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10-cent Washington
10c Washington single on cover
Scott Catalogue USA: 2
Description:
used; position 65L. Dated August 27, 1849, this letter was addressed to Toronto, Canada West. It was prepaid with a single 10¢ stamp, which was a single rate for a distance in excess of 300 miles. The letter went to the Canadian exchange office at Queenston UC. Since Canadian postage could not be prepaid on cross-border covers at that time, the office at Queenston rated it "4 ½" pence collect from the recipient in Toronto. This rate paid the Canadian postage from the border to Toronto.
Date:
August 27, 1849
Markings:
c-NEW-YORK/AUG/27 [1849] (red) [townmark]
Red c-10 [cancel]
r-c- QUEENSTON/AUG/29/1849/U.C. (red) [exchange office townmark]
ms "4 ½" [Canadian rate]
Medium:
paper; ink (black)
Museum ID:
2005.6603.2.15.8
Place of Origin:
New York
Collection:
Credits:
The Benjamin K. Miller Stamp Collection, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations
