Lot 95
95
SIXPENCE STG. SINGLE RATE TO ENGLAND
on piece 5p brown violet and 1p brown violet (5, 1; S.G.5 and S.G.1), the latter overlapped by the former which is tied by oval of bars cancellation to trimmed cover front with flap to London; both stamps cut into; the front showing St. John's Newfoundland AP 1859 and London AP 19 59 d.s. in red; very rare

Details
on piece 5p brown violet and 1p brown violet (5, 1; S.G.5 and S.G.1), the latter overlapped by the former which is tied by oval of bars cancellation to trimmed cover front with flap to London; both stamps cut into; the front showing St. John's Newfoundland AP 1859 and London AP 19 59 d.s. in red; very rare
Provenance
E. Carey Fox, 1968
N. Clifford-Jones collection
Literature
Robert H. Pratt's The Pence Issues of Newfoundland 1857-1866, 1982, p. 170, reference 1-1

Lot Essay

NOTE:
This and the cover included in this auction as lot 97 represent the two recorded examples of this usage
est.