Lot 154
1858 (Jul. 28) Boston Mass. to Halifax, Nova Scotia, folded cover bearing 5¢ red brown (12) three large margins, slightly in at right, tied by "Boston Br. Pkt. Jul 28" c.d.s., carried on Cunard Line steamer Canada from Boston on 28 July 1858, "Halifax JY 29 1858" receiving backstamp and matching "5" due handstamp, light file folds, Very Fine, the 5¢ open mail rate plus 5 pence due for Nova Scotia inland postage. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 93, fig. 7-9.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: Signed Stanley Ashbrook.
Provenance: Krug
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| Realized $1,500 |
