Postal History, Canada

**1829 Type Postmarks**
LotNo.	Symbol	Cat No.	Lot Description
1	CVR		1829 Waterford (U.C.) Folded Letter to Vittoria, mailed on NOV.18.1829 (1829-type in red is the earliest recorded date) and sent free with Postmaster's signature. Ex Dr. Robert C. Smith and accompanied by his write-up.	Estimate $ 200 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
2	CVR		1830 St Andrews (L.C.) Folded Letter to Québec City, mailed on JUN.15.1830 (1829-type in black), a very fine strike.	Estimate $ 100 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
3	CVR		1830 and 1837 Gananoque (U.C.) Folded Letters, first mailed NOV.24.1830 (1829-Type in red) to York, second mailed JUL.24.1837 (1829-Type in blue) to Toronto. Both very fine strikes.	Estimate $ 250 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
4	CVR		1832 La Prairie (L.C.) Folded Letter to Québec City, mailed on MAR.23.1832 (1829-type in blue), very fine.	Estimate $ 100 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
5	CVR		1833 Drummondville (L.C.) Folded Letter to William Henry, mailed on JUL.4.1833 (1829-type in red, year confirmed in dateline of long letter inside), very fine.	Estimate $ 100 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
6	CVR		1833 and 1845 Eaton (L.C.) Folded Letters, first mailed OCT.29.1833 (1829-Type in black, with year datelined inside) to Stanstead, sent free by Postmaster, with his signature. Second mailed AUG.19.1845 (1829-Type in red, with year datelined inside), as well as on receiver to Montréal. Very fine.	Estimate $ 150 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
7	CVR		1835 St Thomas (U.C.) Folded Letter to Chippawa, mailed on SEP.21.1835 (1829-type in bright red, with typeset date inside) to Samuel Street at Niagara Falls / Chippawa, with a small "PAID." handstamp in red. Fine.	Estimate $ 150 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
8	CVR		1836 Alexandria (U.C.) Folded Letter to Toronto, mailed on MAY.5.1836 (1829-type in black), very fine.	Estimate $ 100 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
9	CVR		1838 Berther (L.C.) Folded Letters to Québec City, first mailed JUL.6 (1829-type in red, year unknown) and a second mailed on SEP.29.1838 (1829-type in black, year confirmed in docketing on back), both are very fine.	Estimate $ 150 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
10	CVR		1841 Grenville (L.C.) Folded Letter to Québec, mailed on FEB.4.1841 (1829-Type in red) to Québec City, with FEB.8 receipt docketing on back, very fine.	Estimate $ 100 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
11	CVR		1842 Coteau du Lac (L.C.) Folded Letter to Bytown, mailed on DEC.10.1842 (1829-type in black) with "PAID" handstamp in red, small repair at top where wax seal was cut, fine.	Estimate $ 100 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
12	CVR		1842 Stoney Creek (U.C) Folded Letter to Kingston, mailed on JUL.14.1842 (1829-type in blue, year confirmed in letter inside), very fine.	Estimate $ 100 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
13	CVR		1843 St Charles (L.C.) Folded Letter to Montréal, mailed on JUN.9.1843 (1829-type in red), a very fine strike of this seldom seen postmark.	Estimate $ 150 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
14	CVR		1849 Trafalgar (U.C.) Folded Letter to England, mailed on AUG.15.1849 (1829-type in black) to Penrith (SEP.3 receiver) through Toronto, Montréal and Pooley-Bridge. Fine-very fine.	Estimate $ 100 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction

**Early B.N.A. Postmarks**
LotNo.	Symbol	Cat No.	Lot Description
15	CVR		1797 (June 17) Folded Letter from Detroit to Connecticut, datelined inside by the writer Daniel Bissell, addressed to John Wiles, a merchant in East Hartford, Connecticut. The letter entered the U.S. mails at Philadelphia, was rated "17" manuscript and dated July 25 by Franklin mark. Mailed during the period of Canadian control of Detroit, written in Fort Detroit, while in the Northwest Territory, and less than a year following the withdrawal by the British from the fort. Edge and fold faults, still a very fine early usage. A simple online search on Bissell reveals a very interesting life and career.	Estimate $ 200 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
16	CVR		1801 Québec Ship Letter to England, datelined inside AUG.14.1801 and mailed with a very fine strike of the crowned “SHIP LETTER / QUEBEC” double oval (difficult to find these on outgoing mail, usually used on incoming) to Birmingham, England, via London (SEP.23 transit in red on back), endorsed “Pr. H. M. S. Eurydice". Very fine, and mounted on a well written-up page giving a full account of the rates and the ship it crossed on. Ex Steinhart.	Estimate $ 200 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
17	CVR		1801 Niagara (U.C.) Straightline Cancel on Folded Cross-Border Cover, addressed to New York City and rated "25" (cents) manuscript, the front shows a very fine strike of "NIAGARA, Aug." (with the day "20" added by pen, year confirmed by docketing on back). A very fine example of this rare postmark, the office was established in 1797 as a convenience to handle U.S.-bound letters, the office forwarded mail on a biweekly basis to Fort Niagara (in the U.S.) which was less than a mile away across the Niagara River. Ex Meyer and "Dubois".	Estimate $ 350 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
18	CVR		1801 Québec City Folded Letter to Scotland, mailed from Québec (large oval crown "Ship Letter / Quebec" in black) to Kincorth (near Aberdeen), with NOV.23.1801 partial Bishop mark on back and NO/26 receiver in red on front. A very fine early Trans-Atlantic letter.	Estimate $ 200 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
19	CVR		1804 Berthier (L.C.) Straightline Cancel on Folded Cover addressed to Montréal and rated 4½ manuscript, the back shows a very fine strike of "BERTHIER / 27 MAR 180" (with the missing year digit confirmed by docketing). Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans) (All Images)	Estimate $ 150 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
20	CVR		1818 Niagara (U.C.) "Belt Buckle" on Folded Letter To England, mailed JUN.11.1818 (Niagara / U. Canada "belt-buckle" in black) to London (AUG.1 receiver on back) through Québec and Liverpool, with boxed "Liverpool / Ship Letter" handstamp next to a tiny "Paid." handstamp, both in black. Some staining, still an interesting early Trans-Atlantic letter with a very fine strike of the scarce Niagara postmark.	Estimate $ 150 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction