1838 CANADA to USA REDIRECTED, unpaid SFL dateline Cornwall-(UC) on OCT22-1838 and addressed to lumber baron George Reddington at his Waddington-NY home, Reddington was well known in Cornwall which was a stopover for his lumber rafts enroute to Montreal, the letter was subsequently endorsed via the West-Williamsburg-UC post office and sent at the COLLECT 4½d Canada rate for the 33 mile distance thereby saving Reddington the extra 6¢ USA delivery from the border to his home, note a nice Prichard & Andrews 1829 issue Cornwall cancel on OCT23-1922 and an interesting business enclosure, the lot includes Reddington's biography, F-VF est ($100+US) (Image)

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1870 ACTON-UC MISSENT REGISTERED, blue double split ring Acton h/s dated OCT22-1870 on a cover to Milton-ONT lawyer W. Laidlaw, routing via Georgetown-CW the same day and Hamilton-West-CW with a red transit b/s on OCT 24th, an unusual 75 mile routing for two towns only 12 miles apart, the letter was likely missent from Georgetown since Georgetown to Milton was only 14 miles, no stamps were available and 3¢ postage and 2¢ registration fee were paid in cash, small cover reduction RHS, ex-Steinhart F-VF est ($75+US) (Image)

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1842 CANADA to USA, prepaid SFL from Montreal on DEC31-1842 and addressed to the Kennedy (Bankers) in New York, rated PAID 4½d to the lines at Rouses-Point-NY (45 miles) + 18¾¢ to New York (335 miles), business enclosure, VF est ($40+US) (Image)

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1849 CANADA to USA, part-paid stampless cover from C. M. Beach in Montreal on OCT18-1848 and addressed to attorneys in Hartford-Conn, rated PAID 4½d to the lines at Rouses-Point-NY + 10¢ COLLECT for the unpaid USA delivery, during the French-English unrest period 6 months before the Montreal riots by English Quebecers who burned the Parliament Buildings in protest for taxpayer payments to French Quebecers for their property losses in the 1837-1838 Upper Canada Rebellion, F-VF est ($50+US) (Image)

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1853 CANADA MONEY LETTER, prepaid SFL from Port-Sarnia-UC on NOV25-1853 and addressed to the Crown Land Agent at Southampton-CW, fabulous routing via Guelph on NOV 23rd, London NOV 27th, Brantford NOV 27th, Galt NOV 28th, Owens-Sound DEC 2nd, Saugeen DEC 5th, and finally received at Southampton on DEC 5th, 2 different MONEY LETTER handstamps, 10 days for the 295 mile route in winter with meticulous postmaster accounting, docketing indicates £5 was enclosed, F-VF est ($100+US) (Image)

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1854 LETTER to STANFORD FLEMING, a mourning cover from Peterboro-CW on SEP21-1854 and addressed to Toronto, this was 3 years after he created the first Canada postage stamp while working for the Northern Railway, ironically there were no stamps available and the 3d rate was PAID in cash, VF est ($100+US) (Image)

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1858 CANADA to IRELAND, unpaid cover from London-CW on JAN25-1858 and addressed to Lawyer William Fry in Dublin, routing via Hamilton + British Packet SS AMERICA from Boston on JAN 27th with Liverpool arrival JAN 9th + Ireland Packet to Dublin on FEB 10th, treaty rated COLLECT 8d Stg, great markings on cover to a famous Irish Lawyer, VF est ($100+US) (Image)

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1856 MONTREAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY, red embossed illustrated advertising logo on an unpaid cover with embossed company seal on back-flap, sent from Peterboro-CW on FEB14-1856 to Trenton-CW with arrival the next day, rated COLLECT 3d postage and no charge for the prepaid telegram, a scarce early telegram cover, F-VF est ($100+US) (Image)

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1860 MONTREAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY, red embossed illustrated advertising logo on a MAR-1860 Montreal local courier delivered telegram, rated COLLECT 25¢ for the telegram service, small closed tear at top, a scarce early telegram advertising cover, F-VF est ($75+US) (Image)

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1865 UNPAID 63¢ RATE, on cover from the Guelph-CW Legal Registry Office on MAY19-1965 and addressed to lawyers Robertson & Wardell in Dundas-UC with arrival the same day, rated COLLECT 63¢ for an unpaid 4½ ounce letter, this was 9 x 5¢ per ½ ounce postage plus 9 x 2¢ collection fee per unpaid ½ ounce, the legal size cover is reduced LHS, note a clear strike of the Guelph 13-bar Berry duplex, a very unusual and scarce rate, F-VF est ($100+US) (Image)

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