Sale 26: The Westpex Sale

Lot 3055    

Canada, 1851, 6d slate violet, laid paper. Clear to large margins showing sheet margin at left, cancelled by target on 1852 folded letter to New York, red "Montreal L.C. Oc. 7, 1852" datestamp, matching "Canada" in arc and "Paid", faint file folds not affecting stamp

VERY FINE. A CHOICE COVER BEARING A SHEET-MARGIN SINGLE OF THE 6-PENCE SLATE VIOLET ON LAID PAPER

From the Kennedy correspondence; with 1999 V.G. Greene certificate.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $800