5¢ Red Brown (1), two singles, bright color, large margins to barely in on one, slightly overlapping, tied by black grid cancels, and red "Boston 10cts 5 Oct." (1850) integral-rate circular datestamp on gray folded cover originating in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and sent to St. Catharines, Canada West, origin confirmed by clear "Wm Pryor & Sons, Halifax, Octr. 2, 1850, state of market" docketing on top flap and sender's routing instructions "via Boston" at lower left, "Queenston U.C. Oct. 9, 1850" circular datestamp, manuscript "4-1/2" pence due marking also ties one stamp, Very Fine and unusual use, carried by a passenger on the Cunarder Cambria from Halifax to Boston (departing October 3, arriving October 5), where the two 5¢ stamps were applied, then put into the mails--the overland rate entirely within Canada and provinces would have been 2 shilling 7-1/2 pence (more than U.S. 50¢), so a significant savings in both time and money was gained by sending this to Boston and using the U.S. mail to Canada, ex Hart and Boker, illustrated in an article by Susan M. McDonald titled "Remember that Time is Money: Two Unusual Covers with U.S. 1847 Stamps" (1973 Congress Book)

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