CANADA STAMPLESS COVERS
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
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| 1 |
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 1817 MONTREAL PREPAID, usual weak strike of the straight line h/s dated JAN15'1817 on
back of SFL from Stephen Sewell (LC Militia Officer and politician) and addressed to QUEBEC-CITY, rated PAID 9d Ccy for the 180-mile distance, F-VF (Image) |
100+
SOLD for $54.00
Closing..Mar-15, 06:00 PM |
| 2 |
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 1833 SHEFFORD (LC) FREE (Shefford County 1816–1838), rare red 1829 issue h/s dated
JAN8'1833 on SFL addressed to the Postmaster (D. Moody) at ASCOT-LC, the enclosure is an application to purchase a piece of property in Shefford and contains Moody’s reply message, delivery both ways was FREE, note the incorrect ASCOTT spelling and
the town name that had been changed to SHERBROOKE in 1819, F-VF (Image) |
150+
SOLD for $153.00
Closing..Mar-15, 06:00 PM |
| 3 |
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 1833 WEST-WILLIAMSBURG-UC FREE (Dundas County 1831–1851), rare manuscript cancel
dated FEB12'1833 on SFL from Postmaster H. Stearns and addressed to attorney Thomas Aye in MONTREAL, enclosure respectfully declines a political appointment offer, usual file folds, F-VF (Image) |
150+
SOLD for $99.00
Closing..Mar-15, 06:00 PM |
| 4 |
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 1834 CHAMBLY (UC) PREPAID DOUBLE RATE (Chambly County 1816–1860), scarce red P&A 1829
issue h/s dated SEP6'1833 and addressed to Judge James Baxter at STANSTEAD-LC, another letter was originally enclosed with the request it be delivered to a third party, rated PAID 1sh2d Ccy for a double letter sheet and 100-mile distance (2
sheets × 7d per sheet), usual file folds, F-VF (Image) |
100+
SOLD for $99.00
Closing..Mar-15, 06:00 PM |
| 5 |
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 1834 ADELAIDE-UC FREE MONEY LETTER (Middlesex County 1833–1842), rare blue double
circle h/s dated DEC19'1834 on SFL from Postmaster Thomas Radcliff and addressed to Postmaster A. Hamilton at the QUEENSTON-UC Border Exchange Office, enclosed was $15 USA banknotes and 61¾¢ in coins to pay the accumulated unpaid rates on
letters from US, usual file fold and a bit of travel wear from the heavy contents, F+ (Image) |
200+
SOLD for $135.00
Closing..Mar-15, 06:00 PM |
| 6 |
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 1835 VITTORIA-UC UNPAID TRIPLE RATE (Norfolk County 1819), rare manuscript cancel
dated FEB'1835 on SFL from Judge Mitchell and addressed to politician MPP Francis Walsh in TORONTO, rated COLLECT 2sh3d Ccy for three letter sheets delivered the 103-mile distance (3 sheets × 9d per sheet), F-VF (Image) |
100+
SOLD for $54.00
Closing..Mar-15, 06:00 PM |
| 7 |
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 1835 MONTREAL-LC UNPAID, red double circle h/s dated FEB23'1835 on SFL from QFA
forwarding agent George David in Montreal and addressed to QUEBEC-CITY forwarding agent William Hinderim, rated COLLECT 9d Ccy for the 180-mile distance, usual file folds, original letter enclosed alerting of a stage delivery of legal
documents, F-VF (Image) |
75+
SOLD for $54.00
Closing..Mar-15, 06:00 PM |
| 8 |
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 1836 NORWICH-UC PREPAID (Oxford County 1830), light strike of the scarce double ring
P&A h/s with sloping letters, on SFL dated JUN16'1836 and addressed to NIAGARA-FALLS-UC, rated PAID 9d Ccy for the under-200-mile distance, interesting enclosure from a complaining farmer who lost his hay crop when his neighbor’s cattle
knocked down his fence, stains on back, a scarce cancel and F-VF (Image) |
100+
SOLD for $45.00
Closing..Mar-15, 06:00 PM |
| 9 |
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 1836 USA to CANADA PREPAID WAY-LETTER without FERRIAGE, SFL from OGDENSBURG-NY
dateline SEP23'1836 and addressed to MONTREAL, carried privately across the border and posted at PRESCOTT-UC border exchange office noting a scarce manuscript cancel dated SEP24'1836, this saved the 2d Ccy ferriage fee across the St Lawrence
River, usual file fold and original letter enclosed, a rate rarity and F-VF (Image) |
200+
SOLD for $108.00
Closing..Mar-15, 06:00 PM |
| 10 |
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 1836 USA to CANADA UNPAID DOUBLE RATE with FERRIAGE, SFL posted at BUFFALO-NY on
DEC6'1836 and addressed to HAMILTON-UC, routing via the LEWISTON-NY and QUEENSTON-UC border exchange offices noting a green Queenston transit h/s on DEC8'1836, rated COLLECT 12¢ (equivalent to 8d) for a double-sheet letter delivered under
40 miles from Buffalo to Lewiston (2 sheets × 6¢ per sheet) + COLLECT 11d comprising + the 9d double-sheet under-60-mile distance from Queenston to Hamilton + 2d FERRIAGE across the Niagara River for a total COLLECT 1sh7d,
some stains and travel wear from the heavy contents, rare and F+ (Image) |
150+
SOLD for $108.00
Closing..Mar-15, 06:00 PM |
| 11 |
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 1837 NIAGARA-UC FREE, red triple circle h/s dated JUN9'1837 on SFL from the
Niagara Postmaster D. Cox and addressed to Postmaster A. Hamilton at QUEENSTON-UC, nice enclosure alerting of an £8-14sh-8d outstanding balance owed to Niagara on the exchange office account, F-VF
(Image) |
100+
SOLD for $99.00
Closing..Mar-15, 06:00 PM |
| 12 |
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 1937 CITY-of-TORONTO-UC UNPAID, light red double circle h/s dated JY13'1837 on SFL
to KINGSTON-UC, rated COLLECT 9d for the 177-mile distance, enclosure is a petition approval for the purchase of land, file fold, F+ (Image) |
50+
SOLD for $27.00
Closing..Mar-15, 06:00 PM |
| 13 |
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 1839 USA EXCHANGE OFFICE to CANADA UNPAID, red CHAMPLAIN-NY border exchange office
cds dated JAN26'1837 on SFL addressed to MONTREAL, no charge for cross-border delivery and COLLECT 4½d for the under-60-mile distance to Montreal, enclosed is a legal correspondence regarding land, file folds, a very scarce CHAMPLAIN-NY
exchange office routing, F+ (Image) |
100+
SOLD for $72.00
Closing..Mar-15, 06:00 PM |
| 14 |
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 1839 AMHERSBURG-UC PREPAID, light red double circle h/s dated JAN31'1839 on SFL to
HAMILTON, rated PAID 11d for the 200–300-mile distance, interesting clergy letter enclosed, F-VF (Image) |
75+
SOLD for $252.00
Closing..Mar-15, 06:00 PM |
| 15 |
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 1840 USA to NOVA-SCOTIA PART PAID, SFL from LUBEC-MAINE on MAR9'1840 and addressed
to MANNDIA-NS(?), routing via coastal ship to the CALAIS-MAINE and ST-ANDREWS-NB exchange offices + overland to ST-JOHN-NB on MAY4'1840, rated PAID 6¢ for the under 30 miles from Lubec to Calais + COLLECT 6d for the under 200 miles
to St-John + COLLECT 11d for the under-300-mile distance to destination (total collect is 1sh8d, interesting farm related letter enclosed, usual file folds, a scarce routing and F-VF (Image) |
100+
SOLD for $81.00
Closing..Mar-15, 06:00 PM |
| 16 |
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 1840 PARIS-UC UNPAID, light red PARIS-UC double circle h/s dated AUG18'1840, on
SFL addressed to WATERDOWN-UC, rated COLLECT 4½¢ for the under-60-mile distance, F-VF (Image) |
100+
SOLD for $63.00
Closing..Mar-15, 06:00 PM |
| 17 |
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 1841 CANADA to USA PART-PAID STEAMBOAT MAIL, SFL dateline MONTREAL JY9'1841 and
addressed to NEW-YORK, summer routing via ROUSES-POINT-NY exchange office + Lake Champlain & Hudson River Steamboat noting a light STEAMBOAT straight line h/s, rated PAID 4½d for the under-60-mile delivery to the border with no postal
markings + COLLECT 18¾¢ for the 400-mile USA delivery to New York, usual file fold, business letter enclosed, scarce routing and F-VF (Image) |
150+
SOLD for $126.00
Closing..Mar-15, 06:00 PM |
| 18 |
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 1842 SOUTH-GOWER-UC PREPAID WAY-MAIL (South Gower County 1836–18?? and 1854–1861),
SFL datelined JY19'1842 and hand-delivered to PRESCOTT-UC noting a scarce double ring h/s on JY22'1842, addressed to the County Land Agent at CORNWALL-UC and rated PAID 4½d for the under-60-mile distance, enclosure requesting to purchase
a land parcel, usual file fold, the South-Gower post office may have been closed at this time, F-VF (Image) |
100+
SOLD for $81.00
Closing..Mar-15, 06:00 PM |
| 19 |
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 1842 PORT-COLBOURNE-UC FREE, scarce double ring h/s dated NOV25'1842 on SFL from
Postmaster James Black and addressed to CHIPPAWA-UC, file fold and F-VF (Image) |
100+
SOLD for $216.00
Closing..Mar-15, 06:00 PM |
| 20 |
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 1843 HOLLAND-LANDING-UC PREPAID, double split ring h/s dated NOV22'1843 on SFL
addressed to John Bell at TORONTO with receiver b/s the next day, rated PAID 9d for the 100–200-mile distance, great enclosure regarding a road construction dispute with a hand-drawn map to explain the situation, usual file fold and F-VF (Image) |
100+
SOLD for $63.00
Closing..Mar-15, 06:00 PM |
