Lot 327
Canada, 1864, Queen Victoria, 2¢ rose (Unitrade 20), tied by "Quebec C.E., DE 16 '67" c.d.s. on circuit court printed circular to Napierville, a Very Fine example of the domestic double printed matter rate (up to 2 oz.). Scott 20. Estimate $750 - 1,000
Provenance: Carrington
When the Legislative Assembly was in session, these circulars were sent free of postage. As it so happens, on the very day this cover was postmarked, the Dominion Parliament enacted the Post Office act that, among other things, denied free postage to the Provincial goverments.
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Realized $1,000 |