401 MAIL EMBARGO DUE TO 'NON-INTERCOURSE ACT' - COVER TO USA DELAYED BY 2 YEARS; Remarkable 7 Mar. 1809 EL (family contents about problems of communication by letter; "Did you receive any of my letters? I suspect that they are stopped, taken from the mails.") from "St. Johns N.B." to Springfield, Mass. carried by private means and posted at "BOSTON-Ms/*****" (fine red c.d.s.) and charged "121⁄2", but with the strange endorsement on the flap; "Received about a month after at Springfield, Received Nov. 27 1811 at Fredericton from the States", which suggests that the letter (or the reply toit?) was sent back two years after it had been sent. Rare evidence of the disruption of mails due to the suspension of mails between the US and British Colonies. PHOTO PLATE 30A £150
402 MIRAMICHI - RARE LARGE "*-AT FOOT" HORSESHOE & "N.B. IN CENTRE" MARKS; 23 Dec. 1828 EL (toned file folds clear of postal marks) to Bathurst with v. fine rare "MIRAMICHI" horseshoe with * at foot and m/s date in centre (this is the example from which the RL Vol.V illustration is taken) nicely placed on the front, charged "7"; plus 21 |Sept. 1834 E to Quebec charged "3N[+]3N[=]6N[+]4N[=]10N" (v. high double rate - 10/- Currency) with near fine v. scarce "MIRAMICHI" UDC with "N.B." in centre. Good pair. (2 covers).PHOTO PLATE 30A £150
403 CROSS-BORDER COVER VIA "ROBBINSTON" WITH 2-LINE "ST. ANDREWS/NEW BRUNSWICK" MARK; Fine 17 Jan. 1829 EL from "NEW YORK" (fine c.d.s. on front) to "Saint John, New Brunswick" endorsed for the Cross-Border route "by Robbinston" (Maine) on the front, having a v. fine curved red NY "PAID" beside red m/s "50"(cents) on the front, but also having an almost very fine scarce "ST. ANDREWS/NEW BRUNSWICK" 2-line mark on the front with small black m/s "1N6" arrival charge. Attractive. PHOTO PLATE 30A £160
404 INGOING CROSS-BORDER MAIL FROM U.S. VIA ST. ANDREWS INC. "ST. JOHN" FLEURON; June 1830 EL from NY City posted from "Lubec, Me" (m/s/ P.O. marking on front) to Miramichi prepaid 12c and charged "1N6[+]3N[=]4N6" with a faint scarce "ST. ANDREWS.NEW BRUNSWICK" 2-line mark on the front, and a mostly v. fine undated scarce "ST. JOHN" Fleuron UDC on the flap; plus Aug. 1841 EL from "NARRAGUAGUS, Me" (v. fine c.d.s.) to St. John prepaid 10c and charged "8[d]" with a 75% v. fine blue "ST. ANDREWS" UDC with "N.B." in centre on front; plus Scarce pair. (2 covers). PHOTO PLATE 30A £140
405 RICHIBUCTO - VERY SCARCE STRAIGHT-LINE MARK WITH RARE MATCHING "PAID" IN CIRCLE; 5/10 Feb. 1831 EL (filing notes affect LH address panel; some reinforced folds & edge wear) from "Liverpool, County Kent" (asking the addressee "to present the Inclosed Petitions to His Honor the President")to "Fredericton" with over-inked inverted "RICHIBUCTO" (seldom seen) on the front above manuscript date "10 Feby. /31", along with matching very fine "PAID" in circle (not recorded for this P.O.?) beside manuscript "Paid 2N6". The namestamp is scarce, but pre-1840 prepaid marks are rare.PHOTO PLATE 30A £200
406 CROSS BORDER MAIL FROM NEW BRUNSWICK TO U.S.A. INC. OHIO TO MAINE VIA N.B.; 1837-51 covers inc. 1837/48 pair from St. John to Plattikite, NY & NY City with v. fine red "NEW-YORK" c.d.s. and small "SHIP" or fine "BOSTON/Mass" c.d.s. with fair "STEAM" and fine "10" mark, 1843 EL from "Westford, Ohio" (P.O. m/s mark) to Houlton, Me with v. fine red "WOODSTOCK/NBk" c.d.s.1846/51 trio to NY City ex St. John inc. 2 with m/s "Paid to the Lines", and 1848 m/s "Paid Stm" to Boston with mostly v. fine "MIRAMICHI/PAID" UDC and Boston "10". Good variety. £140
407 VERY SCARCE UNDATED "N.B./*" MARKS OF SUSSEX VALE & ST. STEPHENS; May 1838 EL to SAt. John charged "41⁄2[+]7[=]111⁄2" with v. fine very scarce claret-red "ST. STEPHEN/N.B./*" UDC mark nicely placed on the front; plus similar Apr. 1842 E prepaid to Fredericton with large part v. fine very scarce "SUSSE[X V]ALE/N.B./*" UDC mark. Both seldom seen marks. (2 covers). PHOTO PLATE 30A £150
408 GAGETOWN - VERY RARE INTAGLIO "GAGETOWN NB/[Flower]" BAGSEAL MARK ON UNUSUALLY RATED INTERNAL COVER; 27 June 1840 E to "Fredericton" (from a village outside Gagetown?) with a mostly very fine strike of the very rare 2-ring Intaglio "GAGETOWN NB/[Flower]" Mailbag Seal mark (recorded only 1840-41) unique to this P.O. on the front; charged "8" plus "due 2N1 [=] 2/9" which is a very high rate and hard to explain. Few examples known. PHOTO £400
409 INGOING CROSS BORDER MAIL FROM THE U.S. VIA WOODSTOCK OR FROM BOSTON BY STEAMERS; 1840/4 pair of Es from Philadelphia/Portland to Miramichi/Fredericton with 2-ring red or plain black "WOODSTOCK" c.d.s.'s (rated "2N4" and "7d"), 1856/9 pair from Boston to Fredericton/Dorchester with part fine red oval-framed Boston "UNITED/STATES" and v. fine small oval-framed black Boston "UNITED/6d/STATES", and 1861 EL from Quebec to St. John "via Portland" with "UNPAID 5". Scarce group. (5 covers). £100
410 RARE "FREDERICTON/RECEIV'D/WAY/NEW BRUNSK." UDC MARK ON COVER, ETC.; c. 1840 E (reinforced filing fold just clear of mark) to the "Lieut. Governor & C-in-C of New Brunswick" charged "7" with a very fine (for this) strike of this rare circular undated mark in red; the word "WAY" usually does not show. Plus Apr. 1832 EL (stains) from "Restigouche" to Quebec with partial "FREDERICTON/NEW BRUNSK" c.d.s., charged "1N[+]1N[=]2N[+]1/4[=]3/4" in all. (2 covers). PHOTO £140
411 RARE TRIO OF "MONEY LETTER" COVERS PRIOR TO THE REGISTERED SYSTEM OF 1852; 12 July 1842 E (one side-flap removed) to Fredericton sent a few months before the start even of the official Money Letter system (on 5 Dec. 1842) with bold manuscript "Money letter 1/4" and v. fine red m/s-dated "WOODSTOCK-N.B/PAID" c.d.s. nicely placed on the front. Plus 13 Dec. 1849 E [Ex de Volpi] from St. Andrews to Fredericton endorsed "Money letter" and "O.H.M.S." charged "1/2" with mostly v. fine backstamps of St. Andrews (blue), St. John & Fredericton; also 3 Oct. 1851 EL from "RICHIBUCTO" (v. fine c.d.s. on top flap) to Chatham (blue c.d.s. on front) endorsed "Money" and charged "3" only. Scarce trio. (3 covers). PHOTO PLATE 30A £120
412 THE NEW BRUNSWICK STAMPLESS CHARGE-MARK & DATESTAMPS COLLECTION; 1843-68 covers inc. plain "3" marks (St. John & Hopewell), encircled "3D" marks (Sackville & Edmunston), red 1861 "PAID/5/CENTS" (with "PETERSVILLE CHURCH" UDC - stamp removed? - and St. John), and v. fine scarce black "5/7" with curved "CENTS" below pair from Dumfries. Also 1843-68 stampless c.d.s. covers (6) of Woodstock (to G.B.), Dalhousie, Milltown, Shediac (red), "W.O. KINGSTON-KENT" (red with m/s date), etc. Good lot. (14 covers). £150
413 THE N.B. UNDATED CIRCULAR "PAID" DOUBLE-ARC MARKS; 1844-56 covers with red "PAID" UDCs of "CAMPBELLTOWN" (near fine), "KINGSTON" (v. fine), "OROMOCTO" (scarce & near v. fine), "RICHIBUCTO" (near v. fine) and "ST. ANDREWS" (part nearly fine; with m/s "Chge No.49 9"). Good group. (5 covers).s £120
414 WINTER ROUTE VIA MADAWASKA - CROSS-BORDER COVER BOTH FROM & TO U.S. POST OFFICES; Unusual and fine 30 Dec. 1845 EL from "Fort Kent, M[ain]e" addressed to "Houlton, M[ain]e" and charged "111⁄2", but having only New Brunswick postal marks; mostly v. fine red "MADAWASKA/NEW BRUNSWICK" UDC with manuscript date in centre, plus v. fine black "WOODSTOCK/N.BK." c.d.s.. The contents mention that the writer had tried unsuccessfully to send a letter direct without going via N.B. but "the carrier could not cross the river". Rare and unusual routing for a Mine cover. PHOTO PLATE 30A £120
415 VERY RARE SKELETON-TYPE RED "ADVERTISED/AND/NOT/TAKEN" ENCIRCLED MARK ON COVER; 12 Dec. 1849 E from Fredericton (fair red "PAID" UDC on the front with m/s "7") to St. John having a very fine strike of the short-lived Skeleton-type St. John "ADVERTISED/AND/NOT/TAKEN" mark nicely placed on the front. Few examples of this remarkable mark (JGY Fig. 384) are known, all dated 1849. Exhibition Item. PHOTO £150
416 LATER CROSS BORDER MAIL TO U.S.A. INC. SKELETON "X[change]" C.D.S., OROMOCTO TWINNED "PAID/6D", ETC.; 1852 E from St. John to Hartford with mostly v. fine rare blue "NEW BRUNSWICK/X" Skeleton Exchange Office c.d.s.1852 EL from St. John to NY City with Eastport Me "SHIP 7" mark, 1853 env. from St. John to NY City with v. fine scarce St. John "10/CTS" in circle, 1855 env. to Concord, NH with v. fine red "OROMOCTO-N.B/PAID" UDC with matching v. fine red "PAID/6D" in circle struck exactly in the centre, 1855 env. from St. John to Morristown, NJ with partial rare "U.S. EXPRESS MAIL, ST. JOHN" c.d.s. (JGY 167; only recorded 1856-6), etc. Scarce group. (6 covers). PHOTO. £150
417 EARLY STAMPLESS REGISTERED COVERS - INTERNAL & TO CANADA, INC. RECEIPTS; 14 Sept. 1852 E endorsed "Registered Letter" with fine red "DALHOUSIE/PAID" to Chatham with red m/s "9" rate, similar Nov. 1856 env. to Canada East endorsed "Money Letter" and Fredericton "PAID" c.d.s., long unpaid Oct. 1858 env. [ex de Volpi] to Fredericton endorsed "Registered" (twice) and so charged double 9d ("1N6"), Feb. 1861 env. to Canada West endorsed "Registered" prepaid "15[c]" with Fredericton "PAID" c.d.s., and fine 1854/69 pair of Regd. Letter receipts [both ex de Volpi] with v. fine Fredericton c.d.s.'s. Good study. (6 items). PHOTO PLATE 30B £120
418 WOODSTOCK - HOULTON ROUTE CROSS-BORDER COVER WITH "NEW-BRUNSWICK" UDC BORDER MARK, ETC.; 21 Feb. 1854 mourning env. (slight wax=seal offset toning in centre of address clear of marks addressed to "Plainfield, Kent County, Michigan" from Woodstock NB having v. fine red "WOODSTOCK-N.B./PAID" UDC and matching scarce "PAID/10/CENTS" as well as matching black "HOULTON/ME" c.d.s. and matching Border-usage "NEW-BRUNSWICK" UDC all on the front. Colourful and rare thus. PHOTO PLATE 30BO. £240
419 WOODSTOCK - "PAID" UDC WITH FRAMED CIRCULAR "PAID/3D" STRUCK IN CENTRE; Fine 25 Apr. 1854 E to "Fredericton" prepaid 3d with a very fine scarce "WOODSTOCK N.B./PAID" UDC (crease) nicely placed on the front with a matching very fine encircled "PAID/3D" in the centre (similar to the Salisbury combination illustrated in RL Encyc. Vol.5, p.336); attractive and conscious juxtaposition of marks.PHOTO PLATE 30B £150
420 RARE "CLAIMED IN FORM-NO.2/BY FREDERICTON" MARK, 5c GREEN ON COVER TO N.S.; 23 Mar. 1856 env. (slightly reduced at foot & flap lost) to "Queensbury" with v. fine Fredericton handstruck "3" mark, but also having a fine to very fine strike of this rare Instructional Mark (only recorded for 1856) nicely placed on the front as well. Seldom seen. Plus 5 Apr. 1862 env. (some faults) from "SACKVILLE" (c.d.s. on reverse) to Luneburg, NS franked by 1860 5c green tied by barred oval. (2 covers). PHOTO PLATE 30B £120
421 RARE "ST. JOHN N.B/SHIP LETTER" & MATCHING H.S. "6" ON CROSS BORDER COVER TO NOVA SCOTIA; Fine 30 Apr. 1856 EL from "Boston" to "Bridgetown, Nova Scotia" with a mostly fine strike of the rare "ST. JOHN N.B/SHIP LETTER" mark on the front beside a very fine matching St. John handstruck "6" mark. Rare thus.PHOTO £240
422 FREDERICTON - RARE INTAGLIO 2-RING "GOVERNMENT HOUSE/[Crown]/FREDERICTON" BAGSEAL MARK; Unusual 17 Nov. 1866 letter to "Captain Moore" (no address wrapper; sent "by bearer" = by Government messenger) - originally accompanying two grants sent for "the Governor's Signature" and return also by "bearer" - with a very fine strike of this unusual and attractive Intaglio mark on the blank side of the folded sheet alongside one very fine and two erased(?) strikes of an official "Hastings Doyle" signature mark, though signed by "Jno. Mcmillan". Attractive and unusual item. Unique?? PHOTO PLATE 30B £150
423 SHIPPIGAN - "W.O. SHIPPIGAN/N.B" UDC WITH EMERGENCY(?) MANUSCRIPT DATING; 18 June 1869 EL (printed "Bond" letter ref. £192 improvements to local roads) to" Fredericton" charged "5" in blue crayon with a very fine "W.O. SHIPPIGAN/N.B" UDC nicely placed on the front with manuscript dating; the fully dated handstruck mark was used from 1854 and this is the only example recorded with this unusual manuscript dating. There are v. fine backstamps of "P.O. CHATHAM/N.B" & Fredericton.PHOTO PLATE 30B £120
NOVA SCOTIA CROSS BORDER AND OTHER
424 HALIFAX/DIGBY - EARLY CROSS-BORDER MAIL VIA ROBINSTOWN EX JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA; 13 Oct. 1821 EL (one side-flap removed; ref. payments in "doubloons"!) ex "Jeffersonville, I" (manuscript dated marking in red) to "Digby, Nova Scotia" endorsed "By way of Robinstown, Me." endorsed "Paid 25" (cents) with a very fine "o o HALIFAX o o" 'Dotted Fleuron' datestamp and "9"[d] arrival charge all on the front. Unusual and attractive.PHOTO PLATE 30B £140
425 RARE EARLY "WINDSOR-Mar.30" STRAIGHT-LINE D.S. ON COVER TO HALIFAX; 30 Mar. 1824 E with mostly fine strike of this rare mark (recorded 1815-25; filing fold) nicely placed on the front beside "41⁄2[+]1[=]51⁄2" rate. Seldom seen; a type of mark only used at Windsor P.O. PHOTO PLATE 30B £150
426 ANTIGONISH - RARE LARGE 2-RING "POST OFFICE/ANTIGONISH" MARK WITH MANUSCRIPT DATE; 24 Aug. 1825 EL from "Antigonish" to Halifax charged "11" with a mostly very fine rare 2-ring "POST OFFICE/[Aug 24/25]/ANTIGONISH" mark nicely placed at top left. Seldom seen. PHOTO PLATE 30B £150
427 EARLY CROSS BORDER SHIP LETTER & INTERNAL 'FAVOUR' LETTER; Intriguing 3 Mar. 1828 EL (slightly grubby) from "Cape Elizabeth" (? Maine; faint red octagon-framed US d.s. on the front and unclear s. line mark on reverse) to Annapolis endorsed "with care and speed" and charged "183⁄4[c]" US postage (converted to 1/-), with m/s "1N/[+]7[=]1N7[+]41⁄2[=]1N111⁄2"; plus 21 July 1825 EL from Halifax to "Muscodoboit" without postal marks. (2 covers). PHOTO PLATE 30B £100
428 RARE 2-RING "POST OFFICE/HORTON" MARK (M/S DATE IN CENTRE) ON COVER; 27 June 1826 E (some toning) to Halifax charged "7[+]1[=]8" with a very fine strike of this rare 2-ring mark (not recorded in RL Vol.V, but a few examples now known from 1825-33. Exhibition Item. PHOTO PLATE 30B £150
429 DIGBY - EARLY FREE COVER WITH SINGLE-RING "POST OFFICE/DIGBY" MANUSCRIPT-DATED MARK; 3/6 Aug. 1832 EL (report on "Lissiboo River to Yarmouth line") from "Weymouth" to the "Provincial Secretary, Halifax" endorsed "On Road Service" and so uncharged, having a very fine encircled "POST OFFICE/[6th/Augt./32.]/DIGBY" mark nicely placed on the front. This Digby mark is unusual in having no second (central) circle. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO PLATE 30B £160
430 HALIFAX - RARE FANCY REVERSED "S"-FRAMED "TOO/LATE" MARK ON COVER TO PORT HOOD VIA ANTIGONISH; Fine and attractive 12 Feb. 1833 EL (ref. politics) to "Port Hood" endorsed "By Mail, Halifax" and charged "11" (prepaid" and "2[+]2[=]4"; two Way Stages from Antigonish to Port Hope) with a mostly fine red (scarce thus) "HALIFAX N.S/PAID" datestamp on the front matching the mostly very fine rare red large encircled "TOO/LATE" within a thin reversed "S" device on the front, along with a mostly fine 2-ring "POST OFFICE/ANTIGONISH" mark with manuscript date "22/Feby./33" in centre. The letter was also endorsed "Free" and signed by the M.P. "Wm. Young", but it was still charged. Exhibition item; although it had a long life - 1830-46 - few examples of this spectacular Halifax "TOO/LATE" mark have been recorded. PHOTO £300
431 YARMOUTH - INTER-PROVINCIAL COVER WITH THE RARE DISTINCTIVE 3-LINE DATESTAMP; 14/15 Dec. 1833 EL (ref. coal & timber; asking for reply "by return of Packet") to "St. John, N.B." charged "9d" with a clear but light strike of the very rare 3-line "Yarmouth/DEC 15/1833" mark (RL; "Very rare; less than 6 examples known") nicely placed on the front. This example of this unusual d.s. is 5 years later than the 1822-28 lifespan previously noted. PHOTO £300
432 WORN 2-RING(?) "POST OFFICE/HORTON" MARK + PAIR OF "ARICHAT/N.S/*" UDC MARKS; 27 May 1839 E to Montreal (redirected to Hamilton with v. fine red "FORWARDED" and matching Montreal c.d.s.) having a large part (worn by long wear?) "2(?)-ring "POST OFFICE/HORTON" mark (m/s date in centre), charged "7[]2N11[=]2N8[+]1.4[=]4/-" rate; plus 1837/9 pair of ELs to Halifax/? with near fine and mostly v. fine "ARICHAT/N.S/*" UDC marks (without charge - Free? - and rated "2[+]2[=]7"). (3 covers). PHOTO PLATE 30B £150
433 CUMBERLAND - "N.S./*"-IN-CENTRE UNDATED CIRCLE ON INTERNAL COVER; 18 Sept. 1840 EL from "Amhurst" charged "9"[d] to "Halifax" (ref. "Road money") with very fine scarce "CUMBERLAND/N.S./*" mark (filing crease) nicely placed on the front. PHOTO £100
434 ARICHAT/DIGBY/PARSBORO/PICTOU "N.S/*" UDC MARKS - MOSTLY SENT "FREE"; 1840-2 covers inc. near v. fine "ARICHAT" (m/s "Free" to Plaister Cove), v. fine "DIGBY" (m/s "On Road Service"), "PARSBORO" (m/s "Free" to Halifax), and two partial "PICTOU" marks to Halifax (red m/s "Free" and "7[+]1[=]8" rate). Good group. (5 covers). £120
435 RARE 2-RING "PORT HOPE/[Crown]N.S." MARK ON "FREE" COVER, ETC.; 3 Oct. 1842 EL (ink stain inside) from "Margaree, C.B." to the Adjutant General at Halifax endorsed "Free. H. Taylor" with a partly fine rare 2-ring "PORT HOPE/[Crown]/N.S." mark (crease) which is only recorded rom 1842 to 1843. Plus unusual Oct. 1840 EL from "Pictou" to the Treasurer at Halifax endorsed "On Service" in black and "Free" in red with no other postal marks. (2 covers). PHOTO £120
436 HUNTSVILLE - "N.S./*"-IN-CENTRE UNDATED CIRCLE ON "FREE" COVER TO HORTON; 10 Nov. 1841 E (enclosed a petition ref. "Kentville or Silvius to Bill Town"; overall toning) to "Wm. Johnson Esq., Horton" endorsed "Free" with a mostly very fine strike of the very scarce "HUNTSVILLE/N.S./*" mark on the front. Good early Free frank cover. PHOTO £140
437 YARMOUTH - "N.S./*"-IN-CENTRE UNDATED CIRCLE ON POSTMASTER COVER REF. LOST MONEY LETTER; 22 Jan. 1842 EL to Halifax endorsed "Service" and "H.G. Farish, Po. Mr." with a very fine scarce "YARMOUTH/N.S./*" UDC (filing crease) nicely placed on the front. The letter explains why a recently "miscarried" "letter...containing money" had never reached Yarmouth but was probably still lying around in the Digby P.O.! Rare thus. PHOTO £120
438 PORT HOOD - THE RARE 2-RING "CROWN" MARK ON INTERNAL WAY LETTER; 1843 E to "St. Mary;s Halifax, N.S." charged "2[+]10[+]1[=]1/1" (2d Way Letter to Port Hood plus 10d on to Halifax plus 1d local delivery to St. Marys), having a mostly very fine strike of the rare 2-ring "PORT HOOD/[Crown]/N.S. mark, a type only recorded for four other Nova Scotian P.O.'s; this mark was previously only recorded for Mar. to Oct. 1842. PHOTO £300
439 SCARCE DOUBLE-ARC "PAID" UDCs OF KENTVILLE, LUNENBURG & WEYMOUTH, ETC.; 1845 E to Yarmouth with v. fine very scarce red "PAID" UDC of Weymouth with m/s "41⁄2" in centre, c.1845 E to Petite Riviere with near fine black scarce Lunenburg "PAID" UDC with m/s "9" in centre, and Apr. 1850 EL to Halifax with v. fine very scarce red Kentville "PAID" UDC with m/s "7" nearby; plus free 1843 E from Antigonish to the Treasurer at Halifax, and unrelated trio of 1844/6 covers from Halifax to GB (2) or from Rochester to Montreal charged "1/-" or "101⁄2". (7 covers). PHOTO £150
440 GUYSBOROUGH - RED "PAID" UDC WITH MATCHING C.D.S. ON INTERNAL COVER; 3 Feb. 1844 EL charged "9"[d] to "Halifax" with a very fine orange-red "GUYSBORO-N.S./PAID" UDC (light fold) on the front matching the equally very fine "GUYSBOROUGH/N.S" double-arc c.d.s. on the lower flap. Attractive and unusual with both spellings on one cover. PHOTO £140
441 CROSS BORDER MAIL INC. SCARCE 9d-RATE COVER TO CALIFORNIA; 1846 EL Halifax to NY City prepaid "1/11⁄2" and charged "10", rare 1854 env. from Pictou to San Francisco with "PAID" mark beside red "9" (the special 9d rate to the West Coast; via Panama), 1855 E (flap lost) from Halifax to Boston with v. fine black curved "SHIP/6" of Boston, and 1857 env. to Canada East "Via Portland" charged only "3[d]". Scarce lot. (4 covers). PHOTO £120
442 CAPE BRETON ISLAND - "SYDNEY/C.B." 1s-1½d RATE COVER TO HALIFAX; 23/31 May 1848 EL (long anonymous diatribe ref. a local property squabble!) from "Middle River" addressed to the "Provincial Secretary, Halifax" charged "1/1½" in spite of the "O.H.M.S." endorsement, having a mostly very fine (31 May) "SYDNEY/C.B" c.d.s. on the reverse. The island was part of Nova Scotia from 1820 onwards. PHOTO. £100
443 BARRINGTON - RARE RED "PAID" UDC WITH MATCHING C.D.S. ON COVER TO THE POSTMASTER GENERAL; 11 Oct. 1849 EL (long contents ref. the propriety of charging 7/0 and 7/6 for visiting two American fishing vessels on official - P.O.? - business) to "Hon. Joseph Howe, Halifax" charged "9" and then "111⁄2" with a mostly very fine very scarce red "BARRINGTON N.S/PAID" UDC on the front, matching the c.d.s. on the top flap. Unusual item.PHOTO £120
444 CROSS BORDER MAIL FROM BOSTON TO HALIFAX INC. SMALL BOXED "SHIP LETTER/HALIFAX N.S." D.S., ETC.; Sept. 1850 EL with red "BOSTON/10cts" c.d.s., May 1851 EL with mostly v. fine very scarce small boxed "SHIP LETTER/HALIFAX, N.S." d.s. on the flap, and large May 1851 piece (front + flap) with v. fine scarce "UD. STATES/HALIFAX" c.d.s. Good trio. (3 covers). PHOTO £150
445 INTERNAL MAIL POSTAGE DUE HANDSTAMPS - "3" MARKS OF AMHERST & GUYSBOROUGH, ETC.; Oct. 1851 & Apr. 1858 pair of covers with very fine strikes of the distinctive h.s. "3" marks of these two towns (only a handful of the Guysborough mark were recorded by MacDonald), 1851 m/s "3" of St John, NB, and 1867 FaiLed Free env. to Lawrencetown with fine red Halifax "CTS/5" mark. Scarce lot. (4 covers). PHOTO £120
446 TRURO - EARLY INTERNAL "REGISTERED" COVER TO HALIFAX; Fine 17 Nov. 1852 EL to Halifax endorsed "Registered" with a very fine orange-red "TRURO N.S/PAID" UDC nicely placed on the front with manuscript "3[+]6/[=]9" in the centre (3d postage + 6d reg. fee) with oval "H/NS" arrival d.s. on the front and black "TRURO/N.S" c.d.s. on the reverse. The letter originally contained £7 in bank bills. Rare early Registered item. PHOTO £150
447 P.O. O.H.M.S. COVERS FROM OR SIGNED Y THE P.M.G., A WOODGATE - ONE REF. EXPRESS MAIL; V. fine 24 Mar. 1852 EL from "G.P.O., Halifax" addressed to a "Mail Contractor, Truro" in an "O.H.M.S./G.P.O./Halifax, N.S." printed wrapper signed inside and above the address by "A Woodgate" himself with mostly fine "ON POST OFFICE BUSINESS/FREE" UDC mark; the letter states that the New Brunswick (and not N.S.) P.O. should pay for "...conveying the St. John Express Mails between Truro and Amherst, as I have nothing whatever to do with the payment"!! Plus c.1855 long "O.H.M.S. RETURNED LETTER/Dead Letter Branch, Halifax" stampless env. to Pictou with "A WOODGATE" imprint under flap and fine embossed "G.P.O./HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA" red flap. Rare pair. [With photo of portrait of the PMG in question.] (3 items).PHOTO £140
448 INGOING CROSS BORDER MAIL FROM THE U.S. TO NOVA SCOTIA; Stampless 1858-62 covers inc. 1858 ex Boston to Annapolis with fine Boston oval-framed "UNITED/STATES" and "20" mark, 1859/62 pair from NY City to Kentville/Westport (former a front + flap; latter originating in West Indies with v. fine "NEW YORK SHIP LETTER/5" transit c.d.s.) having v. fine double-oval framed "UNITED/6d/STATES" or fair curved "U. STATES/6" (with h.s. "12") marks and 1859/60 pair ex Haverhill, Ms & Salem, Mass with h.s. "10" marks (former also with fine curved-frame "U. STATES/6" mark). (5 covers). £120
449 CROSS BORDER MAIL FROM NOVA SCOTIA TO U.S.A. INC. FORWARDED LETTER FROM THE VIRGIN IS.; 1861-5 stampless covers to New York/Mass. inc. 1861 E from "St. Thomas" (Virgin Is.) with m/s Halifax Forwarding Agent endorsement on the flap having v. fine Boston c.d.s. "5" & "SHIP", near v. fine red "SYDNEY C.B./PAID" UDC with red m/s "131⁄2" in the centre beside v. fine "BOSTON BR. PKT./5" c.d.s., 1865 "Express Mail" EL ex Halifax with fine scarce black "CTS/10", and c.1865 Failed Free env. from Halifax with red "CTS/10" mark. Scarce lot. (4 covers). PHOTO £140
450 CROSS BORDER COVER FROM U.S. WITH RARE HALIFAX "131⁄2c" IN CIRCLE PORT-TO-PORT CHARGE-MARK; Rare 30 July 1867 env. (edge wear and some toning) from Boston to New Glasgow, CB franked by US 5c brown tied by fine cork cancel, but subject to the special port-to-port 81⁄2c charge as well as the ingoing 5c Nova Scotia rate, so also having a very fine rare encircled "131⁄2c" mark on the front. There are backstamps of "BOSTON BR. PKT." (31 July), "UD. STATES/HALIFAX" (1 Aug.; poor) and New Glasgow (2 Aug.). The "131⁄2c" charge-mark is only recorded for 1864.PHOTO. £150
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND INTER-COLONIAL MAIL
451 INTERNAL, INTERCOLONIAL & INTERPROVINCIAL TRIO WITH CHARGE-MARKS, ETC.; Sept. 1852 EL from Montreal to Charlottetown via Pictou, NS with m/s "3" charge, v. fine Nov. 1856 EL from Charlottetown to Georgetown with v. fine scarce distinctive "2" in circle charge-mark, and Nov. 1860 E (top flap & side-flaps removed) from St. Andrews, NB to Charlottetown with unusual encircled "D/3c" charge-mark of Charlottetown. Also unrelated 1936 Newfoundland/USA P.O. waybill with varied c.d.s.'s. (4 items). PHOTO £120
HONG KONG - EARLY LETTERS
452 SMALL "PAID/AT/HONG KONG" CROWNED CIRCLE ON 1/- RATE COVER TO G.B.:1858 (11 Sept) E without side flaps via Marseilles to London with a good strike of the small "PAID/AT/HONG KONG" crowned circle h.s. m/s "1/-" and a clear London arrival "PAID" (30 Oct). Also 1847 (29 Oct) E (soiled a damaged) to London with m/s "1/-" and "HONG KONG" c.d.s. 1861 (30 April) front to London with "HONG KONG/PAID" c.d.s. (3 items). PHOTO £100
HONG KONG - MAIL FROM OVERSEAS
453 ENVELOPE FROM GB AT THE 1/4d RATE:1866 (24 July) env from London via Marseilles to Hong Kong bearing GB 4d plate 8 LC and 1/- plate 4 NH with red h.s. "1d" nearby, arrival c.d.s. on reverse. A portion of the back is missing and the cover has small edge repairs. PHOTO £100
454 COVER FROM ADEN WITH "SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG" CDS: 1898(24 March) R.M.S. China env from Aden to "P & O SS Bengal, C/o P & O Agent/ Shanghai/China" redirected to Hong Kong franked with Jubilee 2½d tied by a superb "ADEN" squared circle with an equally fine boxed "PAQUEBOT" alongside. On reverse a readable "SINGAPORE/TO HONG KONG" c.d.s. (Webb type 3). The cover has a small portion of the top missing and one flap is incomplete. PHOTO. £200
455 POSTCARD FROM HUNGARY TO TSINGTAU WITH "SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG" CDS: 1900 (4 Dec) PPC from Temesvar to Tsingtau bearing Hungarian 1900-04 1f to 4f tied by "TEMESVAR" c.d.s. with a good strike of the "SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG/C" c.d.s. of 30 Dec (Webb No. 4) and a part strike of the "SHANGHAI/DEUTSCHE POST" c.d.s. PHOTO £140
456 POSTCARD FROM GB WITH "SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG" CDS: 1905 (21 July) PPC from Swanage to "H.M.Naval Dock Extension Hong Kong" franked with GB 1⁄2d x 2 (one damaged) with a fine strike of the "SINGAPORE/TO/HONG KONG/C" c.d.s. at lower left. Scarce. PHOTO £120
457 POSTCARD FROM SWITZERLAND TO CHINA WITH "SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG" CDS.1907 (26 Oct) Swiss postcard from Bern via Swatow to Kiayingchow with a good strike of the "SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG/B" c.d.s. (Webb type 4). PHOTO £120
458 COMBINATION COVER FROM GB TO CHINA WITH "HONG KONG TO SHANGHAI" CDS: 1908 env from Plymouth to Shantung franked with GB 21⁄2d and on reverse Chinese 1c marginal pair plus a good "HONG KONG TO SHANGHAI/C" c.d.s.(Webb type 7) Small cover faults. PHOTO £120
HONG KONG - QV MAIL TO THE U.K.
459 POSTCARDS TO ENGLAND:1890 1c postcard uprated with 2c carmine, used to London. 1900 (23 Nov) postcard from the Marine Engineers Institute to Loughborogh bearing a vertical pair of 2c green.1901 postcard from S.S. Prometheus to Isle of Wight franked with a single 4c grey. 1902 three cards from Shanghai to UK each franked with a single 4c carmine. Some faults. (6 cards). £100
HONG KONG - QV MAIL TO GERMANY
460 PRINTED "SHEWAN & CO.S PRINTED MARKET LETTER." ENVELOPE USED TO BERLIN: 1893 6 May) A printed Shewan & Co env used to Berlin, franked with 2c carmine tied by a fine "B62" numeral. £80
461 4c On 3c REPLY CARD UPRATED WITH 5c AND USED TO BRESLAU:1900 (7 Sept) 4c on 3c reply card uprated with 5c blue used to Breslau. The attached reply half unused. £80
462 COVER SENT AT THE 10c RATE FROM THE GERMAN SEAMEN'S ROOMS IN HONG KONG: 1901 (12 Jan) env (headed "LESEHALLE FUER/DEUTSCHE SEELEUTE/HONGKONG") from Hong Kong to Seifhennrsdorf franked with 10c blue tied by an almost complete "HONG KONG/E" c.d.s. The letter which is included was written at the German Seamens rooms by a sailor probably on route to the Boxer campaign.Also a 1902 PPC to Hamburgh franked with 4c carmine tied by a good "VICTORIA/HONG KONG" c.d.s. (2 items). £100
463 1c ENVELOPE UPRATED WITH 10c USED TO GERMANY -"HONG KONG/K.B." CDS: 1903 (24 Feb) 1c yellow env. uprated with 10c blue, used to Zwonitz cancelled with "VICTORIA/HONG KONG" and "HONG KONG/C/K.B." c.d.s. (Webb type B). Fine. PHOTO £100
HONG KONG - QV MAIL TO OTHER EUROPEAN DE
464 COVER SENT AT THE 10c RATE TO DENMARK:1894 env "per English Mail" to Copenhagen franked with 5c blue pair tied by "HONG KONG/C" c.d.s. £100
465 COVER TO HUNGARY AT THE 10c RATE: 1896 (25 Feb) env to Budapest franked with 5c blue pair cancelled with a single "SHANGHAF" (part of final "E" lost). Fine. PHOTO £75
466 COVER FRANKED AT THE 20c RATE TO SWITZERLAND:1899 (20 Nov) printed Hong Kong Hotel Company env to Zurich franked with a fine 20c on 30c green with central "HONG KONG/A" c.d.s. PHOTO.PHOTO £140
467 COVER SENT AT HE 10c RATE TO FINLAND:1900 (21 Aug) env to Helsingford franked with 2c carmine and 4c grey pair with "HONG KONG/F" c.d.s. The cover has four punched filing holes at foot. PHOTO £120
HONG KONG - QV MAIL TO THE U.S.A.
468 COVER SENT AT THE 16c DOUBLE RATE TO USA: 1875 (13 Nov) env "p Alaska" to Massachusetts franked with 8c orange vertical pair tied by "B62" numerals in blue, red "HONG KONG/PAID ALL" and purple "SAN FRANCISCO/PAID ALL" c.d.s. nearby. .PHOTO PLATE 34 £120
469 COVER TO SEATTLE SENT AT THE 30c RATE:1903 (20 July) A printed env to Seattle franked with 10c blue x 3 tied by "VICTORIA/HONG KONG" c.d.s. The cover has been reduced at sides. £80
HONG KONG - KEVII MAIL
470 POSTCARD TO CHILE:1909 PPC franked with 5c tied by "VICTORIA/HONG KONG" c.d.s. used to Iquique, Chile with arrival duplex struck alongside the adhesive. Fine. PHOTO PLATE 34 £80
HONG KONG - KGV MAIL
471 A RARE COVER REGISTERED TO IRAN AT THE 16c RATE:1914 (14 Feb) env registered via Siberia to Isfahan franked with 2c, 4c & 10c with boxed "HONG KONG" registration d.s. alongside. £100
472 MISCELLANEOUS COVERS:1919 PPc to USA franked with 2c corner pair with plate number"2". 1920 env (opened out) to Saigon franked with 4c, 6c & 10c. 1924 10c registered env uprated with 4c used to London. 1935 env franked with a single $1 tied by a fine "HONG KONG/AIR(r)MAIL" c.d.s. and 1938 env used within Victoria franked with a single 5c revenue stamp.(5 covers). £120
473 POSTCARD TO UK WITH A FINE EXAMPLE OF THE "HERRING BONE" CDS: 1937 (25 March) PPC to UK franked with 10c blue tied by a fine strike of the scarce "HONG KONG" herring bone c.d.s. PHOTO PLATE 34 £120
HONG KONG - KGVI MAIL
474 BRITISH WAR FUND LABEL ON COVER TO GB:1940 (5 Aug) A "window" env to Tavistock earing 15c tied by "VICTORIA/HONG KONG"c.d.s. with an untied "BRITISH WAR ORGANISATION FUND/HONG KONG" label on reverse. £60
475 COMET CRASH COVER: 1953 (30 April) Air Mail env franked with $1 tied by "PLEASE BECOME A/BLOOD DONOR" slogan used to London with violet "SALVAGED MAIL/"Comet" Crash, Near Calcutta/2nd Ma 1953" h.s. £80
HONG KONG - 1879 POSTAL CARDS
476 1879 5c on 18c lilac on white card, blue printing. Unused, a little foxed. SG P2.PHOTO PLATE 34 £100
HONG KONG - CANTON
477 COVER FROM CANTON TO USA AT THE 10c RATE:1899 (16 Jan) env to Sacramento franked with a single 10c purple on red tied by a superb "CANTON" c.d.s. PHOTO PLATE 34 £100
478 CHINESE - HONG KONG COMBINATION COVER WITH I.P.O. HANDSTAMP: 1900 (July) Env from Canton to Gironde franked with Chinese 10c tied by "CANTON" c.d.s. and Hong Kong 10c purple on red tied by a fine boxed "I.P.O." h.s. and a very fine "LIGNE/PAQ FR No 4" d.s. The cover has a purple ink stain at lower left. PHOTO PLATE 34 £120
479 COMBINATION POSTCARD FROM CANTON WITH I.P.O.CANCELLATIONS:1907 12 March) A PPC of Hong Kong race course to London, franked with Chinese 4c tied by "CANTON" c.d.s. and Hong Kong 2c green tied by boxed "I.P.O." and "VICTORIA/HONG KONG" c.d.s. PHOTO PLATE 34 £100
HONG KONG - FOO CHOW FOO
480 "FOOCHOWFOO" C.D.S. ON 20c-RATE O.H.M.S. COVER TO G.B. 1886 (14 April) A large OHMS env to London franked by 10c green pair with a fine central "A" code type B c.d.s. Fine. PHOTO. £140
1-80 81-160 161-240

241-320

321-400

401-480

481-560

561-640

641-720

 721-800
801-880

881-960

961-1040

1041-1120

1121-1200

1201-1280

1281-1360

1361-1440

1441-1520

 1521-1576
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