Lot 417
Canada, 1859, Queen Victoria, 12½¢ yellow green (Unitrade 18), strip of three and single, tied by four strikes of numeral "24" four-ring cancel on cover to England, "Oakville C.W., DE 3 1862" c.d.s. and matching black "Registered" straightline handstamp, additional "Too Late" handstamp, reverse with Devenport (12.18) arrival c.d.s.; some cover wrinkling not affecting stamps, Fine and rare quadruple rate by Canadian packet with the 12½¢ registry fee paid in cash. Scott 18.
Estimate $7,500 - 10,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS FRANKING.
Provenance: Hinde, Jephcott, Harrison
At first glance this might appear to be a triple weight cover of 1½ oz. at 12½¢ per half ounce with the registration fee paid with the fourth stamp. In fact, there was no triple-rate available to the U.K. until January 12, 1866. Letters over one ounce were charged the two ounce quadruple rate.
This was carried on the Allan Line's Jura leaving Portland on December 4 and arriving Liverpool on December 16.
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