Page 100 - Charles Shreve - William H Gross United States 1847 Issue
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A. British North America Privately Carried
1. Canada
Letters were privately carried by individuals or sometimes by a member of a non-contract steamboat or ship out of
courtesy or for a small fee. The letter was then given over to a US post office at the first opportunity.
JY 5, 1848 to New York City, NY.
The letter was written and possibly stamped in Montreal. It likely entered the US mail stream
at Burlington, VT where the "STEAMBOAT" handstamp was applied and the stamp cancelled.
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OC 2, 1850, Halifax, NS to St. Catherines, CW via Boston, MA and Queens ton (October 9). e
Carried out of the mails to Boston where it entered the mail stream on October 5. The letter was exchanged
between Lewiston, NY and Queens ton, CW where the letter was rated 4V2d. due for Canadian postage.
