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Sale 339
The Daniel Cantor Collection
The Province of Canada, 1851-1868:
The Pence & Cents Era
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Lot 245 |
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Canada, 1851, Beaver, 3d red, laid paper (Unitrade 1), huge margins to cutting at top right, light crease and tiny tear, just tied by ring cancel on 1851 folded letter to Toronto, matching "Hamilton C.W., MY 1 1851" circular datestamp, some docketing at right, a Very Fine use. Scott 1.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500
THE EARLIEST RECORDED COVER WITH A CANADIAN ADHESIVE STAMP, QUITE POSSIBLY UNIQUE.
Expertization: 1986 Greene Foundation Certificate.
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Lot 246 |
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Canada, 1851, Beaver, 3d red, laid paper (Unitrade 1), large to enormous margins including sheet margin at top and part of adjacent stamp at bottom, canceled by bold central strike of target on folded letter to London, C.W., red "Woodstock U.C. May 17 1851" datestamp and matching "Money-Letter" and "Too Late" straightlines, endorsed "Money", red "London U.C. May 18 1851" backstamp; file folds, stamp llifted to reveal laid lines and hinged in place, certificate notes "although not tied to cover target cancel has left embossed impression in the cover directly under the stamp, genuine in all respects"; a Very Fine and important usage. Scott 1.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
EARLIEST RECORDED MONEY LETTER WITH A 3D CANADIAN ADHESIVE STAMP.
Expertization: 2011 Greene Foundation Certificate.
Money letters needed to be accounted for by being entered on the Way Bills accompanying the mails. The sender did not get a receipt but the receiver had to provide one to the postmaster or carrier on delivery. They were double rated and the fee for money letter service had to be paid in cash. This arrangement lasted from 1841 until the introduction of registry service in April 1855.
The Too Late marking indicates that the letter was posted after the outgoing mails were closed.
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Lot 247 |
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Canada, 1851, Beaver, 3d red, laid paper (Unitrade 1), full to mostly large margins, tied by red targets on immaculate Peace and Universal Brotherhood pictoral envelope (J. Valentine, state 1) to Wellington Square, matching red "Fergus C.W., FE 17 1852" c.d.s. and italic "Paid" straightline handstamp, reverse with Hamilton (2.18) and Guelph transits, and Wellington Square arrival, an Extremely Fine and choice use. Scott 1.
Estimate $7,500 - 10,000
A SPECTACULAR COVER AND THE ONLY RECORDED ILLUSTRATED COVER BEARING THE 3D BEAVER ON LAID PAPER.
Expertization: 2011 Greene Foundation Certificate.
Provenance: Bilden, Roberts
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Lot 248 |
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Canada, 1851, Beaver, 3d red, laid paper (Unitrade 1), four huge balanced margins, strong color, tied by target cancel on folded drop cover to Aylmer, Ottawa, red "Aylmer-Ottawa, MR 25 1852" circular datestamp with date updated in manuscript to "15", file folds, a Extremely Fine gem use. Scott 1.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
The designation Ottawa was added to the handstamp to signify that Aylmer was located in what used to be named Ottawa County and also perhaps to differentiate this Aylmer from the one in Ontario.
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Lot 249 |
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Canada, 1851, Prince Albert, 6d slate violet, laid paper (Unitrade 2), large to huge margins, strong color, tied by crisp strike of target on blue cover front to Montreal, red "Kemptville U.C., SP 17 1852" c.d.s. and matching "Money-Letter" handstamp, endorsed "Money", additional smaller "Money-Letter" handstamp, file folds with one light barely affecting 6d, prepaid six pence double weight (up to 1 oz) domestic rate with the 6d money letter fee paid in cash, a Very Fine use. Scott 2.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
ONE OF FIVE RECORDED MONEY LETTERS BEARING A SIX PENCE ADHESIVE.
Expertization: 2003 Greene Foundation Certificate.
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Lot 250 |
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Canada, 1851, Prince Albert, 6d slate violet, laid paper (Unitrade 2), full to mostly large margins, deep rich color, tied by target on clean double rate cover to Petite-Nation, Ottawa, clear "St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad, SP 20 1854" rimless postmark, Montreal (9.20) and red Petite-Nation (9.21) backstamps; Very Fine. Scott 2.
Estimate $4,000 - 5,000
A CHOICE 6D RAILROAD USAGE.
Expertization: 1957 R.P.S. Certificate.
Provenance: Geldert, Wilkinson
The St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad rail line began operation in July 1853 between Montreal and Portland, Maine, to take advantage of winter sailings from that port for mail to the UK. The railway was known as the Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railroad when operating on U.S. soil.
Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871) born in Montreal, Quebec, was a politician, lawyer, and the landlord of the seigneurie de la Petite-Nation. Papineau was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada on January 21, 1815. The same year, he replaced Pierre-Stanislas Bédard as leader of the Parti Canadien. Under his leadership, the party worked for the reform of Lower Canada's political institutions and strongly opposed the abuses of the appointed Legislative Council. He was the leader of the reformist Patriote movement before the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837-1838. This is the same addressee as offered in lot 263.
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