Lot
2684 
Newfoundland, 1857, 8d Scarlet Vermilion, Bisected, tied by oval grid cancel on 1860 folded cover from the Tucker correspondence to Baltimore Md., red "St Johns, Newfoundland, Paid, SP 26, 1860" rimless datestamp, black "Boston Br. Pkt. '5' Oct 5" debit exchange cds; some docketing at bottom right, Very Fine and rare, ex-Cartier. SG No. 8a. Scott No. 8a $6,000.
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 8D SCARLET VERMILION BISECT USED AS 4D ON CROSS BORDER COVER TO BALTIMORE.
Similar examples of the 8d bisect from the Tucker correspondence to Baltimore Md. were offered in the Dale-Lichtenstein sales.
Realized: $1,600