Lot 841 Great Britain #48 1865 Folded Letter From Scotland to Chile Via Panama, mailed at Dundee OCT.16.1865 and franked with a pair of Scott #48 (1sh green QV issues) from plate 4, positions AC and AD. Has a nice Panama transit datestamp on front and no Chile receiver, but red London transit on back of OCT.17. Horizontal fold on front and some white paper adhered to the back, otherwise very fine and attractive. Scott CV U$625.
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Lot 1119, Canada 1852 six pence Consort on laid paper, on folded letter Montréal to New York City
Lot 1119 Canada #2 6d Consort Imperforate on Laid Paper on Folded Cross-Border Letter, mailed from Montreal on JUL.10.1852 to Kennedy in New York City, franked with a 6d slate violet Consort, with sheet margin at left, two other large margins and cut into at bottom, cancelled by a target cancel in black. The folded letter (with letter inside) also has a CANADA in arc and a PAID, both postmarks in red. The stamp has a very light (almost imperceptible) horizontal crease from the cover, still a very fine cover. Accompanied by a 1984 B.P.A. certificate incorrectly identifying the stamp as a later printing. Unitrade CV$3,000.
Lot 865, Great Britain 1840 penny black on folded letter with Maltese Cross and Charing Cross straightline, sold for $1035
Lot 865 Great Britain 1 1840 1d black Queen Victoria Imperforate on Folded Letter, a four margin stamp identified by owner as plate 6 MI, tied by red Maltese Cross plus a black “Charing Cross” straightline cancel to a lovely folded letter to the Earl of Stair (with interesting contents) to Oxenfoord Castle, Scotland. Back shows despatch and receiving cancels OCT.28.1840. Very fine and scarce. Scott CV U$640, sold for C$900 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 21 — Canada 1855 ten pence blue Cartier on folded letter Québec to London England, sold for $2760
Lot 21 Canada #7 1855 10d blue Cartier on Folded Letter, mailed Quebec City on JUL.11.1859 (just into Cents era) and addressed to London, England (red AUG.1.1859 receiver on front) and carried there on the Cunard Asia. Stamp, which has two large and two close margins, is tied by a 4-ring #37 numeral. File folds as usual, else fine. Ex. Cantor and accompanied by a 2011 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$3,000, sold for $2,400 plus buyer’s premium.