Lot 82
82
SIXPENCE HALFPENNY SINGLE INTERIOR RATE TO PORT
cover 2p scarlet vermilion, two examples, and 3p green (2, 3; S.G.2, S.G.3), all tied to neat folded cover from Harbour Grace to Baltimore; of the 2p singles, probably originally a pair, the left is very fine with large margins, the right is cut into at right and crossed by an ironed filing crease, the 3p is cut into; folded cover, endorsed "p. Circassian", showing Harbor Grace Sp 26 1859 d.s. with the 6 inserted in manuscript, backstamped St. John's Newfoundland Sp 26 1859; very rare and a striking combination

Details
cover 2p scarlet vermilion, two examples, and 3p green (2, 3; S.G.2, S.G.3), all tied to neat folded cover from Harbour Grace to Baltimore; of the 2p singles, probably originally a pair, the left is very fine with large margins, the right is cut into at right and crossed by an ironed filing crease, the 3p is cut into; folded cover, endorsed "p. Circassian", showing Harbor Grace Sp 26 1859 d.s. with the 6 inserted in manuscript, backstamped St. John's Newfoundland Sp 26 1859; very rare and a striking combination
Provenance
Dale-Lichtenstein, 1970
N. Clifford-Jones collection
Literature
Robert H. Pratt's The Pence Issues of Newfoundland 1857-1866, 1982, illustrated on p. 93 and listed on p. 187, reference 1-1

Lot Essay

NOTE:
This is the only recorded cover with this franking. Since the Dale-Lichenstein sale, the filing creases have been sensibly cleaned and pressed resulting in a very attractive folded cover
est.