Lot 63, Canada 1890s half cent black Small Queen precancel on Patriotic postcard

Lot 63 PC 34xx 1890s ½c black Small Queen Precancel on Illustrated Patriotic Postcard, a most colourful postcard showing a scene on the Victoria Bridge on Guelph, Ontario, advertising the W. Bell & Co. Organ Manufacturers and an illustration of their manufacture on reverse side. The ½c stamp with Type “S” precancel pays the box holder rate, and there is no space for addressing the card. Light edge creases, still rare, with brilliant colours and quite striking. From the John Hillson Collections, illustrated in H&N, page 83. Estimate C$500.

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