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Auction: 6010 - Important Stamps & Covers of the World - Washington Philatelic Exhibition Auction
Lot: 167

New Brunswick 1851 imperf 3d. dull red, an unused marginal block of four with much original gum, refulgent colour approaching the bright shade and with clear to good margins; tiny surface mark, small scissor cut between and the lower pair with a light crease. The only available mint block and one of the great rarities of the Canadian Maritime Provinces. Sc. 1; S.G. 2 Estimate US$ 45,000-50,000provenance: Col. Green Claude Cartier, September 1977 "Foxbridge", November 1987 Koh Seow Chuan, April 1999

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$40,000