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Lot 2034 |
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1843, St. John's, Newfoundland to Oporto, Portugal, two folded letters to Oporto via Lisbon, first dated Jun. 24 with prices current bearing Lisbon forwarder's endorsement, blue Lisboa and Porto postmarks and blue "70" rating handstamp, second dated Oct. 14 bearing blue oval "C. Est. de N." handstamp, Lisboa and Porto postmarks with blue "160" rating handstamp updated in manuscript to "200", Very Fine pair.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2035 |
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1824 (Oct. 22) unknown town to London, England via Halifax, N.S., folded cover, "Ship Letter (crown) HALIFAX" handstamp, manuscript "1", Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
SUPERB STRIKE OF HALIFAX SHIP LETTER CROWN.
The cover was sent by private ship from an unknown location to Halifax where it was treated as a ship letter, carried by private ship to England, entering at Liverpool as a ship letter and rated 1/7 Stg collect to London.
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Lot 2036 |
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1803 (May 7) Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to Edinburgh, Scotland, folded letter, "SHIP LETTER LONDON JUN 25 1803 (crown)", manuscript "3/", "3/9", reverse with "JU 25 1803" datestamp, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
THE EARLIEST REPORTED COVER FROM PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND TO ANOTHER COUNTRY.
The letter was carried from P.E.I to England by private ship with 3/9 Stg postage collect. The letter is docketed as being written by James Douglas and from "St. Johns Island", the island's earlier name.
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Lot 2037 |
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Lot 2038 |
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1804 (undated) England to Montreal, Canada, folded cover, manuscript "By the British Queen via Bristol" and red "1½ oz" and "4N6", handstamped "SHIP", reverse with manuscript "Mr. B. will please forward this soon as he can" and "QUEBEC/ 4 SEP 1804" straightline, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE DISCOVERY COPY OF THIS QUEBEC SHIP HANDSTAMP ON A SMUGGLED COVER.
The letter originated in England, sent by private ship outside the post to Quebec care of James Barnard at Quebec and redirected to Montreal, Quebec "SHIP" handstamp (23 mm x 6.5 mm). Rated 6x9d for 1½ ounce Quebec to Montreal with no ship letter charge which should have been added. The "SHIP" handstamp may have been applied in error as cover smuggled ashore contrary to regulations and placed in the mails by Mr. Barnard. The SHIP handstamp bears signs of pencil obliteration which was partially erased.
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Lot 2039 |
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1815 (July 15) Liverpool, England to Montreal, L.C., folded letter postmarked on reverse large double circle "POSTPAID WITHDRAWN SHIP LETTER/ 16 JY 16/ 1815/ LIVERPOOL", manuscript "1/6", crossed out and manuscript "9" (twice), endorsed "Messrs Boorman & Johnston, N. York", reverse with datestamp and manuscript "forwarded N.Y…."
Estimate 500 - 750
The letter was originally rated 1/6 Stg but re-rated 9d Stg prepaid, which was one third the packet rate from Liverpool to New York, treated as a post paid withdrawn ship letter. It was carried by private ship to New York where it was rated 9¢ collect (6¢ drop letter ship rate plus 50% War of 1812 surcharge) and forwarded by a forwarding agent to Montreal under separate cover or outside the post.
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Lot 2040 |
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1815 (Aug. 22) Liverpool, England to Montreal, Canada, folded letter, manuscript "p Carrick", black oval crown "SHIP LETTER QUEBEC", red manuscript "1N8½", Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
AN UNCOMMONLY CLEAR EXAMPLE OF THIS OFTEN FAINT AND POORLY STRUCK SHIP LETTER HANDSTAMP.
The letter was carried by private ship from Liverpool to Quebec where it entered the mails and received the Quebec Ship Letter crown handstamp, and rated 1/8½ collect to Montreal. This ship letter crown handstamp was used between 1815 and 1817 and differs from the later one in that this one has side dots above Quebec and the crown is of a simpler design.
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Lot 2041 |
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1833 (Jan. 24) Isle of Wright, Great Britain to York, U.C., datelined folded letter endorsed "Post Paid" and "Via New York", red London "Paid 9FE9 1833" datestamp and red manuscript "2/" rating, carried by Falmouth packet "Goldfinch", indistinct Halifax Mar. 22 flueron, manuscript "1N8" plus "1N1" totaled to "2N9", red "Quebex AP 9 1834" datestamp and framed "Forwarded" handstamp; Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2042 |
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1834 (May 19) Edinburgh, Scotland to Toronto, U.C., folded cover, "HALIFAX JY 24 1834 N.S." and "QUEBEC AU 4 1834" datestamps and red straightline "(FOR)WARDED", "Addl./ ½", manuscript "4/10½", "Packet 5N4" and "3N4" subtotaled to "8N8" then "2N2" added and totalled to "10N10", manuscript "To be called for", reverse with manuscript "Opened by a person of same name Toronto City P.O. August (?) 1834" and "Advertised and Not Called For", red wax post office seal "General Post Office"; tiny edge tear and piece of back flap missing, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
A VERY EARLY EXAMPLE OF OFFICIAL RESEALING OF MAIL OPENED IN ERROR.
The letter was sent via Falmouth packet "Reindeer" to Halifax, rated 4/10½ Stg as double 2/5 packet letter plus ½d Scottish road tax, converted to 5/4 Cy, then double 1/8 (3/4) to Quebec, and 2/2 to Toronto, totalling 10/10 Cy collect. Opened in error, resealed by the post office and endorsed, eventually returned to England.
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Lot 2043 |
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1833 (Mar. 6) Calcutta, India to Guelph, U.C., folded letter postmarked "Calcutta GPO MA 7" on reverse, red "BOSTON AU 17 MS" c.d.s. with matching partial "(SH)IP" handstamp, green "QUEENSTON AUG 21 U. Cana.", manuscript "1/4½", "9" (=) "2/1½", red "27", Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
The letter was carried from Calcutta as an outwards ship letter with no Indian postage shown, via private ship to Boston, rated 27¢ U.S. collect (2¢ ship + 25¢ postage) to Lewiston, Queenston exchange, 27¢ converted to 1/4½ Cy plus 9d to Guelph for a total of 2/1½ Cy collect.
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Lot 2044 |
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India covers to or from Canada, group of 10 covers: 1834 Dum Dum to St. Andrews, U.C., 1836 Calcutta to Puslinch, U.C. with red "FORWARDED BY NEW YORK GOODHUE & CO", 1838 Calcutta to Puslinch, U.C. with similar Goodhue & Co handstamp, 1843 Madras to Ancaster, U.C. with "Forwarded by Scott, Bell & Co London" handstamp, 1844 Bhooj Kutch to Kettleby, U.C. 1857 two covers from Meerut to Halifax, Nova Scotia; and three covers from the Dyneley correspondence from Montreal comprising 1848 to Arcot, 1849 to Coonoor (with letter), 1851 to Bellary (with letter), also includes copy of Steinhart's article on this correspondence to Col. Thomas Dyneley who was a Cornet in the 1st Light Cavalry regiment serving in the Madras Presidency in India, overall Fine to Very Fine and interesting.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 2045 |
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1815 (Dec. 27) Spanishtown, Jamaica to St. John, New Brunswick, folded letter datelined "Spa. Town", postmarked double oval "Ship Letter (crown) HALIFAX" and "HALIFAX/ MA 15/ 1816" c.d.s. with manuscript "10" rate, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
The letter was carried outside the post from Jamaica to Halifax where it entered as a ship letter and was rated 1d ship letter fee plus 9d postage, totaling 10d Cy collect.
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Lot 2046 |
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1835 (Mar. 13) Fort Augusta, Jamaica to Montreal, L.C., folded letter, manuscript "via New York", "18¾", "1/5½", red "NEW YORK MAY 1", reverse with manuscript "6", "Care of Buchanan Dennistoun & Co New York", matching red boxed "NEW - YORK. FORWARDED BY / BUCHANAN DENNISTOUN & Co.", Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
A PREVIOUSLY UNREPORTED FORWARDING AGENT HANDSTAMP.
The letter was carried by private sailing vessel outside the post from Jamaica to New York, receiving the forwarding agent handstamp (unreported in Rowe), rated 6¢ on the reverse as an local ship letter, paid by the forwarding agent, then 18¾¢ collect to border, then 6d to Montreal, totalling 1/5½ Cy collect.
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Lot 2047 |
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1859 (Nov. 9) Auckland, New Zealand to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, cover postmarked red "PAID AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND" c.d.s., manuscript "5", "6" and "1", "LONDON FE 9 60 PAID", backstamped partial "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" c.d.s.; edge flaws, Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
ONE OF THREE COVERS FROM THIS CORRESPONDENCE TO P.E.I.
The letter was prepaid 6d Stg to P.E.I. via England, with manuscript "5" and "1" accountancy notations.
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Lot 2048 |
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1861 (Jan. 26) Auckland, New Zealand to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, cover postmarked red "PAID AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND" c.d.s., manuscript "5", "11d" overwritten "6", red "1d" handstamp, "LONDON AP 18 61 PAID" transit, backstamped partial "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND MY 3 1861" c.d.s., Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
The letter was prepaid 6d Stg to P.E.I. via England, with manuscript "5" and "1d" handstamp accountancy marks.
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Lot 2049 |
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Switzerland, 7 covers to or from Canada 1820-1852, includes 1833 St. Therise, L.C. to Einsiedeln; 1820 Interlaken to Lunenburg, N.S.; 1851 Bern to Prescott, C.W.; 1852 Bern to Prescott, C.W.; 1838 Kingston, U.C. to Schaffhausen; 1850 South Easthope, C.W. to Frutigen and 1844 Galt, U.C. to Zurich, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 2050 |
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1872 (Oct. 9) Toronto, Ont. to Woodstock, Ont., stampless Department of Agriculture envelope bearing Dept. paid handstamp, "Toronto OC 9 72" datestamp and matching "Registered" handstamp, red "Paid 8c." rating handstamp, Woodstock arrival backstamp; some toning at edges and reduced slightly at left, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
This is a provisional use of the "Paid 8d. Stg." (Arnell D-1) handstamp altered by removal of part of "d" and "Stg" to make "Paid 8c." handstamp.
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Lot 2051 |
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1838 (July 10) Forks, Red River Settlement (Rupertsland) to London, England, folded letter, stepped "DEAL SHIP LETTER" handstamp, manuscript "1N7", Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Provenance: de Volpi
The letter was written by Alexander Christie, Governor of Assiniboia and was carried by Hudson's Bay Company canoe brigades and Bay Company ships via York Factory on Hudson's Bay back to England where it entered the mails at Deal and was rated 1/7 Stg collect to London.
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Lot 2052 |
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1856 (Nov.) Red River Settlement, Rupertsland to Toronto, C.W., envelope postmarked manuscript "Pembina, Nov 15th" and "10 cts" with "6" handstamp, docketing "Dec 23d 1856 In this Papa's death", reverse with Toronto datestamp (Dec 23); extra ink at bottom, Very Fine, Illustrated in Risvold, page 242.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: de Volpi
The letter was paid 1d or 2¢ Carrier Fee from Red River Settlement to Pembina, entered the mails and was rated 10¢ or 6d Cy collect to Toronto. It is from Alexander Ross to James Ross and notifies him of the death of William Ross, their father and Postmaster of Red River Settlement. Pembina, N.D. was part of Minnesota Territory at this time.
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Lot 2053 |
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1821 (May 13) Halifax, Nova Scotia to Ballycastle, Ireland, folded letter endorsed "From Serg Major John Rowe 62nd Regiment", countersigned by commanding officer, red manuscript "1", Halifax datestamp (12 MY 1821), red diamond "13 JU 13 1821"; Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
The letter was sent prepaid at the 1d Soldier's Concession rate, carried via Falmouth packet "Lord Hobart". The contents state, "We hereby certify that James Curry. Was entitled to prize money for the captures on the Pebobscot in North America in September 1814 having served as a private in brevet Major Riddall's company 62nd Regiment on that occasion… will enable you to receive your proportion of the Castine Prize Money from the agents on referring to the Castine Prize List…"
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Lot 2054 |
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1823 (Mar. 28) Halifax, Nova Scotia to Enniskillen, Ireland, folded letter postmarked Halifax N.S. Paid fleuron, manuscript "1", endorsed "From Sargeant Major Patterson 81st Regiment", countersigned in unusual lined format, backstamped red diamond "21 AP 21 1823", Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
The letter was prepaid the 1d Soldier's Concession rate and carried via Falmouth packet "Lady Louisa". A most unusual soldier's letter format with a pair of double ruled horizontal lines.
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Lot 2055 |
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1826 (Nov. 11) Quebec, Canada to Pultney, Scotland, folded letter, Quebec Paid fleuron, manuscript "From Alexander Fletcher Private 79th Regt", countersigned at left, manuscript "1", red "PAID JAN 12 N 1827"; cover faults, Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
The letter is prepaid the 1d Soldier's Concession rate, carried via Falmouth packet "Rinaldo" via Halifax and Falmouth, then to Pultney, Scotland.
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Lot 2056 |
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1830 (Feb. 15) Kingston, U.C. to Pultney, Scotland, folded letter, 15 Feb. dateline, postmarked red "KINGSTON/ Feb 18" straightline on reverse, Quebec flueron (date unclear), red "PAID MAY 19 1830", manuscript "P1", endorsed "From Alexander Fletcher Pte 79th Regiment", countersigned; edge faults, Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
The letter is prepaid the 1d Soldier's Concession rate, carried via Falmouth packet "Marquis of Camden" via Halifax and Falmouth, then to Scotland.
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Lot 2057 |
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1832 (Aug. 30) Amherstburg, U.C. to Pultney, Scotland, folded letter, faint Amherstburg datestamp, manuscript "P1", endorsed "From Alexander Fletcher Pt Soldier 9th Highlanders", countersigned, red "PAID OCT 30 E 1832", Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
The letter is prepaid the 1d Soldier's Concession rate, carried via Falmouth packet "Pigeon" via Halifax and Falmouth, then to Scotland. The cover has numerous light scribbles and two toned spots.
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Lot 2058 |
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1839 (Feb. 7) Woolwich, England to Toronto, U.C., folded letter, "T.P. Woolwich" straightline, red "PAID 11 FE 11 1839", endorsed "From Alex Mitchell Gunner & private 9 Batallion Royal Artillery", countersigned, red manuscript "1", Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
The cover was carried at the 1d Soldier's Concession rate by Falmouth packet Linnet via Halifax, N.S. The letter written by Gunner Mitchell reads in part, "It would take thirty pounds to buy my discharge, the standing price of artillery…"
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Lot 2059 |
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1840 (Sept. 28) Quebec, L.C. to Barnet, England, folded letter, postmarked red Quebec c.d.s. with matching "PAID", manuscript "1/2 Stg 1/4 Cy", Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
The cover was carried via Cunard "Britannia" via Halifax and Liverpool to Barnet, prepaid 1/2 Stg 1/4 Cy. The letter is written by James du Pre Alexander, 3rd Earl of Caledon, Captain Coldstream Guard, reads in part, "There have been 5 ships of war here and they are going away today or tomorrow. I saw a man hanged this morning for the yard arm of one of them. They fired a gun and ran him up from a grating on deck. He deserved it richly as he had struck an officer and killed a marine. There was a court martial on a captain but he was acquitted and another on a deserter who was sentenced to death but is to be transported instead… I am going to send over two bears and a moose deer to Caledon. If the moose gets over safe he will be a great curiosity. They stand 7 feet high and will go in harness…"
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1841 (June 18) La Prairie, L.C. to Churtsel, England, folded letter, endorsed "From William Cook Sergeant 70th Regiment", countersigned, small red La Prairie datestamp, red "A PAID 15 JY 15 1841", blue "CHERTSEY JY 16 1841"; small tear at bottom of vertical file fold, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
The cover was carried at the 1d Soldier's Concession rate via Cunard "Columbia", the sergeant was stationed here as a result of the Rebellion of 1837-1838. The letter reads in part, "… left Demerara on 24th April… sailed for Quebecon May 1st… arrived Quebec 29th May. sailed in the 'Queen' steamer for Montreal on 31st May and were transshipped to the ‘Royal Victoria’ steamer for La Prairie which is our station. we had our vessel well equipped for war in case on an attack.We are getting 120 men from Ireland this year … as fine a regiment as there is in Canada".
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1846 (June 27) St. John, New Brunswick to London, England, folded cover, manuscript "From Gunr Thos. Murray Royal Artillery", countersigned, red manuscript "1", manuscript "Paid 1d", St. John, N.B. datestamp (June 27 1846), red "S PAID 14 JY 14 1846", backstamped red "4 Eg 4, JY 14, 1846, A", Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
The cover is prepaid the 1d Soldier's Concession rate from St. John, N.B. to London, England, carried via Cunard "Caledonia" via Halifax and Liverpool.
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Lot 2062 |
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1848 (Jan. 8) Quebec, L.C. to Glasgow, Scotland, folded letter, red manuscript "1", red "PAID AT QUEBEC (crown)" handstamp, manuscript "From Corporal John Strong 1st Bat. RL Arty", countersigned, "Glasgow B JA 30 B 1848" backstamp; small tear at bottom, Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
The cover was paid the 1d Soldier's Concession rate from Quebec to Glasgow on the Cunard "Caledonia" via Halifax and Liverpool. The British mails missed the ship at Boston and the Caledonia sailed without them. The mails were carried by packet ship "New York" Black Ball line. This letter, sent via Halifax was carried on the sailing, one of very few letters carried during this Cunard voyage.
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Lot 2063 |
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1851 (Aug. 27) Quebec, Canada to London, England, folded letter, endorsed "From No. 168 Pte Robt Ashe Band 66th Regiment", countersigned, red "PAID AT QUEBEC, L.C." crown handstamp, manuscript "1" and red London receiver "S PAID 28 SEP 28 1851", Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
The letter, which is datelined Jesuit Barracks, Quebec, was prepaid the 1d Soldier's Concession rate from Quebec to London, carried via Cunard "America" via closed bag mail via Halifax. 1d Soldier letters were not prepaid the U.S.A. transit rate and were therefore routed overland to Halifax.
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Lot 2064 |
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1854 (Feb. 26) Quebec, L.C. to Galashiels, Scotland, folded letter postmarked red Paid/ Quebec, L.C. c.d.s. and large red circle "1d./ PAID AT QUEBEC.", red "PKT LETTER PAID LIVERPOOL MR 29 54" tombstone, red "PAID MAR 30 M 1854" receiving c.d.s., endorsed "From Gr Chas Wilson 10th Battalion Royal Artillery", countersigned; soiling, Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
A RARE USE OF THE QUEBEC 1D HANDSTAMP ON A 1D SOLDIER'S CONCESSION RATE COVER.
The letter was carried from Quebec via Liverpool to Boxburghshire, Scotland at the 1d Soldier's Concession rate.
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1854 (Mar. 3) Niagara, U.C. to Manchester, England, envelope postmarked red "NIAGARA MR 3 1854 UC" c.d.s., "PAID", and "1" handstamps, endorsed "From Robert Smith No. 1201 Royal Canadian Rifles", countersigned, red "PKT LETTER PAID LIVERPOOL AP 8 1854", reverse with Machester datestamp (AP 8 1854); edge wear, stains., Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
The letter was prepaid the 1d Soldier's Concession rate and carried via closed bag mail from Quebec to Liverpool, by either Cunard "Arabia" or Candaian Steam Navigation Company "Ottawa". The letter reads in part "I am very comfortable, I am on rations and my pay is very good, I draw 5d per day for good conduct besides my other pay…"
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1856 (Oct. 28) Niagara, U.C. to Manchester, England, cover postmarked red Niagara c.d.s. with matching "1" and "PAID" handstamps, endorsed "From Robert Smith Local Pensioner", countersigned "John Weir Segt Major in charge of Detachment of Permanent Pensioners", red "BY - CANADIAN/ PACKET" straightline, red "PKT LETTER/ PAIDLIVERPOOL/ NO 21 A56" tombstone; repaired, 1½ backflaps missing, Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
A MOST UNUSUAL SOLDIER'S CONCESSION RATE COVER FROM A PENSIONER, COUNTERSIGNED BY A SARGEANT MAJOR INSTEAD OF AN OFFICER.
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