1829 SFL dateline Alniham England May 23 1829 to Montreal, LC, redirected to St Rose Isle of Jesus, carried privately to Quebec where posted (Aug 22 1829) fleuron in red, ms rated "9" with Montreal cds on face (Aug 25) and redirected to St Rose Isle of Jesus, and red "FORWARDED" hs, ms "not called for" in black on reverse and sent to Quebec with red ms "Dead Letter Office Quebec 15 Octr 1829". This is the earliest recorded DLO cover in existence. The previous earliest was 1833, with previous authors including Arfken stating the DLO was established in about 1830. This new early date represents the single most important DLO cover and the starting point to any complete DLO exhibit. A fabulous discovery, with the full story relayed in the PHSC journal. Ex Plain, Draves (Image)