Lot
1247 
Nova Scotia, 1868 (Aug. 12) Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to Liverpool, England, cover bearing P.E.I. 9d violet (8) horizontal pair, each tied by "13" oval grid cancel, matching "Prince Edward Island, 12 Aug 1868" rimless cds, carried by Inman Line City of New York II from Halifax to Liverpool arriving Aug. 23rd, red "Paid, Liverpool, Br. Packet, 23 AU 68" arrival cds; flap partly missing. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE P.E.I. USE AT THE 1S6D RATE TO ENGLAND.