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74 LOT 4496
LOT 4495
LOT 4494

BRITISH COLUMBIA Continued 4501. Ö Stampless cross border cover from 4509. Ú 1/11, Interesting accum of Fakes/
Bathurst NB 25 Ju, 1854 (b/s) to Staten Is- Forgeries incl 12 Pence imperf & 5¢ Connell.
land, New York. Has 6d rate h/s overrated Mixed condition (11) ......... Est 150.00+
to “10". F.................... Est 80.00+ 4510. Ú 1a, Dark Red, F, some creasing, neat
cancel. F....................... 400.00

4518. Û 2P, Six Pence Plate Proof in black,
on card. VF .................... 500.00

4502. Ö Superb stampless folded letter date- 4511. Ú 1a, Dark red with four full to clear
4491. Û 18, Selected mint example, lined Saint John 1 Dec, 1854 to New York, margins, lovely Edmunston numeral ‘12’
4486. Û 12, Bright mint single with excellent excellent colour, fresh, VF, OG. Has 2011 rated ‘10’. Has VF “EXPRESS MAIL ST grid cancel (RF 6, Rare). F-VF.... 600.00+
colour. F, OG. Has 1997 Greene Founda- Greene Foundation Certificate . . . 3,600.00 JOHN 6 Dec” handstamp. XF. Choice cover.
tion Certificate ................ 1,600.00 Ex Allan Steinhart Collection . . Est 500.00+

4512. Ú 1a, Dark Red with a nice clear strike
4492. Ú 18, Scarce $1 on 3d Green, F-VF, 4519. Û 3, One Shilling Bright Red Violet
lightly cancelled, some clipped perfs at of the Hillsborough numeral grid “17" cancel unused, full margins, top margin has been
bottom ...................... 2,300.00 4503. Ú 1, Beautiful crisp St. John numeral “1" (RF9, Very Rare), an almost cpl strike. Four repaired to improve appearance (with some
grid cancel (RF4, Very Scarce). Stamp with clear to large margins, VF ....... 800.00+
4493. Ö Colonial strike of NEW WESTMIN- of design at top painted in). Nonetheless a
STER BRITISH COLUMBIA POST OFFICE four margins, VF. A great cancel on a nice 4513. Ú 1b, 3a, BISECTS of the One Shilling rare certified unused example of the One
double-ring oval handstamp in blue, on an un- stamp ........................ 700.00 & Three Pence tied by oval grid ‘8’ cancel on Shilling stamp with a current 2023 Greene
used envelope. Also has a blue Postmaster’s a piece. We believe these to be fake bisects. Foundation Certificate. Cat $30,000 ......
Office New Westminister BC 1 Jun 1939 h/s. An interesting reference item. F (Genuine ....................... Est 5,000.00+
4487. Û 12, Beautifully centered example The Colonial oval hammer was used during bisects Cat $36,000 on cover). . Est 350.00+
with lovely bright colour, F-VF, OG. Has 1860’s & the re-discovered hammer was used
2023 Greene Foundation Certificate ..... to make a few favour strikes in 1939. F, minor
.......................... 2,000.00+ age spots, couple pinholes .... Est 100.00+
NEW BRUNSWICK:
4494. Ö Stampless 1796 folded cover with
a magnificent strike of the straightline “ST
JOHN N*B* / APRILE, 1 ‘96" handstamp.
Rated ”N7" & addr to Isaac Hedden at
Fredericton. As nice as they come for
this very early & rare straightline marking.
Exhibition quality! XF. Ex Glassco. See 4514. Ú 2, Nice used pair with a clear strike of the St. John numeral ‘1’ grid cancel (RF 4 , Very
photo above ............. Est 800.00+
Scarce), on piece (the piece has an embossed business logo). Has a red St. John Paid 24 Jan,
1860 datestamp alongside. F, left stamp slight crease. Has 1986 APS Certificate..... 1,600.00
4495. Ö Stampless folded letter dateline
Duck trap 9 Feb, 1799 mailed to St John
River. Has scarce “SHIP LETTER” straight-
line attributed to St John (JGY Type 140)
predating the recorded date of 1810 by
more than 10 years! Backstamped with 2- 4504. Ú 1, Pair with full margins, neat oval
4488. Ú 12, Excellent colour, very lightly line “St John / April”. VG+, sensibly hinge grid St. John ‘1’ cancels. VF. Multiples of
this issue are quite scarce....... 1,400.00
cancelled, F-VF............... 1,500.00 reinforced. A remarkable early & rare ship
letter cover. See photo above Est 750.00+
4496. Ö Stampless cross border folded
letter datelined St John NB 22 March,
1799 addr to Springfield, Mass. Has 4515. Ú 2, Crisp clear strike of the Baie Verte 4520. Ú 3, One Shilling, excellent rich colour,
circular USA Bishop Mark “10Ap”. Inside numeral “3" grid cancel (RF9, Very Rare). F lightly cancelled. F. Has 1946 Royal Phila-
has a family letter. An early ship letter. F. appearance, repaired........ Est 500.00+ telic Society Certificate ......... 4,000.00
See photo above .........Est 450.00+
4497. Ö Stampless folded letter datelined Sack-
ville 25 Feb, 1811 to Malton, Yorkshire England
rated “2/2". Faint Halifax transit. Possibly car-
ried by the ship ”Adventure" from New York. 4505. Ú 1, VF four margin single with a
Has lengthy legible letter regarding life & family lovely Fredericton ‘13’ grid cancel (RF4,
news in early New Brunswick, loading lumber Very Scarce). VF .............. 700.00+
on ships bound for England, etc. F Est 150.00+
4489. Û 12i, INVERTED WATERMARK, 4516. Ú 2, Gorgeous SON strike of the
deep rich colour, fresh, F-VF, OG. Has Memramcook numeral “19" grid cancel
2024 Greene Foundation Certificate...... (RD10, Extremely Rare). Four margins,
........................... 2,300.00 VF. ONE OF THE RARITIES OF NEW
BRUNSWICK CANCELS ...... 1,600.00+
4521. Ú 3, Scarce One Shilling bright red vio-
let, four margins, exceptionally rich colour,
faint blue grid cancel (almost appears un-
4506. Ú 1, Crisp VF strike of the Gagetown used). VF, light crease. Has 1997 APS Cer-
numeral “14" grid cancel (RF8, Very Rare), tificate. A VERY ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE
4498. Ö Stampless Trans-Atlantic folded on piece. VF cancel on a VF stamp 700.00+ OF THIS SCARCE HIGH VALUE. 8,000.00
letter datelined London 10 Dec, 1831 to St
Andrews, NB. Rated “2/2" with accountancy 4507. Ö 1, VF four margin single with
markings & h/s’s on the front side. Nice red lovely bright colour tied by neat oval grid
wax seal on reverse. F....... Est 150.00+ cancel on cover from Saint John 18 Feb
1854 to Richibucto NB (rec b/s 21 Feb
4499. Ö Stampless folded letter from St John 1854). The stamp pays the 3 Pence
NB 10 June, 1843 to Miramichi. F, file folds .
........................... Est 75.00+ Domestic Letter Rate. VF. A choice cover.
See photo below .........Est 750.00+
4500. Ö Stampless folded Official part printed 4517. Ö 2, Tied by lovely Shediac numeral
contract bond with W.O. (Way Office) Spring- grid “26" cancel (RF5, Very Scarce) on
field, NB red split-ring cancel (no indicia) to 4508. Ö 1, Tied by neat oval grid “13" can- cross border from Shediac 15 Oct, 1858 to
Fredericton with 30 July 1851 b/s. Has St. cel from Fredericton 1 Sept, 1856 to St. Tonawanda, New York. Has St. John transit
John & Hampton Ferry transits. Addr to J.R. John NB (rec b/s 2 Sept, 1856). F, small cancel. F. Has 1996 Greene Foundation
4490. Û 15, Nicely centered, fresh bright Partelou Provincial Secretary. Has “3" m/s age stain in cover. Has 2016 Gratton Certificate. Ex. R. Martin. Cat $2,000 ..... 4522. Û 3P, One Shilling Plate Proof in black
colour, VF, large part OG ....... 3,200.00 rate. F, file fold, some separation Est 65.00+ Certificate. See photo below Est 600.00+ ....................... Est 1,250.00+ on card. VF .................... 800.00
LOT 4507
LOT 4508

LOT 4545