Lot 36
Canada, 1857, ½d rose, horizontal pair (8), with nearly four margins and a tiny tear at right, tied, along with a 3d red (4), by grid cancels and by a red straight line "REGISTERED", on a folded letter from Toronto to Hamilton, Nov 25, 1858, backstamped Hamilton Nov 26; corner creases and file fold through the 3d, Very Fine.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
This is the only recorded use of a pair of the ½d imperf to pay the 1d registry fee; there is one cover known with two singles.
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| Realized $7,500 |
