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Sale 339
The Daniel Cantor Collection
The Province of Canada, 1851-1868:
The Pence & Cents Era
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Lot 435 |
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Canada, 1857, Queen Victoria, ½d rose (Unitrade 8), vertical strip of three and pair, both with full to huge margins all around, strip showing part of imprint at top, both tied by bold strikes of numeral "37" four-ring cancels on printed circular cover front to Norway, blue Quebec sender's cachet and endorsed "Printed Circular" at upper left, bold red "London Paid, AU 30 '58" transit datestamp, some light creasing not affecting stamps, tiny tear in bottom stamp of strip, Very Fine appearing and rare use to Norway. Scott 8.
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED PROPERLY FRANKED USAGES TO NORWAY.
Expertization: 2002 Greene Foundation Certificate.
Provenance: Foxbridge, Nickle, Wilkinson
Carried on the Cunard Line's "Persia" leaving New York on August 18, 1858 and arriving at Liverpool on August 28.
Illustrated in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhart, p. 299.
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