
Lot
2259
British Columbia & Vancouver Island, 1860, 2½d dull rose, perf 14. Uncancelled, paying local postage (probably from Victoria) on 1864 cover to Washington D.C. in combination with United States 1861 3¢ rose tied by San Francisco cogwheel cancel with double circle postmark alongside paying the transcontinental rate after July 1863, both stamps have defects, Fine, this rate is rare from B.C. and was soon raised for British Columbia mail. SG No. 2. Scott No. 2 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $500