Lot 40
Canada, Registered Letter from the Dead Letter Office, printed form lettersheet from the dead letter office in Quebec to the postmaster at Toronto and redirected to Red River Settlement by closed mail and Pembina, Minn., red "REGISTERED" handstamp and Quebec c.d.s. March 19, 1860 with Toronto backstamp March 21, manuscript "10 Cts" rate, intact Dead Letter Office wax seal on reverse, Very Fine and very scarce.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
The form indicates that the dead letter being returned within included a draft for $40. The 10¢ rate included 7¢ for unpaid postage plus 3¢ to defray the costs of handling and returning letters found to contain money or other valuables. The cover had to travel by way of Pembina because the normal Lakes route would have been closed by ice.
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| Realized $1,600 |
