CANADA 1872 SG57, 86 Cover from Hamilton to England 8c Cunard Line rate digital-edition Diagonal natural gum bend hardly

Diagonal natural gum bend hardly detracts

well centred example lettered HA

Columns 15-16 with Waterlow imprint

making this an exceptionally early usage in Ceylon

Very scarce in unused condition

CANADA 1872 SG57, 86 Cover from Hamilton to England 8c Cunard Line rate digital-edition Diagonal natural gum bend hardly1872 (MR 2) cover (pale yellow envelope) from Hamilton to England, franked at the Cunard Line rate of 8c by 1868 90 Large Queen 2c deep green and 1870 90 Small Queen 6c yellowish brown, tied by two strikes of 'HAMILTON 5' duplex cancel, with superb 'ROTHERHAM' backstamp (MR 21). Minor soiling, still a neat and scarce combination franking. P201007450