Lot 313
Canada, 1859, Prince Albert, 10¢ deep red purple (Unitrade 17a), rich color, tied by ring cancels on blue folded cover to London, U.C., "Montreal L.C., NO 29 1859" origin c.d.s., matching "More To Pay" and "Unpaid 7" straightline handstamps, London (12.1) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and interesting use. Scott 17e.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, Carrington
Applying the standards for short-paid letter penalties as directed by the Post Office, this cover should have been treated initially as being an unpaid triple-rate letter and charged 3 x 7¢ = 21¢. Accepting the 10¢ franking as a partial payment, the marking should have been "Unpaid 11". There is only one other cover recorded with the "Unpaid 7" plus 10¢ franking.
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| Realized $525 |
