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| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Cat No. |
Lot Description |
|
| 1523 |
CVR |
34 |
 1882 ½c grey-black Small Queen an exceptionally well centered strip of 5 and a single postmarked with a scarce
Railway Post office hammer (Mont & ? M.C.) Sep 25 1895 with a carrier and a Montreal backstamp. Very fine in all respects. |
Est. 100
SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1524 |
CVR |
34 |
 ½c black Small Queen cancelled by segmented cork cancel (looks like a crown) on cover from Taylor correspondence
paying the unofficial ½c circular/printed matter rate in Moncton, N.B. Although not dated, this is an early use of this stamp (docketed 1883), some peripheral toning but still fine. |
Scott $ 300
SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1525 |
CVR |
34/41 |
 Five interesting Small Queen covers including #34 ½¢ black block of six to New York, Pair of #34 ½¢ black paying
the 1¢ drop letter rate to Truro, Nova Scotia, #35 1¢ yellow paying the 1¢ drop letter rate to Stouffville with nice Barrister corner card on backflap, 3¢ vermilion (oxidized) Winnipeg (squared circle precursor SP 14 1892) to Hochstudt, Manitoba, and
3¢ orange-red tied by fancy cancel from Dalhousie Mills UC Feb 1st 77 to Toronto. Overall condition is fine-very fine. (Scan a)
(Scan b)
(Scan c)
(Scan d)
(All Scans) |
Est. $ 200
SOLD for $105.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1526 |
CVR |
35/41 |
 Small Queens Illustrated covers of Montreal Buildings, lovely group of 9 including illustration of Old Montreal
buildings (4), Windsor hotel, manufacturing plants (3) and Montreal Business College, all used from Montreal (one from St. Henri de Montreal with possible unofficial duplex?) and includes 1c rate (2), 2c rate, 3c rate (5) and 6c rate (pair of 3c),
fine-very fine and attractive. (Scan a)
(Scan b)
(Scan c)
(Scan d)
(Scan e)
(Scan f)
(Scan g)
(Scan h)
(All Scans) |
Est. $ 500
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1527 |
CVR |
35d |
 1870 1c orange Small Queen Perf 11½ strip of 3 from montreal NO 27 1874, very fine. |
Est. $ 75
SOLD for $30.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1528 |
CVR |
37 |
 3c Small Queen cover from Watsons Corners CW dated FE 20 77 and addressed to Toronto. Stamp is tied by light strike
of the rare hand-made 2-ring 4. Corner fault on cover and stamp is a bit oxidized but a rare postmark missing from most 2-ring collections, fine. (Scan a) |
Est. $ 300
SOLD for $95.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1529 |
CVR |
37, 41 |
 Four 3¢ Small Queen illustrated advertising covers including Rossmore House, Cornwall squared circle OC 18 1894,
J.H. & N. Johnson, Newmarket, Ontario FE 26 1877 to Armadale, James Popham Boots and Shoes all over advertising, Montreal duplex JA 6 1885 to Woodstock, and Louis Breithaupt & Co. Berlin, Ontario MY 23 1885 to Woodstock. Slightly cut down otherwise
fine-very fine. (Scan a)
(Scan b)
(Scan c)
(All Scans) |
Est. $ 150
SOLD for $145.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1530 |
CVR |
37a |
 3c rose Small Queen, tied by fancy segmented cork cancel on registered cover front paying the 3c domestic letter
rate with 2c registration fee paid in cash, from Brantford, Ont SP.21 1871, clean and very fine. An elusive rate. |
Est. 75
SOLD for $45.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1531 |
CVR |
39, 41 |
 Three registered Small Queen covers including #41 3c vermilion (oxidized) and #F2 5 c green on yellow cover from
Ravenshaw Ont (SP 12 1893) to Montreal (squared circle precursor receiver dated SP 14 1893), #39d 6c brown and #F1b 2c rose carmine (torn and oxidized) on cover from Hull (JU 5 1876) to Ross Post Office. #41 3c vermilion (pair) and #F1b 2c rose
carmine on cover from Montreal (OC 15 1889) to St. John NB. Generally fine but with a few cover faults. |
Est. $ 150
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1532 |
CVR |
39b |
 1872 6c light brown Small Queen, Perf 11½ x 12, on mourning cover from Toronto, MR 18 1879. An attractive
envelope. (Scan a) |
Est. $ 100
SOLD for $45.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1533 |
CVR |
40a |
 1887 10c magenta Small Queen, Montreal printing, perf 12, tied by grid cancel to cover from Laflamme correspondence
paying the UPU 5c rate plus 5c surtax from West Winchester, Ont. OC 12 1887 to Cocanada, India, via Morrisburg, Ottawa, London (OC 29), Sea Post Office (NO 10) finally arriving in Cocanada on NO 26, fine-very fine but with repairs to edge at top and
opened on 3 sides for display but still an attractive cover to an exotic destination. Accompanied by 2007 Greene Foundation certificate. |
Unitrade C$ 500
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1534 |
CVR |
41, etc |
 Five DEAD LETTER OFFICE handstamps on four Small Queen and one Edward cover, 1877 to 1909 including 3¢ Small Queen
Toronto re-directed to Orangeville with two "Not Called For" handstamps and two different DLO handstamps, 3¢ Small Queen (oxidized) Toronto to Glengarry, with manuscript Returned for better address" with Rivière Raisin and DLO backstamps, 3¢ Small
Queen on #10 cover from Ottawa SP 19 1881 to Renfrew and re-directed many times ending up in Dead Letter Office DE 7 1881, 3¢ and pair of 2¢ Small Queens on registered cover from St. John, NB with "Dead" notation on front and two different DLO
backstamps, 5¢ blue Edward pair and 1¢ green Edward on oversized registered 1909 cover from Ottawa to Toronto. with "Taken to address/by Letter Carrier", "Not at Address" and "Not Called For" handstamps. A nice lot of covers, fine-very fine. |
Est. $ 200
SOLD for $125.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1535 |
CVR |
74ii |
 1898 ½c black Numeral, strip of 4 with 2nd stamp showing the major re-entry, tied by cds cancels to cover
paying the 2c letter rate from Alliston, Ont. JU 13 1901 to Toronto with same day arrival backstamp, trivial toning on some perf tips but still very fine and a scarce variety to locate on cover. Accompanied by 2008 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. |
Unitrade C$ 350
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1536 |
CVR |
90 |
 2c Edward on cover with Dresden duplex Jan 9, 1911 to Toronto, with green label " Forwarded by the United
States Express Co. from Dresden, Ontario ". Label on reverse (missing a corner), quite scarce from this town, cover has some faults, overall fine. (Scan a) |
Est. $ 150
SOLD for $60.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1537 |
CVR |
90 |
 1903 2c carmine Edward, two singles used on cover additionally franked with United States 10c Special Delivery
stamp used from Vancouver MY 13 1908 to Sacremento, California. Once it entered the United States, it was expedited under the special delivery system by train via the Portland to San Francisco railway line and arrived in Sacramento on May 17,
reduced at left and some other faults but still a fine and interesting cover. |
Est. $ 125
SOLD for $65.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1538 |
CVR |
106/117 |
 1923 Registered MILITARY MEDAL mailing envelope with 2¢ red, 5¢ purple (torn corner) and 10¢ blue Admiral
precancelled in Ottawa on 1923 cover mailed to a Private in Montreal. Return address is Secretary, Militia Council (Director of Records) Militia Headquarters, Ottawa, ON. Opening tears, else a fine cover. (Scan a) |
Est. $ 125
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1539 |
CVR |
146-148 |
 1927 5¢-20¢ Historical Issue set of three first day covers with Diamond Jubilee flag cancels, dated Halifax JUL 2
1927. F-VF, with a light stain on 20¢ cover. Although not the official date of issues, these are believed to be the first day usages for Halifax. (Scan a) |
Est. $ 200
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1540 |
CVR |
175, 195, 200, C3 |
 1935 55c rate Arch and Medallion airmail cover to Colombia, franked with 20c Harvester (2), 1c and 8c Medallion
plus 6c on 5c Airmail, mailed from Toronto MR 25 1935 to Colombia via Miami and airmail to Colombia via Pan American Airways to Baranquilla. Portion of backflap missing but still a lovely cover. |
Est. $ 175
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1541 |
CVR |
208iii |
 1934 3c Cartier pair with "hairline from hand" variety on left stamp, used on JA 14 1935 first flight cover from
Winnipeg to Norway House, Manitoba, very fine. |
Unitrade C$ 75
SOLD for $28.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1542 |
CVR |
1250ii |
 1989 38c Regiments First Day Covers of the four inscription positions, seldom offered as a matched set, very fine. |
Unitrade C$ 440
SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction |
