Sale 339

The Daniel Cantor Collection
The Province of Canada, 1851-1868:
The Pence & Cents Era


Cross-Border Usages
 
 
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Lot 333

United States, 1847, 5¢ red brown, two horizontal pairs originally forming a block of four, margins to cutting, tied together by bold single pen stroke in blue, on buff cover from Canada addressed to "Mr. William Phillips of Canada" at San Francisco, California, red "Montreal AU 14 1850" postmark with matching slanting "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "4½" rating, endorsed "p. paid" and "to be kept till called for" by sender, pencil numbers crossed out; cover extensively cleaned and repaired, left pair having staining removed that slightly affects color, Fine appearance. Scott 1.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000

THE ONLY RECORDED USE OF THE U.S. 1847 ISSUE FROM CANADA TO CALIFORNIA, AND ONE OF ONLY TWO FROM CANADA BEARING TWO PAIRS.

Expertization: 2002 Sismondo Certificate.

Provenance: Kapiloff, Kramer

The rate from Montreal to the U.S. border was 4½d. The U.S. transcontinental rate was 40¢ with these two 5¢ pairs representing a 20¢ short payment of that rate.

Since going to press, we sent this item to the Philatelic Foundation and discovered there was a 1983 Philatelic Foundation certificate for this cover stating that the usage is genuine but that other stamps(there would only be room for two 10 cent stamps), may possibly have fallen off or been removed. The Foundation, following a subsequent submission at that time, offered a "no opinion" ruling as to whether or not there had been additional stamps present at the time of mailing. I was told that a no opinion certificate would probably be issued if it were resubmitted today.

We concur-there is no way to be sure if there had been two 10 cent stamps present at one point, or had the letter been sent short paid. It is certainly possible the letter was a double rate cover and the sender, not being well schooled in US postal rates, thought the rate was the usual 10 cents and put on 20 cents for the double rate. Similarly, an argument could be made that, since there are no known combination uses of the 5¢ and 10¢ 1847s from Montreal, there is certainly a possibility that the cover was sent short paid. However, while we could discuss forever whether other stamps had been present or not, it is imperative not to lose sight of the one critical and unquestioned fact-it is the ONLY known genuine usage from Canada to California, and is therefore an important and unique postal history artifact in its own right.

Illustrated in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhart, p. 175.

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Lot 334

United States, 1847, 5¢ red brown, huge margins except close at top left, tied by red circular grid on 1848 folded letter from Montreal to Liverpool, datelined "Montreal 9 June 1848", carried privately and placed into the mail with red "U.S Express Mail, Boston Mass., Jun 19" c.d.s., red "5" rating handstamp, black "Liverpool 'America' JY 5 1848" arrival backstamp and matching "1/" due handstamp for ocean postage; couple tiny stain spots, Very Fine. Scott 1.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000

Expertization: 1989 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Sampson

This letter was privately carried from Montreal to Boston and put in the mails there on June 19. It was sent by railroad to New York for Cunard Line's
Acadia that departed on June 21.
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Lot 335

United States, 1847, 5¢ red brown, huge margins to in at upper right, rich color, tear upper left and light vertical file fold, tied by red circled "10" rating handstamp on folded Kennedy correspondence letter from Montreal to New York City, datelined at Montreal, bold strike of "Montreal, L.C., De 14 1849" c.d.s. and matching slightine "Paid" handstamp and red manuscript "4½" (d) rating, marked "Due 5" in blue ms. upon arrival in New York, matching ms. strokes cross out "Paid" handstamp, a Very Fine use. Scott 1.
Estimate $4,000 - 5,000

Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, Craveri

Illustrated in Boggs
The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada on page 73, figure 26.
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Lot 336

United States, 1847, 5¢ red brown, two singles, left stamp with ample to mostly large margins and with light vertical file fold, right stamp with large to huge margins all around, both with fresh color, tied by blue manuscipt stroke on 1850 folded letter from the Kennedy correspondence from Montreal to New York City, bold red crowned circle "Paid at Quebec. L.C." handstamp and matching "Quebec L.C., FE 23 1850" datestamp with red manuscript "11½" (d) rating, endorsed "pd. to the lines", red "Montreal L.C., FE 25 1850" backstamp; Extremely Fine and attractive use. Scott 1.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500

Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Greene, Craveri

The 11½d. paid the "to the lines" rate for 201 to 300 miles.

Illustrated in Boggs
The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada on page 73, figure 27.
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Lot 337

United States, 1847, 10¢ black, four ample to mostly large margins, deep rich color, small faults caused by red circular grid that ties on blue folded cover from Canada to Detroit, Michigan, red crowned circle "Paid at Quebec. L.C." handstamp and matching "Quebec L.C., JY 28 1850" datestamp with red manuscript "11½" (d) rating, endorsed "paid to lines", red "Montreal L.C., JY 30 1850" backstamp, additional strike of red circular grid obliterates the "Paid" in the crowned circle, Very Fine and exceedingly rare. Scott 2.
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000

THIS IS THE UNIQUE 1847 ISSUE USED FROM CANADA TO MICHIGAN.

Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Stollnitz, Craveri
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