1860 2½p Dull Rose, No Watermark, Perf 14 Appealing used pair with better centering than normally seen, bright fresh colour, showing a centrally struck oval grid "10" (William's Creek) in upright position, VF (Image)

Cat. Value 700 $

1871 50c on 3p Violet, Perf 14 Bright fresh mint single, centered a bit low but perforations well clear of design on three sides and showing an unusually full, dull streaky original gum associated with DLR printing of that time period; a nice stamp, Fine OG (Image)

Cat. Value 1800 $

1869 5c on 3p Bright Red, Perf 12½ A well centered unused example with bright colour on fresh paper, some uncleared perf discs as often seen, F-VF (Image)

Cat. Value 2000 $

1862 (September) Bluish envelope "Per United States Mail via New York", showing faint large oval Post Office "Coat of Arms" Victoria, V.I. handstamp (R. Lowe HS-4) denoting 2½p colonial postage had been paid for leaving the colony of Vancouver Island, San Francisco 22 SEP 1862 transit, rated "1/2½" to collect in England (equal to 24 cent rate from California to UK), London OC 30 62 CDS in red and Stonehouse OC 30 62 arrival CDS backstamps; overall light wrinkling but a very scarce cover which either travelled via Panama or through the Wells, Fargo route via Salt Lake City (Butterfield's southern route being closed due to ongoing American Civil War), Fine and rare (Image)

Estimate 250 $

Wells, Fargo & Co. "Victoria, Vancouver Island" printed in frank in black on white envelope in clean condition to San Francisco, showing clear Simon Leiser Commission Merchant, importer of General Merchandise Victoria, B.C. advert handstamp on back, bearing 3c orange Small Queen, Montreal printing, perf 12 tied by light Wells, Fargo & Co SEP 8 Victoria cancel in violet (R. Lowe HS-34), paying the 3c letter rate (effective February 1875), VF and attractive (Image)

Estimate 300 $

1870s Wells, Fargo & Co. Paid "Over Our California and Coast Routes. Victoria, Vancouver Island" paste-up white envelope bearing a nicely centered and lightly cancelled 6c yellow brown, Montreal printing, perf 11½x12 block of four, tear on top left stamp and a single tied by oval Well, Fargo & Co. with Victoria (undated) handstamp in blue, same-ink oval PAID marking alongside. A rare usage of Small Queen multiple from British Columbia and in remarkable state of preservation, VF (Unitrade 39b)

The oval Well, Fargo & Co. / Victoria handstamp, listed in Robson Lowe handbook as HS-34 has been reported without date within the oval in 1873 - the same year when the Montreal printings, perf 11½x12 came into use. (Image)

Estimate 1000 $