Lot 22
First Day Cover of the 1851 U.S.-Canadian Combined Rate, 1851 folded cover to Montreal with orange red "West Troy N.Y. 5 Apr. 2" c.d.s. and matching "Paid," reverse with Montreal Apr. 6 backstamp, the first day of the new treaty rate, with the manuscript "3" pence due applied on arrival - the new Canadian rate regardless of distance, Very Fine usage.
Estimate 400 - 500
This cover and the one in the following lot are both examples of mail being sent through the old postal system of paid to the line, and arriving after the onset of the new unified system, thus subject to the new rule.
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| Realized $260 |
