Stampless. 1778 SFL dateline “Londre le 11th Avril 1778” to Montreal. The letter was likely carried during a convoy under British Royal Navy protection to Quebec where it was marked “Ship 11 1/2” being 2d Stg (2 1/2d Cy) incoming ship letter fee plus 9d postage to Montreal. Although the 1778 Lloyd’s of London sailings are not available online (they are missing), this letter likely travelled in the convoy. This ship letter marking predates the tiny “fhip” marking used at Quebec from 1779-1780, of which there are two recorded, and priced at $10,000 each in the very old (1992) Canada Specialized catalogue. This is the only Revolutionary War incoming ship letter with a manuscript ship marking that I have recorded. Stienhart owned three incoming Revolutionary War letters, none of which had a ship marking. (R) Some interesting fact about the two people involved. In 1759 Thomas Pecholier, the writer was naturalized by an Act recorded in the Journal of the House of Lords, Vol 29, p. 457. In 1770, Pecholier and others, petition the government for fishing rights on the Labrador coast. In the Papers of Robert Morris, Cazeau is referred to as a Canadian refugee at the end of the Revolutionary War and Congress is involved in his claim for moneys for good collected for the US and destroyed by the enemy. This includes orders of wheat to US General Benedict Arnold, ships of rum for General Burgoyne for over $22,000.
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1832 SFL Penetanguishine, UC to Bath, GB, redirected to London, GB with rms instruction "tr way of New York, U. States", red Lewiston, NY hs and red "US P Paid 25" (Canadian post office accounting for US postage collected), then "1N7" in GB, and "2/-" to London. The reverse with Liverpool Ship Letter, Bath receiver (JU 20), redirected with London oval (JU 21). The US P PAID 25 is a rare handstamp of interest to US collectors as the postmaster acted as an agent of the UP Post Office.
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6% Exchange Surcharge. 1842 Lampeter, GB (Apr 2) to Wellington Square, UC via Liverpool, Boston, USA, Queenston, UC via Cunard "Britannia", rated 1/- Stg packet rate via US = 27c US (2c ship+25c postage to border), converts to 1/4 1/2 Cy plys 7d Cy from the border to Guelp, for a total of 1/11 1/2d due, plus 1d being the 6% Exchange Surcharge. The 6% Exchange Surcharge was added to compensate the border post masters collecting and remitting postage to the USA. The period of use was March 1, 1832 until May 16, 1842, a very short period.
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2½ % Exchange Surcharge Rate. 1843 SFL Liverpool, GB (Sept 17) to Niagara Falls, UC, “p. Columbia Steamer” (10th voyage), via Boston, rated 52¢ due (2c ship + 25¢ x2 to border), sent in error to Niagara, UC (Oct 8), which was a local exchange office only, and properly sent to Queenston (Oct 10) where 2/7 Cy plus 1d exchange surcharge of 2 1/2% was applied), plus 9d from border (4 1/2d x 2), total 3/5 Cy collect.
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1842 SFC oval "STEAMBOAT LETTER / Q / 184 (2)" with ms date entered "19 July" and year date "2", rated ms "9" for 9d to Montreal,
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1843 Montreal (OC 12) to Company Sgt Richard Lynch, #7 Co, 1st BN Royal Artillery, Woolwich, GB, originally rated 1s/2d Stg due, corrected to “P1” in red indicating 1d rate TO A SOLDIER. London (OC 30 1843). Long letter from brother implores soldier to act decently and don’t let his poor choices impact his future etc. The 7th Company, 1st Battalion also served in Lower Canada, and was formed with Coldstream Guards and volunteer forces to form the “Queen’s Volunteers”, serving from 1839 until 1842 when they returned to England. British military records show a Company Sergent Richard Lynch serving in the Coldstream Guards, who based on his connection with this letter, likely served in Canada and returned to England with the unit in 1842.
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1852 Steamboat Letter Quebec (AU 12 1852) on SFL to Montreal, rated "3d" due.
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1853 Waterloo, UC (May 16) to Nagold, Wurtemburg (Germany), rated 2/8 Stg (double weight), Cunard closed bag mail to USA, to Liverpool, Calais, Canada & Art 12 boxed hs, rated "58/3" (58k French debit to Thurn & Taxis, 3 kr internal Wurtemburg = 1fr/1 due. Ex Steinhart, Hobden.
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1854 SFL Montreal, L.C. (FE 13 1854) to Schiedam, Holland.ms “pr Royal Mail Steamer via Boston to L’pool 15 Feby 1853”, carried via closed bag mail via Cunard “Arabia” from Boston to Liverpool and London bs (27 FE 27 1854), rated “1/6”, then “110” due in Netherland, reverse with red “Sch Edam 1/3” bs. Netherlands is a very rare destination for Canada mail and I know of no other examples in the Pence period. Ex Steinhart, Wilkinson, Hobden.
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1857 Toronto, CW Paid (Mar 21 1857) to Detroit, with red "Canada Paid 10 Cts" treaty hs, oval Law Department Canada with signature and "Pv Clrk" notation. The reverse has a peculiar "BOSTON / 25 MAR / BR PKT" that I have never seen before. The cover was missent to Boston and redirected back to Detroit.
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1856 SFL Montreal (AU 4) to Cognac, France, via Calais, red italic "PAID" hs, ms "2/7" (Stg) and "3/2" Cy. Reverse with London, GB cds (16 AU), and Paris transit, Cognac receiver (18 AU).
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