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British Commonwealth continued...

Canadian Provinces: Prince Edward Island continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
561   imagePrince Edward Island, 1857 (Mar. 22), "On H.M. Service" cover, sent Summerside to Charlotte Town, large blue envelope (217 x 92 mm) rated "4" with despatch datestamp (Type P50, with year slug added) on reverse and arrival datestamp (P24) on face, the latter covered by recipient's notes, Very Fine, Ex-Martyn Cusworth.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction
562   imagePrince Edward Island, 1858 (Mar. 29), sensational cover sent from St. Petersburg to Charlotte Town, a simply magnificent cover, rated "10" in magenta ink and 1d in brown, sent "via London"; front additionally shows red Paid "P."-in-circle marking; route markings feature diamond-shaped St. Petersbourg origin, red "Coeln./16 4 III/Verviers", red "London/DA/AP 10/Paid", octagonal Liverpool "L/AP 20/A" and PEI "MY 8/1858" arrival; London and Liverpool handstamps on front, others reverse; just a beautiful cover all around, Very Fine, the sole example known to PEI from Russia, Ex-Alan Griffiths.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)

Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
563   imagePrince Edward Island, 1858 (May 20), folded letter sent Plymouth to Charlotte Town, complete letter, datelined May 18, sent "via Halifax"; front with Plymouth May 20 origin and rare "1s/6 cy" rate handstamp (P105)—double the 9d Currency rate; reverse with two Liverpool May 21 transits and a June 4 PEI receiver (P5), Very Fine, a sound and attractive cover.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
564   imagePrince Edward Island, 1858 (July 15), folded letter from Plymouth to Charlotte Town, via Halifax, showing despatch dater alongside rare "1s/6 cy" rate handstamp (P105) on front; reverse with Liverpool July 16 transits and PEI P5 receiver dated July 30, Very Fine, rate shown is twice the 9d Currency rate, Ex-Martyn Cusworth.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
565   imagePrince Edward Island, 1858 (Sept. 16), mixed-issue cover from Connecticut to PEI, sent from Stonington to Charlotte Town and franked by 1851 1¢ imperforate plus three 1857 perforated 3¢ stamps, all cancelled by barred circles, the 1¢ tied by its cancel and by the red horseshoe "U States/C" handstamp; St. John transit and PEI arrival markings on reverse; 1¢ Franklin showing portions of stamps top and left, close at bottom, in at right; one 3¢ Washington with vibrant color, the other two from a clearly very worn plate; cover opened out for exhibition, Very Fine, a rare mixed-issue franking.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image)

Suggested Bid $600-800
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
566   imagePrince Edward Island, 1858 (Oct. 7) & 1860 (Dec. 5), pair of covers from Appledore to New London, each with London and Liverpool datestamps, the first with large "9" Currency Due handstamp (P106), the second with rare "1s/6 cy" rate handstamp (P105), double the 9d Currency rate; transits and receivers on reverse; covers soiled, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
567   imagePrince Edward Island, 1858 (Dec. 10), 1857 Issue cover from Boston to Charlottetown, franked by 1¢ Franklin (top clipped) plus strip of three 3¢ Washingtons, all perforated and all tied by barred-circle "PAID" cancels, the Franklin additionally tied by red "Boston Ms/10 cts" dater; red "U STATES/C" horseshoe lower right; St. John and PEI daters reverse; tear to envelope at upper right is of no consequence as it misses the stamps, Very Fine, a pretty cover, a scarce Treaty Mail franking carried by coastal steamer.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
568   imagePrince Edward Island, 1859 (Mar.), stampless cover from Bedeque to Michigan Bluffs, California, an envelope in orange, rated "9" in red manuscript with red circled "Paid/15" handstamp alongside; very faint "Bedeque/Paid/P.E.I." handstamp at lower left (P22), with March 12 St. John, New Brunswick transit center; reverse bears PEI MA [5? 9?] dater (P5), nearly Very Fine, a rare cover, Ex-Norman Brassler, Martyn Cusworth.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image)

Suggested Bid $600-800
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
569   imagePrince Edward Island, 1859 (Mar. 19), rated cover from Bedeque to Boston, a large folded letter, rated "6" in red manuscript with "Bedeque/PAID/P.E.I." handstamp (P22) at lower left next to another very faint, illegible dater, along with St. John transit; charged as a double-weight letter with "20" rate handstamp in black on front; PEI "MA 19" datestamp on reverse; file folds, still Very Fine, Ex-Alan Griffiths.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
570   imagePrince Edward Island, 1859 (Sept.-Oct.), "Circular" sent from Canada to Charlotte Town, tri-panel single sheet used as wrapper, franked with a very pretty copy of Scott #8 (1857 ½d rose) tied by indistinct four-ring cancel; marked "Circular" in pen at upper left; reverse bears split-circle "OC 12/1859" receiver, a very attractive piece, Very Fine, the sole recorded stamped Circular to PEI, Ex-James C. Lehr.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

From late 1854 to June 30, 1859, the Circular rate to the Maritimes was the same as that within Canada. This cover (illustrated on page 161 of Arfken et al.'s Canada's Pence Era thus represents a late (and underpaid?) application of the rate. (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction
571   imagePrince Edward Island, 1859 (Sept. 17), registered cover to London from Charlotte Town, a great example of 19th-century idiot-proofing, with four "Registered" markings on the face: the first from the origin post office in manuscript, reading "Registered 332"; a second "Reg 6, 4/10" in red crayon; a red oval London "Registered/3 OC 59" handstamp, plus another red crown-over-arced-"Registered" handstamp at lower right; faint "Charlotte Town/SE 17/1859/PAID/P.E.I." datestamp (P24) on front, with PEI P5 datestamp in black and "London E.C./OC 3/59" red arrival on reverse; top part of backflap cut away; light toning to top of cover, nearly Very Fine, a rare example of a Registered cover—only a few are recorded, Ex-Alan Griffiths.
Estimate $350 - 500. (Image)

Suggested Bid $350-500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
572   imagePrince Edward Island, 1859 (Nov. 9), cover to "Charletown" [Charlotte Town] from Auckland, a remarkable cover, rated "5" and "6" in manuscript, the front bearing both dated "Paid/Auckland.New.Zealand" origin and red London transit (FE 9/60—a three-month journey!); PEI arrival (FE 28) on reverse; cover shows wear expected of a round-the-world journey, but this only adds to its charm, nearly Very Fine, a rare destination from New Zealand, Ex-Allan Steinhart.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)

Suggested Bid $400-600
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
573   imagePrince Edward Island, 1861-70, Pence Issue covers group of nine, originating in Charlotte Town, George Town, St. Eleanors or Summerside; all franked 2d, three bearing #1 (one with a pair), the others #5; variously cancelled, two with "13" killers; condition mixed, with the #1 pair defective, but attractive items overall, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
574   imagePrince Edward Island, 1861 (Jan. 4, datelined), folded letter sent from Charlotte Town to St. Johns, pen-cancelled #2 and #3, additional pen marking tying the 3d, placed over manuscript "paid" notation; red crayon "4" at left, with PEI despatch (JA 8) and St. Johns arrival (JA 28) on reverse, Very Fine, possibly the earliest usage of these two stamps, issued on January 1, "Ex Tomlinson, Carr" noted in pencil on reverse, with 2000 Greene Foundation certificate.
Estimate $800 - 1,200. (Image)

Suggested Bid $800-1,200
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
575   imagePrince Edward Island, 1861 (Jan. 17), cover sent from Coromandel to PEI, with manuscript dateline and endorsement on backflap, a striking cover with "5" and "6" ratings in magenta, with total rating of "11" added, along with a red "1d" handstamp; faint "Paid/Auckland.New.Zealand" dater (JA 26) on face, with PEI receiver (MY 5) on back; addressed simply to "Brackley Point Road/Prince Edward Island/British North America"—and delivered (try that today), nearly Very Fine, extremely rare, being one of four pre-stamp covers from New Zealand to PEI, Ex-Alan Griffiths.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)

Suggested Bid $400-600
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
576   imagePrince Edward Island, 1861 (Feb. 16), postage due cover, sent Charlotte Town to St. Johns, folded letter franked by a pretty example of #2 (with trimmed perforations at right), tied by nice strike of ten-bar oval cancel, "4d" notation in blue crayon indicating Sterling to be collected upon arrival; PEI origin dater (Type P5a) and St. Johns arrival on reverse, Very Fine, an early and very rare perforation 9 usage, Ex-Martyn Cusworth, with 1984 Greene Foundation certificate.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image)

Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
577   imagePrince Edward Island, 1861 (June 1), pretty cover sent from Charlotte Town to Tennessee, light orange envelope franked by a First Issue green 6d (#3) tied by barred oval; origin dater on reverse; adhesive with minor faults, the envelope slightly reduced at left, Very Fine, a rare on-cover usage of this stamp, and a great US Civil War tie-in as the cover was sent exactly one week before Tennessee's secession from the Union, with 2013 Greene Foundation certificate.
Estimate $800 - 1,200. (Image)

Suggested Bid $800-1,200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
578   imagePrince Edward Island, 1861 (Nov. 16), registered (?) cover sent Summerside to Rustico, bearing #1 and #3, each tied by barred oval cancels, the Summerside origin c.d.s. on reverse; edge wear plus damage to backflap, Fine to Very Fine+, a rare First Issue franking, and an aristocrat in its own right: Ex-Count von Ferrari, Maurice Burrus, William Bogg, Laird Drake, Warren S. Wilkinson, with 1966 P.F. certificate.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

In the past described as a quadruple-rate cover, the envelope gives no indication that the contents would have been heavy enough for this rating. The only other option that fits the postage is Registered (2d postage plus 6d Registration fee), the cover somehow not bearing any Registry marking. One for further study. (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
579   imagePrince Edward Island, 1861 (Dec. 29), folded letter cover sheet, sent Charlotte Town to Moncton, blue sheet franked by #2, lightly tied by barred oval cancel; PEI Type P5 despatch and Jan. 6 arrival handstamps on reverse, Very Fine, these blues will make you smile, a rare solo use on cover, Ex-John Seybold, with his handstamp on reverse.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image)

Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
580   imagePrince Edward Island, 1862-71, a decade of Pence Issue covers, comprising nine full covers plus a front, sent from either Charlotte Town or Summerside; three bearing #1 (one on an embossed ladies envelope), the others either #4 (2) or #5 (one a double-franking at 4d); variously cancelled, two and the front with "13" killers; condition mixed with a couple of the adhesives defective, Fine to Very Fine, an attractive lot.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction

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