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LOT 461

Lot 461

Railway and Numismatic Interest: Uncut Sheet of Champlain & St. Lawrence Rail Road Bank Notes, Montreal, 1st August, 1837

Railway and Numismatic Interest: Uncut Sheet of Champlain & St. Lawrence Rail Road Bank Notes, Montreal, 1st August, 1837
Lot 461 Details
Railway and Numismatic Interest: Uncut Sheet of Champlain & St. Lawrence Rail Road Bank Notes, Montreal, 1st August, 1837

printed by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch, New York
sheet 8.75 x 14 in — 22.2 x 35.6 cm

Estimate $300-$500

Realised: $270.60
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Railway and Numismatic Interest: Uncut Sheet of Champlain & St. Lawrence Rail Road Bank Notes, Montreal, 1st August, 1837
  • Railway and Numismatic Interest: Uncut Sheet of Champlain & St. Lawrence Rail Road Bank Notes, Montreal, 1st August, 1837
Provenance:

C. Gutenberg Gallery, Toronto, c.1960

Note:

Financed by brewery owner and entrepreneur John Molson of Montreal, the C&SL Rail Road was the first of Canada's public railways, providing service between La Prairie on the St Lawrence River and St Johns (St-Jean) on the Richelieu. In effect serving as a portage over the most troublesome part of the journey from Montréal to New York, which was continued by steamer via Lake Champlain and the Hudson River.

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Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad

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