Items for sale by Frajola

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Link will take you to items currently available which are listed in PhilaMercury census database. My retail stock is primarily sold against existing want lists.

I frequently put material, in many different categories, up for direct or auction sale on Ebay (1covers). This link will take you to a current listing of my lots.


 

Featured Item

Canada, 1857 issue, Queen Victoria, ½d rose (Scott #8), vertical pair, large to huge margins all around, deep rich color with a sharp impression, tied by "Point-Levi LC, NO 6 1858" c.d.s. on immaculate blue folded letter to Quebec. Extremely Fine and choice. ex Tardif, Hilmer, Nickle, Firby and Cantor.

The finer of two reported Ferriage rate covers with this stamp

Carried on the St. Lawrence Ferry between the Post Offices of Quebec and Point-Levi show a special rate comprising a one-half penny drop letter rate plus one-half penny ferry fee

 

SOLD
 

Nova Scotia, 1851 Issue, Six Pence Yellow Green, (Scott #4 ) full to large margins, tied by clear strike of oval grid cancel to blue folded letter, endorsed "land mail" to New York City, red "Paid" handstamp, "Halifax Nova Scotia OC 25 1851" origin backstamp, blue "New Brunswick VR 1851" handstamp, black "St John OC 31 1851" transit backstamp, an early usage, BPA certificate, extremely fine gem, mentioned in Argenti, ex Caspary and Mayer

Richard Frajola (Jan 2011)