RARITIES AUCTION EUROPHILEX LONDON 2015

6 d. grey-lilac in horizontal strip of 3, nice colour and clear to large margins all around, tied by numeral "5" to large size sextuple-rate envelope (slightly reduced at sides) with adjacent clear "BRANDFORD JU 2 59" to Hamilton with transit and arrival marks; the cover minor creases not affecting the stamps; a fine letter with the largest recorded multiple of this stamp; certificate Greene (2002)rnProvenance: Redford (1951), Wilkinson (2007...

6 d. grey-lilac, slightly cut-into at lower left, otherwise clear to wide margins in combination with ½ d. perforated in horizontal strip of 3, all tied by light numeral "30" with clear adjacent "PETERBORO SP 26 1859" to envelope to Ireland with several transit and arrival marks on reverse; on front clear "PAID LIVERPOOL COL PACKET 12 OC 59"; reverse seal cut out; a very fine cover and unique example of this outstanding franking. Certificate...

1857, horizontally ribbed paper: ½ d. deep rose, 2 copies with wove paper 3 d. red and 6 d. greenish grey, partly slightly touched, bust mostly clear to good margins, 3 d. with part of marginal inscription at bottom, tied by blue target to cover with adjacent blue "PORT ROWAN AP 14 1859" to Manchester, showing on front clear red "PAID LIVERPOOL BR. PACKET"; the 3 smaller nominations with slight creasing where originally affixed over the edge...

½ d. deep rose, 2 single copies in different shades, cut-into to large margins and one value with slight crease before use (so-called pocket stamps) with 3 d. red in vertical strip of 3 with ample to large margins, tied by numeral "15" to small envelope with adjacent clear "GUELPH JY 30 58" to Suffolk, England with red London transit mark partly tying one ½ d., some minor staining, otherwise very fine. Of 5 covers recorded with this franking...

6 d. reddish-purple in horizontal pair with clear to large margins, with central numeral "51" and tied by orange "PAID 3 d." to registered double-rate envelope with clear adjacent "BROCKVILLE DE 30 1858" to Chicago; on reverse transit mark of Windsor and arrival mark; colour of the franking somewhat faded and the right stamp with vertical crease prior to use, the cover somewhat faulty on reverse. The only recorded multiple of the rare colour/...

½ d. deep rose, strip of 4, strip of 3, pair and 3 singles, tied by square grid to entire letter (part-printed bank balance) from "TORONTO AP 29 59" to Scranton, Pennsylvania with red "PAID" partly on 2 stamps; a vertical filing crease affecting one single stamp and the lower left pair (latter one only very slightly). A fine and unique multiple franking paying the 6 d. letter rate to the US; certificate Greene (2002)rnProvenance: Nickle,...

½ d.  deep rose and horizontal pair 6 d. brownish grey, tied by numeral "21" to small size envelope with adjacent "MONTREAL MR 19 1859" to France, showing on front London and French transit marks; the left 6 d. vertical crease where the stamp was affixed around the edge of the cover, reverse top flap missing, otherwise fine; a remarkable colour franking of perforated pence values with the largest recorded multiple of 6 d. on cover and one of...

3 d. red, pos. A47 with major re-entry in combination with 1859, 5 c. red, both tied by good strike of circular grid "16" to cover with adjacent cds. "HAMILTON SP 2 1859" to Easton, Pennsylvania with light adjacent "CANADA PAID 10 Cts.", very fine. One of the great rarities of Canadian Philately; the finer of the two recorded mixed pence & cents issue coversrnProvenenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, W.E. Lea, Wilkinson (2007), Joseph Hackmey (...

1859: Beaver 5 c. pale red and 12½ c. pale yellow-green used on 1864 envelope from Quebec to London carried by Cunard Steamer 'China', tied by '37' numeral obliterators of Quebec in black with Quebec/LC cds at left (Feb 20), the adhesives also tied by 'London / Paid' arrival cds (March 8) in red. Part flap missing but a charming and scarce example of the 17½ cent Cunard rate. Signed A. Bolaffi, R. Mondolfo.rnrnProvenance: Corinphila sale 145...

1851/69, 3 d. dull red in block of 4, 2 values touched at one or two sides, otherwise good to large margins, with single stamp with clear to large margins on all sides, tied by grill cancel "1" to large blue folded insurance circular, used to forward an enclosure (docketing on reverse) from "ST. JOHN NEW BRUNSWICK JY 7 1855" to Fredericton with arrival mark of the same day; some ironed filing creases incl. 2 affecting the block. A very rare...

3 d. dull red, diagonal bisect in pair, good colour and wide remaining margins, tied by pen cancellation to lettersheet, backstamped "W.O. KINGSTON. KENT N.B NY 28 1860" to Mocton with indistinct transit and arrival marks. A unique usage of a double 3 d. bisect, used shortly after the introduction of the Cents-Currency due to lack of 5 cent stamps since the Connel-stamp was not issued; certificates Philatelic Foundation (1956) and BPA (1976)...

3 d. dull red, diagonal bisect and horizontal pair, mostly clear to good margins, the right stamp of the pair partly slightly touched, tied by black grill cancel to small envelope from St. John to Ballymoney in Ireland, showing on front quite clear "AMERICA / DUBLIN PAID JA 10 1858"; 2 tears in the envelope repaired and the cover cleaned, part of the reverse flap missing; a rare letter, only 5 covers from New Brunswick to Ireland have been...