Lot 50160 – France: 1856 – Montreal to Cognac via Cunard “Niagara”

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Lot 50160 – France: 1856 – Montreal to Cognac via Cunard “Niagara”
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Mail to Europe France: 1856 – Montreal to Cognac via Cunard “Niagara”
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Mail to Europe France: 1856 – Montreal to Cognac via Cunard “Niagara”
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Mail to Europe France: 1856 – Montreal to Cognac via Cunard “Niagara”
Stamp of Canada » Colony of Canada » Mail to Europe France: 1856 – Montreal to Cognac via Cunard “Niagara”

Lot 50160 – France: 1856 – Montreal to Cognac via Cunard “Niagara”

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 16s before pre-bidding ends
Description

France: 1856 – Montreal to Cognac via Cunard “Niagara”

Double stampless entire letter from Montreal, 28 July 1856, struck with red MONTREAL PAID JY 28 1856 CANADA and oblique red PAID. Correctly rated 2s 7d sterling / 3s 2d Canadian currency for a double letter. Carried by Cunard “Niagara” from Boston, via Liverpool and London, arriving with red PAID and French PD in circle to Cognac.

Note: Reflects the correct double-letter rate to France via the Cunard line.

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

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