Lot 1262
Leaf (Weiss RE-LF1), fine strike cancels 6¢ vermilion (U86) entire with Wells Fargo paid frank and bearing Canada 6¢ brown (39) tied by blue "For Great Britain / and Ireland" handstamp from Victoria, British Columbia to London, England, matching blue "Wells, Fargo & Co., Victoria." oval handstamp, endorsed "Via Puget Sound", red "New York May 23" exchange datestamp and red "London (6.4) entry c.d.s.; no flap and minor edge strengthening, Very Fine appearing.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED RE-LF1 COVERS, THIS BEING THE ONLY ONE ORIGINATING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
The combination franking was required for express mail originating in Canada via the United States postal system, the Canadian 6¢ postage prepaid the cross-border rate plus the United States 6¢ postage as payment of the treaty rate to Great Britain. Cover was carried on the Hapag Line "Cambria" that arrived in Portsmouth on June 2.
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| Realized $1,350 |
