Incoming Trans-Atlantic cover from the UK, small Bishop mark JA 7 89 (1789) on reverse, mailed to Fredericton, NB, showing a particularly clear double split ring HALIFAX / N : SCOTIA / Ap.18 (Macdonald Type 4a; one-line date inverted), manuscript rate "1/8" and also "pd 2/". A very early use of this datestamp - the earliest recorded usage being June 1788; very attractive and in an excellent state of preservation, VF (Image)

Estimate 500 $

Halifax Split Double Circle Lot of three stampless covers struck with very fine to superb HALIFAX / N : SCOTIA postmarks (Macdonald Type 4b; two-line date): 1) 1789 (July 18) Halifax to St. John, rated "2/" with superb Type 4b marking with period after "89" and line dividing date; 2) 1791 (September 3) Halifax to St. John, rated "9" with very fine Type 4b postal marking with period after "91"; and 3) 1795 (January 12) Halifax to Quebec, rated "1/8" with exceptionally clear Type 4b marking (ex. Glassco). A very scarce trio, Fine to Very Fine covers with VF-XF strikes (Image)

Estimate 1000 $

Folded lettersheet handwritten at Aberdeen, Scotland with "9th March 1826" dateline, carried by favour to Pictou where it was posted, bearing a bold and exceptionally well struck double circle Post Office / Pictou (Macdonald DC-10) with "May 12 26" manuscript date, rated "7" pence for postage to Halifax and a further "7" pence to Lunenburg for 1 shilling 2 pence to collect on delivery, neat Halifax "Fleuron" MY 15 826 (Macdonald Type HAL-11) in black. A well-travelled cover displaying superb strikes, VF; illustrated in Jephcott, Greene & Young "The Postal History of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick" book on page 65. (Image)

Estimate 500 $

1827 (March 24) Clean folded lettersheet, endorsed "On His Majesty's Service" bearing a remarkably choice strike of the double circle Post Office / Arichat (Macdonald DC-3) with filled-in manuscript date to Halifax, rated "1d" for local delivery in Halifax; light file fold, in excellent state of preservation considering its age. A beautiful cover, VF (Image)

Estimate 350 $

Folded entire showing "Minudia May 29th 1839" dateline, to Hartford, Connecticut with superb Cumberland Star Circle (Macdonald Type 58) and small circular PAID (Type 263), rated "1/8", both crossed out at border and a further charge of "25" applied in manuscript; partially legible St. John FE 4 transit and light but clear Robbinston Me FE 10. A clean and attractive Star Circle cover, VF (Image)

Estimate 300 $

Folded lettersheet datelined "Manudie" mailed to Hartford, USA, manuscript "1½" and rated "10" at the border, showing a clear, complete Amherst, N.S. British Crowned Circle in red, same-ink double arc MR 17 1846 dispatch on reverse with light transit St. Andrews, NB MA 20 backstamp in blue. Robbinston, Maine trans-border circular postmark in red; couple light file folds as usual. An appealing and very early use of this Crowned Circle, VF (SG CC1 £1,000) (Image)

Estimate 400 $