337 / September 2009

1851/60, 1 pence red-brown, full to mostly wide margins and of fresh colour, lightly cancelled, leaving the queen's bust completely free, very fine

1 pence red-brown in horizontal pair with single 3 pence pale-blue, tied by clear grid cancelled, 1854 entire letter from Halifax, to New York, showing on front clear entry mark "BOSTON 5 cts/ 14 SEP"; the pair faint crease and top margin of right stamp repaired, otherwise very attractive and fine, certificate BPA Provenance: Dale-Liechtenstein (1969)

3 pence pale-blue in horizontal pair, clear to mostly wide margins, tied by central black grid on small envelope from "PICTOU AU 30 1860" via Amherst to the US with red "Paid 10" on front, fine, signed Pröschold, Pfenninger and Georg Bühler Provenance: C.W. Mackie (1962)

3 pence pale blue, diagonal bisect in strip of three with two normal stamps with good to wide margins all around, tied by clear grid to small piece, very fine, signed Hunziker with certificate

3 pence bright blue, diagonally bisected used together with 6 pence yellow-green, both with good margins, tied by grid to 1855 envelope to London, cleaned and stamps re-applied, otherwise fine, signed Alberto Diena with certificate and certificate BPA

6 pence yellow-green, good to wide margins and fresh colour, tied by light grid to entire letter from "AMHERST MY 20 1854" via New Brunswick to Connecticut with transit marks on reverse, filing creases not affecting the stamp, fine, signed Bloch

1 shilling deep purple, clear to mostly wide margins and deep colour, used with central grid; tiny scratch in the margin not affecting the design and faint ink writing on reverse; a fine copy of this rare stamp, signed Brun

1860, Victoria 10 pence vermilion, diagonally bisected, tied by clear grid to small envelope from "CANNING JA 23 1861" to Kentville with arrival; very fine, certificate Philatelic Foundation (1970)