NEWFOUNDLAND
1910 2¢ 'GUY ISSUE' ST. JOHN'S TO POUCH COVE PARSONAGE
1910 (Dec. 29), Commercial Cover from
St. John's, Newfoundland to Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Light buff envelope addressed to "Rev Catchers [or
Catchpole], Parsonage, Pouch Cove" with purple office receiving
handstamp "RECEIVED /
DEC 30 1910" and sender's pencil notation "Campbell" at left. Franked with a single 1910 2¢ rose carmine Guy Tercentenary ("Arms of the
London & Bristol Company"), tied by a ST. JOHN'S / NFLD. / DEC 29 / 1910 split-ring
circular date stamp, paying the standard domestic letter rate within the colony. Reverse bears a clear POUCH COVE / DE 30 / 10 / NFLD. split-ring receiving
datestamp on flap, confirming next-day delivery. Stamp toned, tear at upper left corner; see scans for
more condition information
Mailed during the tercentenary year
celebrating the founding of John Guy's colony at Cupids in 1610, this domestic
cover illustrates internal postal communications on the Avalon Peninsula just
four months after the release of the John Guy Tercentenary Issue. The single 2¢ Arms of the London & Bristol Company for
Colonising Newfoundland franking correctly paid the 2-cent domestic per-ounce letter
rate for inland conveyance within the Dominion of Newfoundland. Conveyed north from the capital at St. John's along the coastal
highway network of the eastern Avalon to the rural fishing community of Pouch Cove, the letter
reached the local Methodist/Anglican
parsonage within twenty-four hours as verified by the December 30 transit
backstamp. A
cleanly struck contemporary outport clerical usage of the 1910 Guy Tercentenary
issue with full dispatch and receiving marks.
Technical
& Social Commentary
·
Technical
Analysis: The 2¢ Guy
Tercentenary stamp is tied by the St. John's machine or hammer circular
postmark with an exact 24-hour transit to Pouch Cove confirmed by the
split-ring receiving datestamp on the reverse flap.
·
Geopolitical
Context: Released as
part of Newfoundland's second commemorative series commemorating 300 years
since the 1610 charter of the London and Bristol Company, reflecting the
dominion's proud imperial and early colonial identity under Prime Minister
Edward Morris.
·
Logistical
Narrative: Demonstrates
regional winter mail conveyance north of St. John's via the local carriage and
coastal road mail service servicing the rugged outport fishing communities of
the Avalon Peninsula.
·
Social/Mercantile
Insights: Preserves
official church correspondence delivered directly to the local village
parsonage at Pouch Cove, which served as a central religious, educational, and
civic anchor for the surrounding coastal settlement.
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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