類別
1851/60: 1 d. red-brown on bluish paper, imperforate, a used
example ...更多 1851/60: 1 d. red-brown on bluish paper, imperforate, a used example with good to large margins all round, lightly cancelled in black. Choice and fine. Signed Brun Gi = £ 475
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1 * SUPERB, OG, RARE GEM! Ex. Lichtenstein, ...更多
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1 * SUPERB, OG, RARE GEM! Ex. Lichtenstein, VGG.
Cert.
Scott #1, Value $6,000
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1 * SUPERB, LH, SPECTACULAR GEM! Ex. Koh, with ...更多
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1 * SUPERB, LH, SPECTACULAR GEM! Ex. Koh, with 2
Certs.
Scott #1, Value $7,000
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1 * CHOICE, VF, OG, RARE GEM. PSE. Cert.
Scott #1, ...更多 NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1 * CHOICE, VF, OG, RARE GEM. PSE. Cert.
Scott #1, Value $4,000
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1 O SPECTACULAR used example, SUPERB RARE GEM.
With ...更多 NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1 O SPECTACULAR used example, SUPERB RARE GEM. With 2 Certs, 1 graded 98J.
Scott #1, Value $0
1851/60: 1 d. red-brown on blued and 2 d. pale blue on blued ...更多
1851/60: 1 d. red-brown on blued and 2 d. pale blue on blued paper,
both with good marghins all round, used on 1857 cover to North
Sydney, Cape Breton, tied by grill obliterators in black. Reverse
with double arc "SYDNEY / CBI" cds (Feb 22) and "NORTH SYDNEY" cds
(Feb 23) in black. Scarce and fine cover. Cert. Philatelic
Foundation (1976)
Nova Scotia, 1853, 1d red brown. Horizontal Pair and Single, ...更多
Nova Scotia, 1853, 1d red brown. Horizontal Pair and Single, rich
color, large margins, just in at bottom of pair, tied by "H" in
grid cancels on cover to Charlotte Town, Price Edward Island,
reverse Halifax (7.30.1857) origin cds and "Prince Edward Island AU
3, 1857" receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, with 1985 P.F.
certificate. SG No. 1. Scott No. 1; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. A RARE
FIRST ISSUE 1D 1853 ISSUE USAGE TO PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
1851/60: 1 d. red-brown on blued, a used horizontal pair with good
to ...更多 1851/60: 1 d. red-brown on blued, a used horizontal pair with good to large margins all round, of fresh colour, lightly cancelled by grid handstamps in black. Very fine and most attractive. Cert. RPSL (1948) Gi = £ 950+
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1/6 RP 1p, 3p, 6p, 1/-, Set of 4 pairs,
"REPRINTS", ...更多 NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1/6 RP 1p, 3p, 6p, 1/-, Set of 4 pairs, "REPRINTS", VF, SCARCE!
Scott #1RP-6RP, Value $1,250
3p Blue used, large margined with clear grid cancel, VF
3p Blue used, large margined with clear grid cancel, VF
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#2b * Pale Blue, XF, OG, RARE! With Cert.
Scott #2b, ...更多 NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#2b * Pale Blue, XF, OG, RARE! With Cert.
Scott #2b, Value $3,200
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#2b O "Pale Blue", SUPERB used, RARE QUALITY! ...更多
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#2b O "Pale Blue", SUPERB used, RARE QUALITY! With
Cert.
Scott #2b, Value $0
Nova Scotia, 1851, 3p Bright Blue (2; SG 3). Mint N.H., large
margins ...更多 Nova Scotia, 1851, 3p Bright Blue (2; SG 3). Mint N.H., large margins on each side, bold color, proof-like impression on exceptionally fresh paper with pristine original gum EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 3-PENCE BRIGHT BLUE. According to our Power Search, this is the first Mint N.H. example we have offered in over 30 years. With 2025 Greene Foundation certificate. Catalogued as hinged. Scott $2,000. SG £1,400. Unitrade C$3,200
1851-60 Crown & Flowers 3d deep blue, horiz strip of 3. VFU, all ...更多
1851-60 Crown & Flowers 3d deep blue, horiz strip of 3. VFU, all 4
margins, barred pmk. SG 2 cat £675+. Unitrade 3 cat C$1200 plus
premium for scarce multiple. (P) (Estimate 550 A$)
1857 Nova Scotia “House Cover†to England, Bearing 3d ...更多
1857 Nova Scotia “House Cover†to England, Bearing 3d Blue
Bisect & 6d Yellow-Green — Correct 7½d Rate Cat $7200.
1857 folded letter to Newcastle-on-Tyne, franked with a bisected 1851–57 3d deep blue on bluish paper (SG 2a), used as 1½d, and a 6d yellow-green on bluish paper (SG 5), both imperforate. The stamps are cancelled by a framed oval grid in black. On the front, below the stamps, is a red ‘PKT. LETTER / PAID / LIVERPOOL’ tombstone datestamp dated 14.6.57. Backstamped with Nova Scotia and Newcastle-on-Tyne datestamps.
This franking represents the correct 7½d rate, the standard single-letter charge to the UK. As there was no 1½d adhesive available, the Postmaster General authorised the use of bisected 3d stamps on October 19, 1854. The 3d deep blue bisect is recorded in only three combinations for making up this transatlantic 7½d rate.
A visually appealing and scarce bisect usage, despite the reduced back, and an important addition to any serious collection of Nova Scotia postal history.
The term “House cover†in this context refers to a specific and well-known 1855 Nova Scotia cover sent by the firm Blackwood & House, a Halifax-based mercantile company. These covers were addressed to their partner office in England and are notable because several early bisect usages—especially of the 3d blue bisect + 6d green to pay 7½d—were sent by or to this firm.
So when philatelists say “House coverâ€, they’re referring to:
A genuine, commercial usage of bisected Nova Scotia stamps,
Usually mailed by Blackwood & House,
And often considered part of the earliest known examples of the authorised bisect practice after the 1854 PMG directive.
These covers are among the few documented and accepted uses of the bisect to make up the UK letter rate.
Because they originated from a known sender, they're used as benchmarks for authenticity and proper usage.
There are only a handful known - hence the high auction values and collector interest.
P.A. Expertising Limited
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 ** SUPERB, NH, RARE QUALITY GEM! VGG. Cert.
Scott ...更多 NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 ** SUPERB, NH, RARE QUALITY GEM! VGG. Cert.
Scott #3, Value $7,500
1851/60: 3 d. bright blue, bluish paper, no wmk., imperforate,
unused ...更多 1851/60: 3 d. bright blue, bluish paper, no wmk., imperforate, unused side marginal block of six, with good margins all round and part right side marginal, vibrant colour, fresh appearance, has a closed repaired tear lower right margin running along to right leg of A in SCOTIA and touching the top of the value tab, small thin in margin and a negligible small natural paper inclusion in gum on stamp two mentioned for accuracy. Otherwise very fine and visually impressive. Rare stamp in a multiple of six; just a handful known. Certs BPA (1954), G. Bolaffi (1976) Gi = £ 8400+
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 O SUPERB example tied to piece, dated (SP. ...更多
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 O SUPERB example tied to piece, dated (SP. 15,
1856) 1 year befor the Official FIRST DAY of Issue, EXTREMELY RARE!
VGG. Cert.
Scott #3, Value $0
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 [C] SUPERB example tied to cover, CHOICE!
Scott ...更多 NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 [C] SUPERB example tied to cover, CHOICE!
Scott #3, Value $0
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 [C] SUPERB example tied to cover, CHOICE!
Scott ...更多 NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 [C] SUPERB example tied to cover, CHOICE!
Scott #3, Value $0
Nova Scotia, 1851, 3p Dark Blue (3; SG 2). Three large margins,
just ...更多 Nova Scotia, 1851, 3p Dark Blue (3; SG 2). Three large margins, just barely touching on one side, tied by oval grid cancel on 1860 cover to Niagara, "Guysborough N.S. JY 21 1860" despatch datestamp on back, Amherst (Jul. 23), St. John N.B. (Jul. 26), Montreal (Aug. 1), and "Mon & Kings GD. Trk. R.W. Post Office No. 2, AUG 1 1860" transit and Niagara (Aug. 2) arrival backstamps, cover with horizontal file fold, Very Fine, according to James Allen, this is the only known cover from Nova Scotia to have traveled on the Grand Trunk Railway
Nova Scotia, 1851, 3d dark blue, horizontal pair. Ample to ...更多
Nova Scotia, 1851, 3d dark blue, horizontal pair. Ample to large
margins, tied by grid cancel on cover to Newton Centre, Mass.,
reverse with partial "Windsor, N.S., Sep 28, 1860" origin cds with
Kentville and Berwick transit cds's, red "Paid 10" handstamp
applied in Boston upon entry, Very Fine and choice, an attractive
usage to the United States, with 1969 F. Pfenninger attest. Scott
No. 3; Estimate $500 - 750
Automatisch generierte Übersetzung:
Neuschottland, 1851,3d dunkelblau, waagrechtes Paar. Voll- bis überrandig, übergehend gestempelt mit Gitterstempel auf Brief nach Newton Zentrum, Massachusetts, rückseitig mit teilweise "Windsor, N. S., Sep 28,1860" Aufgabe-Datumsortsstempel mit Kentville und Berwick Transitkreisdatumsstempel, rot "bezahlt 10" Handstempel abgeschlagen in Boston nach Eingang, Kabinetterhaltung, ein attraktive Verwendung in die Vereinigten Staaten, mit 1969 F. Pfenninger Prüfbefund. Scott Nr. 3; Schätzpreis $500 - 750
Nova Scotia, 1858, inland cover to Colchester1858 folded letter
from ...更多 Nova Scotia, 1858, inland cover to Colchester1858 folded letter from Wilmot to New Annan, Colchester County, franked at the 3d inland rate with a fine example of the 1851 3d bright blue on bluish paper, first printing (SG 3), tied by grid cancel. Clear "LONDONDERRY N.S. DE 10 8" circular date stamp alongside
Nova Scotia, 1854 cover from Truro to Halifax, franked 3d Dark ...更多
Nova Scotia, 1854 cover from Truro to Halifax, franked 3d Dark Blue
(SG 3) with near-perfect margins, paying the domestic rate, tied by
a crisp mute grid
1851/60: 3 d. bright blue on deeply blued paper, a used ...更多
1851/60: 3 d. bright blue on deeply blued paper, a used horizontal
pair with large margins all round, of fine fresh colour, lightly
cancelled in black. Most attractive Gi = £ 400+
1851/60: 3 d. deep blue on blued paper, a used horizontal pair ...更多
1851/60: 3 d. deep blue on blued paper, a used horizontal pair with
good to large margins all round, rounded at top left, of vibrant
colour, cancelled by "H" bars of Halifax in black. Most attractive
Gi = £ 400+
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3, #5 pair [C] STUNNING cover/front to the ...更多
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3, #5 pair [C] STUNNING cover/front to the UK.
paying the 15d. Rate. This is thought to be the ONLY recorded of
this rate. Ex. Lowe and Wilkenson. With VGG. Cert.
Scott #3-5, Value $5,000
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3a [C] SPECTACULAR, showing two "Bisects" tied ...更多
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3a [C] SPECTACULAR, showing two "Bisects" tied to
cover pying the 6d. Rate. EXTREMELY RARE. Ex. Wilkenson with VGG.
Cert.
Scott #3a, Value $12,000
1851-60 Crown & Flowers 3d pale blue. VFM, partial original gum, ...更多
1851-60 Crown & Flowers 3d pale blue. VFM, partial original gum, 4
margins. SG 4 cat £1400 . Unitrade 2b cat C$1600. (P) (Estimate 550
A$)
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#4 * SUPERB OG RARITY! Ex. Ferrari, VGG. Cert.
Scott ...更多 NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#4 * SUPERB OG RARITY! Ex. Ferrari, VGG. Cert.
Scott #4, Value $10,000
Corinphila stamp auction
拍項 967
SG
1
example ...更多 1851/60: 1 d. red-brown on bluish paper, imperforate, a used example with good to large margins all round, lightly cancelled in black. Choice and fine. Signed Brun Gi = £ 475
LIVE!
150.00 CHF
(app. 164 EUR)
Sold
(app. 164 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
拍項 11711
SC
1
Scott #1, Value $6,000
定價
3500.00 USD
(app. 2972 EUR)
(app. 2972 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
拍項 11796
SC
1
Scott #1, Value $7,000
定價
3750.00 USD
(app. 3185 EUR)
(app. 3185 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
拍項 11897
SC
1
Scott #1, ...更多 NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1 * CHOICE, VF, OG, RARE GEM. PSE. Cert.
Scott #1, Value $4,000
定價
1100.00 USD
(app. 934 EUR)
(app. 934 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
拍項 11824
SC
1
With ...更多 NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1 O SPECTACULAR used example, SUPERB RARE GEM. With 2 Certs, 1 graded 98J.
Scott #1, Value $0
定價
1200.00 USD
(app. 1019 EUR)
(app. 1019 EUR)
Corinphila stamp auction
拍項 4715
:更多圖片編號
SG
1+4
LIVE!
750.00 CHF
(app. 819 EUR)
2026/06/02 12:00 CEST
(app. 819 EUR)
Rumsey Auctions
拍項 2592
SC
1
SG
1
6.00 USD
(app. 5 EUR)
2026/05/27 08:00 PDT
(app. 5 EUR)
Corinphila stamp auction
拍項 4714
:更多圖片編號
SG
1
to ...更多 1851/60: 1 d. red-brown on blued, a used horizontal pair with good to large margins all round, of fresh colour, lightly cancelled by grid handstamps in black. Very fine and most attractive. Cert. RPSL (1948) Gi = £ 950+
LIVE!
300.00 CHF
(app. 328 EUR)
2026/06/02 12:00 CEST
(app. 328 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
拍項 11902
SC
1RP-6RP
"REPRINTS", ...更多 NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1/6 RP 1p, 3p, 6p, 1/-, Set of 4 pairs, "REPRINTS", VF, SCARCE!
Scott #1RP-6RP, Value $1,250
定價
550.00 USD
(app. 467 EUR)
(app. 467 EUR)
Eastern Auctions
拍項 2151
YANG
2
OFFER
2026/06/03 11:30 ADT
WIP Stamps International
拍項 11676
SC
2b
Scott #2b, ...更多 NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#2b * Pale Blue, XF, OG, RARE! With Cert.
Scott #2b, Value $3,200
定價
1500.00 USD
(app. 1274 EUR)
(app. 1274 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
拍項 11832
SC
2b
Scott #2b, Value $0
定價
350.00 USD
(app. 297 EUR)
(app. 297 EUR)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
拍項 4084
SC
2
SG
2
margins ...更多 Nova Scotia, 1851, 3p Bright Blue (2; SG 3). Mint N.H., large margins on each side, bold color, proof-like impression on exceptionally fresh paper with pristine original gum EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 3-PENCE BRIGHT BLUE. According to our Power Search, this is the first Mint N.H. example we have offered in over 30 years. With 2025 Greene Foundation certificate. Catalogued as hinged. Scott $2,000. SG £1,400. Unitrade C$3,200
2300.00 USD
(app. 1953 EUR)
Sold
(app. 1953 EUR)
Status International
拍項 1777
SG
2
Unitr ...
3
375.00 AUD
(app. 231 EUR)
2026/04/30 10:00 CEST
(app. 231 EUR)
Romano House of Stamps Sales Ltd.
拍項 297
SG
2a, 5
1857 folded letter to Newcastle-on-Tyne, franked with a bisected 1851–57 3d deep blue on bluish paper (SG 2a), used as 1½d, and a 6d yellow-green on bluish paper (SG 5), both imperforate. The stamps are cancelled by a framed oval grid in black. On the front, below the stamps, is a red ‘PKT. LETTER / PAID / LIVERPOOL’ tombstone datestamp dated 14.6.57. Backstamped with Nova Scotia and Newcastle-on-Tyne datestamps.
This franking represents the correct 7½d rate, the standard single-letter charge to the UK. As there was no 1½d adhesive available, the Postmaster General authorised the use of bisected 3d stamps on October 19, 1854. The 3d deep blue bisect is recorded in only three combinations for making up this transatlantic 7½d rate.
A visually appealing and scarce bisect usage, despite the reduced back, and an important addition to any serious collection of Nova Scotia postal history.
The term “House cover†in this context refers to a specific and well-known 1855 Nova Scotia cover sent by the firm Blackwood & House, a Halifax-based mercantile company. These covers were addressed to their partner office in England and are notable because several early bisect usages—especially of the 3d blue bisect + 6d green to pay 7½d—were sent by or to this firm.
So when philatelists say “House coverâ€, they’re referring to:
A genuine, commercial usage of bisected Nova Scotia stamps,
Usually mailed by Blackwood & House,
And often considered part of the earliest known examples of the authorised bisect practice after the 1854 PMG directive.
These covers are among the few documented and accepted uses of the bisect to make up the UK letter rate.
Because they originated from a known sender, they're used as benchmarks for authenticity and proper usage.
There are only a handful known - hence the high auction values and collector interest.
P.A. Expertising Limited
1800.00 USD
(app. 1529 EUR)
2026/04/16 22:00 CEST
(app. 1529 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
拍項 11712
SC
3
Scott ...更多 NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 ** SUPERB, NH, RARE QUALITY GEM! VGG. Cert.
Scott #3, Value $7,500
定價
5500.00 USD
(app. 4671 EUR)
(app. 4671 EUR)
Corinphila stamp auction
拍項 4718
:更多圖片編號
SG
3
unused ...更多 1851/60: 3 d. bright blue, bluish paper, no wmk., imperforate, unused side marginal block of six, with good margins all round and part right side marginal, vibrant colour, fresh appearance, has a closed repaired tear lower right margin running along to right leg of A in SCOTIA and touching the top of the value tab, small thin in margin and a negligible small natural paper inclusion in gum on stamp two mentioned for accuracy. Otherwise very fine and visually impressive. Rare stamp in a multiple of six; just a handful known. Certs BPA (1954), G. Bolaffi (1976) Gi = £ 8400+
LIVE!
1500.00 CHF
(app. 1639 EUR)
2026/06/02 12:00 CEST
(app. 1639 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
拍項 11828
SC
3
Scott #3, Value $0
定價
550.00 USD
(app. 467 EUR)
(app. 467 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
拍項 11833
SC
3
Scott ...更多 NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 [C] SUPERB example tied to cover, CHOICE!
Scott #3, Value $0
定價
300.00 USD
(app. 255 EUR)
(app. 255 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
拍項 11834
SC
3
Scott ...更多 NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 [C] SUPERB example tied to cover, CHOICE!
Scott #3, Value $0
定價
300.00 USD
(app. 255 EUR)
(app. 255 EUR)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
拍項 4085
SC
3
SG
2
just ...更多 Nova Scotia, 1851, 3p Dark Blue (3; SG 2). Three large margins, just barely touching on one side, tied by oval grid cancel on 1860 cover to Niagara, "Guysborough N.S. JY 21 1860" despatch datestamp on back, Amherst (Jul. 23), St. John N.B. (Jul. 26), Montreal (Aug. 1), and "Mon & Kings GD. Trk. R.W. Post Office No. 2, AUG 1 1860" transit and Niagara (Aug. 2) arrival backstamps, cover with horizontal file fold, Very Fine, according to James Allen, this is the only known cover from Nova Scotia to have traveled on the Grand Trunk Railway
300.00 USD
(app. 255 EUR)
Sold
(app. 255 EUR)
Rumsey Auctions
拍項 105
SC
3
Automatisch generierte Übersetzung:
Neuschottland, 1851,3d dunkelblau, waagrechtes Paar. Voll- bis überrandig, übergehend gestempelt mit Gitterstempel auf Brief nach Newton Zentrum, Massachusetts, rückseitig mit teilweise "Windsor, N. S., Sep 28,1860" Aufgabe-Datumsortsstempel mit Kentville und Berwick Transitkreisdatumsstempel, rot "bezahlt 10" Handstempel abgeschlagen in Boston nach Eingang, Kabinetterhaltung, ein attraktive Verwendung in die Vereinigten Staaten, mit 1969 F. Pfenninger Prüfbefund. Scott Nr. 3; Schätzpreis $500 - 750
425.00 USD
(app. 361 EUR)
Sold
(app. 361 EUR)
Romano House of Stamps Sales Ltd.
拍項 300
SG
3
from ...更多 Nova Scotia, 1858, inland cover to Colchester1858 folded letter from Wilmot to New Annan, Colchester County, franked at the 3d inland rate with a fine example of the 1851 3d bright blue on bluish paper, first printing (SG 3), tied by grid cancel. Clear "LONDONDERRY N.S. DE 10 8" circular date stamp alongside
200.00 USD
(app. 170 EUR)
2026/04/16 22:00 CEST
(app. 170 EUR)
Romano House of Stamps Sales Ltd.
拍項 299
SG
3
300.00 USD
(app. 255 EUR)
2026/04/16 22:00 CEST
(app. 255 EUR)
Corinphila stamp auction
拍項 4716
SG
3
LIVE!
150.00 CHF
(app. 164 EUR)
2026/06/02 12:00 CEST
(app. 164 EUR)
Corinphila stamp auction
拍項 4717
SG
3
LIVE!
150.00 CHF
(app. 164 EUR)
2026/06/02 12:00 CEST
(app. 164 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
拍項 11822
SC
3-5
Scott #3-5, Value $5,000
定價
2750.00 USD
(app. 2335 EUR)
(app. 2335 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
拍項 11821
SC
3a
Scott #3a, Value $12,000
定價
4500.00 USD
(app. 3822 EUR)
(app. 3822 EUR)
Status International
拍項 1778
SG
4
Unitr ...
2b
375.00 AUD
(app. 231 EUR)
2026/04/30 10:00 CEST
(app. 231 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
拍項 11710
SC
4
Scott ...更多 NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#4 * SUPERB OG RARITY! Ex. Ferrari, VGG. Cert.
Scott #4, Value $10,000
定價
4500.00 USD
(app. 3822 EUR)
(app. 3822 EUR)
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