Lot 50010 – 6d. slate-violet on laid paper, right marginal example

Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Regular Uses of the Issued Stamps including Special Features of the Issued Stamps on Cover 6d. slate-violet on laid paper, right marginal example

Lot 50010 – 6d. slate-violet on laid paper, right marginal example

Canada » Colony of Canada » Regular Uses of the Issued Stamps including Special Features of the Issued Stamps on Cover

Estimation

4’000 – 5’000 CHF

Date de vente

Fri 19 Jun 2026 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)

36j 18h 35m 12s avant la fin des enchères pré-vente

Description

1851 6d Slate-Violet on Laid Paper Cover to USA6d slate-violet on laid paper, right sheet-marginal example with good to large margins on the other sides, tied by blue concentric circles on cover from Belleville, 6 November 1855, via Kingston, with red curved framed CANADA handstamp to New York.Considered one of the finest 6d laid paper covers recorded, paying the 6d U.S. letter rate, valid from 1 July 1851.Provenance: Siverts; Richardson; Wilkinson; Hackmey.Expertise: Cert. Vincent Graves Greene (1989), B.P.A. (2014).

Vente aux enchères

June 2026 Auction Series

Catalogue

Canada « PENCE » Postal History