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Public Auction #440

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COVER ACCUMULATIONS — Prince Edward Island
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
197CVPhenomenal railroad former exhibit of nearly 90 postcards, postal cards, and covers from 1877 to 1968 in two binders. Outstanding presentation of how mail was moved about the Island on trains, and off the Island on boats, ferries, and ice boats. Entails railway and ship cancels and markings along with a few scarce clerk’s cachets. Highlights include the only two emergency strike #E56 known, Winter mail service cancel less than five known, several mail clerk hand stamps, less than five known each Charlottetown & Moncton RPO less than five known, and Charlottetown & Summerside RPO less than five known. Also involves two binders of some extra material plus information not used in the exhibit. A totally awesome selection than you will be hard pressed to find anywhere else. Check out the web photos.Cat. Value: S.B. 3750.00
Price Realized: $2,900.00
198CVOutstanding fifteen cover selection from 1860 to 1872. Includes a stampless from Souris with red paid hand stamp with a back stamp to Georgetown dated April 28, 1860, a #5a tied to grid 13 from Charlottetown 5a with yellowish paper tied by 13 grid from Charlottetown April 21, 1868 to Woods Island, and a #6 tied with a PEI cancel dated August 14, 1868 to St Johns NB, #7 Feb. 18, 1866 to Mount Pleasant. Also involves a #13 tied by a 10 bar grid from Georgetown April 1872 to Rollo Bay, a #7 perf 11 ¾ Charlottetown June 28, 1871 to Nova Scotia, and a #14 tied Charlottetown July 12, 1872 to Montreal. All covers have web photos. A tremendous selection difficult to find in this quality.Cat. Value: S.B. 3000.00
Price Realized: $2,600.00