Lot 114
Canada, 1868, 2¢ green, horizontal pair (24), barely tied by 2-ring "3" on registered drop letter, postmarked Quebec broken circle June 13, 1871, and straight line "REGISTERED", right stamp damaged, otherwise Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: 1978 V.G. Greene Certificate.
This cover shows payment of 1¢ for the drop letter fee plus 1¢ for the carrier fee and 2¢ for registration. In 1868 the carrier fee was increased from 1¢ to 2¢. However, the postmaster at Montreal never implemented the 2¢ carrier fee, keeping the old 1¢ rate in effect until free carrier service was introduced in 1875. Anywhere other than Montreal (or Quebec, which also maintained the 1¢ carrier fee) this letter would have been rated at 5¢ (including the 2¢ registry fee).
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| Realized $6,000 |
