Lot 50603 – CANADA USA 1856 new brunswick 3d pair used in USA New York

THE ONLY KNOWN NEW BRUNSWICK COVER USED AT NEW YORK

1856 Envelope franked New Brunswick 3d pair dull red (folded between) posted at N.Y. bearing ‘NEW-YORK / SEP /4’ cds and oval UNITED STATES exchange handstamp addressed to Sussex, N.B., alongside with struck through straightline ‘Held For Postage’ and endorsed ms ’10’, at back departure New York, transit and arrivals markings St. John, Upper Sussex and Sussex Vale datestamps, an eye-catching and unique exhibition piece

Expertise: Cert. BPA (1993) and BPA (2009).