United States THE HIGHLANDS COLLECTION - BRITISH COLUMBIA
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 28
Symbol: C
Cat No: 70
1865 (April) Envelope mailed from the Interior of British Columbia and of remarkable appeal, handstamped at top right with grid "10" numeral denoting prepayment of 9 pence British Columbia postage from William's Creek to Victoria, Vancouver Island - a very rare provisional use of the numeral from a very plausible shortage of postage stamps at the time; red crayon "1/-" for prepayment of US postage to England, covered by the US 24 cent stamp (excised and put back to its original place); shows neat General Post Office 19 APL 1865 transit backstamp, San Francisco MAY 9 1865, New York JUN 3 and London JU 15 65 Paid CDS transit postmarks on front and Liverpool JU 15 65 receiver backstamp. An absolutely remarkable cover, VF (USA 24 cent; Scott #70)
Provenance: Gerald Wellburn, Eaton & Sons, October 1988; Lot 1063 - with his original album page.
Literature: Illustrated in Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps, Volume V North America on page 562.
A SPECTACULAR AND IN OUR OPINION, INCOMPARABLE RATE COVER IDEAL FOR THE ADVANCED POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTOR. (Image)
Estimate 2000 $
Opening C$ 1,100.00
Sold...C$ 2,200.00
Closed..Feb-12-2019, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 2200
USA
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 380
Symbol: * O
Cat No: Collection
1852-1930 Collection as Received Displayed on Scott National hingeless pages, starts with early classics in usual mixed condition but also noted some nice selected stamps such as Scott used #9, 17, 35, 68, 71, 75, 76, 98, 118, 120, etc. 1893 Columbian series includes mint $1 and $3 plus unused $2 and a well centered $5. Well represented thereafter with Washington / Franklins mint or used. Back-of-book with mint airmails C1-C6, C13, C14, used parcel post, special delivery, etc. Condition throughout is variable from mixed to very fine. Worth a close look. (Image)
Estimate 1500 $
Opening C$ 1,300.00
Sold...C$ 2,700.00
Closed..Feb-12-2019, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 2700
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 381
Symbol: * O
Cat No: Collection
1893-1981 Collection of Commemorative Issues In a Lighthouse hingeless album, mostly mint from 1920s with a high percentage being NH; 1893-1919 era is used noting 1893 1c-30c, 1898 1c-50c, 1901 1c-10c, etc. Condition on used stamps mixed to very fine, mint issues F-VF or better
Estimate 200 $
Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 240.00
Closed..Feb-12-2019, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 856
Lot No: 382
Symbol: *
Cat No: Collection
Predominantly Mint / NH 1932-2014 Collection Displayed on Scott National hingeless pages to 1980, then in mounts on Harris pages 1980 to 2014. Mint LH or used on earlier stamps, but for the most part all mint NH including sheetlets, souvenir sheets, se-tenant multiples, coils, definitive and commemoratives, excellent degree of completion.
