Lot 86
86
SIXPENCE CY. DOUBLE COLONIAL RATE
cover 3p green, two singles (3; S.G.3), tied by neat oval of bars cancellations to folded cover from Harbour Grace to St. John's; both stamps with margins all round and a little faint staining; the folded cover, with right side flap missing, showing Harbor Grace OC 10 1859 d.s. and backstamped OC 11 1859 upon arrival; very scarce

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cover 3p green, two singles (3; S.G.3), tied by neat oval of bars cancellations to folded cover from Harbour Grace to St. John's; both stamps with margins all round and a little faint staining; the folded cover, with right side flap missing, showing Harbor Grace OC 10 1859 d.s. and backstamped OC 11 1859 upon arrival; very scarce

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NOTE:
This cover is a recent discovery, unrecorded by Robert H. Pratt who listed four double rate covers franked with either a pair or two single 3p stamps
est.