cover 1sh reddish mauve (3; S.G.5), good margins on three sides, just cut into on the fourth, tied by St. John "1" oval grid to Oct. 1853 folded Money Letter, mentioning enclosures registered from St. John to Prince Edward Island; backstamped St. John OC 5 1853 and indistinct Prince Edward Island; filing crease clear of the adhesive; 6p double rate to Prince Edward Island and 6p registration. | Christie's

Lot 72

cover 1sh reddish mauve (3; S.G.5), good margins on three sides, just cut into on the fourth, tied by St. John "1" oval grid to Oct. 1853 folded Money Letter, mentioning enclosures registered from St. John to Prince Edward Island; backstamped St. John OC 5 1853 and indistinct Prince Edward Island; filing crease clear of the adhesive; 6p double rate to Prince Edward Island and 6p registration.

Details

cover 1sh reddish mauve (3; S.G.5), good margins on three sides, just cut into on the fourth, tied by St. John "1" oval grid to Oct. 1853 folded Money Letter, mentioning enclosures registered from St. John to Prince Edward Island; backstamped St. John OC 5 1853 and indistinct Prince Edward Island; filing crease clear of the adhesive; 6p double rate to Prince Edward Island and 6p registration.

Provenance

Mackie, 1962
Kanai, 1986

Lot Essay

The array of fourteen covers bearing the 1sh value in this collection is quite extraordinary, given that Mackie had one, Argenti had three and Kanai had five