United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

**Post-Revolutionary War and 1792 First Treaty Period**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1012		(New Orleans, Spanish America, to Quebec, Canada, 1784) "New Orleans 20 February, '84". Dateline on folded letter written in French to Quebec, Canada, no postal markings and carried outside the mails as there was no established postal route VERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED COVER FROM SPANISH TERRITORY IN THE UNITED STATES TO CANADA IN PRIVATE HANDS. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT COVER CARRIED JUST AFTER THE END OF THE REVOLUTION. The writer, Jacques-Nicolet Perrault, was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada. In the letter he mentions the route this letter was to take, by way of the Mississippi River and Illinois Country. Ex Poitras, Steinhart and Siskin (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 4,000-5,000 SOLD for $7,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1013		(Montreal, Canada, to Baltimore Md.) "Montreal Canada 14th Aug. 1784". Dateline on folded letter to Baltimore Md., carried outside the mails to the U.S., "11/ SE" (Sep. 11) Franklin mark applied at Philadelphia, manuscript "2.16" rate (2dwt 16gr), addressed to Tench Tilghman who was aide-de-camp to General Washington and one of the most trusted members of his staff, Very Fine, this is reported by the owner to be the earliest known post-Revolutionary War cover from Canada to the United States, Tilghman died in 1786 from sickness contracted during his Continental Army service (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
1014		(New York to Montreal, Canada) "New York, 7 Feby. 1785". Dateline on folded letter addressed to Major General Gabriel Christie in Montreal, Canada, manuscript rates "Albany 10/ Montreal 11-1/2", summed below as "1S 9-1/2" (1 shilling 9-1/2 pence), contents of the letter from B. Livingston relate to a dispute with General Moses Hazen, Very Fine, a scarce post-Revolutionary War cover sent at an early point in the resumption of cross-border mail, ex Wellburn and Steinhart (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
1015		(Montreal, Canada, to Grand Portage, Minnesota Territory) "James McKay, Donald McKay & Agnus Shaw, fwd by ?? Depot, 26 March 1789". Notation on back of folded cover to Grand Portage in present day Minnesota, carried outside the mails by canoe route over the Great Lakes, some minor edge splits, one reinforced, minor wear AN EXTREMELY RARE EARLY CROSS-BORDER FUR TRADE COVER CARRIED BY CANOE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES FROM MONTREAL TO MINNESOTA TERRITORY. Grand Portage was a major center for the fur trade in the 18th and 19th centuries and served as the main post for the North West Company at the western end of Lake Superior. Ex Steinhart and Siskin (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 5,000-7,500 SOLD for $3,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1016		(London, England, to Quebec, Canada, via Boston) "London 1 May 1790". Dateline on folded letter addressed to Quebec, Canada, carried privately to Boston and routed via "the New England Coffee House" as stated in letter, carried privately to Quebec, letter relates to casks of returned merchandise which accompanied, reply docketing, file folds, Very Fine transatlantic cover from London to Quebec through Boston, there was no postal treaty between Canada and the U.S. from 1788 to 1792, but mail was exchanged, mostly along the Montreal-New York route (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
1017		(Springfield N.J. to Quebec, Canada) "Springfield, April 25, 1791". Dateline on folded letter to Quebec, Canada, carried privately so no postmarks, answer docketing at top and on flap, slightly toned file fold, still Very Fine example of privately carried mail during the pre-1792 treaty period (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
1018		(New York to Montreal, Canada, 1793) "N. YORK JUNE 22". Straightline datestamp on 1793 folded letter to Montreal, Canada, red manuscript "20" cents rate for carriage from New York to Burlington Vt. (250-350 miles), re-rated "IN7" for total postage due to recipient (1sh to Burlington plus 7d to Montreal (60-100 miles), Very Fine, a choice early treaty cover to Montreal, ex Steinhart (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
1019		(Philadelphia Pa. to Montreal, Canada, ca. 1793) "17/IY". Franklin mark (July 17) on folded cover to Montreal, Canada, manuscript "22" (cents) rate for carriage to Burlington Vt. (350-450 miles), red manuscript "IN9" due rate (combined U.S. postage and 7 pence Canadian for 60-100 miles), some tape reinforcement and band of toning at top, otherwise Very Fine treaty-period cover, for northbound mail the U.S. postage could be prepaid or unpaid (unpaid in this case), the Canadian postage could not be prepaid (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
1020		(British-Occupied Fort Ontario, Oswego N.Y., to Montreal, Canada, 1795) "20th May '95". Dateline on folded letter from an officer in the Royal Canadian Volunteers, addressed to Captain Hugh McDonell of the Royal Canadian Volunteers in Montreal, Canada, carried outside the mails so no postal markings, one panel of letter with writing missing small piece, otherwise Very Fine, a rare cross-border cover from occupied United States territory, while the 1783 Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War, the British continued to occupy Fort Ontario until 1796 after the signing of the Jay Treaty, for a biography of the recipient see http://www.uppercanadahistory.ca/ucfel/ucfel9.html -- ex Steinhart (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 750-1,000 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
1021		(British-Occupied Detroit to London via Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1795) "HALIFAX/ SHIP LRE/ JUN 18/ 95". Three-line datestamp on folded letter datelined "Detroit March 18th 1795", addressed to Hants, England, manuscript "1/1" rate crossed out and re-rated, some internal splits along the folds VERY FINE. A SPECTACULAR CROSS-BORDER USE FROM DETROIT, CARRIED BY INDIAN COURIER TO FORT NIAGARA, THEN TO ENGLAND VIA HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. This letter is from a British Army officer stationed at Detroit. The text references his destination as Fort Niagara "for the remainder of the year" and states that the letter "takes its conveyance with one of our tawny friends, an Indian who is going across the country but as he bears a tolerable good character, think it has a chance of reaching you". After reaching Fort Niagara, it traveled up the St. Lawrence River, entered Halifax as a ship letter and sailed by packet to England. The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the Revolutionary War and ceded territory that included Detroit to the United States. However, the British continued to control Detroit until 1796, after the Jay Treaty was signed. Ex Siskin (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 7,500-10,000 SOLD for $7,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1022		(New York to Quebec, 1798) "New York Jul. 2". Clamshell datestamp on folded letter datelined July 2, 1798 to Quebec, Canada, "Paid" straightline with manuscript "20" (cents), for 250-350 miles distance, manuscript "11-1/2" pence Canadian due rate for 200-300 miles, Very Fine treaty-period cover, for northbound mail the U.S. postage could be prepaid or unpaid (prepaid in this case), the Canadian postage could not be prepaid (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction

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