380th Auction

1851, Beaver 3p. red and Albert 6p. slate violet, fresh color and each with good margins, tied by straight-line "PAID" resp. "REGISTERED" to front of colorless embossed registered cover with adjacent cds. "LOSKEY UC Febr. 9th 1856" to New York, with red "PAID" and manuscript "15" alongside, two vertical folds not affecting the adhesives, the stamps cleaned and partially repaired, especially 6p. at upper left corner. Despite the faults on outstanding item with only one other cover known to the US paying the 9p. rate.

1859, Beaver 3p. red, vertical pair tied by numeral "12" with adjacent cds. "DUNDAS MY 31 1859" to cover to Massachusetts, upper stamp small tear and short perf, otherwise fine

1858, Albert 10c. dull violet, fresh color and good perforation, tied by illegible cancel to mourning cover (shortened) with adjacent cds. "INNERKIP 11/8/66" to Detroit, some aging, otherwise fine

1858, INDIAN: 1851, Victoria 7½d. green tied by bars to folded lettersheet endorsed "Per Indian" with adjacent cds. "TORONTO JU 17 58" to London, adhesive touched at top and close at lower left, otherwise fine, signed Seybold

1866, MORAVIAN: Steamer Washington 12½ c. blue tied by grid to envelope to Hamilton, Scottland with transit and arrival mark, minor wear, otherwise fine

1868, CITY OF CORK: Victoria 10c. orange tied by duplex "HALIFAX MR 14 68" to envelope endorsed "By Inman Steamer via New York" to Boston, the rate reduced from 12½ cents to 10 cents when Nova Scotia joined Canada on 1st July 1867, adhesive some minor imperfections, otherwise fine

1858, AMERICA: Victoria 1p. brown, horizontal pair and 3p. blue tied by oval grids to folded letter to Boston with black integral "BOSTON BR. PKT. 5 cts. 3 JUN" struck upon arrival, pair touched and lower right corner added, 3p. with vertival filing fold, still a fine example of the 5p. packer rate to a US port

1859, CANADA: Cartier 10p. blue, fresh color, good margins on three sides, tied by pen cross to folded letter with matching "SOUTH-ZORRA AP 16 1859" alongside, to Wigton, England with red "PAID LIVERPOOL BR. PACKER 2 MY 59" alongside, attractive and scarce entire

1859, EUROPA: 3 pence dull red, diagonally bisected with 6 pence olive-yellow, bisected slightly touched, tied by grid to folded letter dated "Lancester Mills Sep 17 1859" to Hull with arrrival mark, bisect pen stroke reduced, otherwise fine and scarce