Lot 50003 – 3d. orange red on thick hard wove paper tied by Toronto

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Lot 50003 – 3d. orange red on thick hard wove paper tied by Toronto
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Regular Uses of the Issued Stamps including Special Features of the Issued Stamps on Cover 3d. orange red on thick hard wove paper tied by Toronto
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Regular Uses of the Issued Stamps including Special Features of the Issued Stamps on Cover 3d. orange red on thick hard wove paper tied by Toronto
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Regular Uses of the Issued Stamps including Special Features of the Issued Stamps on Cover 3d. orange red on thick hard wove paper tied by Toronto
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Regular Uses of the Issued Stamps including Special Features of the Issued Stamps on Cover 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)
22d 13h 26m 55s before pre-bidding ends
Description

1852–57 3d Orange-Red on Cover to USA

3d 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
June 2026 Auction Series
Catalogue
Canada “PENCE” Postal History

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