Lot 345
Canada, 1851, Beaver, 3d orange vermilion, laid paper, major re-entry (Unitrade 1a, 1aiii), position A47, right stamp in a horizontal pair, four margins except left close at bottom left, tied by two strikes of target cancel on bluish cover to Boston, Mass., red "Montreal L.C., JU 28 1852" c.d.s. and matching "Canada" exchange handstamp in arc also ties pair, prepaid 6d letter rate to the United States in effect from April 6, 1851 to June 20, 1859, Very Fine. Scott 1a and var.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
A RARE ON-COVER EXAMPLE OF THIS MAJOR RE-ENTRY.
Expertization: 1987 B.P.A. Certificate.
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