1829 Nicolet "1829" Type on Folded Letter to Sandwich, mailed on OCT.20.1829 (in red, date is confirmed in letter inside) to the Postmaster at Sandwich. The letter is free franked (with a second "1829" Type with "Free" written inside - first we've seen) by Luc Michel Cressé, appointed Deputy Postmaster in 1828. The Nicolet writer is asking to send him (in Nicolet) all mail that is addressed to a number of other towns, possibly because they did not yet have post offices. Rare and fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Two Early Folded Covers from Isle Verte, 1834, 1835, both with a manuscript precursor postmark at upper left corner, both free-franked by the postmaster (Louis Bertrand "L.B.D.P." initials at lower left) addressed to Louis Fiset in Québec City (one is a Money Letter). Very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 300

Two Early 1796 Folded Letters with BERTHiER Straightline Postmarks, both are addressed to Joseph Ried Ecuier, in Montréal, first is a small folded letter with PAID handstamp in black and "4½" manuscript rate, with blurry, but readable BERTHiER straightline on back. Second is a larger folded cover containing a separate 6 page letter inside (first time we've seen this), with PAID handstamp in black and "9" manuscript rate, with a perfect strike of the "BERTHiER." straightline on back. Both letters written by the same person, datelined "au St Esprit" with dates 2ieme avril 1796 and "18ieme d'avril 1796". Both are very fine and have very legible letters inside. (Image)

Estimate $ 350

Early Montréal Straightline Postmarks on Three Folded Covers, 1801, 1822, 1825, all addressed to Québec City and rated manuscript "9", with nice strike of Type IX "MONTREAL / 30.APR 1801" plus two more two-line handstamps that have unclear second line dates, but have docketing proof. Overall fine group. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

1834 Shefford "1829" Type Postmark on Folded Letter, mailed on DEC.3.1834 (manuscript date in a red postmark) to Stanstead Plain, L. Canada, and rated 4½d. The two page letter inside is datelined "Waterloo". Very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

1846 River du Loup "1829" Type Postmark on Folded Cover, mailed on AUG.5.1843 (manuscript date) to Montréal (AUG.6 receiver on back), rated 7d. Fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

1847 Durham L.C. Double Circle on Folded Letter to Boston, Mass., mailed on JUN.23.1847 (blue manuscript date in a red postmark) to Boston, Massachusetts, via Stanstead L.C. (JUN.24 transit on back) and partial Derby Line postmark. The long, three page letter inside is very legible and personal in nature, very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Two Early Folded Letters, 1826, 1839, the first one was mailed from Trois Rivières on JUL.6.1826 (dateline in letter inside) to Québec City, and has a very faint strike of a Three Rivers postmark on back. Second is a folded cover mailed from D'Aillebout on MAR.1 1839 (manuscript precursor at upper left) to Québec City. Both are fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Five Early Province of Québec Folded Letters, with the following postmarks: 1846 Industry L.C. (partial double circle), 1843 St Anne de la Perade L.C. (double broken circle), 1844 L'Islet L.C. (double broken circle), 1847 Port St Francois L.C. (double broken circle) and 1858 St Charles River Boyer C.E (double broken circle). All postmarks have manuscript dates and all have fully dated receivers on back. An overall very fine and useful group, all scanned online. (Image)

Estimate $ 250

Six Early Province of Québec Folded Letters or Covers, with the following postmarks: 1853 Berthier-En Haut to England (double broken circle in blue, with no provincial designation); 1855 Paid / Quebec L.C. (in orange) on cover with La Beauce L.C. receiver on back; 1847 William Henry L.C. on thick folded letter to New York, via Montréal; 1851 Point Fortune L.C. (double broken circle); 1860 Point Levi LC (double broken circle) and 1857 Three Rivers L.C. changeling c.d.s. (very fine strike) on cover to New York State. All have postmarks, an overall fine to very fine group. (Image)

Estimate $ 350

Seven Early Province of Québec Covers, 1862-1897, 1862 Waterloo C.E. (double broken circle on stampless cover); 1865 Trout River L.C. (broken circle on 5c Beaver registered cover with nice Huntington L.C double broken circle on back); 1866 Lambton C.E (broken circle on stampless cover); 1867 Waterloo C.E (double broken circle on 5c Beaver cover to Stanstead, faults); 1884 Stanfold Que (broken circle on 3c SQ + 2c RLS registered cover); 1896 St George de Malbay Que (broken circle on 2c + 3c SQ cover to Paris, France); 1897 Forestdale Que (broken circle on registered 8c Small Queen registered cover to Augusta, Maine, with a lovely red wax seal showing the Forestdale Que crown wax seal). A very fine group. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

1876 D.L.O. 3c Small Queen Cover to Wyoming Territory, mailed from St Anicet C.E. (SEP.20.1876 broken circle) to "Rawlings [sic] Springs", Wyoming Territory (NOV.1 receiver) via Huntington Qué (SEP.20), Montréal (SEP.21), with "Advertised" and "Claimed" and stamps on front, and American DLO dated NOV.13 plus Canadian DLO dated DEC.5. Bit of staining and stamp sulphuretted, still a very scarce destination in this period. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Group of 65 Province of Québec Covers, mostly consisting of 1920s to 1970c postmarks (broken circle, c.d.s., machine, etc) on cover, but noted a few better items such as a 1879 1c Small Queen illustrated advertising cover with a lovely illustrated printed enclosure, 1947 Baie Johan Beetz dog team cover via Aguanish, Havre St Pierre, 1941 WWII Sherbrooke Camp "N" Refugee cover to Chicago, 1934 illustrated advertising cover, 1922 Chaudiere Basin registered Admiral cover with very fine keyhole registration handstamp, 1899 Abercorn Map cover to Boston, and more. Opening faults on some, else overall fine or better. (Image)

Estimate $ 100