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Post by jamesw on Dec 8, 2013 2:31:00 GMT
Well new is a relative term. Went to an estate auction today about an hour from home. This is an auction house that often carries philatelic material, but for some reason, usually holds their sales on weekdays. Since it was on a Saturday, I insisted on going. And my lovely wife was happy to join me (but later abandoned me for a local outlet mall). The collection of covers, letters and post cards was massive. Apparently the work of two bachelor brothers who had made this their life's work. I'm told there are more sales to come. Among the covers I was able to win (and some of the prices were very high!) were these two found in a collection in a large envelope. Many were later, but these were two that stood out to me, especially since they relate to the Niagara area where I grew up. The first is a letter sheet postmarked in Niagara U.C. (Upper Canada) on May 26 (coincidentally my Dad's birthday, though many years later) 1840 and receiver canceled in Youngstown NY on May 27. The postal rate of 8 3/4 is hand written and a red PAID appears beside it. Remnants of wax on the back. The letter on the other side picks up the conversation in the middle, so it appears another sheet has gone astray. Hard to make out the handwriting. It will take some patience.
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Post by jamesw on Dec 8, 2013 2:44:15 GMT
The second is a lovely little envelope postmarked in Philadelphia PA on Jan 14 in blue. There is what appears to be a blue 10 above and below the CDS and a PAID to the left. The letter was sent to Dunneville CW (Canada West - Upper and Lower Canada were merged in 1841 to form the Province of Canada, which was divided in to Canada East (Quebec) and Canada West (Ontario) on Jan 17 1847. Note the transit and receiver cancels all read U.C. Guess the postmasters still hadn't received new date stamp 5 years later. It is back cancelled in St. Catharines (my hometown) on Jan 17, Queenston (on the front) on May 17, and Dunneville, it's destination, on Jan 19 1847. There appears to be a further 4 1/2d added to forward the letter to Port Maitland (near Fort Erie). There is a plain wax seal on the back.
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Post by jamesw on Dec 8, 2013 3:10:20 GMT
Ok, you talked me into it. Here's another stampless cover won today. This one was acquired on it's own, and I couldn't believe no one bid against me on it. It's a largish letter sheet, a registered letter to an attorney. Sent from Killarney UC on Jan 19 1859, via Barrie UC (Jan 31), Penetanguishene UC (Jan 31) arriving in Windsor CW (still haven't got their date cancels up to snuff) on Feb 2 1859.
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Post by Zuzu on Dec 8, 2013 6:47:12 GMT
Beautiful stuff, James! Edited to add: May 26 happens to be my uncle's birthday and my father-in-law's birthday.
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Post by I.L.S. on Dec 8, 2013 8:28:02 GMT
Great stuff James! I love stampless covers!
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Post by therealwesty on Dec 9, 2013 15:15:56 GMT
Great pieces James! I really like the Killarny strike with the manuscript date. Seems late to be using the manuscript style, I wonder what happened there. I am out of town until the end of today, but when I get home I will look up the Killarny broken circle in my book and let you know what I find.
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Post by therealwesty on Dec 10, 2013 0:05:21 GMT
Looked up the Killarny strike in Ontario Broken Circles put out by the PHSC. Turns out the Killarny double broken circle with U.C. at the bottom is normally found with a manuscript date. This broken circle was used from 1854 onward with no recorded end date. Killarny has a known single broken circle with 'ONT' at the bottom, but it wasn't proofed until Feb 9, 1875.
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