Lot of 300 Queen Victoria Era Covers and Cards, with rates (drop, registered, etc.) and mostly with postmark interest, with many small towns (mostly Ontario), machines, etc. A few with corner cards or advertising, etc., all except a few are #8 size. Condition varies much (note a few fronts), viewing is recommended.
Est $ 200
Opening C$ 250.00
Sold...C$ 250.00
Closed..Sep-26-2017, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 25
Lot No:506
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Cat No:15/27
Group of Four Early Covers, with 5c Beaver (two covers) one Toronto to Bond Head, one Montreal to Québec. 10c Consort Mourning cover from Québec City to Boston, 1c yellow orange Large Queen (two items, both with stamp tied by partial 2-ring #7) with a cover mailed St John to Richibucto endorsed "circular" and a folded printed Market Report from Schofield & Beer in St John NB (1870) and a 6c yellow brown Large Queen on a reduced cover from New Brunswick to Clinton, Massachusetts. Condition is overall fine. (Image)
Est $ 200
Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 180.00
Closed..Sep-26-2017, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 25
Lot No:507
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Cat No:35, 41
Re-Directed Small Queen Cover, mailed St Andrews NB (AUG.15.1891 broken circle and 2-ring 50 obliterators) and addressed to Pall Mall, London, England (AUG.27 receiver on back). Re-Directed (by way of an SW 19 duplex dated SEP.2.1891) to Poste Restante, Geneva, Switzerland (received there on SEP.4). The cover has a printed return address on back of "1308 Connecticut Avenue / Washington, DC.", a property owned by T.S. Childs in 1891. Tiny bit of aging, still colourful and interesting. (Image)
Est $ 100
Opening C$ 30.00
Sold...C$ 30.00
Closed..Sep-26-2017, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 30
Sale No: 25
Lot No:508
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Cat No:42
1893 5c UPU Cover to England, mailed from the Geological Survey Department in Ottawa (squared circle dated NOV.14.1893) to London England (partial receiver on back). The cover was endorsed by Alfred Selwyn (in purple), after whom the Selweyn Range of mountains was named, but since free franking privilege did not extend to covers mailed outside of Canada, a 5c Small Queen was added to prepay the required postage. An extremely fine cover and ex. Daniel Cantor collection. (Image)
Est $ 100
Opening C$ 20.00
Sold...C$ 45.00
Closed..Sep-26-2017, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 45
Sale No: 25
Lot No:509
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Cat No:53, 54
Group of Three Jubilee Registered Covers, two are franked with a 3c and a 5c (the third is a 3c stationery cover uprated with a 5c), from Buckingham QC to New Hampshire (AUG.13.1897 duplex, with many backstamps including a Montreal Squared Circle Precursor), Tatamagouche NS to St John's NL (DEC.16.1899 with rare St John's oval registration datestamp on back, plus other postmarks) and Halifax to Yarmouth NS (JUL.30.1897 with illustrated corner card). All three are very fine and desirable. (Image)