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1829 Waterford (U.C.) Folded Letter to Vittoria, mailed on NOV.18.1829 (1829-type in red is the earliest recorded date) and sent free with Postmaster's signature. Ex Dr. Robert C. Smith and accompanied by his write-up.
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1830 St Andrews (L.C.) Folded Letter to Québec City, mailed on JUN.15.1830 (1829-type in black), a very fine strike.
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1830 and 1837 Gananoque (U.C.) Folded Letters, first mailed NOV.24.1830 (1829-Type in red) to York, second mailed JUL.24.1837 (1829-Type in blue) to Toronto. Both very fine strikes.
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1832 La Prairie (L.C.) Folded Letter to Québec City, mailed on MAR.23.1832 (1829-type in blue), very fine.
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1833 Drummondville (L.C.) Folded Letter to William Henry, mailed on JUL.4.1833 (1829-type in red, year confirmed in dateline of long letter inside), very fine.
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1833 and 1845 Eaton (L.C.) Folded Letters, first mailed OCT.29.1833 (1829-Type in black, with year datelined inside) to Stanstead, sent free by Postmaster, with his signature. Second mailed AUG.19.1845 (1829-Type in red, with year datelined inside), as well as on receiver to Montréal. Very fi
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1835 St Thomas (U.C.) Folded Letter to Chippawa, mailed on SEP.21.1835 (1829-type in bright red, with typeset date inside) to Samuel Street at Niagara Falls / Chippawa, with a small "PAID." handstamp in red. Fine.
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1836 Alexandria (U.C.) Folded Letter to Toronto, mailed on MAY.5.1836 (1829-type in black), very fine.
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1838 Berther (L.C.) Folded Letters to Québec City, first mailed JUL.6 (1829-type in red, year unknown) and a second mailed on SEP.29.1838 (1829-type in black, year confirmed in docketing on back), both are very fine.
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1841 Grenville (L.C.) Folded Letter to Québec, mailed on FEB.4.1841 (1829-Type in red) to Québec City, with FEB.8 receipt docketing on back, very fine.
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1842 Coteau du Lac (L.C.) Folded Letter to Bytown, mailed on DEC.10.1842 (1829-type in black) with "PAID" handstamp in red, small repair at top where wax seal was cut, fine.
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1842 Stoney Creek (U.C) Folded Letter to Kingston, mailed on JUL.14.1842 (1829-type in blue, year confirmed in letter inside), very fine.
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1843 St Charles (L.C.) Folded Letter to Montréal, mailed on JUN.9.1843 (1829-type in red), a very fine strike of this seldom seen postmark.
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1849 Trafalgar (U.C.) Folded Letter to England, mailed on AUG.15.1849 (1829-type in black) to Penrith (SEP.3 receiver) through Toronto, Montréal and Pooley-Bridge. Fine-very fine.
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1797 (June 17) Folded Letter from Detroit to Connecticut, datelined inside by the writer Daniel Bissell, addressed to John Wiles, a merchant in East Hartford, Connecticut. The letter entered the U.S. mails at Philadelphia, was rated "17" manuscript and dated July 25 by Franklin mark. Mailed d
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1801 Québec Ship Letter to England, datelined inside AUG.14.1801 and mailed with a very fine strike of the crowned “SHIP LETTER / QUEBEC” double oval (difficult to find these on outgoing mail, usually used on incoming) to Birmingham, England, via London (SEP.23 transit in red on back), endors
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1801 Niagara (U.C.) Straightline Cancel on Folded Cross-Border Cover, addressed to New York City and rated "25" (cents) manuscript, the front shows a very fine strike of "NIAGARA, Aug." (with the day "20" added by pen, year confirmed by docketing on back). A very fine example of this rare pos
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1801 Québec City Folded Letter to Scotland, mailed from Québec (large oval crown "Ship Letter / Quebec" in black) to Kincorth (near Aberdeen), with NOV.23.1801 partial Bishop mark on back and NO/26 receiver in red on front. A very fine early Trans-Atlantic letter.
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1804 Berthier (L.C.) Straightline Cancel on Folded Cover addressed to Montréal and rated 4½ manuscript, the back shows a very fine strike of "BERTHIER / 27 MAR 180" (with the missing year digit confirmed by docketing). Very fine.
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1818 Niagara (U.C.) "Belt Buckle" on Folded Letter To England, mailed JUN.11.1818 (Niagara / U. Canada "belt-buckle" in black) to London (AUG.1 receiver on back) through Québec and Liverpool, with boxed "Liverpool / Ship Letter" handstamp next to a tiny "Paid." handstamp, both in black. Some
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1821 St John (N.B.) Fleuron on Folded Cover to Fredericton, mailed on OCT.6.1821 (fine strike of scarce Fleuron type) and rated 1sh2d, fine.
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1823 St Andrews (N.B.) Manuscript Precursor on Folded Cover to Saint John, mailed on MAR.11.1823 (two-line manuscript cancel), very fine and scarce.
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1826 Montréal Straightline Cancel on Folded Cover addressed to Québec and rated 1/6 manuscript, the back shows a very fine strike of "MONTREAL / 4 OCT 26" (showing large parts of the postmarking instrument's outer ring). Very fine.
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1828 St Andrews (N.B.) Straightline Cancel on Trans-Atlantic Folded Cover, a pre-printed cover apparently mailed from the Customs House in London, England, addressed to "His Excellency The Governor or Commander in Chief, New Brunswick" and rated "1N6" manuscript, with "ST ANDREWS / NEW BRUNSW
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1828 (Nov.7) Hamilton (U.C.) Manuscript Precursor Postmark on Folded Letter, applied to the folded letter by Postmaster A.R. Smith, addressed to Montréal, with a notation on back attesting it was received there on NOV.17, rated "1sh4d" manuscript. This rare postmark (only three examples are r
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1830 Port Talbot Manuscript (U.C.) Precursor on Folded Money Letter to York, mailed on MAR.15.1830 (two-line manuscript is the latest recorded date) to John Dunn in York, rated "3N" and would have included (apart from the letter) £10 Cy. Very fine and scarce.
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1830 York (U.C.) Folded Cover to Fredericton N.B. mailed on DEC.17.1830 (large circle in red) to Fredericton N.B. (APR.5.1831 large broken circle receiver on front) through Québec City (DEC.28.1830 Fleuron-type transit) where a "FORWARDED" handstamp was applied. A manuscript "Refused" notati
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1830 Three Rivers (L.C.) Folded Letter to Québec City, mailed FEB.3.1830 (small circle in red, with year confirmed in docketing on back), very fine.
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1830 St Thomas (U.C.) Manuscript Postmark on Folded Letter to Sandwich, mailed on JAN.1.1830 (the only known example of this manuscript precursor postmark). Tape repairs on the inside, still a very fine example of this unique postmark. Ex Dr. Robert C. Smith.
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1830 Québec City Folded Letter to England, mailed on MAR.18.1830 (Fleuron-type datestamp in red) with a "Quebec / PAID" handstamp in red with manuscript rate "1/2" inside, with "Postage paid to New York" manuscript notation and rectangular boxed "Ship Letter / Liverpool" on back. An overall f
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Two York UP-CAN Large Circle Postmarks, first is a folded letter mailed from London, England on AUG.22.1830 (dateline inside and despatch c.d.s. on back) to Amherstburg, through Halifax (SEP.23 fleuron), Québec (SEP.27 fleuron), and York Up-Can (Oct.6 large circle), with two different boxed "
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1831 Folded Letter from Bristol to Québec City, mailed JUL.18.1831 (datelined inside, plus docketing on front) to Québec (SEP.10.1821 1829-type in red) alongside a fine small oval crowned Ship Letter / Quebec handstamp, also in red. The letter is endorsed "per William". Tape repairs inside, s
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Two Folded Letters with Small Montréal C.D.S. Postmarks, first mailed AUG.24 (year unknown) to Amherstburg (no letter inside) and second mailed JAN.7.1832 (year is based on dateline inside) to Sandwitch (sic) U.C. with a manuscript notation "with a parcel" on front. The letter inside is datel
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1835 Walsingham (U.C.) Manuscript Precursor on Folded Cover to Toronto, mailed on APR.1.1835 (two-line manuscript postmark in red), rated "9", a fine example of this postmark used for less than 3 years.
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Two Early Folded Letters Mailed via Halifax (N.S.), first was mailed from Glasgow, Scotland to Pictou N.S., endorsed "Acadian" and entered the mails in Halifax (SEP.2.1835 small c.d.s. plus a large oval crown "SHIP LETTER / HALIFAX" postmarks), fine, with no letter inside. Second was mailed f
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1838 Illustrated Broadsheet Announcing the Sailing of the Ship “Credo” from Dublin to Quebec City, originally printed to say it departed on April 21st, 1838, corrected by pen to the 24th. It describes that this is a fast ship that can accommodate passengers and goods, having lots of “good wat
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1838 Sandwich (U.C.) O.H.M.S. Folded Money Letter to Toronto, mailed on APR.15.1838 (1829-type in red with month and day typeset, year confirmed in letter inside and docketing), with "1¼ OZ 4/7" rate markings and in interesting manuscript "M" in red cursive. Long letter inside indicates this
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1839 (May 27) Hamilton (U.C.) "Steamboat" Straightline on Folded Letter, mailed on MAY.27.1839 using the first type of Hamilton c.d.s. (with lettering very close to rim, this being one of only two recorded strikes in black as the rest are red). Interestingly, the only other example in black i
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1840s Kingston (N.B.) Star Cancel on Folded Cover, mailed in 1842 or 1843 to Fredericton N.B. (receiver on back has indistinct year), fine and scarce.
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1842 Dalhousie (N.B.) Star Cancel on Folded Cover to Fredericton N.B., mailed on JUL.30.1842 (docketing on back), with a Dalhousie star cancel and a Dalhousie N.B. / PAID postmark with "2N6" rate inside. Repaired vertical split, else very fine strikes.
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1842 "Steamboat Letter / Q" Oval Postmark, in red, dated JUL.12.1842 on a folded cover addressed to Montréal and rated "9" manuscript. Avery fine and seldom seen postmark.
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Three Stampless Letters with "Fredericton N.B. PAID" Postmarks, a folded cover mailed from Fredericton on SEP.14.1842 (c.d.s. in red on back) to Fredericton, with a "Fredericton.N.B. / PAID" double broken circle handstamp in red on front, enclosing a manuscript rate, also with a light third F
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1845 Sandwich (U.C.) Folded Money Letter to Hamilton, mailed on NOV.17.1845 (double broken circle in red) to Hamilton, unusually without a receiver, but with a red London transit on back dated NOV.19. Endorsed "Money" in manuscript (twice, in black and in red), plus a straightline "MONEY LETT
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1845 Erieus (U.C.) on Folded Letter to Port Sarnia, mailed on JAN.20.1845 (small double broken circle in red, from the 1831 supplemental order), with JAN.26 Port Sarnia (very fine large double broken circle in red) receiver on back, very fine.
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1849 Halifax (NS) Folded Letter to Charlottetown PEI, datelined Halifax on OCT.27.1849, mailed from there on OCT.31.1849 (very fine despatch on back) addressed to Charlottetown, and received there on NOV.1.1849 (very fine receiver on back), endorsed “Pr. Schooner Experiment” and rated “9” man
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1849 Peterboro (U.C.) Folded Letter to Ireland, mailed on OCT.25.1849 (dateline inside plus double broken circle despatch datestamp) to Belfast, Ireland (NOV.14.1849 receiver in blue) through Cobourg U.C (OCT.26.1849 transit in red). Rated “PAID” handstamp in red, with manuscript 1/4 currency
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1849 Cowansville (L.C.) on Cross-Border Folded Letter, mailed on AUG.27.1849 (double broken circle in red) to Milton, Vermont, through St John L.C (AUG.29 c.d.s.) and Montréal (AUG.29) rated 4½, with "PAID" cancelled and replaced with an American "5", very fine.
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1851 Peterboro (U.C.) Cover to Ireland, mailed on SEP.16.1851 (double broken circle despatch) to Belfast, Ireland (OCT.8.1851 receiver in blue) via Cobourg (SEP.16 transit), Montreal (SEP.18.1851 transit) and London (OCT.7), rated “PAID” manuscript and handstamp in red, and manuscript "1/4 cu
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1852 Raleigh (U.C.) Folded Letter to New York, mailed on JAN.15.1852 (double broken circle in black) to Kennedy in New York City, through Hamilton (JAN.18) and London (JAN.17), endorsed manuscript "Prepaid", with the following three handstamps: "CANADA" in arc (in black), "PAID 6D" in circle
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1853 Wellandport (U.C.) Folded Letter to England, a long 3 page letter written on JAN.11.1853 (datelined Wainfleet Wellandport), to Leeds (JAN.13.1853 receiver in green) through Chippawa UC (JAN.14 transit), Queenston UC (JAN.14 transit) and Liverpool (JAN.30 “PKT.LETTER" tombstone transit),
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1853 Chatham (U.C.) Folded Circular to Amherstburg, mailed on FEB.25.1853 (datestamp on back) to Amherstburg (next day receiver on back), with a scarce "PAID / 1d" in red circle handstamp on front. Fine.
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1854 Toronto Cover to England, with "1/2" Handstamp, mailed on JAN.22.1854 (double broken circle) to Newcastle-on Tyne (FEB.7 receiver in red on back), with FEB.6 Liverpool tombstone transit in green on back. The cover is rated "1/2" handstamp (for 1sh2d). Creases, else overall fine.
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1855 Romney (U.C.) Folded Money Letter to Québec, mailed APR.23.1855 (double broken circle in blue, from the 1831 supplementary order) to Québec (APR.30 receiver) through London (APR.25) and St Thomas (APR.25). Endorsed manuscript "Money" with two different "MONEY LETTER" handstamps (in red a
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1855-1865 Three Different Hamilton 10c Cross-Border Handstamps, APR.20.1855 "CANADA 10 Cts" on a folded letter to Buffalo, with "6" rate handstamp obliterated by concentric ring cancel. OCT.9.1855 "CANADA-10-CENTS" (the earliest recorded example) on cover with contents to Iowa endorsed "via W
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1856 Cover from Montréal to Ireland, mailed on APR.21.1856 (tombstone-like despatch in red) to Clohass, Ireland, with MAY.8.1856 Dublin transit and Liverpool MAY.7 “PKT.LETTER / PAID” tombstone transit. Rated “8Stg PAID 10d Cy” handstamp in red and endorsed “Per Royal Mail Steamer”, very fine
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1856 Folded Cover from Dundas (U.C.) to Germany, mailed on APR.15.1856 (despatch in green) to Wurttemberg (partial MAY.11 Marbach receiver) through Hamilton (APR.15), London England (MAY.7), Calais (MAY.8), Paris to Strasbourg train (MAY.9), Stuttgart (MAY.11). An orange boxed "CANADA / ART.1
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1857 Hamilton (C.W.) "Changeling" on Registered Cover to Toronto, also known as a "Ruggles" postmark, this JUN.24.1857 example is a very fine strike, clearly showing the two outer-rings that were once filled with lead to form a single ring, on a registered cover to Toronto (next day receiver
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1857 Quebec (C.E.) Cover to India, mailed on OCT.18.1857 (fine strike of the double-ring Ruggles / Changeling c.d.s. in red) to Fort Delhi, India, with "PAID" handstamp in red, endorsed "via Southampton & Bombay", with London NOV.2 transit on front and Delhi undated receiver on back. Missing
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1858 Brantford (U.C.) and Paris U.C Early Berri Datestamps on Small Cover, mailed from Brantford on JUN.10.1858 (the earliest recorded date for this instrument) addressed to Queenston (JUN.11 receiver) through Paris (JUN.10). The earliest known date for all of the first small "U.C" Berri inst
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1859 City of Ottawa C.W. on Cross Border Cover, mailed on JAN.3.1859 (very fine strike of the double-ring Ruggles / Changeling c.d.s.) to New York State, with "CANADA-10-CENTS" straightline handstamp, bold JAN.4.1859 "Ogdensburgh N.Y. / 10" handstamp on front and light Prescott transit on bac
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1862 Toronto Cover to England, mailed on JUN.16.1862 (TORONTO / PAID c.d.s. in red) to Horndean, England (JUN.29 receiver), with "PAID 8d. Stg." handstamp in red, endorsed By Cunard Steamer" and "Paid 936" (sender's box #), very fine.
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1868 Botany (C.W.) Registered Cover to Toronto, mailed on MAR.14.1868 (postmark enhanced, still the only recorded use of this postmark) to Toronto, with registration and postage paid in cash, as this small post office probably had no stamps (open from 1865 to 1900, with very little income). A
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1826 Post Office Digby N.S. Double Circle on folded Cover to Halifax, mailed on JUL.31.1826 (very fine strike of this double circle in black, Jephcott 45, MacDonald 46), rated manuscript 9 (+1d local delivery fee = 10). A very fine strike of this scarce postmark, ex "Dubois" (Siegel, lot 2233
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1829 Niagara U.C on Incoming Folded Ship Letter to Cornwall, a long personal letter mailed from Inverness, Scotland on JUN.19.1829 (datestamp in black on front) to Cornwall, Upper Canada. Travelled from Liverpool to New York on the Blue Swallowtail line "York" (June 24 to Aug 8). Received a r
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1831 and 1839 Chatham L.C. Double Circle Folded Letters, first was mailed on FEB.12.1831 (in black, the ERD) on folded letter to Québec City. Second was mailed on MAY.19.1839 (in red, the LRD) on a folded letter (Datelined "Regeau") to Bytown. Both very fine strikes.
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1832 By-Town U.C Double Circle on Folded Cover to Québec City, mailed on NOV.16.1832 (fine strike of the small Type I italic double circle in red), with small "PAID" handstamp, fine and scarce, having only been recorded used for 4 years.
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1834 Brome L.C. Italic Double Circle on Folded Letter to Montréal, mailed on APR.18.1834 (very fine strike, known used for only 5 years) to a lawyer in Montréal, contents discuss fees for a lawsuit. very fine.
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1835 Castleford U.C on Folded Cover to Québec City, mailed on OCT.29.1835 (bold strike of the double circle in red) and rated "Free" with the Postmaster's signature, very fine.
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1836 Yarmouth U.C. Double Circle on Folded Cover to Toronto, mailed on NOV.17.1836 (very fine LRD strike of this italic double circle in black), a lovely example of this rare postmark (known used for only 4 years), the Yarmouth post office (Elgin county) was only open from 1830 to 1837. Ex Dr
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1837, 1842 Two Adelaide U.C Double Circle Postmarks, first was mailed FEB.12.1837 (very fine strike in blue) on money letter to Queenston, second was mailed on JUL.31.1842 (very fine strike in deep red) on folded cover to Toronto. Both very fine.
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1837 Montréal Folded Letter to London, England, mailed on AUG.12.1837 (double-circle in red) to London, endorsed "via New York p. packet 16th Aug." with two different SEP.8 receivers (in red) and a boxed "Liverpool Ship Letter" in black. There are many rate and accountancy notes, including tw
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1837 By Town U.C. Double Circle on Folded Letter to Toronto, mailed on NOV.17.1837 (small double circle in red, with typeset date corrected by pen) rated "2/4", very fine.
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1838 Niagara (U.C) Double-Rimmed Double Circle on Folded Cover to Niagara Falls, mailed on DEC.1.1838 (very fine strike in red, with "U.C" either removed, or not printed), rated "4½d" manuscript, very fine.
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1840 Yonge U.C Double Circle on Folded Letter to Toronto, mailed on APR.8.1840 (very fine LRD strike of the double circle in black, year is included in the dateline inside) to John Dunn in Toronto. This is the only instrument ever used at the Yonge post office (closed in 1854), and is recorde
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1840 and 1843 Fitzroy Harbor U.C Double Circles, a folded letter was mailed on MAR.7.1840 (light strike in red) to Québec City and a folded letter (drawing of a lot) was mailed on DEC.1.1843 (fine strike in black) to the Surveyor General in Kingston, with partial receiver (this one ex Lussey)
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1842 Kitley U.C on Folded Letter to Brockville, mailed on APR.28.1842 (very fine strike in black) and rated "4½d", very fine and rare.
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1845 Scarboro U.C on Folded Cover to England, mailed FEB.14.1845 (very fine strike and ERD) to London, England (MAR.18 receiver on back), rated 1/4 cy, corrected to 1/2 stg. A very fine example of this scarce postmark (used for only 2 years).
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1845 West Williamsburg U.C Double Circle on O.H.M.S. Folded Letter, mailed OCT.28.1845 (a very fine strike in black, year proven by receiver and dateline of the long letter inside) to Montréal (OCT.29.1845 receiver). Very fine.
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1848 Longueuil L.C. Folded Cover to Québec City, mailed on DEC.20.1848 (very fine strike in red) to Québec (DEC.23 receiver, with delivery instructions) through Montréal (DEC.21 transit). Very fine, with only 4 recorded strikes.
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1852 Saint Francis L.C. Money Letter to Montréal, mailed on APR.21.1852 (nice strike of the double circle in bright red), with two indistinct datestamps on back. The folded cover is rated "3" alongside a "PAID" handstamp in red, and shows a manuscript "Money" and "MONEY LETTER" handstamp in r
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1857 3d Beaver Cover from Babys Point U.C, mailed on SP.23.1857 (very fine strike of their double broken circle) with "Walpole Isle" manuscript notation, to Toronto (SEP.25) receiver on back, franked with a 4 margin 3d red Beaver imperforate, tied by a concentric ring cancel. Missing back fla
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1858 3d Beaver Cover with 4-Ring #8 from Chatham U.C. mailed on AUG.19.1858 (Chatham double broken circle) to Vienna C.W. (AUG.20 receiver) through Ingersoll (AUG.20 transit), franked with a 3d red Beaver imperforate (3 margins, showing part of next stamp at bottom) cancelled by a 4-ring #8 c
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1855 10d Cartier Imperforate on Cover to England, a blue envelope (with large crown watermark) mailed from Chatham U.C on NOV.17.1855 (double broken circle free strike) to London, England (DEC.3 receiver on front), through Hamilton (partial transit on back) and Liverpool (DEC.2 Tombstone tran
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1859 7½d Queen Victoria Imperforate on Cover to England, mailed from Montréal on MAY.29.1859 (datestamp free strike is one month before the change to decimal currency) to Tiverton, England (JUN.2.1859 receiver) via Liverpool (JUN.1.1859 "PAID / COL. PACKET" transit in red) and London (JUN.2.1
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1863 Ostrander (Kent County) Manuscript Postmark, franked with five 1c First Cents issues, cancelled by manuscript pen with "x Ostrander Po x" on the stamps, and "June 20th 63" just under the stamps. The cover is addressed to the United States and there are two backstamps, one a partial G.W.R
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1865 Hamilton C.W. Broken Circle on Registered Cover, mailed on APR.27.1865 using the "C.W." broken circle in blue (the earliest recorded example of this, or any Hamilton broken circles) to Guelph (next day receiver on back). The cover is franked with a 5c Beaver (faulty) and two 1c Queen Vic
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1860 5c Beaver Cover from Duart U.C, mailed on FEB.20.1860 (very fine strike of the scarce small double broken circle, and the earliest recorded strike) to Québec City (FEB.24 receiver) through Clearville (FEB.21) and St Thomas (FEB.22). The cover is franked with a 5c red Beaver, from plate 1
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1868 5c Beaver Registered Cover from Woodville U.C, mailed on FEB.3.1868 (very fine strike of the scarce small double broken circle) to Ottawa (FEB.5 receiver) through Oshawa (FEB.4). The cover is franked with a 5c red Beaver, tied by the town cancel. Reduced at right and creased, else a nice
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1868 Kent Bridge C.W. Inter-Provincial Cover, mailed on JAN.27.1868 (the ERD for this instrument, which was only used for about one year) to Nova Scotia, through Chatham (indistinct duplex transit), Montreal Post Office / C.E. (JAN.?? double circle transit) and Halifax (FEB.4 oval transit). T
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1864 Chatham U.C. 25c Rate Cover with 4-Ring #8 Cancels, mailed on SEP.9.1864 (Chatham double broken circle) to Toronto, with only part of a "1864 / C.W." postmark on back. Franked with a 5c Beaver and a vertical pair of the 10c brown Consort, all tied by three very fine strikes of the 4-ring
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1865 10c Consort on Hamilton Cross Border Cover, mailed on AUG.25.1865 (Berri duplex ties stamp) to Shelby Basin, New York, franked with a 10c Consort, also a "PAID / CANADA-10-CENTS" two line handstamp in red, applied in Hamilton. Very fine.
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1866 Chatham C.W. Berri Duplex on 10c Consort Cover, mailed on SEP.28.1966 (Berri duplex ties stamp) to Bay City, Michigan, franked with a 10c Consort issue paying the cross-border rate. Slightly reduced at right, else a fine strike of this notoriously difficult postmark.
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1859 10c Consort Cross-Border Cover from Rondeau U.C. mailed on DEC.24.1859 to West Troy, NY though Chatham (DEC.24). The cover is franked with a 10c brownish maroon Consort (perf. 11.75 x 11.75), tied by a concentric ring cancel. Tear on back flap, else a nice example of an early Consort pri
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1863 12½c Queen Victoria on Cover from Canada to Ireland, mailed from Barrie C.W. on NOV.25.1863 (duplex ties stamp) to Kells, Ireland (DEC.10.1863 receiver) via “PAID / DERRY / DE 8 63 / COL.PACKET / A” c.d.s. in red. Franked with a 12½c green Queen Victoria (Scott #18) tied by the duplex, b
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1870 1c Large Queen Folded Letter to Dover South C.W., mailed FEB.2.1870 (based on letter inside) to Dover South (Kent Co.) with a FEB.6.1870 broken circle receiver on back (the only recorded example of this postmark). Franked with a 1c Yellow Orange Large Queen (with part selvedge), tied by
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1872 Registered Large Queen / Small Queen Combination Franking from Dealtown U.C, mailed on AUG.7.1872 (fine strike of the latest recorded example) to Toronto. This cover front (most of the back has been removed) is franked with a vertical pair of the 2c green Large Queen (fault on one stamp)
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1894 ½c Small Queen on Complete Periodical to France, “La Semaine Religieuse de Québec” (16 pages) Volume VI, No. 23 is dated JAN.27.1894 and was mailed to Villeurbanne, France, with intact address label. Franking is by a single ½c Small Queen, tied by a blurry 2-ring #3 (assumed) from Quebec
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1893 Bothwell Ont. Small Queen Registered Cover, mailed from Bothwell on OCT.24.1893 (c.d.s. on front and back) to Berlin, Ont. (OCT.26 receiver) via the London & Windsor RPO (OCT.26) and the Windsor & Southampton RPO (OCT.26). The cover is franked with a strip of six of the ½c Small Queen, p
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1886 Two Scarce Toronto Postmarks on a Small Queen Cover, a blue "Canadian Home Circles" cover mailed from Toronto West Branch Office on OCT.30.1886 (second hammer of the duplex, used for only 8 months) to Selkirk Ont, with a scarce Toronto scarifying inner-dotted c.d.s. on back dated OCT.30.
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1878 1c Registered Drop Letter Cover, mailed to and from Toronto on MAY.28.1878 (next day receiver on back), franked with a 1c Small Queen paying the drop letter rate, plus a 2c Registration stamp paying that fee, both cancelled and tied by a REGISTERED straightline cancel, very fine.
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