Lot no. 148

6 d. yellow-green, quadrisected with part of adjoining stamp and ca. 12 mm sheet margin, tied by grill cancel to envelope, backstamped "BRIDGETOWN OC .. 1860", used locally with frontside notation "recd 29 Octr. 1860", very fine; only two quadrisects have been recorded in Nova Scotia Philately, used in 1860 as 2 c. at drop letter rate. One of the great rarities of British North America, certificate RPS (1969). Provenance: Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1968-70) Cartier Joseph Hackmey