Lot
418 
1875 (Mar. 8) Halifax, N.S. to Edinburgh, Scotland, cover bearing Canada 1870 Small Queen, Montreal perf. 11½: 2¢ green (36e) block of six tied by grid cancels duplexed with "Halifax N.S. MR 8" cds, carried by Inman-Allan Line Hibernia from Halifax Mar. 9th to Queenstown arriving Mar. 19th, red "Paid, Liverpool, Br Packet, 20 MR 75" cds, reverse with rimless "Ednb-Carlisle Sorting Tender, MR 21 75" arrival backstamp; partial flap, reduced at bends, fresh and Very Fine, ex-de Volpi, Simpson, Arfken, Menich. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
A REMARKABLY FRANKING PREPAYING DOUBLE THE 6¢ TREATY RATE TO GREAT BRITAIN.
Realized: $2,100