Lot
1148 
Nova Scotia, 1863 (Apr. 23) Douglastown (Miramichi) to St. John's, Newfoundland, blue folded cover bearing New Brunswick, 1860, 12½¢ blue (10), well centered horizontal pair, used with 1¢ brown violet (6a) strip of three, all tied by oval grid cancels, red crayon "8" pence double weight credit, reverse with Chatham (4.23), Sackville (4.24) St. John (4.27) and St. John's (5.3) arrival cds; file fold slightly affects left 1¢ with small tear, Very Fine, ex-Wilkinson. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
A RARE AND UNIQUE FRANKING FROM THE BOYD CORRESPONDENCE TO NEWFOUNDLAND.
The 28¢ postage prepaid double the 14¢ rate to Newfoundland with double the 4d credit from Halifax to Newfoundland.