Canada J2 War Tax 1872 cover endorsed “James Rossey

1872 cover endorsed “James Rossey Steward / HMS Lapwing” and countersigned “Ed Wickham” to Hampshire with Great Britain One penny red Plate 138 tied by neat grid ‘466’ of Liverpool in transit

fresh mint Upper Left Plate 1 block

lower right corner mint example with missing red colour error and untagged

no British Columbia postage stamps were required

Canada J2 War Tax 1872 cover endorsed “James Rossey1917 Two cent violet on medium wove paper (ex Plate 3), wet printing, left margin horizontal pair showing nearly full strength Type A lathework; small marginal corner crease, pencil cancelled as often seen, a scarce lathework item, Fine (Unitrade J2 catalogue value $1,000)