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cover 10c. bright red-purple (centred to left) clearly tied on 1867 (27 Apr.) envelope from Cumminsville to St. Louis, California, showing "PAID/CANADA 10 CENTS" h.s. in red with Hamilton transit d.s. on reverse. A rare rate to the U.S. west coast. S.G. 38. Photo
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cover 10c. bright red-purple (centred to left) clearly tied on 1867 (27 Apr.) envelope from Cumminsville to St. Louis, California, showing "PAID/CANADA 10 CENTS" h.s. in red with Hamilton transit d.s. on reverse. A rare rate to the U.S. west coast. S.G. 38. Photo

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cover 10c. bright red-purple (centred to left) clearly tied on 1867 (27 Apr.) envelope from Cumminsville to St. Louis, California, showing "PAID/CANADA 10 CENTS" h.s. in red with Hamilton transit d.s. on reverse. A rare rate to the U.S. west coast. S.G. 38. Photo
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Further details
Note: This cover is No. 12 out of 18 recorded by George Arfken and Arthur Leggett in "Canada's Decimal Era, 1859-1868". See page 103.