Canada: 1785 entire ship letter to London sent Nov. 7 from fur traders Gregory, MacLeod & Co. in Montreal with light two line “Montreal/Nov 7”, paid “9” in red to Quebec with “10/NO” double-circle, showing straight line “PAID” and “SHIP-LRE”, endorsed “p. the Susannah” and taken from landfall at Ilfracombe by mailcoach with “24/DE” receiving Bishopmark, rated “1/1” for 2 x 6d. carriage over 150 miles and 1d. ship fee, rare combination of scarce markings. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1801 “THREE RIVERS” straight line on entire sent by notary Joseph Badeaux (1777-1835) to George Pyke, deputy surveyor general for Lower Canada, in Quebec, rated “7” cy. in red with receiver’s endorsement “recd 4 March”, year date and sender confirmed by filing note. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1815, two withdrawn ship letters from Liverpool to Montreal showing typically indistinct Post Paid Withdrawn Ship Letter datestamp in black and red respectively across flap after payment of one third of packet rate in order to withdraw, the first sent Apr. 5 and carried on the “Salus” to Quebec with double oval “Ship Letter/(crown)/QUEBEC” and rated “1/81/2” cy. representing 2 x 9d. Quebec-Montreal rate + 21/2d. ship fee, the second sent June 28 and carried on the “Matilda” to New York with receiving c.d.s., straight line “PAID” (2) and “SHIP”, charged “9” and “30” (c.) to border incl. 50% War of 1812 surcharges. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: Mail to Great Britain, 1822 to 1855, six items comprising 1822 quadruple rate from P.E.I. to London with framed “SHIP LETTER/PLYMOUTH”; 1829 from Georgetown, P.E.I., to Rev. George Best, Archdeacon of New Brunswick, in London (redirected to Portsmouth), rated “1/10” with boxed “BELFAST/SHIP LETTER” and “Postage Not Paid/to London”; 1835 unpaid from Halifax, N.S. to London rated “2/2”; 1840 unusually from Padoue, Quebec to Morayshire (redirected to London) via New York with range of markings incl. two-line “LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER”; 1846 to Glasgow rated “1/2” with fine red Montreal double arc despatch and 1855 to London with scarce “Paid 8d. Stg.” (2) and Bytown, U.C. despatch.

Canada: Incoming mail from Great Britain, 1826 to 1857, six stampless items comprising 1826 consignee’s letter to Montreal; 1836 ship letter to Toronto, rated 2s.11/2d. cy. and paid 1s. to New York; 1847 to P.E.I. with framed octagonal “LIVERPOOL/SHIP” and unframed cicrular arrival, rated 2s.01/2d.; 1847 to Montreal at 1s.2d. single rate; 1857 paid and unpaid covers to St John’s (prior to introduction of compulsory prepayment in 1859) the first rated “8” (d.) sterling, the second with “10d” cy. handstamp.

Canada: 1829, two entires with Quebec fleuron to Montreal, the first (Oct. 29) from the Adjutant General of Militia endorsed “Service du Roy” and showing fine circular “QUEBEC/PAID” (with small circles) with “3/9” paid, being quintuple the 8d. rate for 101-200 miles, filing fold at left, the second (Dec. 21) from an uncle chiding a young man for his intemperance, charged “9” (d.) cy. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1834 wrapper to Württemberg showing fine strike of “GALT” double arc in red with date “19/August/1834” inserted in ms., endorsed “via New/York” and pre-paid with note “Paid 1/4 + 50”, carried by private vessel to France with boxed “PAYS D’OUTREMER/PAR LE HAVRE” and final rating of 2f.25, tear at lower left. Fascinating item sent just days after the devastating cholera outbreak that between July 28 and Aug. 4 had killed over 200 townspeople and close neighbours who had assembled to enjoy the visit of Gregory, Crane & Company's travelling menagerie. Ex Steinhart. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1846 attractive, busy entire to Paris with fine “MONTREAL/PAID/NO11/1846/CANADA”, “PD” in oval and London Paid markings etc., carried on the “Britannia” and rated “5/3” sterling, “5/10” cy. paid. Ex Steinhart. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: 1849 entire letter with well-struck red “PAID/AT/QUEBEC L.C.” crowned circle and Mar. 2 despatch datestamp, most unusually addressed to Rev. Henry Sewell, Chaplain to the Embassy at Constantinople, c/o the Foreign Office, Downing St, London and presumably forwarded in diplomatic bag (receiver’s note of answering on Apr. 21), rated “1/2” sterling, “1/5” cy. paid and with London Paid arrival c.d.s. of Mar. 21. Henry Doyle Sewell (1806-1886) was a son of Jonathan Sewell, Chief Justice of Lower Canada from 1808. Photo. (Image1)

Canada: Incoming packet letters from Great Britain, 1859 to 1864, three entires at 8d. rate, comprising 1859 Edinburgh to Kingston, Ontario franked 2d. pl. 7 with 1855-57 6d. lilac, 1863 Glasgow to Montreal per the “Africa” to Boston, franked 1d. star (2) with 6d. pl. 3, and 1864 Allan Bros. & Co. Montreal Ocean Steam Ship Co. letter (interesting, regarding ships and lost luggage) from Liverpool to Montreal “per Africa/via Queenstown” with 2d. pl. 9 and 6d. pl. 4. Photo. (Image1)