Lot 50156 – France: 1854 – Montreal to Marseille via Cunard “Europa”

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Lot 50156 – France: 1854 – Montreal to Marseille via Cunard “Europa”
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Mail to Europe France: 1854 – Montreal to Marseille via Cunard “Europa”
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Mail to Europe France: 1854 – Montreal to Marseille via Cunard “Europa”
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Mail to Europe France: 1854 – Montreal to Marseille via Cunard “Europa”
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Mail to Europe France: 1854 – Montreal to Marseille via Cunard “Europa”

Lot 50156 – France: 1854 – Montreal to Marseille via Cunard “Europa”

Canada » Colony of Canada » Mail to Europe
Estimate
100 – 150 CHF
Auction date
Fri 19 Jun 2026 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
22d 14h 12m 11s before pre-bidding ends
Description

France: 1854 – Montreal to Marseille via Cunard “Europa”

Stampless envelope with red MONTREAL PAID, OC 21 1854 circular datestamp, showing manuscript rates 2/10s.stg. and 3/2s.cy., and oblique red PAID handstamp. Carried by Cunard “Europa” from Boston 25 Oct via Liverpool and London, struck with red Paid, then onward to Marseille with red French PD in oval on 9 Nov 1854. Wax seal removed.

Note: Typical transatlantic rate usage from Canada to France via Cunard, combining both sterling and Canadian currency.

Auction
June 2026 Auction Series
Catalogue
Canada “PENCE” Postal History

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