Philipsville

Lot 495 Collection of 33 Folded Letters and Covers from Leeds County, 1829 to 1870, with items from Brockville (straightline in red dated 1829), Lyndhurst C.W (the ERD and the LRD), Farmersville U.C (the only recorded strike, on a small cut square), Escott C.W (ERD), Westport U.C (ERD), Toledo U.C (on a cross-border cover), Charleston U.C, South Elmsley U.C, Philipsville U.C (the LRD of only three recorded strikes, on a, incoming cross-border cover), Philipsville U.C (the ERD of only three recorded strikes), Newboro C.W (in blue, on a cover to Ramsay via Addison and Smith Falls), Portland U.C (the only recorded example of the B2x instrument), Portland U.C (LRD of the B2 instrument, on a registered cover), Yonge U.C (double circle on two covers, one is a money letter), Newboro U.C (LRD of the B2x instrument), a folded letter from Toronto to Portland via Millcreek and Spike’s Corners, Frankville U.C (LRD), Lansdown U.C, Lyn U.C (ERD plus an other cross-border cover), Seelys Bay Leeds C.W (in red), Elgin U.C (in green, the ERD of only two reports), Addison U.C (LRD), Farmersville C.W (two different instruments, in red), Yonge (manuscript precursor on a money letter), Kitley U.C (double circle in red on folded letter to Newboro via Addison), Kitley U.C (double circle in black on a double money letter, the ERD), Beverley U.C (LRD), Brockville U.C (ERD, on a money letter) and Brockville (LRD of the “1829 Type”. Overall fine to very fine, with numerous useful items, sure to please any collector or dealer. Estimate C$750, sold for C$1,900.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.