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Camellia Canada sale includes an 1852 twelve-penny black cover estimated above C$350,000
Philately NewsPublished21 Oct 2026Updated22 Oct 2026News date20 Oct 2026Event20 Nov 2026Country🌐 Canada
LocationEastern Auctions; Canada
Eastern Auctions’ Camellia PLC Canada Part III sale is scheduled for 20 November 2026. Lot 176 is an 1852 folded cover sent from Montreal to New York with a twelve-penny black stamp, paying the double-weight letter rate. The catalogue estimates it at C$350,000 or more.
The auction house describes the cover as the finest surviving example and documents its Dale-Lichtenstein and Sam Nickle provenance. The sale also offers Geoffrey Whitworth’s five-cent Beaver plate reconstruction intact as lot 80. Canadian Stamp News reports that this study contains more than 1,400 stamps and about 180 covers.
Camellia collectionPostal historyTwelve-penny blackPlate reconstruction
Source: Eastern Auctions · Read original source →
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