1918 Camrose Alberta letter on Spanish Flu, Arlington Hotel cover to NY For Sale

• Origin/Date: Camrose, Alberta, Nov 14, 1918 (Arlington Hotel letterhead).

• Destination: Cortland County, New York, USA.

• Stamps/Rate: Canada KGV Admiral 1¢ + 2¢ (3¢ cross-border rate).

• Pages: 2 full handwritten pages, complete and legible.

• Spanish Flu content: vivid first-person account of the 1918 epidemic:

  • mentions many deaths in the district and large funerals (“over 200 at one funeral,” “three in one family” – paraphrased).

  • reports local illness, hospitals/injections, recovery setbacks, and daily life under the outbreak.

• Why it’s special: scarce Canadian Prairie epidemic letter with hotel letterhead + intact postal history to the U.S.—excellent crossover for postal history, medical/epidemic history, Alberta local history, and genealogy.

• Condition: letter clean with expected folds; some toning/foxing and small edge nicks; envelope opened roughly at top/right but complete; stamps & postmarks clear. See photos for all details.

• Size: each sheet approx. 8.5" x 11" (folded), standard cover.

Shipping: sleeved, boarded, and mailed in a rigid mailer; tracked and well protected.