1829 (July 17) Folded lettersheet mailed from Bergen, New York to East Gwillimbury (served by Newmarket, Ontario post office), American postage "Paid 10" in manuscript, via Youngstown - Niagara border crossing with faint double ring Niagara datestamp and a quite clear three-line AMERICAN POSTAGE / FERRIAGE / FORWARDED cross-border marking IN RED, at 2d ferriage and 9d postage for total 11d to collect. Ex Earle E. Palmer "Upper and Lower Canada Cross-Border Mail to 1851" exhibit, stating this cross-border marking to be: "the only known example handstruck in red.", F-VF (Image)

Estimate 350 $

1843 (May 26) Clean folded cover mailed from Newmarket, U.C. to Toronto, endorsed "Money Letter" in manuscript and assigned Letter Bill No. "332" at top left, neat MONEY-LETTER and PAID handstamps in red, manuscript "1/1½" prepaid with same-ink Newmarket MY 26 1843 double arc dispatch; couple light file folds. According to Horace Harrison this is the EARLIEST MONEY LETTER known to have a Letter Bill number, which enabled the receiving postmaster to check them against the bill; this eventually evolved into the use of registered letter numbers. A significant cover, perfect for a serious registered mail collection, VF Provenance: Horace Harrison, R. Lee Auctions, October 2003; Lot 113 Literature: Illustrated and discussed in Harrison, Arfken & Lussey "Canada's Registered Mail 1802-1909" handbook on page 17-19 (Figure 34). (Image)

Estimate 500 $

Incoming Mail: 1850 Folded entire with handwritten "Providence Estate, St. James Jamaica 25 August 1850" dateline to Newmarket, Ont., redirected to Toronto, red manuscript "Island 8" and ship "4" prepaid to Montego Bay, carried by US Steamer with Montego Bay AU 26 transit on back, Jamaica Paid AU 27 1850 double arc in red along with neat two-line STEAM / SHIP" and circular "20" rate, New York SEP 5, Queenston, U.C. SEP 24, Newmarket SP 25 transits and Toronto SP 26 arrival backstamps, rated "7" currency for postage from border to Newmarket and "4½" currency for redirection postage for 11½ to collect by recipient. A very appealing cover, VF (Image)

Estimate 300 $

1853 (August 2?) Cover with intact black wax seal, endorsed "Money Letter" and mailed from London, U.C. to Dumfermline, Scotland, "PAID" and MONEY LETTER handstamps, rated "1/2" stg - "1/4" currency, clear "tombstone" Pkt Letter Paid Liverpool SP 11 53 in red, double circle "More to Pay" with manuscript "6", red Dumfermline SE 12 1853 receiver backstamp; small tear and light overall ageing. A very rare Transatlantic Money Letter; Harrison, Arfken & Lussey report only one other to Scotland, dated March 1851 rated 2/4stg from Hamilton. A great cover for a serious collection, VF (Image)

Estimate 500 $

1875 (February 24) An appealing small folded cover mailed free of charge from Ottawa to London, Ontario, struck with unframed House of Commons Canada with "24" indicia date only with Free below postmark in blue (Davis CP-6ii), same-ink REGISTERED used at the House of Commons (unlisted in Davis) visible at left, countersigned with Ottawa split ring dispatch and straightline REGISTERED on arrival at main post office. Rare registered mail sent from the House of Commons, VF; ex. Horace Harrison (with portion of his original album page) (Canada Specialized HC-4a + unlisted H of C Registered blue handstamp) (Image)

Estimate 400 $

1878 (March 26) Incoming Mail - Yellow cover in pristine condition from Brome, C.E. with clear dispatch and "FREE" marking, well struck Montreal MAR 25 transit on back alongside a superb strike of the extremely rare double ring House of Commons Canada MAR 26 1878 postmark (without "Crown" nor Free) in blue (Davis CP-9i with highest rarity factor of "5"), as a receiving mark. Very few are known and no doubt this the finest and most desirable example, XF (Canada Specialized HC-9) This strike is the same one depicted in the Canada Specialized and Davis catalogues. (Image)

Estimate 400 $

Incoming Mail 1816-1861 to Newmarket, Upper Canada Nice collection displayed on pages with write-up on rates and routes, all incoming mail to Newmarket, Upper Canada. Twenty-one covers, nine from the US and twelve from the UK (including two from Ireland and one privately carried from India entering mail in UK). All stampless except for a mourning cover with British 2p & 4p mailed MY 3 61, insufficiently prepaid with UNPAID 5 handstamp (sent on Cunard ship instead of intended Allan Line). A few aged or faulty but overall nice quality, F-VF (Image)

Estimate 600 $

Incoming Mail 1841-1850 from Jamaica to Upper Canada Interesting lot of eight covers written at Leogan Estates, St. James, Jamaica and mailed to Newmarket, Upper Canada, displayed on pages with write-up on rates and routes; includes four covers mailed October 1841 to November 1843 via New York with exchange surcharges on U.S. postage collected in Canada; three covers (May 1845, August 1847 & April 1848) privately carried to U.K. where they entered the mail for Canada; and one cover dated January 1850 routed via Montego Bay, Bermuda & Halifax with "MORE TO PAY" instructional marking. Mainly F-VF (Image)

Estimate 600 $