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Canada QV Leaf and Numeral Postal History, Chronological
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 62
Symbol:
Queen Victoria 10c Leaf on Wrapper to Germany, a 1c QV wrapper mailed from Halifax (roller cancel) to Berlin, Germany, uprated with a 10c Leaf issue to pay for the 1c per oz. rate. A scarce proper commercial usage of this value to a foreign destination, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 250
Opening C$ 500.00
Sold...C$ 500.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 09:58:16 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 63
Symbol: PC
1897 2c U.P.U. Postal Card to Turkey, mailed from Montréal (flag cancel) to Constantinople, Turkey (MAY.8 British Post Office receiver), then redirected on MAY.11 to Alexandria, Egypt, with MAY.18 receiver on front. Under U.P.U. regulations at this time, no additional postage was required for the redirection of mail to another country within the Union. Very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
Opening C$ 180.00
Sold...C$ 200.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 09:58:56 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 64
Symbol: Cvr
1898 6c Leaf Registered Drop Letter, a Midland Trust Co (advertising backflap) cover mailed registered (with number on back) from Port Hope (JAN.17 squared circle), franked with a single 6c QV Leaf, received a NOT CALLED FOR handstamp on FEB.28 and sent to the Dead Letter Office on MAR.1 (three c.d.s. on back). A scarce solo usage of the 6c value, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 400
Opening C$ 300.00
Sold...C$ 300.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 09:59:17 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 65
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection
1899 Mixed franking Registered Cover to Sweden, mailed from St. John, New Brunswick (FEB.7 free strike c.d.s.) to Lund, Sweden through London, England (FEB.16 oval registration transit), franked with a pair of 3c Small Queens and two 2c QV Leaf issues, for a total of 10c. Stocks of Small Queens were still being used at this time of transition. Small opening tears do not detract from this otherwise very fine cover. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
Opening C$ 140.00
Sold...C$ 140.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 09:59:44 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 66
Symbol: Cvr
1898 10c Leaf O.H.M.S. Registered Cover to England, mailed from Ottawa on (FEB.10 boxed registration datestamps) to Birmingham (FEB.19 receiver) through Liverpool (FEB.19 transit), franked with a single 10c QV Leaf, neatly tied by an Ottawa roller, paying the 5c U.P.U. letter rate plus 5c registration fee. A scarce in-period single use of this value on a very fine cover. Ex Horace Harrison (2003) and illustrated in Harrison, Arfken and Lussey's Canada's Registered Mail 1802-1909 on page 349. (Image)
Estimate $ 500
Opening C$ 600.00
Sold...C$ 600.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:00:34 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 67
Symbol: Cvr
1898 1c Illustrated Patriotic Advertising Cover, mailed from Berlin, Ontario on FEB.11 to Halifax, Nova Scotia (FEB.14 receiver), franked with a 1c QV Leaf paying the printed matter rate (cover is unsealed). The cover is lavishly illustrated in full colour for the Alpha Chemical Co. manufacturers of the United Service Shoe Blacking, with further advertising on back. Very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
Opening C$ 800.00
Sold...C$ 800.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:01:23 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 68
Symbol: PC
1898 1c Advertising Leaf Postal Card with Inverted Obliterator Bickerdike Cancel, mailed from Montréal on MAR.29 (Bickerdike Type 7 flag with inverted obliterator error) to Montréal (same day mail delivery datestamp on front), this card has illustrated advertising on front reading in part "this card will admit to the Eden Musée a member or the family to which addressed..." and back has all-over advertising for the Eden Musée and Odéon in red. Very fine, ex Robert Heasman. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
Opening C$ 475.00
Sold...C$ 475.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:02:06 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 69
Symbol: Cvr
1898 5c Rate Leaf Cover to Barbados, mailed from Summerside, P.E.I. on MAY.13 to Barbados, West Indies (MAY.28 oval receiver) through New York (MAY.15 machine transit), franked with five x 1c QV Leaf issues paying for the U.P.U. rate. Horizontal crease, opening tears on back and edge wear, still a great destination in this period. Fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 300
Opening C$ 350.00
Sold...C$ 350.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:02:57 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 70
Symbol: Cvr
1898 Double Weight Registered Leaf Cover, a 1c stationery cover mailed on JUN.29 (Montréal squared circle precursor free strike) to Montréal, uprated with a 10c QV Leaf single, neatly tied by a Montréal roller cancel, paying the elusive 11c triple weight drop registered rate. Very fine, ex Don Shorting. (Image)
Estimate $ 500
Opening C$ 475.00
Sold...C$ 475.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:03:59 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 71
Symbol: Cvr
1898 10c Registered Cross Border Advertising Cover, mailed from Chatham, Ontario on AUG.19 (inner broken circle datestamp) to New York, through Hamilton (AUG.20) and Buffalo (AUG.22), franked with a single 10c QV Leaf issue overpaying the 3c postage rate plus 5c registration rate by 2c. A nice yellow "The Beehive Wall Paper and Window Blinds" advertising cover. Very fine. Ex Carnegie Institute (1981) (Image)
Estimate $ 350
Opening C$ 110.00
Sold...C$ 250.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:04:22 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 72
Symbol: PC
1898 Illustrated Advertising Private Postcard, mailed from Brockville, Ontario on AUG.31 (Type I squared circle) to Kingston (SEP.1 receiver c.d.s. on front), franked with a 1c QV Numeral issue affixed in a printed stamp collar, illustrated with a mast of red and blue flags, advertising Gowans Kent & Co. in Toronto. Back has all-over text. Bit of edge wear, still very fine and attractive. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 100.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:04:56 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 73
Symbol: Cvr
1898 10c U.P.U. Registered Rate Cover to Tasmania, a 1c green QV stationery cover mailed from Upper Stewiacke Nova Scotia on SEP.12 (c.d.s.) to Oatlands, Tasmania (NOV.26 receiver on front), through Halifax (SEP.12), Montréal (SEP.14), Vancouver (SEP.19), Sydney N.S.W. (Oct.21). The cover was then sent to the Tasmanian Dead Letter Office on FEB.17.1899 and finally to the Ottawa D.L.O. on APR.5.1899. Franking is made up of QV Leaf and Numerals paying a total of 10c (5c U.P.U. rate and 5c registration fee). A very fine and well travelled cover to a scarce destination. Tasmania was a British Colony from 1856 to 1901 at which time it joined five other colonies to form the Commonwealth of Australia. (Image)
Estimate $ 500
Opening C$ 350.00
Sold...C$ 325.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:05:53 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 74
Symbol: Cvr
1898 Triple Weight Registered Numeral Cover, mailed from Montréal on SEP.24 (squared circle precursor free strike) to St John, New Brunswick (SEP.26 receiver), franked with the unusual combination of a pair of 6c QV Numeral plus a 2c purple QV Numeral paying the 9c triple domestic letter rate plus 5c registration fee. Light edge wrinkles (normal for heavy covers), still a very fine and early Numeral cover. (Image)
Estimate $ 250
Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 130.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:06:35 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 75
Symbol: Cvr
1898 6c Numeral Cover to England, corner card cover mailed from Toronto on OCT.31 (Bickerdike Type 8 flag cancel) to London, England with "via New York" endorsement and NOV.11 receiver on back, franked with a single 6c Numeral issue. Very fine and a scarce single use of this value. (Image)
Estimate $ 400
Opening C$ 120.00
Sold...C$ 275.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:07:30 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 76
Symbol: Cvr
1898 10c Registered Rate Cover to Brazil, a 2c QV stationery cover mailed from Berlin, Ontario on OCT.5 to Sao Paulo, Brazil (NOV.4 receiver) through Toronto (OCT.5), New York (OCT.7 and where registration label was affixed) and Rio de Janeiro (OCT.31). The cover was uprated with two each of the ½c, 1c and 2c Queen Victoria Leaf issues, paying a total of 10c (5c U.P.U. rate plus 5c registration). Very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 250
Opening C$ 600.00
Sold...C$ 600.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:08:28 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 77
Symbol: Cvr
1898 8c Mixed Franking Registered Cross Border Advertising Cover, mailed from Chatham, Ontario on DEC.14 (inner broken circle datestamp) to New York, through Buffalo (DEC.16), franked with a 6c QV Leaf and a 2c purple QV Numeral, paying the 3c postage rate plus 5c registration rate. A nice yellow "The Beehive Wall Paper and Window Blinds" advertising cover. Very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
Opening C$ 120.00
Sold...C$ 120.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:09:08 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 78
Symbol: PC
1898 I.O.O.F. Improperly Rated Private Postcard, mailed locally at Knowlton, Québec on DEC.7 (broken circle ties stamp), this Independent Order of Foresters dues private postcard is franked with a ½c Numeral issue, but should have been franked 1c, still was accepted without penalty. Light corner creases, still a scarce single use of this issue and very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 200
Opening C$ 80.00
Sold...C$ 80.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:09:46 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 79
Symbol: Cvr
1899 7c Registered Illustrated Advertising Cover, mailed from Barrie APR.15 to Toronto (APR.17 receiver) and franked with 1c and 6c QV Numerals on an illustrated cover depicting the Simcoe Hotel, with horse and carriage, etc. Ever so slightly reduced at top, still very fine and ex Greene (with his handstamp on back) and Anders. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
Opening C$ 225.00
Sold...C$ 225.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:10:30 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 80
Symbol: Cvr
1899 7c Registered Cross Border Cover Re-Directed to France, mailed from Victoria, British Columbia on JUN.28 to San Francisco, California, where a Paris, France forwarding address label was probably affixed. New York City JUL.10 oval registration transit (plus registration label affixed to front of cover) and clear Paris, Rue Meissonier JUL.19 receiver. The cover is franked with a 2c QV Numeral and 5c QV Leaf, properly paying the cross border registration rate. A very fine example showing that the current U.P.U. regulations did not require additional postage to forward letters, even, in this case, to France, where it would have cost 10c to send directly. (Image)
Estimate $ 500
Opening C$ 350.00
Sold...C$ 350.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:11:13 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 81
Symbol: Cvr
1899 Quintuple Empire Registered Rate Cover to New Zealand, mailed from Yorkville, Ontario on AUG.30 (c.d.s.) to Auckland, New Zealand (SEP.26 receiver), endorsed "via San Francisco", through Toronto (AUG.30), Windsor (AUG.31) and Chicago (SEP.1), then received a San Francisco registration label. The cover is franked with a total of 15c (mix of Numeral and Provisional issues) paying 5 times the Empire rate plus registration fee. Overall light aging and stamps have edge toning, still a scarce Numeral rate / destination cover. (Image)
Estimate $ 200
Opening C$ 200.00
Sold...C$ 200.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:11:57 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 82
Symbol: Cvr
1899 12c Cross Border Registered AR Rate Cover, mailed from Montréal on AUG.9 (squared circle precursor free strike) to New Orleans (AUG.13 receiver on front) through New York (faint AUG.10 transit on back), franked with a 2c purple QV Numeral and pair 5c QV Numerals (stamps have faults), paying 2c postage, 5c registration and 5c AR fee. Overall aging, edge and backflap tears, still a very rare cover and early use of the AR service in Canada, with only a handful recorded in the Victorian era (mostly Small Queen covers). (Image)
Estimate $ 1,000
Opening C$ 550.00
Sold...C$ 550.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:12:37 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 83
Symbol: Cvr
1899 "Green Stamp" Registered Special Delivery Cover, a 1c green QV stationery envelope mailed Berlin, Ontario on AUG.16 (c.d.s. in violet) to Magnetawan, uprated with six green issues of the period, with 2c Small Queen, 2c Jubilee, 1c Leaf, 1c Numeral, 5c Registered Letter Stamp and 10c Special Delivery (the scarcer deep blue green shade). Backstamps include Burk's Falls (AUG.17), a North Bay RPO (AUG.17) and Magnetawan AUG.18 receiver. A very attractive and pristine philatelic cover. (Image)
Estimate $ 300
Opening C$ 450.00
Sold...C$ 450.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:13:15 EST
Sold For 450
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 84
Symbol: Cvr
1899 7c Registered Cover to Natal, South Africa, mailed from Minnedosa, Manitoba on AUG.28 (c.d.s. on back) to Natal, South Africa (Durban OCT.7 receiver) through a Manitoba RPO (AUG.28), Montréal (AUG.30 squared circle precursor) and London, England (SEP.11 red oval transit on front). The cover is franked with three 2c purple QV Numerals and a 1c QV Leaf paying the registered Imperial Penny Postage letter rate, effective DEC.25.1898. Tiny edge faults, still very fine and ex Horace Harrison (2003). (Image)
Estimate $ 400
Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 275.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:14:02 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 85
Symbol: Cvr
1899 20c Triple U.P.U. Registered Cover to Germany, mailed from Three Rivers, Québec on SEP.19 (broken circle free strike) to Leipzig, Germany (part receiver) through Montréal (SEP.20 squared circle precursor), franked with two pairs of the 5c QV Numeral issues paying the 15c triple U.P.U. rate plus 5c registration fee. Usual edge wear due to weight of contents, still a scarce rate cover. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
Opening C$ 150.00
Sold...C$ 150.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:14:34 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 86
Symbol: Cvr
1899 2c Double Printed Matter rate Cover to Costa Rica, mailed from St. Lambert Montréal, LC on OCT.13 (free strike broken circle) to San José, Costa Rica, through New Orleans (Oct.16 machine transit on back). The unsealed backflap cover is franked with a 2c carmine QV Numeral issue, paying the double weight 2c printed matter rate. Very fine and scarce rate / destination combination. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
Opening C$ 90.00
Sold...C$ 80.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:15:27 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 87
Symbol: Cvr
1899 Illustrated Advertising Cover, Mailed Shortpaid for the Circular Rate, mailed by Henry Hechler in Halifax, Nova Scotia on OCT.4 to himself in Halifax, endorsed "Circular" and franked with a ½c QV Numeral (cover is unsealed) which should have been 1c. The cover is a multi-colour advertising for the Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibition, which had already been held. Bit of toning on stamp, still a very fine cover. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
Opening C$ 60.00
Sold...C$ 60.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:15:51 EST
Sold For 60
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 88
Symbol: Cvr
1899 Shortpaid Cover to Egypt with Postage Due Stamps, mailed from Ottawa on NOV.11 (Type I squared circle) to Alexandria, Egypt (NOV.28 receiver), re-directed to Cairo. The cover was mailed with a single 2c carmine QV Numeral and was taxed "T15" for a short payment of 3c, with 1m and a 2m Egyptian Postage Due stamps added in Cairo, cancelled on DEC.12. The U.P.U. letter rate was 5c until 1907, when it was reduced to 2c. Very fine and rare, ex John Siverts. (Image)
Estimate $ 750
Opening C$ 600.00
Sold...C$ 600.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:16:33 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 89
Symbol: Cvr
1900 2c Numeral Cover to the United States with a US Special Delivery Stamp, an illustrated hotel advertising cover mailed from Toronto on FEB.17 (Bickerdike Type 8 flag cancel) to Cincinnati, Ohio (faint receiver on back), franked with a 2c carmine QV Numeral plus a 10c US Special Delivery stamp, the latter was cancelled with a 4-line purple handstamp reading "On delivery of this letter, Carrier will / please obtain this envelope and name of / mailing Post Office and return to Super- / intendent of Carriers" in purple. A scarce early use of this service, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 350
Opening C$ 475.00
Sold...C$ 475.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:17:01 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 90
Symbol: Cvr
1900 2c Empire Rate Illustrated Cover to Belize, mailed from Montréal on FEB.17 (Bickerdike machine cancel) to Belize, British Honduras (DEB.25 receiver), endorsed "Via New Orleans", with New Orleans FEB.20 machine transit. Franking is a pair of 1c QV Numerals, paying the recently adopted 2c Empire rate. A lovely cover depicting an angel riding a bicycle, with bicycle and sporting goods shop corner card, couple of wrinkles and tears on backflap, still very fine and an exotic destination. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
Opening C$ 60.00
Sold...C$ 60.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:17:27 EST
Sold For 60
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 91
Symbol: Cvr
1900 7c Empire Registered Rate Numeral Cover to Singapore, a 1c QV stationery envelope mailed from St. Roch de Québec (FEB.9 c.d.s. free strike) to Singapore, Straits Settlements (MAR.18 receiver) through Québec City (FEB.9 transit) and London, England (FEB.22 oval registration transit). The cover was uprated with a single 6c QV Numeral to pay for the 2c Imperial Penny Postage rate plus the 5c registration fee. Combinations or uprating were necessary to pay this rate until the 7c Numeral was issues in December 1902. Very fine and ex Horace Harrison (2000) and Don Shorting. (Image)
Estimate $ 750
Opening C$ 475.00
Sold...C$ 475.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:18:30 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 92
Symbol: Cvr
1900 25c Quadruple Weight Registered U.P.U. Cover to Germany, mailed from Kingston on FEB.13 to Leipzig, Germany (FEB.27 receiver) through London, England (red oval registration transit), franked with a block of four of the 6c QV Leaf issue, plus a 2c Jubilee and pair of ½c Small Queens, all paying 4 times the weight rate (20c) plus registration fee of 5c, thus an overpayment of 2c. Very fine and attractive, with the rare presence of a 6c Leaf block of four on cover. (Image)
Estimate $ 400
Opening C$ 180.00
Sold...C$ 225.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:19:43 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 93
Symbol: Cvr
1900 5c U.P.U. Rate Cover to New South Wales, mailed from West Bay, Nova Scotia on MAR.24 to New South Wales, with Vancouver APR.2 transit, franked with five 1c QV Numerals, very fine. Australia joined the Penny Postage scheme on May 25, 1903. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
Opening C$ 90.00
Sold...C$ 90.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:20:09 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 94
Symbol: Cvr
1900 1c Numeral Printed Matter Rate Cover to Peru, mailed from Westmount, Québec in 1900 (month and day illegible, but probably in March) to Lima, Peru with MAY.18 receiver, through New York (MAR.21 transit machine), then received two boxed handstamps: "REBUT" and "NON RECLAMÉ", then sent to U.S. Dead Letter Office (JUL.6.1901 receiver) and Ottawa D.L.O. (JUL.19.1901) receiver. The cover is franked with a 1c QV Numeral, paying for the printed matter rate (backflap has re-sealed since then). A very fine cover which was in transit for at least 16 months. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
Opening C$ 190.00
Sold...C$ 190.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:20:41 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 95
Symbol: Cvr
1900 5c Numeral Cover to Italy, Re-Directed to Switzerland and Belgium, mailed from Ottawa on APR.28 to Rome, Italy (squared circle receiver, endorsed "By New York"), forwarded to Lucerne, Switzerland (MAY.28 receivers), then to Brussels, Belgium (MAY 29 receiver), received a bilingual boxed "Trouvé à la Boite" and then sent back to Canada from Brussels on AUG.18, through London, England (SEP.10 red transit) and finally arrived to the Ottawa Dead Letter Office on OCT.14. A few wrinkles do not detract from this interesting cover that travelled to 6 countries in 6 months. (Image)
Estimate $ 250
Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 130.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:21:32 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 96
Symbol: Cvr
1900 15c Registered Double Weight Cover to France, a 2c provisional stationery envelope mailed from Ottawa on MAY.1 to Toulouse, France with MAY.12 receiver, through London, England (MAY.10 oval transit). The cover is uprated with a 5c and an 8c QV Numeral totaling 15c, paying for double the U.P.U. letter rate plus 5c registration. Scarce overseas use of the 8c issue, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 350
Opening C$ 120.00
Sold...C$ 120.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:22:12 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 97
Symbol: Cvr
1900 10c Double U.P.U. Rate Cover to New South Wales, mailed from Winnipeg, Manitoba on JUL.7 to New South Wales (Sydney AUG.4 receiver, forwarded to Newton and received there same day), franked with a 10c QV Numeral paying the double weight rate, very fine. Australia joined the Penny Postage scheme on May 25, 1903. (Image)
Estimate $ 200
Opening C$ 300.00
Sold...C$ 300.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:23:27 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 98
Symbol: Cvr
1900 10c Registered U.P.U. Rate Cover to New South Wales, mailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on AUG.22 to New South Wales (OCT.1 receiver), through Montréal (AUG.23 squared circle precursor), Windsor, Ontario (AUG.25), Chicago (AUG.26) and San Francisco (AUG.30, where it received a registration label on front). The cover is franked with a pair of 5c QV Numerals paying the 5c postage plus 5c registration fee. Very fine. Australia joined the Penny Postage scheme on May 25, 1903. (Image)
Estimate $ 300
Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 170.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:24:14 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 99
Symbol: Cvr
1900 1c Printed Matter Rate Cover to Sweden, mailed from Montréal on OCT.25 (Bickerdike Type 8 flag cancel) to Overum, Sweden with JAN.9.1901 receiver, the cover received a purple boxed "Inconnu" plus a purple boxed "Retur" and was mailed back to the Ottawa Dead Letter Office (FEB.4.1901 oval receiver). There is interestingly a Montréal carrier datestamp dated FEB.1 on back. At some point the cover was taxed with various rates plus a boxed "T", possibly because the (missing) backflap was partially stuck, thus negating the requirements for passing as a printed matter rate. A very fine cover which was in transit for 102 days. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
Opening C$ 60.00
Sold...C$ 100.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:24:56 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 100
Symbol: Cvr
1900 15c Double Weight Registered Cover to Italy, mailed from St. Catharines, Ontario on NOV.12 to Sicily, Italy (NOV.25 Catania squared circle receiver), through Hamilton (NOV.12) and London, England (NOV.21). Franking is made up of a 6c Small Queen plus 18x ½c QV Numerals (stamps on both sides of cover), making up the 15c double weight registered rate. Toning on one stamp, still a very fine cover. Ex Don Shorting. (Image)
Estimate $ 350
Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 170.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:25:33 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 101
Symbol: Cvr
1900 2c Stationery Cover to Turks Islands, mailed from Ottawa on NOV.12 (Type 8 Bickerdike flag machine) to Grand Turk Island, West Indies (NOV.26 receiver on front) through New York (NOV.14 machine transit on back). An exotic destination to illustrate the 2c Empire rate, with negligible toning spots, still very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
Opening C$ 60.00
Sold...C$ 60.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:26:50 EST
Sold For 60
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 102
Symbol: Cvr
1900 10c Registered Rate Cover to Surinam, a 2c provisional stationery envelope mailed Halifax, Nova Scotia on DEC.10 to Paramaribo, Surinam with JAN.1.1901 receiver, through New York (DEC.12 transits) where it received a New York registration label. The cover is uprated with a 1c, 2c carmine and 5c QV Numerals, for a total of 10c, being 5c U.P.U. letter rate and 5c registration. Very fine, and a very scarce destination. Ex Don Shorting. (Image)
Estimate $ 750
Opening C$ 300.00
Sold...C$ 300.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:27:51 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 103
Symbol: Cvr
1901 15c Double Weight Registered U.P.U. Rate Numeral Cover to Belgium, a 2c QV stationery envelope mailed from Montréal (FEB.27 squared circle precursor free strikes) to Brussels, Belgium (oval datestamp receiver), through London, England (MAR.11 red transit). The envelope is uprated with enough QV Numeral issues to total 15c, paying double the weight rate plus the 5c registration fee. Very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
Opening C$ 160.00
Sold...C$ 160.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:28:19 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 104
Symbol: Cvr
1901 11c Triple Rate Registered Cross Border Numeral Cover, mailed from Winnipeg on FEB.26 to Iowa City, Iowa (MAR.2 receiver) through St. Paul, Minn. (FEB.28 registration transit). The franking is made up of a single 1c and pair of ½c QV Numerals, paying the triple letter weight rate plus 5c registration fee. Very fine, with Bank of British North America red wax seal. (Image)
Estimate $ 350
Opening C$ 225.00
Sold...C$ 225.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:29:14 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 105
Symbol: Cvr
1901 9c Double Weight Registered Illustrated Domestic Cover, a lovely J.C. Wilson (Paper Makers) multi-coloured winter sports (Hockey and Curling) illustrated cover mailed from Montréal (APR.27 squared circle precursor free strike) to London, Ontario (APR.29 receiver). Franking is made up with a 5c and two 2c QV Numerals, paying double the weight rate plus registration fee. A very fine cover. (Image)
Estimate $ 250
Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 225.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:30:07 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 106
Symbol: Cvr
1901 2c Empire Numeral Cover to England, Re-Directed to Italy with Italian Postage Due Stamps, mailed from Toronto (JUN.28 Die C Exposition flag machine cancel) to London, England (JUL.6 receiver), re-directed to Milan, Italy on JUL.8 (London despatch on front) with Milan and Rome backstamps. The 2c QV Numeral franking was sufficient for the travel to London, but the Italian Post Office affixed 15c (equivalent to 3c) in postage due stamps to charge the addressee the difference for a 5c letter rate to Italy. Under U.P.U. regulations, double-deficiency charges did not apply to letters correctly prepaid to their original destinations. A few minor wrinkles, still an interesting cover with Milan Grand Hotel advertising handstamp on back. (Image)
Est $ 250
Opening C$ 150.00
Sold...C$ 150.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:31:05 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 107
Symbol: Cvr
1901 2c Numeral Illustrated Advertising Cover, an all-over multi-coloured advertising cover depicting a buffalo on a globe, fancy buildings, etc., apparently for the Pan American Exposition of 1901, with "Raynor Hubbell Stamp Co. Ellicott Square" at lower right corner. Mailed from Fort Erie Ontario on AUG.12 to Trenton, New York, with Buffalo transit and New York AUG.13 receiver. Very fine and lovely. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
Opening C$ 325.00
Sold...C$ 325.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:31:39 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 108
Symbol: PC
1901 1c Leaf Postal Card to China, Re-Directed to Austria, back of card has a pasted view of Hotel Lake Louise, mailed from Banff, Alberta on AUG.2 to an Austrian Consulate in Shanghai, China, with Shanghai Local Post SEP.4 receiver and Shanghai German Post Office receiver on same day, through Vancouver (AUG.5 transit duplex). The address was then crossed-out and card mailed to Pola, Austria, where it arrived on OCT.9. The 1c card is uprated with a 2c QV Numeral. A scarce postal card, very fine and ex "Jura" (2007). (Image)
Estimate $ 350
Opening C$ 60.00
Sold...C$ 500.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:32:54 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 109
Symbol: Cvr
1901 and 1902 Two Different Rate Covers to Newfoundland, first mailed AUG.5.1901 Paris, Ontario to Bonavista (AUG.11 receiver), through Hamilton (AUG.6) and St. John's (AUG.10), franked with a block of four of the ½c QV Leas paying the 2c Empire rate. Second mailed registered NOV.19.1902 Shelburne, Nova Scotia to Bonavista (NOV.24 receiver) through Halifax (NOV.20), and two different RPOs, franked with 9c worth of QV Numerals, paying the double weight letter rate plus registration fee. Both covers very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 200
Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 100.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:33:45 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 110
Symbol: Cvr
1901 2c Empire Rate Numeral Cover to St. Helena, mailed from St. Stephen, New Brunswick (OCT.16 c.d.s.) to the island of St. Helena (in the Southern Atlantic Ocean) with a November receiver on front. 2c franking pays for the 2c Empire rate. Missing its backflap, still a very fine appearing cover to an exceedingly rare destination. (Image)
Estimate $ 250
Opening C$ 120.00
Sold...C$ 120.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 10:34:30 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 43
Lot No: 111
Symbol: Cvr
1901 5c U.P.U. Letter Rate Numeral Cover to Guadeloupe, a 3c QV stationery envelope mailed from Halifax on NOV.30 to Pointe à Pitre, Guadeloupe with DEC.12 receiver on back. The cover is uprated with a 2c carmine QV Numeral, paying the 5c U.P.U. letter rate. A very fine cover to a rare destination. (Image)
