Lot 648
Canada, 1870 1¢ yellow orange on thick soft "blotting" paper (35 var.), horizontal strip of six, tied by fancy cork cancels on yellow cover to Barnet, Vermont, postmarked Georgetown, C.W., Dec 23, 1870; minor discoloration at bottom, Very Fine and very rare. Unitrade 35ix.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Menich, Simpson
The largest multiple of this rare printing known on cover; also a very early usage.
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