Lot 210
New Brunswick, 1851, 1s bright red violet, margins all around, fresh,"filing crease" and tiny almost invissabl "black mark", fine, tied by "16" in oval grid (RF9 very rare) in 1855 folded letter sheet (one back flap tear), bearing ms." Registered No 181," on reverse HARVEY 15 DEC c.d.s. origin, Salisbury Bend-of Petticodiac and Dorchester (receiver) strikes, very rare, Greene Cert. (1998), Ex Carr and older HRH auction (lot #696).
Scott 3. (SG 5).
SG £13,500
There are only 22 1 shilling covers in existence, 9 being almost unobtainable bisects and quadrisects, and one strip of 3, hence only 12 bearing single frankings. This cover is one of the two known of the Registered internal rate. Obviously very scarce in any condition.
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