Lot 61149 – 1852-57, 7 1/2d yellow-green on medium wove paper, with well balanced margins, tied on cover to Scotland

1852-57, 7 1/2d yellow-green on medium wove paper, “short squat” variety with well balanced margins, tied on cover to Scotland by grid cancels, Toronto AUG 27 despatch cds at left, red “PKT. LETTER / PAID LIVERPOOL” tombstone in transit with “BY-CANADIAN / PACKET” on reverse along with Edinburgh cds and Warriston Scots Local on arrival, forwarded with ms “1” paid in cash to Androssan with arrival bs, fine and rare franking carried via the Allan Line.

Note: The “tall” and “short” printing varieties, on all values of the Pence Issue, are a result of paper shrinkage after printing, and are particularly noticeable on the 7 1/2d and 10d. According to Wilkinson, the “short squat” variety is much rare than the “tall thin” variety.

Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein,Consort, “Foxbridge” (du Pont) and Wilkinson.

Expertise: Cert. Bühler (1990) and BPA (1995).