STAMPLESS. 1845/1866 Seven stampless covers three at 1¢ rate, one with straight line 'Registered' in red, one with 'Too Late' in red, appears f-vf. (Image)

Est. 150+

1845 REGISTERED Stampless TRANSATLANTIC letter Co DURHAM, UNITED KINGDOM to Scarborough (Ontario). Internally dated SIDE-HEAD, 29th Nov 1845. Endorsed “345 Registered Letter”, with ST JOHN’S CHAPEL in blue, STANHOPE in green undated and DURHAM NO 29 1845 L. rated 2/2 (1/- registration plus ½ all-in 1840 packet postage) ms (AS & GS Rates book, p 76) and ms “M” = Money Letter all on front. MONTREAL L.C. DE 22 1845 red transit and TORONTO U.C. DE 24 1845 receiver on back. Likely Cunard “ACADIA” 25th trip [Liverpool 4 Dec, Halifax 17 Dec, Boston 19 Dec]. Letter enclosed £11.10.00 bank bill and reference to railway. Tape reinforcing three folds, torn at seal. Ex Willcocks. VERY RARE EXHIBITION ITEM. (Image)

Est. 750+

1848 Stampless letter from TORONTO to BROCKVILLE, internally dated Toronto 13th October 1848. EARLY strike STEAMBOAT LETTER TORONTO CITY OC 13 1848 6 hs in red and KINGSTON U C SP 14 1848 transit in red. No Brockville receiver. Rated m/s 11 ½ due to pay single rate 201 – 300 miles. Flimsy blue paper with grubby edge, file fold and cut at seal. (Image)

Est. 150+

1855 Stampless blue TRANSATLANTIC late-era MONEY envelope FRANCE to TORONTO. PARIS 15 NOV 1855 in red on front, endorsed “Via Angleterre”. A different PARIS ..EUS 2d, 15 Nov 55 transit on back. Smudged LONDON 16 NO 16 1855 receiver in red on back. Endorsed “M” on front, despite new Registered system introduced on 1st May at 1d. ms rated “underlined 18” in blue - ?French decimes, 2/- stg due, crossed out. Forwarded to LIVERPOOL L NO16 C lozenge on front, then via closed bag to Toronto, where re-rated 3/1 cy due - possibly double 1/5 ½ d cy per ½ oz Canada-UK via US registered rate (Montgomery p A3-19). No receiver. Likely carried by Collins Line “ATLANTIC” [Liverpool 17 Nov, New York 30 Nov] as most Cunard vessels on New York run were requisitioned for Crimean War service. From Edgerton Ryerson to J George Hodgins, Education Office, Toronto, Upper Canada. Flap torn on opening. Similar to illustration in Steinhart, 1991, BNA & France. (Image)

Est. 250+

1856 Stampless RED RIVER SETTLEMENT, Rupertsland to TORONTO envelope. As usual, no indication of 1d/2c carrier fee from Red River Settlement to Pembina. M/s Pembina Nov 15th in black [Pembina N.D. was part of Minnesota Territory at this time]. Rated 10cts m/s, converted to large 6 collect h/s in black. TORONTO C.W. DEC 23 large single ring receiver in black on back. Docketed “Rec. Dec 23d 1856” and “In this Papa’s death!”. To Mr James Ross, Knox College, Toronto, C W. His father was William Ross. James Ross was postmaster. William was Sheriff of Assa and first postmaster of Red River Settlement. Black seal removed. RARE Ex: de Volpi. (Image)

Est. 750+

1859 Stampless CROSS-BORDER TORONTO to NEW YORK late MONEY LETTER/REGISTERED envelope. RARE UPRIGHT OVAL FREE FRANK of INSPECTOR GENERAL’s OFFICE in red at top left. Endorsed “Money Letter” [very late use] and two REGISTERED h/s in red. Assigned Reg No 862. Large full circle TORONTO CW Paid MAY 17, 1859 date stamp, PAID h/s and m/s 15 [cents US equivalent of 6d postage and 3d registry fee] all in red. By closed bag, hence no transit or receivers. Additional marking 19.97 x6 at lower left. Small corner stain. RARE, ex-Harrison. (Image)

Est. 400+

1859 Stampless TRANSATLANTIC to Edinburgh, SCOTLAND, Crown Lands envelope from TORONTO C.W. JUN 18 1859 Paid single ring in red, small TORONTO JU 19 59 U C, rated FREE h/s and boxed C.L.D. FREE h/s, Arnell D1 PAID 8d Stg h/s in red. PAID LIVERPOOL BR PACKET 3 JY 59 2A small single ring transit in red on front. Clear Y M EDINBURGH JY 5 59 single ring receiver on back and same weak on front. Carried by Cunard “Africa” 63rd trip [New York 22 Jun, Liverpool 3 Jul]. Grubby and aged. (Image)

Est. 130+