Categorie
1851/60: 1 d. red-brown on bluish paper, imperforate, a used
example ...di più 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, 1853, 1p Red Brown (1; SG 1). Original gum with
brownish ...di più Nova Scotia, 1853, 1p Red Brown (1; SG 1). Original gum with brownish toned bands, large to full margins on each side, rich color and a bold impression, Very Fine, a handsome original gum example of this Nova Scotia classic, with 2000 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $4,000, SG £3,250, Unitrade C$6,000
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NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1 * SUPERB, OG, RARE GEM! Ex. Lichtenstein, ...di più
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 ...di più
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, ...di più 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 ...di più NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1 O SPECTACULAR used example, SUPERB RARE GEM. With 2 Certs, 1 graded 98J.
Scott #1, Value $0
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1/6 RP 1p, 3p, 6p, 1/-, Set of 4 pairs,
"REPRINTS", ...di più NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1/6 RP 1p, 3p, 6p, 1/-, Set of 4 pairs, "REPRINTS", VF, SCARCE!
Scott #1RP-6RP, Value $1,250
Nova Scotia, 1851, 3p Bright Blue (2; SG 3). Unused (no gum), ...di più
Nova Scotia, 1851, 3p Bright Blue (2; SG 3). Unused (no gum), large
balanced margins, wonderfully fresh color, unusually sharp
impression on fresh paper, Extremely Fine, with 2018 Greene
Foundation certificate, Scott $2,000, SG £1,400, Unitrade C$1,600
1851, 3d bright blue (Scott 2), unused without gum, rich
color and ...di più 1851, 3d bright blue (Scott 2), unused without gum, rich color and ample, well balanced margins, Very Fine, with a 1985 Greene Foundation certificate.
Scott $2,000 for o.g.
![1851 3d deep blue imperf, 4 clear margins, very fine used. {U} [US1] ...](https://cdn.philasearch.com/A09352/S101/v3294.jpg)
1851 3d deep blue imperf, 4 clear margins, very fine used. {U}
[US1] ...di più 1851 3d deep blue imperf, 4 clear margins, very fine used. {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £88.80) (SG catalogue value = £225)
![1851 3d deep blue imperf, 4 clear margins, very fine used. {U} [US1] ...](https://cdn.philasearch.com/A09352/S101/v3295.jpg)
1851 3d deep blue imperf, 4 clear margins, very fine used. {U}
[US1] ...di più 1851 3d deep blue imperf, 4 clear margins, very fine used. {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £88.80) (SG catalogue value = £225)
1851-60 3d deep blue vertical pair, Imperf with clear margins ...di più
1851-60 3d deep blue vertical pair, Imperf with clear margins all
round, lightly cancelled - very fine used, Buhler Photo Cert. (2)
{U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £213.60) (SG catalogue
value = £450)
![1851-60 3d deep blue fine used, small to good margins {U} [US1] ...](https://cdn.philasearch.com/A09352/S101/v3302.jpg)
1851-60 3d deep blue fine used, small to good margins {U} ...di più
1851-60 3d deep blue fine used, small to good margins {U} [US1]
(Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £42.40) (SG catalogue value = £225)
1851-60 3d deep blue used, touched at left, rounded lower ...di più
1851-60 3d deep blue used, touched at left, rounded lower right
corner {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £19.20) (SG
catalogue value = £225)
3 P. blau a. bläulich, ganze Marke mit anhängender ...di più
3 P. blau a. bläulich, ganze Marke mit anhängender diagonal
halbierter Marke und sauberem Federzug, m.E. wohl Original, Kab
1851-60 3d deep blue fresh unued no gum, close to good ...di più
1851-60 3d deep blue fresh unued no gum, close to good margins,
Vincent Graves Greene(1996) certificate {MH} [US1] (Start Price /
Minimum Bid) = £213.60) (SG catalogue value = £1500)
1851 QV: 3d deep blue on bluish paper, imperf with 4 good, ...di più
1851 QV: 3d deep blue on bluish paper, imperf with 4 good, equal
margins. Fine used with h/r. Good colour. {U} (Start Price /
Minimum Bid) = £88.00) (SG catalogue value = £225)
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#2b * Pale Blue, XF, OG, RARE! With Cert.
Scott #2b, ...di più 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! ...di più
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 ...di più 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
1857 Nova Scotia “House Cover†to England, Bearing 3d ...di più
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
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NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 ** SUPERB, NH, RARE QUALITY GEM! VGG. Cert.
Scott ...di più NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 ** SUPERB, NH, RARE QUALITY GEM! VGG. Cert.
Scott #3, Value $7,500
1851, 3d dark blue (Scott 3), a lovely mint example, ...di più
1851, 3d dark blue (Scott 3), a lovely mint example, o.g.,
wonderfully fresh with ample to large margins and exquisite color,
Very Fine. A real beauty! with a 2005 Greene Foundation
certificate.
Scott $3,000.
Nova Scotia, 1851, 3p Dark Blue (3; SG 2). Original gum, small
h.r., ...di più Nova Scotia, 1851, 3p Dark Blue (3; SG 2). Original gum, small h.r., large to full margins all around, strong rich color with an intense impression on lightly blued paper, Extremely Fine, a handsome original gum example in superb condition, ex "Alan", with 2014 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $3,000, SG £1,500, Unitrade C$4,400
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 O SUPERB example tied to piece, dated (SP. ...di più
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 #3 ...](https://cdn.philasearch.com/A09687/S1/v11834.jpg)
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 [C] SUPERB example tied to cover, CHOICE!
Scott ...di più 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 #3 ...](https://cdn.philasearch.com/A09687/S1/v11833.jpg)
NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 [C] SUPERB example tied to cover, CHOICE!
Scott ...di più 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 ...di più 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, 1858, inland cover to Colchester1858 folded letter
from ...di più 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, 1851, 3d dark blue, horizontal pair. Ample to ...di più
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
Corinphila stamp auction
Lotto 967
SG
1
example ...di più 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. 163 EUR)
Sold
(app. 163 EUR)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lotto 362
SC
1
SG
1
brownish ...di più Nova Scotia, 1853, 1p Red Brown (1; SG 1). Original gum with brownish toned bands, large to full margins on each side, rich color and a bold impression, Very Fine, a handsome original gum example of this Nova Scotia classic, with 2000 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $4,000, SG £3,250, Unitrade C$6,000
800.00 USD
(app. 682 EUR)
Sold
(app. 682 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lotto 11711
SC
1
Scott #1, Value $6,000
Prezzo fisso
3500.00 USD
(app. 2982 EUR)
(app. 2982 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lotto 11796
SC
1
Scott #1, Value $7,000
Prezzo fisso
3750.00 USD
(app. 3196 EUR)
(app. 3196 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lotto 11897
SC
1
Scott #1, ...di più NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1 * CHOICE, VF, OG, RARE GEM. PSE. Cert.
Scott #1, Value $4,000
Prezzo fisso
1100.00 USD
(app. 937 EUR)
(app. 937 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lotto 11824
SC
1
With ...di più NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1 O SPECTACULAR used example, SUPERB RARE GEM. With 2 Certs, 1 graded 98J.
Scott #1, Value $0
Prezzo fisso
1200.00 USD
(app. 1023 EUR)
(app. 1023 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lotto 11902
SC
1RP-6RP
"REPRINTS", ...di più NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#1/6 RP 1p, 3p, 6p, 1/-, Set of 4 pairs, "REPRINTS", VF, SCARCE!
Scott #1RP-6RP, Value $1,250
Prezzo fisso
550.00 USD
(app. 469 EUR)
(app. 469 EUR)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lotto 363
SC
2
SG
3
400.00 USD
(app. 341 EUR)
Sold
(app. 341 EUR)
Kelleher Auctions
Lotto 2084
SC
2
color and ...di più 1851, 3d bright blue (Scott 2), unused without gum, rich color and ample, well balanced margins, Very Fine, with a 1985 Greene Foundation certificate.
Scott $2,000 for o.g.
660.00 USD
(app. 562 EUR)
Sold
(app. 562 EUR)
Universal Philatelic Auctions
Lotto 3294
SG
2
[US1] ...di più 1851 3d deep blue imperf, 4 clear margins, very fine used. {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £88.80) (SG catalogue value = £225)
88.00 GBP
(app. 101 EUR)
07.05.2026 23:59 BST
(app. 101 EUR)
Universal Philatelic Auctions
Lotto 3295
SG
2
[US1] ...di più 1851 3d deep blue imperf, 4 clear margins, very fine used. {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £88.80) (SG catalogue value = £225)
88.00 GBP
(app. 101 EUR)
07.05.2026 23:59 BST
(app. 101 EUR)
Universal Philatelic Auctions
Lotto 3300
SG
2
213.00 GBP
(app. 245 EUR)
07.05.2026 23:59 BST
(app. 245 EUR)
Universal Philatelic Auctions
Lotto 3302
SG
2
42.00 GBP
(app. 48 EUR)
07.05.2026 23:59 BST
(app. 48 EUR)
Universal Philatelic Auctions
Lotto 3303
SG
2
19.00 GBP
(app. 22 EUR)
07.05.2026 23:59 BST
(app. 22 EUR)
Auktionshaus Klüttermann GmbH
Lotto 11275
Mi
2+2H
ONLINE LIVE
100.00 EUR
30.04.2026 23:59 CEST
Universal Philatelic Auctions
Lotto 3301
SG
2
230.00 GBP
(app. 264 EUR)
Sold
(app. 264 EUR)
Universal Philatelic Auctions
Lotto 3293
SG
2
88.00 GBP
(app. 101 EUR)
07.05.2026 23:59 BST
(app. 101 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lotto 11676
SC
2b
Scott #2b, ...di più NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#2b * Pale Blue, XF, OG, RARE! With Cert.
Scott #2b, Value $3,200
Prezzo fisso
1500.00 USD
(app. 1278 EUR)
(app. 1278 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lotto 11832
SC
2b
Scott #2b, Value $0
Prezzo fisso
350.00 USD
(app. 298 EUR)
(app. 298 EUR)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lotto 4084
SC
2
SG
2
margins ...di più 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
1500.00 USD
(app. 1278 EUR)
29.05.2026 08:30 EDT
(app. 1278 EUR)
Romano House of Stamps Sales Ltd.
Lotto 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. 1534 EUR)
16.04.2026 22:00 CEST
(app. 1534 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lotto 11712
SC
3
Scott ...di più NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 ** SUPERB, NH, RARE QUALITY GEM! VGG. Cert.
Scott #3, Value $7,500
Prezzo fisso
5500.00 USD
(app. 4687 EUR)
(app. 4687 EUR)
Kelleher Auctions
Lotto 2085
SC
3
Scott $3,000.
960.00 USD
(app. 818 EUR)
Sold
(app. 818 EUR)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lotto 364
SC
3
SG
2
h.r., ...di più Nova Scotia, 1851, 3p Dark Blue (3; SG 2). Original gum, small h.r., large to full margins all around, strong rich color with an intense impression on lightly blued paper, Extremely Fine, a handsome original gum example in superb condition, ex "Alan", with 2014 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $3,000, SG £1,500, Unitrade C$4,400
700.00 USD
(app. 596 EUR)
Sold
(app. 596 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lotto 11828
SC
3
Scott #3, Value $0
Prezzo fisso
550.00 USD
(app. 469 EUR)
(app. 469 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lotto 11834
SC
3
Scott ...di più NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 [C] SUPERB example tied to cover, CHOICE!
Scott #3, Value $0
Prezzo fisso
300.00 USD
(app. 256 EUR)
(app. 256 EUR)
WIP Stamps International
Lotto 11833
SC
3
Scott ...di più NOVA SCOTIA: Sc.#3 [C] SUPERB example tied to cover, CHOICE!
Scott #3, Value $0
Prezzo fisso
300.00 USD
(app. 256 EUR)
(app. 256 EUR)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lotto 4085
SC
3
SG
2
just ...di più 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
400.00 USD
(app. 341 EUR)
29.05.2026 08:30 EDT
(app. 341 EUR)
Romano House of Stamps Sales Ltd.
Lotto 300
SG
3
from ...di più 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)
16.04.2026 22:00 CEST
(app. 170 EUR)
Rumsey Auctions
Lotto 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
250.00 USD
(app. 213 EUR)
22.04.2026 08:00 PDT
(app. 213 EUR)
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