Description:

1885 (Feb 19) cover to "Kings County Nova Scotia/Canada" endorsed "via Sydney & San Francisco" with Second Sidefaces 1d & 6d tied by very fine Brisbane duplex cancels, very fine Postal Treaty 'PAID/ALL' h/s of Brisbane (?), 'WINDSOR-ONT/MR3/85/CANADA' transit & poor 'PAL.../NS' arrival b/s, repaired flap tears. Mail to the Maritime Provinces is common from Victoria but is rarely seen from Queensland.