Lot 251334 – 1840 (Oct 18) Entire from Scotland to Prince Edward Island with 1840 1d black pl.6 EH

1840 (Oct 18) Entire from Scotland to Prince Edward Island with 1840 1d black pl.6 EH, close to good margins, tied by red MC, with ms rate “1/-” below, reverse with Kilmarnock despatch datestamp, carried by the S.S. Caledonia, obverse with Halifax Nova Scotia NOV 14 transit, and manuscript notation “Cy 1/4” (1s Sterling converted to 1s2d(Cy) plus 2d(Cy) for Nova Scotia transit, with final notation “1/6” on arrival into Prince Edward Island.

The unique incoming cover to Prince Edward Island with a Penny Black (see “Not Intended for this Purpose” by Theo Brauers, p.59)

Provenance: Pichai Buranasombati.

Expertise: Cert. BPA (1992).