Canada Stamp #5 - HRH Prince Albert (1855) 6d

Gorgeous #5 on front cover sent to London, England from Cornwall, Ontario on the 17 September 1856 at the correct rate of six pence for the time! The #5 is outstanding with four margins, a crisp impression and fresh colour. But the star of the show is the superb socked-on-the-nose seven-ring target cancellation that is incredibly sharp and light. One of the best (if not the best) target cancellation we have ever seen on an HRH Prince Albert!

Superb clean four ring numeral cancellation #21 (Montreal), frame fully visible, certified genuine and without faults by Vincent Graves Greene, a very high quality example of the iconic six pence grey Prince Albert!

Four margined example six pence Prince Albert, greenish grey shade (#5b), moderate seven ring target cancellation, certified genuine and without faults by AIEP!

Unbelievably large margined example of the six pence Prince Albert, greenish grey shade, the frame of adjacent stamp even visible at lower right and with a magnificent very cleanly struck seven ring target cancellation. Nicely cancelled examples with this kind of margins are ridiculously hard to find... this is unequivocally one of the best examples of the stamp we have ever seen, wow a true gem!

Superb clean BLUE seven target cancellation, which is much scarcer! Also with the attractive greenish grey shade (#5b) and without any fault, a choice example of this classic Canadian stamp!