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Canada, Earliest Recorded Cash Letter, postmarked straight line "PERTH" on back of folded letter dated 21st of October, 1823, manuscript "¾oz." and "2N9" rate; minor tear in back flap and one of two vertical file folds passes through the "Perth" postmark, and inner folds fragile minor separation; otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
Provenance: Lussey
The letter, from the postmaster and inspector of licenses at Perth, enclosed £2, 13/- in duties to H.M. Receiver General at York. The amount represented a £3 fee for a tavern license less 10% plus 1/-. The postage of "2N9" was triple the basic 11d rate for 201-300 miles. There was an additional charge of 11d each for two enclosures.
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Canada, Earliest Recorded Money Letter, folded letter postmarked on back red straight line "CORNWALL" with manuscript date "15 April" (1825), on front is manuscript "Money Letter" and red manuscript "1N10" rate, fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
The letter enclosed £4 duty owed by the office at Cornwall to the Received General in York. The basic rate of 11d Canadian for 201-200 miles, was doubled to 22d or 1sh 10d due to the enclosure.
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Canada, Earliest Recorded MONEY-LETTER Handstamp, folded letter from Quebec to York, U.C. postmarked beautiful strike reddish gray "QUEBEC/(fleuron)/JUN 15/31" with matching "MONEY LETTER" and boxed "PAID" with red manuscript "3/-"; fresh and Extremely Fine, one of only six recorded examples of this handstamp recorded.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Canada, 1851, 3d red, laid paper (1), clear to large margins, with target cancel on cover (not tied) from Hamilton, U.C. to Paris, C.W., postmarked Hamilton broken circle, July 18, 1851 and red straight line "MONEY-LETTER", backstamped Paris July 19; some edge wear and light water staining, Fine appearance, one of 26 recorded examples of #1 on a money letter.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Canada, Provisional MONEY LETTER handstamp, Sandwich, U.C., clear strike in red on small folded letter to St. Thomas, U.C., postmarked red Sandwich broken circle, Nov 24, 1854, and matching "PAID/3d" in circle, the government issued "MONEY-LETTER" handstamp was applied upon arrival in St. Thomas and backstamped on Nov 25; horizontal file crease, fresh and Very Fine. The only recorded example of this marking.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Canada, 1852, 3d red (4), large margins, tied by manuscript cancel on cover from Vittoria, C.W. to London, C.W., postmarked brown Vittoria broken circle, April 13, 1853, manuscript "Money" and two types straight line "MONEY-LETTER", backstamped Simcoe and (blue) Brantford, both April 13, and London April 14; Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Canada, Provisional MONEY handstamp, Westport, U.C., clear strike in red (with the "Y" strengthened in pen) on small folded cover front only to Brockville, U.C., postmarked red Westport broken circle, April 28, 1853, with manuscript "3" rate, the government-supplied "MONEY-LETTER" handstamp was applied upon arrival in Brockville; vertical file fold, fresh and Very Fine. The only recorded example of this marking.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Canada, 1852, 3d red, vertical strip of four (4), tied by target cancels on blue folded cover from Quebec to Saint John, N.B., postmarked red Quebec broken circle May 31, 1853, with manuscript "Money Letter" but no handstamp, backstamped Woodstock, N.B. June 7 and St. John June 8; strip has three margins, though close at right, and is just touching at the top, a Fine quadruple rate cover. The only recorded example of this franking and this rate to New Brunswick.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
Provenance: Nickle
New Brunswick initiated its own registered mail system in July of 1852 and most of their registered letters were enclosed in green wrapper-receipts and received no backstamps. The fact that this cover bears backstamps of two different New Brunswick cities strongly suggests that it was handled as ordinary mail.
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Canada, 1852, 3d red, thin paper (4d), four margins, tied by one of two strikes red target cancel on folded letter from Gananoque, U.C. to Brockville, U.C., postmarked red Gananoque broken circle, March 15, 1854, and matching "MONEY" handstamp, backstamped at Brockville the same day, small repaired tear at top, otherwise fresh and Very Fine. One of only two recorded examples of this locally made provisional handstamp.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Canada, 1853, 3d brown red (4a), nearly four margins, tied by target cancel on blue folded letter from Owen-Sound, C.W. to Hamilton, U.C., postmarked Owens-Sound broken circle May 12, 1854 and straight line "MONEY-LETTER", backstamped Guelph, U.C. May 13, Fine-Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Canada, 1852, 3d red (4), four mostly large margins, barely tied by target cancel on folded letter from Montreal to Huntingdon, L.C., postmarked Montreal broken circle, Feb 9, 1855, endorsed by sender "Money Letter of T. Nye of 7th Feby '55'" minor separation along inner folds, Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
Because of the absence of any postal markings other than the Montreal postmark; not even a written letter bill number, it seems likely that the letter was handled as ordinary mail, despite the fact that enclosed was £10 for payroll at a lumber camp.
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Canada, Transatlatic Money Letter to Scotland, greenish blue folded letter from St. Mary's-Blanchard, C.W. to Coldstream, Scotland, postmarked bright red St. Mary's-Blanchard broken circle with manuscript date "27 Fey/49", two strikes red straight line "MONEY LETTER" with manuscript "½ paid ¼" rate (expressed in both sterling and currency), backstamped red Beachville March 6 and Montreal March 12, upon arrival in Liverpool it was marked red manuscript "Registered" and handstamped "MORE to PAY" with manuscript "6" and additional backstamps at Liverpool Apr 3 and Berwick and Coldstream, both on April 4; Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
After 1841 Canadian Money Letters received in the U.K. were treated as registered mail and charged 6d, the British registry fee. Since this rate could not be prepaid in Canada the fee was collected from the addressee. The writer, one Jane Oliver, added a postscript to the letter stating "I have marked this letter Money although there is none in it, having been told that there was a great chance of it going safe." She probably didn't realize that the recipient would have to pay 6d as a result of her clever ploy.
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Canada, Green Money Letter Wrapper-Receipt from Hamilton to Scotland, mailed from Hamilton, C.W. to the postmaster at Rosemarkee by Fortrose, Rosskeen, Scotland, postmarked red Hamilton broken circle, March 26, 1851, and red straight line "PAID" with red manuscript rate "2/4" (sterling) and "2/7½" (currency), backstamped Montreal March 31, Liverpool April 21, and Fortrose April 23 because Canadian money letters were treated as registered mail in the U.L. the wrapper was marked with a manuscript "6"(d) due upon arrival in Liverpool; a few sealed edge tears but otherwise Very Fine, exceedingly rare and in all probability unique.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
The wrapper contained a Money Letter for a Miss M. Fordon care of a Mr. A. MacDonald, Avoch; inside the wrapper the postmaster at Fortrose has twice more stuck his April 23 datestamp. Finally, on April 24th, the postmaster at Avoch filled in the receipt form printed on the inside of the wrapper, applied his undated postmark twice, and had Mr. Alexander sign for the money letter which he presumably delivered to Miss Gordon.
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Canada, Stampless Money Letter from Quebec to Cardiff, England, blue folded cover postmarked red PAID/QUEBEC.L.C. broken circle, Oct 28, 1854, red straight line "MONEY-LETTER" and red script handstamp "8d. Stg. Paid 10d. Cy." with magenta "AMERICA/LIVERPOOL/PAID" broken circle Nov 12 and manuscript "6" (d) due for U.K. registration fee, backstamped again at Liverpool on Nov 13 and Cardiff Nov 14; Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Canada, Earliest Recorded Cross-Border Money Letter, folded cover postmarked Wellington Square (U.C.) rimless c.d.s. with red manuscript date "3rd/Januy/1839" and matching manuscript "free/A. Bates P.M.", large red "NIAGARA U.C./8/JAN/1830" exchange office c.d.s. lightly struck at lower left with the manuscript U.S. rate changed from "18¾" to "37½" due upon discovering that the letter contained an enclosure; small portion of address leaf missing at upper left, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 400 - 500
There was no Money Letter service in the U.S. Canadian postage to the border was required but prepayment of U.S. postage was option. In this case the Wellington Square postmaster's free frank covered the postage to the border but the U.S. postage was marked for collection from the addressee.
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Canada, Cross-Border Money Letter with U.S. postage unpaid, blue cover postmarked red Quebec broken circle, Jan 29, 1848, with red "MONEY-LETTER" handstamp, crowned circle "PAID/AT/QUEBEC" and manuscript rate "11½"(d), backstamped Montreal Jan 31 where an additional red "MONEY-LETTER" was added on the front, faint red c.d.s. with an illegible February date applied by the exchange office at Stanstead along with a rectangle of diagonal bars, obliterating the "PAID" in the crown circle, and a red boxed "5" for the U.S. postage due; also includes an ordinary (non money letter) folded letter from Montreal to New York with a similar rectangle obliterating the "PAID" in the Montreal "PAID" handstamp, again with an illegible red Stanstead c.d.s. but this one with a red boxed "10"(¢) due for U.S. postage over 300 miles.
Estimate 500 - 750
Between Nov 16, 1847 and May 14 1849, U.S. postage could no longer be prepaid in cash but only by applying U.S. stamps.
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Canada, U.S. 1847 5¢ brown (1) (1), two singles, the first with three margins and cut in at bottom, the second, which is a replacement for the lost original, has nearly four margins, pen-cancelled on folded letter from Quebec to New York, postmarked red Quebec broken circle, Feb 12, 1849, and crowned circle "PAID/AT/QUEBEC, L.C." with manuscript "Money", "paid to the lines No 94", and red "11½" (11½d being the single rate for 201-300 miles, charged to box 94), with the latter tying the original 5¢ backstamped at Montreal Feb 14, the blue ink used to cancel the original 5¢ stamp (the replacement is cancelled in black) was also used to line out the "Paid" in the Paid at Quebec marking, this was probably done in New York and is the only U.S. marking. Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Until May of 1849 Canadian postage could only be paid to the border. Postage for delivery in the U.S. could not be prepaid in cash. Therefore, the only way to avoid postage due charges to the recipient was to apply U.S. stamps prior to mailing. Two 5¢ stamps paid the U.S. rate for over 300 miles.
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Canada, Stampless Folded Letter from Quebec to New York, endorsed by sender "paid No 15 to the lines" and postmarked red Quebec broken circle, March 19, 1850 with large red straight line "MONEY-LETTER", crowned circle "PAID/AT/QUEBEC" and manuscript rate "1/11" double the 11½d per ½oz. rate to the border, second red "MONEY-LETTER" handstamp applied at Montreal where the cover was backstamped on March 21, at New York City a postal clerk lined through the "PAID" in the crowned circle and wrote "20" (¢) due, the double rate for over 300 miles to New York; small piece of back flap missing, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Canada, 1851, 6d slate violet, laid paper (2), three margins, in at left, tied by target cancel on a fresh folded cover from Toronto to New York, postmarked Toronto-Canada broken circle, May 26, 1852, with straight line "MONEY-LETTER", red "PAID", and red exchange marking "CANADA (in arc)/PAID"; minor mounting remnant on reverse, fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Canada, 1851, 6d slate violet, laid paper (2), large margins to close at upper right, just tied by target cancel on a pristine folded cover from Toronto to New York, postmarked Toronto-Canada broken circle, Nov 2, 1852, with red "PAID", manuscript "Money" and letter bill number "36" but no handstamped money letter or exchange marking; wax seal cut-out on reverse, fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Canada, 1852, 3d red, thin paper, two singles (4d), one with large margins including full left sheet margin, the other cut in at lower right, tied by target cancels on folded cover from London, L.C. to New York, postmarked faint London broken circle, Jan 24, 1853 and black straight line "MONEY-LETTER", red straight line "CANADA/PAID 10 Cts" exchange marking and Suspension Bridge, N.Y. c.d.s, with a Hamilton, C.W. backstamp Jan 25, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
The sheet margin stamp is from Pane B, position 61, showing a major double transfer.
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Canada, 1851, 6d slate violet, laid paper (2), large margins to barely touched at upper right, tied by manuscript "X" on folded letter from West Brome, L.C. to Burlington, Vt., originally handstamped large "6" due which was scratched out when the stamp was applied, postmarked red West Brome broken circle, March 2 (1853) with manuscript day (and "T" of "WEST" strengthened) and red manuscript "Money Letter", backstamped weak strike Brome broken circle with manuscript date "2d/Mar/53", and red St. Johns, C.E. Mar 4; repaired tear at top, Fine and unusual.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Canada, 1851, 6d slate violet, laid paper (2), left sheet margin single, nice margins except just touched at bottom, tied by target cancel on folded cover from Toronto to New York, postmarked Toronto broken circle, May 25, 1854, red straight line "MONEY-LETTER", boxed "CANADA" (in arc) and "PAID" exchange markings, fresh and Extremely Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Canada, 1852, 3d red, vertical pair (4), nearly four margins on cover front only from Toronto to New York, postmarked Toronto broken circle May 30, 1854, with red straight line "MONEY-LETTER" and red "CANADA" in arc and "PAID"; Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Canada, 1852, 3d red, vertical pair (4), three margins, tied by target cancels on folded cover from Toronto to New York, June 29, 1854 with markings similar to the preceding lot but with a different style "PAID" handstamp; Fine, one of only six such frankings recorded.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Canada, 1851, 6d slate violet, laid paper (2), margins large to just clear, tied by target cancel on buff cover from Ingersoll, U.C. to Lockport, N.Y., postmarked red Ingersoll broken circle, Aug 23, 1854 with matching straight line "MONEY-LETTER", red "CANADA/PAID 10 Cts" exchange marking and bold Suspension Bridge, N.Y. c.d.s. Aug 24, no other markings, docketing indicates delivery on the 26th; couple small insignificant abrasions at lower left, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Provenance: Nickle, Lubke
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