Lot 367
Canada, 1855, Prince Albert, 6d slate gray (Unitrade 5), top sheet margin single showing imprint: ".on Wright, Hatch & Edson. New…", large margins other sides, negligible surface rub, tied by numeral "21" four-ring cancel on immaculate blue cover from the Prosser correspondence to New York City, sharp "Montreal L.C., JY 18 1857" c.d.s., bold red "Paid" straightline handstamp, Extremely Fine. Scott 5.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500
A STRIKING TOP MARGIN IMPRINT SINGLE ON A SUPERB COVER.
Provenance: Caspary, Roberts
This cover realized $625 in the 1956 Caspary sale.
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| Realized $6,000 |
