Category: History - American
Investigation into the history of the various and successive issues of labels, wrappers, and envelopes connected with the Postal systems of the British Colonies in North America does not present the difficulties which had to be surmounted in the case of the Australian Colonies...
Investigation into the history of the various and successive issues of labels, wrappers, and envelopes connected with the Postal systems of the British Colonies in North America...
2. Part 2Letters. Per ½ oz. Newspapers. Cents. Cents. Canada and United States 3 ½ each. Newfoundland 5 ½ each. Europe, Egypt, the West Indies, and British Guiana 5 1 per oz. South and W...
3. Part 3_Remarks._—The envelopes and wrappers of Issues I. and II., and the cards of Issue V., are frequently met with, with the stamp surcharged in red, blue, or black with the word “O...
4. Part 4_Three values._ Engraved and printed in _taille-douce_ by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon, and Co., of London, on stoutish blue wove paper, varying in colour from deep to pale blue; yell...
5. Part 5“‘SIR,—In the _Royal Gazette_ of the 23rd instant appears a memoranda without date, signed by your Excellency’s advisers, and addressed to your Excellency, in which is reviewed...
6. Part 6_Remarks._—The variety of the Five Cents, rouletted, is taken from the same paper as that of the previous issue. Neither of these stamps has come under the notice of the Society.
7. Part 7“While on this subject it would be as well to give the same information in regard to the Cent issue of Nova Scotia, although there is no error in regard to the date of those as...
8. Part 8The first of these two notices gives us the approximate date and cause of issue of the Three Pence sterling (4½d. currency), brown stamp. It is possible the stamp was not ready...
9. Part 9“The Colonies complained that the English Post Office took a large amount of revenue, derived from the postal service, which the Colonies were not able to lose out of the countr...