Nova Scotia 10P John Cabot and Royal Family catalogue value $840+)

catalogue value $840+)

crayon mark through right column applied by printer

Boulogne 4 JUIN transit and neat Genlis 5 JUIN double ring arrival backstamp

along with bold large oval Registered Ottawa FREE MY 20 99 postmark in black (Davis OR-2)

three stamps are NH

Nova Scotia 10P John Cabot and Royal Family catalogue value $840+)1860 Five cent Queen Victoria, engraved trial colour die proof printed in black on india paper; minor natural india thin, shows ample, larger than stamp size, margins all around. A striking coloured proof, Very Fine (Unitrade 10 proof; Minuse & Pratt 10TC2) Five distinctive engravers lines at various angles are visible throughout; these were subsequently removed for the issued stamp.