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Semi-Official Canadian Handstamps: Amhertsburg thru Niagara continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1088 c Image"U. States Postage Paid." (Montreal). Bold strike of circular handstamp in red with matching "Montreal Canada Paid, SP 8, 1847" tombstone datestamp on folded letter to New York City, manuscript "10" U.S. and "11-1/2" Canadian rates next to the related handstamps, Very Fine, ex Bingham, also a second cover addressed to New York with two bold strikes of red "Montreal Canada Paid, MY 12, 1846" tombstone datestamp, each with manuscript rate ("10" and "11-1/2") to indicate full prepayment of all postage, Very Fine, ex Pope (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1089 c Image"paid to New-York." Straightline Handstamp (Niagara). Clearly struck on 1827 folded cover to London, England, manuscript "Youngstown N.Y. 8 June" exchange office marking, manuscript "paid 18-3/4 Cents/ 4-1/2 +2" for U.S. postage (changed to "25" in red), internal Canadian postage and 2d ferriage fee, back with boxed "Ship Letter Liverpool" and transit datestamp, Great Britain 1/7 rate for 8d ship letter plus 11d inland, slightly toned file fold, Very Fine, this is the earliest of the cross-border handstamps and was used only at Niagara on transatlantic mail to England (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
1090 c Image"AMERICAN POSTAGE/FERRIAGE/FORWARDED" Straightline Handstamp (Niagara). Three-line handstamp in black with manuscript "11-1/2 [+] 2 [+] 4-1/2 [=] 1/6" Canadian rate computation incl. 2d ferriage, U.S. postage also stated as "18-3/4" (cents), faint black Niagara U.C. triple-circle datestamp on 1829 folded letter to Chippawa, Canada, manuscript "Madison N.Y. Feb. 17" postmark, sender's routing "via Black Rock", manuscript "B Rock N.Y. Feby 22d" postmark, some splits along folds (the letter is thick), still Fine, this is one of the rarest of the cross-border markings devised to show the allocation of U.S. and Canadian postage, in this case all collect in Canada, despite the sender's notation this was actually exchanged through Youngstown and Niagara, ex Hahn (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
1091 c Image"AMERICAN POSTAGE/FERRIAGE/FORWARDED" Straightline Handstamp (Niagara). Three-line handstamp beautifully struck in red on 1829 folded letter from Wargraves, England to York, Canada, bold boxed "Paid at Oxford" handstamp and "1/-" manuscript rate to Liverpool, June 15 Oxford backstamp, carried on Black Ball Line Bennett arriving at New York July 31, red New York circular datestamp and "Ship" straightline, the three-line handstamp and red Niagara U.C. circular datestamp applied at exchange office, with manuscript "1/4-1/2 [+] 2 [+] 7 [=] 2/1-1/2" Canadian rate computation incl. 2d ferriage, U.S. postage also stated as "27" (25c over-400 miles plus 2c ship fee), reverse with notation "by some chance this letter missed Burnham by one hour, RDC", Very Fine, an outstanding and colorful transatlantic and cross-border cover with clearly struck markings in red, ex Steinhart (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1092 c Image"AMERICAN POSTAGE/FERRIAGE/FORWARDED" Straightline Handstamp (Niagara). Three-line handstamp in black with manuscript "11-1/2 [+] 2 [+] 7 [=] 1/8-1/2" Canadian rate computation incl. 2d ferriage, crossed out and restated as "for. 9 + 11-1/2", the 11-1/2d U.S. postage also stated as "18-3/4" (cents), Niagara U.C. triple-circle datestamp struck at exchange point on 1829 folded letter from New York City to York, Canada, light New York red circular datestamp, York U.C. double-circle datestamp, some minor wear, Very Fine and scarce cross-border markings devised to show the allocation of U.S. and Canadian postage (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
1093 c Image"American Postage/British do." Straightline Handstamp (Niagara). Light strike in red with matching "Niagara U.C. 10 Jun. 1830" triple-circle datestamp on folded letter from Buffalo N.Y. to Ancaster, Canada, red "Buffalo N.Y. June 7" double-oval datestamp, manuscript "6 (+) 6-1/2 (=) 1/-1/2" total postage for 6d U.S. (also stated as "10" cents above), 4-1/2d Canadian and 2d ferriage fee, wear incl. small tear at top and internal edge splits, otherwise Fine and scarce example of this cross-border handstamp in red -- devised to show the allocation of U.S. and Canadian postage, which in this case was all collect in Canada -- ex Hahn (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1094 c Image"NIAGARA/PAID/TO NEW-YORK/U. CANADA". Oval "belt buckle" handstamp in red with matching "Niagara U.C. 22 Jan. 1830" large triple-circle datestamp, "York U.C. 21 Jan. 1830" double-circle datestamp on folded letter to London via New York, red manuscript "Paid 9 & 1/3" combined Canadian rate (including 2d ferriage) and U.S. postage applied at York, black manuscript "25" (cents) restating the U.S. rate from border, "Ship Letter/Liverpool" and Mar. 6 receiving backstamps, manuscript "1/7" due, Very Fine, a rare marking used only in 1829-30 on outgoing mail to the U.K., accompanied by an article by Calvet M. Hahn discussing this cover and the 1829-30 Niagara markings, ex Lichtenstein and Hahn, illustrated in Bogg (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
1095 c Image"NIAGARA/PAID/TO NEW-YORK/U. CANADA". Oval "belt buckle" handstamp in red with matching Niagara U.C. large triple-circle datestamp, red Trafalgar rimless circular datestamp with manuscript "11 Jany 1830" on folded letter from Trafalgar, Canada to London via New York, manuscript "Ferry 2/ 7/ Paid 9 & 1/3" for combined Canadian rate (including 2d ferriage) and U.S. postage, also "25" (cents) restating the U.S. rate from border, bold boxed "T.P. Rate 2", part strike of "Ship Letter/Liverpool" and receiving backstamps, manuscript "1/7" due, some minor toning end edgewear, still Very Fine, a rare marking used only in 1829-30 on outgoing mail to the U.K., accompanied by an article by Calvet M. Hahn discussing the 1829-30 Niagara markings (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $300.00
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1096 c Image"NIAGARA/PAID/TO NEW-YORK/U. CANADA". Oval "belt buckle" handstamp in red with matching Niagara U.C. large triple-circle datestamp, red "York Up. Can. Aug. 17" circular datestamp on 1830 folded letter from York, Canada to London via New York, red "Paid" straightline with manuscript "6-1/2 & 1/3" for combined Canadian rate (including 2d ferriage) and U.S. postage, "Ship Letter/Liverpool" and receiving backstamps, manuscript "1/7" due, Very Fine, a rare marking used only in 1829-30 on outgoing mail to the U.K., accompanied by an article by Calvet M. Hahn discussing the 1829-30 Niagara markings, ex Pope (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $225.00
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1097 c Image"NIAGARA/PAID/TO NEW-YORK/U. CANADA". Oval "belt buckle" handstamp in red with matching Niagara U.C. 1830 large triple-circle datestamp on newspaper wrapper to Chideock, England, and forwarded to Dulverton, manuscript "one newspaper" at top and "paid 1d", "Ship Letter Liverpool" and receiving backstamps, manuscript "3" due for forwarding, edgewear and tiny tears, Fine and rare newspaper wrapper use of this marking, accompanied by an article by Calvet M. Hahn discussing the 1829-30 Niagara markings, ex Susan McDonald (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1098 c Image"British Postage" Straightline Handstamp (Niagara). Red italics handstamp struck in Niagara below red "Paid", with matching "Jamestown N.Y. Jul. 1" circular datestamp and manuscript "12-1/2" U.S. postage prepaid -- all three of these markings applied in Jamestown, "6-1/2" Canadian postage due (4-1/2 inland plus 2p ferriage), on 1830 folded cover to St. Catharines, Canada, light Niagara U.C. large triple-circle datestamp, Very Fine, a scarce example of this italics handstamp used to denote the Canadian postage due on a cover with prepaid U.S. postage (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

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