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covers that would have transited Canada to a foreign country during this time gap.
Figure 8. 19 November 1876, St. Pierre to Yokohama with two 6c and a 1c Canada Small Queens (Mueller).
The illustrated cover (Figure 9) shows the use of three Small Queen 3c (totalling 9 cents) on a
cover to Kingston, Jamaica (Taylor, 2019). It was postmarked 16 December 1877, at Halifax, Canada.
and has a strike of that town’s transit cds for 19 December 1878 on the reverse, Routed through the
US (no transit marking) it was received in Kingston, Jamaica on 4 January 1878 and arrived at Port
Maria, Jamaica, on 6 January 7[9]. This confirms the fact that stamps of St. Pierre, even as a UPU
member under the grouping of ‘French Colonies,’ did not have franking value in transit through
Canada and the use of Canadian stamps was still required to apply rates provided by pre-UPU
Canadian postal treaties or arrangements. 1 October 1878 appears to be an approximate possible
date for when St. Pierre postage was universally recognised and covers so prepaid could transit
through Canada unencumbered.
Figure 9. 1877-1878 cover St. Pierre to Port Maria, Jamaica franked with three
Canada Small Queen 3c stamps (Illustration courtesy of Henk Slebbinck FRPSL).
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