Lot 127
Canada, 1859, 5¢ vermilion (15), tied by grid cancel on legal size cover from Quebec to Granby, postmarked Quebec broken circle, April 4, 1868 and black straight line "REGISTERED", backstamped Montreal April 5; vertical file folds, few edge tears, stamp with tiny perf tear, Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
As was their usual custom, the Quebec Bureau of Education applied their "PAYÉ/BUREAU DE L'EDUCATION" handstamp to indicate their free-franking privilege. However, as of April 1, 1868, when the post office regulations of the new Dominion of Canada took effect, provincial governments no longer had a free-franking privilege. The 5¢ beaver was affixed to pay the 3¢ postage and 2¢ registration fee.
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| Realized $600 |
