Lot 60527 – 1850 (11 Mar.) Stampless envelope to Scarborough (near

1850 (Mar 11) Incoming stampless envelope from UK to Scarborough (near Toronto) with manuscript « Registered Letter » in red ink and « 6 » in red crayon, Darlington despatch cds in blue and a « 1/2 » rate mark in red ink marked in Canada with a large manuscript « M » in ink (money letter) and straight-line « MONEY LETTER » in red, the reverse with undated St. Johns Chapel village postmark and part Toronto transit, one side flap missing and some soiling, one of the earliest known Canadian Money Letters, ex Alan Holyoake RDP FRPSL.

Note: Prior to January 1858 there was no reciprocal arrangement for the exchange of registered letters between U.K. and British North America, letters could only be registered in the U.K. as far as the port of departure. Arrangement in North America were left to the discretion of the Colonial Office and in Canada they were handled as Money Letters.