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

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

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Price realised

200 CHF

Estimate

200 – 300 CHF

Auction date

Fri 19 Jun 2026 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)

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.

Auction

June 2026 Auction Series

Catalogue

Canada “PENCE” Postal History

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