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People & Society, Mourning/Death

Lot 2029

110.00 CAD

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1864 (March 21), Montreal to Pottsville, Pennsylvania, trans-border mourning cover, franked with 10c Consort, tied by Montreal

1864 (March 21), Montreal to Pottsville, Pennsylvania, trans-border mourning cover, franked with 10c Consort, tied by Montreal circular barred circle duplex, MONTREAL / C.E. (21 Mar) dispatch postmark on face, TROY / N.Y. (23 Mar) transit on reverse, black mourning border with embossed lily-of-the-valley floral seal intact on reverse flap, the odd tone spot, fine-very fine.

Lot 2120

90.00 CAD

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1900 (October 7), internal mourning wrapper encircling a black-bordered death notification, from Toulouse to Bordeaux, with scarce postage

1900 (October 7), internal mourning wrapper encircling a black-bordered death notification, from Toulouse to Bordeaux, with scarce postage due franking of eight 1c grey in two strips of four, the upper strip with gutter margin (inter-panneau), tied by Bordeaux c.d.s. (7 Oct, with boxed Refusé and Pour Envoyeur handstamps on face and Inconnue marking on reverse, assembly retained with original transit string, wrapper damaged in transit as evidenced by the c.d.s. strikes tying the entire assembly, fine and most unusual.