Canada 77 Airmail 1903 Two cent rose carmine

1903 Two cent rose carmine shade

printed in greenish black on india paper 63 x 71mm

mint Plate 1 imprint strip of three in a paler shade than normally encountered for a first printing

Very few plate blocks of the Ten cent Numeral with full imprint have survived

Canada 77 Airmail 1903 Two cent rose carmine1899 (November) Mourning cover from Toronto to New Hampshire, USA bearing a Two cent carmine, Die I tied by Flag C cancel, instructional markings UNCLAIMED and ADVERTISED NOV 20 CONCORD, N. H. on front; Concord DEC 4 backstamp, entering the DLO with Dead Letter Office Received in Bad Condition at Dec 9 Foreign Division handstamp tying the stamp, three U. S. Officially Sealed Stamps (Scott OX10) were then affixed. Forwarded to Dead Letter Office