Lot 10003 – 1855 (Sep 9). Cover (slightly reduced at left) from Amherst to Liverpool, 1851-60 3d deep blue, diagonal half and two singles

1855 (Sep 9). Cover (slightly reduced at left) from Amherst to Liverpool, prepaying the 1/2 oz rate with 1851-60 3d deep blue, diagonal half and two singles, used to accommodate the new 7 1/2d rate to U.K., showing complete to ample margins, tied by faint strikes of barred oval hs, the bisect additionally tied by red Packet Letter Paid tombstone transit from Liverpool, red « 5 » British debit, embarked at Halifax on the Cunard SS « Canada »; vertical crease passing through the stamp at right; only 22 covers with this bisect franking to England have been recorded; cert. RPSL (2018).