Canadian Provinces: Prince Edward Island, 1864 (May 9), registered cover sent Charlotte Town to George Town, large part folded letter cover sheet bearing #1 and #3, each tied by barred oval cancels; arced "Registered" handstamp in red to left, "877" added in pen; PEI May 9 origin and George-Town MY 10 receiver on reverse; both stamps faulty, back of lettersheet torn, nearly Very Fine appearance, a rare First Issue franking, Ex-Crosby, Carr noted in pencil on reverse, with 2010 Greene Foundation certificate. Scott $3,000+ Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Scott $3,000+ Suggested Bid $1,00
Opening US$ 650.00
Sold...US$ 650.00
Closed..Jul-15-2020, 10:34:02 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 741
Lot No: 33
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Cat No: Apr.
Canadian Provinces: Prince Edward Island, 1866 (Apr.), cover front with strip of four, sent Charlotte Town to Paris, pale yellow, franked by horizontal strip of four of #7, each stamp cancelled/tied both by manuscript "X"s and by barred oval handstamps; red London PAID handstamp (Apr. 21), red oval-framed "PD" handstamp and French entry dater (Apr. 22), along with red crayon "7", Very Fine and attractive, and a unique franking to France, with 2010 Greene Foundation certificate,
Illustrated in Lehr, page 70. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 450.00
Sold...US$ 450.00
Closed..Jul-15-2020, 10:34:20 EST
Sold For 450
Sale No: 741
Lot No: 35
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Cat No: Aug. 4
Canadian Provinces: Prince Edward Island, 1869 (Aug. 4), "Money Letter" sent Charlotte Town to George Town, franked by #5 and #7, each with vertical ridge mark from contents and tied by eight-bar oval with PEI Type P5 at lower left; inscribed "Money Letter" top center and "706" top left; docketed "John Hillman/Cash £22.0.0" at left, Very Fine, a very rare Money Letter franking, Ex-Dale Lichtenstein, Martyn Cusworth, with 2004 Greene Foundation certificate. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00
Closed..Jul-15-2020, 10:35:01 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 741
Lot No: 36
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Cat No: 5, 5e
Canadian Provinces: Prince Edward Island, 1870 (Jan. 5), bisected 2d on cover sent Charlotte Town to Quebec (Scott 5, 5e), clean cover franked by two 2d rose, one of which diagonally bisected (#5, 5e), tied by two of three PEI JA 5/70 strikes, with Montreal JA 12 transit and Quebec JA 13 receiver on reverse; bisect with slight fault at upper left where it aligns against the top of the envelope, Very Fine, a lovely example of a very rare franking, Ex-Dr. RVC Carr, Alan Griffiths, with 1999 R.P.S.L. certificate. Scott $2,750+ Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
Scott $2,750+ Suggested Bid $1,50
Opening US$ 1,200.00
Sold...US$ 1,200.00
Closed..Jul-15-2020, 10:35:30 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 741
Lot No: 37
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Cat No: May 7
Canadian Provinces: Prince Edward Island, 1870 (May 7), sensational cover sent from Bombay to Rollo Bay, with manuscript routing instructions "Via Southampton, Queens Town/& Halifax" at upper left; franked by "East India Postage"-inscribed 2a orange and 4a green, both tied by "Bombay/MY 7/70/India PAID" #1 duplex; blue "11d" and (overwritten) "1/4½d" Currency to collect; London JU 4 transit on reverse; cover opened at left, resulting in tear to back sideflap, partially repaired with clear tape, but still must be considered Very Fine, a very rare—and possibly unique—destination cover, Ex-Martyn Cusworth. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00
Closed..Jul-15-2020, 10:36:05 EST
Sold For 375
Sale No: 741
Lot No: 38
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Cat No: July 1
Canadian Provinces: Prince Edward Island, 1870 (July 1), sensational cover sent from Charlotte Town to Cape Breton Island, bearing a #10 with robust color, neatly tied by double-arc "Prince Edward Island" datestamp (P5a); indistinct Halifax oval transit on reverse, Very Fine, a most unusual usage of a Packet stamp to pay this letter rate; the earliest recorded usage of this stamp (issued June 1), and the latest recorded usage of the P5a datestamp, Ex-Martyn Cusworth. Scott $2,400+ Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500 (Image)
Scott $2,400+ Suggested Bid $2,50
Opening US$ 2,100.00
Sold...US$ 2,100.00
Closed..Jul-15-2020, 10:36:38 EST
Sold For 2100
Sale No: 741
Lot No: 39
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Cat No: 9c
Canadian Provinces: Prince Edward Island, 1870 (Oct. 17), bisect cover from Summerside to West Lake Lot 7 (Scott 9c), bearing diagonal bisect #9c, tied by barred oval cancel, with "Summerside/OCT/17/P.E. Island" dater at left (year added later in pencil); light overall toning and a slightly rough opening at right, still Very Fine, and one of the finest of the 4d bisect frankings, Ex-Dale Lichtenstein, with 1930 R.P.S.L. and 2010 Greene Foundation certificates. Scott $2,250 Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Scott $2,250 Suggested Bid $750-1
Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..Jul-15-2020, 10:37:24 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 741
Lot No: 40
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Cat No: Dec. 7
Canadian Provinces: Prince Edward Island, 1870 (Dec. 7), franked cover from Auckland to Charlotte Town, sound and surprisingly clean, carried on the First Contract, Ninth Voyage of the Wonga Wonga, franked by horizontal pair of 1864-71 perf 12½ 6d red browns, tied by two emphatic strikes of the Auckland "1" duplex, with blue manuscript crayon "3" and lovely black handstamped "5" ratings; reverse tracks the cover's progress, with Ottawa, C.W. (JA 17/71) and Saint John, N.B. (JA 23) transits and Charlotte-Town, P.E.I. arrival (JA 27), Very Fine, a rare destination for a New Zealand Chalon Head cover, Ex-John Woolfe. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $750-1,000
Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..Jul-15-2020, 10:38:11 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 741
Lot No: 41
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Cat No: 5, 4c
Canadian Provinces: Prince Edward Island, 1870 (Dec. 14), bisect cover sent from Prince Town to Aughnacloy (Scott 5, 4c), an attention-grabbing cover, bearing #5 (2) plus a diagonally bisected 1d (#4c), each tied by ten-barred oval cancels, with Prince Town origin dater—a previously unrecorded double-arc datestamp without code A—at lower right; reverse bears small-diameter PEI transit dated Dec. 16, and Aughnacloy Jan. 10, 1871, receiver; light soiling and backflap faults of no consequence, Very Fine, an exceptionally rare franking, with 1960 P.F. certificate. Scott $3,500 Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
Scott $3,500 Suggested Bid $2,000
Opening US$ 1,700.00
Sold...US$ 1,700.00
Closed..Jul-15-2020, 10:39:27 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 741
Lot No: 42
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Cat No: Feb. 28
Canadian Provinces: Prince Edward Island, 1871 (Feb. 28), "FOUP PENCE" cover from Charlotte Town to Minnesota, small cover bearing a #9v, the 1870 4d black with bottom ribbon reading "FOUP PENCE" (row 4/4), cancelled by broken-barred obliterator leaving the variety fully legible; single-ring PEI origin postmark alongside, Very Fine, a very rare, if not unique, example of this variety on cover, with 1992 Greene Foundation certificate. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Suggested Bid $400-600
Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00
Closed..Jul-15-2020, 10:39:48 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 741
Lot No: 43
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Cat No: 5, 5e
Canadian Provinces: Prince Edward Island, 1871 (Apr. 19), bisect cover sent Charlotte Town to Dublin (Scott 5, 5e), franked by a trio of 2d rose, one diagonally bisected (#5 (2), 5e) tied by broken-bar killers with Charlotte-Town origin at lower left; Dublin AP 30 receiver on reverse; accompanying certificate states "the front of the cover has been mutilated"—though it has clearly been professionally repaired since, Very Fine appearance, a very rare franking, with 1984 B.P.A. certificate which states right-hand stamp is defective (unwarranted in our opinion). Scott $2,750 Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Scott $2,750 Suggested Bid $750-1
Opening US$ 600.00
Sold...US$ 600.00
Closed..Jul-15-2020, 10:40:22 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 741
Lot No: 44
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Cat No: June 12
Canadian Provinces: Prince Edward Island, 1872 (June 12), pretty cover sent from Charlotte Town to New Annan, franked by a single plus vertical strip of three #11, all tied by light strikes of a "13" killer; despatch, Halifax transit (June 15) and receiver (June 18) all on reverse; light edge wear and backflap damage, stamps with perforation faults due to placement, still a Very Fine cover, and a rare franking of the 4¢ rate, Ex-Crosby, Dr. RVC Carr, Warren S. Wilkinson, with 2010 Greene Foundation certificate. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 475.00
Sold...US$ 475.00
Closed..Jul-15-2020, 10:40:49 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 741
Lot No: 45
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Cat No: 15
Canadian Provinces: Prince Edward Island, 1872 (Dec. 23), cover from Charlotte Town to Kilwinning, Scotland, with 6¢ (#15) franking tied by five-pointed star cancel (P130), partial second strike of cancel at far left top; origin dater alongside adhesive, with red Liverpool Br. Packet PAID handstamp at lower left; Jan. 25, 1873, Kilwinning receiver on reverse; top right corner of envelope (and stamp) torn through opening and repaired from reverse; stamp further with light horizontal crease, Fine to Very Fine, a pretty cover despite its issues, very rare, being one of two recorded examples of this value paying the transatlantic rate, Ex-Alan Griffiths, with 2004 Greene Foundation certificate. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Suggested Bid $400-600
Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..Jul-15-2020, 10:41:11 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 741
Lot No: 46
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Cat No: 14
Canadian Provinces: Prince Edward Island, 1873 (Jan.), "On Service" registered cover sent from St. Eleanors to Charlotte Town, addressed to the Assistant Colonial Secretary, bearing a 4¢ green (#14), lightly tied by barred oval cancel, with Registry "113" at top left; Charlotte-Town Jan. 3 receiver on reverse; roughly circular portion of back of envelope (including tip of backflap) removed, Very Fine, postage free as an Official letter, the Registration fee paid by the adhesive, a unique franking, Ex-Martyn Cusworth, with 1962 R.P.S.L. certificate. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Jul-15-2020, 10:41:34 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 741
Lot No: 47
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Cat No: 14
Canadian Provinces: Prince Edward Island, 1873 (Apr. 23), cover sent from Sunnyside to Kingston, Richibucto, franked by #11 and #13, each tied by barred oval cancels, Summerside origin c.d.s. between; arrival datestamp on reverse; also included is a large-part cover sent Jan. 16, 1873, from Charlotte Town to King's Creek bearing 4¢ green (#14) with Jan. 18 receiver on reverse, Very Fine, the 1¢ plus 3¢ a very attractive and rare franking, Kingston cover ex-Martyn Cusworth. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $350-500
Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00
Closed..Jul-15-2020, 10:41:59 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 741
Lot No: 48
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Cat No: May 20
Canadian Provinces: Prince Edward Island, 1873 (May 20), registered cover sent from Hazel Grove to Wood Island, franked by 1¢ orange over two 3¢ rose (#11, 13 (2), paying the 3¢ local rate and 4¢ Registration fee), each cancelled and tied by four-ring targets; "Hazel Grove/P.E.I." datestamp at top center, manuscript "Registered" at top left (partially covered by 1¢); Charlotte-Town May 20 receiver on reverse, Very Fine, a unique cover, this being the sole recorded example of this Hazel Grove datestamp, Ex-Dale Lichtenstein, Dr. RVC Carr, Warren S. Wilkinson, with 1969 R.P.S.L. certificate. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Suggested Bid $400-600
Opening US$ 700.00
Sold...US$ 700.00
Closed..Jul-15-2020, 10:42:38 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 741
Lot No: 49
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Cat No: 13
Canadian Provinces: Prince Edward Island, 1873 (July 2), cover from Charlotte Town to Arichat, Isle Madame, franked by a 3¢ rose (#13) tied by a cork cancellation (P127) with origin datestamp at right; transits and receiver on reverse, Very Fine, Ex-Martyn Cusworth, with 2004 Greene Foundation certificate,
A rare and important cover, mailed just one day after Prince Edward Island joined the Canadian Federation. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
