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Lots (657)
Newfoundland: WWII Censor covers with some nice combinations tied dumb barred cancels airmail to UK (3), 1937 Coronation cvr with slogan, 1939 Royal Visit illus cvr from Holyrood or St John's. (6 covers).
Nova Scotia: 1851 1d red-brown fine used with very light oval barred cancels with three margins, attractive example, SG 1.
Small collection of mint and used including Newfoundland 1880-96 to 10c used, Prince Edward Is 1862-72 mint to 12c, Nova Scotia 1860-66 to 12½c mint (1c, 2c & 10c are U/M), plus some extras. Nice little lot. (41).
1853 Paper less Blued: 1d brick-red, a fine three large even margin example with CGH triangle postmark, neatly cancelled, fine for these, SG 3.
1855-63 1d rose-red sound fine used with part triangle barred CGH cancel with three good margins, neatly cut. SG 5a. Cat £300.
1856 (29 July) Entire Letter to Edgar Leopold Layard at the S. A. Colonial Museum regarding 4 Specimens of Hawk Moths from Nell's Post, bearing oval red CAPETOWN dated cancel, some aging spots sent from Arthur Jackson to the curator of the museum. No paid marks. Layard was a big name in Birds and authored The Birds of South Africa and a key figure in colonial science and specimen collecting and even corresponded with Charles Darwin. Intr letter.
1859 1s deep dark green a very fine used example with close cut three margins and neatly struck cancel, SG 8b. Cat £650.
1863 6d slate-purple a large three margin example with heavy oval duplex type cancel, sound and high catalogued issue, SG 7d Cat £1000.
1863-64 1s bright emerald-green, sound fine used example with no margins, neatly cut to shape and clear CGH triangle postmark, SG 21 Cat £750.
1863-64 4d slate-blue a lovely fine used example with three large to incredibly close (small frame touch at bottom) with lightly struck postal cancel, good condition and nice colour, SG 19b.
1863-64 4d steel-blue a lovely fine used example with three large even margins, with part triangle postal cancel, good condition and nice colour, SG 19c. Premium example!
1864 6d bright mauve a good to large three margin example used with incomplete CGH triangle postmark, sound, SG 20. Cat £550.
