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 Nova Scotia, 1844 (Dec. 24) Loch Bane, Cape Breton to Strathaladil, Scotland. Datelined folded letter with red "Port-Hood, N.S. JA 2, 1845" double-arc backstamp and manuscript
"1/2" due 1s2d cy. rating, carried by Cunard Line Cambria from Halifax to Liverpool, red Edinburgh (2.14) transit backstamp; some slight erosion, soiling and edge wear, Fine, The maiden return voyage of the Cunard Line
Cambria.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
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 Nova Scotia, 1846 (Jul. 10) Toronto, Canada to Jamaica. Cover with "Toronto U.C. JY 10 1846" double-arc cds and manuscript "2/2" stg. rating, endorsed "Via Boston &
England", carried by Cunard Line Britannia from Boston Jul. 31st to Liverpool, red London (8.1) transit backstamp and rating crossed out and updated to "2/4", then by RMSPC Forth to Jamaica arriving Sep. 8th, Very
Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $240.00
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 Nova Scotia, 1847 (Nov. 27) Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to Paris, France. Blue folded letter with red "Prince Edward Island - Paid" circular postmark and red manuscript
"2/10" cy. rating, sharp "Prince Edward Island, NO 27 1847" rimless cds, carried by Cunard Line Arcadia from Halifax to Liverpool, red London "Paid, 17 DE 1847" tombstone and matching "PD" oval handstamp, red
Boulogne entry cds, Very Fine, ex-Steinhart.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
A SCARCE PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND USE TO FRANCE.
This ½ ounce cover was prepaid 2s10d including 1s for the packet to G.B. and 10d French
share (5d per ¼oz.). (Image1) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $450.00
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 Nova Scotia, 1849 (Jan. 4) Charlottetown, P.E.I. to Paris, France. Gray folded letter with "Prince Edward Island, JA 4, 1849" rimless backstamp and manuscript "2/5" rating,
carried by Cunard Line Europa from Halifax to Liverpool, red London (1.23) backstamp and matching "Canada / & Art. 12" framed accountancy handstamp, red Boulogne (1.24) entry cds and manuscript "15"
décimes due rating, Very Fine, ex-Steinhart.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
A SCARCE PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND USE TO FRANCE, THE FIRST SAILING UNDER THE RESTORED RATE PERIOD.
This Cunard sailing represents the first
sailing from the United States to Great Britain in the Restored Rate period after the Retaliatory rates ended, but it was not applicable in this case.
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Est. $500-750
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Nova Scotia - Transatlantic Mail 1850-1877
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 Nova Scotia, 1850 (Aug. 13) Winsloe Barton, P.E.I. to Marlborough, England. Blue folded letter with rimless "Prince Edward Island, AU 16, 1850" backstamp and manuscript "1/-"
rating, carried by Cunard Line Cambria from Halifax to Liverpool, reverse with "Marlborough, SP 4, 1850" double-arc datestamp, Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
On April 15th 1849, the transatlantic packet rate was
lowered to 1 shilling all inclusive. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
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 Nova Scotia, 1851 (Sep. 4) Halifax, N.S. to Barcelona, Spain. Folded cover with red "Halifax, Paid, Sep 14, 1851, Nova-Scotia" small tombstone, manuscript "3/2" stg. and
"4/-" cy. ratings, carried by Cunard Line Canada to Liverpool, red London "Paid, 14 SP 1851" tombstone and matching "PD" oval handstamp, red Calais (9.16) transit cds, red Barcelona (9.20) arrival
backstamp and matching red "6.ms" Marvedis and blue "13 Rs." reales handstamps, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
A RARE STAMPLESS USE FROM NOVA SCOTIA TO SPAIN.
When internal postal
affairs were handed cover from Great Britain to the BNA states, local exchange rates against sterling caused an assessment of sterling charges. These assessments were all made in 1851, Canada April 6th, PEI July 1st, Newfoundland July 1st, New
Brunswick July 6th and Nova Scotia July 6th. So, 1s stg. became 1s3d cy. except on PEI where it was rated 1d6d cy. This cover was prepaid the 3s2d stg. rate, or 4s cy., for a ¼-½ oz. letter. (Image1) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $475.00
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 Nova Scotia, 1853 (c., Feb.) St. John N.B. to London, England. Gray folded cover bearing New Brunswick 1851, 6d olive yellow (2), five singles, one with large margins, rest with
mostly large margins to slightly in or touched, each tied by St. John "1" oval grid cancel, carried by Cunard Line Canada to Liverpool arriving Feb. 28th, red London "Paid, 1853, 2 MR" cds ties bottom 6d, Very Fine,
ex-Burrus, Foxbridge, Koh, Wilkinson, with 1999 B.P.A. certificate.
Estimate; $15,000 - 20,000.
A REMARKABLE FRANKING PREPAYING TWO-TIMES THE 1S 3D PACKET RATE TO LONDON.
Although the London cds year is indistinct,
it is probably 1853 and corresponds to a proper Cunard sailing and double rating. It also could be 1858 with the franking prepaying the quadruple rate to the United Kingdom, since the single rate was halved after August 1, 1854. (Image1) |
Est. $15,000-20,000
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 Nova Scotia, 1853 (Sep. 23) Kirkstead, England to Windsor N.S. Cover with partial blue Kirkstead origin backstamp on reverse along with Horncastle (9.23) cds and London (9.24)
transits, green Liverpool (9.24) transit with "10d" debit handstamp, carried by Cunard Line Canada to Halifax, reverse with Halifax (10.13) oval and matching "1/3" cy. due rating handstamp, Windsor
(10.13) arrival backstamp, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
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 Nova Scotia, 1854 (Jun. 9) Halifax, N.S. to Baltinglass, Ireland. Cover bearing Nova Scotia 1851, 3d dark blue (3) and 1s dull violet (7), both with four mostly large
margins, reverse with "Halifax-Nova-Scotia, JU 9, 1854" origin cds and red manuscript "10" credit rating, carried by Cunard Line America to Liverpool, red "Pkt. Letter, Paid, Liverpool, JU 19, 1854" tombstone cancels
stamps, reverse with red London (6.20) and blue Newbridge transit cds; light central fold, Very Fine, ex-Lichtenstein, Halifax, Mayer, Wilkinson, with 1970 R.P.S.L. certificate.
Estimate; $40,000 - 60,000.
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WONDERFUL NOVA SCOTIA 1S DULL VIOLET USE TO IRELAND. (Image1) |
Est. $40,000-60,000
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 Nova Scotia, 1855 (Feb. 5) Charlottetown P.E.I. to Bath, England forwarded to France. Cover with "Prince Edward Island, FE 5 1855" rimless backstamp and matching "6" due
handstamp, carried by Cunard Line Africa from Halifax to Liverpool, reverse with green "Pkt. Letter, Liverpool, 27 FE 1855" tombstone, Birmingham (2.28), and Bristol (2.28) backstamps, Bath (2.28) arrival cds,
forwarded to Paris with London (3.1) backstamp and red "Postage Not Paid / To London" framed handstamp, rating updated in manuscript with "8" rating, Calais (3.3) entry cds with "10" décimes due rating,
Fine, ex-Cusworth, Wilkinson.
Estimate; $500 - 750. (Image1) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $525.00
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 Nova Scotia, 1855 (Mar. 14) Murray Harbour, P.E.I. to Port Phillips, Victoria. Blue folded letter with "Prince Edward Island, MA 17, 1855" rimless backstamp and red "PAID"
handstamp with red crayon "1/0" prepaid rating for 6d to G.B. and 6d to Australia, carried by Cunard Line Africa from Halifax to Liverpool, red "Pkt. Letter, Paid, Liverpool, 7 AP, 1855" tombstone and matching
"d1" credit handstamp, Liverpool (4.8) backstamp to Melbourne, red "Ship Letter GPO Victoria, AU 1 1855" backstamp, Fine.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
USE TO AUSTRALIA. (Image1) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $950.00
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 Nova Scotia, 1855 (Mar. 28) Douglastown Way Office, N.B. to Youghall, Ireland. Blue folded with red "W.O. Douglastown, N.B., MR 23 1855" backstamp and red manuscript "Paid
1½", additional red ms. "Paid 7½ cy" underneath stamp, bearing New Brunswick 1851 6d olive yellow (2), four clear to large margins, tied by two strikes of blue "8" oval grid cancel, reverse with
matching blue "Chatham, N.B., MA28 1855" cds and partial Bend of Kodiac (3.29) cds, carried by Cunard Line Africa to Liverpool arriving Apr. 7th; some light aging, 6d hinged in place, Very Fine.
Estimate; $2,000
- 3,000.
The 7½d (1½d paid in cash plus 6d by stamp) letter rate to Ireland via the British Packet from Halifax effective from August 1st 1854 to April 17th 1860. Virtually all covers paying this ½ ounce rate
to the United Kingdom have a bisected stamp except this cover and one other offered in David Feldman USA March 2011 (lot 10094) mailed on the same day and carried on the same ship. The earliest bisect of New Brunswick recorded on mail abroad
is dated Feb. 26th 1855 (a 3d bisect to the GB). There are also two earlier covers known bearing bisects addressed inland. No other bisects known are dated before the cover here. (Image1) |
Est. $2,000-3,000
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 Nova Scotia, 1856 (Mar. 13) Halifax, N.S. to Carthagena, Spain. Blue folded cover originally with printed circular, "Halifax, Nova Scotia, MR 13 1856" backstamp and "1" pence
due handstamp for printed matter, carried by Cunard Line America to Liverpool, red London (3.27) backstamp and matching "Returned for Postage" framed handstamp, Liverpool (3.28) transit, carried by Cunard Line
Cambria from Liverpool back to Halifax, Very Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
A circular rate of 1 pence to Spain was introduced on Mar 1st 1854 that included mail through Halifax. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $350.00
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 Nova Scotia, 1856 (Jun. 19) North Sydney, Cape Breton to London, England. Cover bearing on reverse Nova Scotia, 1851 3d dark blue (3, 3a) horizontal strip of two and bisect
se-tenant, full to large margins, tied by strikes of oval grid cancel, reverse also with "North-Sydney, C.B., JU 16 1856" origin cds and Halifax (6.24) oval transit, latter also ties strip, red "5" d.stg. credit to G.B.
handstamp, carried by Cunard Line America from Halifax to Liverpool, red London "Paid, 14 JY 1856" arrival cds; cover opened on three sides for display, Very Fine, with 1976 E. Diena certificate.
Estimate; $2,000 -
3,000.
A CHOICE NOVA SCOTIA 1851 3D DARK BLUE BISECT SE-TENANT STRIP PREPAYING THE 7½D TRANSATLANTIC PACKET RATE TO GREAT BRITAIN. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $2,000-3,000
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 Nova Scotia, 1856 (Jul. 25) London, England to St. John's Newfoundland. Blue folded cover with red "London, Paid, 25 Jul 1856" cds and matching inspector's mark, red manuscript
"6" pence rating, carried by Cunard Line Canada from Liverpool to Halifax, St. John's (8.19) arrival backstamp and red "1" pence credit struck for Newfoundland share, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate;
$200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $230.00
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 Nova Scotia, 1857 (Sep. 22) Charlottetown P.E.I. to Ayr, Scotland. Gray folded letter with rimless "Prince Edward Island, SE 22, 1857" backstamp and "6" d.stg. due rating,
carried by Cunard Line Europa from Halifax to Liverpool arriving Oct. 3rd, reverse with "Pkt. Letter, Liverpool, OC 3 1857" tombstone and green "Ayr, Oct 5 1857" arrival cds, Very Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
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 Nova Scotia, 1857 (Dec. 4) London, England to Charlottetown P.E.I. Gray cover with London (12.4) origin crown cds and red inspector's "X" mark, Liverpool (12.5)
transit, carried by Cunard Line Canada from Liverpool to Halifax, reverse with "Prince Edward Island, DE 21 1857" rimless cds and "9" d.cy. due rating handstamp, Very Fine and choice, ex-Saint.
Estimate;
$300 - 400. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
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 Nova Scotia, 1858 (Feb. 11) Simcoe, Canada to Andover, England. Cover bearing Canada 1852, 3¢ brown red (4a) tied by Simcoe "43" four-ring cancel, "Simcoe, FE11
1858" origin cds, manuscript "More to Pay 4½d." rating, Hamilton (2.12) transit backstamp and ms. rating crossed out and updated with "6" d.stg. due (7½d.cy.) handstamp struck, carried by Cunard
Arabia to Liverpool arriving Feb. 28th, reverse with "Pkt.Letter, Liverpool, FE 28" tombstone, red London (3.1) cds and Andover (3.2) arrival cds, F.-V.F., ex-Richardson, Steinhart.
Estimate;
$1,000 - 1,500.
The rate for a cover from Canada to the United Kingdom by British packet was 8d stg., or 10d cy. This cover was partially paid 3d cy. and marked final due of 6d. stg. (or 7½d cy.) rounded up. The rate was
effective from March 23, 1854. (Image1) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
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 Nova Scotia, 1858 (Feb. 28) Trieste, Austria to Lunenburg, N.S. Yellow cover bearing Austria 1858, 2Kr. yellow (two), 10Kr. brown and 15kr. blue (two), each tied by
centrally struck "Triest, 28/2" cds, reverse with Lehrte (3.2) and Berlin-Minden Railway (3.2) backstamps, red "Aachen, Paid 25 Cts., 4/3" exchange cds with 25¢ credit to U.S. by Prussian Closed Mail, carried by
Hapag Tutonia from Southampton to New York arriving Mar. 20th, red "N. York, Am. Pkt. 'Paid' Mar 20" exchange cds, red "U. States / C" arc framed exchange handstamp, carried by Cunard Line Canada from Boston to
Halifax arriving Apr. 5th; flap mostly missing, Very Fine, with 2012 Bottacchi and 2012 Ferchenbauer certificates.
Estimate; $5,000 - 7,500.
THE ONLY RECORDED EARLY AUSTRIA USAGE TO BRITISH NORTH AMERICA PREPAID FOR THE
BREMEN/HAMBURG ROUTE. (Image1) |
Est. $5,000-7,500
SOLD for $4,500.00
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 Nova Scotia, 1858 (Sep. 23) Plymouth, England to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Datelined folded letter with "Plymouth, SP 23 58" origin cds, endorsed "via Halifax",
Liverpool (9.24) backstamps, carried by Cunard Line Canada to Halifax, reverse with rimless "Prince Edward Island, OC 9 1858" arrival cds and manuscript "1/6 cy" and "1/- stg" due rating, Very Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
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