POSTAL HISTORY

			U.C.S. cat. val.	Price Realized
158		1782: Stampless folded favour letter dated 22 SP to FRANCE, with intact red wax seal on reverse, from 'La Boyere en amerique septemerionole' with fancy signet ring B on front (possibly Charles Boyer, fur trader), light horiz. filing fold, scarce. Est 250+ PHOTO	.....	325
159		1800: Stampless folded 3 pg Will from Quebec (dated 1798), sent to Conland, NB (New Britain or Scotland), with 19 JY Bishop Mark on front used as receiver, with fine strike of oval GREENOCK CROWN SHIP LETTER, ms recd 1 August 1800 on reverse, rated ms 2/3 and re-rated 3/6, some edge soiling, etc, otherwise fine. Est. 250+ PHOTO	.....	100
160		1801: Folded transatlantic letter from Quebec 10 SP to Scotland, with CROWN OVAL SHIP LETTER PORTSMOUTH on front, rated 2/6 and 4/- to Greenock. Cover was carried by hand and put in mail at England (probably carried in a convoy under Naval Escort) during the Napoleonic War period, filing fold, scarce and very fine, ex. Steinhart. Est. 300+ PHOTO	.....	400
161		1831: Stampless folded letter from HAMILTON 28 OCTr 31 (manuscript date), rated 11d to Kingston (201 to 300 miles), filing fold, otherwise fine. Est. 75+ PHOTO	.....	30
162		1838: Stampless folded letter written at Airdcronie 30 Nov to Hamilton, Upper Canada, marked ms 'Paid to Liverpool' and rated 1/41/2+41/2=1/9, 1 DEC despatch c.d.s. and 2 DE Liverpool transit on reverse, letter mentions 'unsettled state of your colony' (Mackenzie Rebellion), etc, some soiling, otherwise fine. Est. 125+ PHOTO	.....	40
163		1839: Very fine strike of double split ring NAPANEE with ms. 19 NOV, rated FREE also in red, to Kingston, sent by Postmaster A. MACPHESON, ex V.G. Greene. Est. 100+ PHOTO	.....	155
164		1839: Stampless folded letter from Montreal 22 Nov to London, ms 'pr Br. Queen' and rated PAID 9 and PAID 37 1/2 and ms 'pd through 116' (charge box), paid to New York during Freight Money period, reached ENGLAND 26 DEC with boxed SHIP LETTER/GRAVESEND and receiver on reverse, rated additional 1/- sterling made up of 8d inward ship letter rate and 4d UNIFORM POST (only in effect Dec 5 1839 to Jan 10 1840), horizontal filing fold, otherwise fine and RARE. Est. 500+ PHOTO	.....	375
165		20 stampless covers/letters, 1844-81, all from Quebec of Lower Canada incl Paid at Quebec Crown (quadruple rate 4/6), Quebec Registered FREE, italic PAID, several high rates, etc, mostly Cents period, quality varies (couple are fronts), much is f-v.f. Inspect. Est. 100+	.....	155
166		Seven mostly Cents era stampless covers/letters, 1844-67, range of rates/markings incl PAID, PAID 5, UNPAID 7, PAID 3, etc, quality varies (some folds, stains), inspect. Est. 100+	.....	60
167		Approx 100 cards/covers, 1847-1951, incl five early stampless, S.Q.'s, Edwards, Admirals, advertising, turn of the century postcards, small town cancels, two 1944 Armed Forces Xmas Air letters, Montreal Telegraph envelope, plus some documents, etc, quality varies, much is f-v.f. Inspect. Est. 300+	.....	450
168		Stampless cover mailed from Quebec 14 MY 1855 with straight line PAID 3 and very fine strike of blue oval LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY CANADA (CS LA1b), properly countersigned, to Napanee, very fine. Est. 100+ PHOTO	.....	220
169		1855: Stampless folded letter from Montreal 10 DE to 'General of Royal Artillery, Woolwich, Kent, England', various 24 DE receivers on reverse, ms 'Per US Steamer Atlantic' and rated 1/3, the CRIMEAN WAR RATE, sent via Collins Line as all Cunard Ships were withdrawn from trans-Atlantic service for troop carrying duties during the war, two vertical filing folds and some backflap damage, otherwise fine and scarce. Est. 350+ PHOTO	.....	140
170		1856: Stampless folded letter from Montreal 4 AU to FRANCE, various transits and 19 AU receiver on reverse, with ms 'Paid CUNARD' (went on the Persia) and rated PAID 3/2 and 2/7, clean and very fine. Est. 250+ PHOTO	.....	35
171		1865: Stampless NAPANEE STANDARD newspaper illustrated advertising cover from Napanee 11 FE to Crown Lands in Quebec rated FREE with red handstamp, with 14 FE receiver on reverse, backflap torn and trimmed at right, otherwise v.f. Est. 100+ PHOTO	.....	65
172		400 cards/covers, 1850's to 1970's, incl Small Queens, (crown, corks, illustrated advertising), Flights, Stampless, Stationery, Postage Due, etc, quality varies, inspect. Est. 250+	.....	300
173		Approx 200 covers/cards, 1869 to 1970's, incl illustrated advertising, Postcards, stampless, Telegrams, COD, Flights, Military, etc, a few better, much is f-v.f. Inspect. Est. 200+	.....	220
174		1870s-2002 accumulation of many thousands commercial covers, postal stationery envelopes and cards, corner cards, FDC's, etc, plus slogan clippings. Cond mixed, some faults, much is vg - vf, inspect. Est. 500	.....	450
175		1870's-1980's Accumulation of hundreds of commercial covers and cards incl. air, registered, spec delivery, military, D.L.O., first flight, etc, mint and used stationery envelopes, cards, air letters, domestogrammes, FDC's, etc, condition mixed, some faults, much is f-v.f. Est. 250+	.....	210
176		Over 1000 cards/covers, S.Q.'s to modern, incl Picture Postcards, Meters, Censored, O.H.M.S., Stationery, registered, Special Delivery, Flag Cancels, R.P.O.'s, etc, quality varies widely, inspection is a must. Est. 250+	.....	290
177		37,76,77: Three MAPLE LEAF newspaper advertising covers, all used from Port Dover 1886-92 with 3¢ S.Q. and two diff 2¢ Numerals, f.-v.f. Est. 50+	.....	20
178		37/127: Seven FAIR/EXHIBITION illustrated covers, 1891-1914, incl one S.Q., one Numeral, 4 Edward and an Admiral, some faults/toning, etc, several scarcer, one ex V. G. Greene, inspect. Est. 250+ PHOTO	.....	300
179		Several hundred cards/covers, S.Q.'s to 1970's, incl picture postcards, O.H.M.S., registered, Airmail, etc, range of rates, frankings, destinations, etc, quality varies, much is f-v.f. Inspection is a must. Est. 200+	.....	195
180		200 covers, 1877-1950's, incl Admirals, registered advertising, G Officials, 5¢ Edward to Germany, etc, quality varies somewhat, mostly clean and f-v.f. Est. 150+	.....	160
181		200 covers/cards, 1885 to 1988, incl illustrated advertising, Postcards, O.H.M.S., Nascopie, C.O.D., Flights, stationery, etc, several more interesting, much is f-v.f. Inspect. Est. 150+	.....	180
182		150 covers with contents, a correspondence from 1886-89 from/to Saltcoats, ASSA, Michigan, London, Ontario and Byron, mostly 3¢ single frankings, range of shades, cancels, better than usual condition for a family correspondence, much is f-v.f. Est. 100+	.....	155
183		Approx 30 covers, 1889-1970's, incl D.L.O., C.O.D., Military, Airmail, unclaimed, suspended and other markings, illustrated, Foreign Destination incl Honolulu, Merchant Seamen's Forwarding Label, set of Postal Scrip Revenues, etc, generally clean, f-v.f. Est. 200+	.....	220
184		1890's-1980's Accumulation of over 200 mostly commercial covers and cards incl. air, registered, missent, mute cancels, royal train, stamp dealer, official, perfin, etc, plus a few fronts. Condition mixed, some faults, much is f-v.f. Inspect! Est. 250+	.....	135
185		Accumulation of hundreds commercial covers incl Registered, Meters, Stationery & Warranty, used and unused postcards, Edward to Modern. Wide range of Town Cancels, R.P.O.'s, etc, condition mixed, much is f-v.f., inspect. Est. 250+	.....	180
186		Approx 400 cards/covers, 1890's to 1970's, incl picture postcards, D.L.O. envelopes, registered, Airmail, Postage Due, etc, range of rates, frankings, destinations, etc, quality varies, much is f-v.f. Inspection is a must. Est. 200+	.....	270
187		Approx 400 cards/covers, 1890's to 1950's, incl Maps, picture postcards, advertising, Special Delivery, etc, quality varies, much is f-v.f. Inspection is a must. Est. 200+	.....	220
188		A few hundred covers and cards from Victorian to George VI with some better cancels and usages. Inspect. Est. 150+	.....	145
189		8 diff ADVERTISING covers/cards, 1899-1930, all from New Brunswick, incl. one Leaf (illustrated), 4 Numeral (one illustrated), an Edward, Admiral and Arch (last two illustrated), some faults. Inspect. Est. 125+	.....	65
190		Cover from Kingston 26 DE 96 to Ottawa, rated ms and str line FREE, to Dep. P. M. G., next day receiver on reverse with letter from MPP complaining that the Kingston PO is reluctant to honour his free frank when he is on Tariff Commission business, letter is split, otherwise fine and RARE. Est. 100+ PHOTO	.....	155
191		Over 20 cards/covers, 1890's to 1940's, all with SQUARED CIRCLE cancels used as despatch or receiver, mostly S.Q.'s incl a couple of fronts, etc, quality varies, inspect. Est. 100+	.....	75
192		89,97: 25 Postcards, mostly 1¢ Edwards, incl eight 1¢ Quebecs, with a nice variety of themes and scenes, mostly f-v.f. Est. 75+	.....	75
193		Over 650 Picture Postcards, Edwards to modern, incl several real photo types, Patriotics, etc, over half unused, mostly f-v.f. Est. 175+	.....	120
194		600 Picture Postcards, 1905-50's, incl town and building views from across Canada incl BC, most are chromes, about 1/3 used, mostly f-v.f. Est. 150+	.....	140
195		Over 65 cards/covers, 1893-99, mostly S.Q. era stamps and postal cards but incl some Leafs, Numerals, all with SQUARED CIRCLE cancels, incl type 1 and II, mostly Halifax, Ottawa, London, etc but incl some Western, other towns, strikes generally complete and f-vf, covers/cards condition varies, inspect. Est. 100+	.....	150
196		21 Edward to George V covers, cards and stationery, 1905-12, incl a few better, mostly f-v.f. Est. 75+	.....	25
197		5 picture postcards, 1908-13, showing diff. ARMY CAMP SCENES incl. Cavalry Camp-Niagara on the Lake, and 4 diff. Warwick Bros. Canadian Militia in Camp - incl. Cavalry drill, Sunday Service, Parade March, etc., 2 with Petawawa Camp Field Post Office cancels, mostly with 1¢ Edwards (one with stamp missing), a couple corner bends and other faults, otherwise fine. Est. 75+ PHOTO	.....	25
198		450 cards/covers, Admirals to 1970's, incl Permit Mail, Meters, Printed Matter, Stationery, Precancels, Advertising. Steamship correspondence, etc, some oversize, mostly f-v.f. Inspect. Est. 200+	.....	210
199		Approx 100 MILITARY RELATED cards/covers, 1917/79, incl APO, FPO, CFPO, RCAF, MPO, BASE, CAMP, etc markings, incl OHMS, Meters, Censored (mostly WWII, a few WWI), quality varies, inspect. Est. 100+	.....	120
200		Cover originally mailed from Bristol G.B. with 1 1/2 d to Birkenhead CANADA, with straight line 'Address amended at Dead Letter Office, Toronto, Ont. If incorrect please return at once' and 'Returned for Better Direction' on front, and three diff scarce 1927 D.L.O.'s on reverse (two Toronto, one Ottawa), cover with a few age spots, etc, scarce and otherwise fine. Est. 75+ PHOTO	.....	25
201		A couple thousand 1920's-90's commercial covers, post cards and stationery, incl. air mail, dues, meters, etc., plus a few earlier, U.S. and U.N. mostly Manitoba, condition mixed, but mostly v.g. to fine. Est. 100+	.....	115
202		300 WESTERN CANADA cards/covers, 1930's to 70's, mostly BC but also incl NWT, etc, smaller towns incl Halls Prairies, Solsqua, Sodmouth, Anyox, Goldbar, Kaleida, etc, quality varies. Inspect. Est. 150+	.....	210
203		1930s-70s Accum/stock of approx 2400 commemorative and FDCs plus over 150 mint and used stationery cards, 500 US FDC's, some UN FDCs plus stationery, etc. Much duplication, up to a couple 100 of each, mostly clean and f-v.f. Est. 350+	.....	85
204		1934-90 Collection of over 1800 FDC's with sets, $ vals, diff Cachets incl Canada Bank Note, many unaddressed, f-v.f. (Face val - $624+)	.....	210
205		300 View Cards from across Canada, 1937-1980's, incl many Coffee Shops/Restaurants/Soda Fountains, etc, mostly clean and f-v.f. Est. 50+	.....	60
206		Six WWII Military related cards/covers incl 4 German POW (three FREE envelopes, one picture postcard showing prisoners), plus two Field Post covers to Canada, f-v.f. Est. 150+	.....	90
207		POW COVER with manuscript 'Internee Post/Prisoner of War Mail' and rated ms Free, from Base A. P. O. (ms Camp 'I" on backflap) 22 Nov 1940 to Tel Aviv, PALESTINE, with OFFICIAL PAID 7 JA 41 red handstamp and Censor marking on front, some age spotting, mostly on Examiner resealing label on reverse, otherwise fine and scarce. Est. 150+ PHOTO	.....	165
208		Eight WWII CENSORED COVERS, 1941-45, 3 to Switzerland, 3 to England, 2 to USA, incl various tapes, markings, better Airmail rates, etc, mostly f-v.f. Est. 100+ PHOTO	.....	90
209		Various M.P.O.'s and MILITARY RELATED items incl 1941 Sarcee cover, various Censored and Blackout cancels, W.W.I Xmas card, Military Postal History Price Lists, etc, inspection is a must. Est. 125+ PHOTO	.....	85
210		Cover from Zelma, Sask 28 AP 45 to England, stamped str line DAMAGED BY FIRE & WATER in purple, scarce. Est. 150+ PHOTO	.....	45
211		Over 300 Cacheted FIRST DAY COVERS, mostly 1950's to 70's, addressed and f-v.f. inspect. Est. 100+	.....	90
212		Collection of thousands of 1950's to 90's FDC's, mostly plate blocks incl $ vals, two Regiment blocks, se-tenant, mostly unaddressed, f-v.f. (Face val - $2064+)	.....	450
213		Over 150 covers/cards, mostly 1950's-70's FDC's, also incl earlier, later, unused, etc, quality varies, mostly f-v.f. Inspect. Est. 100+	.....	25
214		Over 5500 covers, mostly 1960's-70's, many with commems from Saskatchewan and Western towns, inspect. Est. 100+	.....	125
215		1960s-70s accumulation of over 120 CANADIAN FORCES IN GERMANY covers from Canada, USA, GB, and Europe, mostly Meters, some franked with stamps, range of CFPO markings. Good starter collection, f-v.f. Est. 150+	.....	60
216		1971-2004 First Day Cover collection with many hundreds of diff in carton, reasonably cpl incl $ values and strength in newer issues, clean and f-v.f. (Face val - $1691)	.....	475
217		1972-2008 Collection of hundreds of FDC's, mostly unaddressed, with plate blocks, single, se-tenants, souvenir sheets and $ vals, clean, f-v.f. (Face val - $1973+)	.....	475
218		Over 500 FIRST DAY COVERS, mostly 1970's to 90's, vals up to $5 incl singles, blocks, P.B.'s, etc, a few more or less faulty on reverse, mostly cacheted, unaddressed and f-v.f. (Face val - $311)	.....	90
219		Balance of consignment incl approx 30 8¢ and 15¢ Postal Stationery Domestogramme FDC's, 27 covers franked with PB of 42¢ Alaska Highway (1413), used in 1992 with diff 50th Anniversary En Route Highway cancels (Beaver Creek to Whitehorse), 15¢ Canada Geese FDC and 12 Provincial Flowers Artist Cards, all signed by Angus Shortt, plus set of 50 Full colour artist signed Art Cards showing Trees of North America, inspect. Est. 100+	.....	135
220		Over 275 clean cacheted and unaddressed FIRST DAY COVERS, all from the 1970's incl Olympics, high vals, etc, generally clean and f-v.f. (Face val $140.80) Est. 100+	.....	85
221		Over 200 GOV'T envelopes/covers incl Officials, Free Franks, Signatures, Permits, Departments, House of Commons, Meters, Legislative markings, Militia, Ottawa FREE oval, diplomatic corps, etc,, quality varies. Inspect. Est. 150+	.....	525
222		Over 40 covers, 30 Newfoundland incl RPO, 7 Royal Visit, 18 diff town, 3 FDC's, etc, plus 13 Canada ROYAL VISIT covers (2 Royal Train), various cachets/markings, mostly clean and f-v.f. Est. 100+	.....	120
223		36 covers with various PAQUEBOT MARKINGS, all RIVER DENNIS or other straight lines of questionable origin, sold as is. Est. 50+	.....	55

R.P.O. CANCELS

224		About 300 R.P.O. cancels neatly mounted in stockbook from Victorian to Elizabethan, mostly earlier and mostly SON strikes, f-v.f. A wonderful lot for the specialist. inspect. Est. 150+	.....	180
225		Over 725 RPO CANCELS on stamps or on piece, S.Q.'s to 1950's, mounted and copiously annotated on pages, incl many Western R.P.O.'s, better RF's, strikes mostly very fine and SON, inspect. Est. 250+ PHOTO	.....	325
226		Over 450 R.P.O.'s plus 60+ M.P.O.'s in stockbook, 1894-1966, cancels mostly SON with legible dates and indicia, seldom seen this nice. Est. 250+ PHOTO	.....	150
227		Over 110 R.P.O. covers/cards, 1860's-1960's incl a Cents Issue, a few S.Q.'s, mostly Admirals to 1950's, incl 9 Maritimes, 30 Quebec, 52 Ontario and 22 Western, plus 7 Railroad/Routes, a Registered, 3 Depots, an Emergency and a Royal Visit, all annotated and identified as to number, date, etc, some better incl MA193 (RF490), Q144Mc (RF500), Q151H (RF450), O250 (RF490) and O425A (RF475), wide range of frankings, destinations, etc, quality varies but generally clean and f-v.f. Inspect. Est. 500+	.....	525
228		200 cards/covers, S.Q.'s to 1980's, incl many RAILROAD RELATED with RPO cancels, picture postcards (Stations, Locomotives, Depots, Wharf, Tunnels, Bridges, Shops), etc, plus registered, advertising (some illustrated), cork cancels, etc, quality varies drastically, inspect. Est. 250+	.....	525
229		Extensive collection of over 270 diff EASTERN RPO CANCELS (Nfld, Maritimes, Quebec) incl 16 covers plus 236 duplicates, some better RF's incl 400-495 (9) and 500 (7), various train no's, directions, hammers, etc, generally clean and f-v.f. Est. 100+	.....	175
230		Over 320 diff ONTARIO RPO CANCELS incl 54 covers plus 306 duplicates, some better RF's incl 400-495 (4) and 500 (4), various train no's, directions, hammers, etc, generally clean and f-v.f. Est. 100+	.....	175
231		Over 185 diff WESTERN RPO CANCELS incl 15 covers, 2 cards plus 148 duplicates, some better RF's incl 400-495 (7) and 500 (W148a, no stamp), various train no's, directions, hammers, etc, generally clean and f-v.f. Est. 100+	.....	145
232		34 diff RAILROAD cancels (four RF400-495) incl 2 covers, 43 diff DEPOT cancels (two RF 400-495, one RF500) incl 4 covers and 6 STEAMER cancels incl one RF500 cover, generally clean and f-v.f. Est. 150+	.....	170

233		U5: Six pre-printed 1¢ blue stationery unsealed Newspaper return envelopes, various shades, clean and very fine. Est. 75+	.....	20
234		Seven POSTAL STATIONERY PROOFS incl five COMPOUND PROOFS (approx 130x80mm) each with the 4¢ and 5¢ KARSH ISSUE, 2 in violet, 3 in blue, with various printers notations, etc, plus large 1¢ green George VI and 2¢ green Karsh WRAPPER SPECIMENS, most interesting. (Webb EN71/72-P1,a,b,P84a,etc - $500+) PHOTO	.....	800
235		UA11var: 15¢ carmine air letter sheet, STAMP SHIFTED TO LEFT AND SUPERIMPOSED ON CANADA POST EMBLEM, clean and unused, very fine. Est. 50+(2001 Webb A14S2)	.....	25
236		UX9: 1¢ stationery card, cancelled by Toronto 22 JUL 90 duplex, unaddressed and stamped straight line 'RETURNED FOR/ BETTER DIRECTION', clean and very fine. Est. 75+ PHOTO	.....	25

237		VIGNETTE DIE PROOF showing larger CANADIAN COAT OF ARMS (used for the 1923 $2 bill), DIE SUNK on india (100x112mm) on LARGE CARD (151x228mm), with (die no) CANADA-B-18 and AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO OTTAWA imprint, very fine. Est. 200+ PHOTO	.....	105
238		VIGNETTE DIE PROOF showing small CANADIAN COAT OF ARMS, DIE SUNK on india (64x77mm) on LARGE CARD (151x228mm), (die no) CANADA-B--17 and AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO OTTAWA imprint, very fine. Est. 200+ PHOTO	.....	105
239		VIGNETTE DIE PROOF showing large CANADIAN COAT OF ARMS (surrounded by Mercury and Ceres), DIE SUNK on india (136x114mm) on LARGE CARD (228x151mm), (die no) CANADA-B-20 and AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO OTTAWA imprint, very fine. Est. 200+ PHOTO	.....	90
240		VIGNETTE DIE PROOF showing the PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS (from the front gate, design used for the 1911 $1 bill) DIE SUNK on india (113x75mm) on LARGE CARD (228x151mm), with caption PARLIAMENT BUILDING - OTTAWA, (die no) CANADA-B-3 and AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO OTTAWA imprint, clean and very fine. Est. 250+ PHOTO	.....	115
241		VIGNETTE DIE PROOF showing the NEW PARLIAMENT BUILDING (after the fire) DIE SUNK on india (67x86mm) on LARGE CARD (151x228mm), with (die no) CANADA-B-24 and CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY LTD imprint, clean and very fine. Est. 250+ PHOTO	.....	120
242		VIGNETTE DIE PROOF of the ORIGINAL PARLIAMENT BUILDING (before the fire) DIE SUNK on india (49x112mm) on LARGE CARD (151x227mm), with (die no) CANADA-B-6 and AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO OTTAWA imprint, clean and very fine. Est. 250+ PHOTO	.....	125
243		Large VIGNETTE of PRINCE ALBERT with decorative surround (175x250mm) with notations at bottom 'Engraved by D. Pound from a Daguerro type', signature reproduction and 'Portrait of H. R. H. Prince Albert on Sevres China by A. Ducluzeax /Exhibited in the Great Exhibition by the French Government', used for centre pieces of porcelain presented to the Royal Couple, fascinating. Est. 250+ PHOTO	.....	325