Nova Scotia, 1847 (Sep. 4) Amherst N.S. to Hartford Conn. Folded letter with red Amherst (9.4.1847) origin backstamp and matching "Paid at Amherst N.S." crown mark with red manuscript "1/1½" prepaid 1s1½d cy. rating; reverse with Dorchester N.B. (9.5), St. John N.B. (9.6) and St. Andrews (9.7) transits, red Robbinston Me. (9.8) cds and "Paid" crossed out in manuscript and rated "10" cents due for over 300 miles, Very Fine.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

A CHOICE AMHERST N.S. CROWNED CIRCLE USE TO THE UNITED STATES. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Nova Scotia, 1850 (Jun. 20) Philadelphia Pa. to Wallace N.S. Folded cover bearing United States 10¢ black (2), position 86R1, full to huge margins showing part of adjacent stamps at top and bottom, tied by partly struck blue datestamp, second strike of same "Philada. Pa. '10' Jun. 20" integral-rate circular datestamp at right, endorsed "paid to Lines" and "Mail via Robbinston Maine", reverse with St. Andrews (6.24), St. John (6.25) and Amherst (6.27) transits, manuscript "1/1½" pence cy. due, some slight overall soiling, Very Fine, ex-Rose, Mirsky, Illustrated in Rose's "Classic United States Imperforate Stamps".
Estimate; $3,000 - 4,000.

A MAGNIFICENT 1847 ISSUE COVER TO NOVA SCOTIA. Est. $3,000-4,000 (Image)

Est. $3,000-4,000

Nova Scotia, 1868 (May 30) New York N.Y. to Middleton, Prince Edward Island. Buff cover with "New-York '10' May 30" integral due cds, reverse with Halifax (6.4) transit oval and rimless "Prince Edward Island, 5 June 1868" arrival cds with matching "6" due rating, Very Fine, ex-Saint, with 1985 Greene Foundation certificate.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

United States mails were not necessarily prepaid until 1869. This cover is mentioned in Lehr. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400