Lot 123
Canada, 1868, 15¢ gray violet, horizontal pair (29), tied by target cancels, along with a 2¢ green (36) and a strip of three 3¢ dull red (37), on large cover from Thunder Bay to Toronto, Sept 22, 1875, with straight line "REGISTERED" and an illegible backstamp (believed to be Sarnia) plus a bit of a Toronto backstamp; refolded from a larger size with two vertical file folds, one of which affects a 15¢ otherwise fresh and Very Fine, an exceptional 13x rate of 39¢ for 6½ ounces plus 2¢ for registration.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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| Realized $6,000 |
