Lot 50015 – 1851 ½d Deep Rose on Printed Circular½d deep rose on

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Lot 50015 – 1851 ½d Deep Rose on Printed Circular½d deep rose on
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Regular Uses of the Issued Stamps including Special Features of the Issued Stamps on Cover 1851 ½d Deep Rose on Printed Circular½d deep rose on
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Regular Uses of the Issued Stamps including Special Features of the Issued Stamps on Cover 1851 ½d Deep Rose on Printed Circular½d deep rose on
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Regular Uses of the Issued Stamps including Special Features of the Issued Stamps on Cover 1851 ½d Deep Rose on Printed Circular½d deep rose on
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Regular Uses of the Issued Stamps including Special Features of the Issued Stamps on Cover 1851 ½d Deep Rose on Printed Circular½d deep rose on
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Regular Uses of the Issued Stamps including Special Features of the Issued Stamps on Cover 1851 ½d Deep Rose on Printed Circular½d deep rose on
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Regular Uses of the Issued Stamps including Special Features of the Issued Stamps on Cover 1851 ½d Deep Rose on Printed Circular½d deep rose on

Lot 50015 – 1851 ½d Deep Rose on Printed Circular½d deep rose on

Canada » Colony of Canada » Regular Uses of the Issued Stamps including Special Features of the Issued Stamps on Cover
Estimate
3’000 – 4’000 CHF
Auction date
Fri 19 Jun 2026 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
22d 13h 27m 32s before pre-bidding ends
Description

1851 ½d Deep Rose on Printed Circular

½d deep rose on vertically ribbed paper, outer frameline just cut into at foot otherwise clear margins, tied on a printed circular dated 15 April 1858 by Toronto grid, routed via Stratford (28 April) and Shakespeare, addressed to Donegal, splitting along the folds has caused the back to be loose.

One of only two recorded covers 1/2d on vertically ribbed paper.

Illustrated in Gems of Canadian Philately (1996), highlighting its rarity and significance in early Canadian postal history.

Provenance: Lichtenstein; Richardson; Wilkinson; Hackmey; Cantor.

Expertise: Cert. Vincent Graves Greene (2013)

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

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