Lot 657 Canada #15, 21 1868 6c Cross Border Lady’s Cover with cents / Large Queen Mixed Franking, mailed from Peterboro (AUG.8.1868 Berri duplexes) to Oswego, New York and franked with the unusual combination of a five cent Beaver plus two ½c Large Queens, paying the proper 6c cross border rate. Slight reduction at left does not detract, with light offsets on back, still very fine and rare, with only one other similar franking known, according to the Firby census. Ex. Fred Jarrett (1960), Charles de Volpi (1965, with his light handstamp on front) and John Robertson (2004). Estimate C$3,500.
lady’s cover
Lot 1106 — Canada Seven and a half pence deep green Consort cover to England
Lot 1106 Canada #9a 1859 7½d deep green on Cover to UK. Stamp is tied to Lady’s Cover by ring numeral cancel from Montreal (AUG 19, 1859) to Birkhenham, England (AUG 30, 1859 receiver). The stamp (catalogues $5,000 alone) has four jumbo margins, shows part of stamp above and was used in the decimal currency period. Very fine and accompanied by 1953 Royal Philatelic Society London certificate. Unitrade CV$6,000.