Lot 50068 – 1857 O.H.M.S. Stampless Registered Cover – STE ANNE LA POCATIERE “FREE” and “REGISTERED”

Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Postage-Free Correspondence 1857 O.H.M.S. Stampless Registered Cover – STE ANNE LA POCATIERE “FREE” and “REGISTERED”
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Postage-Free Correspondence 1857 O.H.M.S. Stampless Registered Cover – STE ANNE LA POCATIERE “FREE” and “REGISTERED”
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Postage-Free Correspondence 1857 O.H.M.S. Stampless Registered Cover – STE ANNE LA POCATIERE “FREE” and “REGISTERED”
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Postage-Free Correspondence 1857 O.H.M.S. Stampless Registered Cover – STE ANNE LA POCATIERE “FREE” and “REGISTERED”

Lot 50068 – 1857 O.H.M.S. Stampless Registered Cover – STE ANNE LA POCATIERE “FREE” and “REGISTERED”

Canada » Colony of Canada » Postage-Free Correspondence
Estimate
200 – 300 CHF
Auction date
Fri 19 Jun 2026 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
9d 18h 6m 18s before pre-bidding ends
Description

1857 O.H.M.S. Stampless Registered Cover – STE ANNE LA POCATIERE “FREE” and “REGISTERED”

Stampless O.H.M.S. envelope to the Commissaire des Terres de la Couronne, sent via Quebec (backstamp) to Toronto, bearing a clear red STE ANNE LA POCATIERE L.C., FE 11 1857 circular datestamp. Includes red oblique “FREE” and “REGISTERED” handstamps alongside. Missing portions of reverse/backflap. Colourful, attractive, and scarce.

Note: Registration fees were not free; within Canada, a 1d registration fee applied even when the postage was free.

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