Sale 1218 — The "Dubois" Collection of Important Prestamp Covers and Postal Markings of British North America, 1694-1861
Sale Date — Tuesday, 24 March, 2020
Category — Nova Scotia to Great Britain
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2197
Rare example of the larger Yarmouth three-line datestamp(Yarmouth to London, England, Jan. ?, 1825). Clear strike of “Yarmouth,/JAN ?/1825” three-line datestamp (Jephcott 37, MacDonald 33) with matching “Poft paid” straightline handstamp (MacDonald 259) on folded cover to London, manuscript “paid to Halifax 1/1-1/2” in red (crossed out) and “2/2” for transmission to London, Halifax Feb. 10 transit datestamp (Jephcott 24, MacDonald 11), London arrival backstamp, Fine and relatively well-struck compared to the few other known examples, reported by some to be as low as five (the “Dubois” collection contains four), ex Dr. Clark
E. 750-1,000
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