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Lot 27 |
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Canada, Last Day of Money Lettters, First Day of Registered Mail, LEGISLATIVE/ASSEMBLY/CANADA, clear blue oval handstamp on cover to Berthier manuscript-franked "N. Deviche, MPP" and "Money Letter", postmarked broken circle "PAID/QUEBEC=L.C./AP 30/1855", the last day of official acceptance of the money letter, and red straight lines "MONEY-LETTER" and "PAID 3" plus "REGISTERED", clear backstamps Three Rivers on May 1 and Berthier-En-Haut on May 2, fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Mr. Deviche failed in his attempt to send his money letter for free using his franking privilege and the postmaster correctly marked the cover Paid 3 and Money Letter. Upon arrival in Three Rivers on May 1, the inaugural day of the registered mail system, the postmaster marked the cover with his newly arrived REGISTERED handstamp but would have had no one from whom to collect the 1d registry fee or to whom to give a receipt. Therefore, upon delivery in Berthier the addressee would have been required to pay the fee and to sign a receipt.
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Canada, 1852, 3d red (4), four margins, small nick upper left corner, tied by light target on small folded cover from Melbourne, L.C. to Sherbrooke, postmarked red Melbourne broken circle, May 11, 1855 and red straight line "REGISTERED", Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Canada, 1852, 3d red (4), large margins to just clear at top, neatly tied by blue target cancel on blue folded letter from Burford, C.W. to Hamilton, C.W., postmarked matching blue Burford, C.W. broken circle May 18 ("8" manuscript), 1855, and red straight line "REGISTERED" manuscript endorsement "Money", Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Canada, 1852, 3d red (4), upper left corner sheet margin single, affixed upside down, neatly target cancelled (not tied) on folded letter from Elora, C.W. to Hamilton, U.C., postmarked neat Elora broken circle, July 11, 1855 and black straight line "REGISTERED" backstamp Guelph, U.C. July 12; file crease through stamp, otherwise fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Canada, "RERISTERED" misspelled handstamp, two stampless folded letters from Brant, U.C., one handstamped "PAID" with manuscript "3", the other a double rate usage, with "PAID" and manuscript "Money" and "6", both are postmarked by Brant broken circles with manuscript 1855 dates of 19 July and 25 Oct respectively, the first with all markings in red, the second in black; Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Brant was the only one of the 1,293 post offices issued REGISTERED handstamps to get this misspelled version. It was in use until March or April of 1856 when Brant was supplied with a corrected version.
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Canada, 1852, 3d red (4), top sheet margin single, just cut in at upper right, affixed upside down, tied by target cancel on blue folded letter from Owens-Sound, C.W. to Hamilton, U.C. postmarked Owens-Sound broken circle, Oct 13, 1855 and black straight line "REGISTERED", backstamped Toronto and Hamilton on Oct 16; light file fold through stamp otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Canada, 1852, 3d red (4), large margins including bottom sheet margin, tied by manuscript cancel on a blue folded letter from Owen Sound, C.W. to Hamilton, U.C., postmarked clear "Owen Sound/C" c.d.s., July 19, 1856 and black straight line "REGISTERED", backstamped Hamilton July 22 and another illegible "C.W." c.d.s., probably Toronto; fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Canada, 1852, 3d red (4), clear to large margins, tied by clear strike 4-ring "18" on folded letter from Kingston, U.C., postmarked red Kingston broken circle, March 21, 1857, and red straight line "REGISTERED", backstamped Hamilton March 22; fresh and Very Fine early use of the 4-ring numeral type cancel.
Estimate 400 - 500
On March 1, 1857 these 4-ring numeral cancels were supplied, in alphabetical order, to the 50 largest post offices in terms of money order revenue, excluding the headquarters office at Toronto.
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Canada, 1857, ½d rose (8), horizontal strip of six with mostly large margins, cancelled and just tied by target cancels on folded letter from Colborane, U.C. to Kingston, postmarked Colborane broken circle, Sept 4, 1857, and black straight line "REGISTERED", backstamped Kingston the same day; two vertical file folds (one soiled) through the strip, and minor foxing, otherwise Fine, a unique franking.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
Provenance: de Volpi, Nickle
Since the ½d stamp could be purchased at a 5% discount in quantities of 20 or more, frugal postal patrons often used ½d stamps to make up larger rates. The 1d registration fee on this cover would have been paid in cash.
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Canada, 1857, ½d rose, horizontal pair (8), with nearly four margins and a tiny tear at right, tied, along with a 3d red (4), by grid cancels and by a red straight line "REGISTERED", on a folded letter from Toronto to Hamilton, Nov 25, 1858, backstamped Hamilton Nov 26; corner creases and file fold through the 3d, Very Fine.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
This is the only recorded use of a pair of the ½d imperf to pay the 1d registry fee; there is one cover known with two singles.
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Canada, Conversion from Sterling to Decimal Currency, blue legal size cover from Harriston, U.C. to Guelph, U.C., postmarked light Harriston broken circle with manuscript date "July/2/59" and black straight line "REGISTERED", red manuscript "Paid 6" rate and black manuscript "More to pay 10", backstamped Elora with illegible date; reduced a bit at right and vertical file fold, Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
This cover illustrates the confusion that began just a day earlier, July 1, 1859, when the post office changed from sterling currency to decimal. The domestic rate went from 3d per half-ounce to 5¢ while the registration fee, formerly 1d, became 2¢. The postmaster at Harriston mistakenly rated this cover, which weighed more than a half-ounce, at 6d, the old double rate, instead of 10¢. The postmaster at Guelph apparently assumed that the "6" was cents and, allowing no credit, even for 6¢ marked the letter for 10¢ to be collected from the addressee. However, he neglected to charge the newly instituted unpaid penalty rate of 2¢ per half ounce. Allowing no credit for postage paid, the correct unpaid rate should have been 14¢.
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Canada, 1859, 10¢ black brown (16), pen-cancelled on cover from Longwood, U.C. to "L'Amaroux, York", Sept 30, 1859, red and black straight line "REGISTERED" handstamps, red Longwood broken circle postmark and several different backstamps; stamp has a small corner crease ending in a tiny tear and the cover is rather badly wrinkled, though it has been reasonably well flattened, otherwise Fine and scarce.
Estimate 400 - 500
The cover was sent as an ordinary double rate cover but a clerk, apparently confused by the incomplete address with "York" for York county and by the 10¢ stamp, mistakenly identified the cover as cross-border mail to either New York or York, Pa. and sent it to the exchange office at Windsor where it was backstamped on the same day it was mailed from Longwood. When the destination was finally properly identified a manuscript "PO" was added to the address after "L'Amaroux" and the cover was again backstamped at Windsor on Oct 3 and sent to Toronto (Oct 4 backstamp) and on to L'Amaroux (backstamped Oct 5 with manuscript date).
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Canada, 1859, 1¢ rose (14), horizontal pair tied by light Point-Levi, L.C. c.d.s., March 12, 1860, on blue legal size cover to the Crown Lands Dept. in Quebec, black straight line "REGISTERED" and "FREE", backstamped Quebec the same day; closed spindle hole through the right stamp, otherwise Very Fine, postage was free to government entities but the registry fee had to be paid, in this case by stamps.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Canada, Registered Letter from the Dead Letter Office, printed form lettersheet from the dead letter office in Quebec to the postmaster at Toronto and redirected to Red River Settlement by closed mail and Pembina, Minn., red "REGISTERED" handstamp and Quebec c.d.s. March 19, 1860 with Toronto backstamp March 21, manuscript "10 Cts" rate, intact Dead Letter Office wax seal on reverse, Very Fine and very scarce.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
The form indicates that the dead letter being returned within included a draft for $40. The 10¢ rate included 7¢ for unpaid postage plus 3¢ to defray the costs of handling and returning letters found to contain money or other valuables. The cover had to travel by way of Pembina because the normal Lakes route would have been closed by ice.
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Canada, Obsolete Date Stamp used for registration numbers, two folded letters from Chippawa, U.C. with the old-style broken circle date stamp having its date slug removed so that the registration number could be written in the center; both are 1860 usages, one a single rate with red handstamp "PAID" "5", the other red "PAID" and manuscript "10 cts", both backstamped; Fine-Very Fine and unusual.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Canada, 1859, 1¢ rose (14), horizontal pair tied on small cover to Richmond, C.E. by one of two strikes Montreal broken circle June 9, 1860, handstamped "REGISTERED" with manuscript "14" rate, backstamp Richmond on the same date; fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
The "14" indicates double the 7¢ penalty rate. There are no recorded handstamps for the unpaid 14¢ rate.
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Canada, 1859, 10¢ red lilac, diagonal bisect (17d), tied by diamond grid on folded letter from Toronto to Barrie, July 5, 1860, with red straight line "REGISTERED" and handstamped "14" rate, backstamped Barrie; several file folds, one partly split, another affecting the stamp, which also has a tiny tear, a Fine and unique usage of the 10¢ bisect on a registered cover rated 16¢.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
Expertization: 1978 Greene Certificate.
Provenance: Nickle
The bisect was accepted to pay the 5¢ rate and the registration fee was paid in cash. Apparently, after the sender had left the post office with his receipt for registered letter #177, the letter was found to weigh more than a half-ounce. Accordingly, it was stamped with the double unpaid penalty rate of 14¢ giving no credit for the bisect, and forwarded to Barrie where it was recorded as registered letter number "(1.)" and where the addressee would have had to pay the 14¢.
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Canada, 10¢ brown Nesbitt entire, target cancel and two strikes Strathroy, U.C. broken circle Feb 12, 1861 with straight line "REGISTERED" to Toronto, backstamped "G.W.R./SARNIA BRANCH/EAST, Feb 13", and illegible Toronto c.d.s.; light vertical file fold at left, Very Fine and very rare used, double rate letter with the registry fee paid in cash.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Canada, 10¢ brown Nesbitt entire, target cancel and Ormstown, L.C. broken circle Dec 31, 1861 with straight line "REGISTERED" and Montreal backstamp the same day; sealed tears, mainly on reverse, and reinforced edges all around, Fine appearance, double rate letter with the registry fee paid in cash.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Canada, Legislative Assembly Free-Franked Cover, from Quebec to Arthur, C.W., postmarked crowned shield "LEGISLATIVE/ASSEMBLY/20 MARCH/1861/ CANADA" and oval "REGISTERED/ AT THE/LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY/OF/CANADA" with straight line "REGISTERED" "FREE" and a Quebec c.d.s., also March 20, all markings in red, ink blot where franked by m.Harcourt, MPP, backstamped Grand Trunk Ry. c.d.s. March 21 and Guelph March 22 with a largely intact red wax seal, Fine-Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Canada, 1859, 1¢ rose pair and 5¢ vermilion with imprint in bottom margin (14 (2), 15), tied by Montreal duplexes, Aug 29, 1861, on cover with blue oval commission merchant's corner card to Paisley, C.W., black straight line "REGISTERED", backstamped Guelph Aug 30, Walkerton Aug 31, and Paisley Sept 1; vertical file fold not affecting stamps, Fine-Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Canada, 1859, 17¢ blue (19), just tied by target cancels, along with three 1¢ rose (14) and a 5¢ vermilion (15), on large folded letter from Point Levy, L.C. to Montreal, postmarked Point Levy, Feb 7, 1862 with straight line "REGISTERED" and backstamped Quebec & Richmond Grand Trunk Railway Feb 8 and Montreal Feb 10; some reinforced separation along folds with part of back (and backstamps) missing and vertical file fold through 17¢ otherwise a Fine and unique franking using the 17¢ to make up the 5x rate of 25¢ with the registration fee being paid in cash.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Canada, 1859, 1¢ rose (14), vertical pair tied by diamond grid on small cover from Toronto to Stratford, postmarked Toronto broken circle, May 16, 1862, red straight line "REGISTERED" and black "UNPAID 7"; fresh and Very Fine, one of only two such frankings recorded.
Estimate 500 - 750
Provenance: Nickle
The pair paid the 2¢ registration fee; the "7" represents 5¢ postage plus a 2¢ penalty for non-prepayment.
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Canada, 1859, 12½¢ yellow green, block of ten (18), tied, along with a pair of 1¢ rose (14) and a 10¢ red violet (17), on a large cover from Montreal to Beauharnois, Oct 2, 1862, handstamped "REGISTERED" and backstamped Beauharnois on the same date; the cover, which has a file fold not affecting any stamps, has been freshened and refolded from a larger size with the backstamp being cut from another portion of the cover and affixed to the flap; a Fine and unique usage paying 27x the 5¢ rate for a letter weighing more than 13 oz. plus 2¢ for registration.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
Had the letter been sent by parcel post the postage would have been 25¢ plus 5¢ for registration, a savings of $1.07.
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Canada, 1859, 1¢ rose (14), two singles neatly tied on 5¢ Nesbitt entire (Unitrade U1) by London, C.W. "PM" duplex handstamps, Jan 23, 1863, with another London c.d.s. without the "PM" and a straight line "REGISTERED" handstamp in gothic type; an additional straight line "REGISTERED" in Roman type was applied upon arrival in Toronto but there are no other Toronto markings; part of flap removed, fresh and Extremely Fine, an example of both the postage and registry fee being paid with stamps .
Estimate 400 - 500
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Canada, 1859, 5¢ vermilion (15), perfectly centered, tied by two strikes 4-ring "20" on cover from Melbourne, U.C. to Montreal, postmarked Melbourne broken circle, Oct 16, 1863 and black straight line "REGISTERED", backstamped Montreal Oct 17; flap mostly missing, otherwise fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Canada, 1859, 5¢ vermilion plus a pair and two singles of the 12½¢ green (15, 18), tied by 4-ring "34" cancels on a legal size cover from the Sarnia Treasurer's Office to the Treasurer at Alvinston, May 17, 1864, handstamp "REGISTERED", London, U.C. backstamp May 18; reduced somewhat at left with a small repaired nick above 5¢ stamp, Fine, a unique 11x rate cover with the registry fee paid in cash and charged to the Sarnia Treasurer's post office account.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Canada, 1859, 17¢ blue (19), well centered and neatly tied by London, C.W. duplex handstamp, Feb 9, 1866, on blue legal size cover with "On Militia Service" corner card to Wardville, C.W., handstamped straight line "REGISTERED" and faint Wardville backstamp the same day, with enclosure on "Militia Brigade Office" letterhead, reduced a bit at right with small repaired nick at lower left and horizontal file fold not affecting stamp, a Fine and extremely rare usage of the 17¢ properly paying triple rate postage plus the 2¢ registry fee.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
The 17¢ was most commonly used to pay the 17¢ transatlantic rate to the United Kingdom by Cunard Packet.
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Canada, 1859, 1¢ rose pair, plus 5¢ vermilion single and pair (14, 15), tied by blue Hamilton, C.W. broken circles, Feb 28, 1866, on small yellow cover to Owen Sound, C.W., matching blue straight line "REGISTERED", backstamped Toronto, also on Feb 28, and Owen Sound on Mar 2; cover fault at upper right and short perfs one 5¢ otherwise Fine and unusual, one of only four such triple rate frankings recorded.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Canada, 1864, 2¢ rose (20), tied by grid cancels, along with a 5¢ vermilion (15), on cover from Point St. Charles, C.E. to Ottawa, postmarked Point St. Charles broken circle, April 7, 1866 and black straight line "REGISTERED", backstamped Montreal April 7 and Ottawa April 9; horizontal file fold not affecting stamps, opening tear at upper right, Fine. Only seven examples of this franking are recorded.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Canada, 1859, 1¢ rose, block of five and pair (14), neatly cancelled and tied by diamond grid on small yellow cover Toronto to Barrie, Nov 2, 1866, red straight line "REGISTERED" with light Barrie backstamp on the same date; cover open on three sides and docketed on the inside by the recipient, a Very Fine and unique single rate franking with the block paying the postage and the pair paying the registration fee.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
Provenance: Nickle, Carrington
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Canada, 1864, 2¢ rose (20), tied by London, C.W. duplex cancel April 1, 1867, along with a pair of 5¢ vermilion (15), on cover to Windsor, C.W., black straight line "REGISTERED", backstamped G.W.R. and Windsor, also on April 1; cover somewhat wrinkled and both 5¢ stamps damaged (one crudely repaired), otherwise a Fine double weight usage and unusual franking, only three such frankings recorded.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Canada, 1864, 2¢ rose and 10¢ red lilac (20, 17), tied on small front only to Sherbrook by Montreal duplexes April 10, 1867, red "REGISTERED" handstamp, Very Fine, double weight postage plus registration fee, only four examples of this franking have been recorded.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Canada, 1864, 2¢ rose (20), tied with 5¢ vermilion (15) on small cover with Grand Trunk Railway c/c by Montreal duplex June 29, 1867, black "REGISTERED" handstamp and Ottawa backstamp June 30; open on three sides with top of back missing, otherwise fresh and Very Fine, one of only seven such frankings recorded.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Canada, 1859, 1¢ rose and 5¢ vermilion, pair of each (14 (2), 15 (2)), grid cancels on cover from Lindsay, C.W. to Owen Sound, C.W., postmarked faint red Lindsay broken circle, Aug 23, 1867 and red straight line "REGISTERED", backstamped Owen Sound Aug 24; 1¢ pair tied through perfs, 5¢ not tied, fresh and Fine double weight franking, one of 13 such frankings are recorded.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Canada, 1852, 3d red (4), five singles, mostly with four margins, pen-cancelled and affixed on a fragment of a parcel wrapper (155x105mm) made from an old newspaper, an address label affixed below is tied by a red Rochester broken circle dated Jan 8, 1859 and with manuscript "By Parcel Post" and two red straight line "REGISTERED" handstamps plus "PAID" and manuscript rate "1/3" (scratched out, probably upon applying the stamps), small hole at upper left and minor soiling, Very Fine.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
Provenance: Bain, Nickle
The parcel post system was instituted on January 1, 1859 and the rate for parcels up to one pound was set at 1sh3d with a registration fee of 3d. This is the only known surviving example of a single rate registered parcel post usage (the 3d registration fee would have been paid in cash).
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Canada, 5¢ vermilion and pair 12½¢ green (14, 18), tied on large blue linen-lined envelope by two of three strikes Aylmer-Ottawa broken circle, April 29, 1865, manuscript "Parcel Post/Registered" with straight line "REGISTERED" handstamp, backstamped Ottawa April 29 and Montreal April 30; small repair one 12½¢ and ends of cover slightly refolded, otherwise Very Fine, shows parcel post rate of 25¢ for up to one pound plus 5¢ for registration, all paid with stamps, a unique franking.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
There are only two other known examples of a 30¢ registered parcel post franking. One bears five 5¢ beavers and is shortpaid; the other is franked with two 15¢ large queens.
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Canada, 1859, 12½¢ yellow green (18), tied, along with a single 5¢ vermilion (15), on a nearly intact wrapper from Clinton, U.C. to Goderich, U.C., the 5¢ is cancelled and tied by straight line "REGISTERED", the 12½¢ pair is cancelled and tied by straight line "PAID", manuscript endorsement "Parcel Post" Clinton and Goderich broken circles, June 25, 1867; backstamped B & L.H.R. (Buffalo & Lake Huron Railway) slight staining caused by the glue used to seal the wrapper, fine and rare. SG 40.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
The wrapper contained a list of voters for Morris Township which had to be sent by registered mail to the Huron county seat at Goderich. The list was tightly rolled into this wrapper and endorsed "O.H.M.S./Voters List for town (ship) of Morris 1867." It weighed between 8 oz. and 1 lb, as the rate for parcel post was 12½¢ per 8 oz. The registration fee was 5¢.
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