371st Auction

"FREDERICTON MR 14 1853" on complete receipt for a registered letter to St. John

"GAGETOWN N.B. PAID" and inside "PAID 3 D", both in red on small envelope from Gagetown to Fredericton, fine and scarce

1859, Envelope with red "SHEDIAC N.W. PAID / AU 16 1859" via London and Hamburg to Norway with frontside "BRITISH 5 d CLAIM"; little stained, still fine. The only recorded cover from New Brunswick to Norway

"3" in black on lettersheet endorsed "on Service" 1851 from Fredericton to Robert D. Wilmot, Surveyor General of New Brunswick, filing creases

3 d. dull-red, clear to good margins, neatly cancelled by grill "1" of St. John, very fine

3 d. dull-red, 2 copies, one with plate scratch in left "3", the other one with scarce centron express mail cds., both with small faults

1851/60, 3 d. blue, horizontal pair, tied to small envelope (one side flap missing) 1856 to England, short paid by 1½ d. currency, showing on front due hand stamp "5" and red "SHIPLETTER PAID LIVERPOOL"; the right stamp with diagonal tear; a scarce cover, certificate Greene (2004)

3 d. blue, 5 copies incl. different shades, one copy cancelled by pen cross (certificate Greene), all with good to partly enormous margins, some with small thins

6 d. yellow-green in pair, clear to wide margins and very lightly cancelled, the left stamp with faint broken crease, otherwise very fine, certificate Greene (1999)

6 d. dark green, diagonal bisect, just touched in the corner tip, otherwise large margins, tied by oval grill to lettersheet from "HALIFAX MY 6 1860" to Dorchester, New Brunswick; slight paperbreaks in the cover folds and stamp with light corner crease, otherwise fine and attractive; certificate Friedl Expert Committee (1978)   Provenance: Wilkinson (2011), Joseph Hackmey

1 sh. purple, clear to good margins, lightly cancelled, somewhat thinned, otherwise fine