Lot 50164 – Spain: 1856 – Montreal to Cadiz via Cunard “Asia”

Spain: 1856 – Montreal to Cadiz via Cunard “Asia”

Entire letter from Montreal, 7 July 1856, bearing red MONTREAL PAID JY 7 1856 CANADA and manuscript “Paid drawer No. 3” at bottom left. Carried by Cunard “Asia” via New York (9 July), Liverpool, London (22 July) to Cadiz (3 August). Rated 1s 7d sterling / 2s Canadian currency: 8d Cunard to the UK, 1d Canadian share, and 10d to Spain, totalling 1s 7d sterling. Red “8” barred denotes the Cunard portion. Charged 4 Rs. inland postage in Cadiz.

Note: A cover from the same correspondence dated 1855 appeared in Wilkinson.