1851-57 1p red brown, full to clear margins all around, tied by oval grill cancel on outer FL to Cornwallis, with Kentville (May 2, 1855) and Annapolis backstamps, filing folds away from the stamp, fine and rare cover, one of only 13 known, paying the 2-3oz circular rate within Nova Scotia, with 1977 Royal certificate, ex-Kanai and Wilkinson collections -
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
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Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Welcome to our September 9-10 sale, with 1228 lots of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World.
This four-session auction commences with quality United States, with unused examples of Scott's Nos.1 and 2, both with original gum, Special Printings, inverted centers 1869 and Pan-Americana, Inverted Jenny, flight covers and more.
The foreign section includes specialized Egypt Zeppelin flight covers, Scandinavian countries, with Denmark, Finland and Sweden, France and Colonies, Germany and German Colonies, Great Britain (with many rarities, all with BPA certificates), British North America (excellent group of postal history ex-Wilkinson), British Commonwealth, Baltic Countries, Italy and Italian Colonies, Korea, Poland, Russia, Switzerland and many others.
As always there are many Large Lots and Collections, with an exceptional selection of Reference material and cover lots.
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Lot #569 - British Commonwealth nova scotia
1851-57 1p red brown, full to clear margins all around, tied by oval grid cancel on unsealed cover to Kentville, with Pictou (April 3, 1858) departure and Kentville arrival on reverse, v.f. One of only three covers known, paying the 1p unsealed letter rate within Nova Scotia, with 1989 Holcombe certificate, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein, Guggenheim, Halifax, Koh, Mayer and Wilkinson collections -
Lot #570 - British Commonwealth nova scotia
1851-57 3p blue, two horizontal pairs (slightly overlapping), full to large margins all around, tied by oval grid cancels on FL sent to Halifax, paying the double weight plus registration rate, with "Registered" manuscript at left and Halifax (June 26 1856) arrival, with Kentville (June 25) departure on reverse, v.f. and rare, one of only three known covers with the two pair franking, this being the earliest recorded, ex-Mayer and Wilkinson...
Lot #571 - British Commonwealth nova scotia
1851-57 3p steel blue, two singles and diagonal bisect (overlapping), large margins all around, tied by oval grill cancels on cover to London, England, red "Paid" cds, with Wolfville (June 13, 1857) departure and Halifax transit on reverse, minor cover faults (creases and torn backflap), still v.f., signed Diena, only 22 covers known to England with this bisect franking, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein, Halifax, Tomasini, Mayer and Wilkinson collections...
Lot #572 - British Commonwealth nova scotia
1851-57 3p bright blue, diagonal bisect and 6p dark green, large margins all around, tied by oval cancels on cover to Belfast, Ireland, with Weymouth (February 13, 1860) departure, Halifax transit and arrival on reverse, minor cover faults, still v.f., with 1974 BPA certificate, one of only five known covers paying the 7 1/2p rate to Ireland, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein and Wilkinson collections -
Lot #573 - British Commonwealth nova scotia
1851-57 3p pale blue, sheet margin copy with large margins all around including part of adjoining stamp on one side, tied by oval grid cancels on FL to Arichat, with Plaistercove (October 21, 1859) departure and arrival on reverse, v.f., ex-Kanai, Mayer and Wilkinson collections -
Lot #574 - British Commonwealth nova scotia
1851-57 3p dark blue, vertical pair, clear to large margins all around, tied by oval grid cancels and faint blue cds on FL addressed to Captain Norman McNeil in New York, where it was redirected to Santo Domingo, red "Paid" handstamp and endorsed "Brig Arthur Leary" (steamship), with Halifax (November 29, 1851) departure and St. John's transit on reverse, top stamp with facial scuff and some light cover soiling, otherwise fine and interesting...
Lot #575 - British Commonwealth nova scotia
1851-57 4p yellow green, used, margins all around, fine, -
Cat. Val. $ 675
Lot #576 - British Commonwealth nova scotia
1851-57 6p yellow green, large to ample margins, slightly in at top, cancelled by grids on buff envelope used from Amherst via Guysborough to Boston, re-directed ("try Washington"), some cover mending at top, otherwise fine, -
Cat. Val. $ 1,600
Lot #577 - British Commonwealth nova scotia
1851-57 6p yellow green, diagonal bisect, large margins all around, tied by grid cancel on small cover to Port Williams, Cornwallis, with Lower Horton (August 15, 1860) departure and various transit postmarks on reverse, cover with small tear at top and minor creasing, still v.f., with clear 1930 Royal and 1996 BPA certs, ex-Davy, Pilkington and Wilkinson collections, -
Cat. Val. $ 4,500
Lot #578 - British Commonwealth nova scotia
1851-57 6p dark green, diagonal bisect, margins all around, tied by grid cancel on cover to Antigonish, with Pictou (March 16, 1860) departure and arrival on reverse, cover with minor flaws including part of backflap missing, still fine and rare, signed Bartels, ex-Robertson, Wood and Wilkinson collections, -
Cat. Val. $ 5,000
Lot #579 - British Commonwealth nova scotia
1851-57 1sh dull violet, margins all around (large on three sides), tied by oval grill cancel on small outer FL to Halifax, endorsed "Paid with Stamp", with "Guysborough Dec. 17 1853" datestamp and receiving postmark on reverse, filing folds away from the stamp, with 1963 BPA and 2004 Philatelic Foundation Certificates, ex-Burrus, Amundsen, Kanai, Mayer and Wilkinson (where it realized $27,000, plus buyer's premium), v.f. and beautiful cover...
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