Lot 84
84
FOURPENCE STG. SINGLE RATE ST. JOHN'S TO PORT
cover 2p scarlet vermilion, horizontal pair (2; S.G.2), tied by barred oval cancellations to folded letter from St. John's to Baltimore; the pair with large margins and of lovely color, the left stamp crossed by ironed filing crease, the right stamp superb; folded letter showing St. John's Newfoundland No 9 1859 d.s. and Boston Br. Pkt. 5 Nov 21 marking; lovely and rare

Details
cover 2p scarlet vermilion, horizontal pair (2; S.G.2), tied by barred oval cancellations to folded letter from St. John's to Baltimore; the pair with large margins and of lovely color, the left stamp crossed by ironed filing crease, the right stamp superb; folded letter showing St. John's Newfoundland No 9 1859 d.s. and Boston Br. Pkt. 5 Nov 21 marking; lovely and rare
Provenance
Dale-Lichtenstein, 1969
N. Clifford-Jones collection
Literature
Robert H. Pratt's The Pence Issues of Newfoundland 1857-1866, 1982, p. 178, reference 2-1

Lot Essay

NOTE:
Only one other cover is recorded bearing this franking. Since the Dale-Lichtenstein sale, the filing creases have been sensibly cleaned and pressed resulting in a very attractive folded letter
est.