1860 5c Domestic Rate Cover, mailed from Harrowsmith U.C (double broken circle in red dated JY 5, 1860 and earliest recorded date) to Whitby, with same day Kingston U.C transit on back in red. The cover is franked with a strip of three plus two singles of the 1c rose Queen Victoria, cancelled with 6 strikes of an italic and serifed "PAID" handstamp in red, plus another free strike (just to make sure). Edge faults, still a striking cover. (Image)

Est $ 150

Collection of 9 "First Cents" Issue Franked Covers, with two circulars franked with 1c (1860 Kincardine and 1863 Toronto to New York). An 1864 double-weight registered cover from Montreal franked with a vertical pair of 1c plus two 5c (unfortunately stained and faulty) and another six covers franked with a 5c, including two cross-border double rates (one on a Mourning cover). Mixed condition, with some fine or better, all scanned online. Ex. Liptak collection. (Image)

Est $ 150

Group of Four "First Cents" Issue Covers, with a 5c (Hamilton duplex AUG.24.1865) with "Canada West Farmers Mutual and Stock Insurance Company" corner card, 10c deep lilac (partial 4-ring 37, Québec broken circle AUG.19.1861) with an embossed corner card for the Russell's Hotel, 10c brown (Toronto duplex AUG.17.1866) to Massachusetts, and a 12½c (Montreal duplex FEB.8.1861) to Taunton England (ex. V.G. Greene). Small faults here and there, still a useful group. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of Three Better "First Cents" Covers, with 10c brown tied by 1861 Montreal duplex to Brattleboro, Vermont, 12½c yellow green tied 1866 Brockville duplex to Barnstaple, England (ex. Dick Lamb), and a 17c blue tied by target cancel from Woodstock (JUL.7.1860 free strike) to Cork, Ireland. Each is written-up on pages, and both stamps and covers are very fine. A lovely trio. Ex. Liptak collection. (Image)

Est $ 600

1861 10c Consort Cover, mailed from Belleville (Berri duplex cancel dated APR.8.1861, four days after the earliest recorded date for this) to Stratford (APR.9 broken circle receiver). This yellow #10 size cover with embossed corner card is franked with a 10c yellow brown Consort, paying the double weight rate. Few wrinkles, still very fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

Collection of Four Large Queen Covers, written up on pages, first is an 1868 mourning cover franked with a 12½c from Windsor NS to Lee, England carried on the Inman Line Etna out of Halifax. A 6c brown on an 1868 cross border cover from Montreal to New York. A 3c on an 1869 cover Toronto to Vittoria, and a 3c on an 1868 mourning cover Ingersoll to Seaforth. A few light faults, still a fine or better group. Ex. Liptak collection. (Image)

Est $ 150

1895 10c Rate Cover to New Zealand, mailed from Ottawa (Canada Atlantic Railway Co.) on NOV.4.1895 (squared circle datestamps) to Auckland, New Zealand (DEC.4 receiver) through Windsor (NOV.5 transit) and San Francisco (NOV.10 transit). A 3c stationery cover uprated with a 6c and two ½c Small Queens, paying the 10c UPU rate, bit of edge wear, very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

1892 Small Queen Illustrated Advertising Cover, a yellow cover mailed DEC.14.1892 from the Merchant's Protective Collecting Association in Hamilton to Montreal, handstamped "NOT FOUND / RETURN / TO / WRITER" and returned to Hamilton on JAN.5.1893. The cover depicts a large eye. Open on two sides and ex. Ron Brigham (with his red handstamp on back), very fine, with great eye appeal. (Image)

Est $ 150

Lovely Collection of 7 Small Queen Advertising Covers, all but one are illustrated, from Toronto, Halifax, Welland (x2), Hamilton, Montreal and Sherbrooke, with a variety of subjects depicted. Nice overall quality, fine to very fine. Ex. Liptak collection. (Image)

Est $ 300

Collection of 7 Small Queen Franked Overseas Covers, including one uprated letter card. Includes two early 5c frankings to England (1876 and 1879), three 5c frankings to Germany (1890-1892, including one taxed 25 centimes from Brampton squared circle), an 1872 (December 13) 6c single to England endorsed "per mail steamer Allan Line via Portland", 1897 5c Toronto to India, and finally a 3c letter card uprated with a 2c Small Queen from Victoria BC (JUL.3.1896) to Germany. Overall fine to very fine condition with a few small faults, and written-up on pages. Ex. Liptak collection. (Image)

Est $ 200

1894 20c Rate Small Queen Registered Cover, large size cover was mailed from York Street / Toronto in June 1894 (squared circle datestamps are difficult to read) to Pembroke (JUN.14.1894 receiver on back). The cover is franked with a single 10c SQ and two 5c SQ. Missing back flap, and other small faults, still a scarce high value franking. (Image)

Est $ 100

1897 Illustrated Advertising Cover, mailed with 3c Small Queen tied by a neat "London, Hamilton & Toronto / M.C." dated West / NOV.4.1897 to Toronto. The advertising is for the D. W. Karn & Co. Organs and Pianos in Woodstock ("The Best in the World"). Cover illustrations done by the London Printing and Lithograph Co. and is fully advertised on both sides. Small edge faults and reduced at right, still fine-very fine. Rsv. (Image)

Est $ 200

1897 5c SQ Illustrated Advertising Cover to Germany, mailed from Montreal (NOV.22.1897 flag machine ties a 5c Small Queen) addressed to Mainz, Germany (DEC.2 receiver on back), endorsed "via England". The corner card illustrates the Windsor Hotel in Montreal, very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Lovely 1900 Canadian Red Cross Boer War Patriotic Private Post Card, mailed Berlin Ontario (NOV.6) to Bienne Switzerland (NOV.16 receivers on front), franked with a 2c Jubilee. The illustration depicts a red cross plus four photos of Canadian nurses inside maple leafs, entitled "The Daughters of the Queen / Nurses with the Canadian Contingent / South Africa". A rare and lovely card, accompanied by a copy of a 1994 BNA Topics article announcing a new record price obtained ($950) for either this card, or one just like it. Very fine. Ex. Liptak collection. (Image)

Est $ 500

1897 3c Jubilee Illustrated Advertising Cover, mailed Montreal, with a lovely Imperial F4 flag machine postmark (dated JUL.6.1897) to Truro Nova Scotia (JUL.8 receiver on back). The cover was mailed from Michel Lefebvre & Co. in Montreal and depicts a proud lion sitting atop the letter "L". A clean cover, with edge faults, still very fine. Rsv. (Image)

Est $ 200

1897 Illustrated Advertising Cover, mailed from Montreal (flag machine dated JUL.31.1897) to Hull, franked with a 3c Jubilee. The cover illustrates a blue and black wooden barrel reading "Pillow & Hersey Mfg. Co. Montreal / 100 lbs Cut Nails 10d". Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

1897 Front and Back Illustrated Advertising Cover, mailed from Québec City (AUG.4.1897 duplex tying 3c Jubilee) to Gaspé, Qué., illustrating a Winchester Repeating rifle "Model 1892" for a hardware company on front, back shows two other rifles, a "Model 1890" and a "Winchester Single Shot Rifle". Very fine and sought after. Rsv. (Image)

Est $ 300

1897 Ottawa Flag 9-1 on Jubilee Cover, mailed Ottawa on DEC.3.1897 (flag ties 3c Jubilee) to Toronto. The cover has a corner card from the Mortimer Co. Limited, Lithographers, Printers, Bookbinders and Manufacturing Stationers, very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

1897 6c and 1899 5c Jubilee Covers, the very fine 6c stamp is tied by a Toronto "D" flag machine cancel dated SEP.6.1897 and addressed to Milwaukee, Wisconsin (next day receiver on back), and the fine 5c stamp is tied by a Montreal 8-13 (Die VI) flag cancel dated SEP.29.1899 and addressed to Berlin, Germany (OCT.13 receiver on back). Two very fine covers. (Image)

Unitrade $ 650

Group of 5 Illustrated Queen Victoria Covers or Cards, with 1c, 2c and 5c frankings, on 1898 Montreal patriotic flag private post card to Germany, 1898 Hamilton James Turner & Co. private post card to Paris, ON, 1901 Yarmouth Queen Victoria mourning cover to San Francisco (faults), 1901 Toronto "S-Depot" Queen Victoria mourning cover to India (faults) and 1899 Halifax Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibition cover (front) to Fredericksted, St Croix (US Virgin Islands). Faults as indicated, else a very fine group. Ex. Liptak collection. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of Two Interesting QV Numeral Items, first is a 1901 second class bulk mailing receipt with stamps on both sides. One side has a pair of 5c (for 10 lbs), second has a block of six 5c, block of four 5c plus a 1c (for 51 lbs). Second item is a 1903 large part of parcel wrapper which originally contained "one photo" mailed from "Goetzman's Studio" in Dawson, Yukon (red registered datestamps) to Frieberg, Germany, franked with a 5c (for registration) and a 10c (for 1 oz. letter rate). Apparently mailed without any other indication of registration but the red oval datestamps, so a registration label was affixed in Germany. Ex. Liptak collection. (Image)

Est $ 150

Two Queen Victoria Numeral-Franked Overseas House of Commons Covers, both with blue House of Commons / Canada c.d.s. (Davis CP26i, RF 3). First with 2c purple tied by 1899 Ottawa duplex to Jamaica, second with 5c blue also tied by 1900 Ottawa duplex to France. Both are on written-up pages and overall very fine. Ex. Liptak collection. (Image)

Est $ 100

1899 12c "AR" Registered Cover to New Orleans, mailed Montreal (squared circle precursor AUG.9.1899) to New Orleans Louisiana (AUG.13 receiver on front), franked with two 5c plus a 2c purple Numerals (paying 2c postage, 5c registration and 5c "avis de réception" or acknowledgement of receipt), stamps are tied by oval Rs and there is a rare free strike of an "AR" in circle. Stamps have faults and cover with small tears and light stains, still a rare and early AR cover. Ex. Liptak collection. (Image)

Est $ 300

Collection of 5 Map Stamp Covers and Cards, including a superb 1899 patriotic private post card addressed to Hungary. Others include 1899 Montreal patriotic "Le Messager Canadien" to Belgium, an 1899 Welland Tribune cover, 1899 mourning cover Ancaster to London England and finally a 5c UPU rate 1900 cover (two maps plus a 1c Numeral) from Montreal (illustrated advertising) to Lyon France (stain). An overall very fine group. Ex. Liptak collection. (Image)

Est $ 200

December 25, 1898 Pink Unaddressed "Mulready" Cover, reading "Christmas Day 1898" at bottom and franked with a 2c Map stamp, tied by a (dubious) BERLIN / ONT DE 25 / 98 c.d.s. cancel, with an additional strike on back. An article in the October 1977 Maple Leaves reports that these were produced by the Peterborough Review Printing and Publishing Co. (Ltd.) to commemorate the inauguration of the Imperial Penny Postage and were inspired by the Mulready envelopes of 1840. R.B. Winmill in his book The Evolution of the Penny Postage and The Postal History of the Canadian 1898 Map Stamp states that "Unaddressed De 25 98 covers are at best philatelic, but more probably are outright fakes". We agree that the postmarks on these could be fakes, but there are a number of these exact same covers mailed (from Peterborough) to England or Ireland, and these just happen not to have been mailed. Non the less an interesting conversation piece which is accompanied by a descriptive insert in English and German. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100