cover 1sh reddish mauve bisect (3a; S.G.5 var., listed under S.G.6a), clear to enormous margins, tied by blue Chatham "8" oval grid to Apr. 1858 folded cover from Chatham to Dorchester; backstamped blue Chatham AP 7 1858, black Richibucto AP 7 1858, Bend of Petitcodiac AP 8 1858; very fine, a rare franking to pay the 6p double local rate, S.G. Cat. £20,000 | Christie's

Lot 81

cover 1sh reddish mauve bisect (3a; S.G.5 var., listed under S.G.6a), clear to enormous margins, tied by blue Chatham "8" oval grid to Apr. 1858 folded cover from Chatham to Dorchester; backstamped blue Chatham AP 7 1858, black Richibucto AP 7 1858, Bend of Petitcodiac AP 8 1858; very fine, a rare franking to pay the 6p double local rate, S.G. Cat. £20,000

Details

cover 1sh reddish mauve bisect (3a; S.G.5 var., listed under S.G.6a), clear to enormous margins, tied by blue Chatham "8" oval grid to Apr. 1858 folded cover from Chatham to Dorchester; backstamped blue Chatham AP 7 1858, black Richibucto AP 7 1858, Bend of Petitcodiac AP 8 1858; very fine, a rare franking to pay the 6p double local rate, S.G. Cat. £20,000

Provenance

Argenti, 1963
"Foxbridge", 1987
Weill, 1989
Christie's New York sale, February 1994