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Lot 87

1858/59, perforated 11 ¾: ½ d. deep rose, horizontal pair tied by numeral "37" with adjacent clear "QUEBEC JAN 29 1859" to lettersheet to Point Levi paying the special 1 d. ferriage rate; a vertical filing fold affecting the right stamp, otherwise fine; an extremely rare showpiece Provenance: Dr. Lewis L. Redford (1951) Sam Nickle (1988) Warren Wilkinson (2007) Joseph Hackmey (2011)