Lot 471 — Nova Scotia 1851 three pence blue and bisect on lettersheet

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Lot 471Lot 471 Nova Scotia #2, 2a 1851 3d blue Heraldic Diagonal Bisect on Part Lettersheet. Mailed Amherst on FEB.26.1856 and addressed to Liverpool England (arrived MAR.11.1856) via Halifax. This large part lettersheet is franked with two singles of #2 and a diagonal bisect of another #2 paying the 7½d rate to England. Stamps are tied to each other and to cover by two oval grid cancels. Couple of light vertical file folds, one of which affects the rightmost stamp. Still a rare franking and desirable cover from the Ratchford correspondence. Accompanied by a 1991 Peter Holcombe certificate. Unitrade CV$5,000.

Last Minute Bidding

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Lot 296 — Canada 1929 one dollar olive green Parliament, XF MNH

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Lot 296Lot 296 Canada #159 1929 $1 olive green Parliament, mint never hinged, perfectly centered amongst four balanced margins, with fresh colour and extremely fine. A most desirable stamp which is accompanied by a 2015 Greene Foundation certificate plus a photocopy of a 2007 Philatelic Foundation certificate showing a block of four from which this gem comes from. Unitrade CV$900.

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