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QUEBEC & GULF PORTS S.S. Co.

CANIMA

A Convention between the U.S.A. and Bermuda came into operation on 1st October 1876.
The A oz rate was set at 5 cents from the U.S.A., the equivalent rate from Bermuda being 2 'Ad.
However Bermuda had neither a 2 V2d nor a Ad adhesive in stock, so only 2d per A oz was charged
to America. This remained the case until the delivery of the Ad brown on 25th March 1880.
Presumably this was acceptable to both sides as there was no inter country accounting. Each
country kept the entire proceeds of the postage paid irrespective of which steamer carried the mail.

AN envelope addressed to New York franked 2d cancelled by a numeral “2” in a barred oval
in Hamilton on 15th December 1876. It was nominated to go on “Canim a” and was back stamped
in New York on the 19th, a transit of 4 days.

An envelope addressed to Cincinnati franked with 2 x Id pale rose adhesives from the
Crown CC set cancelled with a barred numeral “1”, the cover being struck with H3 from St Georges
on 22nd August 1877. This is a scarce franking. The cover was nominated to go on “Canim a”,
went through New York on the 26th and arrived in Ohio a day later, a 5-day transit.