Lot 250
Canada, 1851, Prince Albert, 6d slate violet, laid paper (Unitrade 2), full to mostly large margins, deep rich color, tied by target on clean double rate cover to Petite-Nation, Ottawa, clear "St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad, SP 20 1854" rimless postmark, Montreal (9.20) and red Petite-Nation (9.21) backstamps; Very Fine. Scott 2.
Estimate $4,000 - 5,000
A CHOICE 6D RAILROAD USAGE.
Expertization: 1957 R.P.S. Certificate.
Provenance: Geldert, Wilkinson
The St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad rail line began operation in July 1853 between Montreal and Portland, Maine, to take advantage of winter sailings from that port for mail to the UK. The railway was known as the Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railroad when operating on U.S. soil.
Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871) born in Montreal, Quebec, was a politician, lawyer, and the landlord of the seigneurie de la Petite-Nation. Papineau was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada on January 21, 1815. The same year, he replaced Pierre-Stanislas Bédard as leader of the Parti Canadien. Under his leadership, the party worked for the reform of Lower Canada's political institutions and strongly opposed the abuses of the appointed Legislative Council. He was the leader of the reformist Patriote movement before the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837-1838. This is the same addressee as offered in lot 263.
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