Lot 61149 – 1852-57, 7 1/2d yellow-green on medium wove paper, with well balanced margins, tied on cover to Scotland

1852-57, 7 1/2d yellow-green on medium wove paper, « short squat » variety with well balanced margins, tied on cover to Scotland by grid cancels, Toronto AUG 27 despatch cds at left, red « PKT. LETTER / PAID LIVERPOOL » tombstone in transit with « BY-CANADIAN / PACKET » on reverse along with Edinburgh cds and Warriston Scots Local on arrival, forwarded with ms « 1 » paid in cash to Androssan with arrival bs, fine and rare franking carried via the Allan Line.

Note: The « tall » and « short » printing varieties, on all values of the Pence Issue, are a result of paper shrinkage after printing, and are particularly noticeable on the 7 1/2d and 10d. According to Wilkinson, the « short squat » variety is much rare than the « tall thin » variety.

Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein,Consort, « Foxbridge » (du Pont) and Wilkinson.

Expertise: Cert. Bühler (1990) and BPA (1995).