Lot 140
Canada, Three-color franking (36, 37, 39), a 2¢ two 3¢ and a 6¢ small queen, tied by fancy segmented cork cancel on cover from Whitby, Ont. to Birmingham, England, postmarked Whitby broker circle, March 20, 1873 and two strikes black straight line "REGISTERED" (one inverted on stamps) plus two more strikes in red applied at Montreal, backstamped Montreal March 21 and Birmingham April 2; flap tears otherwise Very Fine, an attractive franking showing the 6¢ Canadian packet rate plus 8¢ for registration.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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| Realized $1,100 |
