Lot 50126 – 1855 Stampless Registered Cover – Montreal to New York

1855 Stampless Registered Cover – Montreal to New YorkEnvelope from Montreal, 22 May 1855, bearing red MONTREAL / PAID / CANADA circular datestamp, with boxed REGISTERED PAID (two types), red PAID, and red “PAID 60” in circle handstamps, sent to New York, USA.A remarkable early registered cover, showing the full array of markings used for prepaid correspondence under the Canadian registration system shortly after its introduction in 1855.