5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to clear, pale shade and worn-plate impression, cancelled by manuscript "X", matching "NL, W & Palmer RR 5 cts” route agent's manuscript postmark of the New London, Willamantic & Palmer Railroad on blue folded cover to Montreal, Lower Canada, red "Stanstead L.C. Mar. 3, 1851" transit circular datestamp, St. Johns and receiving backstamps, manuscript "9" pence due marking

VERY FINE. A RARE USE OF THE 1847 ISSUE CARRIED ON THE NEW LONDON, WILLAMANTIC AND PALMER RAILROAD TO MONTREAL AND ROUTED THRU STANSTEAD.

During the winter months, when Lake Champlain was frozen, mail was instead routed via the Stanstead exchange office, which triggered the higher 9p rate for Canadian postage. This is the only such use to Montreal in the USPCS census that we were able to locate.

With 2000 P.F. certificate

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