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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 362 |
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Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red (Unitrade 4), full to huge margins including part of adjacent stamp at left, tied by grid and large blue "6" rating handstamp on cover to St. John, New Brunswick, matching "Hamilton U.C., MY 15 1856", "U.States" straightline and "10" circled due rating, various backstamps including Quebec (5.18), "Mon. & Isld. Pd. Grand Tr'k R. Way, A Down, May 19 1856", Island Pond Vt. (5.20), St. Andrews (5.23) and St. John (5.24); spindle hole and small hole in address panel, Fine and interesting use, prepaid for the 3d inter-provincial rate, uprated to 6d for the U.S. rate. Scott 4.
Estimate $4,000 - 5,000
Provenance: Wilkinson
From July 6, 1851, the rate to the Maritime Provinces was 3d with most correspondence being carried on an overland route or by boat out of Quebec City. When the railroad started carrying mail to Portland, Me. in August 1853, the U.S. Postmaster General agreed to the conveyance of Maritime Mails from Canada free through closed mails.
It is not known why this cover is treated as unpaid mail and charged the full U.S. rate when it was routed the proper way through Quebec City and why it was sent to Island Pond, Vt., a Canada-US exchange office for processing.
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Lot 363 |
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Canada, 1852, Beaver, 3d red (Unitrade 4), vertical pair with large to huge margins including part of adjacent stamps at left, canceled by two strikes of concentric rings on folded cover to Troy, N.Y., bluish "Bellville U.C., DE 4 1856" c.d.s. and red "Registered" straightline handstamp, Kingston (12.4) backstamp, red "Canada" in arc exchange h.s. and ms. "9 = 15cts" ms. rating, endorsed "Money" and "Registered" with "3" denoting registry fee paid; two file folds with small edge tears, a Very Fine cross border registry use. Scott 4.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
ONE OF ONLY 10 REGISTERED CROSS BORDER COVERS AND ONE OF ONLY THREE WITH THIS FRANKING.
Registration service was introduced in Canada in May 1855, but was not extended to the U.S. until October 1, 1856. The 3d fee was paid in cash. The total 9d being equivalent to U.S. 15¢.
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Lot 364 |
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Canada, 1855, Prince Albert, 6d slate gray (Unitrade 5), large to huge margins, tied by concentric rings on cover to Boston, Mass., matching "Montreal L.C., DE 28 1854" c.d.s.; cover tear beneath stamp, a Fine use. Scott 5.
Estimate $500 - 750
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Lot 365 |
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Canada, 1855, Prince Albert, 6d greenish gray (Unitrade 5b), distinctive color, huge margins on three sides with 4mm. sheet margin at top, just in at bottom, applied over "Paid/Drawer 14 U.J. & Co." oval handstamp in carmine and tied by concentric rings cancel on 1856 cover with "By Grand Trunk Railway" carmine handstamp and addressed to Bryants Pond, Maine, showing "Mon. & Isld. P.O. Grand Tr'k R. Way No. 6/C/Down/May 9 1856" double-ring d.s. adjacent; tiny edge tear at top, a Very Fine and outstanding use. Scott 5b.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500
A STRIKING AND RARE USAGE.
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, Robertson
Illustrated in Boggs, p. 649. S.G. 10.; Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhart, p. 146.
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Lot 366 |
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Canada, 1855, Prince Albert, 6d slate gray (Unitrade 5), large to huge margins including part of adjacent stamp at left, intense color and sharp impression, tied by numeral "27" four-ring cancel on buff cover to Ticonderoga, New York, framed corner card of Hariss, Bronson & Coleman, Lumber Merchants, red "City-of-Ottawa U.C., Paid, AP 6 1857" c.d.s., scarce red "Ogdensburgh, N.Y. '10' Apr 8 1857" integral exchange c.d.s.; repaired top center, a Very Fine appearing use. Scott 5.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500
A RARE ADVERTISING COVER WITH GREAT EYE APPEAL.
Provenance: Greene, Guilford, Wilkinson
Illustrated in Arfken and Leggett p. 185.
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Lot 367 |
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Canada, 1855, Prince Albert, 6d slate gray (Unitrade 5), top sheet margin single showing imprint: ".on Wright, Hatch & Edson. New…", large margins other sides, negligible surface rub, tied by numeral "21" four-ring cancel on immaculate blue cover from the Prosser correspondence to New York City, sharp "Montreal L.C., JY 18 1857" c.d.s., bold red "Paid" straightline handstamp, Extremely Fine. Scott 5.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500
A STRIKING TOP MARGIN IMPRINT SINGLE ON A SUPERB COVER.
Provenance: Caspary, Roberts
This cover realized $625 in the 1956 Caspary sale.
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Lot 368 |
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Canada, 1855, Prince Albert, 6d greenish gray (Unitrade 5b), four margins, used with 3d red, major re-entry (4xiii), position 80, three margins, both tied by indistinct numeral "38" four-ring cancel on yellow cover to Buffalo, New York, red "St. Catherines U.C., 18 SEP 1857" c.d.s. (with a second strike on the back), manuscript "Paid & Registered", red "Canada/Paid 10 Cts" two-line exchange handstamp also ties 3d, and with manuscript "15 Cts" alongside, manuscript registration "No 10605", reverse with Clifton (9.19) transit, Very Fine and rare. Scott 5b, 4 var.
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
ONE OF ONLY 10 RECORDED COVERS SHOWING THE REGISTRY FEE PAID BY STAMPS, THIS BEING BY FAR THE FINEST OF THREE KNOWN WITH THIS FRANKING.
Provenance: V.G. Greene, Denton, des Riviere, Nickle, Richardson, Harrison
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Lot 369 |
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Canada, 1855, Prince Albert, 6d slate gray (Unitrade 5), four margins, rich color with a sharp impression, tied by clearly struck numeral "15" four-ring cancel on cover to Virginia, Illinois, matching "Guelph U.C., JU 26 1857" c.d.s., red "Paid" straightline and "Canada 10" in oval exchange handstamp, Windsor (6.27) backstamp; a Fine use. Scott 5.
Estimate $500 - 750
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Lot 370 |
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Canada, 1855, Prince Albert, 6d greenish gray (Unitrade 5b), full to mostly large margins, tied by numeral "38" four-ring cancel on cover to Hornellsville, New York, red "St. Catherines U.C., 5 Feb 1858" c.d.s., red "Canada/Paid 10 Cts" two-line exchange handstamp, slight edgewear, Very Fine. Scott 5b.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 1998 Holcombe Certificate.
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Lot 371 |
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Canada, 1855, Prince Albert, 6d greenish gray (Unitrade 5b), clear to large margins, neatly tied by concentric rings cancel on buff cover to Buffalo, New York, "Beachville C.W., MR 8 1858" c.d.s., docketed "March 10"; small cover faults at lower left, a F.-V.F. use. Scott 5b.
Estimate $500 - 750
Expertization: 1987 Greene Foundation Certificate.
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein
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Lot 372 |
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Canada, 1855, Prince Albert, 6d greenish gray (Unitrade 5b), large margins except just into outer frameline at top left, tied by bold strike of numeral "21" four-ring cancel on small cover to Colchester, Conn., "Montreal L.C., NO 19 1858" c.d.s. Scott 5b.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
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Lot 373 |
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Canada, 1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue, strong re-entry (Unitrade 7iv), position 53, close to large margins except just touching at bottom left, tied by concentric rings cancel on cover to New York City, matching "Quebec L.C., AR 12 1856" c.d.s., red "Paid" straightline exchange handstamp, Montreal (4.12) transit, a Very Fine use. Scott 7 var.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
AN UNUSUAL USE OF THIS RARE RE-ENTRY.
Expertization: 1981 Greene Foundation Certificate.
The 10d franking is unusual as the rate to the United States was 6d, therefore this cover is either overpaying the 6d single rate or underpaying the 12d double rate.
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Lot 374 |
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Canada, 1857, Queen Victoria, ½d rose (Unitrade 8), strip of three, pair and single, first two having been pre-cut for separation (into right stamp of pair), mainly large margins except strip and pair barely touched at one point, and 1852, 3d red (4, S.G. No. 5) with large margins showing portion of adjoining stamps at bottom, tied by target cancellations on 1858 envelope to New York City, flap with embossed hardware merchant's cachet, of which tiny piece at far right is missing, showing "Montreal U.C., DE 20 1858" origin c.d.s. and unframed curved "Paid" handstamp in red adjacent, a Very Fine and appealing multiple franking to make up the 6 pence rate to the U.S.A. Scott 8.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500
A MOST APPEALING AND RARE FRANKING TO MAKE UP THE 6 PENCE RATE TO THE UNITED STATES.
Expertization: 1977 Friedl Certificate.
Provenance: Robertson
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Lot 375 |
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Canada, 1857, Queen Victoria, ½d rose, horizontally ribbed paper (Unitrade 8a), position 47, pane A, large to huge margins, insignificant crease at lower right, tied by light strike of "Seneca, C.W. May 15, 1858" c.d.s. on printed May 15 circular to Peoria, Wyoming County, New York. Scott 8a.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
ONE OF THE FINEST USAGES OF THE14 COVERS EXTANT WITH THIS RARE STAMP AND THE ONLY SINGLE USAGE TO THE UNITED STATES.
Expertization: 1982 Greene Foundation Certificate.
Provenance: Barclay, Kanee, Wilkinson, Hackmey
Illustrated in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhart (p.
203).
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Lot 376 |
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Canada, 1857, Prince Albert, 6d reddish purple, very thick soft wove paper (Unitrade 10), large to mostly huge margins, tied by beautiful red target cancel on blue cover to Oneida Valley, New York, matching "Port Colborne U.C., AU 9 1858" c.d.s., endorsed "Paid", original 1858 letter enclosed; cover restored, a Very Fine appearing use prepaying the 6d rate to the U.S. Scott 10.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
THE 6D ON THICK SOFT WOVE PAPER IS QUITE RARE WITH A COLOR CANCEL.
Expertization: clear 1998 Greene Foundation Certificate.
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Lot 377 |
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Canada, 1859, Prince Albert, 6d brown violet (Unitrade 13), strong color, better centered than usual, tied by bold strike of numeral "12" four-ring cancel (quite scarce, rarity factor 8) on cover to Detroit, Mich., matching "Dundas U.C., MY 25 1859" c.d.s.; some slight cover abrasion, a Fine and rare use. Scott 13.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500
AMONG THE FINER OF THE TINY NUMBER OF SURVIVING ON COVER EXAMPLES OF THIS RARE STAMP.
Expertization: 1968 R.P.S. Certificate.
Provenance: Sweet, Consort, Nickle
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Lot 378 |
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Canada, 1859, Prince Albert, 6d gray violet (Unitrade 13a), strong color with intact perforations all around, tied by squared grid on 1859 pink envelope to Penfield, N.Y., showing "Toronto U.C., MY 19 1859" c.d.s. and straight-line "Paid" handstamp in red adjacent, Extremely Fine and rare. Scott 13a.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500
A SUPERB USAGE OF THE RARE 6D PERFORATED ON COVER.
Expertization: 1984 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Robertson
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