Lot 157
1858 (Jun. 2) Boston Ms. to Charlottetown, P.E.I., envelope with albino embossed druggist's corner card bearing 5¢ red brown (12) large margins on three sides, touched slightly at right, tied by Boston "Paid" grid, matching "Boston Br. Pkt. Jun 2" backstamp, endorsed "Steamer", reverse with "Halifax JU 4 1858" and "Prince Edward Island JU 8 1858" datestamps, manuscript "4" and "9" ratings, stamp with tiny corner crease at top left, Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 94, fig. 7-10.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
THE ONLY RECORDED 1856 5¢ USAGE TO PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.
Provenance: Robertson
The letter was carried via Cunard Line steamer Niagara from Boston on 2 June 1858, and arrived at Halifax two days later. It is rated 4 pence (in silver), which is equivalent to 6 pence currency, plus 3 pence inland postage, making a total of 9 pence collect.
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