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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 21, 1848 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Montreal |
| To State | Canada |
| Addressee | T. Trudeau |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 449109 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others | 20L4 |
Notes
5c Red Brown (1). Two, large margins to barely touched, tied by red square grid, used with Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green (20L4), huge margins, cancelled by grid, on cover to Montreal, Canada, matching "New-York Mar. 21" circular datestamp, ms. "4-1/2" rating, 1848 receiving backstamp
AN EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE COMBINATION FOR BOYD'S SERVICE TO THE POST OFFICE AND CROSS-BORDER RATE TO CANADA. FOREIGN USAGES ARE EXTREMELY RARE.
With 1980 P.F. certificate. Last offered in our Sale 773, where it realized $14,500 hammer
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 925 Lot 1383 realized 10,000 (image)
Alexander listed as 3/21/48
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 773 lot 188 realized 14,500
PF 449109
1 1847 5¢ red brown
20L4 1845 2¢ black on green
TWO SINGLE 5¢ STAMPS, RED SQUARE GRID CANCELS, ON COVER TO MONTREAL CANADA, SINGLE LOCAL AT RIGHT WITH GRID CANCEL.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
PF 80863 - genuine use on cover
Letter to Toussaint-Richard Truseau (1826-1893), a civil engineer. Throughout the late 19th century, he was a trusted administrator who carefully guided the country through massive infrastructure booms, including the expansion of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the modernization of vital canal systems (such as the Sault Ste. Marie Canal). He retired from public service in 1892. Notably, he is a paternal ancestor of Canadian Prime Ministers Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Justin Trudeau.
He married Corinne Perrault in 1855. Together, they established their household and raised their family in Ottawa while he served as a prominent federal deputy minister. Therefore, the letter must have been written to "Mr." T. Trudeau and not "Mrs".
AN EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE COMBINATION FOR BOYD'S SERVICE TO THE POST OFFICE AND CROSS-BORDER RATE TO CANADA. FOREIGN USAGES ARE EXTREMELY RARE.
With 1980 P.F. certificate. Last offered in our Sale 773, where it realized $14,500 hammer
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 925 Lot 1383 realized 10,000 (image)
Alexander listed as 3/21/48
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 773 lot 188 realized 14,500
PF 449109
1 1847 5¢ red brown
20L4 1845 2¢ black on green
TWO SINGLE 5¢ STAMPS, RED SQUARE GRID CANCELS, ON COVER TO MONTREAL CANADA, SINGLE LOCAL AT RIGHT WITH GRID CANCEL.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
PF 80863 - genuine use on cover
Letter to Toussaint-Richard Truseau (1826-1893), a civil engineer. Throughout the late 19th century, he was a trusted administrator who carefully guided the country through massive infrastructure booms, including the expansion of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the modernization of vital canal systems (such as the Sault Ste. Marie Canal). He retired from public service in 1892. Notably, he is a paternal ancestor of Canadian Prime Ministers Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Justin Trudeau.
He married Corinne Perrault in 1855. Together, they established their household and raised their family in Ottawa while he served as a prominent federal deputy minister. Therefore, the letter must have been written to "Mr." T. Trudeau and not "Mrs".
