Lot 54
Canada, 1859, 17¢ blue (19), well centered and neatly tied by London, C.W. duplex handstamp, Feb 9, 1866, on blue legal size cover with "On Militia Service" corner card to Wardville, C.W., handstamped straight line "REGISTERED" and faint Wardville backstamp the same day, with enclosure on "Militia Brigade Office" letterhead, reduced a bit at right with small repaired nick at lower left and horizontal file fold not affecting stamp, a Fine and extremely rare usage of the 17¢ properly paying triple rate postage plus the 2¢ registry fee.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
The 17¢ was most commonly used to pay the 17¢ transatlantic rate to the United Kingdom by Cunard Packet.
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| Realized $1,800 |
