1¢ Blue, Type II (7), Positions 6-10/16-20R2, horizontal block of ten, ample to large margins except just touched at top corners and just in at bottom right, cancelled by penstrokes consisting of two parallel horizontal lines across each row and two parallel diagonal lines across each stamp, tiny scissors-cut between Positions 16 and 17 is barely noticeable, tied on back of lady's small embossed cover to Pike River Landing, Canada East, matching "Cambridge Vt. May 28" manuscript postmark, stamps also cancelled by "St. John's Vt. May 29, 1857", "Rouse's Point N.Y. May 29, 1857" and "Montreal May 29, 1857" circular datestamps, manuscript "10" indicates payment of the 10¢ rate to the border, manuscript "6" pence Canadian due marking

Very Fine; cover opened for display and some slight soiling.

A phenomenally rare block of ten of the 1¢ 1851 Issue on cover and unique use to Canada. This block of ten is one of the largest recorded multiples of the 1¢ 1851 on cover.

Ex Harry L. Jefferys, Dr. Leonard Kapiloff, Tito Giamporcaro and Dr. John L. Robertson. With 1992 P.F. certificate.

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