Lot 273
British Columbia & Vancouver Island 1860, 2½d dull red, perf 14 (2), particularly deep shade but defective lower left corner, tied by "1" in barred oval on 1863 envelope from New Westminster to Onion Grove, Iowa, showing "General Post Office British Columbia/Sep. 12 1863" double ring origin datestamp adjacent over which U.S. 3¢ rose (65) has been applied and tied by cogwheel, with" San Francisco Cal./Sep 18 1863" c.d.s. and "Paid" oval handstamp adjacent, rated "10", however the mail clerk in San Francisco evidently thought that since the U.S. rate for any distance had been lowered to 3 cents on July 1, he only had to apply a 3¢ stamp, the 3¢ stamp has been lifted for examination of the postal marking underneath it and hinged back, interesting usage. SG 2.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Provenance: Wellburn, Guilford
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