Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 1

1863/67: 1 d. vermilion, wmk. Small Star, rough perf. 14 to 16, a horizontal strip of five used on 1871 cover to Nova Scotia tied by five strikes of the St. John's "A02" obliterator in black with '4' credit marking in red crayon below. Reverse with 'Antigua' despatch cds (Feb 11) and Halifax transit datestmp (Feb 22) in black. Small envelope repair on reverse, slightly soiled but an attractive cover. Cert. BPA (1981).