Lot 237
1852, Beaver, 3d red, Wove Paper, margins all around, very fine, just tied by small ring cancel on folded letter sheet, bearing MONTREAL FE 19 1854 c.d.s. plus red company HENRY CHAPMAN MONTREAL oval, on reverse BYTOWN FEB 21 1854 receiver (Scott 4).
Scott $460
Interesting letter and newspaper article referring to "Exchange bills" for the U.K. which later would be called Traveller's Cheques.
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