Lot 276 Canada A Fine/Very Fine Used Steamer Folded Letter, From Bristol to Kingston, Rated 1/2d In Black On the Front Representing The Sterling Packet Rate Introduced 1840 For Letters Sent At Any Point In The UK To Inland Provinces of Canada

A fine/very fine used steamer folded letter from Bristol to Kingston, rated 1/2d in black on the front representing the sterling packet rate introduced 1840 for letters sent at any point in the UK to inland provinces of Canada.

Transatlantic steamer folded letter. The rate covers ocean transit fees as well as intercolonial transit fees, as this letter likely landed in Boston or Halifax and was carried overland from there.

Unitrade doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $200. The stamp offered here grades 0 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 35/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10