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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 353 |
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Canada, 1853, Beaver, 3d brown red (Unitrade 4a), horizontal pair with deep rich color and crisp impression, large margins to just clear, tied by two strikes of concentric rings cancels on blue folded cover to New York City, matching "London U.S., MR 14 1853" c.d.s. and "Money-Letter" straightline handstamp, endorsed "Money", blue "Suspension Bridge N.Y., 17 Mar" exchange c.d.s. and red "Canada/Paid 10Cts" two-line handstamp, file fold and lightly cleaned, a Very Fine and striking example of the rare 6d cross border Money Letter rate. Scott 4a.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
A STRIKING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 6D CROSS BORDER MONEY LETTER.
Expertization: 1987 B.P.A. Certificate.
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein
The money letter system was a precursor to registered mail and was in use for four years of the pence period. The system required a receipt on delivery, but there was no other special protection and the 6d fee was paid in cash. The service was only available in Canada, as the U.S. had no such service.
This cover was offered as part of the Dale-Lichtenstein collection in 1968 where it realized $340.
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Lot 354 |
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Canada, 1853, Beaver, 3d brown red (Unitrade 4a), horizontal pair with large to enormous margins including bottom sheet margin, except shaving frame line at left, strong color and impression on bright paper, canceled by blue concentric rings on blue cover front (right flap only) to Taunton Mass., matching blue "Hamilton C.W. JA 28 1854", red "Canada, Paid 10cts" exchange handstamp; file fold at left, a Very Fine and striking use prepaying the 6d rate to the United States. Scott 4a.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 355 |
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Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red, thin paper (Unitrade 4d), vertical pair with 5mm. sheet margin at top, vivid color, large to ample margins, lower stamp has small wrinkle, each canceled by target and tied by small ink smudges, on attractive 1854 lady's envelope to Farmington, Maine, showing crisp "Steamboat-Letter-Quebec, MY 27 1854" rimless c.d.s., backstamped "Montreal L.C./MY 29 1854", Very Fine. Scott 4d.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, Robertson
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Lot 356 |
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Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red, thin paper (Unitrade 4xi), horizontal pair with large margins except close at right, tied by concentric rings cancels on cover to Saco, Me., forwarded upon arrival with blue "Saco. Me. '5' 6 Nov" c.d.s. to Bar Mills, matching "Hamilton U.C., NO 2 1854" c.d.s., black "Suspension Bridge N.Y. Nov 3" exchange c.d.s. and red "Canada/Paid 10 Cts" two-line handstamp, file fold barely affects right stamp, still a Very Fine use. Scott 4 var.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 357 |
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Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d orange red, thin paper (Unitrade 4d), horizontal pair with large margins including top sheet margin, except touching outer frame line at bottom right, strong color, scissor cut between, tied by concentric ring cancels on blue cover to New York City, matching "London U.C. AU 2 1855" c.d.s., red "Canada, Paid 10 Cts" two-line handstamp; some cover wrinkling, a Very Fine use at the at the 6d fully prepaid rate. Scott 4d.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 1996 B.P.A. Certificate.
Provenance: Robertson
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Lot 358 |
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Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red (Unitrade 4), horizontal pair, large margins except slightly in at bottom left, deep rich color, tied by clear strikes of numeral "21" four-ring cancels on cover to Boston, Mass., matching "Montreal L.C., JU 20 1857" c.ds., red Boston carrier "2 O'Clock Delivery, Jul 6" framed handstamp, clean and Very Fine. Scott 4.
Estimate $500 - 750
Provenance: Robertson
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Lot 359 |
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Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red, major re-entry (Unitrade 4, 4xii), vertical pair scissor cut between, positions 61/71, pos. 61 shows lines above crown and below "REE P" doubled, beautiful large margins all around, canceled matching square grids on cover to Penfield N.Y. at the 6d. rate, matching "Toronto U.S., AU 19 58" c.d.s., red "Paid" handstamp, clean and Extremely Fine. Scott 4, 4 var.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
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Lot 360 |
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Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red, major re-entry (Unitrade 4xiii, 4), vertical pair, positions 80-90, doubling of "EE PEN" and the bottoms of the "3"s, plus doubling of the frameline above the upper left "3", margins all around, bright fresh color, tied by "21" four-ring cancels on cover to Leominster, Massachusetts, matching neat "Montreal L.C., MR 17 1859" c.d.s.; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine use at the 6d fully prepaid rate to the United States. Scott 4 var., 4.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 2005 Greene Foundation Certificate.
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Lot 361 |
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Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red, on soft ribbed paper (Unitrade 4c), horizontal pair from the right of the sheet showing small part of imprint, large margins all around with bright color, tied by "21" four-ring cancels on orange cover to Warner, New Hampshire, matching "Montreal, JU 21 1859" c.d.s.; inconsequential piece of flap missing, Very Fine. Scott 4c.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
A CHOICE RIBBED PAPER PAIR ON COVER AT THE 6D FULLY PREPAID RATE TO THE UNITED STATES.
Expertization: 1974 R.P.S. and 1982 P.F. Certificates.
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, Robertson
A late usage of the ribbed paper issue of which probably only a half dozen pairs have been recorded; this being one of the best of these.
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