Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

Prince Edward Island 1861: 2 d. rose Die I, perf. 9, a single example slightly overlapped by a diagonally bisected example,used on 1862 cover to L'Ardoise, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia tied by oval barred obliterators in black. Reverse with "Prince Edward Island" despatch cds (Jan 23), "Amherst / N.S." cds (Jan 24), "Merigonish / N.S." (Jan 30), "Sydney / C.B." (Feb 1) and "St. Peter's / C.B." arrival cds (Feb 1) all in black. Red manuscript at top: "Guaranteed genuine, J.R. Hooper, Canada P.O. Dept Head Office, Ottawa". An extremely rare and appealing franking. Cert. BPA (2024) Gi = £ 8'000.
Provenance: Collection W.S Davy, Harmers, London, 9-10 May 1960, lot 297; Classic Rare Stamps, Harmer Rooke, London, 21 March 1963, lot 79; collection Crosby, Sissons, Toronto, 25 April 1968, lot 635.