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Lot# 6340 - Auction 274-283

  • Lot# : 6340 New Brunswick

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    1851/60: 6 d. yellow, one adhesive and a quadrisect, fresh and fine examples with good to large margins in vibrant colour, tied by black '1' numeral obliterator in an oval of bars to cover to London from the well known 'Miss Smith' correspondence, the envelope is endorsed "By Steamers via Halifax N.S.". Despatch "ST. JOHN N.B. PAID" two ring cds (April 30) and crisp arrival "LONDON PAID" cds (May 16, 60), both in red alongside the franking. Reverse with another despatch cds in black. Cover slightly shortened at left and top, roughly opened on reverse not distracting at all from the utmost attractiveness of this extremely rare franking, one of two known used quadrisects to the UK. Cert. Holcombe (1991). Gi = £ 42'000+.rnrnNote: The 7½ d. rate to the United Kingdom was in effect between August 1854 and the end of April 1860, when the new currency, the New Brunswick dollar was introduced with one dollar being equal to 5 shillings. As there had been no stamps with adequate face value, the 7½ d. rate to the UK had to be franked using either bisected 3 d. adhesives which is the more 'common' way with about 40 covers recorded or as in this case with quadrisected 6 d. adhesives, where only two covers are known. The other cover was ex Dale, Carnegie, Koh & Warren Wilkinson, a xerox of the last auction is added for documentation purposes.rnrnProvenance: Collection Louise Boyd Dale & Alfred F. Lichtenstein, H.R. Harmer, New York, sale 3 (Nov 20, 1968), lot 456; John Foxbridge collection (1988); Weill brothers stock, Christie's sale Zurich (1989); Ivy & Mader sale (July 1991).
    Starting bid : 15,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 28,000 CHF