SIXPENCE STG. SINGLE RATE TO ENGLAND
on piece 1sh scarlet vermilion top horizontal bisect (9a; S.G.9a), fine with large margins, tied by oval of bars cancellation to large part folded cover showing St. John's Newfoundland AU 1 1860 d.s. in red and backstamped London AU 22 60 in red; the lower part of the folded cover has been fabricated subsequently to form a complete entire
Details
on piece 1sh scarlet vermilion top horizontal bisect (9a; S.G.9a), fine with large margins, tied by oval of bars cancellation to large part folded cover showing St. John's Newfoundland AU 1 1860 d.s. in red and backstamped London AU 22 60 in red; the lower part of the folded cover has been fabricated subsequently to form a complete entire
Provenance
William L. Moody III, 1951 (original state)
E. Carry Fox, 1968 (original state)
Foxbridge, 1987 ("improved" state)
E. Carry Fox, 1968 (original state)
Foxbridge, 1987 ("improved" state)
Literature
Robert H. Pratt's The Pence Issues of Newfoundland 1857-1866, 1982, p. 171, reference
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