Auction: 9011 - British Empire Stamps & Covers
Lot: 680
Nova Scotia 1851-60 Issue Covers 1855 (6 Dec.) large part entire (no side flaps) from Amherst to Liverpool, bearing 3d. blue (3) with good to large margins, one bisected diagonally, neatly cancelled and tied with void oval and additionally by Liverpool Packet Letter tombstone d.s. (16.12) in red, the reverse with despatch and Halifax (6.12) d.s.; also 1856 piece bearing 3d. deep blue bisected diagonally and 6d. yellow-green (four margins) sharing a fine strike of the void oval cancellation Estimate £ 250-300
Sold for
£450