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Auction: 18010 - British North America, The David Pitts Collection
Lot: 229

(x) Prince Edward Island
Pence Issue Covers
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1864 (7 Nov.) envelope from Charlotte Town to Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, bearing perf. 11½-12 6d. yellow-green and perf. 11 9d. lilac (3, one defective) all cancelled "13" in oval of bars, showing London Paid datestamp (22.11) in red, oval-framed "unclaimed" in blue and framed "not known by/letter carrier" handstamp, the reverse with despatch, Melbourne (11.2) and Sandhurst (12.2) datestamp; flap detached and re-affixed, and a few other small faults though a remarkable franking with only three covers known bearing three 9d. values, this being the unique example to Australia. Green Foundation Certificate (2010). Photo

Note: Illustrated on page 111 of the Lehr handbook

provenance:
Jarrett
Jephcott
Dr. R.V.C. Carr, April 1999
Warren S. Wilkinson, June 2007

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Estimate
£1,200 to £1,500