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Stamps & Postal History of British North America continued...

Nova Scotia continued...
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
759 cover   image1808 (February 23), prepaid packet letter from Shotleyfield, Durham, to General Hunter at Halifax, routed via London and Falmouth, endorsed “Single Sheet,” bearing Durham “263” mileage handstamp and red “PAID / FE 29 / 1808” tombstone, prepaid 2s3d comprising 1s2d inland postage from Durham to Falmouth via London and 1s1d packet postage, carried aboard the Queen Charlotte, usual filing folds, fine-very fine and fresh.

Thomas Kirkley writes to General Hunter concerning the proposed purchase of a parcel of land for £1,000, reports that he has let all of the farms for two years, and closes by asking to be “particularly remembered to Mrs Hunter." Major-General Martin Hunter (1757-1846), a native of Medomsley and owner of family estates in County Durham, was at the time of this letter commanding British forces at Halifax. A veteran of the American Revolutionary War and the campaigns in India, Hunter subsequently became president of the New Brunswick Council and effectively administered the province from 1808 to 1812; the contents concern the management of his Durham properties while he was serving abroad. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)

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Estimate C$ 250

Currently...C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
760 cover   image1808 (May), prepaid packet letter from Durham to General Hunter at Halifax, Nova Scotia, with detailed estate accounts, bearing “DURHAM / 263” mileage handstamp, manuscript “Single Sheet” endorsement despite the more extensive enclosure, rated 11d from Durham to London and prepaid 2s2d in red, with two-line “HALIFAX / JUN 13” receiver (Macdonald HAL 10), usual filign folds, very light toning at bottom, else fresh and fine-very fine.

The contents comprise a detailed statement of income and expenditure for Meddomerley, Hendal and Billingside from June 30, 1807, to May 12, 1808, recording income from farm rentals and expenses including purchases of wood. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)

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Estimate C$ 250

Currently...C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
761 cover   image1840 (April 27), colonial packet letter to Bermuda, carried by the Mail Brig Velocity, written at Halifax and addressed to William Burgess Esq., Bermuda, endorsed “p Mail Boat” at lower left, with manuscript “Pd 8” and “8”, struck on front with faint Halifax double split-ring despatch strike (27 April), with contents written and signed by merchant Richard Smith, two small pinholes at centre, else quite fresh, scarce and attractive.

Smith, the sender, reports the arrival of the "Storm" with 60 hogsheads of sugar and four tierces of molasses, comments on weak Halifax demand, notes Newfoundland arrivals are depressing codfish prices, and discusses further shipments. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate C$ 250

Currently...C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
762 cover   image1881 (April 18), 1c postal stationery card from Pictou to Captain May of the Brig "Kitty Clyde", 1c Victoria card cancelled by the scarce TRURO & PORT HAWKESBURY RY. M.C. railway marking, Gray rarity factor “G”, with same-day Halifax arrival c.d.s., the message requesting charters for Boston, New York and Barbados; slight staining at left, otherwise fine.

The Kitty Clyde was a 129-ton merchant brigantine under the command of Captain May. This card, addressed to May via the Halifax merchant firm of J.S. McLean & Co, seeking charters, arrived at an inauspicious time; May and the Kitty Clyde had, in late 1880, survived a harrowing ordeal while bound for Prince Edward Island; the vessel was caught in a brutal winter storm and endured 41 continuous days of heavy gales at sea, shattering the ship's bulwarks and leaving her hull leaking badly. Captain May guided the ship safely to St. George's, Bermuda, on December 17, 1880. The vessel was ultimately deemed too damaged to restore; the Kitty Clyde would not return to Nova Scotia. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 150

Currently...C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
763 cover   image1869 (October 25), stampless folded letter from Saint-Pierre to Boston via Nova Scotia, on Beust Père et Fils letterhead of Granville, datelined Saint-Pierre, struck on front with Saint-Pierre c.d.s. alongside black “10” rate handstamp, the reverse with partial Cape Breton transit, Sydney C.B. split-ring (15 Nov) and Amherst double split-ring (19 Nov), light horizontal and vertical filing folds, otherwise fine, a scarce Saint-Pierre to United States usage via Nova Scotia. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate C$ 150

Currently...C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
764 cover   image1845 (August 18), stampless folded letter from Pictou to Halifax, Nova Scotia, with early use of the Pictou double split-ring, the reverse with clearly struck PICTOU / AUG 18 / 1845 double split-ring despatch and same-day Halifax oval receiver, the Pictou marking predating by four days the earliest recorded use of 22 Aug 1845 noted by J.J. MacDonald; light filing fold, otherwise very fine, with particularly clear strikes. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
765 cover   image1863 (April 15), incoming stampless mourning cover from Bonn, Prussia, to Bridgetown, struck with framed Bonn despatch marking, endorsed “via England” and variously rated in manuscript at left, the initial ratings crossed out and “23 cts” written at top, reverse with London transit c.d.s. in blue (16 Apr), Halifax oval transit (30 Apr) and Bridgetown double split-ring receiver (4 May); slightly reduced at right clear of postal markings, with some light staining and tone spots, otherwise fine, a scarce incoming cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
766 cover   image1835 (February 21), stampless transatlantic folded letter from Halifax to London, England, carried by the Falmouth packet Plover, struck with faint but scarce red HALIFAX / FEB 21 / PAID marking, the Plover departing Halifax 22 Feb and arriving Falmouth 11 Mar, thence forwarded to London with clear red PAID / 13 MR / 1835 tombstone receiver; the contents, written by Hugh Bell to the Wesleyan Mission Society in Hatton Garden, lament the "lethargy" and "paucity of talent" in the local district compared with other churches and appeal for whatever assistance might be provided; unusually fresh and very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
767 cover   image1822 (July 5), stampless transatlantic folded letter from Hampton, Middlesex, to Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, via the Twopenny Post, London, Falmouth and Halifax, endorsed “per packet” and struck with framed T.P. / HAMMERSMITH handstamp on front, the reverse with octagonal 7 O’CLOCK / 6 JY / 1822 marking, carried by the Falmouth packet Francis Freeling to Halifax and thence onward to Lunenburg, with manuscript accounting at left totalling the British inland rate, packet rate, and delivery to Lunenburg, for a total of 3s2d (currency), the letter being cross-written personal contents, some light edge wear, otherwise fine and scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)

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Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
768 cover   imageJoseph Howe correspondence, 1843/1852, group of five stampless covers addressed to Howe at Halifax, comprising 1843 (23 Oct) cover from Kentville, rated “7” in manuscript, the reverse with neat Kentville double split-ring despatch and same-day Halifax receiver, with contents from Eliza Phinney concerning repairs to Phinney’s Bridge and a road in Wilmot County; 1849 (6 Jul) cover from Lunenburg, rated “7” in manuscript, the reverse with superb Lunenburg despatch backstamp and Halifax oval receiver (9 Jul), the contents concerning the swearing-in of a Chief Inspector; 1849 (24 Nov) cover from Digby, endorsed “On Service”, initially rated 4½d and subsequently altered to 9d, the reverse with clear Digby double split-ring despatch and Halifax oval receiver (26 Nov), the contents concerning customs and taxation on ship materials from Brier Island; 1850 (18 Jul) cover from Bridgetown, rated “9” in red manuscript with “Paid” alongside and somewhat smudged undated Bridgetown Paid double split-ring, the reverse with Bridgetown despatch and next-day Halifax receiver, the contents written on behalf of Henry Gesner seeking permission to open a copper mine; and 1852 (6 Apr) cover from Amherst, rated “3” in black manuscript, the reverse with neatly struck Amherst double split-ring despatch and the front with crisp Halifax Paid tombstone (8 Apr), usual filing folds; small faults, but overall fresh and fine-very fine or better.

Joseph Howe (1804–1873) was one of the central political figures of nineteenth-century Nova Scotia, beginning his public career as proprietor and editor of the Novascotian and achieving national prominence after his successful defence against criminal libel in 1835. He became a leading advocate of responsible government, and later served in several senior offices, opposed Confederation before eventually entering federal politics, and was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia shortly before his death in 1873. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)

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Estimate C$ 400

Currently...C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
769 cover   image1829 (May 1), stampless folded letter from Edinburgh to Truro, Nova Scotia, carried by H.M. sloop Badger as replacement packet following the wreck of the Myrtle, the Badger having taken over the service after the Myrtle was wrecked on Ragged Islands on 3 Apr 1829, rated an additional ½d for the Scottish wheel tax and 2s5d to Halifax, comprising 1s3d packet postage and 1s2d inland postage, subsequently amended to 2s9d currency with a further 5d to Pictou, for a total of 3s2d currency, struck with partial Halifax datestamp in black (June); minor edge staining including at lower left, otherwise fine; ex Arnell. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate C$ 200

Currently...C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
770 cover   image1840 (July 6), stampless folded letter from Digby to Halifax, Nova Scotia, with scarce Digby star cancellation, unrated and addressed to Charles Wallace, Provincial Treasurer at Halifax, struck with a crisp Digby star handstamp, usual filing folds, otherwise very fine.

Charles Wallace, son of the Honourable Michael Wallace, was a prominent figure in early nineteenth-century Halifax commercial and civic life, serving as Provincial Treasurer and holding an interest in the Halifax Hotel Company. He was admitted to the North British Society in 1832 and became its president in 1841. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate C$ 120

Currently...C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction
771 cover   image1852 (December 4), Way Office Shippigan Island cover to Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, with attractive green Way Office despatch backstamp, routed via Chatham, where struck with blue 3d rate handstamp, thence via Bend of Petitcodiac (7 Dec), Sackville, and Halifax, with Halifax oval receiver backstamp (9 Dec) and Bridgetown double split-ring receiver (13 Dec), quite fresh, attractive and very fine; ex “Skywalk.” (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
772 cover   image1851 (June 23), prepaid stampless folded letter from Halifax to D.S. Kennedy in New York, carried by Cunard Europa via Boston, rated “4” in red manuscript and struck with an exceptionally clear HALIFAX PAID tombstone datestamp (23 Jun), endorsed “Per Europa via Boston” and further struck with red Boston transit c.d.s. (26 Jun), the contents concerning the sale of stocks, and details of a bill relating to a six-month annuity with the New York Life Insurance & Trust Company; remarkably fresh, attractive and very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate C$ 80

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
773 cover   image1840 (October 29), stampless official folded letter from Truro to Halifax, Nova Scotia, struck with a fair impression of the Truro star postmark, endorsed “O.H.M.S.” and addressed to Charles Wallace, Provincial Treasurer at Halifax, with manuscript endorsement at lower left, usual filing folds, otherwise fresh and fine to very fine.

The contents are datelined Tatamagouche and written by Alexander Campbell, a prominent Nova Scotia shipbuilder credited with constructing some ninety vessels during his career; Campbell also established saw and grist mills and served as a justice of the peace, judge and member of the Nova Scotia Legislative Council. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
774 cover   image1842 (June 15), stampless folded letter from Antigonish to Halifax, Nova Scotia, addressed to the Rev. John Quinan, rated in manuscript “2” and “9” for 11d, with a further 1d added for a total of 1s, all shown in rate notation at upper right, struck with a smudged but readable Antigonish star handstamp; the letter from Neil McLeod, first parish priest of the East Bay area, to Quinan, who in 1842 had been sent by Bishop Fraser as assistant to the Vicar General of Halifax; some edge wear including small tears at top and light overall aging, otherwise fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
775 cover   image1840 (June 3), stampless transatlantic folded letter from Fulham, England, to “La Have, near Lunenburgh,” Nova Scotia, rated “7” in black manuscript and struck with two-line T.P. / HAMMERSMITH handstamp, further rated in red manuscript and bearing red PAID / JUNE 3 datestamp, a very fine though somewhat faint Halifax, Nova Scotia double split-ring on front, with personal contents enclosed, quite fresh and attractive, very fine.

La Have, on Nova Scotia’s South Shore near Lunenburg, was one of the province’s earliest European settlements, established by the French under Isaac de Razilly in 1632 and briefly serving as the administrative centre of Acadia. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
776   image1852 (June 16), Queen Victoria appoints Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, eight-page document, the final three pages blank, boldly signed “Victoria RI” at top, with embossed official seal and £200 embossed revenue stamp, London docketing seal dated 26 Jun 1852, and paper watermarked “J. WHATMAN / TURKEY MILL 1847,” produced by the celebrated papermaker preferred by Queen Victoria and often used for personal correspondence, the document formally appointing Le Marchant Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, remarkably fresh, with the Queen’s signature especially bold and clear, usual folds, otherwise very fine, a rare and important document, of major significance to the history of Nova Scotia; ex Fawn.

Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant (1803-1874) came from a distinguished Guernsey military family and entered the British Army as an ensign at age seventeen, advancing rapidly and becoming one of the army’s youngest regimental commanders. In 1847, he was appointed Governor of Newfoundland at a difficult moment following the devastating St. John’s fire of 1846. During his tenure he travelled extensively through the colony and took an active interest in agriculture, settlement and local administration. In the summer of 1852 Le Marchant was transferred to Nova Scotia as Lieutenant Governor; his six-year administration encompassed governments led by such prominent figures as James Boyle Uniacke, William Young and Joseph Howe. He left Nova Scotia in February 1858, subsequently serving as Governor of Malta from 1859 to 1864 and Commander-in-Chief at Madras from 1865 to 1868; he was appointed K.C.B. in 1865. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 2,000

Currently...C$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
777   image1828 (September 11), Liverpool, to Truro, Nova Scotia, privately carried aboard the Corsair to Halifax, datelined folded letter written by Captain Christie and addressed to shipowner Alexander Kent of Truro, endorsed “p. Corsair” and carried aboard Kent’s own vessel to Halifax, where it entered the mails with sharp HALIFAX / OC 15 / 1828 c.d.s. and better-than-usual crowned oval SHIP LETTER / HALIFAX handstamp, rated “6” in manuscript, comprising 5d inland postage plus 1d ship-letter fee, the contents discussing ships, departures, cargo and crew; fresher than usually encountered, with some toning on reverse, otherwise fine-very fine, and attractive. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Estimate C$ 250

Currently...C$120.00
Will close during Public Auction
778   image1800 (August 18), stampless folded cover from Halifax to Windsor, Nova Scotia, rated 4½d and struck with circular POST PAID handstamp in black, recorded from 1790 to 1815, together with a boldly struck two-line HALIFAX / AUG 18 1800 marking at lower left, recorded from 1799 to 1803 and again from 1807 to 1811, addressed to The Honourable Judge Deschamps, usual filing folds, back has separated following previous attempt at repair, but with the postal markings unusually clear and well struck.

Isaac Deschamps became a judge for Kings County in 1761, later represented Annapolis County in the House of Assembly, and in 1785 became Acting Chief Justice. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 120

Currently...C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction

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