, rich color, tied by grid at far left; and U.S. Express Mail, N.Y., N. York c.d.s. (73-B-3, 73-B-4) ties 3¢ rose red (11) on separate covers, first with margins to just touching, other four margins; Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1801

3¢ brownish carmine (11), large margins two sides, clear to slightly in at top and right, grid cancel, on Feb. 28, 1852 printed prices current to Arichat, Cape Breton from Cuba, forwarded from New York with red oval "Forwarded By Robert & Williams New York" on flap, manuscript. "`America' @ Boston" written at top, large manuscript. "8" at center, rated 2¢ for U.S. postage to Boston and 8d collect to Cape Breton (5d to Halifax, 3d to Arichat), stamp with a few small toned spots which effectively tie it, a Very Fine usage, Ex-Robertson.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1802

3¢ Dull red (11), horizontal pair, margins to slightly in, tied by "Grass Valley Cal. 24 May" c.d.s. on blue envelope to Scotland with manuscript. "Due 23" beside it, bold "1/2½" due handstamp, reverse with Perth receiving postmark and "Art-5/Br. pkt." handstamp, both in green, the latter marking sometimes found on unpaid letters from California; no flap, Fine and very scarce.
Estimate 300 - 400

Provenance: Kramer

This was sent by someone who thought only the inland U.S. postage of 6¢ needed to be prepaid; the Grass Valley postmaster agreed but the British correctly marked this for 1sh 2½d (29¢) collect.

Discussed by Walter Hubbard in Chronicle #109, pages 60-61.

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Lot 1803

5¢ red brown (12), horizontal pair, full to large margins except barely into bottom projections, tied by rimless "Buffalo N.Y. Apr. 22" pmk. on cover to Branford, Canada, red "U. States/ Paid/ 6d" handstamp at center, "B. & L. H. R. R., Apr. 22, 1857" backstamp Brantford blue receiving c.d.s.; cover with address partly removed in first line, Fine and rare, Ex-Robertson.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000

Expertization: 1977 P.F. Certificate, signed Block.
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Lot 1804

1855, 10¢ green, type II (14), large margins, tied by blue "Batavia N.Y. Aug 15" c.d.s., matching "Paid" handstamp, on an attractive pink envelope to Dundas, Canada, light red arced U. States exchange office marking, "Dundas U.C. AU17 1857" backstamp; minor cover restoration slight affects red exchange marking, Very Fine appearing.
Estimate 400 - 500

Expertization: signed by Ashbrook, 1990 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1805

1851, 12¢ black (17), horizontal strip of three, large margins except just touching at lower left corner, pen cancelled along with three 3¢ dull red (11) on 1857 cover to Batavia, E. Indies, postmarked Holmes Hole, Ma., May 4, New York, May 5 and red British "Paid, DP, 18 MY 18, 1857", manuscript "30" and "40" rated; the cover has sustained some water damage and is rather "crinkled" but is otherwise Fine. A rare destination for this period and an important cover despite the slight damage. The cover was prepaid at the 45¢ rate via Marseilles but is endorsed "via Southampton".
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500

Provenance: Cole
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Lot 1806

1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (22), bottom margin horizontal strip of three from Plate 11, pen cancelled, rich color and superb impression on cover with matching "Cornwallville Ap. 18" (N.Y.) postmark. written vertically at left edge, first stamp with left margin partly removed upon separation from sheet, right pair is Very Fine, an attractive and very scarce usage.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1807

1857, 3¢ dull red, type II (26), grid cancel on all-over French caricature envelope postmarked "Springfield, Ms., Mar 18, 1860" c.d.s., small label on reverse reads "strong reasons make stronger actions", slight abrasions at bottom obscuring part of inscription, otherwise Fine and exceedingly rare.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1808

1857, 3¢ dull red, type II (26), tied by "Cold Spring N.Y. May 5" c.d.s. on Stephen Douglas and H. Johnson 1860 presidential campaign envelope to East Barnard Vt., Raynor design with "'I stand for the rights of the whole people - Intervention - North or South, means Disunion.' Douglas" slogan; some edgewear, reduce slightly at right, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1809

3¢ dull red, type II (26), vertical pair and single, tied by "New-York Aug. 22" c.d.s. and open grid duplex, on 1861 cover to Hamilton, Canada; cover and stamp faults, otherwise a Very Fine usage, Ex-Robertson.
Estimate 150 - 200

The 1¢ underpayment was either missed or the balance was paid in cash.

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Lot 1810

5¢ brown, type I (29), vertical pair, rich color, tied by clear "Bridgeport Ct. Dec. 25" c.d.s. on Christmas 1860 cover addressed in the hand of P.T. Barnum, to "Mr. A.B. Conbusier/ with California Bears care of Col Wood/ Havana, Cuba manuscript Paid underneath stamps with initials "P.T.B.", partly struck New York exchange c.d.s., bold "NA1" in oval; cover with sealed flap tear ending just above NA oval, top stamp with tiny tear at R., bottom stamp Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1811

10¢ green, type V (35), just tied by grid, matching bold "Woburn Mass. Jul. 24" c.d.s. on Soldier & Flag patriotic in red & blue on cream, to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; stamp with corner crease, Fine & rare, Ex-Robertson.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1812

10¢ Green type V (35), single tied by "New York Sep. 5" Ocean Mail c.d.s. with inverted month, on cover with neat address to Stockton Cal.; slightly reduced at left, an Extremely Fine gem.
Estimate 200 - 300

Provenance: Haas, Kramer
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Lot 1813

1860, 30¢ orange (38), tied by geometric cancellation on blue folded cover to Paris, France, red "New York 'Paid 24' Aug 14" integral exchange c.d.s., endorsed "Str China, French Mail", red "Calais Auot 27 60" entry c.d.s. with matching framed "PD" handstamp; some light bleach spots, Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000

Expertization: 1987 Jakubek Certificate.
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Lot 1814

1863 (Mar. 18) Plato, Ohio to London, England, bold strike of c.d.s. with matching grids cancelling two 12¢ black (69) singles, red New York and London exchange markings; some edge wear, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1815

Union Patriotics (Walcott 302), foue covers, first General McClellan design (Walcott 302) with 1¢ blue (63) strip of three from Washington D.C.; Camp Scene No. 16 (Walcott 778 var), large multicolor Magnus design (Bischel 1357) with 3¢ rose from Port Royal S.C.; Our Brethren Are in the Field (Walcott 879 var), wood engraving in blue, on yellow envelope with "Due 3" in frame from Sedalia Mo., also with accompanying letter with patriotic multicolored wounded Zouave design from member of 6th Ohio Vol. at Camp Carlisle in Va.; and Flag and Cannon, "Our compromise" (Walcott No. 2781), with 1¢ blue (63) horiz. strip of three from East Chatham N.Y., Fine group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1816

Valentine Envelopes, two large envelopes, one white embossed (internal tear in "lace") 10¼x8¼ postmarked blue "Newhampton, Ms., Feb 1?" with "Paid 9", the other blue with ornate gold border, 9x6, postmarked red "Townsend, Ms., Feb 16" and "Paid"; also 10x8 embossed envelope with faint "Paid" and manuscript "1" to Washington, D.C. address with matching enclosure, a hand written poem "The Christmas Bells" dated 1853. A Fine group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1817

2¢ Black (73), single with natural s.e. at R, used with 10¢ green (68) and 3¢ rose F. grill (94) on red-bordered envelope to France, stamps tied by bold matching cork cancels, clear "San Francisco Cal. Aug. 18th" manuscript. "Overland" in corner, Sept. 13 Calais receiving postmark with not quite clear year date though it appears to be "68"; cover opened at top, Very Fine usage.
Estimate 750 - 1,000

Provenance: Kramer
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Lot 1818

1863, 2¢ black (73), top sheet margin single tied by "Petersburg Nov 13" duplex with circled star cancellation on 1865 prices current to Lawrenceville Va. at the circular rate, Extremely Fine, an immaculate usage.
Estimate 500 - 750

Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Emerson
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Lot 1819

2¢ black, 3¢ rose (73, 65), tied together by unusual fancy cork cancels, "New York Aug 19" datestamp struck twice tying the stamps on mourning cover to Toronto, Canada, indistinct Toronto backstamp; tear in flap and at left, light perforation toning, otherwise Very Fine, Ex-Robertson.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1820

1863, 2¢ black (73), tied by New York City geomtric cancellation on all-over illustrated Great American Tea Co. advertising envelope in light gray, unsealed circular rate to Cortlandville N.Y., New York return address in design;stain, Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1821

1863, 2¢ black (73), tied by "Brooklyn N.Y. Dec 6" duplex with negative "L" in circle cancellation on small local cover to street address, flap with embossed monogram.
Estimate 300 - 400

Provenance: Cole
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Lot 1822

1863, 2¢ black, horizontal bisect, used as part of 3¢ rate (73c), top half, used with slightly overlapping single, tied together by light target duplexed with "Whitehall N.Y. Jan 13 '68" c.d.s., second strike tying single, on small envelope to Plattsburgh N.Y., "Paid" in pencil slightly underneath single, envelope with couple tiny edge scuffs, still Very Fine and scarce.
Scott $3,500

Expertization: 1987 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Faiman
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Lot 1823

5¢ brown (76), single, faintly canceled, on 1867 cover to Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, manuscript. "per Steamer Africa" at upper left, "13½" in circle for 8½¢ packet and 5¢ inland, Sydney Mines backstamp, no flap and tiny edge tears, Fine and scarce, Ex-Robertson.
Estimate 300 - 400
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