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LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description Estimate or Cat Value
401 Unitrade No. 4a imageCanada, 1853, Beaver, 3d brown red (Unitrade 4a), bright shade with proof-like impressions, strip of three and two singles, margins to cutting, tied by concentric ring cancels on blue folded letter from Quebec City to England, "Steam-Boat-Letter-Quebec SP 17 1853" rimless c.d.s., "More-To-Pay" straightline handstamp, large "1" (d) due handstamp, London (10.2) backstamp; strip with tiny tear at top center and scissor cut in margin between left pair. A Very Fine and rare use. Scott 4a.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500

ONE OF ONLY FOUR 16-PENCE COVERS PAID WITH 15 PENCE IN STAMPS; A SPECTACULAR AND UNIQUE STEAMBOAT COVER.

Provenance: Lea, Wilkinson.

Exact prepayment with stamps was impossible as stamps lower than the 3d did not exist at this time. The 10d value was issued in January 1855 and the ½d in December 1858.

This letter was carried on the Cunard Lines Asia from New York City on September 21.

Illustrated in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhart, p. 210
Front cover photo, Charles Firby sale on September 27, 2008. (Image)

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	at coldfusion.filter.DatasourceFilter.invoke(DatasourceFilter.java:22)
	at coldfusion.filter.CachingFilter.invoke(CachingFilter.java:62)
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	at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:936)
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	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1190)
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	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:63)
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