1840s/50s stampless cross-border folded letter group, of seven, sent between Canada and the United States, note examples crossing at the Lewiston, Queenston, Highgate Exchange offices, "too late" between London and New York, 1847 second day of rate letter from Toronto, banking correspondence, etc, chiefly fine. (Image)

Est. $100-150

1868 12&1/2c Large Queen on watermarked Bothwell paper, unused (regummed), showing the first two letters of the watermark, a fresh, well-centered stamp, possessing appealing color, toned perf at left, nevertheless scarce and centered very fine. (Unitrade #28a, C$6,000) (Image)

Est. $500-750

1868-76 15c Large Queen, Pawnbroker variety, unused, perforated 11.5x12, unusually deep colour, displaying the Pawnbroker Variety at lower right, unlisted in Scott, two trivial shorter perfs that do not detract from this pleasing example of a desirable variety, fine-very fine. (Unitrade #30iii, C$1,160) (Image)

Est. $200-300

1891-4 10c dark carmine rose Small Queen, mint original gum, hinged, a bright example of this distinctive shade, very fine. (Unitrade #45a shade, C$800+) (Image)

Est. $150-200

1897 10c dull rose Small Queen, original gum, hinged, pleasing example of this distinctive shade, trivial thin near lower right frameline, an appealing stamp, very fine appearance. (Unitrade #45a, C$800) (Image)

Est. $100-150

1897 10c deep brown red Small Queen, a pleasing mint, hinged example of this attractive shade, very fine. (Unitrade #45 shade, C$900+) (Image)

Est. $150-200

1893 20c vermilion & 50c deep blue Widow Weeds pairs, used, one postmarked with segmented cork, the other with clear Winnipeg roller, an attractive, very fine group. (Unitrade #46-7, C$480) (Image)

Est. $100-150

1882 10c rate Small Queen cover to Hamilton Bermuda, franked with three 3c and single 1c Small Queens, tied by Sackville NO 23 82 cds, to Hamilton, Bermuda, with DE 6 c.d.s. arrival backstamp, a scarce destination. (Image)

Est. $200-300

1883 5c UPU Small Queen Cover redirected to London & Paris, franked with 5c Small Queen, tied by Montreal JU 18 duplex, to the Charing Cross Hotel in London, England, with JU 28 83 receiver backstamp, address crossed-out and redirected to the Grand Hotel in Paris, France, with 29 JUN 83 cds arrival backstamp, slightly reduced at right, not detracting from this attractive cover. (Image)

Est. $100-150

1887 Small Queen cover redirected from England to France, franked with 5c deep olive green Small Queen, tied by Quebec MR 24 87 duplex, addressed to London, England, thence redirected free of charge to Paris, France, with 14 AVR 87 CALAIS TPO, two AP 13 LONDON backstamps, and PARIS arrival c.d.s., illustrated advertisement for the St Louis Hotel in Quebec City, an attractive and scarce usage; ex Cantor. (Image)

Est. $300-400

1888 5c UPU rate redirected cover to Jamaica, franked with 2c green and 3c orange-red Small Queens, tied by Toronto Jun 5 88 duplex, addressed to Browns Town, Jamaica, with Jun 15 receiver, sent via Kingston & St Anne's Bay, redirected to Claremont, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp, back flap missing, nevertheless a nice example to this destination; ex Cantor. (Image)

Est. $150-200

1896 10c double weight UPU rate Small Queen cover to France, franked with two 5c gray Small Queens, paying the 10c double weight UPU rate, tied by Montreal SP 5 1896 machine cancel, to Paris, endorsed "Per R.M.S. Parisian", with partial Paris receiver, adhesive label placed overtop of address and redirected Poste Restante / Aix les Bains, uncommon; ex Cantor. (Image)

Est. $100-150

1897 6c yellow brown Diamond Jubilee, hinge remnant, beautiful deep shade, exceptional centering, extremely fine; with 2019 P.S.E. certificate (Unitrade #55, VF-XF 85, SMQ $250) (Image)

Est. $100-150

1897 $1.00 lake Diamond Jubilee, used with neatly-struck "R" handstamp, well-centered, good color, just shy of VF, fine-very fine; signed A. Brun. (Unitrade 61, C$800) (Image)

Est. $150-200

1897 1/2c black to 10c brown Maple Leaf issue plate proof set, on card-mounted India paper, a desirable and difficult group of four-margin examples, chiefly fine. (Unitrade #66P-73P, C$2,000) (Image)

Est. $500-750

1903 20c dark olive green King Edward VII, hinge remnant, deep color, centered slightly to the bottom, a pleasing example of this difficult stamp, fine-very fine. (Unitrade 94, C$825) (Image)

Est. $150-200

1900 Canadian Contingent Mounted Rifles Boer War soldier's cover, endorsed "Sgt Bisset, Canadian Mounted Rifles, on Active Service in South Africa," postmarked with British South African Field Post Office AU 12 00 cds, to Quebec, via London, with red London E.C. PAID 3 EP 00 transit cds on front, partial Quebec SP 14 arrival backstamp, back flap removed, better than usual appearance for such difficult Boer War Canadian Contingent mail. (Image)

Est. $100-150

1905 South African Constabulary Canadian Contingent postcard to Assiniboia, depicting the Qu'Appelle Valley, North West Territories, franked with 2c King Edward VII, tied by barred obliterator and postmarked with Lipton ASSA DE 16 05 split-ring, to Captain J. French of the Canadian Contingent, South African Constabulary, Pretoria, South Africa, a fine and scarce card. Of the men who served in the Canadian Contingent, the bulk enlisted in 1901, and had previously served in South Africa. Some also opted to serve in the newly-created force rather than return to Canada at the conclusion of the war. (Image)

Est. $100-150

1911-25 King George V Admirals, 1c dark green to $1 orange, hinged, a fresh set with bright colors, many nicely-centered very fine examples, chiefly fine-very fine. (Unitrade #104-22, C$1,125) (Image)

Est. $200-300

1911-25 King George V Admirals, 1c dark green to $1 orange, never hinged, post-office fresh, many very fine examples including the $1 high-value, a lovely set, chiefly fine-very fine. (Sc.104-22, C$3,125) (Image)

Est. $400-500

1912 7c straw Admiral, first printing, never hinged, negligible dull spot on gum, a lovely example of this challenging stamp, very fine. (Unitrade #113b, C$1,050) (Image)

Est. $150-200

1912-25 20c Admiral shades & varieties, three examples, mint, hinged, with olive green dry printing (hinge remnant), dark olive wet printing (hinge remnant), and olive green showing the retouched vertical frameline at upper right variety (hinged), a desirable group, very fine. (Unitrade #119, 119c, 119iv, C$720) (Image)

Est. $100-150

1910s/20s Admiral shades & varieties group, never hinged, with #107a, 105d (block of four), 107ii (green, wet printing), 107iv (deep yellow green), 107e, 109d, 110b, 114ii (pale red brown, dry printing),114b, 118b, fresh color, a useful group for the specialist, chiefly fine-very fine. (Unitrade C$1,101) (Image)

Est. $150-200

1910s/20s never hinged Admirals group, with #104, 107,108, 109, 110, 112, 115, 117a (dry printing), 118, 119 (glazed gum), 120, and 122, bright fresh colors throughout, chiefly fine-very fine. (Unitrade C$1642.50) (Image)

Est. $150-200

1912-24 Admiral coil never hinged group, including Unitrade #126, 126b, 126 paste-up strip of four, 126 part-perforate coil pair, 126 strip of four, 128 part perforate coil block, 128 paste-up pair, 130 single, 131 single, 131 paste-up pair, 132 single, 133 single, and 134 single, an attractive group, chiefly fine-very fine. (Image)

Est. $100-150