Caribou BC

Lot 1089, Vancouver Island 1868 cover Victoria to Caribou, sold for C$3,042

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Lot 1089, Vancouver Island 1868 cover Victoria to Caribou, sold for C$3,042Wellburn album page with Lot 1089, Vancouver Island 1868 cover Victoria to Caribou, sold for C$3,042Lot 1089 1868 Vancouver Island cover from Victoria to Caribou, BC, with large oval Victoria PAID cancel in blue, tying and canceling two Victoria Island 10c (apparently with inverted watermark) and one 5c stamps, paying the internal 25c rate, with New Westminster FEB.20.1868 c.d.s. transit on back. Cover has light stains and tears on back, still overall fine and scarce. Ex Gerald Wellburn, and still on one of his hand-made album pages. Catalogue value given is for the three used stamps only, in fine condition, if Wellburn’s information on the inverted watermark is correct. Unitrade CV$2,000, sold for C$2,600.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.

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