Item - #CA-025-1  

CANADA COVERS

1868 LARGE QUEEN ISSUE OF CANADA
#25 3¢ RED ON DOMESTIC COVER



3¢ Red 1868 - Large Queen Issue
 

 
July 2, 1868 Black Renfrew, C.W.
 Split Double Circle Cancel

#25 with black target cancel


Front
: Canada #25 3¢ Red on cover with black RENFREW/JY02/1868/0/C.W. split double circle cancel with black 7-ring target cancel. Marked in Manuscript "private" to the Honourable Mr. Richards, Commissioner of Crown Lands, Toronto.
Reverse: Back stamped with Leamington/A/NO19/68 black circle receiving mark.
Notes: This is a #25 used on cover from Renfrew to Toronto. Proper 3¢ usage for domestic mail.
Condition: Stamp is fine for the issue with perfs in at top. Back has remnants of black waffle seal and discolored, disturbed area as shown.
Contents:  None.
 


Reverse of Cover

Toronto, C.W., July 3, 1868
Red Receiving Mark

Offered by Berryhill & Sturgeon, Ltd.