Group of Province of Québec R.P.O. Cancels on 42 Covers and Cards, all in a small cover album, noting mostly clear strikes of many different RPO postmarks, noting better such as a 1924 12c Admiral registered cover Ottawa to Weir, PQ with an unlisted clerk 3-line RPO "H.G. Rosser / MONT-MT-LAURIER / JUL-16-1924 TRAIN" (these are very rare on cover, and usually seen on facing slips). Also a 1925 QC534 with unlisted train number, 1927 SN 51 CNR STN / Sherbrooke PQ on corner card Admiral cover, 1925 QC535 on stationery cover, and many more. See online for a small taste of this collection, better yet plan on viewing it in person. Overall very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

The Gordon Richardson Collection of Manitoba Railway Post Office Postmarks, with 23 covers (incl. 2 oversize) and 8 postcards plus 9 on piece. We note that the majority of the R.P.O.s were used as despatch, and some as transit markings, especially on the 4 registered covers. The majority of the items are annotated as per the R.P.O. number (except for one that is apparently unreported), and many still have prices paid (many between $5 and $30), and we note frankings ranging from the Small Queens to the 1940s, noting some better such as a single 7c Québec Tercentenary, single 7c Edward, etc. An overall nice group, with mostly fully readable strikes and generally fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Group of 44 Covers with Ontario Railway Post Office Postmarks, 1890s-1950s, with postcards, and facing slips, primarily having Toronto-Montréal Grand Trunk postmarks, with the majority of covers having clear, readable strikes, noting train numbers etc. The lot also includes a small selection of loose stamps noting a 3c Jubilee with ON-872 Walkerville & Ridgetown / M.C. (Gray rarity factor F). Online photos show an overview of the lot. We note small faults on a few covers noting corner bends and hole punches on a few post cards. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Group of 72 Ontario Railway Post Office Postmarks, Small Queens to the1950s, on covers, postcards, and facing slips, noting Grand Trunk and Great Western Railway postmarks, to name a few. The majority of covers have clear, readable strikes, noting train numbers, and a few handstamps, etc. A spot check indicated 1901 Port Hope & Toronto ON-475.01 (Grey, earliest reported date), leaving other potential finds to the R.P.O. specialist. Online photos show an overview of the lot. We note small faults on a few covers, overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Collection of Mostly Ontario Railway Post Offices in a Thick Binder, Small Queens to the 1970's, consisting of 125 covers and cards, along with 30 stamps (mostly on piece), on 110 exhibit style pages. All of the postmarks have been identified by the owner, with additional research on pages including periods of use, proof dates (when known), and a few route maps, with material from various railways operating in Ontario including Great Western Railway, Northern Railway, Canadian National Railway, Grand Truck Railway, Canada Southern Railway, just to name a few. The majority of covers have clear, readable strikes, noting train numbers, and a few handstamps, etc. The lot also includes 14 covers with Québec R.P.O. postmarks, all identified by the owner. A well researched lot, and the basis for an expanded collection. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few small faults on a few covers, otherwise fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 500

Group of Three Illustrated Advertising Covers with R.P.O. Postmarks, 1896 3c SQ British American Frontenac Hotel with QC-294.041 (small tears on back flap do not detract), 1894 3x 1c SQ John Richmond & Son with ON-286, and 1898 3c Numeral Snowden House with ON-423.04 (bit of toning near stamp). A very fine trio. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Group of Four Small Queen Registered Covers with R.P.O. Postmarks, with a gorgeous 1889 corner card cover (5c RLS) from Jordan Station (in blue) with RY-79.01 on back; 1890 5c RLS cover from London with RY-214.032 on back (used 8 months); 1892 5c RLS cover from Churchilll with RY-126.022 on back; and 1897 5c + 3c (sulphuretted) SQ cover from London to the USA, with ON-247 on back. Various other postmarks on backs (all four covers are shown both sides online), overall very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 250

Group of 6 Registered Covers Franked with an 8c Small Queen, with R.P.O. Postmarks, four of which are cross-border, and we note Gray Postmark #s ON-19 and QC-294.01 (on same cover), RY-214.05, RY-14, ON-870, ON-442 and ON-716.05. A very fine group, all covers are scanned both sides to show all of the postmarks. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Group of Three Stampless Covers with Large Circle R.P.O. Postmarks, 1857 cover from Kingston with QC-187-07 (two strikes on back, one No.1 and one No.2), 1856 cover fro Kingston with ON-227.02 on back, and 1860 registered cover from Weston with ON-805 on back. Strikes range from weak to very fine, all covers scanned both sides. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Group of 7 Numeral and Edward Registered Covers with R.P.O. Postmarks, 1898-1909, mostly despatched from small Ontario towns, with a good variety of frankings, we note the following Gray #s QC-253, ON-433.02, ON-709.01 and ON716 (these three on same cover), ON-737, RY-14, QC-294.032, ON-296, MT-231, MT-296 and QC-294.032 (these three on same cover). Overall very fine, all covers scanned both sides to show all the postmarks / frankings. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Group of 8 Early Covers / Cards with Interesting R.P.O. Postmarks,1866 to 1889, 1866 registered 5c Beaver cover from Lucan with ON-806.03, 1867 5c Beaver cover with RY-68, 1886 3c SQ cover with RY-207 on front, 1867 stampless cover with RY-203 on back, 1880 1c GPC with RY-77 on front, 1889 1c GPC with RY-79.02 on front, 1872 3c SQ Great Western Railway cover with SN-6 on front, and 1883 1c GPC (crease) with RY-77. Two are accompanied by lengthy write-ups (incl. maps), a few small faults else overall fine to very fine and we have scanned both sides of the covers online. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Group of 13 Better R.P.O. Postmarks on Covers / Cards, 1857-1958, with Gray #s ON-630.02 (on 3c SQ cover), RY-51.03 (on 3c SQ cover plus piece), RY-214.05 (on 1c GPC), ON-71 (on 1c Numeral cover), QC-187 (on back of 1857 mourning cover with contents), QC-236 (on back of registered cover), ON-630.04 (on 3c SQ cover), ON-665 and ON675.55 (on facing slip and piece), ON-1 (in blue on 1c GPC), ON-14 (on 3c SQ cover), ON-14 (on 1c GPC), ON-2 (on 1c GPC), ON-731 (on 1c Edward postcard), SN-9 (on 2c Numeral cover), RY-73 and RY-74 ( both on back of a 3c SQ + 2c RLS registered cover). Some faults, else overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 250

Group of 15 Interesting R.P.O. Postmarks on Covers, Cards and Stamps, with Gray #s SN-9 (on 1c Leaf card)SN-17 (on 3c Admiral cover), SN-56 (on 1c GPC), RY-110 (on 3c SQ cover), ON-864 (on 8c Numeral registered cover), QC-191 (on 1c GPC), ON-535 (on 1c Leaf card), ON-233 (on 3c Admiral cover), QC298.112 (on back of registered cover), ON-536 (on 1c Edward postcard), RY-214.04 (on 3c SQ cover), SN-57 (on a 5c Numeral pair and on a 50c Jubilee single), ON-471 (on a 2c Admiral cover), and QC187.02 (on an 1857 stampless folded letter). Overall fine or better, all items scanned online. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Group of 14 Interesting R.P.O. Postmarks on Covers, Cards, Etc. ON-517 (on cover, the latest recorded date), ON-505 (on a 1900 Map cover), SN-15 (on a 1c GPC), ON-14 (on a 1c GPC), ON-301 (on a 1c Edward postcard), SN-16 (on a 1c Leaf card), RY-14 (on a piece franked with a pair of 6c Leafs), RY-109.01 (on back of a 5c RLS registered cover, alongside two strikes of "W. G. & B. K. & P" postmark which we could not find in Gray), ON-94 (on cover), ON-247 (on 3c Jubilee cover), as well as others. Some faults, still a useful group which is overall fine or better. (Image)

Estimate $ 250

G.W.R. - H. & T. /1 and /2 a stampless cover with #1 dated JUN.25.1864, a 1c Queen Victoria Cents issue with a socked on the nose #2 and "18" as the direction number (owner claims this is the only known strike with this direction indicia), and a stampless cover with a #2 dated APR.5.1861 on back. All mounted on one annotated page. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

1873 G. T. R. T. & S. on back of a registered cover mailed Seneca (JUN.26.1873) to Wellandport, franked 3c + pair of 1c SQ. The railway postmark has small differences with the listed ON-806.022 in that it has a period after R, and no period after T, and the owner claims it has indicia "3" at bottom (which would make this a new find, but we fail to see the "3"). Also on back is a faint WELLAND RAILWROAD R.P.O. large double circle. Fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

1857 "MON. & KINGS. GRD. TRK. R. W. POST OFFICE" Postmark on Cover, a folded cover mailed from Montréal (OCT.26.1857) to Prescott (OCT.27 receiver on back) via the Grand Trunk Railway, with a lovely strike of Gray #187.01 (RF "F") large double circle postmark dated C / UP / OCT 26 / 1857. A scarce postmark, especially this nice. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

1861 MONTREAL & KINGSTON G.T.R. WAY P.O. No. 3, on back of a 5c Beaver mourning cover mailed from Carleton Place to L'Orignal, with indicia D / DOWN / JUL 6 / 1861. Tear on backflap, else fine, R.F. "F". (Image)

Estimate $ 200

1860 MONT. & KINGS. G.T.R. NIGHT MAIL, on back of a stampless cover mailed from Thamesville to Québec, with indicia A / DOWN / MAR 6 / 1860 . No. 1, Very fine. RF. "F". (Image)

Estimate $ 200

1859 MONT & TORONTO G.T.R. WAY MAIL, a partial strike tying a 5c Beaver to a folded letter (in several pieces) to Montréal, with indicia A / DOWN / OC 7 / 1859. Owner wrote that this was the only known example (at the time) but Gray records one other strike. Fine. R.F. "G". (Image)

Estimate $ 100

1878 REGISTERED / G.T.R.S.B boxed handstamps on back of a registered cover mailed from Lucan (return address of the Lucan Lodge, APR.2.1878) to London, then on to Lowell, Michigan, then Detroit, back to Lucan, with a "RETURNED TO WRITER" handstamp next to the 3c SQ. The cover is franked with a 3c SQ and 5c RLS, both tied by fancy rosette cork cancels. There is also a boxed REGISTERED / G.W.R. handstamp on back, alongside a G.W.R / MAIL LINE(MAY.11.1878). Reduced at right, still a great cover. (Image)

Estimate $ 250

Group of Three 1883 Nixon Bros. Illustrated Advertising Covers with R.P.O. Cancels, each franked with a 3c Small Queen cancelled by a cork cancel, despatch postmarks are Gray #s RY-68 and two RY-76. The illustrated advertising is different on all three covers, very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

1880 L. H. & B. R on front of a 1c GPC mailed from Brucefield to Hamilton, with indicia SOUTH / SP 10 / 80. Fine, R.F. "F". (Image)

Estimate $ 100

1858 O-S-&-H-R-R / POSTOFFICE, on front of a stampless cover mailed to Toronto, with indicia MR 3 / 1858. Very fine, R.F. "F". (Image)

Estimate $ 150

1895 W. G. & B. Ry. (Straightline) on an acknowledgement of receipt from Pinkerton, dated APR.17.1895, alongside a HARRISBURG & SOUTHAMPTON M.C. No. 2 c.d.s., very fine, R.F. "F". (Image)

Estimate $ 100