Lot 1305 — Canada 1896 commercial cover with three cent Small Queen, sold for $518

Lot 1305Lot 1305 1896 Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co Steamship Carolina Cover, franked with 3c Small Queen, tied by blue Richelieu & Ontario Nav Co AUG.29.1898 Steamer Carolina postmark. Addressed to Brantford Ontario. Includes personal contents, datelined Tadoussac. An issue of the BNAPS “Nautical Times” newsletter notes that an example of this marking has NOT been reported on cover. Back flap removed, a trivial fault considering the significance of this Steamer mark on cover. Scarce. Estimate $250, sold for $450 plus buyer’s premium.