Lot 399
Canada, 1859, Jacques Cartier, 17¢ blue (Unitrade 19), with slightly overlapping 5¢ vermilion (15), tied by "Hamilton C.W., MY 15 '67" duplex and "Panama, MY 20 '67" British Post Office transit c.d.s. on cover to Australia, endorsed "Paid" and "Via Southampton", with Southampton crossed out and updated to "New York", red New York "12" credit handstamp, "6d More to Pay" oval handstamp, blue Melbourne (7.6) backstamp; tiny opening tear at left, Very Fine and choice. Scott 19.
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED DECIMAL ERA COVERS TO AUSTRALIA VIA PANAMA.
Provenance: Carrington
Carried by steamer from New York to Colon, then by rail across the isthmus to Panama City and finally by ship Atrato Tyne Mataura of the Panama, New Zealand and Australian Royal Mail company arriving at Sydney on July 1. The mystery is the "6d More to Pay" marking, which Canadian Officials inquired of the New Zealand Post the reason for the charge, but the response to the question has yet to be found.
The rate was 22¢ via Panama and 23¢ via Southampton. The "6d More to Pay" charge represents the transit fee between N.S.W. and Victoria.
Illustrated in Arfken and Leggett on page 270.
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