5c Red Brown (12). Ample margins to just in at right, deep rich color, tied by large Boston "Paid" grid cancel on Aug. 23, 1859 docketed folded cover to Halifax, Nova Scotia, ship directive "Arabia", "5" due handstamp, Halifax receiving backstamp, file folds clear of stamp with slight bleaching, Very Fine cover from the Hare correspondence and a scarce use to Halifax, only approximately 25 No. 12 covers are recorded to Nova Scotia, this is also a very late use of the 5c 1856 Issue, ex Knapp

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