Lot 85
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Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red (Unitrade 4), lower left sheet margin single (position 91 from pane B), large manuscript "X" covering the design with the word "Stamp" written in the left margin and "Post Mark" in the bottom; light horizontal crease across bottom margin (of no import), Extremely Fine, Extremely Fine. Scott 4.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
A REMARKABLE AND COMPLETELY UNIQUE PIECE OF CANADIAN POSTAL HISTORY.
Expertization: 1991 Greene Foundation Certificate not noting the significance of the cancel.
This stamp was used by postal officials to demonstrate the correct way to pen-cancel a stamp when no cancelling device was available.
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| Realized $1,100 |
