АРКТИКА 1907 Канада ЛАБРАДОР частная почта США локал 1 доллар карта * MLH

Состояние: очень хорошее * MLH

"During 1908 British Colonial collectors were amazed to see stamps for Labrador inscribed "U.S.A. Postage".
This was part of an elaborate scheme started in Montreal involving a special issue of three values from an
American Company reputedly planning to develop this dependency.
Many of these stamps appeared on letters addressed to newspapers in Newfoundland, causing questions
to be asked which resulted in the whole affair, company and all, being revealed as a work of fiction.
The American company claimed to have "received a charter from the governments of the USA
and Newfoundland to develop the country, on condition that a postal service to various parts of Labrador
was kept in operation during the navigable season.
Therefore the company had issued postage stamps of 5 cents, 25 cents, and 1 dollar; the latter value
was intended for use only on parcels and registered matters, and would only be made use of by the officials of the Company.
No official confirmation was ever made, and the stamps were sold directly to the trade, until 1910,
when the bulk of stamps were confiscated by Canadian authorities.
Today, the two lower values are rarely seen."