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lot # 18 - The "Skywalk" Collection of Nova Scotia Stamps and Postal History Early Postal History
1812 (Sep. 2) Grantown on Spey, Scotland to Rawdon, Canada via Halifax. Datelined folded letter with Grantown origin backstamp, red Edinburgh "SE / 5 PAID 1812" oval datestamp and manuscript "Pd 2/8" rating for 1s3d packet rate plus 1s5d inland postage, reverse with "Halifax / Jan 25" backstamp, manuscript "4½" pence cy. due rating; some edge flaws light aging, Fine, ex-MacDonald.
Estimate; $600 - 800.
This letter was delayed due to the War of 1812.
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