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ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN CANADA-USA MIXED FRANKINGS: US, 1847 5
cents, two singles, left stamp with ample to mostly large margins and
with light vertical file fold, right stamp with large to huge margins
all around, both with fresh colour, tied by blue manuscript stroke on
1850 folded letter from the Kennedy correspondence
from Montreal to New York City, bold red crowned circle "Paid at
Quebec. L.C." handstamp and matching "Quebec L.C., FE 23 1850" datestamp
with red manuscript "11¢" (d) rating, endorsed "pd. to the lines", red
"Montreal L.C., FE 25 1850" backstamp. Extremely
Fine and attractive example of this rare mixed franking, of which ONLY 6
ARE RECORDED, THIS BEING ONE OF THE FINEST. A cover of similar quality
from the same correspondence sold in 1998 as part of the Sevenoaks
collection for 21.500 USD (+ fees). Until May
of 1849 Canadian postage could only be paid to the border (11 1/2d
postage for a distance of 201 to 300 miles to the US border). Postage
for delivery in the U.S. could not be prepaid in cash. Therefore, the
only way to avoid postage due charges to the recipient
was to apply U.S. stamps prior to mailing. Two 5¢ stamps paid the U.S.
rate for over 300 miles.
Expertise: 2012 Vincent Greene Foundation
Certificate.
Provenance: Greene, Craveri. Illustrated in Boggs The
Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada on
page 73, figure 27. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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Estimate. CHF 20,000
Currently (SAN)...CHF 20,000.00
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