Lot 72
Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d orange red, horizontal stitch watermark (Unitrade 4ii, x), four huge margins, tied by concentric rings cancel on small cover to Toronto, matching "Thornhill C.W., JA 7 1856" c.d.s., endorsed manuscript "Prepaid", partial Toronto backstamp; Very Fine. Scott 4 var.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE STITCH WATERMARK ON COVER.
Expertization: 2011 Greene Foundation Certificate.
The Unitrade catalogue lists but does not price the stitch watermark on cover.
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