1897 WHALEY & ROYCE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, TORONTO, overall brown illustrated adv showing Trumpets + French Horns + Trombones on back of cover and a Witmer Trumpet Mouthpiece on front, #41 franked cover dated FEB8,1897, a rarity, VF est ($200+ US) (Image)

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1897 MINING CAMP LETTER from GREENWOOD-CITY-BC, #53 Jubilee pays the USA letter rate on cover with a lenthy enclosed letter date-lined GREENWOOD-CITY on OCT19,1897), from Emma Parker who was a cook at the Wellington Mining Camp in Greenwood City, the letter was hand carried to GRANDE-FORKS-BC where it was mailed on OCT 20th, addressed to DALLAS-OREGON with arrival OCT 23rd, the addressee had left and the letter was forwarded to WOODS-OREGON arriving OCT 26th, an interesting letter from a historic BC mining town, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1897 OTTAWA IMPERIAL FLAG CANCEL, Richardson Flag #1-10 with a superb impression, on a #53 Jubilee franked cover dated SEP4,1897 and addressed to YARMOUTH-NS, nice embossed BANK of MONTREAL logo on backflap, VF ($35+ US) (Image)

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1897 OTTAWA IMPERIAL JUBILEE FLAG CANCEL, Richardson #4-9 superb 6-stroke flag with hub-z, on a Jubilee #51-52 franked Canada Finance Dept cover dated JUL5,1897 and addressed to ST-JOHN-WEST-NB, small cover trim at bottom, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1897 YELVERTON-ONT REGISTERED (1871-1914 Durham Cty), split ring h/s dated NOV1,1897 with a combination Small Queen #35 (pair) and Jubilee #53 (pair) to pay the 8¢ registered letter rate, addressed to TORONTO with a PETERBORO-ONT transit, a scarce Ontario town cancel and good Jubilee franking, VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1901 PORT-CARLING-ONT SPECIAL DELIVERY, Numeral Issue #77 and #E1 pays the 2¢ letter rate + 10¢ special delivery fee, on cover dated JUL27,1901 to TORONTO with same day delivery, backflap has been removed, a scarce early special delivery and F-VF ($100+ US) (Image)

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1907OTTAWA ½¢ BULK RATE to BELGIUM, Numeral #74 pays the bulk ½¢ printed matter rate on a Private Post Card dated MAR7,1907 and addressed to ANTWERP, this is an in-period rate as the ½¢ Quebec had not yet been issued, scarce single franking cat $300 on a printed circular, there were no regulations stating a postcard was not a printed circular, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1903 MONTREAL RATE to JAMAICA, single franking 2¢ Numeral #77 pays the British Empire letter rate on cover dated MAR6,1903 and addressed to KINGSTON with receiver b/s MAR16,1903, routing via NEW-YORK on MAR7,1903, some edge wear from the trip, scarce rate and an early International Machine cancel, F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1903 TORONTO RATE to WEST-AUSTRALIA, Numeral #75 pays the 1¢ Empire printed matter rate on a Private Post Card dated MAY14.1903, addressed to PERTH with receiver JUN 26th, a good early pioneer card showing the Grande-Pre-NS village, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1902 OTTAWA RATE to SPAIN, Numeral #77 pays the 2¢ UPU card rate on a Private Mailing Card dated SEP27,1902, addressed to CUEVAS-DE-VERA with routing via NEW-YORK, an early pioneer card showing the Ottawa Chaudiere Falls+H131, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1900 HANTSPORT-NS DOUBLE RATE to INDIA, Numeral #77 (x2) pays the 2 ounce Empire letter rate on cover dated AUG3'1900, addressed to COCONADA, routing via ENGLAND + BRINDISI-ITALY + P&O Lines to BOMBAY via the SUEZ CANAL noting a P&O SEA-POST-OFFICE transit on AUG 28th + COCANADA arrival SEP 3rd, some edge wear from the heavy contents, a very scarce rate, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1899 OTTAWA to NETHERLAND-INDIES (SUMATRA), Numeral #75 and #76 (x2) pays the 5¢ UPU 15 gram letter rate on cover dated MAY24'1899 and addressed to TEBING-TINGGI on the NE coast of SUMATRA, routing via NEW-YORK + LIVERPOOL + LONDON + CALAIS + BRINDISI + P&O SEA-POST-OFFICE via the SUEZ-CANAL on JUN 18th + COLOMBO-CEYLON on JUN 27th + PENANG-MALAYA on JUL 6th + PENANG-VI-POST-AGENT on JUL 7th + MEDAN-SUMATRA on JUL 14th + overland to TEBING with arrival on JUL 15th, some edge wear from the trip to be expected and small cover trim LHS, a rare small town destination and great routing, F-VF ($375+ US) (Image)

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1899 HOUDE TOBACCO MANUFACTURING, QUEBEC-LC, overall green illustrated French adv on a travelling tobacco salesman Private Post Card, shows the Quebec factory and offices, Numeral #75 pays the 1¢ postcard rate from QUEBEC on FEB11,1899 and addressed to a client at TROIS-SANMONS-QUE alerting him of a FEB 23rd sales call, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1902 SCOTTISH RUBBER COMPANY, MONTREAL, overall black and red illustrated adv on a travelling salesman Private Post Card, shows a man with a full length waterproof Raincoat compared to trying to stay dry with an umbrella, mailed DEC5,1902 on board the HALIFAX & YARMOUTH train with Numeral #75 franking to pay the 1¢ card rate, addressed to a client in FREDERICTON-NB alerting him of a DEC 10th sales call, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1899 CPR BANFF HOT SPRINGS HOTEL, green illustrated postal card Webb #CPR-2 showing the hotel and Rundle Mountain on front and the 1899 Montreal & Ottawa train schedule on back, posted at MONTREAL on MAR27,1899 to local addressee with carrier h/s showing two delivery attempts, a scarce card and F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1901 ROBERTSON PAINT & BUILDING SUPPLIES, ST-JOHN-NB, multicolor illustrated adv showing a Monarch Brand can of paint on front of cover and overall list of supplies on back, Numeral #77 pays the 2¢ letter rate dated FEB5, 1901 to HALIFAX, very scarce multicolor adv, VF est ($90+ US) (Image)

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1899 WILLIAMS MACHINERY, TORONTO, overall red illustrated adv showing a collage of Williams factories & offices at Toronto + London + Montreal, on 2¢ Numeral #77 franked cover tied by TORONTO-YORK-STREET square circle h/s on MAY11,1899, F-VF ($90+ US) (Image)

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1899 INGERSOLL-ONT MEAT PACKERS & CHEESE EXPORTS, fabulous overall red illustrated adv showing the factory buildings with offices + stockyard + smoke house + box shop + rail yards, on Numeral #76 franked cover dated JAN7,1899 to PARIS-ONT, a gem, VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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1903 DOMINION EXHIBITION, TORONTO, illustrated adv showing the exhibition building and fancy Canada crest logo, on 2¢ Numeral franked cover for the NORTHROP & LYMAN MEDICINE COMPANY, TORONTO, dated JUL13,1903 and addressed in error to BARACHOIS-HARBOUR Ontario instead of Nova Scotia, RETURNED FOR BETTER DIRECTION h/s applied, corrected and reposted on JUL 14th with no additional postage applied, also note the cover was run through different Toronto International machines for the two postings with a near perfect overlay, only the date changed and the machine designation 1-R changed to 1-O, small cover trim LHS and part of backflap removed, a scarce Exhibition cover, with lots of interesting postal activity, F-VF ($90+ US) (Image)

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