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Sale 70: The Skywalk Collection

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Postal Relations with Canada - Via Boston or New York - Cunard or Inman Steamers

Lot 147    

1850 (Oct. 15) Halifax N.S. to St. Catherines, Canada, gray folded cover with red "Halifax, Nova Scotia, Oct 15, 1850" tombstone postmark and endorsed p Steamer Mail" at bottom left, carried by Cunard Line America from Halifax to Boston where black "5" cent due rating handstamp struck and delivered to forwarding agent, remailed with United States 5¢ red brown (1) vertical pair, wide margins to just in at bottom, tied by two strikes of black circular grid cancel and red "Boston '10cts' 17 Oct" cds, "Queenston U.C., Oct 20 1850" cds and manuscript "4½" d. cy. due rating; vertical file fold just affects bottom stamp, tiny edge tear, a Very Fine use, ex-Lichtenstein, Hart.
Estimate    $15,000 - 20,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED COVER FROM NOVA SCOTIA TO CANADA CARRIED THROUGH OFFICIAL MAIL CHANNELS WITH THIS ROUTING BY BEARING THE UNITED STATES 1847 ISSUE.

The route from Halifax by the Cunard Line to the United States and then overland to Canada was much quicker than any other alternative at this time. A cover dated October 2nd 1850 from the Merritt correspondence is currently in the William Gross collection was not carried through the mails from Halifax to Boston. Lichtenstein mentions this cover in his description of his Nova Scotia exhibit at the 1936 New York International: "The Ship Letter with United States stamps used from Nova Scotia, through the United States to Canada.".

Realized: $14,000

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