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  • Lot# : 5428 Canada

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    Colony of Canda 1851 (May 28): Entire letter from Bytown to L'Original bearing 1851 Beaver 3 d. orange-vermilion on laid paper, a fresh adhesive with good to large margins and fresh colour, tied by clear seven ring target obliterator with "BYTOWN U.C. MAY 28 1851" datestamp in black alongside. Lightest vertical fold, not distracting at all from the beauty of this very early cover, cert. BPA (1974).rnProvenance: E. C. Fox collection.rnNote: The Province of Canada began issuing stamps on April 23, 1851, designed by Sir Sandford Fleming and processed together with the 6 d. & 12 d. adhesives by the firm of Rawdon, Wright, Hatch and Edson of New York. In April 1851, the rate for inland letters to Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island was 3 d. per ½ oz.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF

    Lot# : 5429 Canada

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    1851 (May 15): Entire letter from Montreal to New York (Kennedy correspondence) bearing 1851 Prince Albert 6 d. slate violet on laid paper, a fresh and fine adhesive with good to huge margins including part of the lower neighbouring stamp, tied by seven ring target obliterator. "MONTREAL L.C. SP 24 1851" datestamp, straight line PAID and matching framed CANADA in arc exchange office handstamp, all in red alongside. Two vertical filing folds at left of stamp, a most attractive cover.rnProvenance: Carrington collection.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 5430 Canada

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    1858 (Jan 22): Envelope from Montreal to St. Thomas bearing 1855/57 Beaver 3 d. brown-red on handmade wove paper, a fresh adhesive with good to enormous margins and fresh colour including parts of the upper neighbouring stamp, tied by '21' ring target obliterator of Montreal with despatch cds in black alongside. Reverse with arrival cds (Jan. 25). An appealing cover, opinion Holcombe (1991).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 5431 Canada

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    1852 (Sep. 19): Envelope from Toronto to Boston bearing 1855/57 Beaver 3 d. brown-red on handmade wove paper in a vertical pair, a multiple with good margins all round and fresh colour, tied by seven ring target obliterator with despatch "TORONTO CANADA PAID SP 19 1852" cds, straight line PAID and matching framed CANADA in arc exchange office handstamp, all in red alongside. Reverse with arrival cds (Jan. 25). A clean and fine cover, cert. V. G. Greene (1987).
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 5432 Canada

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    1875 (Dec. 24): Envelope from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Wellington Somerset bearing 1875 5 c. olive-green perf. 11½ : 12, a fresh adhesive tied by cork obliterator in blue with despatch "SYDNEY N.S. DE 24 75" cds in blue and "PAID LIVERPOOL BR. PACKET 7 JA 76" in red alongside. Reverse with Halifax transit and Wellington arrival cds (Jan. 8). A clean and fine cover, cert. Holcombe (1992).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF
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