1868 WALLACE-NS PRINTED MATTER, a very early printing of #22 on vertical wove Bothwell paper pays the 1¢ unsealed printed matter rate on cover with a roller cancel, a Wallace double split-ring receiver b/s is dated APL5'1868, a superb first printing stamp used 5 days after the APR 1st issue date, unchecked for a watermark, VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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1868 PETERBORO-CW DOUBLE RATE to USA, #27f (x2) on white horizontal wove paper pays the 12¢ USA double rate (2 x 6¢ per ½ ounce) tied on cover with Peterboro Berry duplex cancels dated OCT29,1868 and addressed to Albany-NY, rough opening UR neatly sealed, the stamps are from a very dry printing with only a trace of vertical shrinkage, the two VF stamps alone cat $650, F-VF est ($200+ US) (Image)

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1871 CARLETON-ST-JOHN-NB to SCOTLAND, #27 pays the 6¢ pre-UPU rate dated MAY23-1871 and addressed to Edinburgh, routing via St-John-NB the same day + overland to Halifax + Allan Line packet SS PRUSSIAN departing Halifax on MAY 29 and Londonderry arrival JUN 6th + coastal packet to Glasgow + express train to Edinburgh on JUN 7th, some rough opening at top not affecting the stamp, an unusual stamp from a very dry printing with no shrinkage at all, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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