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Auction: 7016 - British North America featuring the "JURA" Collection
Lot: 2054

x CANADA The Large Queen Issue Two Cent Green Ottawa Printings, Perforated 12 Covers 1872 (20 June) mourning envelope from Victoria, B.C. to Ireland, bearing 2c. green in combination with Small Queen 1c. orange and 3c. rose-red cancelled with cork obliterators, showing "victoria/b.c." oval d.s. in blue at lower left corner and with h.s. "1" postage due handstamp at right, the reverse with Windsor (6.7), Montreal (7.7) and two different Irish (21.7) c.d.s.; the envelope with some overall staining and the 2c. with defects though a scarce part 6c. rate cover carried by Cunard´s "Siberian" from Boston. Photo Estimate £ 400-500 Note: At this time the rate by Canadian Packet was 6c. and 8c. via the U.S.A. provenance: Norman Brassler

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