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VERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY COVER WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED FROM VANCOUVER ISLAND TO NEW ZEALAND VIA THE UNITED STATES.
The 5c Colonial postage was paid in cash, and the cover was carried by contract steamer to San Francisco. The 22c rate is for American Packet from New York or San Francisco to Panama, then by British Packet to New Zealand. It was carried to Panama, where it was put on the British steamer Kaikoura, which departed July 25, 1867. It stopped at Pitcairn Island on August 10 and arrived in Port Nicholson (Wellington Harbor) on August 27. It was then delivered to Christchurch the following day. (Image)
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VERY FINE A COLORFUL BLACK JACK COVER ORIGINATING IN VICTORIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND, AND SENT TO AUSTRIA VIA SAN FRANCISCO.
The Colonial postage rate of 5c was paid in cash, and from Victoria it was carried by contract steamer to San Francisco. The 28c U.S. postage paid the Prussian Closed Mail rate to Austria. After processing at the New York foreign-mail office, it was put on the Cunarder Java, which departed New York on December 27, 1865, and arrived in Queenstown on January 5, 1866. It reached Aachen on January 9 and Vienna the following day.
Ex Allen and illustrated in the Lane book on p. 37 (Image)
FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE AND COLORFUL BLACK JACK FRANKING ON A COVER ORIGINATING IN THE GOLD FIELDS AT WILLIAMS CREEK, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND SENT TO NOVA SCOTIA VIA THE UNITED STATES MAILS.
Ex Wellburn (Image)
VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL BRITISH COLUMBIA AND UNITED STATES 1861 ISSUE MIXED-FRANKING COVER CARRIED FROM VICTORIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND, TO SACRAMENTO BY WELLS, FARGO & CO. EXPRESS.
This was handled by Wells Fargo's office in Victoria. Even though Wells Fargo carried it, the postage prepayment requirement was the same as if it went through the mails. This was delivered directly to the addressee and never entered the U.S. post office.
A similar franking was offered in one of our 2010 auctions (Vogel Collection, Sale 1002, lot 3917) (Image)
VERY FINE. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE BRITISH COLUMBIA AND UNITED STATES MIXED-FRANKING COVER FROM VICTORIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND, TO NEW YORK, CARRIED BY WELLS, FARGO & CO. EXPRESS.
This was handled by Wells Fargo's office in Victoria. Even though Wells Fargo carried it, the postage prepayment requirement was the same as if it went through the mails. The U.S. stamps pay the double 10c rate. This was carried outside the mails until it reached New York City. (Image)
VERY FINE. A RARE USE OF THE 2-CENT BLACK JACK ON A WELLS, FARGO & COMPANY ENTIRE ORIGINATING IN VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA AND SENT TO ENGLAND VIA UNITED STATES MAILS.
Ex Friedman. With 1969 P.F. certificate (Image)