NOVA SCOTIA, 1851, 1sh Cold Violet (7; SG 7). Horizontal pair, large even margins, beautiful rich color, used with 1851, 6p Yellow Green (4; SG 5), full to large margins, well-tied by clearly struck oval grids on cover from Cape Breton to Peshawar, India, addressed to Walter Lawrence Ingles, a member of Her Majesty's 32nd Regiment, "Sydney CB Fe 28 1852" circular datestamp on back along with Halifax transit oval, red "Paid DT 20 Mr 30 1852" British transit and black framed Bombay transit handstamp on front, red ms. "1/10" rate, one backflap has been skillfully added and two small opening tears at top mended (not noted on accompanying B.P.A. certificate, which does state that the stamps have been lifted for examination and replaced, but we disagree with this opinion)

THE SECOND FINEST OF THE NOVA SCOTIA ONE-SHILLING COLD VIOLET COVERS TO INDIA FROM THE INGLES CORRESPONDENCE.

There are four or five covers from the Ingles correspondence with Nova Scotia 1sh Cold Violet stamps making up the rate to India. The finest of these is the ex Dale-Lichtenstein mourning cover, which has a full-margined pair and is sound in all respects. The cover offered here has a superb pair with large margins, and the minor opening faults in the envelope do not affect its appearance at all. The other Ingles covers have stamps that are cut into.

Ex Gibson, Foxbridge. Backstamped Vincent Graves Greene. With 1995 B.P.A. certificate

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