Lot 50310 – 1858 (Sep 1) Envelope from Simcoe to England with 1852-57 3d Beaver underpaid
Lot 50310 – 1858 (Sep 1) Envelope from Simcoe to England with 1852-57 3d Beaver underpaid
Canada
Price realised
1’800 GBP
Estimate
2’000 – 2’400 GBP
Auction date
ven. 7 juin 2019 at 14:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1858 (Sep 1) Envelope from Simcoe to England with 1852-57 3d Beaver, with partial private perforations but cut from the sheet (in at right, see SG footnote after SG23), tied by faint “43” numeral with despatch cds adjacent, only paying the inland rate and endorsed “7d cy” (to make up the 10d rate), which was changed to 6d on arrival along with “MORE to PAY” hs, reverse with Hamilton, Pkt Letter Liverpool and London transits, front with Andover arrival, believed to be one of only two Beaver frankings underpaid to the UK, a very rare transatlantic item Auction
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