cover 4p rose, 1p brown violet (18, 1; S.G.17 and S.G.1), both with small margins all round and cork cancellations, the former with corner crease slightly overlapped by the latter which is tied by crease from cover fold and by Boston Br. Pkt. OCT 28 marking in black to large part entire from St. John's to Baltimore, showing St. John's Newfoundland OC 18 1865 d.s. in red; rare franking | Christie's

Lot 178

178

TEN CENTS = FIVEPENCE STG. SINGLE RATE ST. JOHN'S TO PORT

cover 4p rose, 1p brown violet (18, 1; S.G.17 and S.G.1), both with small margins all round and cork cancellations, the former with corner crease slightly overlapped by the latter which is tied by crease from cover fold and by Boston Br. Pkt. OCT 28 marking in black to large part entire from St. John's to Baltimore, showing St. John's Newfoundland OC 18 1865 d.s. in red; rare franking

Details

cover 4p rose, 1p brown violet (18, 1; S.G.17 and S.G.1), both with small margins all round and cork cancellations, the former with corner crease slightly overlapped by the latter which is tied by crease from cover fold and by Boston Br. Pkt. OCT 28 marking in black to large part entire from St. John's to Baltimore, showing St. John's Newfoundland OC 18 1865 d.s. in red; rare franking

Provenance

Robert H. Pratt, 1986

Literature

Robert H. Pratt's The Postage Stamps of Newfoundland 1857-66, 1982, p. 185, reference 4-1

Lot Essay

EXPERTIZATION:
1986 B.P.A. Certificate
est.