CANADA STAMPLESS COVERS
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Lot Description |
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 1795 THREE-RIVERS-LC (St-Maurice County 1763), early straight line h/s on unpaid SFL
dated FEB17'1795 and addressed to QUEBEC-CITY, rated COLLECT 7d for the 60-100 mile distance, prior to 1800 only 9 towns had cancels, cat value for the Three-Rivers type-4 cancel in the 1988 Canada Specialized was $300 (24 years ago) and is
conservatively valued at least $800 today, the original business letter is enclosed with usual file fold, a rarity and F-VF est (Image) |
$300+ US
AVAILABLE
Closing..Mar-16, 06:00 PM |
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 1818 USA to MONTREAL TRIPLE RATE, early prepaid SFL from NEW-YORK on NOV17'1818 and
addressed to Montreal, rated PAID 55½¢ (3 x 18½¢) for the triple 150-400 mile distance from New-York to the border exchange office at CALAIS-MAINE + PAID 5sh1d (3 x 1sh8d) for the triple 600-700 mile distance from
the ST-STEPHENS-NB exchange office to Montreal plus 1d for the Montreal city delivery, nice business letter enclosed, a very scarce early cross border route with a rare triple rate, F-VF est (Image) |
$400+ US
SOLD for $260.00
Closing..Mar-16, 06:00 PM |
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 1836 USA to ANCASTER-UC FERRIAGE RATE, unpaid SFL from NEW-YORK on SEP10'1836 and
addressed to Ancaster, rated COLLECT 25¢ (1sh3d) for the over 400 mile distance from New-York to the LEWISTON-NY exchange office + COLLECT 2d FERRIAGE for delivery across the border to the QUEENSTON-UC exchange office on SEP15'1836
+ COLLECT 4½d for the under 60 mile distance to Ancaster, total to be collected was 1sh9½d, nice business letter enclosed, a very scarce ferriage rate with good markings, VF est (Image) |
$250+ US
SOLD for $140.00
Closing..Mar-16, 06:00 PM |
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 1834 ESQUESING-UC & QUEENSTON-UC POSTMASTER LETTERS, FREE franked SFL from postmaster
Henry Fyfe at ESQUESING-UC (Halton County 1832-1918) with a light barrel h/s dated MAY16'1836, addressed to postmaster A. Hamilton at the QUEENSTON-UC exchange office, nice enclosure regarding an incorrectly charged ferriage fee, letter returned FREE
franked back to Esquesing with Hamilton's written reply, great postal history item including both postmasters signatures, F-VF est (Image) |
$150+ US
SOLD for $170.00
Closing..Mar-16, 06:00 PM |
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 1836 NIAGARA-UC (Lincoln County 1789), red barrel h/s dated JAN7'1836 on unpaid SFL
addressed to the BNA Receiver General (H. Dunn) in TORONTO, rated COLLECT 7d for the 60-100 mile distance, nice enclosure indicating a direct deposit of £95-14sh-5d at the Bank of Upper Canada, usual file folds, F-VF est (Image) |
$100+ US
SOLD for $75.00
Closing..Mar-16, 06:00 PM |
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 1836 ENGLAND to MONTREAL SHIP LETTER RATE, part-paid SFL dated LONDON on MAY21'1836
and addressed to merchants Robertson-Mason-Straight in MONTREAL with m/s receiver JUL20'1836, routing via private packet SS VIRGINIA from Liverpool to New-York with a NEW-YORK-SHIP red transit h/s JUL17'1836, onward closed bag mail to
MONTREAL via ROUSES-POINT-NY, rated COLLECT 1sh7d for the London to New-York ship letter fee comprising the 11d inland London to Liverpool fee + 2d ship captain's gratuity + 6d ship letter fee that includes the Canada inland delivery, the USA
portion was PAID 20-3/4¢ consisting of the 18-3/4¢ delivery to the border at ROUSES-POINT-NY (150-400 miles) + 2¢ border transfer fee, nice business enclosure with usual file fold, a scarce short lived ship letter rate
and F-VF est (Image) |
$150+ US
SOLD for $170.00
Closing..Mar-16, 06:00 PM |
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 1837 USA to TORONTO PART-PAID, SFL from AUBURN-NY on OCT6'1837 and addressed to
Toronto, routing via the LEWISTON-NY and QUEENSTON-UC exchange offices on OCT9'1837, rated PAID 12½¢ for the 80-150 miles to the border + COLLECT 7d for the 60-100 distance to Toronto, no ferriage or border transfer fees as
the were eliminated on FEB22'1837, nice enclosure and VF est (Image) |
$100+ US
SOLD for $170.00
Closing..Mar-16, 06:00 PM |
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 1839 NICOLET (LC) (Nicolet County 1826), early h/s on unpaid SFL dated FEB5'1839 and
addressed to THREE-RIVERS-LC, rated COLLECT 4½d for the under 60 mile distance, the Nicolet h/s was weak and the postmaster strengthened the letters with a pen (same ink as the m/s date), nice original enclosure and VF est (Image) |
$75+ US
SOLD for $45.00
Closing..Mar-16, 06:00 PM |
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 1839 DAILLEBOUT-LC UNPAID (1836-1881 Joliette County), rare m/s cancel on SFL dated
FEB19'1839 and addressed to MONTREAL, rated COLLECT 7d for the 60-100 mile distance, usual file fold and VF est (Image) |
$125+ US
SOLD for $140.00
Closing..Mar-16, 06:00 PM |
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 1839 USA to NIAGARA-UC UNPAID, SFL from BUFFALO-NY on JUL11'1838 and addressed to
Niagara, originally rated COLLECT 10¢ and changed to COLLECT 8¢ comprising 6¢ for the under 30 mile distance from Buffalo to NIAGARA-NY + 2¢ border exchange fee for delivery across the river to NIAGARA-UC,
Canadian ferriage fees had been abolished on FEB22'1837 but apparently continued in the USA, nice enclosure, an unusual and rare rate, VF est (Image) |
$200+ US
SOLD for $240.00
Closing..Mar-16, 06:00 PM |
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 1840 LENNOXVILLE-LC (Sherbrooke County 1831-1974), superb red h/s on prepaid SFL
dated FEB18'1840 and addressed to QUEBEC-CITY, rated PAID 9d for the 100-200 mile distance, nice enclosure, usual file folds and F-VF est $100+ US (Image) |
$100+ US
SOLD for $80.00
Closing..Mar-16, 06:00 PM |
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 1840 GRANBY-LC to USA PART-PAID, SFL from Granby on AUG17'1840 and addressed to
Adjutant-General R. Jones in WASHINGTON-DC, routing via the DERBY-LINE-VT exchange office on AUG19'1840, rated PAID 4½d for the under 60 mile distance from Granby to the border + COLLECT 25¢ for the over 400 mile distance to
Washington, since the General was entitled to FREE mail delivery in the USA, the 25¢ collect fee was cancelled, great enclosure requesting status of a soldier in the USA Army, historical and VF est
(Image) |
$200+ US
SOLD for $240.00
Closing..Mar-16, 06:00 PM |
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 1840 SOLDIERS 1d LETTER RATE, prepaid SFL from Sergeant Evans of the 43rd Regiment
in AMHERSTBURG-UC, dated OCT19'1840 and addressed to Sergeant Charles Bell of the 34th Regiment in TORONTO, PAID 1d for the soldiers rate, unsigned by an officer as per regulations but a 34th Regiment wax seal on the back, nice enclosure
detailing the Amherstburg fort improvements, a rare rate and VF est (Image) |
$500+ US
SOLD for $580.00
Closing..Mar-16, 06:00 PM |
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 1841 ENGLAND to MONTREAL UNPAID DOUBLE RATE, lovely printed Liverpool Grain
Prices Current circular from LIVERPOOL on OCT25'1841 and addressed to MONTREAL, routing via Cunard packet SS COLUMBIA departing Liverpool on OCT5'1841 + HALIFAX arrival on OCT19'1841 + overland winter route to Montreal, rated COLLECT
2sh4d Sterling for the double treaty rate (included inland fees at both ends), m/s Halifax exchange office currency converted to COLLECT 2sh7½d Currency, usual file folds, a scarce circular and scarce rate, F-VF est (Image) |
$150+ US
SOLD for $110.00
Closing..Mar-16, 06:00 PM |
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 1842 UNDECLARED MONEY-LETTER to ENGLAND, prepaid SFL from MONTREAL on JY28'1842
and addressed to LONDON, summer routing by coastal packet to HALIFAX + Cunard packet SS ACADIA departing Halifax on AUG3'1842 with Liverpool arrival on AUG13'1842 + express train to London on AUG14'1842, rated PAID 1sh4d Currency and
converted to PAID 1sh2d Sterling at the Halifax exchange office, enclosure states £30 was enclosed, no MONEY or REGISTERED endorsements were made thus saving the British 2sh foreign registration surcharge, lengthy letter
enclosed, some minor transit soiling from the bulky contents, a rare undeclared Money Letter and F-VF est (Image) |
$300+ US
SOLD for $220.00
Closing..Mar-16, 06:00 PM |
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 1839 UNSANCTIONED TORONTO to LONDON SHIP LETTER, prepaid SFL from TORONTO on
JUL25'1839 and addressed to LONDON with receiver b/s on AUG28'1839, routing via the QUEENSTON-UC and LEWISTON-NY exchange offices on JUL26'1839 + NEW-YORK on JUL29'1839 + endorsed via the private packet SS GREAT WESTERN to the unsanctioned
port of BRISTOL, re-routed to the approved Liverpool port noting a LIVERPOOL SHIP LETTER transit b/s, rated PAID 1sh for the ship letter treaty fee that included inland fees in England but not in BNA and the USA, an additional
COLLECT 1sh7d charged that comprised the 4½d under 60 mile distance from Toronto to Queenston + 25¢ (12½d) for the over 400 mile distance from Lewiston to New-York, nice lengthy business letter enclosed, a rare rate and F-VF
est (Image) |
$300+ US
SOLD for $280.00
Closing..Mar-16, 06:00 PM |
| 17 |
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 1842 KINGSTON to NEW-YORK PRE-PAID, SFL from the KINGSTON-UC exchange office on
OCT18'1842 and addressed to NEW-YORK, rated PAID 18-3/4¢ for the 150-400 mile distance from the CAPE-VINCENT-NY exchange office to New-York and no charge for the Kingston to Cape Vincent interchange, original Kennedy correspondence
enclosed, usual file folds and F-VF est (Image) |
$100+ US
SOLD for $100.00
Closing..Mar-16, 06:00 PM |
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 1843 KILKENNY-LC WAY-LETTER, unpaid SFL from Kilkenny on OCT21'1843 (13 years
before the post office was opened), with carrier pickup for posting at the TERREBONNE-LC post office on OCT26'1843 noting a scarce 1829 issue postmark, addressed to KINGSTON-UC with receiver b/s OCT26'1843, rated COLLECT 11½d for the
200-300 mile distance + ½d for the carrier pickup at Kilkenny, a rare early Way-Mail from a very small town, F-VF est (Image) |
$150+ US
SOLD for $110.00
Closing..Mar-16, 06:00 PM |
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 1843 RIVIERE-DU-LOUP-EN-BAS-LC (Riviere du Loup County 1827-1937), unpaid SFL with
nice red barrel h/s dated DEC5'1843 and addressed to QUEBEC-CITY, rated COLLECT 9d for the 100-200 mile distance, usual light file folds, F-VF est (Image) |
$100+ US
SOLD for $90.00
Closing..Mar-16, 06:00 PM |
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 1844 BROME-CE to USA, part-paid SFL with a scarce m/s BROME-CE cancel dated
OCT1'1843 and addressed to MILTON-VT, routing via the STANSTEAD-CE and NEWPORT-VT exchange offices on OCT7'1844, rated PAID 4½d for the under 60 mile Canada delivery to the border + COLLECT 10¢ for the onward 60-100 mile
distance to Milton, a rare Stanstead exchange office routing with nice minister correspondence enclosed, F-VF est (Image) |
$200+ US
SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Mar-16, 06:00 PM |
