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**United States and B.N.A. Mails continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
3521		Canada to England via New York, Freight Money Rate. May 1, 1840 folded letter from Kingston, Canada, to Hatfield, England, red "Kingston May 2" circular datestamp, matching slanting "Paid" in frame handstamp struck twice, one rated "25" for freight money fee and other rated "18-3/4" for U.S. rate, sender's directive "Via New York per Great Western", red "Bristol/Ship Letter" two-line handstamp, ms. "8" due, red receiving backstamp (May 23), lightly toned along folds, Very Fine, from mid-1838 to December 1840, a "freight money" fee was charged on mail carried by U.S. ships from New York to England, the charge was 12-1/2c per single rate if carried by sailing ship, and 25c if by steamer, about twelve freight money covers sent from Canada are reported (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
3522		Canada to England via New York, Freight Money Rate. Nov. 8, 1839 folded letter from Kingston, Canada, to Hatfield, England, red "Kingston Nov. 11" circular datestamp, matching slanting "Paid" in frame handstamp struck twice, one rated "25" for freight money fee and other rated "18-3/4" for U.S. rate, sender's directive "Via New York per Great Western", "Bristol/Ship Letter" two-line handstamp, ms. due marking, lightly toned along folds, Fine, from mid-1838 to December 1840, a "freight money" fee was charged on mail carried by U.S. ships from New York to England, the charge was 12-1/2c per single rate if carried by sailing ship, and 25c if by steamer, about twelve freight money covers sent from Canada are reported, this letter has interesting content re captured American pirates escorted en route to Montreal (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
3523		"CANADA" in Semi-Circle. Red handstamp withy matching "Paid" in semi-circle (same style) "6" rate handstamp and "Gananoque U.C. DE 11 1852" circular datestamp on mostly complete folded cover to Batavia N.Y. (two flaps missing), red "CANADA/PAID 10 Cts." two-line handstamp, "Cape Vincent N.Y. Dec. 15" exchange office datestamp, accompanied by an Apr. 1855 folded letter to Bridgewater Mass. with same red "Paid" in semi-circle and "6" handstamps, black Gananoque circular datestamp, black "Canada" in framed arc, Prescott backstamp, red Ogdensburgh N.Y. exchange office datestamp, Very Fine pair, the two show that Gananoque applied the very unusual and rare "Canada" semi-circle marking in 1852, the standard "Canada" arc was applied at Prescott in 1855 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
3524		"2" Handstamped Port-to-Port Rate (Ogdensburgh N.Y.). Clear strike of "2" rate handstamp, "U.S. States" in scroll and partly clear "Ogdensburgh N.Y. Apl. 28" circular datestamp on brown covert to Prescott, some creasing and wear but a very rare item, accompanied by Mar. 1836 folded letter from Ogdensburgh to Montreal with ms. "Prescott 8 Mar." postmark and ms. "ferry 2 [+] 9 [=] 11" Canadian due marking with 2p ferriage component, stain spots and file fold but also extremely rare, an ideal pair for the specialist in cross-border mail (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
3525		"U.STATES" Shield Handstamp (Rouses Point N.Y.). Clear strike of red handstamp with matching "Rouses Point N.Y. 8 Apr." circular datestamp, blue "East Harmony Vt. Apr. 6" circular datestamp and matching "Paid" and "10" handstamps applied at origin on small cover to Montreal, Canada, receiving backstamp, small piece out of flap, Very Fine, colorful and scarce (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
3526		New-York and Galway Line. Brownish-red double-line circle handstamp on blue folded letter datelined "Pernambuco 21st Jany. 1860" and "Per Virginian", to Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, red "Forwarded by George Moke & Co. New-York" red double-line oval handstamp, sent from New York to St. Johns via the Prince Albert, receiving backstamp (Mar. 6), pencil "4" pence due, Very Fine, extremely rare marking, ex Pratt (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $900.00 Will close during Public Auction
3527		Forwarded by Favor's Package Express. Red framed handstamp with three offices' addresses listed, clearly struck on back of blue 1850 folded letter from St. Johns, New Brunswick, to Blackstone Mass., red "Boston 10 Cts. 15 Jul." integral-rate circular datestamp and black "STEAM" straightline handstamp, sender's routing "Mail at Boston", slight wrinkling and wear, Very Fine, extremely scarce express marking on inbound mail from New Brunswick (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
3528		Forwarded by Favor's St. Johns, Eastport and Boston Express. Black on vermilion label with names and addresses of four agents (incl. J. L. Libby of Boston), used on back of blue folded letter datelined St. John N.B., June 30, 1849, to Augusta Me., pencil "Immediate via Portland", Very Fine, extremely rare Favor's Express label from the first year Hiram Favor operated (he became an official letter carrier in Apr. 1853), ex Carr (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
3529		Express Mail St. John Aug. 31. Bold strike of circular datestamp with matching "Province of New Brunswick" and "10" handstamps on 1851 folded letter to New York, light vertical file folds, Very Fine strikes and an attractive usage (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
3530		Wells & Co.'s Buffalo, Albany & New York Express, Office 159 Main St. Buffalo. Vermilion label with illustrations of locomotive and steamboat on folded letter datelined Toronto, Nov. 21, 1848, to Oswego N.Y., sender's directive "debenture Papers &c. p. Steamer Chief Justic Robinson 22 Novr 1848", file fold, Very Fine, the steam schooner Chief Justice Robinson was built in 1842 by Louis & Joseph Shickluna, she was named after Sir John Beverley Robinson, who became Attorney General of Upper Canada in 1813 and became Chief Justice and Speaker of the Legislative Council in 1829 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
3531		Balance of the Calvet M. Hahn Collection of U.S.-B.N.A. Covers. Approximately 100 stampless covers, wide range of markings incl. several "U. States" in arc with shield struck in red and black, range of other markings, a few are inbound, nice selection of rates, destinations and origins, most Fine-Very Fine Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $5,500.00 Will close during Public Auction

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