STAMPLESS. 1836 Stampless QUEENSTON CROSS-BORDER torn half letter from NEW YORK to TORONTO. Smudged NEW YORK AUG 4 full circle in red on front. Rated 25 (cents pre-paid over 400 miles to border at Lewiston) ms PAID hs in red on front. QUEENSTON AU 8 1836 double ring hs in green. /9 cy due BNA rate (incl 2d ferriage and 7d BNA postage 60-100 miles around L Ontario). No receiver, torn part of letter, otherwise fine. Ex Palmer. (Image)

Est. 80+

1840 Stampless QUEENSTON blank sheet of letter from ?BOSTON to TORONTO. Endorsed “Paid”, Unreadable ? Boston single circle in red on front. Rated PAID hs and 25 ms in red (cents pre-paid over 400 miles to border at Lewiston). QUEENSTON UC APR 28 1840 double split circle in black. Onward rate of 4½ d cy due, up to 60 miles, across L Ontario. No receiver, light all over toning, fine. (Image)

Est. 80+

1844 Stampless CROSS-BORDER part-letter from TORONTO to NEW YORK, internally dated Toronto 11th April 1844. TORONTO UC AP 11 1844 double split circle, rated PAID hs in black and ms 4½ in red (single rate under 60 miles across L Ontario to Queenston exchange. Paid struck through and ms 25 due in blue (cents rate onward US charge to New York, over 400 miles). No Lewiston markings. BNA rate now by weight from 5th January 1844. Tear at seal, file folds and top of one page missing. Ex Palmer. (Image)

Est. 100+

1855/58 Stampless CROSS-BORDER envelope from TORONTO to NEW YORK. TORONTO CW OCT 12, yearless large full circle (used 1855/58), rated CANADA 10 Cts hs in black (conversion of 6d cy rate to US destinations). From 5th April 1851 to 30 June 1859 all through rate between Canada and the United States was 6d cy or 10 cents per half ounce. Mounting adhesions on back. (Image)

Est. 75+

STAMPLESS. CANADA POSTAL HISTORY: 1800 Folded Trans-Atlantic cover from Quebec City? to London, rated 1/8 collect, revised to 2/6 (most likely forwarded) with very fine black double oval crown Ship Letter DEAL, partial red (NO)V 12 1800 receiver on reverse, filing fold, still very fine. (Image)

Est. 200+

1847 Folded Cross-Border letter from Ogdensburgh, NY 21 AUG to PRESCOTT with RARE ms Ferry 2d (inverted 'd') ferriage charge noted at top (no other postage charged, the Prescott Postmaster was a US agent), same day receiver on back, filing fold and some docketing shows on front, a scarce rate cover. (Image)

Est. 250+