Rare and Extensive Collection of Hand Painted First Day Covers, 1937 to 2001, lovingly formed over a 30 year period, this exceptional collection includes more than 460 hand painted first day covers from 42 different cachet makers, all housed in four deluxe leather albums. The talented artists that created these colourful covers are: A.J.PEAKE (12), ARTHUR WOOD (160), BLAKE JAMES (2), BERHHARD GOLDBERG (3), CARLL RUETH (1), CLIFFORDE W. WILLS (1), DOROTHY KNAPP (9), DOROTHY SHARPE (3), DAVID “C” CACHET (34), D.S.ROSE (12), E. W. ECKLUND (2), F. D. GEERLING (1), G. F. HOLLINGTON (2), GLADIS ADLER (7), JC TAPLEY (6), JOYCE GREEN (14), K. WOODBURY 1962 (1), LOU HAHN (10), META (2), M. FOX (1), MILFORD (6), N. FOX (1), NE NE 1955 (1), POLLY BERNDT’S (4), RALPH DYER (79), ROBERT BOLTON (2), ROBERT SALAMON (2), ROBERT BLACK SET 1952 (1), ROBERT B. PRISTAS (18), R S 1969 (1), ROBERT (BOB) BUGDEN (12), R. LAURIN (3), S. N. WINDALL (2), T. G. WOLSTENCROFT (45), T W G 1952 (1), WOODMAN (8), W. N. WRIGHT (1), WALTER STAURRUSZEWSKI (1), UNKNOWN A (2), UNKNOWN 1947 B (2), UMKNOWN 1955 C (1), UNKNOWN RECREATION D (1), and MISC. A M BURNS FROM BANCROFT (11). Many of these items were purchased at more that $1,000 each, many more for several hundred dollars each, and a good proportion of this material is rarely seen, if even offered on the market. Many of the cachet makers were written about by the owner in “First Impressions” the newsletter of the BNAPS First Day Cover Study Group, and copies of these articles accompany the related sections. A complete list is included, and all covers have been scanned on our website. A unique opportunity to acquire such an extensive collection, as we are fairly certain this occasion will not present itself again for a long time, if ever. Very fine quality throughout. Rsv. $22,000. (Image)

Est $ 25,000

1897.JUN.19 First Day Jubilee Stationery Card, a 1c stationery card uprated by a 2c and a 3c Jubilee, mailed from Halifax NS (three squared circle strikes) to England (forwarded once) with two different JUN.30 receivers. Message on back reads "June 19 / 97 Hope you are all well. Am sending this to show you the Jubilee stamps. There is a very small issue of them. We are all well. Am just off to sail my yacht in a race. Yours, JWR". Soiling and two vertical creases, still a rare first day use. (Image)

Retail $ 800

1898.DEC.25 2c Map First Day Cover, mailed from Kingston (duplex) to Kingston, fresh and very fine. (Image)

Retail $ 600

1898.DEC.25 2c Map First Day Cover, mailed from Ottawa (Bickerdike machine cancel) to Newcastle, England on Department of Marine and Fisheries, Ottawa stationery, with docketing "Mailed on the day of the inauguration of Imperial Penny Postage", very fine. (Image)

Retail $ 600

1927.JUN.29 Century Stamp Co. Confederation First Day Cover, mailed from Montréal (c.d.s.) and franked with a horizontal pair of 1c Confederation, this is a pre-printed Century Stamp Co. first day cover with cachet in red reading "FIRST DAY RUN / CANADIAN CONFEDERATION JUBILEE". These are Canada's first cacheted first day covers, and key to any serious Confederation of FDC collectors. Rare and very fine. (Image)

Retail $ 500

1927.JUN.29 1c Confederation First Day Cover, mailed from Durham to Toronto and franked with two 1c orange Confederation issues, very fine. (Image)

Retail $ 120

1927.JUN.29 1c Confederation Eppstadt First Day Cover, franked with a block of four cancelled by two strikes of "MONT.COTEAU & OTT R.P.O." c.d.s. and addressed to Roessler in New Jersey. Very fine. (Image)

Retail $ 275

1927.JUN.29 Two Different 1c Confederation Eppstadt First Day Covers, both franked with a block of four, first is cancelled by a "MONT.COTEAU & OTT R.P.O." c.d.s. and addressed to Roessler in New Jersey (bit of damage to stamp caused by indicia in datestamp), second is cancelled by two strikes of the Maxville c.d.s.. Very fine and scarce. (Image)

Retail $ 550

1927.JUN.29 Two Different 1c Confederation Eppstadt First Day Covers, both franked with a horizontal pair of the 1c value, first is cancelled Toronto Postal Terminal A (slogan machine), second is cancelled Vancouver BC (flag cancel). Both are very fine. (Image)

Retail $ 300

1927.JUN.29 Two Interesting Confederation Issue First Day Covers, first is franked with a block of four of the 1c, mailed to and from Winnipeg. Second is a #10 commercial corner card cover franked with a single 2c, mailed from Windsor to Kamloops (light pencil notations on front). A very fine pair of covers. (Image)

Retail $ 370

1927.JUN.29 Three Different "The Stamp Herald" Confederation First Day Covers, all three mailed from Kitchener (slogan machine cancels) to Toronto, franked with a 1c, 3c and 5c Confederation issue, very fine. (Image)

Retail $ 550

1927.JUN.29 Three Different Corner Card Combination First Day Covers, 1c pair tied by Grimsby c.d.s. on Niagara Packers Limited corner card cover to Toronto, 1c and 2c tied by large Kindersley, Sask. c.d.s. on Canadian National Railways corner card cover to Boston (with receiver on back, opening faults at bottom) and a 2c plus pair of 5c paying the 12c registration rate from Grimsby (Niagara Packers Limited corner card) to Toronto, with two different receivers on back. (Image)

Retail $ 550

1927.JUN.29 Group of 3 Different Confederation Eppstadt First Day Covers, all mailed from Ottawa (flag cancels), frankings are a pair of 1c, a 2c single and a 3c single. Very fine. (Image)

Retail $ 475

1927.JUN.29 Combination First Day Cover, mailed from Chatham (machine and c.d.s.) to London, Ontario, franked with 1c, 2c, 3c and 5c Confederation issues. The cover has a typewritten "First Day of Issue" on front, and a L.E. Chapeling Chatham, Ont corner card on its backflap, very fine. (Image)

Retail $ 400

1927.JUN.29 Two Emily King Combination First Day Covers, both mailed from Halifax (Diamond Jubilee flag machine cancels) to Emily King in Halifax. The first cover is franked with 1c and 2c, and the second 3c and 5c Confederation issues, both very fine. (Image)

Retail $ 700

1927.JUN.29 Five Different "The Stamp Herald" Confederation Issues in Vertical Pairs First Day Cover Group, each franked with a different denomination vertical pair, all with Kitchener c.d.s. and mailed to Toronto. The 12c pair cover was mailed registered. Gum-line toning, else very fine. (Image)

Retail $ 1,150

1927.JUN.29 Confederation Set of 5 Different "The Stamp Herald" First Day Covers, all mailed from Kitchener to Toronto, all have machine slogan cancels except for the 12c which is a registered cover with c.d.s. cancels (this one has two different receivers on back). A few have gum-line toning, else very fine. (Image)

Retail $ 850

1927.JUN.29 Confederation Set of 5 Different "The Stamp Herald" First Day Covers, all mailed from Kitchener to Toronto, all have machine slogan cancels tying a horizontal pair of the 1c to 5c values, the 12c value is cancelled by c.d.s. and has receivers on back. A few have light gum-line toning, else very fine. (Image)

Retail $ 1,125

1927.JUN.29 Set of Five Different First Day Covers, with 1c (two singles mailed from Durham), 2c (Ottawa Diamond Jubilee flag to Regina), 3c (Ottawa Diamond Jubilee flag to Regina), 5c (Winnipeg Diamond Jubilee to Winnipeg) and 12c (mailed registered Toronto c.d.s. to Toronto with same day receivers on back, opened on two sides). A mostly very fine set, the 2c cover has light staining. (Image)

Retail $ 620

1927.JUN.29 Confederation Set plus E3 First Day Cover, mailed on Canadian National Railways stationery, special delivery registered to and from Toronto Terminal A. Bit of a rough opening on back and two stamps have tiny faults, still very fine and scarce. (Image)

Retail $ 550

1927.JUN.29 Three Different 2c Confederation First Day Covers, with Ottawa Diamond Jubilee cancel on cover to Regina (Provincial Treasury Department, Regina Sask. corner card), Montréal French slogan cancel to New York City (vertical crease and small faults) and Toronto slogan cancel to Sarnia (corner card from the Pictorial Review Company, staple holes at left). (Image)

Retail $ 430

1927.JUN.29 Group of 4 Different 2c Confederation Eppstadt First Day Covers, mailed from Maxville (c.d.s.), Vancouver (flag cancel), Ottawa (flag cancel) and one with an RPO "MONT.COTEAU & OTT R.P.O." (this one addressed to Roessler in New Jersey). A very fine and scarce group. (Image)

Retail $ 700

1927.JUN.29 Group of 3 Different 2c Confederation Eppstadt First Day Covers, mailed from Vancouver (flag cancel), Ottawa (flag cancel) and one with an RPO "MONT.COTEAU & OTT R.P.O." (this one addressed to Roessler in New Jersey). A very fine and scarce group. (Image)

Retail $ 525

1927.JUN.29 Special Delivery First Day Cover, mailed special delivery from Grimsby with Niagara Packers Limited corner card to Toronto, franked with a 2c Confederation and a 10c orange Special Delivery issues. Same day receiver on back, very fine. (Image)

Retail $ 300

1927.JUN.29 Special Delivery "The Stamp Herald" First Day Cover, mailed special delivery from Kitchener to Toronto, franked with a 2c Confederation and a 10c orange Special Delivery issues. Same day receiver on back, with gum-line toning, still very fine. (Image)

Retail $ 350