1937 SPANISH CIVIL WAR, postcard showing cameo of Colonel Yague with 6 different PRO-FRANCO labels, mailed at MALAGA on MAY10,1937, the brutal Yague was also known as the "Butcher of Badajos" where he killed everyone in the town (men, women, and children), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1943 VICTORIA MPO-1103 ROLLER CANCEL (1942-1946 RF-D), on large 14¢ franked piece, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1943 VANCOUVER HMCS-BURRARD NPO-1117 ROLLER CANCEL (1943-1945 UNREPORTED), on small piece, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1944 WELL TRAVELLED AEROGRAMME, from HALIFAX noting a Blackout slogan dated AUG20,1944 with 7 redirectives including FPO-522, OTTAWA-MPO-318, FPO-SC10, DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE (x2), SOS Irish Regiment to Canada, NO RECORD CDN ARMY, and finally RETURNED to SENDER, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1944 RCAF PILOT BOMBER COMMAND KIA, letter from a mother to her son RCAF Pilot E. S. Brian, posted at WINDSOR-ONT on SEP13,1944 and addressed to RCAF Overseas, routing via CPC on OCT 25th + MPO-304 NOV 7th + again on DEC 28th + RCAF Records, Brian had been killed on SEP12,1944 while on a Bombing Mission to DARMSTAD-GERMANY, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1943 GERMAN POW at LETHBRIDGE-ALTA CAMP-133, POW card date-lined MAR12,1943 and FREE franked to ESSINGEN-GERMANY, via the BASE-APO Ottawa on MAR 18th with Canada censor DB-206 h/s + red German censor machine cancel, coffee stain LHS, F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1942 GERMAN POW from NORTH-AFRICA MOVED to CANADA, FREE franked POW letter from PIRMASEN-GERMANY on JUN19,1942 and addressed to MIDDLE-EAST-CAMP-308 in EGYPT, the soldier had been moved to EGYPT CAMP-139 then moved again to CANADA CAMP-B in FREDERICTON-NB, German censor sealing tape and h/s + Middle East censor sealing tape + Canada Base APO machine cancel on JAN13,1934, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1942 BILLY BISHOP and STEWART BROWN AUTOGRAPHS, on a fabulous 10¢ rated Armed Forces Airletter posted from Montreal on JUN15-1942, addressed to Canadian pilot Stewart Brown at the Abu-Sueir-Egypt RAF Station with routing via Cairo on AUG 5th, a favor autograph from Air Marshal Billy Bishop to a fellow RCAF pilot, lot includes a WWI photocopy of Bishop and a 1944 D-Day photocopy of Canadian Spitfire 400 Squadron with Brown located 8th from the left in the middle row, great lot, VF est ($200+ US) (Image)

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1945 WAR DISEASE CONTROL STATION, QUEBEC-CITY, with rare CENSORED-W.D.C.S. h/s from Orleons Island, hand delivered to QUEBEC-CITY on SEP7,1945 and mailed to a local addressee, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1945 VANCOUVER ISLAND DEFENCE CORPS, OHMS cover to RCASC (Service Corps) No.3 Depot at NANAIMO, re-used with an Economy Label to RCASC No.13 Deot at UCLUELET on AUG3,1945, then another Economy Label used to send another message to Pacific Command in Vancouver via VIC-&-COURT-RPO on AUG 4th, two unlisted RCASC Service Corps cancels, the second economy label was roughly opened and neatly re-sealed, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1945 CANADIAN POW in JAPAN, a FREE franked Aerogramme mailed from WINNIPEG on SEP12,1945 and addressed to Private M. A. Peterson of the Winnipeg Grenadiers, routing via VICTORIA-MPO-1103 on OCT18,1945, this was after his release and the letter was redirected to ST-VITAL-MAN, F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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1944 NPO-618 HALIFAX FLEET MAIL OFFICE (1943-1946 RF-E), on cover dated DEC26.1944 and addressed to VANCOUVER, VF CANCEL est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1945 VANCOUVER-BC REGISTERED to USA, with a blackout h/s and blackout registration box, dated MAR19,1945 and addressed to CHILA-VISTA-CAL, a FECB "PASSED FOR EXPORT" signed h/s but unopened by the FECB, it was opened by the Canadian Military censor then closed with sealing tape and a "CLOSED AGAINST INSPECTION" h/s applied, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1941 VICTORIA-BC AIRMAIL to HONG-KONG, a 75¢ franking pays the PAN-AM Clipper airmail rated on cover dated DEC2,1941, "PASSED FOR EXPORT" h/s but unopened by the FECB + it was inspected by the Canada Military Censor and C.282 sealing tape applied, it arrived in SAN-FRANCISCO after the DEC 11th Japanese Pearl Harbor attack and a "SERVICE SUSPENDED" h/s was applied, the cover was held for 5 months before it was finally returning to sender on MAY13,1842, the envelope glassine window has been damaged and the original letter removed, ex-Barlow and Coutts collections, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1948 OTTAWA REGISTERED to SOUTH-AFRICA, dated APR16,1948 and addressed to RYSMIERBULT-TRANSVAAL with arrival MAY 17th, extended use of the "PASSED FOR EXPORT" signed h/s but unopened by the FECB, ex-Coutts collection, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1945 "APPROVED FOR EXPORT ON BEHALF OF THE F.E.C.B.", rare h/s for the Prudential Insurance Company on cover from MONTREAL on JUN12,1945 and addressed to USA, this is the only reported strike, ex-Whiteley and Coutts collections, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1944 WAR SAVINGS "MINI" STAMP BOOK, with two War Savings Stamps, scarce and VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1944 WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATE, complete with $4.00 in savings stamps redeemable for $5.00 tax free in 7½ years, stamps alone cat $220, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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173 CANADA WWII BLACKOUT CANCELS 1942-1945, on 13 covers and 160 on piece or stamps mtd on stock sheets, mostly Vancouver, Victoria, and Esquimalt blackout, lot includes 100 pages of Blackout research references, ex Bob Thorne and Cec Coutts collections, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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67 CANADA WWII BLACKOUT CANCELS 1942-1945 (6 are later), on 60 covers/cards, one parcel tag, and 6 on piece/stamp mostly mtd on album pages, includes some MPO and meters that did not require Blackouts during the war, one Vancouver machine cancel on piece with inverted slogan, 6 similar format non-military foreign Blackout cancels used 1975-1990 from Sri-Lanka, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, and New-Zealand (all addressed to Canada), retails over $520, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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21 CANADA WWII "FECB" UNCENSORED COVERS 1939-1951, the Cec Coutts mtd collection of Bank covers, Trust Company covers, and Insurance Company covers all with Foreign Exchange Control Board (FECB) cancels authorizing the letters to be passed without inspection, includes 16 covers to USA (5 are registered) and 5 to England, one is a FREE frank from the Ottawa FECB office with a Bank of Canada Governor signature (Graham F. Towers), also one incoming USA censored cover addressed to the FECB in Ottawa, scarce to rare items noting values up to $60, retails over $600, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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38 CANADA WWII "FECB" UNCENSORED COVERS 1939-1951, the Cec Coutts mtd collection of 33 covers + 1 postcard + 4 documents, all with PASSED FOR EXPORT FECB handstamps authorizing letters to pass without inspection, includes a 1944 cover to Scotland that was FECB passed but inspected by the British Philatelic Association (agent for the British FECB) and returned for containing postage stamps, 11 are registered to USA that were passed without inspection in Canada by the FECB but inspected by USA Customs, note a JUN14,1940 Greek letter to North Vancouver passed by the FECB four months before the Italian invasion of Greece ++, retails over $760, F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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20 BRITISH-COLUMBIA "FECB" INSPECTED COVERS 1939-1946, the Cec Coutts mtd collection of 13 covers sent to the Vancouver FECB inspection office and 7 sent to the Victoria FECB inspection office, a copy of Eldon Godfrey's photos of the 84 known FECB cancels accompanies the lot, retails over $680, F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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12 PRAIRIES "FECB" INSPECTED COVERS 1939-1946, the Cec Coutts mtd collection of 3 covers sent to the Calgary FECB inspection office, 2 sent to the Edmonton FECB office, 3 to the Regina FECB office, 2 to the Saskatoon FECB office, one to the Moose-Jaw FECB office, and one to the Winnipeg FECB office, retails over $440, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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15 ONTARIO "FECB" INSPECTED COVERS 1939-1946, the Cec Coutts mtd collection of 5 covers sent to the Toronto FECB inspection office, 4 covers sent to the London FECB inspection office, 3 sent to the Ottawa FECB office, one to the Hamilton FECB office, one to the Niagara-Falls FECB office, one to the Windsor FECB office, retails over $520, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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