1819 Folded Trans-Atlantic letter from Liverpool 11 JU to Montreal with scarce PRIVATE US SHIP NAME handstamp 'Ann 233 Crocker' on backflap, rated manuscript '20½' and straight line SHIP on arrival at NY 31 JY 1819 (18½¢ + 2¢ ship letter fee), plus '1N7' (Cdn cy, the 18½¢ converted to 1/1 plus 6d from border to Montreal), filing fold, fine. (Image)

Est. 170+

1832 Folded letter dated QUEENSTON 10 JUN U.Can. circular cancel, PAID in green and faint U.S.P. PAID 25¢ in red and manuscript 1/7 (6d ship Letter, 2d Ship's Master gratuity plus 11d inland rate in the UK between Liverpool and London) filing folds, fine. (Image)

Est. 200+

1848 Folded letter from Toronto UC 27 SP 1848, rated 4½d, with Drummondville receiver 28 SP receiver on back, to Niagara Falls, fine. (Image)

Est. 150+

109: 3¢ carmine (die I) Admiral tied by 2 AP '36 ST. JOHN & MONTREAL R.P.O. (additional 'free' strike on cover, Ludlow MA-211, RF95) to cover to USA with very fine strikes of boxed 'CAN. PAC. RY. APR - '36 S.S. PRINCESS HELENE' PAQUEBOT date stamps (Ludlow S-135f, RF365) on front and back, clean and very fine. (Image)

Est. 80+

1832 Folded letter from Riviere Du Loup 19 Sep’r (ms date) to South Berwick, Maine, sent through Montreal and St Johns, LC and travelled via the Lake Champlain & Hudson River Steamboat - as indicated by the large MANUSCRIPT ‘B’, then via New York to destination, a most unusual routing, confirmed by the ms ratings ‘Paid 10’ (d cy Cdn =9d postage and 1d border transfer fee) and ‘25’ (¢ US for distance over 400 miles), filing fold, a very fine, choice and early Steamer letter. (Image)

Est. 400+

1832 Folded cover written at More, River St Clair 29 OC 1832 to William Hands, the postmaster at Sandwich, with a very fine strike of the large red STEAM BOAT straight line marking used on the St Clair River Steamboat, filing fold and some docketing, letter also mentions the Steamboat 'Gratiat' by name, a very RARE Canadian Steamboat marking. (Image)

Est. 250+

1840 Folded letter written at Montreal 22 JU, carried privately to Toronto and placed aboard the cross-lake steamer to Niagara, rated ms ‘4½’ with an ideal strike of the RARE CROWN CIRCLE STEAM-BOAT (CS Toronto type II) and NIAGARA 26 JUN receiver, both in red on front, filing folds, otherwise very fine and an EXCEEDINGLY RARE SHOWPIECE, one of only four in existence, ex Parsons. (Image)

Est. 2000+

1848 Folded letter to Sarnia written at La Cloche, Lake Huron 28 Aug, placed in the mails at Manitowaning where a superb example in blue of the rare and distinctive gapped cds with ms date 1st Sept’r was applied onboard the STEAMBOAT ‘GORE’, rated ms ‘1/4’, with Penetanguishene, Toronto and London transits and 12 SP receiver on reverse, clean, rare and very fine. (Image)

Est. 400+

1849 Folded letter from Kingston 16 MY rated ms ‘7d’ to Cobourg, with RARE MANUSCRIPT ‘Steam Boat Letter’ straight line and ms ‘Kingston 16 May 1849’ dater, both used in lieu of the official handstamp (probably by a temporary/emergency conductor as regular mail conductors were off work until a contract was signed in July of that year), filing fold, docketing and minor edge faults, otherwise fine and a RARE EMERGENCY POSTMARK. (Image)

Est. 350+

1849 Folded letter with ideal strike of red STEAM-BOAT-LETTER TORONTO ‘6’ (CS type III) 28 JU cds despatch to Brockville, rated ms ‘1/11’ (triple weight) with same day Kingston transit (Kingston was the limit for travel for Toronto steamboats) and next day receiver on back, filing folds, otherwise fine and scarce. (Image)

Est. 250+

1853 Folded cover from Montreal to Bowmanville, rated circular ‘3D’, placed on board a lake steamer at KINGSTON 3 NO with very fine strike of old-style straight line STEAM BOAT (CS type I, larger size) in red on front, next day receiver on back, filing folds, otherwise fine & rare late usage of the straight line. (Image)

Est. 200+

1854 Stampless envelope to Toronto, originally mailed from a Canadian Lake Ontario port (possibly Brockville or Kingston) but collected by an American steamer out of Oswego, NY bound for TORONTO, rated ms ‘3’ (collect), with fine strike of large STEAMBOAT LETTER (CS type IV) straight line in red on front applied on arrival along with 3 OC receiver on back, cover with edge and other faults, a VERY RARE MARKING, one of only two known in red. (Image)

Est. 350+

1855 Stampless envelope from Mount Elgin 22 JU 1855 to Nova Scotia, travelled via Ingersoll 23 JU, then by steamer with very fine strikes of 23 JU STEAM-BOAT-LETTER HAMILTON (CS type II, numeral '5') and 24 JU STEAM-BOAT-LETTER KINGSTON (CS type II, blank), with Montreal 25 JU, St John 29 JU, Fredericton 1 JY and Woodstock 2 JY transits on reverse and W. O. Victoria 3 July receiver (manuscript date) on front, severe cover stains, still a displayable and well-travelled cover with nine different cds cancels in all. (Image)

Est. 200+

41: 3¢ S.Q. tied by 11 FE 90 NOR RAILWAY No. 2 RPO (RR-110, RF270) to lovely LAKES OF MUSKOKA, GEORGIAN BAY & MAGNETEWAN WATERS illustrated advertising cover depicting the Steamer ‘NIPISSING’ to Toronto, same day receiver on back, insignificant filing fold. otherwise pristine and an extremely rare illustrated steamer cover. (Image)

Est. 300+

41: STEAMER SHAMROCK advertising cover to Toronto bearing an oxidized 3¢ Small Queen tied by cork from KEEWATIN 9 NO 93, vertical filing fold, otherwise fine and scarce. (Image)

Est. 100+

41: STEAMER SHAMROCK advertising cover to Toronto bearing an oxidized 3¢ Small Queen tied by RAT PORTAGE 24 JY 94 Squared Circle, vertical filing crease, otherwise fine and scarce. (Image)

Est. 85+

76: 2¢ violet Numeral tied by grid to MUSKOKA NAVIGATION COMPANY illustrated advertising cover depicting the Steamer ‘Medora’ from Magnetewan 13 JY 99 to Toronto, Beaverton Sq Circle transit on back, a bit of overall toning, still attractive, fine and scarce. (Image)

Est. 150+

1902 Two Georgian Bay Navigation Co advertising covers (Windsor, Detroit and Soo Line), each with ideal strike on back of double circle G. B. N. CO. LIMITED / S. S. CITY OF THE STRAITS handstamp in blue, first from Goderich 15 AU to Fort Williamsburg West, received 18 AU, second from Toledo, OH 22 AUG to Fort William West, received 25 AU, some cover reduction/faults, scarce steamer cancels. (Image)

Est. 120+