Lot 82 Canada 1899 12c Cross Border Registered AR Rate Cover, mailed from Montréal to New Orleans on AUG.9 (squared circle precursor free strike) to New Orleans (AUG.13 receiver on front) through New York (faint AUG.10 transit on back), franked with a 2c purple QV Numeral and pair 5c QV Numerals (stamps have faults), paying 2c postage, 5c registration and 5c AR fee. Overall aging, edge and backflap tears, still a very rare cover and early use of the AR service in Canada, with only a handful recorded in the Victorian era (mostly Small Queen covers). Estimate C$1,000.
A Traditional Philatelic Auction House — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
