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| # | PP | PO | Rate | Origin | Date | Via | Ship | Date | Destination | Date | Transit Marks | Source | Comments | Link to Cover | Link to Position |
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| 10 | 59 | 4th | double | Montreal | Jul 11, 1862 | Quebec | Anglo-Saxon | Jul 12, 1862 | Tonnay Charente | Jul 25, 1862 | Red London July 23 Calais, July 24 | Morel collection | Earliest vertical pair to France Positions 59 and 69 |
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| 16 | 90 | single | Montreal | Jul 28, 1862 | Quebec | Persia | Leith | Aug 10, 1862 | Edinburg Aug 10 1862 | Morel collection |
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| 5 | 27 | 1st | single | Hamilton | Oct 3, 1859 | Boston | Arabia | Oct 5, 1859 | Delgany | Oct 18, 1859 | Mt-Kennedy and Wicklow | Morel collection | Scarce Ireland destination |
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| 24 | 58 | 8th | single | Kingston | Jun 26, 1865 | N.Y. | Scotia | Jun 28, 1865 | Taunton | Jul 8, 1865 | Queenstown | Jim McCormick collection | same correspondence as cover # 8 |
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| 8 | 80 | 12th | single | Kingston | Apr 16, 1866 | N.Y. | Cuba | Apr 18, 1866 | Taunton | Apr 30, 1866 | none | Morel collection | Rail from Kingston (Apr 16) to NY, by SS Cuba (depart Nov 18) to Queenstown (Apr 28) and to Taunton (Apr 30 |
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| 15 | 19 | single | Niagara | Nov 24, 1867 | New-York | Scotia | Nov 27, 1867 | Rugby | Dec 12, 1867 | none | Morel collection |
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| 3 | 34 | single | Toronto | Jun 14, 1864 | N.Y. | Kedar | Glasgow | Jun 20, 1864 | Glasgow 4* | Morel collection | ex Bingham |
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| 7 | 48 | mixed + 1p | Hamilton | May 2, 1864 | N.Y. | Australasian | May 4, 1864 | Ryde I of Whight | May 20, 1864 | London, May 16 | Morel collection | Front only. Travelled by rail from Hamilton to N.Y. Carried by Australasian, departure May 4, arrival at Queenstown May 14, London May 16 before redirected to Ryde, Isle of Wight, with 1d redirecting fee franking |
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| 19 | 22 | 10th | single | Toronto | Sep 24, 1866 | Boston | China | Sep 26, 1866 | Glasgow | Oct 7, 1866 | 8L Glasgow Oct 7 66 | Morel collection | Toronto square grid cancel |
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| 22 | 44 | 1st | Single | Coaticook | Feb 7, 1860 | Boston | America | Feb 8, 1860 | London | Feb 23, 1860 | Morel Collection | Rail from Montréal to Boston (7-8) then departed Boston Feb 8, arrival to Queenstown Feb 20 |
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| 18 | 47 | single | Toronto | Jun 16, 1864 | Boston | Asia | Glasgow | Aug 1, 1864 | none | Morel collection | Arrived Queenstown, July 30 |
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| 4 | 74 | 1st | single | Montreal | Oct 24, 1859 | N.Y. | Africa | Oct 26, 1859 | Cardiff | Nov 7, 1859 | none | Morel collection |
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| 11 | 46 | 5th PO, perf 11.84 x 11.79 | single | Montreal | Aug 17, 1863 | Boston | Arabia | Aug 19, 1863 | Drem | Aug 30, 1863 | Edinburg Au 30 | Morel collection | It was carried by the Allan Lines “Arabia” departing from Boston on Aug 19, 1863, arriving at Queenston on Aug 28th, then to Edinburg on Aug 30th.G. W. Hope was a member of Parliament. Described as George William Hope (1808-1863), Politician; Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. He died just a few months after that letter was sent, on 18 Oct. 1863, in Luffness.Letter was addressed to Mrs Hope and research states the Nobility Status described as Hon. Caroline Georgiana Hope (née Montagu-Scott) (1811-1891), Bedchamber Woman in Ordinary toQueen Victoria; wife of George William Hope; daughter of 2nd Baron Montagu andgranddaughter of 3rd Duke of Buccleuch. |
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| 26 | 0 | 12 | single | Montreal | Aug 7, 1868 | N.Y. | Holsatia (HAPAG) | Aug 11, 1868 | Teignmouth, Devon | Aug 21, 1868 | M. Berner collection | ||||
| 21 | 63 | first | single | Brantford | Oct 25, 1859 | N. Y. | Africa | Oct 26, 1859 | Hawick Roxburghshire | Nov 7, 1859 | Hawick B Nov 07 59 | Morel collection |
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| 28 | 758595 | TBD | 12x domestic, 2c short paid | Montmagny | Oct 23, 2026 | domestic mail | Quebec City | Oct 24, 1866 | G. Searle collection | Rate assumed to be 12 x with probably 2 cents short paid. Plate position are from pos. 75, 85 and 95 |
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| 9 | 57 | 1st | single | Montreal | Apr 23, 1860 | N.Y. | Persia | Birkenhead | May 6, 1860 | none | Morel collection | 29th voyage, ex McKee |
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| 20 | 68 | single | Toronto | Feb 10, 1862 | New York | Africa | Feb 12, 1862 | Westbury Mills | Feb 25, 1862 | none | Morel collection |
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| 25 | 60 | 2nd | single | Montreal | Jul 6, 1861 | N. Y. | europa | Jul 10, 1861 | Dublin | Jul 22, 1861 | Jim McCormick collection | Alex Johnson emigrated to Canada in 1857 and was a professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at McGill in Montreal. He later attended Trinity College in Dublin, and received a Doctor of Laws degree in 1861. He later returned to Canada, to eventually serve as the Dean of the Faculty of Arts at McGill. The letter was likely to congratulate Johnson for receiving his doctorate in 1861, noting the "LL.D." on the mailing. |
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| 1 | 96 | 12b | single | Toronto | Feb 24, 1868 | N. Y. | Palmyra | Feb 26, 1868 | Richmond | Mar 3, 1868 | London | Morel collection | Maiden voyage |
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| 23 | 88 | 12 | single | Montreal | Jan 7, 1867 | NY | Australasian | Jan 9, 1867 | Bristol | Jan 23, 1867 | Morel Collection | Back side crest of the Ford Family, merchant in Bristol (Clifton Park) |
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| 2 | 72 | single | Montreal | Apr 13, 1863 | Boston | Canada | Apr 15, 1863 | London | Apr 27, 1863 | London W | Morel collection | Mourning cover |
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| 13 | 59 | single | Toronto | Dec 13, 1861 | Portland | North American | Dec 14, 1861 | London | Dec 29, 1861 | none ( By RAIL front marking) | Morel collection | By rail to Portland, depart North America (Dec 14) and Arrived Liverpool, Dec 26 Cdn packet |
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| 17 | 89 | single | Chippewa | Nov 2, 1865 | N. Y. | Africa | Nov 8, 1865 | Woolpit | Nov 21, 1865 | Toronto Nov 3 Bury St Edmunds Nov 20 | Morel collection | 109th voyage |
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| 14 | 80 | 6th | single | Montreal | Jul 2, 1862 | N. Y. (?) | Scotia | London | Jul 16, 1862 | none | Morel collection | Maiden voyage |
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| 6 | 38 | single | Hamilton | Nov 11, 1861 | Boston | Europa | Nov 13, 1861 | Glasgow | Nov 25, 1861 | none | Morel collection | Mourning cover- by rail from Hamilton to Boston, depart Boston on 13 and arrival at Queenstown Nov. 23, then to Glasgow (No 25) |
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| 27 | 66 | 11 | single | London | Sep 27, 1867 | New York | Russian | Oct 2, 1867 | Teignmouth | Oct 13, 1867 | Jim McCormick collection | The receiver is Mrs A. P, Lake of Teignmouth, who was the wife of Anthony Proctor Lake (who would have been 50 yrs old at the time). Her given name was Elizabeth Kirsopp. Most likely members of the Lake family were living in London C.W at the time, given British military / medical postings there at the time. |
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| 12 | 49 | 10th | single | Montreal | Apr 29, 1867 | N.Y. | Scotia | Aberdeen | May 12, 1867 | none | Morel collection | 31st voyage |
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