Auction 321 - 332 Romania – Special Catalogue, Worldwide Rarities – The ERIVAN Collection – 2nd Auction, Schweiz & Liechtenstein - Day 5

1851/57: Pence issue selection, all four-margin examples, with 1852 3d. brown red with blue target cancel, orange red in pleasing bright shade tied to small piece postmarked Toronto, striking horizontal pair with rich colour, scarce 1857 1/2d. rose horizontal strip of three tied by "21" four-ring numeral cancels of Montreal, three further 3d. examples on cover, including 3d. red on laid paper on 1851 (27 Nov) mourning cover from Hamilton, cancelled in blue, 3d. sheet margin single on 1852 mourning cover from Three Rivers, and 3d. upper sheet margin single on 1854 cover from Prescott to Morrisburg, the singles quite fresh, the strip showing some overall uniform paper toning, covers with scattered soiling spots and example on 1852 cover oxidised, else a chiefly fine group of these desirable issues.