Sale 70: The Skywalk Collection

Lot 199    

1847 (Oct. 29) Charlottetown P.E.I. to Plaister Cove C.B., light blue registered folded letter enclosing £5 note, neat strike of red "Prince Edward Island, Paid" rimless circular handstamp and rimless "Prince Edward Island, OC 29, 1847" origin cds, red manuscript "9" pence rating, manuscript "696" registry number, Very Fine, ex-Salmon.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Registration was only introduced on May 15th 1851 with the Post Office Act. Money letters had been known before.

Realized: $350

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Lot 200    

1851 (Nov. 11) Charlottetown P.E.I. to Halifax N.S., cover with "Prince Edward Island, NO 14 1851" rimless origin backstamp and matching "D 3c" in circle rating handstamp, Halifax (11.13) arrival backstamp; tiny edge stain, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Wilkinson.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 201    

1853 (Dec. 5) Halifax N.S. to Murray Harbour P.E.I., cover bearing Nova Scotia 1851, 3d dark blue (3), four even margins, tied by oval grid cancel, reverse with Halifax (12.5) origin and "Prince Edward Island, DE 7, 1853" arrival cds; vertical cover crease, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

In 1853, Steamship "Rose" was sold to the Cunard Line and was replaced by the "Fairy Queen" that had been on the Bay of Fundy route. It sank in the Fall of 1853.

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Lot 202    

1853 (Dec. 5) Halifax N.S. to Murray Harbour P.E.I., cover bearing Nova Scotia 1851, 3d dark blue (3), large to huge margins, rich color, tied by oval grid cancel, reverse with Halifax (6.16.1856) origin, Summerside P.E.I. (6.19) transit and "Prince Edward Island, JU 19, 1856" arrival cds; some edge wear, Very Fine, ex-Koh, Wilkinson.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

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Lot 203    

1857 (Nov. 2) Charlottetown P.E.I. to Halifax N.S., cover with red "Charlottetown, P.E.I., Paid, NO 2 1857" cds with red crayon "3" rating, reverse with "Prince Edward Island, NO 2 1857" cds and Halifax (11.5) arrival oval, original enclosure accompanies, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 204    

1863 (Sep. 29) Charlottetown P.E.I. to Wolfville N.S., cover bearing P.E.I. 1861 6d yellow green (3), 1863 3d blue (6), each tied by open grid cancel, red "Registered" in arc handstamp and manuscript "83" registry number, reverse with Prince Edward Island (9.29.1863) origin backstamp and Halifax (10.1) arrival oval; 3d tiny perf tear, 6d couple small tears at right, Very Fine appearance, ex-Halifax, Carr, Wilkinson; with 1963 B.P.A. and 2010 V.G. Greene certificates.
Estimate    $5,000 - 7,500.

A REMARKABLE PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND REGISTERED USE WITH MIXED FIRST AND SECOND ISSUE FRANKING TO NOVA SCOTIA.

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Lot 205    

1867 (Jan. 4) Charlottetown P.E.I. to Wolfville N.S., cover bearing P.E.I. 1862 9d violet (8) tied by oval grid cancel, red "Registered" in arc handstamp and manuscript "661" registry number, reverse with Prince Edward Island (1.4.1867) origin cds and Halifax (1.15) arrival oval, sent by Iceboat from Cape Traverse to Cape Tormentine; some soiling and small punch holes, Fine and scarce registered use, ex-Salmon.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

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Lot 206    

1867 (Aug. 6) Charlottetown P.E.I. to Onslow N.S., cover bearing P.E.I. 1862, 1d yellow orange (4), pair and single, tied by oval grid cancels, reverse with Prince Edward Island (8.6) origin, Pictou (8.8) and Truro (8.8) transit cds, ex-Brassler.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

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Lot 207    

1868 (Apr. 9) Charlottetown P.E.I. to Halifax, N.S. and Forwarded Back to Port Hill P.E.I., cover bearing P.E.I. 1863 3d blue (6) tied by grid cancel, matching "Prince Edward Island, 9 Apr 1868" rimless origin cds, Halifax (4.13) arrival backstamp, forwarded to Port Hill with Nova Scotia 1860, 1¢ black (8) and 2¢ lilac (9), ex-Jarrett, Carr, Wilkinson.; with 2000 Greene Foundation certificate.
Estimate    $5,000 - 7,500.

A STUNNING PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND AND NOVA SCOTIA MIXED FRANKING USE.

Illustrated in Anphilex 1971 New York and 1976 Philadelphia Interphil Exhibition catalogs.

Realized: $6,250

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Lot 208    

1868 (May 1) Charlottetown P.E.I. to Wolfville N.S., cover bearing P.E.I. 1863, 3d blue (6) tied by two strikes of grid cancel, matching sharp strike of "Prince Edward Island, 1 May 1868" rimless cds, reverse with Halifax (5.2) transit and indistinct Wolfville (5.4) arrival oval, an Extremely Fine gem use.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Realized: $180

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