TRANS-ATLANTIC COVERS. 1812 Folded Trans-Atlantic letter written at Halifax 28 JU to Rothesay, Scotland, rated ms ‘9’ for Ship Letter and carriage, with two line GREENOCK SHIP LETTER straight line, ms 11 Feb receipt, fine. (Image)

Est. 100+

1815 Stampless Trans-Atlantic entire letter from HARWICH, Essex, dated June 8th, LONDON PAID 8 JY 8 1815, large full circle in red. Rated 2/2 stg in red ms (1/- inland plus 1/2 stg packet postage to Halifax). Converted to 2N9 cy in red ms (2/5 cy plus 4d cy inland postage). Superb HALIFAX fleuron 16 AU 1815 in black. Carried on 'Princess Mary' packet (Falmouth 16 Jul, Halifax 15 Aug). Small tear at seal and minute tape stains otherwise fine. (Image)

Est. 250+

1833 Stampless Trans-Atlantic official printed ADMIRALTY folded letter OHMS from LONDON large crown FREE 24 AU 24 1833 plus in red on front, smudged HALIFAX OC 9? 1833 transit in black, QUEBEC OC 22 1833 double split circle & YORK NOV 9 UP CAN single ring transits both in red on front. Indecipherable cds on front. Likely carried on 'Swallow' packet (Falmouth 7 Sep, Halifax 8 Oct). Minor tears but lovely military item. (Image)

Est. 150+

1835 Stampless Trans-Atlantic folded letter with large double circle 23 JA 1835 CITY of TORONTO U.C and boxed PAID both in red, with ms 'via New York' and 1¾ oz, ms 4/3 & 1.75 (7 times rate, 4/3 cy incl 7 x 7d cy rate for land route to border, plus 2d ferriage over Niagara River). Reverse with boxed LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER and London red circular receiver F - 2 MR 2 - 1835, stain from wax seal otherwise fine (Image)

Est. 150+

1835 Stampless Trans-Atlantic folded letter with large double circle CITY of TORONTO U.C and boxed PAID both in red, with ms 'via New York' and 9 & 25 (9 cy incl 7d cy rate for land route to border, plus 2d ferriage over Niagara River). Reverse with boxed LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER and London red circular receiver G - 29 JU 29 - 1835, fine (Image)

Est. 150+

1836 Stampless Trans-Atlantic folded letter rated PAID 9 & 25 handstamp in red, (9d cy incl 7d cy rate plus 2d ferriage over Niagara River) with large double circle CITY OF TORONTO 10 OC 1836 UC in red and boxed two line PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER handstamp, with London red receiver G - 14 NO 14 - 1836 on back, fine (Image)

Est. 100+

1837 Stampless Trans-Atlantic letter from LONDON, dated 29 April 1837, with no despatch markings, likely carried on board. NEW YORK SHIP JUN 8 full circle in red on front. Rated 27(cents ship letter fee & to border) ms in red on front, converted to1/4½ d cy ms plus 7 d cy (BNA postage) ms, total 1/11½ due, in black on front. No BNA markings, fine (Image)

Est. 150+

1840 Stampless Trans-Atlantic folded cover from Leicestershire, KILWORTH xx mileage mark on back, endorsed “Post Paid” ms, red square PAID DE 31M 1840 on front. Rated 1/- stg ms Ocean postage in red on front, Arnell B1 square 2 ½ d [cy] inland postage due, in black on front. Likely carried on Cunard “Columbia” MAIDEN VOYAGE (Liverpool 4 Jan 1841, Halifax 19 Jan, Boston 21 Jan). To The Sherriff of the Home District, Toronto, Upper Canada. Cut seal and opening tears, otherwise fine. (Image)

Est. 150+

1841 Stampless Trans-Atlantic letter from Woodhall, North Yorkshire, BEDALE OC 26 1841 double split circle, endorsed “Paid” ms, London, red tombstone C PAID 27 Oc 27 1841, on front, black LIVERPOOL circle L OCT 28 1841 transit on front. Rated 1/- stg ms Ocean postage in red on front. “To pay 2d” ms, MORE TO PAY double circle & Arnell B2 square 2 ½d[cy] inland postage due, faint FORWARDED h/s & CITY OF TORONTO DE 1 1841 U.C. all in black. Likely carried on Cunard “Caledonia” trip 7 [Liverpool 4 Nov, Halifax 16 Nov, Boston 18 Nov]. Small tear at seal, otherwise very fine. (Image)

Est. 200+

1842 Stampless Trans-Atlantic mourning letter from EDINBURGH SEP 24 N 1842 full circle in red on back, black LIVERPOOL octagon SE 26 42 transit in black on back. Rated 1/2 [stg] ms & Arnell A01 square 1/4d [cy] both in black on front. Likely carried on Cunard “Britannia” trip 13 [Liverpool 4 Oct, Halifax 16 Oct, Boston 18 Oct]. Black seal, tear and file fold. (Image)

Est. 100+

1846 Stampless Trans-Atlantic Newspaper wrapper. Part of printed form, dateline Manchester, Oct 13th 1846, used as a wrapper on a newspaper from GB. Rated large 1d stg h/s to Rev’d Mr McLachlan, Toronto, Canada West. Pencil markings on back and opening tears (Image)

Est. 75+

1847 Stampless Trans-Atlantic envelope from TORQUAY AP 1 1847 double split circle, endorsed “By first Halifax Mail”. LONDON red crown D O - 2 AP - 1847 full circle on back, black LIVERPOOL oval L AP 2, transit on front. Rated 1/2 ms & Arnell A05 circle 1s/4d Cy both in black on front. Trace of Toronto receiver on front. Likely carried on Cunard “Cambria” trip 13 [Liverpool 4 Apr, Halifax 18 Apr, Boston 20 Apr]. To Toronto, Canada West. Faded edges otherwise fine. (Image)

Est. 100+

1850 Stampless Trans-Atlantic folded letter from LONDON, crown B T 31MY31 1850 full double circle on front. Rated 1/2 ms and Arnell A05 circle 1s/4d Cy both in black on front. Endorsed “Received 18 May” [should be June]. Likely carried on Cunard “Canada” trip 12 [Liverpool 1 Jun, Halifax 11 Jun, Boston 12 Jun], some staining otherwise fine. (Image)

Est. 100+

1851 Stampless printed Education Office UC Prepaid Trans-Atlantic cover from Toronto 15 MR 1851, double rated 2/4 Stg and (2/8 Cy) ms in red. to London D PAID 6AP6 1851 tombstone receiver in red on front, to ENGLAND, fine, ex Palmer, Steinhart (Image)

Est. 150+

1851 Stampless printed Education Office UC Prepaid Trans-Atlantic cover from Toronto 7 MY 1851, via Montreal rated ms 1/2 Stg and (11/4 Cy) in red. Carried by Cunard "Niagara" on her 20th voyage out of Boston to Liverpool then to London PAID 26MY26 1851 tombstone receiver in red on front, to ENGLAND, A rare example of a double weight cover that had only been prepaid a single rate, thus MORE TO PAY ½ with no penalty applied, fine, ex Wilkinson (Image)

Est. 200+

1855 Stampless Trans-Atlantic cover from London, TY 6 JU 6 1851 circle, with ms "P Mil Steamer from Liverpool", rated ms 1/- and hand stamped 1s/4d cy in circle, redirected with red FORWARDED handstamp and red Montreal 23 JU 1851 LC split circle, 2½d cy added in ms, total 1/6½ cy due on front, and Toronto Canada 25 JU 1851 receiver on back, opening flap tears otherwise fine. (Image)

Est. 100+

1855 Stampless Trans-Atlantic cover with enclosure date 1 May 1855 with weak Toronto AP C.W. cancel rated with large handstamp 8, with blue Ballymote 22 MY double split receiver and green PKT LETTER - LIVERPOOL - 20 MY - C 1855 tombstone and Dublin 2 MY 21 transit on back, corner faults and repaired otherwise fine (Image)

Est. 150+

1855 Stampless Trans-Atlantic folded letter (filing fold) from Birmingham 18 MY 1855 Q, in green, to Toronto, ms ‘pr Pacific’ (a Collins Line steamer) with 1/-(stg) and 1/4(cy) collect, the CRIMEAN WAR EMERGENCY RATE (all the Cunard Steamers were co-opted for the war), with Liverpool L MY K lozenge red transit, clean and fine. (Image)

Est. 150+

1855 Stampless Trans-Atlantic Education Office Upper Canada cover from LONDON 27 JY 27 1855 crown circle, with Liverpool lozenge L JY 28 A, 1/- (stg) and 1/4 (cy) collect plus Inspectors red X in circle marking, all on front of cover to Toronto, fine. Ex V G Greene (Image)

Est. 75+

1856 Stampless Trans-Atlantic cover from Toronto C.W. 14 APR 1856 Paid in red, ms Pd W H / B of A & S in red rated 8 PAID 10 red handstamp and red PKT LETTER PAID Liverpool 29 AP C 56? tombstone, to Dublin with green 6- Ap 30 1866 B receiver on back, some toning spots and torn flap otherwise fine. ex Arnell (Image)

Est. 100+

1857 Stampless Trans-Atlantic mourning cover from Peterborough 23 JY 1857 with ms Paid 10d rate Arnell D1 PAID 8d Stg and D23 10 Cy in red to IRELAND with red PKT LETTER PAID LIVERPOOL 10 AU *57E, with Dublin A 11 AU 1857 C and NAVAN 12 JU 1857 receivers on back, clean and very fine. (Image)

Est. 100+

1857 Stampless Trans-Atlantic mourning cover from Toronto 28 SEP 1857 in red with ms Paid 27/9/57, rated PAID 10 in red to ENGLAND with red PKT LETTER PAID LIVERPOOL 10 OC, with KENDAL 11 OC 1857 A receiver on back, clean and fine. (Image)

Est. 100+

1858 Stampless Trans-Atlantic folded cover on large part of OHMS folded cover with Liverpool lozenge L OC27 A, Inspectors RED CROSS IN CIRCLE, rated with 10d Cy handstamp, with partial Quebec 13 NO (18)58 receiver and FORWARDED straight line, and Toronto 16 NO 58 U.C. receiver, FORWARDED in red to Quebec 18 NO 1858 L.C., then forwarded back to Toronto 20 NO 58 U.C., very interesting piece (Image)

Est. 150+

1859-1860 Two stampless Trans-Atlantic American Cheese Depot/William Davies return envelopes from TORONTO C.W. one dated 24 OCT 1859 rated PAID 8d Stg handstamp in red, with small 40 LONDON 7 - NO 59 single ring transit in red on back, the other 26 Jan 1860 PAID single ring in red, rated 6d Stg handstamp in red, small WALLINGFORD B 9 FE 60 receiver on back, both with rough edges all round (Image)

Est. 100+