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red handstamp with manuscript date and framed "Paid" on folded lettersheet to London, England, manuscript "9" rating for Canadian inland postage, "City of Toronto U.C Ap 9 1839" double circle transit datestamp and "Paid 7&25" handstamp (for 7d from Toronto to the border and 25c United States inland to New York), red "New-York Apl 15" exchange datestamp, carried by Kermit Line's Virginia departing New York April 16 and arriving Liverpool May 9, backstamped "Liverpool Ship Letter" and May 10 London arrival, rated "1/7" due for 8d incoming ship fee and 11d British inland, very fine and attractive, Toronto did not mark freight money fees on letters although the 12½c fee was prepaid, ex-Winter

perfect strike of red oval handstamp on 1840 folded lettersheet to London, carried on Caledonia's maiden eastbound voyage departing Boston October 16 and arriving Liverpool October 30, very fine

approximately 138 items, begins with 1885 Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers wrapper to London, 1896 illustrated advertising cover from Toronto, several advertising cards, 1858 North American from Quebec to Liverpool with experimental pin handstamp applied upon arrival, several Canada 12½c Green on cover (perforated and imperforate), 1861 North American Maine to Liverpool (ex-Wraith), 1861 Nova Scotian Montreal to Aberdeen (ex-White), 6c Large Queen on 1871 cover to Ireland by Scandinavian, wide variety of Small Queen frankings, 1875 Scandinavian and Nestorian final voyage covers (ex-Cropp), 1859 Bohemian London to Canada maiden voyage, 1861 Anglo Saxon and 1884 Circassian registered covers to Canada, 1864 St. David to Canada maiden voyage, 1858 Calcutta to New York via North American (ex-White), 1860 North American Edinburgh to Virginia with "Portland Me. Am. Pkt. 24" exchange (ex-White) and various other Portland exchange handstamps, 1862 Jura London to Cincinnati with "Chicago Am. Pkt. 24" exchange (ex-Allen), 1861 Anglo Saxon to Ohio with "Detroit Am. Pkt. 24 Paid" exchange (ex-Allen), 1871 Sweden to Illinois via Chicago with depreciated currency handstamp, 1867 Austria to Illinois via Chicago with depreciated currency handstamp (ex-Winter), 1857 Nebraska Territory to Dublin with pair of 12c Black via North American, 1861 Indiana to Ireland with pair of 12c Black via Hibernian, 1862 Red River (Winnipeg) to St. Paul via dogsled then through Chicago, Detroit, Montreal, and Portland and by Anglo Saxon to London, 1880 Polynesian New Jersey to Scotland, 1863 France to New Jersey by Bohemian with pair of France 40c Orange and Portland exchange handstamp, and much more, an extraordinary collection being offered intact, we're confident this would form an extraordinary basis for an exhibit on this storied transatlantic line, viewing a necessity as Mr. Booth's exhibit pages say more than we ever could