Lot 87
Canada, 1855, 3d red and 6d greenish gray (4, 5b), the 3d has three margins, the 6d four (two large), tied together and to yellow cover to Buffalo by St. Catherines, U.C. 4-ring "38" (numeral indistinct), postmarked red St. Catherine's broken circle, Sept 18, 1857 (with a second strike on the back) and manuscript "Paid & Registered", red straight line "CANADA/PAID 10 Cts" exchange marking, with manuscript "15 Cts" alongside, also ties the 3d, manuscript registration "No 10605", backstamped Clifton, Canada c.d.s. Sept 19; a Very Fine and rare, ten covers known showing this rate but this is by far the finest of the three known with this franking .
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
Provenance: V.G. Greene, Denton, des Riviere, Nickle, Richardson
The 3d shows a clear re-entry and is from pane A, position 80.
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| Realized $16,000 |
