Lot 135
Canada, 1868, 6¢ dark brown strip of three and a single 3¢ red (27, 26), tied by large circular grids, on cover from Toronto to London, England, postmarked Toronto broken circle, Feb 11, 1869, and straight line "REGISTERED", two strikes "CANADIAN PKT" broken circle Feb 13, London "REGISTERED" oval Feb 25, and "REGISTERED/W.C.D.O." c.d.s Feb 26, endorsed by sender (under the stamps) "per Canadian Steamer"; flap missing and part of top edge of cover repaired where it had been roughly opened resulting in perf damage to the strip, otherwise a Very Fine cover showing the 20½¢ rate by Canadian packet (Allan Line), 12½¢ postage plus 8¢ registration fee, overpaid by ½¢.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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| Realized $8,500 |
