BADDECK FIVE CENT CANCEL
cover 1860-63, 5c Blue (10, Gibbons 24), tied by oval grid on 1861 blue folded letter from Baddeck to Halifax, stamp also with special 5c h.s. applied by the postmaster; Baddeck and Halifax d.s. on reverse, some perf. staining, still very uncommon and fine-very fine; also three off-cover 5c stamps, two with 5c h.s. and third similarly handstamped but also with over grid, slight faults, still fine appearing; the cover ex Argenti and illustrated on p. 193 (Plate 21) of his handbook photo ex
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cover 1860-63, 5c Blue (10, Gibbons 24), tied by oval grid on 1861 blue folded letter from Baddeck to Halifax, stamp also with special 5c h.s. applied by the postmaster; Baddeck and Halifax d.s. on reverse, some perf. staining, still very uncommon and fine-very fine; also three off-cover 5c stamps, two with 5c h.s. and third similarly handstamped but also with over grid, slight faults, still fine appearing; the cover ex Argenti and illustrated on p. 193 (Plate 21) of his handbook photo ex