Lot 12
Canada, Transatlatic Money Letter to Scotland, greenish blue folded letter from St. Mary's-Blanchard, C.W. to Coldstream, Scotland, postmarked bright red St. Mary's-Blanchard broken circle with manuscript date "27 Fey/49", two strikes red straight line "MONEY LETTER" with manuscript "½ paid ¼" rate (expressed in both sterling and currency), backstamped red Beachville March 6 and Montreal March 12, upon arrival in Liverpool it was marked red manuscript "Registered" and handstamped "MORE to PAY" with manuscript "6" and additional backstamps at Liverpool Apr 3 and Berwick and Coldstream, both on April 4; Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
After 1841 Canadian Money Letters received in the U.K. were treated as registered mail and charged 6d, the British registry fee. Since this rate could not be prepaid in Canada the fee was collected from the addressee. The writer, one Jane Oliver, added a postscript to the letter stating "I have marked this letter Money although there is none in it, having been told that there was a great chance of it going safe." She probably didn't realize that the recipient would have to pay 6d as a result of her clever ploy.
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| Realized $750 |
