| CANADA TO U.S. MAIL, 1829-39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 321 | QUEBEC - FULLY PREPAID COVER TO NEW YORK WITH TWIN "QUEBEC/o PAID o" STRIKES; 21 Feb. 1829 EL from "Quebec" to New York P.O. with two separate mostly fine to very fine strikes of this "QUEBEC/o PAID o" mark in opposite corners with red manuscript "1N" (Canadian rate) and "183⁄4[c]" (US rate) on the front; also having a partly fine "QUEBEC/FE 21/29" (offset year) Fleuron d.s. on the flap. Good example of a fully prepaid letter sent after the tightening up of the rules from 12 Jan. 1829 (as per p.copy circular included). PHOTO.PLATE 26A | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 322 | EARLIEST RECORDED (?) CROSS BORDER "MONEY LETTER" COVER - WELLINGTON SQUARE TO CATSKILL; 3/8 Jan. 1830 E (part flap and top left corner of address-panel lost but still attractive) from "WELLINGTON SQUARE" (v. fine UDC with red m/s date in centre) nicely placed on the front with matching red m/s "Free" and "Money Letter" (from the Postmaster so no Canadian postage payable), routed via "NIAGARA/U.C." (fair red 3-ring c.d.s. on the front) and addressed to Catskill, NY and so charged "371⁄2[c]" US postage (free franking did not apply over the border). Believed to be the earliest recorded Cross Border Money Letter (there was no US registration before 1847). [Ex Horace Harrison.] PHOTO.PLATE 26A | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 323 | EARLY QUEENSTOWN ROUTE MAIL INC. "B" FOR BOAT, "TOO LATE" MARKS, ETC.; 1831-7 covers from various Canadian towns all to US destinations; inc. fine 1831 E from Montreal to Hanover, NH with red m/s "B[oat] 183⁄4" and v. fine "WHITEHALL/JUN [22] NY" mark, 1832/4 pair of "ST CATHERINES" UDC's (m/s dates) with m/s "BP" (British Postage) beside "61⁄2d" or "USP 111⁄2[+]61⁄2[=] 1/6" with red "TOO LATE", 1833 fully paid EL from Quebec to Boston with red m/s "Postage paid to Boston" and split rates, etc. Good study. (6 covers) PHOTO.PLATE 26A | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 324 | "DERBY LINE/VT" ROUTED MAIL TO THE U.S.; 1831-8 group of covers (varied condition) from various Canadian towns to New York City (3) Winchester, Ct, or Hanover, NH, all with"DERBY LINE/VT" marks; one fancy Intaglio horseshoe-framed type (Feb. 1837; cover faults), 1831-5 trio of oval framed marks with m/s dates in centre (one to a Canadian M.P. and so only charged with US postage)and one with the scarce 2-ring black "DERBY LINE/Vt." mark (beside small red m/s-dated "EATON" UDC. Good study. (5 covers). PHOTO.PLATE 26A | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 325 | RARE KINGSTON "BRITISH POSTAGE PAID [71⁄2]/U. STATES Do. PAID [121⁄2]" MARK IN RED; 5/6 Mar. 1832 EL from "HALLOWELL" (mostly fine red UDC with m/s date on front) to Batavia NY endorsed "Via Kingston" with faint red "KINGSTON/UP-CAN" c.d.s. and matching partial handstruck red split-rates mark - rare on mail from Canada, though the similar US/British version used on mail from the US to Canada is often seen - also on the front. Scarce paid-all-the-way cover. PHOTO.PLATE 26A | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 326 | LAKE CHAMPLIN "STEAMBOAT" MARK + LETTER REF. FORT ERIE/BUFFALO FERRY; 3 Aug. 1836 EL from "Montreal" to NY City charged "183⁄4[c]" with a mostly fine red "STEAMBOAT" mark; no Canadian marks or postage because sent privately to the ship. Plus important 24 Apr. 1835 EL (closed tears affect address) from "FORT ERIE" (fine blue m/s-dated UDC on front) to Toronto endorsed "Money [Letter]" having proof of the existence of the Fort Erie ferry - originally enclosing £75 in bank bills for a year's rent "of the Ferry (at this place)". Scarce pair. (2 covers). PHOTO.PLATE 26A | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 327 | NEW CARLISLE - RARE P.O. MANUSCRIPT COMPASS-DRAWN DATES MARKING; 2/17 Mar. 1837 EL from "New Carlisle" endorsed "paid 2N5" (full Canadian & US postage) to NY City with a very attractive P.O. manuscript "New Carlisle/Mar 17/1837/Chaleur Bay" marking in a compass-drawn circle (reminiscent of the 1850s Red River mark) on the front beside a v. fine red 2-ring "MONTREAL/L.C" c.d.s. Only one other example (1838 & of a different style) of a New Carlisle manuscript mark is recorded. Exhibition Item. PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 328 | "STEAMBOAT", "FREE", FORWARDING AGENT & RAILROAD CROSS-BORDER MAILS; 1838-9 quartet of ELs inc. 1838 from Quebec "Paid to the Lines" to New Hampshire with near fine red "STEAMBOAT" & US m/s "Overch[arg]d", Feb. 1839 Montreal prepaid the high rate of "8/4" to a "Sandwich U.C." Agent for forwarding to Detroit, Aug. 1839 from Toronto to NY City (Abm. Bell & Co.) with "FREE" mark (from the Toronto Postmaster ref. the 25c due - for freight money - if a separate letter he sends for Ireland is in time for the steamer), and Dec. 1839 from Montreal to Boston with v. fine "HIGHGATE/Vt" transit c.d.s. suggesting that the letter went on the new railroad on this route. Good variety. (4 covers). PHOTO.PLATE 26A | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 329 | NIAGARA POSTMASTER WRITES TO THE TRANSATLANTIC MAIL AGENTS REF. FREIGHT MONEY; Fine 26 Apr. 1839 EL from "Alexr. Davidson, P[ost] M[aster], Post Office, Niagara, U.C." sent free to the border and so having mostly fine 4-ring "NIAGARA/UC" c.d.s. (m/s date) with matching "PAID[25c]" on the front as well as a near fine red "YOUNGSTOWN/N.Y" transit c.d.s.. The letter asks if the addressees - "Messrs. Abm. Bell & Co., Steam SHip Agents" will allow a discount on the "25cts in specie with every single letter for Europe by Steam Ship [that he had previously been remitting ] to the Post Master at New York". Important reference to the Transatlantic Mail Freight Money system. PHOTO.PLATE 26A | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CANADA TO U.S. MAIL, 1840-51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 330 | "DERBY LINE" ROUTED 1840s MAIL EX RICHMOND, SHERBROOKE & EATON; 1840/47/49 ELs with mostly fine c.d.s.'s (two with m/s dates) of these Canadian towns - addressed to NY City, Boston & Sterling, Mass. - all prepaid the Canadian "41⁄2" postage and having v. fine oval "DERBY-LINE, VT" or mostly fine "DERBY LINE/Vt." c.d.s.'s (2); the first paid-all-the-way with two Richmond "PAID" marks, the others with Derby Line handstruck "5" charge-marks in red. Good trio. (3 covers) PHOTO.PLATE 26A | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 331 | TEXAS - REPUBLIC PERIOD - RARE WASHINGTON, Tex. "SHIP MARK" ON COVER EX ST. CATHERINES; 24 Mar. 1840 large part EL (part reverse lost; closed tear affects address but clear of marks) from "St Catherines" to "Austin City, Dept. of State, Republic of Texas" with a fine "ST. CATHERINES/U.C." c.d.s. with small manuscript "B" (for boat/bateau) alongside; prepaid and so endorsed "USP 25/BP 41⁄2" with partial black "PAID" alongside, but also having small rare black "SHIP" mark struck on arrival at Washington (Texas) with "56" delivery charge to Austin beneath. Few examples of this "SHIP" mark are known; an exceptional Cross Border cover. PHOTO.PLATE 26A | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 332 | RARE PICTON BLACK "BRITISH POSTAGE PAID/U. STATES Do. PAID" MARK ON COVER TO ALBANY; Attractive and fine 30 Sept. 1841 EL to Albany, NY with v. fine "PICTON/U.C." UDC (m/s date) on the front beside a matching very fine black Picton "BRITISH POSTAGE PAID [41⁄2]/U. STATES Do. PAID [121⁄2]" split-rates mark (rare; very few known) on the front (over an indentation of the paper due to thickness of enclosure) that was subsequently crossed through because the 121⁄2 US rate was wrong; it should have been 183⁄4c, so there was "61⁄4" still to pay. Rare Exhibition Item. . PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 333 | WHITEHALL, BUFFALO & QUEENSTOWN ROUTES - 21⁄2% SURCHARGE COVERS, "MONEY [LETTER]", ETC.; 1842-44 covers inc. 1842 Three Rivers to Schenectady with near fine "WHITE-HALL/N.Y" transit c.d.s., pretty fully prepaid Feb. 1843 EL to NY City having v. fine blue "HAMILTON/U.C." c.d.s. and pair of blue "PAID" marks showing the "1-31⁄2" rate instead of 1s-3d due to currency fluctuations, similar May 1843 EL from Hamilton to NY City showing the m/s "1-31⁄2" rate, pair only partly prepaid from the Surcharge period so without extra charge (one ex Postmaster of Toronto so Free to the Border), and unusual Jan. 1844 EL from the exchange office "KINGSTON" to NY City and so only charged US postage but endorsed "Money" so liable to a double rate.The Surcharge only applied from 22 May 1842 to 27 Dec. 1843. [Latter ex Horace Harrison.] (7 covers). PHOTO.PLATE 26B | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 334 | CROWNED CIRCLE "PAID/AT/QUEBEC" PAIR TO US INC. ONE VIA "BURLINGTON/Vt." ROUTE; Aug./Oct. 1842 E/EL pair (minor faults) to NY City and Springfield, Mass. with mostly fine and very fine strikes of the red "[Crown]/PAID/AT/QUEBEC" mark on the front; charged double and single rates, and the latter showing "BURLINGTON/Vt." transit c.d.s. Good pair. (2 covers). PHOTO.PLATE 26B | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 335 | MONEY LETTER PAIR EX KINGSTON/BRANTFORD TO NY CITY & DETROIT; Fine 1843 EL endorsed "Money" to NY (with Kingston c.d.s. so no Canadian charge, being an Exchange office); plus 1844 E to Detroit endorsed "Money" with fine "BRANTFORD/U.C." c.d.s. and fair "PAID" on the front, but also having fine scarce small "WINDSOR C.W./21 MAY 1844" d.s. on the flap apparently matching the very fine handstruck red "MONEY-LETTER" on the front (prepaid 9d but no US charge being addressed to "the State Auditor"). Scarce pair. [Latter ex H. Harrison.] (2 covers). PHOTO.PLATE 26B | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 336 | BOOTLEG & STEAMBOAT MAILS; 1843 bootleg EL from Montreal to NY City posted in NY with m/s "1" charge and mostly fine 2-ring red "CITY DESPATCH POST/U.S./APR. 13/4 O;CLOCK" d.s. on the front, similar 1848 EL with NY "PAID" & "2cts" c.d.s., 1849 EL (creasing) from Toronto addressed to "Capt. Lawrie, Sch[oone]r Louise, Oswego" charge the 2c steamboat charge, and 1849 EL from Montreal to NY City with mostly v. fine scarce blue "S.B. LAKE CHAMPLAIN" Steamboat c.d.s. and matching "10" charge-mark. Scarce group. (4 covers). PHOTO.PLATE 26B | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 337 | WINDSOR, LEWISTON, HIGHGATE ROUTES, ETC. - MID-1840s MAIL; 1844-47 covers inc. 1844 Amherstburg to Ohio with fine scarce red 2-line "WINDSOR C.W." d.s. on reverse and v. fine blue "DETROIT" transit c.d.s. on the front, triple-sheet Feb. 1845 EL from Montreal to NY City charged by weight in Canada (double) and by sheets in US (triple!), 1845/46 pair with "LEWISTON/NY" transit c.d.s.'s, 1845 Xmas Day usage of the unframed Montreal tombstone d.s., 1846 "HIGHGATE" transit c.d.s. (Montreal to Benson, Vt.), etc. Useful group. (7 covers).PHOTO.PLATE 26B | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 338 | P.O. "FREE TO THE LINES" COVER WITH NOTICE REF. CROSS BORDER COVER HELD FOR POSTAGE; Remarkable 30 Oct. 1846 EL (printed "G.P.O. MONTREAL" Notice ref. ea letter held for 41⁄2d postage to be paid before it could be forwarded across the Lines; prepayment of postage to the Lines was compulsory at this date) to Blandford, Mass., endorsed "Free to the Lines" with signature, with "O.H.M.S." imprint and a mostly v. fine "ON POST OFFICE BUSINESS/FREE" mark in black beside a very fine red "MONTREAL/L.C." c.d.s.; charged "10[c]" in Blandford. What an inefficient way of collecting 41⁄2d! Rare.PHOTO.PLATE 26B | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 339 | 'DOUBLE CROWNED CIRCLE' COVER PAID ALL THE WAY FROM QUEBEC TO NEW YORK CITY; Attractive 6 Mar. 1847 EL to New York endorsed "paid" with two mostly very fine strikes of this Crowned Circle (one just affected by filing fold) in opposite corners with red manuscript "1/11" (double Canadian rate) and "20" (double US rate) beside them. Exhibition Quality. . PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 340 | RARE RED MONTREAL "U. STATES/Postage/paid." IN CIRCLE MARK ON COVER TO VERMONT; 5 Apr. 1847 EL (worn fold down centre of address reinforced) from "COWANSVILLE/L.C" (near fine red UDC with m/s date on the front) to Ludlow, Vt. with red "PAID" (damaged by crease) beside m/s "U.S. postage 3/B. postage 41⁄2/[=]71⁄2", but also with a very fine rare large encircled "U.STATES/Postage/PAID." mark in red on the front matching the "MONTREAL" transit c.d.s. on the flap. This mark was only used in 1847 and examples are seldom seen. PHOTO.PLATE 26B | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 341 | "MONEY LETTER" MARKS ON MAIL EX BRANTFORD & MONTREAL; 10 May 1848 & 27 Dec. 1849 fine ELs to Dunkirk, NY & New York City each with red handstruck "MONEY LETTER" mark (v. fine probably struck at Brantford & partly fine struck at Montreal), prepaid 7d and 41⁄2d, being charged 5c and 10c on arrival. The first sent when full prepayment was not allowed; the second with fine red Montreal "Too Late". Scarce pair. (2 covers). PHOTO.PLATE 26B | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 342 | 1847 COVERS TO U.S.A. INC. SOME FROM EXCHANGE OFFICES ONLY CHARGED U.S. POSTAGE; May/Oct. 1847 trio of covers to NY City/State ex Cornwall, Toronto & Gananogue all prepaid 4½d; one sent c/o West Williamsburg P.O. so only charged "1d" for delivery, one charged "10" and one with US postage also prepaid (latter endorsed "British 4½[+]U.S. 5 cts 3[=]7½" with Cape Vincent "V" over the m/s "7½"); plus Aug./Oct. 1847 trio of covers from Exchange Offices (Kingstonx2) + Niagara (Dock) all to NY City with no Canadian postage paid so merely with simple US-rate "20" (Kingston?) or "10" (Niagara? & Kingston) marks. Good lot. (6 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 343 | 1848-49 COVERS TO U.S. INC. "FORWARDED", "5"/"10" MARKS, "ADVERTISED", ETC.; 1848 env. ex Port Robinson to Boston redirected to Ludlow, Vt with small "10" mark and fine red "FORWARDED", 1849 env. to NY City with "ADVERTISED 4cts" on the front and black "P.O. DEPT. DEAD LETTER OFFICE" UDC (m/s date; Aug. 1850 - 10 months in transit!) on the reverse; 1848/9 trio of covers ex Aylmer/Farmersville/York with "5"/"10"/boxed "10" marks, etc.; and 1848/9 pair ex Brockville/Montreal (latter with "ST. JOHNS/L.C" & "BURLINGTON/Vt" transit c.d.s.'s.Useful lot. (7 covers). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 344 | U.S. No.1 PAIR DOUBLY TIED TO COVER FROM MONTREAL, CANADA TO NEW YORK; Fine and Attractive 11/12 Apr. EL from "Montreal" to "New York" franked by a horizontal pair of U.S. 1847 5c Red-brown (margins all round, just touched at bottom right hand corner; filing fold through RH stamps as usual for these covers) tied by a part of the near fine red "PAID" mark matching the nearby "MONTREAL/L.C" c.d.s. with manuscript "41⁄2[d]" showing that the Canadian postage was also prepaid. Rare example of full prepayment of postage in cash and US stamps; the 10c rate paid for the 300+ miles journey in the US. Exhibition Quality. A wonderful Classic cover. [Signed and annotated as genuine in 1948 by Ashbrook, on the reverse.] PHOTO | £1500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 345 | FINAL PERIOD PRIOR TO UNIFIED RATES - QUEBEC CROWNED CIRCLE, ETC.; 1850 covers inc. E (folds reinforced in places but attractive) from "Quebec" to Hartford, Conn with fine "PAID/AT/QUEBEC" Crowned Circle on the front cancelled by cork matching the "WHITE HALL/N.Y" c.d.s. and "10" mark alongside - part prepayment was not allowed at this date so the full "10[c]" charge was due - plus pair to NY City with Lewiston transit marks, one ex Kingston with Sackets Harbour transit, and one "Paid to the Lines" from Montreal also charged the full 10c on arrival. (5 covers). PHOTO.PLATE 26B | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CANADIAN STAMPLESS MAIL, 1851-96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 346 | EARLY CURVED-FRAME "CANADA", "CANADA 10 cts" & "CANADA/PAID 10 cts" MARKS; Aug. 1851 - Feb. 1852 covers inc. curved-frame "CANADA" marks in black (with "OGDENSBURG" transit c.d.s.) & red (3; with unusual blue "C1CENT0S", fair red "STEAMBOAT LETTER/QUEBEC" c.d.s., or "CAPE VINCENT" transit c.d.s.), two with black "CANADA 10 Cts." marks (one with "CAPE VINCENT" transit c.d.s.), and one red "CANADA/PAID 10 cts" mark. Good variety. (7 covers). PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 347 | EARLY FANCY TWIN-CURVED RED "CANADA/PAID 10 CTS" & GARTER-FRAME "CANADA 10 Cts" MARKS ETC.; June 1851 - Aug. 1852 covers inc. scarce small red Oct. 1851 twin-curved frame "CANADA/PAID 10 CTS" of Hamilton, and rare black Toronto Aug. 1852 garter-frame "CANADA 10 Cts" [both ex Susan McDonald], plus 1851 pair of 'normal' red curved-frame "CANADA" and black 1852 "CANADA 10 Cts.". All mostly very fine strikes. (5 covers). PHOTO.PLATE 26B | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 348 | EARLY 1850s "MONEY LETTER" COVERS VIA MORRISTOWN, SUSPENSION BRIDGE, ETC.; 1852/3 trio inc. near fine red boxed Montreal "MONEY LETTER", v. fine black Princetown "MONEY LETTER" to NY City with fine blue "SUSPENSION BRIDGE" c.d.s., and fine black Brockville (?) "MONEY LETTER" on E from "KITLEY/C.W" (red c.d.s. plus rare large red handstruck "6" mark) to Great Bend, NY (also with Morristown c.d.s. and red curved-frame "CANADA"). [Latter ex Horace Harrison.] Rare lot prior to US registration system. (3 covers). PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 349 | 10/20 CENTS RATE COMBINED RATED "CANADA" COVERS, "1[d]" CIRCULAR, ETC.; Feb. 1852 - May 1853 lot inc. v. fine red "CANADA/10 CENTS" (2; Quebec & Toronto), rare v. fine red Montreal "CANADA/PAID 120 Cts" (the "10" changed to "20" for a double rate letter) beside v. fine curved-frame "CANADA", single & treble rate curved frame "CANADA" marks, scarce small Toronto red curved-frame "CANADA" (31x12mm; ex Susan McDonald), mostly fine black Hamilton "CANADA 10 Cts", two different black "10" marks with "6D" in circle, and scarce handstruck "1" on printed EL from Montreal to Ogdensburg. Good lot. (9 covers).PHOTO | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 350 | "NATIONAL EXPRESS Cos./EXPRESS" COVER USED FROM MONTREAL; 15 June 1854 env. (minor wear) to "Chesterfield, NH" with embossed blue oval "NATIONAL EXPRESS Cos./NEW YORK.MONTREAL/ QUEBEC/ EXPRESS" device at top left having fine black Montreal h.s. "6" and similar smaller "10" mark. Rare thus; sent at least partly by post. [Ex Horace Harrison.] | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 351 | RARE RED "By Grand Trunk Railway" MARK ON MONTREAL COVER TO MAINE; Fine 11 Mar. 1856 stampless env. (+ contents from "YOUNG, JANES & Co.") to "Bryant's Pond, Maine" with a v. fine orange-red "MONTREAL/PAID/CANADA" tombstone-shape d.s. and m/s "6" on the front, but also having a v. fine rare bright red "By Grand Truck Railway" mark and a fine matching oval-frame "PAID/DRAWER/14/Y. J & Co." alongside. Early Railway item. Exhibition Quality. [Similar cover ex same correspondence in the Apr. 2004 'John Robertson' sale sold for US $2,200.] PHOTO | £400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 352 | EARLY RAILWAY COVER WITH DOUBLE-BOXED "PAID/G.T.R.C." MARK EX MONTREAL; Fine 21 Feb. 1856 stampless env. to Mew York City with matching red "PAID", "MONTREAL/PAID/CANADA" d.s. and large "6" mark all on the front along with a mostly very fine double-boxed chamfered corner "PAID/G[rand] T[runk] R[ailway] C[ompany]" mark nearby. Rare early Railway marking. PHOTO.PLATE 28A | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 353 | EARLY CANADIAN REGISTERED MAIL BEFORE & AFTER U.S. JOINED THE SYSTEM; Scarce 24 July 1856 EL to NY City (from the period after Canada introduced Registered mail and before the US did, i.e. 31 Mar. 1855 - Oct. 1856) with fine red Quebec "REGISTERED" mark and m/s "Money letter Paid for registration" having "10" arrival charge, Feb. 1857 env. to Buffalo, NY with v. fine Hamilton black "REGISTERED" beside red "PAID 6" showing "9[d =]15 cts [prepaid]", and 7 July 1859 env. with near fine red "BURGESVILLE/U.C" c.d.s. matching red"REGISTERED" and red m/s "Paid 10 [+]5[=]15" just after the 1 July 1859 conversion of Canadian currency to the decimal system. Scarce trio. (3 covers). PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 354 | "NATIONAL EXPRESS CO./[STEAM TRAIN]/NEW YORK, TROY, MONTREAL & QUEBEC" COVER; Quebec 1857 [H. Harrison pencil date] env. to Rutland, NY with the large blue embossed oval "NATIONAL EXPRESS CO." device at top left. No postal marks. Fine and very scarce. [Ex Horace Harrison.] PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 355 | "NATIONAL EXPRESS CO./[STEAM TRAIN]/NEW YORK, TROY & MONTREAL" COVER; c.1858 env. (minor repairs at foot) to Fulton, NY with large blue oval embossed "NATIONAL EXPRESS CO." device at top left, presumably from Montreal. No postal marks. Very scarce. [Ex Horace Harrison.] PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 356 | ORANGE "MONEY PACKAGE/by the/AMERICA EXPRESS Co./FROM/CALEDONIA, C.W." LABEL ON COVER; c.1858 env. (minor wear) to Buffalo, NY from Caledonia with a fine orange Amex label for this small town on the front, endorsed "Money $20" and so without postal marks. Rare and attractive. [Ex Cavendish's 'Martin Willcocks' auction.] PHOTO | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 357 | ORANGE "MONEY PACKAGE/by the/AMERICAN EXPRESS Co./FROM/HAMILTON, C.W." LABEL ON COVER; 7 Jan. 1858 env. (minor wear) to Rochester, NY with a fine orange Amex label (upside down) on the front, annotated as having enclosed "$22". One of only three recorded Hamilton Amex label cover. [Ex Palmer.] | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 358 | REGISTERED TO CALIFORNIA - RARE 9d-RATE "REGISTERED" COVER "VIA CAPE VINCENT"; 22 Oct. 1858 env. (minor wear) to Red Dog, Cal. with mostly very fine matching "CAMDEN EAST/C.W" c.d.s., "REGISTERED" s. line, small "PAID" (2) and rare Handstruck "9" mark. Rare example of this special higher rate to California before the decimal rates were introduced in July 1859. Exhibition Item. PHOTO.PLATE 28A | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 359 | UNIQUE(?) HANDSTRUCK "CANADA 30 Cts" TRIPLE-RATE MARK ON COVER; Long 3 Oct. 1857 env. (edge wear and folded down at left but attractive) from "BELLE EWART" (faint m/s-dated UDC on front) to Oswego, NY with red manuscript "1/6" (triple unpaid rate) and two mostly fine /v. fine strikes of an unusual black "CANADA 30 Cts" mark on the front; the only recorded example of this triple-rate mark. There is a partial "ONTARIO SIMCOE AND HURON RAILROAD" c.d.s. on the reverse. PHOTO.PLATE 28A | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 360 | THE BALANCE OF THE 1850s CROSS BORDER MAILS COLLECTION INC. RAILWAY COVER; 1854-59 stampless covers all with mostly very fine "CANADA..." type marks with some Railway connections as well; inc. 1854/5 pair of oval-framed "CANADA/10/CENTS", long 1855 env. with unusual blue-green curved-frame "CANADA" marks of Fort Erie, similar black curved -frame "CANADA" marks (2; one with "6D" in circle and scarce "15" in circle charge being to San Francisco; latter also with fair "OTTAWA & PRESCOTT RAILWAY" c.d.s.), black "CANADA 10 Cts" pair (one with "SUSPENSION BRIDGE" c.d.s.), and red "CANADA/PAID 10 Cts" (4; inc. GWR env. with oval-framed "PAID/140", and v. fine ova-framed "NEW YORK POST OFFICE/ADVERTISED"). Good lot. (11 covers). PHOTO.PLATE 28A | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 361 | EARLY 1860s MISSENT OR REGISTERED MAIL; 12 July 1860 env. (slight stains clear of marks) prepaid 15c from Montreal (Paid tombstone-shaped d.s.) to Madison, Ct but having a very fine scarce encircled "NEW-HAVEN/MIS/SENT/Ct" mark nicely placed on the front; plus 1860/61 pair of envs. registered from Chatham/Hamilton to NY City/Buffalo, NY (latter addressed to an "Indian Female Physician") each with fair red "CANADA/PAID 10/25 Cts" mark and very fine black/red "REGISTERED" mark. Good trio. (3 covers). PHOTO.PLATE 28A | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 362 | THE 1860S CROSS BORDER MAIL,COLLECTION INC. GOOD RANGE OF CHARGE/RATE NUMERALS; 1860-7 covers inc. attractive 1860 env. with fancy embossed advert for "COLEMAN'S MONTREAL HOUSE", unrecorded (?) fancy light red Galt "Paid 10 C" rate-mark (similar to the Transatlantic types), 7 July 1864 env. to California with Montreal "PAID 10" of the first week of the reduced Cal. rate, various black one-line "CANADA-10-CENTS" or "CANADA UNPAID -10" marks (4), late use (1861) of fine curved-frame black "CANADA", late use (Jan. 1860) black Lyn "6D" in circle with red "PAID" , large Wicklow/Quebec "PAID 10", scarce 1867 Ottawa black "2)", various black "10" marks, etc. Useful study. PHOTO.PLATE 28A | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 363 | LATER STAMPLESS CROSS BORDER MAIL INC. O.H.M.S. & NEWSPAPER RATES; 1873/4 pair of envs. with red "PAID 6" marks from the final optional cash-payment period, 1879 OHMS env. with superb purple encircled "POST OFFICE BUSINESS/FREE/GL/P.M" cachet, Rare Dec. 1888 Vol.II, No.1 "CANADIAN PHILATELIC JOURNAL" posted from St. Catherines to Grand Crossing, Ill. with mostly v. fine purple "POSTAGE DUE FOR/FORWARDING ...[1]...CENTS", and 1896 "International Money Order Business" env. sent free ex Montreal to New Bedford, Mass. Good variety. (5 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CANADIAN STAMPED MAIL - 1851-71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 364 | 1851 6d SLATE-VIOLET USED FROM BYTOWN TO GREENWICH, NY VIA OGDENSBURGH; Attractive large part E (lower flap removed) from "BYTOWN/U.C" (v. fine c.d.s. on front) to "Greenwich, Washington County, New York" franked by an 1851 6d slate-violet on laid paper (SG2; with 4 good to wide margins; small closed tear at left) tied by light target cancel with fine red "OGDENSBURGH/NY" c.d.s. and matching "10" charge-mark nearby, also having a near fine red curved-frame "CANADA" mark on the front. Attractive early stamped Cross Border item. PHOTO | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 365 | EARLY 3d 'BEAVER' PAIR ON COVER FROM MONTREAL TO NEW YORK CITY; Attractive 17 Apr. 1852 EL to New York franked by horizontal pair of 1851 3d Red Laid Paper SG1 (filing crease affects RH stamp) tied by v. fine target cancels and a v. fine red "PAID", having v. fine red "MONTREAL" c.d.s. and two curved-frame "CANADA" marks on the front. Rare thus. [With Brandon 1997 cert.] PHOTO. | £400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 366 | IMPERF. 3d BEAVERS FRANKING ON FINE ADVERTISING COVER TO IOWA; Attractive 4 Oct. 1858 env. (with oval blue embossed "ANGLO/AMERICAN HOTEL...HAMILTON, C.W." device at top left; part flap lost) to "Dubuque, Iowa" franked by two 3d Imperf. Beavers (close to wide margins) tied by fine Hamilton "16" barred numerals with fine matching c.d.s. on the front. Rare thus. PHOTO | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 367 | SCARCE 1c PRINTED MATTER RATE COVER FROM MONTREAL TO NEW YORK CITY; 19 Feb. 1864 EL (printed Prices Current) to New York with 1859 1c (faults) tied by unclear target cancel. Scarce cheap Cross Border rate for printed matter. PHOTO.PLATE 28A | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 368 | SCARCE 1859 10c RED-LILAC ON "OXFORD STATION/C.W." COVER TO FAIRMOUNT, NY; 15 Jan. 1867 env. (slight toning) to Fairmount franked by scarce 1859 10c red lilac tied by unclear barred cancel with v. fine m/s-dated "OXFORD STATION/C.W" UDC on the front. Elusive stamp on cover. PHOTO | £400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 369 | 5c BEAVER ON COVER FROM MONTREAL TO NEW YORK CITY; 5 Oct. [1865?] env. to NY with 1859 perf. 5c Beaver (2) tied by partly unclear "MONTREAL" duplex. Scarce.PHOTO.PLATE 28A | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 370 | NEW BRUNSWICK XMAS DAY 3c LARGE QUEENS COVER TO CALIFORNIA; Unusual 25 Dec. 1868 env. (slight dusting) to San Francisco franked by Large Queen 3c brown-red pair (some stained perfs.) tied by barred oval cancels with a large part "SAINT GEORGE/N.B." Xmas Day c.d.s. alongside. PHOTO.PLATE 28A | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 371 | LARGE QUEEN 6c FRANKING FROM MONTREAL TO VERMONT; 4 Oct. 1871 env. to Johnson, Vt franked by Large Queen 6c brown tied by mostly v. fine "MONTREAL/C.E" duplex. PHOTO.PLATE 28A | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. TO CANADA MAIL, 1802-28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 372 | EARLY -PRE-WAR OF 1812) COVERS INC. CLAM-SHELL, ETC.; 1802-07 covers mostly to Montreal inc. 1802 EL with "NEW-YORK" clam-shell mark (crease) and "PAID" (20c prepaid; 7d to pay), 1803 EL with "PHI" c.d.s. and "PAID" but addressed to a politician and so Free in Canada (Forwarded by an Agent in Niagara), "TROY" c.d.s., fancy red "NEW YORK" c.d.s.'s (2; one with 1807 near fine 2-line" MONTREAL" d.s. in transit to Quebec), etc. Scarce group with varied split rates.(6 covers). PHOTO.PLATE 28A | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 373 | CROSS BORDER MAIL BEFORE & AFTER THE WAR, INC. NEW YORK P.O. FREE, ETC; 1810 large part E with red "BOSTON MS/* * * * *" c.d.s. and "PAID", 1811 EL with "PHI" c.d.s. and matching claret-purple "PAID"Mar. 1812 to Niagara with near fine claret-purple "Lansingburg·Mar [23]" mark and m/s "forward from Chaulansur" prepaid "20[+]121⁄2[=]321⁄2", printed 1819 EL from NY to Montreal charged "1N8" and "181⁄2", and scarce 1818 E to Quebec signed "Free, Theodorus Bailey, P.M., N. York" with fine red "FREE" mark matching the NY c.d.s. (charged "1N" in Canada). (5 covers). PHOTO.PLATE 28A | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 374 | MONTREAL POSTMASTER WRITES TO THE SANDWICH P.O. TO EXPLAIN U.S. TRANSIT RATES FOR MAIL TO G.B.; Remarkable 30 May 1816 EL franked to "P[ost] M[aster], Sandwich" and initialled by "D. S[utherland]" the Deputy P.M.G. in waiting with mostly v. fine "MONTREAL" 2-line d.s. on the lower flap. The letter (signed by Sutherland) states that "...postage on an English Letter via New York is perfectly correct - they must all go through this office, & the British Postage only need be marked 'Paid' on the letter..." Rare comment on actual postal methods on Cross Border mail at this early date. PHOTO.PLATE 28B | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 375 | SCARCE 2-LINE "QUEENSTON" DATESTAMP ON COVER FROM NEW YORK; Attractive 29 Aug./3 Sept. 1817 EL to York routed via an Agent in Queenston having a partial red "NEW YORK" c.d.s., "25[c]" charge and unusual red manuscript "Ferry 2d[+]10[=]1N/[+]1N3 American Postage/[=]2N3", with mostly very fine very scarce "QUEENSTON/18 SEPT.*17" d.s. (seldom seen; 1817-18 only) on the lower flap. Exhibition Item.PHOTO.PLATE 28B | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 376 | MANUSCRIPT & DISTINCTIVE U.S. TOWN MARKS WITH M/S "FREE", H.S. "FORWARD", ETC.; 1821 EL to Montreal with m/s "Winchester, N. He" dated mark and m/s "Free R. Ripley, P.M.", 1822 m/s "Claremont NY" mark (endorsed "by the way of Derby Vt Post Office"), mostly fine 1824 cogged-frame m/s-dated "WOODSTOCK/VERMONT" circular mark, and 1825 EL from "GARDINER/MAINE" (red c.d.s.) to "Hatley, near Lake Mumphromagog, Canada" with v. fine small "FORWARD" beside the rates. Scarce group. (4 covers. PHOTO.PLATE 28B | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 377 | RARE "STANSTEAD" STRAIGHT-LINE MARK ON COVER FROM NH TO STUKELEY; 20 Oct. 1828 EL (reinforced folds & closed tear affecting address but clear of postal marks) from "Gill" (NH) to "Stukeley, Canada" with manuscript "Paid 183⁄4" and "41⁄2" charge, along with P.O. m/s "Sum, NH" (?), having v. fine rare "STANSTEAD" transit mark (with m/s date below) nicely placed on the front. This is one of the most elusive prestamp marks of Canada, being recorded only for 1821-1828. PHOTO.PLATE 28B | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. TO CANADA MAIL, 1829-39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 378 | RARE 3-LINE NIAGARA "AMERICAN POSTAGE [6]/FERRIAGE [2]/FORWARDED [9] [=]1/5" MARK; 12 May 1829 EL (hinges to some folds) from "New York" to "Talbots Settlement, Canada" with fine red oval "BUFFALO/NY" d.s. and m/s "10" charge, but also having v. fine 3-ring black "NIAGARA/U.C." c.d.s. matching this 3-line Postage Due explanatory mark alongside. The latter mark is only recorded for 1829. Exhibition Item. PHOTO.PLATE 28B | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 379 | SCARCE NIAGARA RED "British Postage" & "American Postage/British do" MARKS ON COVERS; July/Sept. 1830 E/EL pair from Jamestown NY (v. fine red c.d.s.) & NY City to St. Catherines or Victoria (latter to the Postmaster so with red "FREE" and no Canadian postage charge), having mostly fine rare red small "British Postage [61⁄2]" on the front, or the similar mostly fine "American Postage [1/3]/British do [-]" (crease) also on the front. Good pair; these marks have only been recorded for 1830 for Niagara.PHOTO.PLATE 28BPHOTO.PLATE 28B | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 380 | PAIR OF SCARCE NIAGARA RED "American Postage/British do" MARKS ON COVERS EX NEW YORK; Aug./Oct 1830 pair of ELs from Buffalo, NY and NY City to "Niagara Falls" or "Port Talbot" each with partly fine red 3-ring "NIAGARA" c.d.s. on the front matching the mostly v. fine (crease) and faint strikes of this elusive charge-mark nearby, made out for "1/3[+]61⁄2[=]1/91⁄2" and "6[+]11[=]1/5" respectively. (2 covers).PHOTO | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 381 | PAIR OF SCARCE QUEENSTON "American Postage/British do." MARKS IN BLUE; June/Sept. 1831 pair of ELs (latter with closed tear across address just clear of rates mark) from Buckingham, NY and "CINCINNATI/O" (fine c.d.s.) to Newmarket & Queenston, each with v. fine 2-ring "QUEENSTON/U.C" c.d.s. matching a v. fine blue "American Postage/British do." mark all on the front, with rates "1-3[+]1-8[=]2N11" or "1/3[+]2[=]1/5" (latter with only Ferriage charge being to Queenston itself). Rare pair. (2 covers). PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 382 | PAIR OF SCARCE QUEENSTON "American Postage/British do." MARKS - IN BLUE & IN GREEN; Dec. 1832 + May 1833 pair of ELs from New York & Troy, NY to York/Brantford, each with "QUEENSTON" c.d.s. (near fine blue 2-ring and v. fine green 1-ring types), each having mostly fine and partly fine strikes of this elusive mark - in different colours - on the front. (2 covers). PHOTO.PLATE 28B | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 383 | OTHER 1830s QUEENSTON ROUTE COVER INC. RED/GREEN "British Postage" PAIR; Feb. 1831 & June 1833 E/EL with mostly v. fine 2-ring red and 1-ring green "QUEENSTON" transit c.d.s.'s on the front, matching almost v. fine rare "British Postage" marks (for 61⁄2d & 9d rates) alongside; plus 1833-39 group almost all with v. fine "QUEENSTON" transit c.d.s.'s and varied manuscript rates. Good study. (8 covers). PHOTO | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 384 | RARE RED KINGSTON "U.S. POST/FERRIAGE" MARK + RED MONTREAL "FORWARDED" MARK; 4 May 1831 E (small fault at top) from "OWASCO/N.Y" (v. fine oval mark with m/s date ion front) to Belleville endorsed "Free F. Benson pm/Jordan, NY" so with no US postage charge having a partly fine rare red "U.S. POST [3]/FERRIAGE [4½]" mark (rare; only 4 other examples recorded) on the front matching a Kingston c.d.s.; plus fine Sept. 1838 EL from Philadelphia o Montreal (redirected to Quebec) with fine red Montreal "FORWARDED" mark on the front. (2 covers). PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 385 | FLORIDA - UNRECORDED(?) PRESTAMP "MAGNOLIA Fla" D.S. ON COVER TO lA pRAIRIE; V. Fine 16 Dec. 1835 EL (long family contents) to St. George endorsed c/o an Agent in La Prairie, having a Postmaster's manuscript "Free Ed Seiras (?) P.M." free frank and an Unrecorded(?) v. fine small black Handstruck "MAGNOLIA Fla/DEc [16]" mixed type mark nicely placed at top left near a v. fine red m/s dated "LA PRAIRIE" UDC. Endorsed "forw[ar]d. Early Florida mail to Canada is rare. PHOTO | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 386 | BALANCE OF THE 1830s CROSS BORDER MAIL - INC. STANSTEAD ROUTE, ETC.; 1833-39 covers inc. 1833 v. fine red 2-ring "STANSTEAD/LOWER CANADA" c.d.s., scarce tiny 1834 handstruck "12½" beside matching black fine "WOODSTOCK/VERT." c.d.s., fancy spike-framed 1835 "GREENWICH VERMONT" c.d.s., almost v. fine oval 1834 "BURLINGTON/VERMONT" d.s. (to Montreal via L'Isle aux Noix) - [Ex de Riviere] - and spectacular May 1839 claret-purple curved "[Hand] PAID" matching a "NORTHAMPTON/MSS" c.d.s. with v. fine red 2-ring "STANSTEAD/L.C" c.d.s. alongside. Useful group. (7 covers). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. TO CANADA MAIL, 1840-51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 387 | EARLY 1840s COVERS INC. "FORWARDED" MARKS, ETC.; 1840-2 lot inc. 1840/2 pair to Brockville (and Exchange Office so low Canadian Postage Due) charged "2d", Aug./Sept. 1840 pair of ELs from Amsterdam, Ia & Tripes Hill, NY to Oakville/Hamilton but both redirected to Toronto/London so with fine red "FORWARDED" or both v. fine red & black "FORWARDED" marks, other complex 'split' postal charges, and mail via Stanstead/Queenston. (8 covers). PHOTO.PLATE 28B | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 388 | THE 1842-43 CURRENCY SURCHARGE PERIOD - 1⁄2d SURCHARGES, ETC.; Oct. 1842 - Dec. 1843 study of fine covers from US to various Canadian towns, all posted unpaid except one and so all except one showing the extra 1⁄2d currency surcharge in the rates, inc. 1842 Cleveland "Via Albany" to Montreal, "STOW/MASS" 20-ring on prepaid EL so without surcharge, Oct. 1843 Springfield, Vt m/s "U.S. P & Ex 8[+]7[=]1/3", similar Augusta, Ga. "U.S. & Ex 1/31⁄2[+]41⁄2[=]1/8" via Stanstead, and remarkable 28 Dec. 1843 + 13 Feb. 1844 pair from Boston both to the same Quebec address having light rare red Boston Handstruck "U.S.P. & Ex." mark beside "1/-[+]111⁄2[=]1/111⁄2" in manuscript (Last Day of Surcharge??) and v. fine (though slightly overstruck) amended version "U.S.P." beside m/s "111⁄2[+]111⁄2[=]1/11" charge (during and after the Surcharge period; latter two ex Susan Mc Donald). Scarce study. (6 covers). PHOTO.PLATE 28B. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 389 | MID-1840s CROSS BORDER MAIL INC. SCARCE TINY "AMERICAN/BRITISH" MARKS OF WINDSOR, ETC.; 1844/45 covers from US to Canada inc. July 1844 + Sept. 1845 pair with very fine & near fine scarce small red handstruck "AMERICAN/BRITISH" marks matching mostly fine scarce "WINDSOR, C.W" 2-line datestamps, 7/8 July 1845 EL from Phil. to Toronto on the 8th day of the new US rates, Apr. 1844 "3" Ferriage charge, and scarce Nov. 1844 red h.s. "1" on favoured Drop Letter to Brockville. Good variety. (6 covers). PHOTO PLATE 30A | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 390 | THE BALANCE OF THE SPLIT-RATES PERIOD CROSS BORDER COVERS; 1846-51 well-researched Collection inc. varied places of origin & destinations, with routes via Derby, Lewiston, Queenston, Cape Vincent, Stanstead, Derby Line, Windsor & Kingston, with an 1848 E having a mostly v. fine blue oval fancy "CLIFTON HOUSE/NIAGARA/FALLS" mark. (15 covers). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. TO CANADA MAIL, 1851-81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 391 | THE 1850s 'COMBINED' RATE SINGLE 10c/6d CHARGE COVERS COLLECTION; 1851-59 lot all sent unpaid from the US to Canada and so charged 10c which was always converted into "6D" currency to pay on delivery; inc. fancy curved-frame "U. STATES" marks (red x2 + black x4), scarce blue 1853 Buffalo curved-frame "UD. STATES/6D" all-in-one mark, plain curved-frame "U. STATES (black x2, red & blue), straight "UD. STATES 6D" (on embossed lady's env.), 2-line "UNITED STATES/6D", v. fine oval-framed "UNITED/STATES" (3), etc. Good variety. (18 covers). | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 392 | THE 1850s 'COMBINED' RATE SINGLE PREPAID 10c ALL-THE-WAY COVERS COLLECTION; 1854-59 lot inc. v. fine red oval-framed Detroit "UNITED/6D/STATES", range of fancy curved-frame "U. STATES/[Shield]" marks in red (Phila; 2) and black (Rouses Point with v. fine "WATERBURY/Vt" c.d.s. and fine matching "PAID/10" in circle, scarce red curved-frame "UD. STATES" with "PAID/6d" below (Detroit), 2-line red marks (3), blue Lewiston "U. STATES" with separate "PAID" and "10", etc. Good lot. (11 covers). PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 393 | OTHER 1850s 'COMBINED' RATES - EX CALIFORNIA, DOUBLE RATES, CIRCULAR RATE, ETC.; 1855-8 covers inc. fine AUg. 1858 env. to Picton ex "MARYSVILLE CAL." (mostly fine blue c.d.s.) charged "9[d]" (scarce West Coast rate) with v. fine "U. STATES" (of Cape Vincent, NY; fine c.d.s. on reverse) sent via Panama, 1855/58 trio from NY City (2) to Canada at the double unpaid rate with m/s "1/-" and/or "20", similar fine 1858 EL from Chicago to St. Catherines with scarce handstruck "20" and "20" in circle marks as well as near fine curved-frame "U. STATES" mark, and 1855 "Printed Price Current Open" EL from NY City to Bytown with fine h.s. "1" mark as well as NY "PAID" c.d.s. Scarce group. (5 covers).PHOTO.PLATE 28B | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 394 | THE 1860s OPTIONAL PREPAYMENT 10c-RATE PERIOD INC. STAMPED COVER; 1861-66 covers inc. attractive Mar. 1865 env. to Stamford CW with US 10c green cancelled by cork with fine 2-ring "MOUND CITY/ILL" c.d.s. alongside plus small red oval-framed Detroit "U.S. 10cts/PAID", scarce May 1861 printed EL to Port Hope with v. fine black h.s. "1" and fine blue 2-ring "CHICAGO" c.d.s., 5 with mostly very fine all-in-one or 2-part curved-frame "U. STATES" with "10" or "10cts" below (one blue, others black), and 1862/66 pair with small red/black oval-framed "U.S. PAID 10" or "U.S. 10 cts" marks of Detroit & Boston. Good lot. (9 covers). PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 395 | CIVIL WAR PERIOD COVERS SENT UNPAID BY SOLDIERS TO CANADA; May/June 1863 stampless env. to Morpeth with near fine "Due 3" mark and partly fine curved-frame all-in-one "U. STATES/10 cts" mark as well as pencil (10" (full rate payable to Canada) all on the front; endorsed in faint pencil "[From] E.B. Wright, Capt. 24th May(?)";, plus Apr. 1865 "Soldier's Letter" unpaid use of a fancy red & black printed "[Flag] LIBERTY AND UNION FOREVER" env. (roughly opened at left) to Norwich, CW with v. fine large black "Due 3" and fine small oval-framed "US 10 cts" on the front. Rare pair. (2 covers). PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 396 | RARE "AMERICAN EXPRESS CO." ORANGE "Petrolia, Ont." "MONEY PACKAGE" LABEL ON COVER; 10 Jan. 1881 long env. (minor creases) with printed "American Express" heading and "$[24.00]" etc. on the front, having further printed text on the reverse with two fine black was seals of "AMERICAN EX. CO./PETROLIA ONT.", franked by an orange "MONEY PACKAGE/FORWARDED BY/AMERICAN EXPRESS/COMPANY/FROM/Petrolia, Ont." label (crease) on the front. Rare label from an Insurance Co. possibly originating from the US. Rare late usage of these attractive labels. [Ex Horace Harrison.] PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEW BRUNSWICK CROSS-BORDER AND OTHER | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 397 | CROSS-BORDER MAIL - EARLY "SCHOONER HARMONY" COVER TO U.S.; 26 June 1792 EL (chatty family letter mentioning the 'Harmony', etc.) to "Springfield, Mass." endorsed "[Per] Schooner Harmony, New York" with a mostly v. fine "N. York July 92" datestamp (only recorded for 1792) on the front; also endorsed "Recd. & forw[arde]d July 9th 1792. New York." on the flap. Charged "15" in red being the plain inland US rate for 150-200 miles. Attractive and a scarce early Cross Border cover.PHOTO PLATE 30A | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 398 | ST. JOHN - 1ST-TYPE DATESTAMP ON INTERNAL COVER; Toned 15 Mar. 1795 EL (ref. politics; weak folds, with bad fold affecting address) to "Fredericton" charged "7" having a very fine strike of the rare 1st-Type "ST. JOHN N:B/MAR 15 ,95" datestamp (Type II; the first dated mark) on the top flap. In spite of poor condition, a rare cover. PHOTO PLATE 30A | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 399 | ST. JOHN - VERY FINE 2nd-TYPE DATESTAMP ON INTERNAL COVER; Fine 24 July 1795 EL (family letter) to "Fredericton" charged "N7" in red, having a lovely strike of the large "St. John, N. B./July 24, '95" mark nicely placed on the flap. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 400 | EARLY CROSS-BORDER MAIL - EX ST. JOHN WITH "BOSTON" + 'BISHOP MARK'; 23 Feb. - 10 Apr. 1799 EL (some folds reinforced) EL from "St. John, New Brunswick" to "Springfield, Mass." endorsed "By the [Ship] Mary Ann" having a fine small "BOSTON" and very fine matching "10/AP" Boston Bishop Mark, both nicely placed on the front; charged "10" (cents) being the 8c inland rate for 30-60 miles plus the Mar. 1799 2c incoming Ship Letter charge. Scarce and attractive early Cross Border cover. PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||