Early B.N.A. Postmarks continued...
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Cat No. |
Lot Description |
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CVR |
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 1828 Howard (U.C.)
Manuscript Postmark, written by John Unsworth and dated 12 June 1828, on a small folded letter addressed to William Hands in Sandwich. Probably carried by favour, fine. (Scan
1)
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Estimate $ 100
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 42 |
CVR |
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 1829 Port Talbot
Manuscript Postmark on Folded Money Letter, the letter inside is written by Mahlon Burwell and is datelined "Collector's Office, Port of Port Talbot, 14th December 1829" and is addressed to J.H. Dunn, Receiver General at York. The letter is
manuscript postmarked "Port Talbot / 14th Decr 1829" and rated "2N3" (triple rate), very fine. Ex Dr. Robert C. Smith
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Estimate $ 200
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 43 |
CVR |
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 1830 Trans-Atlantic
Folded Letter with Scarce Niagara Belt and Buckle Handstamp, the letter inside is datelined “York, 11th Jany 1830” with a faint York U.C double circle in red, plus a faint Niagara U.C double circle in red, as well as a rarely seen oval belt and
buckle style “NIAGARA / PAID / TO NEW YORK / U.CANADA” (exchange marking in use for only one year). Originally addressed to New York, crossed out and re-directed to Dorset, England, with a boxed “SHIP LETTER / LIVERPOOL” on back and endorsed “Pr Ship
Wm. Byrnes”. Very fine and well written-up on a page also explaining the rates. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 200
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 44 |
CVR |
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 1832 Colborne U.C
Double Oval on Folded Money Cover to York, mailed on JUL.2.1832 (double oval in dark red, with italic font, year is confirmed by docketing on back, is the LRD) and rated "Free" with the Postmaster's signature, fine and rare.
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Estimate $ 350
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 45 |
CVR |
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 1832 Post Office P.E.
Island Postmark on Inter-Provincial Folded Letter, the three page letter inside is datelined "Charlotte Town 12th Nov. 1832" and is addressed to St John New Brunswick, with large double-circle NOV.12.1832 "POST OFFICE / P.E. ISLAND" datestamp
(Lehr #P2) and a partial Halifax Fleuron (date unreadable). A nice example of this scarce PEI postmark. See also another lovely PEI cover in our United States section.
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Estimate $ 200
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 46 |
CVR |
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 1832 Chippawa (U.C.)
Manuscript Postmark on Folded Letter, mailed on SEP.27.1832 (the LRD of the manuscript postmark) to Vittoria, rated “Free” manuscript. Edge tears, else a clear example of this scarce postmark.
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Estimate $ 150
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 47 |
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 1832 and 1844
Lennoxville (L.C.) Two Folded Letters, first was mailed on DEC.11.1832 (1831 supplemental order in red) to Stanstead, second was mailed on APR.18.1844 (1831 supplemental order in red, the LRD) to Eaton (with 1829-Type in red receiver) via
Sherbrooke (AUG.17 transit), both are very fine.
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Estimate $ 100
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 48 |
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 1833 Walsingham (U.C.)
Folded Letter to Vittoria, written by Benajah M. Brown, postmaster at Walshingham and mailed on SEP.21.1833 (1831 supplemental order postmark is the only example known) to Vittoria, very fine. Ex Dr. Robert C. Smith.
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Estimate $ 150
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 49 |
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 1835 Prescott (U.C)
Manuscript Precursor on Money Letter, a folded money letter datelined inside "Port of Prescott Oct 30th 1835" mailed on same day with precursor manuscript to Toronto, sent Free from the Prescott Postmaster, very fine.
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Estimate $ 100
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 50 |
CVR |
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 1838 Cumberland N.S.
Star Cancel on Inter-Provincial Folded Letter, letter inside was written at Bathurst N.B. on DEC.23.1837 and addressed to St. Eleanors, Lot 16 in Prince Edward Island and travelled through Cumberland, with a nice strike of its scarce star c.d.s.
cancel on front. Docketing indicates a FEB.1 arrival. A scarce and interesting routing, destination and postmark. A similar example sold in the Sandy Clark collection sold for just under $1,000.
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Estimate $ 300
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 51 |
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 1840 Guelph (U.C.)
Manuscript Postmark on Folded Letter, mailed on JUL.15.1840 (very fine manuscript postmark) to “Lot Street, Toronto”, rated “PAID” handstamp and manuscript “7”. Very fine.
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Estimate $ 100
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 52 |
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 1841 and 1859 Two
Folded Letters Mailed from the Postmaster of Kingston, both mailed “FREE” handstamp in red to the Postmaster General in Washington and despatched with a red “Kingston / Up-Can” c.d.s. Kingston was an exchange office, and the 1859 letter refers to
the office’s accounts, and the 1841 cover (no contents) is docketed to have contained a draft payment.
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Estimate $ 150
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 53 |
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 1841 Fort Erie
Manuscript Postmark on Folded Money Letter to Toronto, mailed on FEB15.1841 (manuscript precursor postmark at upper left), with a letter inside indicating that this contained £50. Very fine and accompanied by a lengthy write-up of the rate
calculation.
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Estimate $ 100
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 54 |
CVR |
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 1841 Pictou N.S. Star
Cancel on Folded Letter to Québec City, the letter inside was written on OCT.22.1841 by the Pastor of Pictou, and addressed to the Bishop of Nancy, with a note explaining that the letter could be opened by the Bishop of Québec in his absence.
Pictou N.S. star cancel is light, but identifiable and we note a Frederickton N.B. OCT.30.1841 transit c.d.s. in red (with inverted date). Missing part of letter, still very fine.
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Estimate $ 100
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 55 |
CVR |
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 1841 Two
Trans-Atlantic Covers to England, both Sailed on the Same Day and Ship, first mailed Montréal L.C (NOV.23.1841 double circle in red) to Bath (DEC.18 receiver) and the second mailed Dunnville U.C (NOV.13.1841 italics double circle in blue), DEC.17
receiver. Both very fine and rated 1sh2d. Ex Montgomery.
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Estimate $ 150
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 56 |
CVR |
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 1842 Miramichi (N.B.)
Folded Letter to England, mailed on JUL.29.1842 ("MIRAMICHI / PAID" double broken circle in black) to Liverpool England, with "PAID AT CHATHAM" handstamp in black and endorsed "per Steamer 4th Aug.", very fine.
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Estimate $ 150
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 57 |
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 1842 Incoming Folded
Letter to Shediac, New Brunswick, the long 2 page letter inside is datelined “Little Britain, November 8th, 1842” part of which explains that it was handed directly to a private ship in New York, and carried to St John NB where it entered the
posts on NOV.23.1842 ("ST JOHN / NEW BRUNSWICK" large datestamp on back), with a two line “ST JOHN N.B. / SHIP LETTER” handstamp on front, next to an accounting of the rate, very fine. Well written-up on a page, ex Montgomery. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 150
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 58 |
CVR |
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 1844 Folded Letter
Michigan to Erius (U.C.) via Sandwich, etc. the letter inside is datelined Romulus (Michigan) MAR.19.1844, with a manuscript "South Nankin Michigan March 19" postmark on front, addressed to Erius (MAR.30 receiver, 1829-Type in red) via Windsor
with tiny-lettered two line "WINDSOR C.W. / 19 MAR 1844" handstamp in red and Sandwich MAR.19 double broken circle transit in red, fine-very fine
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Estimate $ 100
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 59 |
CVR |
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 1844 St John N.B.
Folded Letter to England, mailed from St John on MAY.15.1844 (double broken circle in black, on back) with "St John / Paid" dateless double broken circle in red on front, to London England, with Paid / MAY.29.1844 tombstone receiver, carried by
the Cunard Hibernia, very file.
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Estimate $ 100
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 60 |
CVR |
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 1844 Amherst N.S. /
Paid on Folded Cross-Border Cover, mailed from Amherst on APR.24.1844 (double broken circle on back) to Hartford (Maine?), via Robbinston, Maine (c.d.s. on front), with an "AMHERST N.S / PAID" broken circle filled-in with a manuscript rate (to
the lines) of "11½", plus a manuscript "25" for the American portion, very fine. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 100
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
