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Auction: 166 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 296

#2, 1851 6d Slate violet on laid paper, two singles, both with mostly large margins to just touching, one tied by target cancel and the other by clear red "Montreal, L.C./Au 13, 1851" datestamp to Kennedy correspondence folded letter to New York, matching "PAID" in ark and framed "CANADA" in ark, fresh and very fine; scarce double rate usage. Cat. value $1,500


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$1,900