Sale No: 26
Lot No: 591
Symbol: ENV
Cat No: Collection
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1917 #MR4 2+1¢ War Tax tied by Toronto Help to Win the war slogan (OCT 4 1917) to Lt Conn Smuth, Stockport, England, receiver machine cancel (O¢ 27), redirected "6th Squadron RF¢ France", censor 2988, reverse with Field Post Office H4 (A 2 NO 17), ms notation "Missing Lt John B Mulvry", purple boxed "Present Location Uncertain E.E. *S.R.( APS", and returned to Canada, "Dead Letter Branch Ottawa (AM DE 7 17) cancel type OTT 3b-a2, and purple "3" carrier hs on reverse. Lt Conn Smyth was the OHA hockey champion, enlisted during WWI with 2nd Ottawa Battery, 8th Brigade, later transferred to 40th Sportsmen Battery, transferred overseas Feb 1916, involved in Ypres near Somme, earning a Military Cross, later transferring to RFC in 1917. Smyth served as an airborne observer and was shot down by the Germans, imprisoned at Schweidnitz in Upper Sliesia. He tried to escape twice and failed, ending up in solitary confinement, and released as a POW at the end of the war. He returned to Canada bought the St. Pats hocket team, renamed them the Toronto Maple Leafs, served as their coach and general manager. He built the Maple Leaf Gardens on Carlton Street and supervised the construction of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He won the Stanley Cup eight times. and the Conn Smythe trophy would be named after him, honouring the most valuable player. A pretty nice POW military cover too. (Image)
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Opening C$ 500.00
Sold...C$ 500.00
Closed..May-15-2022, 17:48:53 EST
Sold For 500
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