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1897 1¢ JUBILEE ON COVER THREE RIVERS QUEBEC SQUARED CIRCLE LOCAL USAGE
1897 (Jul. 7), Bank Corner-Card Drop
Cover, Local Delivery in Trois-Rivières (Three Rivers), Quebec. Commercial wove cover bearing dark blue
typographic corner card for the "QUEBEC BANK, / THREE RIVERS, P. Q." with
five-day return instruction, addressed in purple pencil to "Narcisse Grenier Esq, City". Franked at upper right with a single 1¢ orange Queen Victoria Diamond
Jubilee, tied by a THREE
RIVERS / JY 7 / 97 / QUE. squared circle cancel, paying the 1¢ carrier
drop-letter rate. Horizontal paper wrinkles, scattered handling tone
flecks on face, and light peripheral wear; see scans for more condition
information [Scott #51].
Mailed within three weeks of the
official issue of the Diamond Jubilee series, this commercial banking cover
demonstrates early local postal use of the 1¢ Jubilee for municipal delivery. The single 1¢ adhesive correctly prepaid the
statutory carrier drop-letter
tariff applicable to domestic letters posted in letter-carrier delivery
cities. Originating from the Three Rivers branch of the
historic Quebec Bank
(Banque de Québec, founded 1818), the cover was handled through the local post
office using the distinctive Three
Rivers squared circle hammer, which neatly ties the commemorative stamp. The recipient, Narcisse Grenier, was a prominent local attorney
(avocat) with offices facing the Palais de Justice in Trois-Rivières. Processed and delivered locally without leaving the
St. Maurice River district during the high summer of the 1897 Jubilee
celebrations. A
very clean and desirable early Diamond Jubilee commercial usage combining a 1¢
Jubilee drop rate with a clear strike of the Three Rivers squared circle on
bank correspondence.
Technical
& Social Commentary
·
Technical
Analysis: Illustrates a
solo 1¢ Diamond Jubilee franking properly paying the 1¢ carrier drop rate,
cleanly tied by the Three Rivers, Quebec squared circle hammer (used July 7,
1897).
·
Geopolitical
Context: Captures early
commercial adoption of Canada's first commemorative stamp issue during the
nationwide celebrations of Queen Victoria's sixty-year reign.
·
Logistical
Narrative: Deposited
directly at the Three Rivers post office by the Quebec Bank and delivered by
local carrier to Narcisse Grenier's legal chambers without entering the
interurban rail transit network.
·
Social/Mercantile
Insights: Documents
everyday banking and legal transactions in late 19th-century Trois-Rivières,
linking the Quebec Bank directly to a prominent regional jurist.
Please examine lot scan carefully and please send any questions at least 48 hours before the auction closes. Please note that cover condition usually includes normal wear and tear to cover edges, opening tears and some creases and wrinkles. Only exceptional or extreme condition issues will be mentioned.
Legend:
PS - Postal Stationery
FL - Folded Letter
SFL - Stampless Folded Letter
RPO - Railway Post Office
CDS - Circular Date Stamp
DPO - Dead Post Office
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