Lot 632 Canada 1882 Fort Ellice N.W.T. Registered Cover, mailed from Winnipeg on JUN.13.1882 (c.d.s. free strike) to Fort Ellice, Northwest Territories, with a “Fort Ellice N.W.T / Canada” broken circle receiver dated JUN.23 (a rare postmark, with a Robinson RF of “E”, Scrimgeour records only nine examples). The cover is franked with a 3c Small Queen plus a 2c Registration stamp, both tied by bull’s eye cancels. Faults, including missing part of the backflap, still a scarce cover. A Fort Ellice broken circle on a 1c GPC sold for $475 in our October 2022 sale. Estimate C$300.
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