three penny red beaver

Lot 657, Canada 1852 three penny red Beaver on cover from Paris Ontario to Galt, sold for C$409

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Lot 657, Canada 1852 three penny red Beaver on cover from Paris Ontario to Galt, sold for C$409Lot 657, Canada 1852 three penny red Beaver on cover from Paris Ontario to Galt, sold for C$409Lot 657 Canada #4 1852 (December 17), 3d red Beaver on cover from Paris to Galt, a pleasing four-margin single of deep colour, tied to cover by neatly-struck target cancel in black, superb Paris UC double split-ring despatch at lower left, reverse with equally crisp same-day Galt receiver, fresh and very fine. Unitrade CV$300, sold for C$350.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.

Lot 741, Canada 1847 Illustrated Advertising Cover with three penny red Beaver, Hamilton to Norwichville

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Lot 741, Canada 1847 Illustrated Advertising Cover with three penny red Beaver, Hamilton to NorwichvilleReverse of Lot 741, Canada 1847 Illustrated Advertising Cover with three penny red Beaver, Hamilton to NorwichvilleLot 741 Canada #4 3d Red Beaver Imperforate on 1857 Illustrated Advertising Cover, mailed from Hamilton on JUN.5.1857 (“changeling” datestamp at left) to Norwichville C.W., with Norwichville and Paris backstamps, both dated JUN.6. The cover has a lavishly illustrated embossed corner card advertising for the Newbury & Birely company of Hamilton in blue-black, and is franked with an extremely fine example of the 3d red Beaver with four large and balanced margins, neatly tied by a crisp 4-ring #16 obliterator which has an RF 7 on Pence issues (only used in the Pence era), and an early example, as the first 4-ring numeral known is dated from March 1857. A lovely cover in all respects, which possesses many desirable attributes, extremely fine and easily worth more than our starting price. Ex Guilford (1994), Carrington (2002) and Cantor (2011). Rsv. $4,500. Estimate C$5,000.