Lot 421
Canada, 1859, Jacques Cartier, 17¢ blue (Unitrade 19), two singles plus 5¢ vermilion (15) and 12½¢ yellow green (18), all slightly overlapping, 5¢ and 17¢ small tears, all have been lifted and treated to improve staining and skillfully replaced, tied by circular grids duplexed with "Montreal C.E., JA 13 '68" c.d.s. on folded cover to England, endorsed "Per Cunard Mail", red London (1.25) arrival c.d.s.; couple file folds, one affects 5¢ and one 17¢ internal split along top fold, a Fine and very attractive three-color franking. Scott 19.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS FRANKING OVERPAYING BY ½¢ THE TRIPLE 51¢ CUNARD PACKET RATE.
Expertization: 1996 B.P.A. Certificate.
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, Carrington
This cover was carried on the Cunard Line's Cuba leaving New York on January 15 and arriving in Queenstown on January 24.
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