1896 Starrat and Royston Parry Sound District ERD.

1896 Starrat, Ontario (AP 23) ties 3c, 5c Small Queen on cover to Toronto, paying 8c registered letter rate.

Reverse with Royston, Ontario (AP 24), two Starrat, two RPO ON-152, “Gravenhurst & North Bay MC GTR  / No. 1” RF “D”, and Toronto bs.

Starrat is in Parry Sound District.

The Royston, Ontario split ring is also Parry Sound District and a NEW EARLIEST REPORTED DATE (ERD), beating the old listing of DE 17 1897.by 8 months.