Sale 1003 — Specialized U.S. Collections, Air Post, Foreign Stamps & Covers

Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 15-17 December, 2010

Category — Foreign Stamps and Covers (Afghanistan to Germany)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5601
c
Sale 1003, Lot 5601, Foreign Stamps and Covers (Afghanistan to Germany)CANADA, 1851, 3p Orange Vermilion (1a; SG 1a). Horizontal pair, large margins to full, tied by targets, red "Montreal JU 24, 1852" circular datestamp on light blue cover to Walpole N.H., red "Canada" in arc, faint trace of gum on face (stamps probably partly lifted to confirm identification)

VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE USAGE OF A PAIR OF THE CANADA 3-PENCE ORANGE VERMILION SHADE ON A COVER TO THE UNITED STATES.

From the Miss Parkman correspondence. Ex Foxbridge.

E. 2,000-3,000
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