Lots & Collections, Stampless Postal History, 1820/1859,
transatlantic mail to the United Kingdom, with roughly sixty
covers, displaying a
Lots & Collections, Stampless Postal History, 1820/1859,
transatlantic mail to the United Kingdom, with roughly sixty
covers, displaying a wide range of rates, routes, and postal
markings, noting 1820 letter to London with "Three Rivers"
straight-line despatch strike on front, 1821 from Montreal to
Scotland with good strike of boxed "GREENOCK / SHIP LETTER", 1822
New Brunswick to London with two-line "COWES / SHIP LETTER",
1835/36/37 letters from Toronto to London via New York (2) and
Boston (1) with boxed "PORTSMOUTH / SHIP LETTER", 1838 Montreal to
Scotland with black "LIVERPOOL / SHIP LETTER", scarce 1838 usage
from Prince Edward Island to Edinburgh with boxed "1/2" tax mark in
green struck in Falmouth, 1840 partly prepaid letter from
Fredericton to Suffolk via the Falmouth Packet "Seagull" (ex
Booth), 1841 and 1843 letters to Scotland with lovely strikes
respectively of Drummondville and Haldimand U.C. double-circle
c.d.s., 1849 from St. John to London showing a late example of the
1/2s. rate a month prior to the reduction to 1s., 1850 letter from
Flos to Scotland, 1852 letter from Quebec to Baltasound, Shetland,
1853 "Too Late" cover from Guelph to Nottingham, 1858 Copetown to
Dublin with two-line "BY CANADIAN / PACKET", 1859 St. Stephen to
Liverpool with fine "MORE-TO-PAY" in red (ex Montgomery), includes
four examples to Ireland, condition varies as expected in a
collection of this size, but overall a carefully-selected group
with great diversity, ideal for expanding into a more detailed
study of ships, rate markings, etc
