TEN CENTS = FIVEPENCE STG. SINGLE RATE ST. JOHN'S TO PORT
cover 5p violet brown/Venetian red (12A; S.G.13) good to large margins, ironed crease from cover fold, otherwise very fine, tied by cork cancellation to folded letter from St. John's to Boston, showing St. John's Newfoundand DE 14 1865 d.s. in red and "10" marking in black; very attractive; rare

Details
cover 5p violet brown/Venetian red (12A; S.G.13) good to large margins, ironed crease from cover fold, otherwise very fine, tied by cork cancellation to folded letter from St. John's to Boston, showing St. John's Newfoundand DE 14 1865 d.s. in red and "10" marking in black; very attractive; rare
Provenance
Dale-Lichtenstein, 1968
John Hubbard collection
Robert H. Pratt, 1986
Literature
Robert H. Pratt's The Pence Issues of Newfoundland 1857-1866, 1982, p. 185, reference 2-1

Lot Essay

EXPERTIZATION:
1986 B.P.A. Certificate (as S.G. 13, Venetian red)

NOTE:
This is one of three covers recorded with the 5p paying the 10c rate to the U.S.
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