cover 1c black bisected, 2c lilac, 10c vermilion (8b, 9 , 12), tied by oval grids to Mar. 1862 cover from Middle Musquodoboit via Halifax and London to Kandy, Ceylon; very fine, a unique usage and a spectacular method of paying the 12½ rate, ex Mackie, Kanai, with 1959 R.P.S. certificate (stating that the 10c had been lifted and replaced), S.G. Cat. £10,000 | Christie's

Lot 269

269

cover 1c black bisected, 2c lilac, 10c vermilion (8b, 9 , 12), tied by oval grids to Mar. 1862 cover from Middle Musquodoboit via Halifax and London to Kandy, Ceylon; very fine, a unique usage and a spectacular method of paying the 12½ rate, ex Mackie, Kanai, with 1959 R.P.S. certificate (stating that the 10c had been lifted and replaced), S.G. Cat. £10,000

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cover 1c black bisected, 2c lilac, 10c vermilion (8b, 9 , 12), tied by oval grids to Mar. 1862 cover from Middle Musquodoboit via Halifax and London to Kandy, Ceylon; very fine, a unique usage and a spectacular method of paying the 12½ rate, ex Mackie, Kanai, with 1959 R.P.S. certificate (stating that the 10c had been lifted and replaced), S.G. Cat. £10,000