Lot 51063 – 1851 (Sep 2) envelope from Truro to Halifax with 1851 3d blue sent on the second day of use
Lot 51063 – 1851 (Sep 2) envelope from Truro to Halifax with 1851 3d blue sent on the second day of use
Canada » Nova Scotia
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Price realised
9’000 GBP
Estimate
10’000 – 20’000 GBP
Auction date
Sat 22 Jun 2024 at 10:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1851 (Sep 2) envelope from Truro to Halifax with 1851 3d blue, fine to very good margins, tied by a good strike of the oval grill cancel, reverse with despatch and arrival ds, paying the single internal letter rate, a very fine and fresh cover, which was sent on the second day of use of postage stamps in Nova Scotia, and the earliest known cover of Nova Scotia bearing a stamp, a superb exhibition showpiece for a BNA collector; cert. Sismondo (2010) and Vincent Graves (1987).
Catalogue ref: S.G. 2
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