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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 3, 1851 |
| From City | New London, Wilimantic & Palmer RR |
| From State | RR |
| To City | Montreal |
| To State | Canada |
| Addressee | Wm. Slack |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 573626 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Notes
Postmark: Mar 1851
Origin: UNITED STATES
Destination: Montreal, CANADA
Description: Mar 1851 letter to Montreal Canada. The letter entered the mail on the New London, Willimantic & Palmer Railroad. Manuscript "route agent" marking. 5 cent stamp paid U. S. postage to the boarder.
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Exchanged at the Derby VT - Stanstead exchange offices. Stanstead exchange marking. 9 d. Canadian postage.
Why 9d vs. 7d??¨
From Stanstead the letter traveled to St. Johns and then the Montreal Upper Canada. St. Johns transit marking and Montreal receiving mark on reverse.
PhilaMercury Cover #2613
Gordon Eubanks exhibit
Not listed in Alexander
Lot 31 5c Red Brown (1), ample to mostly huge margins, pale shade, cancelled by neat ms X on blue folded cover to Montreal LC, matching ms “NL. W & Palmer RR / 5 cts” route agent postmark of the New London, Willamantic & Palmer (Mass.( Railroad, red Stanstead :LC / Mar 3, 1851 exchange office cds on face, red St. Johns LC / Mar 5 transit backstamp and Montreal LC / Mr 6, 1871 arrival backstamp, Very Fine, 2000 PF Certificate, Est. $2000-3000
Ed: Manuscript railroad route agent markings are quite scarce. Normally, mail on the New London, Willamantic & Palmer Railroad would have travelled in a northwesterly direction, changing trains several times, cross Lake Champlain, ultimately to be carried by Canadian train to Montreal. Because this cover was sent in early March, it took the longer winter route (as Lake Champlain would have been frozen) due north to Stanstead, and then in a generally westerly direction, probably part by rail, part by stagecoach, over to Montreal. A map on page 36 of the sales catalog shows these two routes.
Matthew Bennett International sale 243 realized $10,500
Robert A. Siegel sale 1230 lot 1177 realized 1600 (image)
PF 573626 genuine use
PF 363766 - It Is A Genuine Usage
Origin: UNITED STATES
Destination: Montreal, CANADA
Description: Mar 1851 letter to Montreal Canada. The letter entered the mail on the New London, Willimantic & Palmer Railroad. Manuscript "route agent" marking. 5 cent stamp paid U. S. postage to the boarder.
¨
Exchanged at the Derby VT - Stanstead exchange offices. Stanstead exchange marking. 9 d. Canadian postage.
Why 9d vs. 7d??¨
From Stanstead the letter traveled to St. Johns and then the Montreal Upper Canada. St. Johns transit marking and Montreal receiving mark on reverse.
PhilaMercury Cover #2613
Gordon Eubanks exhibit
Not listed in Alexander
Lot 31 5c Red Brown (1), ample to mostly huge margins, pale shade, cancelled by neat ms X on blue folded cover to Montreal LC, matching ms “NL. W & Palmer RR / 5 cts” route agent postmark of the New London, Willamantic & Palmer (Mass.( Railroad, red Stanstead :LC / Mar 3, 1851 exchange office cds on face, red St. Johns LC / Mar 5 transit backstamp and Montreal LC / Mr 6, 1871 arrival backstamp, Very Fine, 2000 PF Certificate, Est. $2000-3000
Ed: Manuscript railroad route agent markings are quite scarce. Normally, mail on the New London, Willamantic & Palmer Railroad would have travelled in a northwesterly direction, changing trains several times, cross Lake Champlain, ultimately to be carried by Canadian train to Montreal. Because this cover was sent in early March, it took the longer winter route (as Lake Champlain would have been frozen) due north to Stanstead, and then in a generally westerly direction, probably part by rail, part by stagecoach, over to Montreal. A map on page 36 of the sales catalog shows these two routes.
Matthew Bennett International sale 243 realized $10,500
Robert A. Siegel sale 1230 lot 1177 realized 1600 (image)
PF 573626 genuine use
PF 363766 - It Is A Genuine Usage
