1860 Folded REGISTERED letter from TORONTO 11 JA to St Thomas with very strike of straight line REGISTERED handstamp in red (pre-payment in cash) with large 'UNPAID 7' handstamp, light next day receiver on back, filing fold, fine. (Image)

Est. 50+

1862 Trans-Atlantic REGISTERED envelope from MONTREAL 17 AP to SCOTLAND with fine strike of italic straight line 'PAID', TOMBSTONE PAID despatch and British boxed REGISTERED handstamp, all in red, plus large black REGISTERED straight line alongside GLASGOW PACKET / COL PAID 4 MY transit, rated manuscript '6' (d sterling postage) and '7½' (d sterling registration), next day receiver on back, tear at top, (travelled on the SS 'Hibernian', departed Quebec 19 AP, arrived Liverpool 3 MY), part of backflap missing and filing fold, still an attractive and displayable example of a pre-paid TRANS-ATLANTIC REGISTERED LETER (Image)

Est. 250+

1862 Flimsy envelope from Sandwich 12 JU with straight line REGISTERED to IRELAND, rated manuscript ‘5 cts/unpaid/12½cts’ (with unpaid rate crossed out) and hand stamped ‘PAID’ with manuscript ‘1/-‘, Toronto 13 JU and Strabane 12 JY transits on reverse, ‘PAID DERRY 1 JY COL PACKET’ and Ballymote 2 JY receiver on front, some wrinkling and torn backflap, still a very fine and EXCEEDINGLY RARE REGISTERED USE TO IRELAND. (Image)

Est. 350+

1866 Manila envelope sent by REGISTERED PARCEL POST (contained a packet of heavy legal papers) from St. Joseph 22 NO to Francois-Beauce, with very fine strike of boxed REGISTERED and straight line PAID handstamps, manuscript senders instructions 'Par Poste a paquet' rated manuscript '1/3' - the decimal equivalent was 25¢ postage (for up to one pound) plus 5¢ registration (all fees paid in cash), filing folds and slight reduction at both ends, still an attractive and presentable example of this scarce rate, ex Harrison. (Image)

Est. 250+

1870 Large stampless envelope from Rock Island 23 MY 70 to North Hatley with boxed straight line REGISTERED, straight line large PAID and manuscript '6' (stamped/written overtop area where a pair of 3¢ stamps were originally applied and subsequently removed), all postal markings in BRIGHT GREEN, an intriguing and most attractive cover, despite the filing folds and slight reduction at left. (Image)

Est. 75+