1852/57: Cartier 10 d. dull blue, imperforate on thin paper, a used example with large margins all round, lightly cancelled in black. A most attractive example of a very scarce stamp. Signed A. Diena Gi = £ 1'700. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 600.00
Sold...CHF 850.00
Closed..May-30-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 284
Lot No: 364
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1851/60: 3 d. dull red on blued, a bisected example used with superb 6 d. olive-yellow on blued, tied to 1858 cover endorsed "By Steamer via Halifax NS" to London (Miss Smith correspondence) by oval grill obliterators in black with "ST. JOHNS / PAID" despatch at left (Aug 23) in red, carried on the Cunard steamer 'Niagara' (landed Liverpool, Saturday Sept 4) and "London / Paid" arrival cds (Sept 6) in red alongside. Further "St. John's" despatch on reverse of a fine and rare cover. Signed A. Diena.
1857 (Jan 1): 4 d. scarlet-vermilion, thick machine paper with mesh, no wmk., imperforate, a used example with good to large margins all round, lightly cancelled by barred obliterator in black. A fine example of a very rare stamp. Signed A. Diena. Cert. BPA (1997) Gi = £ 3'500. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
Opening CHF 1,200.00
Sold...CHF 1,300.00
Closed..May-30-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 284
Lot No: 359
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1862/64: 2 d. rose-lake, hand-made paper, no wmk., imperforate, a used example with large even margins all round, lightly cancelled by barred obliterator in black. A very fine stamp Gi = £ 500. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 200.00
Sold...CHF 200.00
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Sold For 200
Sale No: 284
Lot No: 360
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1927 (May 21): De Pinedo Supplementary Mail Trepassey to Rome, Italy, cover postmarked Trepassy (May 21, 1927) and franked with an unoverprinted 60 c. Cabot, tied upon arrival by 'Roma Centro Corrispondenze Ordinarie' cds (June 22), backstamped with a Rome slogan cancel from the same day. A very fine and fresh cover, only 75 covers were franked with an unoverprinted stamp while it is not known how many of those were in the supplementary mail cancelled in Rome. Cert. Cilio (2015) Sassone GP16c = €13,500 / AAMC FF-28c var = $14,000+. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
Opening CHF 2,000.00
Sold...CHF 2,600.00
Closed..May-30-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2600
Nova Scotia
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Lot No: 362
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1851/60: 6 d. yellow-green on blued paper, a used example with good to large margins all round, tied to 1858 cover endorsed "By way of St. John & Windsor" to New Center, Mass., USA; lightly tied by grill obliterator with double arc "ST. JOHN / NEW BRUNSWICK" cds at left (Oct 11). Reverse with "BERWICK / N.S" despatch cds (Oct 5) and "KENTVILLE / N.S." (Oct 7) both in black. Small part of flap missing and minor and sensible restoration to envelope at top left but a most attractive and scarce cover. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
