1854 (Jun. 9) Halifax, N.S. to Baltinglass, Ireland. Cover bearing Nova Scotia 1851, 3d dark blue (3) and 1s dull violet (7), both with four mostly large margins, reverse with "Halifax-Nova-Scotia, JU 9, 1854" origin cds and red manuscript "10" credit rating, carried by Cunard Line America to Liverpool, red "Pkt. Letter, Paid, Liverpool, JU 19, 1854" tombstone cancels stamps, reverse with red London (6.20) and blue Newbridge...
Auction # 70 - The “Skywalk” Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
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Sep 23, 2016 America/Los_Angeles
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 70 - The “Skywalk” Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History
Friday Sep 23, 2016 15:00 America/Los_Angeles
Welcome to our September 23, 2016 Sale of the grand award winning “Skywalk” collection features all facets of Nova Scotia stamps and postal history showcased in a specialized sale of 427 lots held at the Sescal stamp show at the Los Angeles Airport. The extensive postal history includes origin, transit and incoming mail with Canada, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, St. Pierre et Miquelon, cross border mail with the United States, Bermuda and West Indies mail, Transatlantic mail, and more. Browse the entire sale at www.rumseyauctions.com. A limited number of printed catalogs are available.
Please note this sale takes place at the Sescal stamp show at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel in Catalina B on September 23, 2016 at 10:00 AM PST. Lots 1-427.
Presale Viewing is scheduled in our offices on Monday, September 19 (10am-5pm) and at the Sescal Exhibition (Plaza Ballroom) on Thursday, September 22 (10:00AM to 6:00 PM).
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Lot #376 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
Lot #377 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1855 (Feb. 5) Charlottetown P.E.I. to Bath, England forwarded to France. Cover with "Prince Edward Island, FE 5 1855" rimless backstamp and matching "6" due handstamp, carried by Cunard Line Africa from Halifax to Liverpool, reverse with green "Pkt. Letter, Liverpool, 27 FE 1855" tombstone, Birmingham (2.28), and Bristol (2.28) backstamps, Bath (2.28) arrival cds, forwarded to Paris with London (3.1) backstamp and red "Postage Not...
Lot #378 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1855 (Mar. 14) Murray Harbour, P.E.I. to Port Phillips, Victoria. Blue folded letter with "Prince Edward Island, MA 17, 1855" rimless backstamp and red "PAID" handstamp with red crayon "1/0" prepaid rating for 6d to G.B. and 6d to Australia, carried by Cunard Line Africa from Halifax to Liverpool, red "Pkt. Letter, Paid, Liverpool, 7 AP, 1855" tombstone and matching "d1" credit handstamp, Liverpool (4.8) backstamp to Melbourne, red "...
Lot #379 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1855 (Mar. 28) Douglastown Way Office, N.B. to Youghall, Ireland. Blue folded with red "W.O. Douglastown, N.B., MR 23 1855" backstamp and red manuscript "Paid 1½", additional red ms. "Paid 7½ cy" underneath stamp, bearing New Brunswick 1851 6d olive yellow (2), four clear to large margins, tied by two strikes of blue "8" oval grid cancel, reverse with matching blue "Chatham, N.B., MA28 1855" cds and partial Bend of Kodiac (3.29...
Lot #380 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1855 (Apr. 23) St. John, N.B. to London, England. Blue folded letter with "St. John, New Brunswick, AP 23 1855" double-arc backstamp and "New-Bk./1d/Claim" handstamp, carried by Cunard Line America from Halifax Mar. 13th to Liverpool, red London (5.9) arrival backstamp and manuscript "6" pence due rating (7½d cy.); some fold wear, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Lot #381 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1855 (May 12) Liverpool, England to Cornwallis, N.S. Datelined folded letter with green "Liverpool, MY 12 1855" double-arc datestamp and "d5" debit handstamp, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line America to Halifax, reverse with Halifax (5.24) oval and matching "7d½" cy. due handstamp, Kentville (5.25) transit backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Lot #382 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1855 (Dec. 27) Pictou N.S. to Edinburgh, Scotland. Folded cover bearing Nova Scotia 1851, 3d dark blue, bisected (3a) and 6d yellow green (4), both with large margins, tied together by two strikes of oval grid cancel over manuscript "Paid 7½" rating, reverse with Pictou (12.27) origin and Halifax (12.29) backstamps, carried by Cunard Line Asia from Halifax to Liverpool arriving Jan. 14th, stamps tied by partial strike of red...
Lot #383 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1856 (Mar. 13) Halifax, N.S. to Carthagena, Spain. Blue folded cover originally with printed circular, "Halifax, Nova Scotia, MR 13 1856" backstamp and "1" pence due handstamp for printed matter, carried by Cunard Line America to Liverpool, red London (3.27) backstamp and matching "Returned for Postage" framed handstamp, Liverpool (3.28) transit, carried by Cunard Line Cambria from Liverpool back to Halifax, Very Fine.
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Lot #384 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1856 (Jun. 16) London, England to Halifax, N.S. Blue folded printed lettersheet bearing G.B. 1d red brown on blue, Large Crown watermark, plate 31 (Gothic "K"), three horizontal pairs, each tied by "81" oval cancel, London (6.16) backstamp, Liverpool (6.17) transit, carried by Cunard Line Canada from Liverpool to Halifax, reverse with Halifax (7.1) arrival oval and light strike red "7½" d.cy. credit handstamp, Very Fine....
Lot #385 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1856 (Jun. 19) North Sydney, Cape Breton to London, England. Cover bearing on reverse Nova Scotia, 1851 3d dark blue (3, 3a) horizontal strip of two and bisect se-tenant, full to large margins, tied by strikes of oval grid cancel, reverse also with "North-Sydney, C.B., JU 16 1856" origin cds and Halifax (6.24) oval transit, latter also ties strip, red "5" d.stg. credit to G.B. handstamp, carried by Cunard Line America from...
Lot #386 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1856 (Jun. 21) Goderich, Canada to Newtownards, Ireland. Cover with "Goderich, U.C., Jun 21 1853" cds, Hamilton red "PAID 6d stg. 7½d Cy." straightline exchange handstamp, London U.C. (6.24) and Quebec (6.27) backstamps, endorsed "Via Halifax" but actually carried by Allan Line Anglo Saxon to Liverpool arriving Jul. 16th, red "Pkt. Letter, Paid, Liverpool, JY 16 1856" tombstone postmark, "BY-CANADIAN/PACKET" two-line handstamp, green...
Lot #387 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1856 (Jul. 25) London, England to St. John's Newfoundland. Blue folded cover with red "London, Paid, 25 Jul 1856" cds and matching inspector's mark, red manuscript "6" pence rating, carried by Cunard Line Canada from Liverpool to Halifax, St. John's (8.19) arrival backstamp and red "1" pence credit struck for Newfoundland share, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Lot #388 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1857 (Sep. 22) Charlottetown P.E.I. to Ayr, Scotland. Gray folded letter with rimless "Prince Edward Island, SE 22, 1857" backstamp and "6" d.stg. due rating, carried by Cunard Line Europa from Halifax to Liverpool arriving Oct. 3rd, reverse with "Pkt. Letter, Liverpool, OC 3 1857" tombstone and green "Ayr, Oct 5 1857" arrival cds, Very Fine.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
Lot #389 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1857 (Nov. 4) Halifax, N.S. to Winterthur, Switzerland. Blue folded letter with "Halifax, Nova Scotia, NO 4, 1857" origin backstamp and "1" d.cy. debit handstamp, carried by Cunard Line Europa from Halifax to Liverpool, red London (11.17) transit backstamp and "GB/2F 40c" accountancy handstamp, Calais (11.17) transit cds, reverse with Paris (11.18), Basel (11.19) transits and Winterthur (11.20) arrival cds, red crayon "115" rappen due...
Lot #390 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1857 (Dec. 4) London, England to Charlottetown P.E.I. Gray cover with London (12.4) origin crown cds and red inspector's "X" mark, Liverpool (12.5) transit, carried by Cunard Line Canada from Liverpool to Halifax, reverse with "Prince Edward Island, DE 21 1857" rimless cds and "9" d.cy. due rating handstamp, Very Fine and choice, ex-Saint.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
Lot #391 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1858 (Feb. 11) Simcoe, Canada to Andover, England. Cover bearing Canada 1852, 3¢ brown red (4a) tied by Simcoe "43" four-ring cancel, "Simcoe, FE11 1858" origin cds, manuscript "More to Pay 4½d." rating, Hamilton (2.12) transit backstamp and ms. rating crossed out and updated with "6" d.stg. due (7½d.cy.) handstamp struck, carried by Cunard Arabia to Liverpool arriving Feb. 28th, reverse with "Pkt.Letter, Liverpool, FE 28"...
Lot #392 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1858 (Feb. 28) Trieste, Austria to Lunenburg, N.S. Yellow cover bearing Austria 1858, 2Kr. yellow (two), 10Kr. brown and 15kr. blue (two), each tied by centrally struck "Triest, 28/2" cds, reverse with Lehrte (3.2) and Berlin-Minden Railway (3.2) backstamps, red "Aachen, Paid 25 Cts., 4/3" exchange cds with 25¢ credit to U.S. by Prussian Closed Mail, carried by Hapag Tutonia from Southampton to New York arriving Mar. 20th, red...
Lot #393 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1858 (Sep. 23) Plymouth, England to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Datelined folded letter with "Plymouth, SP 23 58" origin cds, endorsed "via Halifax", Liverpool (9.24) backstamps, carried by Cunard Line Canada to Halifax, reverse with rimless "Prince Edward Island, OC 9 1858" arrival cds and manuscript "1/6 cy" and "1/- stg" due rating, Very Fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
Lot #394 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1859 (Jun. 27) St. John N.B. to London, England. Miss Smith correspondence cover bearing New Brunswick 1851, 3d red, bisected (1b) and 6d yellow (2), both with full margins, tied by two strikes of oval grid cancel, red "St. John-N.B., Paid, JU 27 1859" cds, endorsed "By Steamer via Halifax N.S." at bottom left, carried by Cunard Line Europa from Halifax to Liverpool, red London 'Paid' (7.11) arrival cds; light wax seal stain,...
Lot #395 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1859 (Jul. 25) Richibucto N.B. to Durham, England. Blue folded cover bearing New Brunswick, 1851 3d red (1, 1b) horizontal strip of two and bisect se-tenant, full margins all around, each tied by sharp strikes of Richibucto "23" oval grid cancels, reverse with Richibucto (7.25) origin and Sackville (7.26) transit cds, red "7½ Cy." in circle credit handstamp, carried by Cunard Line Canada from Halifax to Liverpool arriving Aug....
Lot #396 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1859 (Aug. 11) Halifax N.S. to Paris, France. Small cover bearing Nova Scotia 1851-57, 1d red brown (1), 3d bright blue (2) and 6d deep green (5), each with four margins and tied by oval grid cancel, manuscript "7" d. credit rating to G.B., Halifax (8.11) backstamp, carried by Cunard Line Europa from Halifax to Liverpool, red London Paid (8.22) cds and matching "PD" in circle handstamp, Calais (8.23) entry cds, Paris (8.23)...
Lot #397 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1859 (Nov. 9) Auckland, New Zealand to Charlottetown, P.E.I. Blue cover with red "Paid, Auckland, New Zealand, NO 9 1859" rimless cds, red manuscript "5" and "6" creditratings, carried by P& O Malta via Southampton arriving Feb. 9th, red London Paid (2.9) transit cds and manuscript "1" rating, carried by Cunard Line Europa from Liverpool Feb. 11th to Halifax arriving Feb. 22nd, Charlottetown arrival backstamp; cover wear and...
Lot #398 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1859 (Dec. 15) Halifax, N.S. to Cognac, France. Blue datelined folded letter with red "Halifax, Paid, Dec 15, 1859" tombstone with manuscript "10" d.cy. rating and "7" d.cy. credit to G.b. (4d transatlantic, 1d GB and 2d to France), carried by Cunard Europa to Queenstown arriving Dec. 25th, red London Paid (12.26) transit cds and matching "PD" in circle handstamp, Calais (12.27) entry cds, reverse with Paris (12.27) transit and Cognac...
Lot #399 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1862 (Feb. 20) Halifax, N.S. to London, England. "International Exhibition, R.G. Haliburton, Sec'y of Provincial Commissioners" envelope with "Feby 20/62" docketing at left and bearing Nova Scotia, 12½¢ black (13) horizontal pair, tied by "A95" mailboat cancels as posted at the ship's box of Cunard America from Halifax to Queenstown arriving Mar. 4th, red London Paid (3.5) arrival cds, remailed locally to 11St James...
Lot #400 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Transatlantic Mail - Mail by Cunard Line
1862 (Jun. 9) St. John, N.B. to Liverpool, England. Blue folded letter bearing N.B. 1860, 12½ blue (10) tied by St. John "1" oval grid cancel, St. John (6.9) backstamp, endorsed "Via Halifax", carried by Cunard Line Europa from Halifax to Queenstown, Liverpool (6.22) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, signed with "W.H.C." (Colson" backstamp, with 2016 Greene Foundation certificate.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
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