1826 Québec City Folded Letter to Calcutta, Via Boston, mailed from Québec City on January 15th, 1826 (datelined inside and dated backstamp of a fine Québec Fleuron, in use 1825-1830) and addressed to Edward Hale in Calcutta, care of L. Deblois & Co. in Boston. The front shows two fine strikes of the QUEBEC / PAID (in use 1817-1830), one with the currency rate to the border "1N" and the other with the rate to Boston "18¾". The long and interesting letter of 4 pages would have been carried to Calcutta by favour, and docketing indicates it was received there on June 16th 1826. Born in 1820, Edward Hale was the secretary of his uncle Lord Amherst in India from 1823 to 1829 (the period when this letter was mailed to him there). The Deblois family were merchants in Boston who imported goods from England and India twice a year, and therefore would have been able to carry this letter by favour. The contents are full of political news and gossip of the day. A very fine and interesting letter. (Image)

Est $ 500

Group of Maritime Provinces Stampless Covers, with an 1853 folded letter to St Francis / Madawaska (backstamps are Edmunston, St John, Woodstock and Fredericton), another folded letter to same addressee dated 1853 with Fredericton, Woodstock and Edmunston backstamps, 1852 folded letter St John NB to Lunenburg via Halifax, 1857 folded cover to Indiantown with Fredericton and St John NB backstamps, an 1852 cover to La Have Nova Scotia with Halifax and Bridgewater backstamps, and last but not least a 1944 Newfoundland War Savings Certificate for Three Dollars sold to George Pilgrim. Overall very fine group, all items scanned both sides. (Image)

Est $ 150

Collection of 28 Montréal QC Stampless Covers, 1821 to 1869, with a good variety of Montréal postmarks, with 2 straightlines (1821 on back and 1828 on front), 6 small circles (1830-1833), 6 double circles (1835-1842), 8 double broken circles (1844-1848), 4 Montréal Steamboat (1847-1851), one Tombstone (1850) and one broken circle Q (1869). Also note many rates, rate handstamps, 6 covers were mailed cross-border and one to England. A very nice lot, most are in sleeves with dealer identification and price, with better than average strikes and overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 500

Group of 40 Province of Québec Stampless Covers, 1824 to 1874, with a wide range of different town postmarks, rates and rate handstamps, many interesting such as a 1792 folded cover to Québec, 1836 Berthier 1829-Type, 1866 Abbottsford to St Marie de Monnoir (rare broken circle), a Québec crown PAID, 1870 letter to Morgan with long letter inside, plus other small towns and 6 SFLs with manuscript postmarks from Kamouraska (1834 front only), Manningville (1852), Murray Bay (1856), L'Isle Verte (1833), Daillebout (1836) and Russeltown (1850). Twelve letters were mailed form Québec City (with a variety of different postmarks). Most are in sleeves and many of those have dealer prices and identification on them. An overall fine or better group, with only two oversize covers folded in half. All scanned online for your viewing pleasure. (Image)

Est $ 350

Group of 28 Early Stampless Covers from Ontario, 1828 to 1858, with a wide variety of town postmarks, rates, rate handstamps, etc, noting an 1828 Brockville straightline, 1836 Carleton Place double circle, 1856 Grand Trunk railway large c.d.s. receiver, 1842 business letter from Kingston to Québec with unusual "Corporation of Québec" receiver, Dec.24.1858 Kars UC to Toronto with large railway c.d.s. on reverse, 1857 Beaverton to Toronto with free-franking signature, 1850 Oakwood to Newmarket SFL with Scarboro and Whitchurch backstamps, an 1851 oval Legislative Assembly Canada postmark in blue (Davis LA-1iii), and more. Many are in sleeves, some priced, overall fine or better. All are scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 300

Group of 59 Stampless Covers from Ontario, 1859 to 1881, with a wide variety of town postmarks, rates, rate handstamps, etc., noting an 1881 Ottawa FREE duplex, a correspondence of 6 covers with letters inside from Stayner to Collingwood, a July 1861 cover from Toronto to Connecticut with an interesting letter inside from a son to his father discussing the US Civil War, etc. Many have faults, and there don't appear to be any rare postmarks, still a useful lot and overall fine. Scans show only a sampling. (Image)

Est $ 150

1846 Port Maitland (Haldimand Co.) Manuscript Postmark on OHMS Folded Letter, mailed from Port Maitland on NOV.13.1846, with a manuscript (pre-postmarking device) cancel, the latest date of only two recorded. The bluish "On.H.M.S." folded letter is datelined "Custom House / Port of Dunnville" and is addressed to the Receiver General in Montréal and has three red double circle datestamps on back: Dunnville NOV.13, Hamilton NOV.14 and Montréal NOV.21. Very fine and rare. (Image)

Est $ 200

1828 Folded Letter with STANSTEAD Straightline Postmark, mailed on Dec.25.1828 to the Postmaster of Hatley L.C. The inside is a long 3 page letter datelined Waterloo Dec.17.1828, and because the post office in Waterloo only opened in 1836, the letter had to be mailed at Stanstead (on Christmas Day), about 50km away. A very fine and clean folded letter with a very fine strike of this rare straightline postmark, with only 3 or 4 known. (Image)

Est $ 300

Group of 10 Stampless Folded Letters from the Province of Québec, 1841-1858, noting postmarks from Québec, Montréal, Waterloo, Wakefield, Berthier, Port-Neuf, St François de Beauce, Drummondville, Three Rivers, and also one from Mitchell C.W. Mostly nice strikes, some with manuscript dates, a generally fine or better group. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of 6 Stampless Covers, 1817-1855, with 1817 and 1821 folded letters, both from Montréal to Québec City and both with Montréal straightline postmarks on back. Also a "1/2" paid rate money letter from Williamstown UC to Montréal in 1845. Also an 1853 Saint-Pierre-Les-Béquets folded letter to Québec via Three Rivers (backstamp). The despatch is a scarce double circle, manuscript date c.d.s. (SHPQ #CMPQ-3). Also an 1853 folded letter to Montréal with a "Steamboat Letter Québec" datestamp. Also a small fancy floral envelope from Fingal CW through Chatham UC (backstamp) to the United States with an oval "Canada 10 Cents" handstamp. Also a very faulty (separating down the middle) "St Andrews / New Brunswick" straightline on cut down folded letter to Fredericton. A few extra folds, still overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Est $ 200

Group of Three Stampless Cross-Border Covers, 1809-1861, first is a folded letter mailed from Montréal to New York in 1809, rated 1/- in red and marked paid. Paid crossed-out in US and re-rated 2/6 to pay for US portion of delivery. Also an 1856 Merrittsville CW (only open from 1849 to 1868) cover to New York state with "CANADA 10" straightline in black and a "6" in red, sent via St Catherines (backstamp) (missing back flap). Also an 1861 folded letter from Stanstead LC to Raymond, New Hampshire, with "PAID" handstamp and manuscript 10 rate, curved CANADA exchange marking applied at Derby VT. Some have minor faults, still overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 150

Group of 7 Stampless Trans-Atlantic Covers, 1827-1858, with 4 from Canada to the UK, and 2 from the UK to Canada. Includes a 3/2 rate St John, New Brunswick folded letter to London with boxed "Ship Letter / Liverpool" handstamp on back and 3 folded letters to the "East India Company" in London, from Sussex NB 1849, Niagara CW 1849 and Beauport LC 1850. Also an 1836 folded letter from London to Montréal 1836 and an 1850 folded letter from London, via Liverpool and Halifax to Québec City. Lastly, a made-up oversize stampless letter from Rondeau UC to England via Hamilton, rated 5/10 cy converted to 5/4 sterling to pay. Some have faults and extra folds, still overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 200

1843 "PAID at Québec" Crown Circle on Folded Cover, mailed from Québec City on SEP.16.1848 (double broken circle free strike in red) to Kingston UC (SEP.19 receiver on back). This folded outer sheet also shows a fine strike of the PAID / AT / QUEBEC crowned circle in red on front. Fine, ex Lussey with his handstamp on the inside. (Image)

Est $ 50

1858 Montreal to Cognac, France, a stampless folded letter (with long letter inside) mailed Montreal on NOV.8.1858, through London (red NOV.22 c.d.s. on back), then Paris (NOV.23), then on train to Cognac on the same day and finally arrived on NOV.24. The front shows a boxed accountancy marking "GB / 2F 62c" (Salles #3048, Montgomery records this used for less than one year, with 8 copies known) and a rate handstamp. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 200

1866 Receiver General Free Franked Cover, being a #10 sized blue O.H.M.S. cover mailed from the Receiver General's in Ottawa, with a very fine strike of Davis DRG-1 FREE handstamp on front (scarce to rare). Mailed on JAN.17.1866 (Ottawa broken circle on front) to the Crown County Attorney at St Catharines U.C (JAN.19.1866 red broken circle receiver on back) The cover has a red Receiver General Canada crown logo embossed on the backflap and there is also a small "FREE" handstamp in black at right. Edge faults including small tears and soiling, plus docketing on both sides, still a desirable postmark. (Image)

Est $ 50

Group of 9 Stampless Covers, 1853-1875, a choice group, collected for clarity and variety of postmarks, including rate handstamps, including FREE (3 diff. including one that is also registered), 3 and PAID 3, 5 and PAID 5, 10 in circle, 10C, CANADA-10-CENTS. Towns are all from Ontario except one. A few have faults (mostly opening, torn backflap, etc.) and the registered free is a front only, still overall fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

Collection of Trans-Atlantic Stampless Folded Letters with Military Connections / Contents, 1828-1852, all neatly displayed and written-up on pages, describing the rates and routes as well as the contents. All are addressed to the same company in Scotland and mailed from a variety of different places such as Montréal, Toronto, St. Johns Qué., Chambly Qué. and Kingston, also note different rates and handstamps. The contents all have something to do with the military, and makes for interesting reading. Overall nice quality and very fine, all pages scanned online. (Image)

Estimate $ 500