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Lot 76, Canada 1872 one cent orange Small Queen advertising cover, St. John to Gagetown New Brunswick, sold for C$287

Lot 76, Canada 1872 one cent orange Small Queen advertising cover, St. John to Gagetown New Brunswick, sold for C$287Letter & Ad flyerLot 76 Canada #35a 1872 1c orange on Advertising Cover with Interesting Contents, mailed from H.L. Spencer / Medical Warehouse in St John NB to Gagetown NB at the 1c circular rate (cover is unsealed). Inside the cover are five items, with a two page printed letter dated August 1872, an ad for Colgate soap, a colour card advertising Colgate & Company’s Fine Toilet Soaps, a small yellow illustrated card (for taking notes) from the Novelty Plaster Works and lastly an H.L. Spencer self addressed return envelope (unused). An interesting, and very fine lot, Ex. John Hillson. Estimate $100, sold for C$250.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Colour CardIllustrated Card for notes

Lot 386, Canada 1899 Map Stamp cover Shediac New Brunswick to India, overpaid, sold for C$1,150

Lot 386, Canada 1899 Map Stamp cover Shediac New Brunswick to India, overpaid, sold for C$1,150
Lot 386, Canada 1899 Map Stamp cover Shediac New Brunswick to India, reverseLot 386 Canada 1899 Overpayment of the old UPU Registered Rate to India, mailed Shediac NB on AUG.28.1899 (squared circles) registered to Madras, British India, through St John NB, London England (SEP.6), SEA POST OFFICE (SEP.18), Triplicane (SEP.25) and Mylapore (SEP.25). 2c stationery cover is uprated with a 2c Map, two different Provisionals and a 2c Numeral, paying the old UPU rate of 10c, overpaying by 3c. The new 7c (2c + 5c) rate took effect on January 1st, and not everyone must have known, or some would say they refused to acknowledge it. Very fine. From the Robert Lunn Map Stamp Collection. Estimate C$200, sold for C$1,000.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.