
Lot 698 Prince Edward Island #15 1873, 6c black Victoria on cover from Montague Bridge to East Boston, cancelled by 4-ring target in black, with Charlottetown transit backstamp (6 Mar), a rare cover, with only four examples of this despatch datestamp recorded; ex Wilkinson, with 2005 Greene Foundation certificate. Unitrade CV$350, sold for C$375.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
six cent black
Lot 647, PEI 1872 six cent black Victoria, VF og, sold for $488
Lot 647 Prince Edward Island #15i 1872 6c black Queen Victoria, Perforated 12, Imperforate at Left, mint with full original gum, never hinged. A lovely example of this variety, with ideal sheet margin at left, pencil notation on back (“CCY” in sheet margin), very fine. From the Louis Sidney Crosby Collection of Prince Edward Island. Unitrade CV$600, sold for C$425 plus buyer’s premium.