Lot 50003 – 3d. orange red on thick hard wove paper tied by Toronto
Lot 50003 – 3d. orange red on thick hard wove paper tied by Toronto
Canada » Colony of Canada » Regular Uses of the Issued Stamps including Special Features of the Issued Stamps on Cover
Estimate
2’000 – 3’000 CHF
Auction date
Fri 19 Jun 2026 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
36d 18h 36m 3s before pre-bidding ends
Description
1852–57 3d Orange-Red on Cover to USA3d orange-red on thick hard wove paper, good to very large margins, tied by Toronto grid on envelope dated 2 October 1858, with red PAID handstamp, addressed to Yellow Springs, Ohio.Pays the 6d U.S. letter rate, valid from 1 July 1851. The cover is addressed to J. B. Hunter, later a Major in the Union Army during the American Civil War, adding historical interest to this cross-border correspondence.Provenance: Lea; Richardson; Wilkinson. Auction
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