(Champlain Transportation Company, Route 1110) 1853 (Jun. 9) Fort Ann, N.Y. to Dannemore N.Y., turned buff cover to Clinton Prison bearing 3¢ dull red (11A), pre-use crease, tied by partial strike of "Lake Champlain S.B. Jun 9" cds (Towle F-1-a), additional bold strike of cds adjacent, carried on Route 1110 circa 1853 by steamboat Montreal from Plattsburgh to Whitehall, docketed as from S.P. Pike at right, inside use to S.P Pike at Fort Ann confirms origin, F.-V.F., ex-Kramer. Estimate  $300 - 400. The Champlain Transportation Company continued to carry contract mails to and from Canada serving Whitehall, Plattsburg, Rouses Point and St. John on the Richelieu River in Lower Canada. Six different route agent handstamps are recorded for the routes used between 1849 and 1870s. $0 (Image)