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Sale 84: Foreign Stamps and Covers

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Nova Scotia - Postal Relations with Canada

Lot 1100    

Nova Scotia, 1841 (Oct. 22) Pictou N.S. to Quebec, Canada, datelined folded letter with indistinct "Pictou * N.S." star postmark and manuscript "1/8" 1s8d cy. rating, red Fredericton (10.30) transit cds, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

When Canada mails began to be transported by steamer on the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the question was raised whether the mail rout from Halifax to St. John and Fredericton should be continued. Howe wrote to the Secretary of the GPO that the route had always been self-supporting and it was imperative that it be maintained.

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