Lot 232 Canada (C) #204 5c Dark Blue Royal William, 1933 Royal William Issue, A Very Fine Used Cover, Exquisitely Addressed In The Most Beautiful Cursive, Hand Painted Blue & Red First Day Cover Cachet

A very fine used cover of the 5c dark blue Royal William from the 1933 Royal William Issue, exquisitely addressed in the most beautiful cursive, hand painted blue & red first day cover cachet.

Franked with a VF centered upper margin example, tied by August 17 Pictou, NS CDS. This is a significant cancel as Pictou was the city that the Royal William departed from in making its non-stop Atlantic crossing to London on August 18, 1933.

Unitrade values this at $35. The stamp offered here grades 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10