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Catalogue 327: Worldwide Postal History - The Enzo Carnio Collection (part I)
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Lot# : 5054 Brit. Columbia andVancouver Island
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1860: British Columbia & Vancouver Island 2½ d. reddish-rose, a horizontal pair, used on printed "PAID / DEITZ & NELSONS / BRITISH COLUMBIA & / VICTORIA / EXPRESS" envelope, in combination with "BARNARD'S / Cariboo Express. / PAID." imperforate black on orange Forwarding Agent's label, all tied to cover to Quesnell Mouth by oval "PAID" handstamps in blue with oval "POST OFFICE / COAT OF ARMS / VICTORIA V.I." cachet at left also in blue. The cover readdressed to Joseph Marks from Quesnell Mouth to William's Creek with mss. "Col 25 cts." forwarding fee noted at base. A rare and spectacular usage in the foremost quality. Signed Fulpius.rnProvenance: Ex Ezra Cole 15 Sept 1948; collection Hall, Siegel, New York, 12 Nov 2000, lot 871; exhibited at Monacophil, 2002.rnStarting bid : 3,500 CHFHammer price : 4,200 CHFLot# : 5055 Brit. Columbia andVancouver Island
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1860: British Columbia & Vancouver Island 2½ d. deep reddish-rose, a used wing margin example on 1866 cover to Somerset County, Maine, tied by bold oval framed "NEW WESTMINSTER / POST OFFICE / BRITISH COLUMBIA" despatch in black with USA 1857 10 c. green applied for onward transmission tied by SAN FRANCISCO obliterator and datestamp (May 21). Reverse with circular "GENERAL POST OFFICE / BRITISH COLUMBIA" cds (May 124) in black. Cover trimmed at right.Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : 750 CHFLot# : 5056 Brit. Columbia andVancouver Island
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1860: British Columbia & Vancouver Island 2½ d. pale reddish-rose, a wing margin example on 1868 underpaaid cover to Fort Yale on the Fraser River, cancelled by "1" numeral obliterator of New Westminster with rare "DUE" handstamp at left in black. Manuscript notation "$5.91 for Due" (or possibly "$ 591 for Joe" - the addressee, O'Reilly, was a Gold Commissioner). Reverse with "NEW WESTMINSTER B.C." despatch cds (May 13) in black.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 5057 Brit. Columbia andVancouver Island
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1860: British Columbia & Vancouver Island 2½ d. pale reddish-rose, a used example on 1863 cover to New Westminster cancelled by manuscript pen cross in blue and by fine strike of oval framed "POST OFFICE / NANAIMO / VANCOUVER ISLAND" in red. Notation at left "Rec'd Dec 22/63" in manuscript. Some minor soiling to envelope but an attractive and scarce usage.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 5058 Brit. Columbia andVancouver Island
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1860: British Columbia & Vancouver Island 2½ d. pale reddish-rose, a horizontal pair, slight wrinkles at top, used on printed "PAID / DEIETZ & NELSONS / BRITISH COLUMBIA & / VICTORIA / EXPRESS" envelope, somewhat truncated at left, in combination with "BARNARD'S / Cariboo Express." / PAID." imperforate black on orange Forwarding Agent's label, all tied to cover to Quesnell Mouth by oval "PAID" handstamps in blue with part "POST OFFICE / COAT OF ARMS / VICTORIA V.I." cachet at left also in blue. The cover readdressed to Joseph Marks from Quesnell Mouth to William's Creek with mss. "Col 25 cts." forwarding fee noted at base. A rare and spectacular usage.rnProvenance: Collection Louise Boyd Dale & Alfred Lichtenstein, Harmers, New York, 11 May 2004, lot 258.Starting bid : 1,200 CHFHammer price : 1,500 CHF -
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