Lot 274 Newfoundland #, A Very Fine Used Cover, Letter Sent From 1931 Sent From St. John's To Sydney NS, Franked With A Single 4c Rose Watermarked Publicity Issue, Paying the 4c Rate To Canada.

A very fine used cover of the from the, letter sent from 1931 sent from St. John's to Sydney NS, franked with a single 4c rose watermarked publicity issue, paying the 4c rate to Canada.

A Sydney receiving backstamp that shows that the letter made the journey in 2 days - a very tight timeline as the journey would have entailed. 1) It has to cross the Avalon Peninsula by train, 2) then transfer to a coastal ferry like the S.S Caribout to cross the cabot strait and 3) then be sorted onto a Cape Breton railway car, to hit the Sydney post office. All within 2 days, this makes the cover significantly more interesting.

Unitrade doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $20. The stamp offered here grades 65 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10