1916 CANADIAN 181st BATTALION, mint real photo, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1915 TRAINING CAMP VERNON-BC, real photo camp showing Australian recruits on a hom-made truck with two Canadian instructors, VF est ($35+ US)

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ALBERTA 31st BATTALION CREST , a 7” x 9” real photo showing the Canadian military crest with ribbons listing the Batallion's WWI campaigns, actions include the Somme, Ypres, Passchendaele, Vimy Ridge ++, VF est ($50+ US)

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CANADA WWI CAMP-HUGHES (MANITOBA) PHOTO 1916, AN 8” X 10” real photo showing tents and 214th Battalion maple leaf crest made of painted white stones in foreground, note officers and Australian soldiers in the background, dated JUL-1916, a few minor bends and light stains, F-VF est ($50+ US)

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PRINCESS MARY WWI SOLDIERS CHRISTMAS GIFT, a brass gift box distributed to British and Empire soldiers on Christmas day 1914, lot includes a well used 1911 Canada $1.00 banknote, the VF candy tin retails over $200 US alone, est ($75+ US)

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3 CANADA WWI ARMY HAT BADGES 1914-1918, custom imprinted badges for Privates Terry, Brown, and Wright, unchecked for regiment and service records, retails at least $225, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1915 CANADIAN OVERSEAS EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, late use of the FPO crown h/s on cover posted at the Aldershot Canadian FPO on FEB3-1915 (the cancels were recalled in March-1915), addressed to Dr. Andrew MacPhail who enlisted in WWI at the age of 50, about the same time as this letter, he served at the front with a field ambulance corps for 20 months then was assigned to the Sixth Field Ambulance where he “served with distinction” at a number of battles including Vimy Ridge, he was knighted Sir Andrew MacPhail in 1918, a scarce cancel and a significantly historic addressee, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1915 CANADA FPO-6.X in FRANCE ($M6-101 RF-D), Canadian 6th Brigade use SEP-1915 to JUN-1916 (9 months), on a YMCA active service card dated NOV22-1915 and addressed to Sunshine-Falls-BC, routing via Vancouver on DEC 8th where 2¢ FREE postage was added + Burrard-Inlet-BC on DEC 9th + returned to Vancouver, includes a superb British censor No.2192 h/s, a scarce FPO cancel with good markings, and great routing, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1918 CANADIAN SOLDIERS LETTER, from Vancouver on OCT7-1918 and addressed to Gunner G. P. Lett of the 68th Canadian Field Artillery, redirected to the artillery camp at Rhyl-Wales, lengthy original letter enclosed, letters to soldiers are scarce, VF est ($+ US) (Image)

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18 MILITARY WWI POSTCARDS 1909-1919, note a Duke of Connaught review at Vernon Camp (BC), CEF Private H. B. Sinfield photo, 3 Italian Fascist soldier photos, MAY6,1909 British National Service League march to promote preparing the British Military for war (rare) 5 years ahead of WWI, 1919 Canadian Officer's illegal FREE frank mailed from Orpington-Station (London-East-ONT) to Wakefield-QUE, regimental photos including “Artillery Tankers” plus a card showing a 360 mm French railway gun preparing for action, note a post-WWII photo of the Ottawa Corps of Commissioners, retails over $300, F-VF est ($50+ US)

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184 MILITARY EPHEMERA ITEMS 1914-1940's, mostly USA + Canada + British related soldiers postcards, letters, training photos, and POW correspondence, includes 38 WWI related and 113 from WWII, also 34 WWII civilian censored covers mostly from Mexico and England, 4 Canadian WWII patriotic blotters, 33 WWII military pins + medals + service ribbons + tunic buttons noting better Canadian Medical Corps Canadian Airborne Division, Red Cross ++, also unchecked German epaulettes, retails over $350, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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