1851/60: 3 d. deep blue on bluish, a fine and fresh example with good to large margins, lightly tied by 'Bars in Oval' obliterator to cover to Halifax. Reverse with "AMHERST N.S." despatch cds (April 19, 1856) in black as well as oval arrival datestamp in black (April 22). A fine item. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 200.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6342
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1851/60: 6 d. deep green on bluish, a fine and fresh example with good to large margins, lightly tied by 'Bars in Oval' obliterator and "ST. JOHN N.B." transit cds (July 14, 1859) to cover to Winchendon, Massachusetts. Reverse with indistinct despatch cds (July 11, 1859) in black, obverse with red "PAID 10" in circle denoting the US postage paid. Opened for presentation purposes on three sides, an appealing cover paying the 6 d. rate for ½ ounce to the United States. Cert. Holcombe (1991). (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
Opening CHF 400.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 6343
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1860/63: 10 c. vermillion, the upper left half of a diagonally bisected example, a fine and fresh example with vivid colour, used as 5 c. franking and neatly tied by 'Bars in Oval' obliterator and "GUYSBOROUGH N.S." despatch cds (July 10, 1861) to cover to Halifax. Reverse with oval arrival datestamp cds of the next day. Part of backflap missing, still a very appealing usage to pay the letter inland rate. Cert. BPS (1956) Gi = £ 750 (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
Opening CHF 250.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7049
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1860/63: 5 c. blue on yellowish paper and 12½ c. black on white paper (Scott 10+13), used on 1863 envelope from Halifax to Paris (Butterfield correspondence) endorsed "per Cunard Steamer", cancelled in manuscript and by barred obliterators wiht "HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA" cds of despacth on reverse (Feb 5) in black. Carried by Stamer "Arabia" with framed "GB / 1F 60 c." accountancy marking in black applied in London (Feb 16), thence via Calais and charged with '16' décimes due in manuscript for a double weight letter (above 7½ and under 15 grams). Overpaid ½ c. for the 17 cents rate, a wonderful and extremely rare cover for the connoisseur. Cert. Vincent Graves Greene Foundation (2007).rnrnProvenance: Collection Koh Seow Chuan, Spink, New York, 13 April 1999, lot 293.rnNote: The Butterfield correspondence was frequently overpaid by the ½ cent. A similar, but defective, ½ cent overpayment cover was in the Frederick R. Mayer collection, Harmers, New York, 12 May 2004, lot 752; dated May 1863. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image)
