Lot 133
Canada, 1872, 6¢ yellow brown (39, 37a), block of four, tied, along with a pair of 3¢ deep rose (37a), by fancy 4-point stars of Kingston on part of parcel wrapper with Kingston c.d.s., July 30, 1872, red straight line "REGISTERED", and manuscript "Book Post" and "Examination Papers, County of Frontenac", mild horizontal bend through stamps, Very Fine and most unusual improper Book Post usage.
Estimate 500 - 750
Parcels sent by Book Post, at the rate of 1¢ per ounce, could not be registered. This package apparently weighed 25 oz. and was charged 25¢ plus the normal Parcel Post registry fee of 5¢. It should have been charged either $1.52 (3¢ per half-ounce plus 2¢ for registration) by Letter Post or 55¢ (12½¢ per 8 oz. plus 5¢) by Parcel Post.
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| Realized $900 |
