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Lot 111



Canada, Cross-Border Green Registered Wrapper-Receipt, postmarked Halifax, N.S., Jan 17, 1871, that contained a registered letter being sent from Halifax via Island Pond, Vt. and Montreal to Toronto, backstamped Montreal Jan 20, the Halifax duplex of Jan 17 was also applied on the inside of the wrapper but the Toronto postmaster apparently used a different form of receipt as the receipt form inside the wrapper was not completed; reinforced along badly split folds - the address leaf is separated and rejoined, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 500 - 750

During the winter of 1871, the Halifax postmaster probably expected the Island Pond route through Montreal would be faster than the all-Canada route to Toronto.


 
Realized $625



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